RUBY L. PRESCOTT

Ruby Lelia Coleman Thigpen Prescott, 74, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at her home.

Born in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late Madison Tarrant Coleman and the late Lelia Parnell Coleman. She attended First Pentecostal Baptist Church. She was twice married, first to the late Harold Thigpen and then to the late Leon Prescott.

Survivors include two sons, Rick Thigpen (Tara) of Sandy Run and David Prescott of Sumter; two daughters, Gloria Lee (Tony) of Sumter and Mechelle Stout of Manning; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, the Rev. Bobby Coleman (Ruby) of Augusta, Georgia; and six sisters, Mary Grace Price of Michigan, Uldine Springs of Turbeville, Agnes Carter of Florence, Ramona Carraway (Ervin) of Olanta, Polly Cook of Lake City and Betty Hickman of Olanta.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, M.T. Coleman, Walt Coleman and Wyman Coleman.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Jack Coker and the Rev. Mike Coker officiating. Burial will be in Lynchburg Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to First Pentecostal Baptist Church. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com