Ruby Hext, 93, of Woodville, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at her residence in Woodville, Texas.
Ruby was born September 1, 1933 to Lonnie Lloyd and Cora Eva Laura Slay Reider in Nacogdoches, Texas. A 1951 graduate of Colmesneil High School, she was a longtime resident of Tyler County. She retired as a banking officer from Citizens State Bank and went on to work for Lonnie Grissom Logging as a clerk. Ruby enjoyed playing 42 dominoes at the Tyler County Nutrition Center. She liked to crochet, but her real love was for her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lonnie and Cora Reider; first husband of 24 years, H.F. Whitacre and second husband of 14 years, Gordan Hext; daughter, Tina Whitacre; brothers, Deuah Reider, R.Q. Reider, M.E. Reider, and Lonnie Reider Jr.; sisters, Claudia Brinkley, Faye May, and Anna Laura Meidl; and stepdaughter, Carolyn Harbison.
She is survived by her grandson, Zachary Sumners of Austin; stepson, Perry Whitacre of Houston; step granddaughter, Jennifer Whitacre Daley and husband Bill of Beach City; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Cremation services are under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home in Woodville, Texas.
