Ruby Walker Johnson

Mrs. Ruby Walker Johnson, 77, of 111 Cuautla Street, Kissimmee, FL, and formerly of Kannapolis, died Monday, June 10, 2002, at Florida Hospital in Kissimmee. A graveside service will be conducted at 3:00 PM Friday, June 14, 2002, at Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Dr. Steve Mowery will officiate. The family will beceive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 PM Friday at the funeral home. Born December 5, 1924, in Kannapolis, she was a daughter of the late Sylvanus Walker and the late Minnie Gheen Walker. Mrs. Johnson was a retired jeweler and worked for Walt Disney World. She was a Veteran of World War II having served as a nurse in the WAC. Survivors includer a daughter, Deborah Ruizzo-Schofield and her husband, David, of Lincoln, RI; three sons, Donald Ruizzo and his wife, Janice, of Saint Cloud, FL, Gary Ruizzo and his wife, Jackie, of Lincoln, RI, and David Ruizzo of Texas; one sister, Lois Smith of Concord; a special friend and caregiver, Don Green of Kissimmee, FL; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.