Ruby Grace Mosley
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Rocky Mount - Ruby Grace Whitehurst Mosley passed away peacefully on March 21, 2020 in Tarboro, North Carolina at the age of 84.
Grace was born on October 19, 1935 in Tarboro, North Carolina to Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Whitehurst. She graduated from Tarboro High School in 1942. Grace moved to Rocky Mount after High School at the age of 17 and took her first job at the May and Gorham Drug Store in Downtown Rocky Mount. While working there, she met her sweetheart Leon Colon Mosley. Colon and Grace were married on March 12, 1954 in Rocky Mount. Grace worked as the bookkeeper for Mosley's Shady Lake Motel for over 20 years. Grace also worked in the front office at Northern Nash Senior High School for over 30 years.
Grace was a dedicated wife and homemaker. She was also an independent woman who loved her husband and family very much. Grace loved nature and the outdoors. She also enjoyed quiet time reading and working on crossword puzzles. She spent many years enjoying time with her husband and family at Lake Gaston, North Carolina. Grace was a loving Christian and an active and dedicated member of her church community.
Grace is survived by her sister-in-law, Betty Dean Jackson and her brother-in-law, Harlon Mosley and wife Margaret of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. She is also survived by her brother, Raymond Whitehurst and wife Jean and sister, Sarah Twiddy and husband Jerry of Tarboro, North Carolina. She is survived by nieces and nephews and their children in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Grace was preceded in death by her loving husband Leon Colon Mosley of Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
A private service is scheduled for Grace's immediate family.
Arrangements entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 661 English Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.johnsonfuneralsandcremations.com.