Born 27 Jun 1925.
Died 12 Apr 1998 and is buried in Platte County, Missouri.
This article has the obituary for William Spencer, brother of Ruby Pennington. A sister named Juanita is listed and a mother named Susie.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/51259314/
All of this seems to tie to this 1930 census record. Could this be your Ruby?
"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHVG-QDR : 8 December 2015), Ruby Spencer in entry for Lee A Spencer, 1930.