Ralph William Ruffner

1934 - 2005  (71 years)

• Name	Ralph William Ruffner
  Birth	1 Mar 1934
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Apr 2005
  Siblings	3 Siblings
  1. Donald Ruffner,   b. 27 Dec 1932   d. 14 Jan 1989  (Age 56 years) ▻ Mary Tipton   2. Ralph William Ruffner,   b. 1 Mar 1934   d. 3 Apr 2005  (Age 71 years) ▻ Rozella Russell   3. Earl Thomas Ruffner,   b. 15 Jun 1936, Harlan, Kentucky, United States d. 16 May 2016  (Age 79 years) ▻ Mary Ann McGhee   4. Harold Ruffner
  Person ID	I2557	Main Tree
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	James Doyle Ruffner,   b. 20 Oct 1912   d. 31 Dec 1993 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Lucille Jackson,   b. 6 May 1915   d. 23 Sep 2004 (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F1164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rozella Russell
  Children	1. Charlie Ruffner   2. Jonathan Ruffner   3. Margaret Ruffner   4. Patricia Ann Ruffner   5. Ralph Ruffner, Jr   6. Tommy Ruffner
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F1165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RUFFNER, RALPH WILLIAM, 71, of Coalfield, died Sunday, April 3, 2005,at his home. The son of Doyle and Lucille Ruffner, he was born March1, 1934, in Harlan County, Ky. He moved back to Tennessee in 1991. Mr.Ruffner was a U.S. Air Force veteran w who served his country during theKorean War. He was a retired computer analyst for the J.L. HudsonCompany. Mr. Ruffner was an avid gardener and reader, and was a memberof the Coalfield Library Association and also Coalfield Genealogy. Hewas also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member ofPleasant Grove Baptist Church in Coalfield. In addition to hisparents, he was preceded in death by his granddaughter, SydneyClanagan, and two brothers, Donald and Harold Ruffner. Mr. Ruffner issurvived by his six children, Ralph William Ruffner Jr. of Oak Ridge,Patricia Ann Stroble and husband, Michael, of Detroit, Mich., ThomasEarl Ruffner and wife, Denise, of Pasadena, Calif., Margaret AnnClanagan of York, Penn., Charles Michael Ruffner and wife, Jodi, ofMurphysboro, Ill., and Jonathan Ruffner and wife, Lori, of York,Penn.; nine grandchildren; and two brothers, Earl Thomas Ruffner ofCoalfield, and Jimmy D. Ruffner of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Ruffner is alsosurvived by a hosost of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2005, in the chapelof Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs with the Rev. Mack Smithofficiating. A graveside service and burial will be held at 11 a.m.Friday, April 8, at the Estes Cemetery in Coalfield. In lieuofflowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to theCoalfield Public Library, P.O. Box 157, Coalfield, TN 37719. Thefamily will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeralhome. Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs in charge of arrangements.[Oak Ridger]