Mrs. Ruby Pulliam Morton, 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. She was born March 15, 1928, in Stokes County, N.C.
She graduated from Kernersville High School in 1944 and Miller Motte Business College in 1961. She worked for France Neck Ware for a few years. She served for 18 years as the pastor’s secretary at Temple Baptist Church and for two years as the pastor’s secretary at First Baptist Church in Kernersville.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lennie Ray Pulliam and Carrie Hartgrove Pulliam; her only sibling, sister, Alva Mae Pulliam.
She was married to Herman Hubbard Morton for 55 years, who preceded her in death in October 2001.
She is survived by her daughter, Imogene Kornegay; and grandchildren, Michael Flewwellin, daughter, Brittany, Robert Rochelle, Necole Tanner, and her husband, David; great-grandchildren, Nickalus, Sarah, and Carter. Ruby is also survived by her son, Brent Morton, and his wife, Diane, and grandson, Jonathan Morton, and his wife, Meredith; great-granddaughter, Airlie; grandson, Mathew Morton, and his wife, Erika; granddaughter, Sarah Martin, and her husband, Jerry; and great-grandson, Titus.
She was a longtime member of Lake Forest Baptist Church, and she loved her Lord and Savior, where in past years she sang in the church choir and taught Sunday school.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Aug. 11, at Lake Forest Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service at the church. Pallbearers will be Jonathan Morton, Matthew Morton, Bentley Suggs, Jerry Martin, Tim Ross and O.J. Atkinson. Interment will be held in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Wilmington, N.C.
The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to all of those who provided her care at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Azalea Heath and Rehabilitation Center. We would like to express our extreme gratitude to all the physicians, nurse practitioners and entire staff at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center. Their care for my mom was above our expectations.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCare Center, 1406 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401.
Online condolences may be made to the family at coblewardsmithwilmington.com.
