Ruth Neice death & obituary: Popular Ruth’s Place restaurant owner has died Tuesday, January 14, 2020. She passed away at the age of 62.
Ruth had owned the restaurant located on the side of Virgil H Goode in Rocky Mount for the past 8 years.
“It’s like a family here; customers, we know most of them, a lot of them by names,” Brenda Carter, a server at Ruth’s Place, said.
“She was not only my boss, but she was also a friend and on that term, I’ll say a really good friend. She cared for all her employees, and she loved her family more than life itself,” Missy Sutherland, a host and server at Ruth’s Place, explained.