Mary Ruth Ogles Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary Ruth Ogles of Shelbyville, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 81, on September 27, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Mary Ruth Ogles or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As we bid Mary Ruth farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Mary Ruth is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, George Edward Holt and Mary Nell Nippers Holt; her daughter Margaret Ruth Ogles; her grandsons, Adam Ogles, Matthew Ogles and Jonathan Brandon; and her siblings, James Holt and Linda Bates.
She is survived by: her husband Billy Webb Ogles; and her children, Barbara Handy, Billy Webb Ogles Jr. (Betty) of Wartrace and Troy Dell Ogles (Pam) of Winchester. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 30th 2025 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Hillcrest Funeral Home (1802 Madison St, Shelbyville, TN 37160). A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 1st 2025 at 11:00 AM at the same location.
