HAMPTON — Ruby D. Ensley, 90, beloved wife, mother, nurse and friend of many, passed away Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at home in Hampton, where she had resided since 1952.
Ruby was born Aug. 30, 1930, in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Leon N. Dunbar and Dora B. Cuthrell Dunbar. Ruby retired from the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Hampton, in 1985 as a registered nurse after 32 years of service.
She was a 1951 graduate of Highsmith Hospital School of Nursing, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Prior to going to work at the V.A., she worked at Dixie Hospital and Mary Immaculate Hospital for a short time. After retirement, she worked at the Virginia Baptist Home on Harpersville Road.
Upon recovering from breast cancer, she worked as an office manager for Atlantic Imaging for 8 years. Her first husband was the late Tollie R. Morris Jr.. She was a member of First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Hampton, where she served as a deacon and worship chairman. She left a loving legacy in her family, around whom her life was centered.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Milford Dunbar.
She leaves behind her beloved family, husband, Louis B. Ensley; daughter, Lynn Morris Jones, and her husband, J.P.; son, Tollie R. Morris III; daughter, Paula Ensley Scheck, and her husband, Tony; granddaughter, Olivia G. Scheck; grandsons, Tyler J. Scheck and Ryan W. Scheck; and six sisters, Doris D. Hollis, Elsie D. Jefferson, Joyce D. Ward, Betty D. Chandler, Patricia D. Hardy and Arlene D. Jones, all of Chocowinity and Washington, North Carolina.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 22, at Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home located, 551 N. Armistead Ave. Hampton. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 23, at First Christian Church, 1458 Todds Lane, Hampton.
The family would like to thank Ms. Michelle Jones and all the nurses who shared in Ruby’s love of nursing by taking such wonderful care of her while she was sick.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in memory of Mrs. Ruby Ensley.
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