Ruby Foster Obituary
A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired in 2021 from Woodland Hills Ingles where she served in the Floral Department.
She was a daughter of the late Billy Howard Rumbough, Sr. and Allie Avelene Robinson Rumbough. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Sara Jane Moore.
Surviving are her son, CharLee Rumbough of the home; sisters, Rennie Peek (Dean) of Woodfin and Christine Wright (Cecil) of Mars Hill; brothers, Frank Rumbough and Billy Rumbough, Jr. both of Woodfin; aunt, Betty Jean Dobbins (Bobby) of Woodfin, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Saturday, March 4, 2023, in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home, with Rev. Darrell Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Gardens of Memory.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 PM Friday at the funeral home, and at other times, the family will be at the residence.
Anders-Rice Funeral Home is honored to serve the Foster family.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Ruby, please visit our floral store.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
1428 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28806
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