Passed on January 10, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital near her home in Federal Way, Washington. Born in Tuckerman, Arkansas, on Sunday, Aug. 22, 1926, she is preceded in death by parents Alvin Newton Eddleman and Eliza Ann Ritchie, brothers William Homer, Alvin Edward, James Woodrow, Noel Freemont, Roy Aylor and sister Opal Aline. Ruby’s survivors include her husband of 58 years Sterling Bobbi Sears of Federal Way, WA; sons Douglas Keith Sears (Adeline) of Koloa Hi; Craig Steven Sears (Tami) of West Seattle; daughter Lisa Marie Librizzi of Federal Way, grandchildren Justin Douglas Iverson, Alexa Marie Sears- Osburn, Christopher Steven Sears, and Douglas Keola Sears Jr., brother Dallas Eugene of Moro, Ark; and numerous nephews and nieces. Private family services will be held at a future time at Evergreen-Washelli Columbarium in Seattle, Washington.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests condolences and remembrances to be addressed to the attention of Doug Sears, 1571 Poipu Road, Koloa, HI, 96756.