Submitted
by Pearl Taylor Vanderbilt Typed and spelled as written
Courtesy
of The Dallas Morning News 1/17/2001
Surnames:
Burton, Massingill, Hicks
August 24, 1912 - January 11, 2001
Ruby Burton, 88, of Minneapolis, formerly
of Dallas, Texas, went to be with her Heavenly Father January 11, 2001. Born in
Limestone County to the union of Annie and Sip Hicks, August 24, 1912. She
attended school in Long Branch and moved to Dallas at the age of 18, to attend
Madam C. J. Walker Beauty School. In 1932, Ruby married Felix Burton. She was
the proprietor of Bourbon Street Beauty Shop, Myrtle Street. Survivors: niece,
Jacqueline (Billy) Massingill, Minneapolis, Velma Hicks of Dallas; nephew,
Robert (Mabel) Hicks, Columbus, Ga, and Ulyess of Dallas; special light in her
life, Bobby Miles; a host of other great nieces and nephews and other relatives
and friends. Funeral Service 11:00 am, Friday, January 19, 2001, Porter Temple,
C. M. E. Rev. W. E. Stone, officiating. Interment, Long Branch Cemetery.