Addie Ruth Ford

Addie Ruth (Cox) McKay; Page; Ford passed away on September 29, 2011, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas, following a short illness. Born November 11, 1921, in Benoit, Texas in Runnels County, Addie Ruth attended schools in Benoit, Texas, and Ballinger, Texas. Her parents were Oscar and Annie (Clayton) Cox. She had one brother, Woodrow Cox, and one sister, Opal (Cox) Montgomery.She graduated from Ballinger High School in Ballinger, Texas, in May 1939. She married her high-school sweetheart, Fred L. McKay, on November 11, 1939, in Grapevine, Texas, by Reverend Odie Campbell. Jerry Fred McKay was born to this union on September 24, 1942, in San Angelo, Texas, at Shannon Hospital. David Charles McKay was born March 2, 1947, in Ballinger, Texas. All four were members of First Baptist Church in Colorado City, Texas. She taught Sunday School for many years in Colorado City, Texas, and at West Baptist Church in Batesville, AR.She was preceded in death by Fred L. McKay, Vernon Page, Claibourne Ford, her sons, Jerry Fred McKay and David Charles McKay, her parents, brother, sister and many close friends.She is survived by her grandson, Richard Dalton McKay and his wife, Nancy McKay of New York City, her granddaughter, Kathleen McKay Barnes and her husband, Dallas Barnes, of Keller, Texas, two great-grandsons, Tyler Barnes and Brice Barnes of Keller, Texas, her daughter-in-law, Patricia McKay, of Apex, North Carolina, and step-daughter, Susan Page Allen of California.Visitation will be held Monday, October 3, from 1-3 PM at West Baptist Church, 1100 Central Avenue in Batesville, followed by the funeral service at 3 PM. Arrangements by Qualls Batesville Funeral Service. She will be buried in Colorado City, Texas. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to the charity of your choice or to West Baptist Church. Honorary Pallbearers:The family wishes to recognize Steve Cuzzort, Danny Russell, Sky Clark and Lavon Huskey