Mary Ruth Colbert Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary Ruth Colbert of Bartlett, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 88, on April 30, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Mary Ruth Colbert to show support.
Though Mary Ruth has departed this earthly realm, her legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May her spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William Bryan Bishop and Mary Lee Melton; her husband Johnnie; and her sister Martha Peace. She is survived by: her sister Jane Helvering of Oakland, TN. She is also survived by 13 nieces and nephews.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to Calvary Baptist Church, 6252 Memphis-Arlington Road, Bartlett, TN 38135, Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758541, Topeka, KS 66675-8541 or the charity of the donor's choice.
