Ruby M. Embler
January 10, 1929 ~ August 19, 2012
Resided in:
Alexander, NC
Ruby M. Embler, 83, of Alexander, died Sunday, August 19, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family.
A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Talitha and Otto McGalliard.
Mrs. Embler is survived by her husband, Leroy Embler, 92, of Alexander, NC; two daughters Patricia Wagstaff and her husband James Wagstaff of Charleston, SC, and Sandra Embler and her husband Lt. Col. Michael Shavers of Olney, MD; one sister, Pauline Payne of Marion, NC; and several nieces and nephews.
Ruby was a lifetime resident of Western North Carolina where she will be remembered for her ability to "work with her hands," by quilting, painting, or gardening and traveling with her family. She was a 1950 graduate of the Memorial Mission School of Nursing and was a Mission Belle. She served in the Nurse Cadet Corps, and later worked as a nurse at Memorial Mission Hospital and the Buncombe County Health Department.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Patton Ave. chapel of Groce Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Ashelawn Garden of Memory.
Her family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
The National Cancer Institute - Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund , Building 31, Room 11A-16, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.
View current weather.
Memories Timeline
Guestbook
Sign the Guestbook, Light a Candle
Sending prayers today for Uncle Leroy, Patty and Sandy and their families. Aunt Ruby was always so dear and sweet to me. Always excited to see me at family reunion or breakfast at the VFW. She always wanted to know how I was doing and the rest of my family. I always enjoyed hearing about her trips with the family. I will miss hearing her stories but I know I will see her again one day!!
To Uncle Leroy,Patty,Sandy and family our Love and prayers go out to you.I met Ruby working with her at the Health Dept.We become friends and neither one of us knew that we were going to be related one day. She sat down at my desk one day and picked up my picture of Gilmer She said thats my nephew. are you going to marry him I said yes. She thought Gilmer would never get married.She hugged me and welcomed me to the family.She has been a close friend and I will miss her .Ruby helped so many people family and friends she will be missed by so many
people she has helped over the years.She was loved by so many.She was so proud of her girls with good reason.Take comfort knowing how you both took care of your mother and father.The last conversion we had she was bragging about her girls. Sending our love and prayers to all of you Take care of Uncle Leroy He is so precious to us. Love Chris and Gilmer Boyd
Randy and I send our prayers to you and your family!
Leroy & Family, So very sorry for your loss & we are praying that God will give you strength as you go through these next few days. What a wonderful lady she was & will certainly be missed dearly. God Bless each of you,
Love Dan & Sandra
We are saddened by the loss of Ruby for her family. Ruby and I were good friends and I feel I have lost a good friend when she passed away. Faye Scott
Ruby we love you and you will really be missed. You were always a wonderful friend to both of us and a great blessing to many people. Love and prayers to your family. Sue and Ray Moore
Dear Leroy, Patty, Sandy and family. I am so sorry for your lost. Ruby was a wonderful woman. I enjoyed having her in my sewing classes. She was always so interesting and taught me as much or more than I taught her. If I ever had a question about gardening or canning I could always ask her and she could answer it for me. I will truly miss her. God bless you all.
Linda Boyd
Dear family of Ruby,
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Ruby. I worked with Ruby at the Health Department and had the privilege of making many home visits with her to families whom she so capably helped and guided through the years. Ruby was also a mentor and role model to many of us who worked with her. My prayers are with you as you go through this time of loss.
Sandy and Patty, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your mother. I have many fond memories of her as I was growing up and spending lots of time at your house. She was a special lady. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
I am very sorry to hear of Ruby’s passing. I worked with her for several years at the Health Dept. Ruby was one of those nurses you rarely see anymore. She was so dedicated to her ‘babies’. Ruby was among a special group of public health nurses in NC that pioneered the High Risk Infant Tracking program that provided care and support to mothers and babies in getting off to a good start. She was an invaluable liason with the hospitals and the doctors; and a staunch advocate for her families. Ruby’s desk was right behind mine, and she answered many a question for us young nurses in the day. A true public health nursing treasure in NC. We will remember Ruby with great fondness.
Dear family of Ruby: I had the great honor of working with Ruby years ago. What an amazing woman! She was an exceptional person and nurse who genuinely loved those ‘babies’. She will be missed.
To Ruby’s family: I’m so sorry for your loss. My mother and Ruby were very good friends in the French Broad community. I certainly would have paid my respects by going to the funeral but was taking my mother, Thelma Ponder, home from the hospital at that time. I will always remember Ruby as such a huge help when my grandmother Mace died. If you need us, just let us know.
To the family of Ruby Embler,
This is a tragic loss. Ruby was a nurse at heart ,and a friend to everyone she met. I was young when I met her and she came to explain to me why, I had lost my own daughter in 1982, as a nurse from the Health Department. We both cried in as I was having a hard time back then, she just held me. She was ,and will always be a nurse, now a nurse with wings ,and a halo.She was a blessing to everyone who knew her. God gave us all an angel when Ruby was born. I send my thoughts and prayers to you. May God Bless you though your loss. My prayers are with you.