Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRuby Mae Bame 
Birth15 Jul 1913, Rowan County, NC
Death11 Aug 2009, Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial14 Aug 2009, Third Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cleveland, Rowan County, NC
FatherJames Rowan Lindsay Bame (1883-1959)
MotherFlorence Amanda “Mandy” Ludwig (1886-1979)
Spouses
Birth22 Oct 1911, Rowan County, NC
Death27 Jan 1992, Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC
BurialGreenlawn Memorial Park, Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC
FatherRobert Howard Knox (1881-1961)
MotherMary Emma Sloop (1887-1986)
Marriage19 Oct 1935
ChildrenJames Howard (-<2009)
Ruby Joyce
David Wilson
Notes for Ruby Mae Bame
Ruby Mae Bame Knox
SALISBURY - Ruby Mae Bame Knox, 96, of Trinity Oaks Retirement Center, Salisbury, formerly of Carolina Beach, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at Rowan Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
Mrs. Knox was born in Rowan County on July 15, 1913 to the late James Rowan Lindsay Bame and Florence Amanda Ludwig Bame. Educated in Rowan County schools, she graduated from Cleveland High School. Mrs. Knox earned her undergraduate degree at Women's College in Greensboro and her graduate degrees at East Carolina University. She taught at Leland High School and New Hanover High School in Wilmington until she joined the faculty at the Cameron School of Business, University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She was associate professor of Business Administration and Accounting until her retirement.
On October 19, 1935, Mrs. Knox married the late James Augustus Knox of Rowan County; they moved to Carolina Beach in 1942 where they raised three children and owned several businesses. She was a member of Carolina Beach Presbyterian Church where she was named Elder Emeritus. She was President of Theta Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, Wilmington and a member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Mrs. Knox returned to Rowan County in June, 2000. She joined John Calvin Presbyterian Church in Salisbury. She is a member of Epsilon Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, Salisbury; the John Knox Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; and a member of Clio Book Club.
Mrs. Knox is survived by her daughter, Ruby Joyce Knox McLaughlin (Wayne) of Mooresville; her son, David Wilson Knox (Francine) of Atlanta, GA; and Jean Strickland Knox, widow of her deceased son, James Howard Knox of Fort Mill, SC.
Her grandchildren are Lucinda McLaughlin Poole (Gregory) of Chapel Hill; Lindsay Wayne McLaughlin of Washington, D.C.; David Scott McLaughlin (Amy) of Rutherfordton; Amy McLaughlin Cochran (Corey) of Concord; James Howard Knox, Jr. (Ella) of Fort Mill, S.C.; Melanie Knox Sharpless (Richie) of Fort Mill, S.C; Dr. Daniel Brian Knox of Pendleton, S.C.; and Brandon David Knox (fiance, Kristina) of Marietta, GA. Mrs. Knox has seventeen great grandchildren: Derek Poole, Tampa, FL; James Poole, Chapel Hill; David, Emily, Rachel and Sarah Ruby McLaughlin of Rutherfordton; Elizabeth, Justus, Isaac and Samuel Cochran of Concord; Jim, Wyatt and Lillie Knox of Fort Mill, SC; HK, Gus and Georgia Sharpless of Fort Mill, SC; and Logan David Knox of Marietta, GA.
Memorial services will be held Friday, August 14th at 2:00 pm, John Calvin Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Doctor Todd Hobbie officiating. A private burial at Third Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Cleveland will precede the memorial service. The family will receive friends immediately following the Memorial Service in the Fellowship Hall.
Lyerly Funeral Home is assisting the Knox family.
SALISBURY - Ruby Mae Bame Knox, 96, of Trinity Oaks Retirement Center, Salisbury, formerly of Carolina Beach, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at Rowan Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
Mrs. Knox was born in Rowan County on July 15, 1913 to the late James Rowan Lindsay Bame and Florence Amanda Ludwig Bame. Educated in Rowan County schools, she graduated from Cleveland High School. Mrs. Knox earned her undergraduate degree at Women's College in Greensboro and her graduate degrees at East Carolina University. She taught at Leland High School and New Hanover High School in Wilmington until she joined the faculty at the Cameron School of Business, University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She was associate professor of Business Administration and Accounting until her retirement.
On October 19, 1935, Mrs. Knox married the late James Augustus Knox of Rowan County; they moved to Carolina Beach in 1942 where they raised three children and owned several businesses. She was a member of Carolina Beach Presbyterian Church where she was named Elder Emeritus. She was President of Theta Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, Wilmington and a member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Mrs. Knox returned to Rowan County in June, 2000. She joined John Calvin Presbyterian Church in Salisbury. She is a member of Epsilon Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, Salisbury; the John Knox Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; and a member of Clio Book Club.
Mrs. Knox is survived by her daughter, Ruby Joyce Knox McLaughlin (Wayne) of Mooresville; her son, David Wilson Knox (Francine) of Atlanta, GA; and Jean Strickland Knox, widow of her deceased son, James Howard Knox of Fort Mill, SC.
Her grandchildren are Lucinda McLaughlin Poole (Gregory) of Chapel Hill; Lindsay Wayne McLaughlin of Washington, D.C.; David Scott McLaughlin (Amy) of Rutherfordton; Amy McLaughlin Cochran (Corey) of Concord; James Howard Knox, Jr. (Ella) of Fort Mill, S.C.; Melanie Knox Sharpless (Richie) of Fort Mill, S.C; Dr. Daniel Brian Knox of Pendleton, S.C.; and Brandon David Knox (fiance, Kristina) of Marietta, GA. Mrs. Knox has seventeen great grandchildren: Derek Poole, Tampa, FL; James Poole, Chapel Hill; David, Emily, Rachel and Sarah Ruby McLaughlin of Rutherfordton; Elizabeth, Justus, Isaac and Samuel Cochran of Concord; Jim, Wyatt and Lillie Knox of Fort Mill, SC; HK, Gus and Georgia Sharpless of Fort Mill, SC; and Logan David Knox of Marietta, GA.
Memorial services will be held Friday, August 14th at 2:00 pm, John Calvin Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Doctor Todd Hobbie officiating. A private burial at Third Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Cleveland will precede the memorial service. The family will receive friends immediately following the Memorial Service in the Fellowship Hall.
Lyerly Funeral Home is assisting the Knox family.