Ruby Jewel Brown1,2,3 
F, (11 August 1932 - 23 August 2003)
Ruby Jewel Brown was born on 11 August 1932 at Guilford County, North Carolina.2,3 She was the daughter of Bill Brown and Era Vickers.3 Ruby Jewel Brown married, at age 20, Jack Willard Tebbs, son of Willard Edward Tebbs and Evelyn Caroline Sholder, on Saturday, 8 August 1953 at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.1,3 Ruby Jewel Brown died on 23 August 2003 at age 71 years and 12 days.2,3 She was buried on 26 August 2003 in the Guilford Memorial Park, located in Guilford County, North Carolina. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend Dale Dragomir.3
Her obituary was published on 25 August 2003 in the Greensboro News & Record, printed in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. Her obituary stated:
Ruby "Jewel" Tebbs, 71, went to be with the Lord on Aug. 23, 2003, after a courageous battle with cancer.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003, at Hunter Hills Friends Meeting, 1201 Merritt Drive, with the Rev. Dale Dragomir officiating. Burial will follow in Guilford Memorial Park.
A native of Guilford County, Jewel was born Aug. 11, 1932, to the late Bill and Era Vickers Brown. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Carolyn Joyce Penley.
Jewel is remembered as a devoted and loving wife and helpmate to her husband, as well as a loving sister and friend to all she met. She was very active as choir director, Sunday school teacher and youth leader and retired from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1992 as a Financial Aid Officer.
Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Rev. Jack Tebbs of the home; sons, Rev. David Tebbs and wife, Karen of Canton, Ohio, Mark Tebbs and wife, Leisa of Augusta, Ga., and Timothy Tebbs of Davie, Fla. Also surviving are five grandchildren; eight nieces and nephews; and 10 great-nieces and nephews. Jewel leaves behind a loving sister, Betty Robinson and brothers-in-law, Jim Robinson of Greensboro, Rev. Jake Penley of Yadkinville and Donald Tebbs of Denver, Colo.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, at Forbis and Dick Funeral Service, North Elm Street and other times at the residence.
Jewels family wishes to thank Hospice at Greensboro for their many thoughtful acts.
In lieu of flowers, the family encourages memorials be made to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405, or to Pendel Hill School of Hunter Hills Friends Meeting, 1201 Merritt Drive, Greensboro, N.C. 27407.3 According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Ruby's last known residence was Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.2
Her obituary was published on 25 August 2003 in the Greensboro News & Record, printed in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. Her obituary stated:
Ruby "Jewel" Tebbs, 71, went to be with the Lord on Aug. 23, 2003, after a courageous battle with cancer.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003, at Hunter Hills Friends Meeting, 1201 Merritt Drive, with the Rev. Dale Dragomir officiating. Burial will follow in Guilford Memorial Park.
A native of Guilford County, Jewel was born Aug. 11, 1932, to the late Bill and Era Vickers Brown. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Carolyn Joyce Penley.
Jewel is remembered as a devoted and loving wife and helpmate to her husband, as well as a loving sister and friend to all she met. She was very active as choir director, Sunday school teacher and youth leader and retired from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1992 as a Financial Aid Officer.
Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Rev. Jack Tebbs of the home; sons, Rev. David Tebbs and wife, Karen of Canton, Ohio, Mark Tebbs and wife, Leisa of Augusta, Ga., and Timothy Tebbs of Davie, Fla. Also surviving are five grandchildren; eight nieces and nephews; and 10 great-nieces and nephews. Jewel leaves behind a loving sister, Betty Robinson and brothers-in-law, Jim Robinson of Greensboro, Rev. Jake Penley of Yadkinville and Donald Tebbs of Denver, Colo.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, at Forbis and Dick Funeral Service, North Elm Street and other times at the residence.
Jewels family wishes to thank Hospice at Greensboro for their many thoughtful acts.
In lieu of flowers, the family encourages memorials be made to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405, or to Pendel Hill School of Hunter Hills Friends Meeting, 1201 Merritt Drive, Greensboro, N.C. 27407.3 According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Ruby's last known residence was Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.2
Children of Ruby Jewel Brown and Jack Willard Tebbs
Last Edited=18 Mar 2010
Citations
- [S1096] Shirley Ruth (Calkins) Kriner and Lesley Tebbs, "Family Group Sheets (Willard Edward Tebbs and Evelyn Caroline Sholder)," supplied 1993 ([address for private use,] Williamsport, Pennsylvania; USA). In the note attached to this family group sheet, Shirly indicates that Lesley Tebbs received the information from someone in Florida. That someone was most likely Donald Eugene Tebbs, since the information indicates that he was married to Constance Panzl in Miami, Florida.
- [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. RUBY J TEBBS, birth listed as 11 Aug 1932, died listed as 23 Aug 2003 (V), issued in the State of North Carolina. Last residence Greensboro, Guilford, NC, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 10 Apr 2004.
- [S1094] "Ruby "Jewel" Tebbs obituary," Greensboro News & Record (Greensboro, North Carolina), 25 August 2003, pp. B6 and B7; NewsBank subscription database (http://infoweb.newsbank.com), America's Obituaries & Death Notices by NewsBank, Record No. 0308250007. Accessed 30 May 2007.