Ruby Tate

Ruby Buckner Tate passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017, at Riverside Health Care. She was born on June 24, 1921, in Caswell County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Harold Lewis Buckner and Eva Gentry Buckner. She was married to the late Elwood Tate who died on April 27, 1992. She was in sales for many years at Frances Kahn, and a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Helen Tate Walker of Danville, Virginia. A memorial service will be held Monday, April 3, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Townes Memorial Chapel by the Rev. Susan Hannah. The family will receive friends one hour before the service. Townes Funeral Home and Crematory, 215 West Main Street, is serving the Tate family. You may sign the guest book at www.townesfuneralhome.com.