Obituary: Ruby Holland Walden Oct. 20, 1921-Dec. 22, 2020 December 29, 2020 Ruby Holland Walden, 99, passed on December 22, 2020. She was born on October 20, 1921 in Nansemond County (now Suffolk) to the late Axium Holland and Pearl Langston Holland. She was the sixth of seven children, all who predeceased her: Gladys, Stanley, Thelma, Doris, Roswell, and Reginald. Ruby was a lifelong resident of Suffolk, VA. In 1946, Ruby married her high school sweetheart, the late Frank LeGrant Walden, and four children were born to this union: Janice, Olin, Sandra and Pearl. Together they started their own contractor business that specialized in brick masonry and operated for 39 years, while also farming over 100 acres of family-owned land. Ruby served as Bookkeeper for these businesses and was also active in the civic and political processes that affected the people of her community, city, state, and nation. Over the years, Ruby served on more than thirty Boards, Commissions, Organizations, and Task Forces.