Graveside funeral services for ms.
Funeral daughter ruby mccollum.
Ruby testified that she owed dr.
Born ruby jackson on august 31 1909 jackson was a wealthy married african american woman in live oak florida who was arrested and convicted for killing a prominent white doctor in 1952 who at the time was also a florida state senator elect.
Simpson murder trial 43 years later.
Ruby mccollum murdered dr.
Mccollum claimed that over several years adams had repeatedly abused her and forced her to.
On the day of the shooting ruby had opened a bill addressed to her husband sam.
Mccollum was born august 7 1910 in pickens county ga she was.
Born to gertrude and william jackson in zuber florida jackson was the second child among six siblings.
The amount of the bill is unknown.
This shooting was as noted in african america as the o j.
Leroy adams a prominent white doctor and state senator elect the judge restricted her testimony but she did testify as to their sexual relationship and his paternity of her child.
Funeral home services for ruby are being provided by fehrman mortuary and crematory quincy ca fd306 cr57.
To this day the actual bill has never been produced as evidence.
Adams and ruby lives in new jersey and also declined to speak with them.
Mccollum who was african american was charged with killing a prominent white doctor dr.
It happened in live oak a small farming town in north florida.
Graveside funeral services for ms.
Leroy adams in his office in august 1952.
Ruby mccollum born ruby jackson august 31 1909 may 23 1992 was a wealthy married african american woman in live oak florida who is known for being arrested and convicted in 1952 for killing dr.
Loretta mccollum the alleged illegitimate child of dr.
Ruby mccollum passed away on april 8 2006 at the age of 85 in chester california.
Mccollum was born august 7 1910 in pickens county ga she was.
After the shooting ruby mccollum put her nickel plated smith wesson away locked up his office and walked to her 1951 two toned blue chrysler.
In july of 1951 ruby had a daughter loretta and according to ruby s testimony this was adams daughter not sam s.
Ruby jones mccollum 98 will be 2 p m thursday at westview cemetery.