68 year old Ruby Louise Martin Estes of the Cedar Grove community of Bedford County died Thursday. A native of DeKalb County, Estes was a daughter of the late John Hobert and Daisy Belle Clayborn Martin. She was a homemaker and attended Cedar Grove United Methodist Church. The funeral will be Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Love – Cantrell Funeral Home in Smithville. Visitation at Love – Cantrell Funeral Home will be Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow in Wood Cemetery at Short Mountain. Visitation Saturday will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. She is survived by three daughters; Doris McCormick of McMinnville, Donna Fulton of Jamestown, and Gail Perryman of the Cedar Grove community of Bedford County. Six sisters; Ginger Steinbeck of Smithville, Peggy Smith of Nashville, Carolyn Sanders of Henderson, TX, Nadine Ferrell of Woodbury, Jimmy Earl Beecham of Smithville, and Lois Hale of Lebanon. Two brothers, Billy and James Martin of Smithville. Nine grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren also survive. Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill is in charge of the arrangements.
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