Ruby G. Brown

September 17, 1933 - December 31, 2021

Ruby G. Brown, daughter of the late Sheppard Derrick and the late Lossie (Kenley) Derrick, was born Sunday, September 17, 1933, in Harrisburg, PA. A graduate of the former William Penn High School, she retired from Penn National Insurance Company and was a member of The Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Ruby was an avid reader and a fervent lover of plants. On Friday, December 31, 2021, at her Harrisburg home, Ruby peacefully exchanged mortality for immortality at eighty-eight years of age. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth B. Brown; and three sisters, Rodella Nelson, Betty Shields and Fredericka Davis. Ruby G. Brown leaves her love and irreplaceable memories to be shared by her children: daughter, Venetta Brown of Silver Spring, Maryland, son, Kyle Brown (Pamela) of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, daughter, Suzette Brown, daughter, Y. Robin Brown, and daughter, Lisa Ravenel (Robert), all of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; grandsons, Barry Byrd of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Earl Steward III of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; granddaughter, La-Nysa Ravenel of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; great-grandsons, Donovan Byrd of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dereon Gibson, Jordan Steward and Mason Steward, all of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; great-granddaughters, Kuma Steward, Sophia Steward and Maddison Steward, all of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; as well as other family members and friends. PRIVATE SERVICE FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLICK ON THE SHARE A MEMORY TAB TO POST VIDEOS, SHARE MEMORIES, CONDOLENCES, REFLECTIONS OR SIMPLY YOUR NAME.