Ruby Lee Bass Burkett, of Geneva, AL, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 85 years old. No services are planned at this time.
Ruby was born on April 3, 1941, to the late Jim Nathan and Flora Lee Forman Bass. She enjoyed sewing, arts and crafts, fishing, and wood burning.
In addition to her parents, Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, Morris Burkett; one son, Robert Earl Burkett; two grandsons, Jeremy Burkett and Kenneth Burkett; and six siblings.
Ruby is survived by her five children, Gale Harrison, Burt Burkett, Patricia Burkett, Dwane Burkett, and Hilda Wells; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
