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Ruby was the daughter of Russell Pope and Cora Moore. She was born on November 7, 1909, and when she was nine years old the family relocated to Oklahoma City.[1]
Ruby's mother married a second time to Tom Spears, who operated a cafe near the state capitol in Oklahoma City. Ruby worked in the cafe learning to cook and serve patrons. The cafe is where she met her first husband, Pepper Martin.[1]
Ruby and Pepper Martin were married on November 9, 1927, in Oklahoma City. They were married until Pepper died in 1965. Later, Ruby remarried. His name was Otttis A. Pruitt, a farmer, rancher and stockman. They were married in 1967.[1]
According to the biography written on Find-A-Grave, Ruby was a Sunday School teacher most of her life.[1]
Ruby passed away just shy of 100 years old, on January 21, 2009. She is buried at the Quinton Cemetery in Beaver Township, Haskell County, Oklahoma.[1]
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