Peacefully at Dufferin Oaks Home for Senior Citizens, Shelburne, on Thursday, March 10, 2016, Ruby Smith, in her 101st year, beloved wife of the late Alexander McCauley (1961). Loving mother of Doddie and Ed McGilloway, Janice and Grant Withers, Donna and Don Somerville, Don McCauley (deceased 1987), Linda Wilson and Sterling Anderson. Fondly remembered by her 19 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and 38 great-great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Bruce and Marion Smith, Floreta and Alan (deceased) Early, Mary and Harry (deceased) Spooner.
The family will receive their friends at the Egan Funeral Home Baxter & Giles Chapel, 273 Broadway, Orangeville (519-941-2630) on Monday, March 14 from one o’clock until time of funeral service in the chapel at 2 o’clock. Spring interment Alton Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations may be made to Heart & Stroke Foundation, Dufferin Chapter, 201 – 24 Surrey Street W., Guelph N1H 3R3. Condolences for the family may be offered at www.EganFuneralHome.com
Kevin Kilpatrick
So sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
Joyce & John McLean
So sorry for your loss, will be praying for your family at this sad time.
Joan Somerville
Sorry to hear about the passing of your mother. Please know that you are in my thoughts & prayers.
Richard & Marjorie Webster
The fond memories you have of this wonderful family member will give comfort in the day s to come. Sincere condolences?
Richard and Joan
Our sincere sympathy to Ruby’s family. Ruby was a fine lady, a genuine person with the love of music and dance. Her memory will live on with us as we dance the Nobleton Waltz (her choreography). A good friend to many and loved by all. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.
Steve Kendall
So sorry to hear. Ruby was a grand lady and will be missed by so many. My prayers go to all the family. Rest in peace
Fred Stubbs
Linda, Fred and Jim Stubbs
We are sorry to here of Ruby’s passing. Please except our sincere condolences. We all have fond memories of a gracious lady.
Ralph & Sandy Price
We extend our sympathies to the McCauley Family.
We got to meet and know Ruby through our involvement in the old time music scene. My wife is a fiddler and I am a square dance caller.
We shared many times at events as Ruby often sat at our table and any time I danced a slow fox trot with her, it was always a “2fer”, because she would sing along as we danced.
We have many good memories. We shall miss her.
Ralph & Sandy Price
Steve Brownridge
Sorry for your loss. Ruby was always at Bolton and Nobleton fiddle clubs when she could, will miss her.
Lyle and Mary June (Stubbs) Cooney
Please accept our deepest sympathy, we are so very sorry to hear about your loss, , Ruby was such a lovely lady.
Susan McNeil
Sorry for your loss. May you find peace and love in the fond memories you shared with her. God bless
Marian and Al McDowell
Our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Ruby McCauley.
For many years Ruby was a regular at the Barrie/Thornton Fiddle Club. Her contributions to the evening were always enjoyed by all. Ruby called square dances “only if no one else wants to” and she made sure the fiddlers stayed in line! Ruby loved to step dance and we were always delighted when those special shoes appeared. In later years she would sit on a chair and her feet would fly. Ruby knew the words to all the old songs and would sing along, Ruby told us stories of bygone years of family and friends with a twinkle in her eye and a laugh in her voice.
We miss Ruby.
George & Marian Wright
George & I send our Condolences to Ruby’s Family ; A Great Loss for All Of You ; ..Please accept our Sympathies ;
Ruby ,So Suited her name..as She was a “Gem’ , an Extremely Beautiful Lady, with Music in her Soul !
With Her kind way of ‘help’ for” we beginners”..to Square Dancing..”
We shared many laughs, while we blundered; And We will always remember her that way;…So Helpful..; and her Wonderful Laugh, ( even if She Was Laughing ‘At you’ !! ) So Much Fun !!
I also remember her sitting .(.which ever ‘jam’ it may be , when she wasn’t feeling ‘her best’) ,And those dancing feet of hers never stopped and ..YES! She sang every word of Every Old Song
Ruby was a Delight to Know..and of course we fell in love with her immediately ..,As Everyone we KNOW did !!
She will be missed on ‘This Dance Floor’, Here; , however, her ”New One” will be Wonderful For Her”..!
And THAT is the Way I see Her, and Say our Good-Byes to Lovely Ruby Mc Cauley ;
Dance On Beautiful Lady !! Dance On !
She Will Be Missed !
Elizabeth McGilloway
I was very sad to hear the news that great grandma had passed. She lived an extraordinary life and I imagine she saw and did a lot of amazing things. She will be missed by so many. I’m very sorry I live so far away and can’t be with the family at this time. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
John and Jackie Spooner
I remember going to my Aunt Ruby’s place in Alton in the early 50’s as a kid singing songs with my Aunt Ruby on the fiddle and some of us up dancing. She taught us to sing songs and I have lots of fond memories and I will her deeply. Love you Bill Spooner.
Wayne and Linda Cornelius
Dear Linda, Sterling and Family,
Our deepest condolences on the loss of your Mom. May your treasured memories bring comfort at this sad time. Thinking of you. So sorry we missed the service.
Sincerely,
Wayne and Linda Cornelius