Ruby Session

Ruby D. Session passed away on October 10, 2012, with her family standing nearby, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Ruby D. Session was born on March 1, 1929 in Midnight, Mississippi to James and Magnolia Session. Her father was a farmer in Holly Bluff, Mississippi. Ruby�s mom was a homemaker. Ruby�s fondest childhood memories were spent at her grandparent�s, Williams, estate adjacent to the Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Holly Bluff, Mississippi. Ruby finished the sixth grade. Following her marriage separation, Ruby migrated from rural Mississippi to Jackson, Miss. to Memphis, Tenn. to Saint Louis, Mo. Lastly, Ruby settled in Southeast Missouri, first near Essex where she received her Nurse�s Aide certificate, raised her children and retired. Ruby�s next migration was to Cape Girardeau, where she lived for twenty-nine years on North Spanish Street. In Cape Girardeau, Ruby was an elder in the True Christian Pentecostal Witness Church and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. Ruby�s interest included quilting, cooking, gardening and reading the Bible. She committed much of her life to her immediate family as a caregiver, literally, in loco parentis (in place of parents) and she, across generations supplemented her extended family. Ruby is survived by her four sisters: Magnolia Gainwell of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; Marion Session of Jefferson City, Mo.; Willie Ruth Bonner of Jefferson City, and Evelyn Perryman of Indianapolis, Ind.; two brothers: Alfred Session of Venice, Ill., Aaron Session of Louise, Miss.; two sons: Curtis Session, Sr. and Michael Session along with seventeen grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. Ruby was preceded in death, on the father side of her family by grandparents, Jance Session and Mary Jane Wyatt-Session; On the mother side of the family by Henry Williams and Magnolia "Maggie" Campbell-Williams; by her parents, James and Magnolia Session; by her brother, James Session, Jr. and her sister, Gertrude Session-Smoot; by her sons, David Session and Milton Session; by granddaughter, Alexis N. Session. Friends may call 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 1:00 PM Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau with the Rev. Delbert Mueller officiating. Burial will follow at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.

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Ruby Session

October 10, 2012