Service Announcements

Location of Memorial Service: Mt Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, 381 Crestdale Rd, Matthews, NC

Time of Service: October, 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Ruby Delois Headen Nunn was born July 11, 1939, to the late Walter Clinton and Esther Mae Headen in Moncure, NC. Her mother Esther died when she was a toddler and she and her siblings were raised by their paternal grandparents John R and Olivia Headen. At an early age she joined Mt View AME Zion Church in Moncure, NC where she accepted Christ. After graduating from Horton High School in Pittsboro, NC in 1957 she migrated to New York City with her sisters and attended New York Business School. Her classmate at Horton High School, William had also migrated to New York City. They were reunited by her High School Homeroom teacher, Mrs. Honeycutt. They started dating and were married on September 29, 1962. To this union three daughters were born, Michelle Lerue Smith (Herbert), Lisa Olivia Nunn, and Lori Venesia Nunn. William and Ruby moved their family to Plainfield, NJ in 1968 where she was a full-time housewife until her children started Middle School. While living in Plainfield, she was a member of the Order of Eastern Stars and served as the worthy Matron of Rebecca Chapter #1, from 1990-1991. Ruby worked for AT&T for 28 years in various roles and positions, with her last position being in Corporate Accounting when she retired in 2000. After retiring she and her husband William moved back to Moncure, NC where they built a new home and lived for twenty-two years. She and William moved to Merida, Mexico to live with her daughter Lisa after being diagnosed with Dementia, where they remained until she passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 22, 2024, from ovarian cancer. Ruby was proceeded in death by her husband William Louis Nunn, grandparents John Robert and Olivia Headen, parents Walter Clinton and Esther Mae Headen, and two brothers Walter Edward Headen (Barbara) and John Wayne Headen. She is survived by her three daughters Michelle Lerue Smith (Herbert) Lisa Olivia Nunn, and Lori Venesia Nunn, granddaughter Faith Nicole Smith, two sisters Esther Doris (Lindo-decd.) Alston, twin Delane Lewis (William), brother David Headen, cousin/brother Raymond Charles Headen (Josephine-decd.), sister-in-law Fannie Headen and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.