Ruby Lee Deering

Published 2:34 pm Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Ruby Lee Deering, 94, of Nederland, died Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Bonne Vie, Port Arthur. She was born September 20, 1924, in Zwolle, Louisiana, to Julia Martinez Cordova and James Cordova.

She was a substitute teacher for sixteen years with the Nederland Independent School district and she taught Sunday school for five years at Providence Church of Nederland. Ruby enjoyed going to McDonald’s every morning to eat breakfast with her friends. She always loved her flowers and going dancing.

Survivors include her daughter, Bonnie Nagy and her husband, Tim, of Cabot, Arkansas; son, John Deering, of Kyle, Texas; sister, Virginia Brown and her husband, Glen, of Stonewall, Louisiana; sisters-in-law, Wanda Cordova Stephens and Carolyn Cordova; and many nieces and nephews.

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She is preceded in death by her parents, Julia Martinez and James Cordova; husband, Clarence Walter Deering; brothers, Gilbert James Cordova; James Thomas Cordova; Joseph Roy Cordova; and Huey Paul Cordova; and sisters, Birdie Ezernack; Lena Siller; Dorothy Bebee; and Ida Byrd.

A gathering of Mrs. Deering’s family and friends will begin at 12:00 p.m., with her funeral service at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. A family committal will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches.

Complete and updated information may be found at: broussards1889.com.