RUBY FREEMAN

Ruby Mae Freeman, 99, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, May 11, 2018, in a local nursing home. Mrs. Freeman was born June 7, 1918, in Redwater, Texas. She was a member of Buchanan United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Freeman; one daughter, Nadine Elledge; one son, James Freeman; and two grandsons, Ken Freeman and Dearil Jackson Jr. Survivors include one daughter, Inez Jackson of Redwater; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Billy Freeman and Roy and Rita Freeman of Texarkana; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Buchanan United Methodist Church with Keith Ducroz and Roy Freeman officiating. Burial will be in Chapelwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery under direction of East Funeral Home, Downtown. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Online registration is at eastfuneralhomes.com.