Ruby Ross Nesbitt

Mrs. Ruby Ross Nesbitt, age 95, of Americus, GA & Rockingham, NC, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017, at Magnolia Manor in Americus. Born December 4, 1921 in Hartsville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Chester Ross and Maude Morton Ross. Mrs. Nesbitt was a member of Heritage Baptist Church in Rockingham, NC for over 60 years. She taught Sunday School, sang in the choir, was a deacon, and led many youth activities. She lived her faith. Ruby was a seamstress by profession. She could look at a piece of fabric and see a finished outfit in her mind. Everything she made was a professional job (well done). Mrs. Nesbitt is survived by her daughters: Pat Buffaloe (Jim) of Americus, and Linda Taylor of Rockingham; grandchildren: Jennifer Moss (Greg), Shawn Taylor (Amy), and James Todd Buffaloe (Kim); great-grandchildren: Jennie Lynn Womack (Andrew), Jamie Anne Conway, Sloan Taylor, Jackson Buffaloe, and George Buffaloe; one great-great-grandson, Easton Womack; and one sister, Jerrie Flynn of Hartsville, SC. Mrs. Nesbitt was preceded in death by her husband, A. James Nesbitt, Jr.; a granddaughter, Lisa Buffaloe; a son-in-law, J. L. Taylor; her brothers: Clyde Hammonds, Boyd Hammonds, Buster Ross, and Jim Ross; and her sisters: Mary Byrd and Earlene Hopkins. Family funeral services are planned at a later date with burial in Richmond Memorial Park in Rockingham, NC. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mrs. Ruby Ross Nesbitt.