THE "HONOREE" Ruby
Dickson Dedmon, at 86 yrs. young and still going strong. Some of us
kids were talking about her ability to remember so much about the
family, etc. One of them said, "I sure hope our mind is as good
as hers when we get that age"... to which I replied, "Well
we sure have to get better in a hurry, if it is".... |
THE SISTERS FOUR Ruby
and her sisters(l-r) Peggy Vess Lunsford, Ruby Dedmon, Dorothy Vess
Petty, Mary Ruth Vess Lunsford.. Ruby had two other sisters, Edna
Dickson Gilbert Murry (deceased) and Ola Lee Vess Bates who was
unable to attend the party. |
SISTER-IN LAW Ruby
and her sisters with Gordon Lee Dedmon (my father and Ruby's husband
of 60 years) (l-r)Front Row: Gordon and Ruby. Back Row: Mary Ruth
Vess Lunsford, Peggy Vess Lunsford, and Dorothy Vess Petty. |
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ruby
Dickson Dedmon (my mother) just celebrated her 86th birthday on
January 8. We managed to pull off a small surprise party for her. We
gathered at the Hickory Grove Baptist Church Fellowship Hall and
waited for her sisters, Dorothy, Peggy and Mary to get her to the
building without suspecting anything. We figured that to be "Mission
Impossible"... We still don't know how they did it , but THEY
DID!!!!! |
A "RUGGED
BUNCH" Ruby and Gordon
with some of their children.Front row: (l-: Alma Ruth Dedmon Hamby
Smith, Alice Carolyn Dedmon Price. Second row: Berla Jane Glasscock
Dedmon (Leroy's wife) Gordon and Ruby. Third row: Constance Darlene
Buff Dedmon (Bill's wife) Joseph William (Bill) Dedmon, Donald Ray
Smith (Ruth's Husband) and George Leroy Dedmon. Not present: Thomas
Gordon Dedmon and his wife Diane Sparkman Dedmon and Claud Price
(Carolyn's husband) |
GRANDCHILDREN Some
of the Grandchildren and great grandchildren are pictured here with
Gordon and Ruby. (l-r) Front Row: Amanda Cochran, Seth Smith, Justin
Smith. Second Row: Jessica Cochran, Craig Dedmon, Gordon, Ruby, Back
Row: Kim Dedmon Cocharan, Donnie Cochran, Tonya Smith, Steve Smith
and Amy Smith Sadler. Ruby and Gordon have 13 grand children and 7
great-grandchildren. |
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