Ruby Mackey

Ruby Hill Mackey 1924 ~ 2009 Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Ruby Hill Mackey, passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah, January 7, 2009, of natural causes. She was born June 22, 1924 in Malad, Idaho, to William Martin and Ruth Abigail Sparks Hill. She married her sweetheart, Howard Guy Mackey, September 8,1953 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She was college educated, held many church positions in her lifetime, and enjoyed doing genealogy and family history after her retirement. Ruby had a quick wit about herself and a fun sense of humor. She made us laugh. She never said an unkind thing about anyone. She was a quiet, sweet, patient, accepting person who made you feel welcome. She served an LDS mission. Her family and the LDS Church were her whole life. Ruby is survived by her three children: Owen (Tani) Mackey, Sandy, Utah; Eloise (Thomas) Timms, Kearns, Utah; Ola (Robin) Miley, Big Piney, Wyoming; 6 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Ruby is preceded in death by her husband; 3 brothers; 1 sister. What a family reunion she is having with her family in heaven! Funeral services will be held Monday, January 12, 2009, 12:00 noon at the Kearns 16th Ward, 4731 South 4300 West. Friends may call Sunday evening, 6-8 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road and Monday at the church, 11-11:45 a.m. Interment, Valley View Memorial Park.