Ruby O'Briant Coble Smith Obituary
In loving memory of Ruby O'Briant Coble Smith of Pleasant Garden, North Carolina, who departed this world on February 13, 2025 at the age of 95. Ruby O'Briant Coble leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Virgil James and Lessie Thomas O'Briant; her husband Everett Smith; and her sisters, Hazel Poe, Mary Elizabeth Poe, Sue O'Briant, Foylee Pickard and Sarah O'Briant.
She is survived by: her children, Kathy Greeson (Dean), Geraldine Layton (Michael), Terry Coble (Betty) and Richard Coble (Lorraine); her stepdaughters, Carmaletia Foust (Ben) and Darlene Birchette (George); and her sisters, Barbara Humble, Jean Baran and Marie Ferguson. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Welker's Crossroads Evangelical Methodist Church: 3829 Old Julian Road, Julian, NC 27283.