Ruby Estes

Ruby Mildred Springer Estes passed away surrounded by her loving family, Sunday, February 7, 2016 at the age of 89. Graveside Service: 2:00 P.M. Friday at Little Elm Cemetery. Visitation: 9 to 11 A.M. Friday at White's Azle Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers contribution may be made to a charity of your choosing. Ruby Mildred Springer was born January 4, 1927 in Little Elm to Frances Marion Springer and Emily Thomas Springer. She was the fifth of 6 children with 2 sisters and 3 brothers. Ruby cherished her childhood memories of growing up in Little Elm during the Great Depression. During World War II, she entered the Nurse Cadet Corps at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth where she trained to become a Registered Nurse. Ruby married Royce Waynne Estes on November 17, 1951. Ruby and Royce raised their four sons in Fort Worth where she worked for more than 40 years as a nurse at Harris Hospital. She was a member of the Boyd Church of Christ in Boyd and a regular at the Azle Senior Center in Azle. Ruby is preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Royce Waynne Estes and her sons James Robert Estes and Kenneth Paul Estes. Ruby’s family would like to thank Shirley and the rest of her friends at the Azle Senior Center for the good times she had there. They would also like to thank the Boyd Church of Christ members for the love and compassion they always showed to her. Survivors include her sons Royce Waynne Estes Jr. (Joyce Estes) of Georgetown and Samuel Forrest Estes (Rita Estes) of Fort Worth; 9 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren.