Ruth Leigh Frye, 77, of Concord, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Carolinas Medical Center - Northeast. The family will receive friends at Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord on Thursday, July 5, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. A graveside service, officiated by Rev. Gary Posey, will be held at Carolina Memorial Park on Friday, July 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Ruth was born on February 4, 1935, to the late Ira Esman Leigh and the late Radie Frances Morris Leigh. She was the co-founder of Flowers by Oralene. She is survived by brother, Bobby Leigh and wife, Oralene; nephews, Cris Leigh and wife, Jean and Phillip Leigh and wife, Kathy; and great-nephew and great-niece, Matthew and Stephanie Leigh. Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord is serving the Frye family.