Ruby Switzer
Ruby Pauline Switzer, 103, of Bridgewater, Virginia passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Bridgewater Retirement Community.
She was born on October 7, 1923 and was a daughter of Otis McCutchan Hemp and Arbra Pauline (Berry) Hemp.
Ruby was an active member of Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church, where she had served as a Sunday school teacher, worked with the youth group, and was active in the church circles. She graduated from Middlebrook High School, class of 1941, where she played on the girls basketball team. She had worked on the family farm, was a nurse's aide in the pediatric ward at Rockingham Memorial hospital and was a clerk at the bookstore at Bridgewater College.
Ruby was united in marriage on December 25, 1941 to Marvin Cecil Switzer, who preceded her in death on October 2, 2012, after 70 years of marriage.
Surviving is her son, Dr. Boyd Switzer & wife Dr. Janie Switzer; two granddaughters, Katherine (Switzer) Walker & husband Talmadge Walker, and Susan (Switzer) Scanga & husband Daniel Scanga; grandchildren, Timothy Walker, Sarah Walker, Joseph Walker, Vin Scanga, and Jaden Scanga; her brother, Joe Hemp & wife Faye Hemp; brother-in-law, Millard English; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her sisters, Mary Catherine Hutchens, Evalyn Lavenia Switzer, Iva Viola English; brothers, Berry McCutchan Hemp and Dallas Monroe Hemp.
A service celebrating Ruby's life will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church with Rev. James Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Mossy Creek Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Friday, October 23, 2026 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Johnson Funeral & Cremation Service in Bridgewater.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Attn: Don McFall, 372 Kyles Mill Road, Mt. Solon, VA 22843.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at johnsonfs.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to Johnson Funeral and Cremation Service in Bridgewater.
