Funeral Service for Grant Ruffin was held on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 178 Mt. Olive Road, Butler, AL, with Rev. James Thomas III, Officiating. Rev. McSellin Ray, Pastor. Interment, Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery.
Bro. Grant Ruffin was born January 10, 1959, to the late LC and Ella Ruffin. He departed this life on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at University Hospital in Birmingham, AL.
He is preceded in death by three brothers: Eddie Jackson, Louis Ruffin, and James Ruffin; one sister, Irene Ruffin McIntosh; two brothers-in-law, Will Pennington and Richard McIntosh.
Grant confessed Christ at an early age and joined the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Butler, AL. After high school, he was employed by Asplundh Tree Service, Jachin Lumber Company, and later became employed as a Security Guard at Bonita Lakes Mall, Meridian, MS.
Grant leaves to cherish his memories: a loving and devoted partner for many years, Angela Land, Yantley, AL; two sisters, Betty Pennington, Fort Wayne, IN; Joyce Ruffin, Butler, AL; one brother, Arenzo (Charlene) Ruffin, New Mexico; two sisters-in-law, Wanda Pennington, Fort Wayne, IN; Janice Ruffin, Butler, AL; one aunt, Onita Jackson, OK; mother-of-love, Barbara Land, Yantley, AL, that loved him dearly; godmother, Margie Crowell, Butler, AL. Grant also leaves a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.