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,
Local agencies support Clinton County Land Bank efforts
The property at 263 Mulberry St.
At 530 W. Vine St. in Wilmington are, from left, Chad Mason, Community Service Coordinator, and Austin Gray, Community Service Supervisor and Surveillance Officer both of the Clinton County Juvenile Court as well as community service workers.
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WILMINGTON The Clinton County Land Bank and local partners joined together to clean up two properties in the City of Wilmington.
In late September, the City of Wilmington and the Clinton County Juvenile Court Services worked together to start cleaning 263 Mulberry St. Chad Mason, Community Service Coordinator for the Juvenile Court Services, coordinated the assistance to remove items inside the house, as well as clearing the overgrown landscape outside.