SMSGT Ed Ruffin Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Retired Senior Master Sergeant Ed Ruffin Jr. entered into rest on Wednesday August 20, 2014 in Columbia, SC. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday August 26, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. from Spring Valley Presbyterian Church, 125 Sparkleberry Lane, Columbia. Interment to follow in Fort Jackson National Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be held Monday August 25, 2014 from 12 noon-7:00 p.m. at A. A. Dicks Funeral Home Sullivan Chapel, 2548 Main Street, Columbia. Ed was born on November 30, 1947 in Georgetown, SC to Ed Ruffin Sr. and Ethel Wineglass Ruffin. He attended the public schools of Georgetown County and enlisted in the United States Air Force shortly after graduating high school. Master Sergeant Ruffin, Jr. was honorably discharged after unselfishly serving his country for over twenty- two years. He was a faithful member of First Northeast Baptist Church actively in the Grateful Ones Ministry and also as an usher/greeter. He also worked several years as a dispatch supervisor for the Columbia-Richland Emergency Communication Center. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Jamescenia Rhett Brown Ruffin. Surviving to cherish memories are his daughter, Mee Na (Israel) Stone; son, Marcus Broom; brothers, Nathaniel ( Jackie) Wineglass, Reverend O'Dell and Floyd (Ellen) Ruffin; sisters, Alice McCray, Shirley Ruffin and Sandra (Marvin) Boykin; two grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. A. A. Dicks Funeral Home Sullivan Chapel are in charge of these arrangements. Memorials may be made in Ed's name directly to First Northeast Baptist Church Building Fund, 311 Sparkleberry Lane, Columbia, SC 29229.

SMSGT Ed Ruffin Jr.

November 30, 1947 - August 20, 2014