Thomas Earl Ruffner

1934 - 2003  (68 years)

• Name	Thomas Earl Ruffner
  Born	19 Dec 1934	Morgan County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 1, Morgan County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	14 Oct 2003	Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	17 Oct 2003	Davis Cemetery, Morgan County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I404988	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Earl H. Ruffner,   b. 4 Mar 1905, Coal Field, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Feb 1957, Roane County, Tennessee  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Mildred Emma Hampton,   b. 8 Apr 1915, Roane County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Feb 2005, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 89 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1934	Roane County, Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F160779	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ida Vann
  Married	Abt 1961
  Children	1. Randy Ruffner   2. Ricky Ruffner   3. Missy Ruffner
  Family ID	F160782	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 14 Oct 2003 - Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name Thomas E Ruffner Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 1, Morgan, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 5 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Grandson Relationship to Head of Household Grandson Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1935 Last Place of Residence Harriman, Roane, Tennessee HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE David C Ruffner Head M 62 Tennessee Bertha P Ruffner Wife F 57 Tennessee Molee Ruffner Daughter F 22 Tennessee Earl Ruffner Son M 36 Tennessee Mildred Ruffner Daughter-in-law F 25 Tennessee Thomas E Ruffner Grandson M 5 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, The Oak Ridger (TN), 15 Oct 2003. Thomas Earl Ruffner , 68, of Oliver Springs, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born Dec. 19, 1934, in Morgan County, he was the son of Mildred Emma Brown of Oliver Springs and Earl Ruffner , who is now deceased. Mr. Ruffner was a self-employed auto mechanic. He owned and operated Trans-tech Volvo Repair Shop in Oak Ridge for many years. His grandparents, Dave and Bertha Ruffner and Charlie and Bessie Hampton , also died earlier. In addition to his mother, Mr. Ruffner is survived by his wife of 42 years, Ida Vann Ruffner ; two sons, Randy Ruffner and wife, Melisa, of Oliver Springs, and Ricky Ruffner and wife, Janice, of Lake City; a daughter, Missy McBee and husband, Greg, of Oliver Springs; and by five grandchildren, Matthew Ruffner and Cory McBee, both of Oliver Springs, and Shannon Ruffner , Brittney Ruffner and Kelsey Ruffner , all of Lake City. He is also survived by two stepgrandchildren, Josh McBee and Katrena McBee, both of Oliver Springs; a brother, Randall Dean Ruffner and wife, Nancy, of Nashville; and by a sister, Sharon Marrow and husband, Dwight, of the Marlow community. The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, in the chapel of Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs with the Rev. Ralph Wilson and the Rev. Garvan Walls officiating. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at Davis Cemetery in Coalfield. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Mildred Hampton Event Type Marriage Event Date 12 Jan 1934 Event Place Roane, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Spouse's Name Earl Ruffner Page 248