Ruby Elizabeth Blasingame (Morgan, Clay) passed away peacefully on July 27, 2023. She was 94. Ruby resided at Meadow Greens in Lynden. She is survived by her husband Darrell Blasingame, granddaughter Valorie Morgan, brother Jim Clay, his wife Joanne and many nieces and nephews. She is proceeded in death by her parents, Alma Greene Clay and Lenard Bertram Clay, her late-husband Harold Morgan, son Doug Morgan, brothers Bob, and Lowel Clay. Ruby was born in 1929 in Springfield, Missouri and graduated high school in Fremont, Missouri. She moved with her family to Lynden in 1960. From Lynden, her journey took her to Castle Rock and Texas, until she eventually moved back to Lynden. Ruby loved music, and started playing the piano when she was 7. Most of her adult life she shared her gift of music, playing piano for the church and her family. Ruby enjoyed working with her hands, knitting, crocheting and sewing. She always said, “If you can do hand work, you will never be bored.” She loved to play bingo at Meadow Greens and was a bright light to many. She had a positive attitude about life, and always knew whatever she faced that it would all work out.
A celebration of her life will be held at Meadow Greens in Lynden on Saturday Aug. 5 at 2 p.m.
