Ruby Elizabeth Starr

GLASGOW – Ruby Elizabeth Starr, 95, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away at her daughter’s residence on November 12, 2026. Ruby was a member of Union #2 Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed babysitting, being a housewife, and working on the family farm. Ruby treasured the time she spent with her family and friends.

She is survived by her daughter, Mary Baise (Billy); 2 sons, Jerry Starr (Geneva) and Larry Starr (Linda); 3 grandsons, Jason Starr, Zackary Baise (Casey), and Andrew Baise (Macy); 1 granddaughter, Shelia Jones (Chuck); 3 great-grandchildren, Gracie, Noah, Kade; and several nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, William Starr; parents, John and Eula Fields; 3 brothers, Lewis Fields, William Fields, Andrew Fields; and 7 sisters, Gertie Gray, Vallie England, Viola Oaks, Mable Cash, Velma Davis, Dorothy Davis, and Nettie Pearl Jessie.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM on Monday, November 16, 2026, at McMurtrey Funeral Home, with burial in the Poplar Log Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00PM until 8:00PM on Sunday, November 15, 2026, and again Monday morning starting at 8:00AM until time for the service at McMurtrey Funeral Home.