Ruby Jewel Sustaire

Ruby Jewel Sustaire, 88, of College Station, passed away in Bryan on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Visitation will begin at 12:30 pm, until the time of service at 1:30 pm, Friday, January 8, 2021 at Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers in Bryan with Rev. Jerry House, Jr. officiating.

Ruby was born to John and Jo Ella Reagan Bumpers in Seale, Texas on June 4, 1932. In her young years, the family moved to Brenham and later to Houston where she met Willie Joe Sustaire. After they married, they remained in Houston and together created W. J. Sustaire Piping Company where Ruby was bookkeeper, accountant, secretary, office manager, and more.

She and Willie were very active members of Fairbanks Methodist Church, through committee work, redecorating, building, barbeques, vacation bible school, etc.

Any time her boys, Don and Danny, were involved in any activity she was there, whether it be running the horse shows, cattle shows, serving as chairman of the horse show committee of the Harris County Junior Sheriff’s Posse, baseball, football, track, music lessons, Room Mother for their classes, PTA.

Ruby enjoyed going to whatever activities her grandchildren were involved in – school programs, livestock shows, ball games, shooting sports, Halloween carnivals and volunteering in the schools. After Willie died, she decided to move to College Station to be closer to her family in 2007. She remained active by joining the Red Hat Society and found a new church home at Christ United Methodist Church where she made many new friends. Ruby stayed active until she developed dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease.

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Willie Joe, brother and sister-in-law Joe and Dorothy Bumpers.
She is survived by sons, Don and wife Kathy Sustaire, Danny and wife Jennifer Sustaire; three grandchildren, Kristi Keilers, Cole and wife Mariah Sustaire, and Rusty Sustaire; eight great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
The family would like to thank the staff at Hudson Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center and Encompass Health, with special thanks to Amy, her palliative care nurse, for taking very good care of their Mom and Grand mom.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hudson’s Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center, Encompass Health or Christ United Methodist Church.