Ruby Ellen Bush
October 21, 1943
October 2, 2026
Ruby Ellen Bush was born on October 21, 1943, in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, to Cleamon and Juanita Ingram. She grew up on the family farm in Iron Post, Oklahoma, where she learned early to take care of the people around her.
Ruby was, in the simplest and most meaningful sense, a good woman. She was old-school in many ways, but she also knew how to enjoy life. She loved country music and attended more concerts than you might expect. She loved watching westerns and could often be found with a good western book in her hands. Blue was her color, and if you knew Ruby, you probably knew it. She also had a particular fondness for turtles. Hummingbirds, on the other hand, were something she was apparently willing to be convinced to enjoy.
Ruby loved to travel and was always up for seeing something new. She and her husband, Bob, traveled all across the United States and Canada in their RV, visiting National Parks and making memories along the way. Those trips gave her stories, pictures, and plenty of places to remember long after the journey was over.
Family was at the center of Ruby's life. She deeply loved her children and treated them all equally. She was a good listener and an even better encourager. She had a way of making people feel heard and reminding them that they could keep going, even when things weren't easy. Ruby was incredibly giving. She would give to her family and friends even when she didn't really have anything to spare, because making sure the people she loved were taken care of mattered more to her than having something for herself.
Ruby was also a crafty woman, and she could crochet with the best of them. Her she-shed was one of her favorite places to spend time, surrounded by her projects and, quite possibly, enough yarn and craft supplies to stock an entire Hobby Lobby.
And then there was Ruby's cooking.
Ruby could cook.
For those lucky enough to sit at her table, it was never just about the food. She had a gift for making people feel at home. The best thing Ruby made was usually whatever she was making just for you, because she knew what people liked and she knew how to make them feel special. And, of course, there was her chocolate gravy, which deserves a mention all its own.
Ruby lived a life filled with family, friends, music, travel, crafts, good food, and a whole lot of love. She didn't need to be the loudest person in the room to make a difference. She simply took care of people, listened when they needed someone, encouraged them when they needed a little strength, and made sure nobody left her table hungry.
Survivors include: son, Walter Ingram and spouse Patty, Daughter, Sissy Martin and spouse Guy, daughter, Debbie White; eleven grandchildren; nineteen great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; brother, Chris Ingram; sister, Carolyn Laird; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Ruby is preceded in death by Spouse Bob Bush; her parents; brothers, Jimmy Ray Englehardt and C W Ingram; and sister, Patricia Bush.
She was a good woman. She was a good wife, a good mother, a good grandmother, a good friend, and someone who will be deeply missed by the many people fortunate enough to have known and loved her.
A time of visitation will be held at Tulsa Caskets and Cremation, 5424 S Memorial Dr., from
6:00 - 8:00pm, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026
A funeral to celebrate her life will be at Tulsa Caskets and Cremation at
10:00am, Wednesday, October 7, 2026,
with burial to follow at Eucha Cemetery.