Obituary: Ruby E. Quimby

Ruby was born in Harrison, Maine, on June 24, 1918 to Clayton and Adeline (Whitney) Wentworth. She attended schools in Harrison, Denmark, Maine, and Fryeburg.

For most of her life, Ruby worked in local shoe manufacturing mills. She had worked at Pleasant Mountain Moccasin in Bridgton, Maine, and Northland Shoe in Fryeburg. She had previously worked in wood products manufacturing at Bailey Mfg. in Fryeburg.

Ruby was a Jehovah's Witness and enjoyed playing Beano, flower gardening and doing yard work.

She had lived in Fryeburg for 30 years.

She is predeceased by her husband, Harold Quimby who died in 1960.

Surviving are her nieces, Jean Pond and her husband, Robert, of Fryeburg, Sonya Sheaff and husband, Ozzie, of Fryeburg, and Casey Leavitt of Redstone; two nephews, Wilfred Leavitt of Fryeburg, and Clayton Leavitt and wife, Darlene, of Redstone; a great-niece, Lisa Frye and her partner, James LaPorte, of Denmark; two great-nephews, Richard Frye and wife, Sonya, of Brownfield, and Chad Pond of Fryeburg; two great-great-nieces, Hannah Frye and Norah Frye, both of Brownfield; two great-great-great-nephews, Cody Frye and his wife, Kerrie of Fryeburg, and Joshua Frye of Brownfield; and a great-great-great-niece, Brooklyn Frye of Fryeburg.

Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.woodfuneral.org.

A graveside service will be held in the spring at Forest Hills Cemetery in Bridgton, Maine.

Arrangements are in the care of Wood Funeral Home at 9 Warren St. in Fryeburg.

Condolences can be expressed at www.woodfuneralhome.org.