Ada Ruth Cumbie

Published 7:37 pm Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Ada Ruth Cumbie, 77, of Little River, passed away Thursday March 13, 2014, in Fairhope.

She was a homemaker, born in Atmore on Sept. 7, 1936, to Robert Jack and Ada Bell Wall Lassitter.

Her husband, Henry Hubbert Cumbie, and a grandchild, Shane Cumbie, preceded her in death.

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Survivors are three sons, Ricky (Joella) Cumbie, Michael (Darlene) Cumbie and Terry (Diane) Cumbie, all of Little River; one daughter, Wanda Blackburn of Bay Minette; three brothers, Rubbert (Eloise) Lassitter of Booneville, Russell (Maxine) Lassitter of Poarch and Milford Lassitter of Atmore; one sister, Shirley White of Booneville; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of family and friends.

Services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 15, from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Cornelious Phillips officiating. Interment followed at Mamie’s Chapel Cemetery.

The family received friends Saturday, March 14, from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, Inc., in charge of all arrangements.