Ruby Harlow Shrieves

Born January 7, 1936

Died July 10, 2026

Resident of Harvey, LA.

Survived by sons, Richard Shrieves and Linwood "Pat" Shrieves; grandchildren Linwood "Woody" Shrieves, Jr. and his partner Stacey Mohammed, Joseph Navero and Emily Shrieves; great-grandchildren Rain Lin Shrieves, Mason Shrieves and Harrison Provance. Also survived by long-time companion, Edwin Fleischmann.

Predeceased by husband, Claude Russell Shrieves, Jr., parents Henry Linwood Harlow and Ruby Crandol Harlow, and son, Thomas Shrieves. Also, Aunt Mae Harlow, sister Patricia Harlow Brazzale and brother, Russell Linwood Harlow.

1954 graduate of Newport News High School and 1957 graduate of Riverside Hospital School of Professional Nursing, Newport News, VA. 1962 graduate of William and Mary, Norfolk Division, before it became Old Dominion University, with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Hobbies include reading, gardening, ballroom dancing, Cajun dancing, and calling out politicians who fail to adequately represent their constituencies...l will continue this by haunting them. So, Scalise, Johnson, Kennedy, and Cassidy...no more post cards and phone calls from me. I will be making personal visits, when you least expect it.

Greatest honor other than being Russell's wife and the mother of our children, was to be selected for the New Orleans Great 100 Nurses 1994, and Nurse of the Year at Jo Ellen Smith Medical Center, Algiers, LA.

Many thanks to Doctors Edmund Kerut and Paul Yuratich for their excellent care over many years.

Many thanks to Passages Hospice Team: Naomi, Linell, Kayla and Jennifer, for their TLC during this trying time.

Services on July 25, 2026, at 3:00pm, at Mothe Funeral Home 2100 Westbank Expwy, Harvey, LA. 504 367 3920. Visitation from 2:00pm, to time of service. Reception to follow service at the funeral home.