On Thursday, December 6, 2018 Ruby was called home by her Lord and Savior. She was predeceased by her Beloved husband Raymond A. Lang, survived by daughters Linda Lang and Donna Gardner (Joseph), and Cherished grandsons Warren Ray Gardner and Eric Joseph Gardner. She is also survived by her only remaining and treasured sibling, Bernice Sesler, as well as many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Visitation will be held Friday December 14, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. followed by the Funeral Service from 11 a.m. to 12 noon in the Chapel at The Village at Rockville, 9701 Veirs Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Private Interment following the funeral service. In lieu of flowers donations in her name may be made to a charity of your choice.

Ruby Franks Lang, 96 ½, of Rockville, MD, died Dec. 6th, 2018 at The Village at Rockville. Born May 16th, 1922 in Sleepy Hollow, PA, she was the oldest child of the late Benjamin Franks & Bertha Fowler Franks. She married Raymond A. Lang March 31st, 1947. Together they celebrated 40 years of marriage until Raymond’s death in 1987. Throughout her life Ruby was faithful to God, her church, country, family, and friends. She was a lifelong Presbyterian. While a member of Rockville Presbyterian Church she was instrumental in publishing the church newsletter for many years. In her later years she was an active member of the Shady Grove Presbyterian Church, PCA. In her youth Ruby played trumpet in the Georges Township High School band, Uniontown, PA, and at a local church. She was a National Honor Society member and a member of the 4H Club. After graduating high school she attended Franklin Commercial College, Connellsville, PA. Upon graduation she worked for the federal government in various departments in Washington, D.C. She was especially proud of working at the National Disabled American Veterans Headquarters. Ruby was a USO hostess at the YMCA, a member of the Columbia Orchestra, D.C., and a volunteer Red Cross worker. It was in Washington, D.C. that she met and married Raymond. He built a house for them in the suburbs of Rockville. After her children were in school, Ruby worked as a secretary at West Rockville Elementary School for many years. Her interests included square dancing, gardening, watching and feeding songbirds, sewing, and church activities. She was devoted to her PA extended family, especially her mother, and often wrote and visited PA many times over the years. Ruby traveled multiple times with her husband to visit Ray’s family in Illinois and Florida. They also enjoyed an overseas trip to Israel with their church family. Ruby took faithful care of her mother-in-law Marie Lang when Marie was in failing health. She was a caring friend to neighbors and colleagues. Ruby is survived by her two daughters, Linda Carol Lang of Silver Spring, and Donna L. Gardner (Joseph) of Piney Point; her two grandsons, Warren Ray Gardner of San Francisco, CA and Eric Joseph Gardner of Dayton, OH; her treasured youngest sibling, Bernice Sesler of Smithfield, PA; and numerous nieces and nephews and other family members. In addition to her parents and husband she was predeceased by her siblings, Garnet Jones Franks, Marshall Franks, and Iris Bodgen. May God hold Ruby in the palm of his hand forever.

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