Ruby Barkley Rust

(Updated: Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:47 AM CDT)

Apr. 3, 2008

Ruby Barkley Rust, 86, of Birmingham died Apr. 3 at her residence. Mrs. Rust was born Oct. 2, 1921 in Marshall County, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Roland Rust of Birmingham. Survivors include daughter, Debra Ann Rust of Hoover; sister, Mable Sexton; three brothers, Billy, Gene and Wayne Barkley; niece, Sherry Sexton; and nephew, Toney Sexton, both of Madison.

A memorial service will be held at the Birmingham-Southern College Chapel Gardens May 18 at 4:30 p.m.

The family would prefer in lieu of flowers that donations may be made in Mrs. Rust's memory to the Brandon M. Waller Scholarship fund at Regions Bank, 520 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216. An online register book can be signed at www.madisonchapelfuneralhome.com.