Mrs. Ruby Gail Roberts Dial, age 71 of Sparta, passed away at 6:50pm Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at Alive Hospice Murfreesboro.

Gail was born September 22, 1951 in Sparta, Tennessee. She was last surviving child of the eleven born to the late Norman Eldridge and Minnnie Mae Silcox Roberts. She was retired from Mallory. She enjoyed working in her yard and being outside. She was an active member of Shiloh Church of God of the Prophecy where she enjoyed singing and being with her church family. In her spare time she enjoyed reading the bible and talking to her numerous family members on the phone. Above all else, she dedicated her life to her family.

In addition to her parents and siblings, she is also preceded in death by a son Joel Steven Blanton who died October 4, 2022.

Survivors include her husband Buford Dial of Sparta

Daughter:Tina (Richard) Fortner of North Carolina

Son: Rodney Blanton of Sparta

Step-daughter: Penny (James) West

Grandchildren: Rachel (Sean) O'Neill of North Carolina and Kirsten West, Jason (Nora) Flatt of Cookeville, Luke Blanton and Caleb West

Great-grandson Alan Stoner

A host of nieces and nephews also survive

Funeral services will be conducted 1:00pm Saturday, August 5, 2023 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home with burial in Highland Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 11:00am Saturday at Hunter Funeral Home. Chad Bagley will officiate.