Ruth Maxine McCall

It's with sadness in our hearts that we report the passing of Ruth Maxine McCall, a lifelong resident of Nash County, NC. She was received by the Lord, in faith, while at her home on April 26, 2023, where she resided with her late husband and her daughter. In her words, it is where she wanted to be in her last days and so it was.Born on April 19, 1931, she grew up in Nash County, the second of eight children, in the age of our Great Depression, when Americans lived with the little they had. Those desperate times molded her moral and spiritual core as a loving, generous soul, a love for God's creations, and earned the admiration from all who knew her. Maxine McCall was above all things a caring wife, a reliable and loving mother, dedicated to her family's well-being, a compassionate giver, a seeker of God's wisdom, and a never ending, great sense of humor. As her mother before her, she had a nature talent for growing flowers. She is preceded in death by her father William Clyde Ferrell and mother Retha Wells Ferrell, five sisters, Gerldine, Judith, Della, Janet and Lula, and younger brother Michael. Surviving is her younger brother Patrick Ferrell, son Stephen K. McCall, daughter-in-law Kim L. McCall, daughter Mitzi L. McCall, and grandsons Samuel S. Mason, Kirby F. McCall, Ethan W. McCall. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Jimmy Carpenter officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM prior to the service in the parlor of Johnson Funeral Home. Sincere appreciation and gratitude for the kindness and care rendered by family and friends these last few years. Thanks also to the dedication of the staff of Amedisys hospice service of Greenville, NC. Flowers are welcome. Arrangements entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 661 English Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.johnsonfuneralsandcremations.com.