Patsy J. "Pat" Ruffin

May 21, 1936 - November 23, 2020

Patsy J. “Pat” Ruffin, age 84, of East Cape Girardeau, passed away at 4:30 pm, Monday, November 23, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 21, 1936 at Jackson, TN, the daughter of Vernon and Ruby Seeley Weir. She was married on June 10, 1958 to Leon Ruffin. He preceded her in death Nov. 25, 1995. Pat had worked at Siegel-Roberts Plating Co. in St. Louis for 20 years before moving to Horseshoe Lake where she and her husband had owned and operated the Horseshoe Tavern. In 2000 she went to work for Willa Simmons. Survivors include her son Stan (Bonnie) Harris of Lake of Egypt; 2 daughters, Cathy Gottman of Highland, IL and Vickey (Donnie) Bledsoe of Highland, IL; 5 grandchildren, Jamie (Mike) Thierauf, Carrie (Joe) Burns, Shari (Ryan) Asher, Hanna Bledsoe, and Dawn Lee; great grandchildren, Owen Michael Thierauf, Cameron Thierauf, Kendall Honor Burns, Liam Thomas Asher, Eloise Elizabeth Asher, and Summer Hope Burns; 2 brothers, Jerry (Jane) Weir and Joe Weir all of Jackson, TN; 2 sisters, Mary Lou Warren of Jackson, TN and Linda Goodrum of Hornsby, TN; sister-in-law, Nadine Weir of St. Louis, MO.; several nieces, nephews, and cousins and many friends. Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by grandson, Nicholas Scott Bledsoe, brother, Jim Weir, sister-in-law Sheila Curtis, brothers-in-law Clarence Goodrum and Sherman Warren, and special aunt, Nell Dunn. Funeral services for Patsy J. Ruffin will be at 1:00 P.M., Friday, December 4, 2020 at the Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau with Rev. Randy Morgan officiating. Interment will follow at Lindsey Cemetery in McClure, Illinois. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the Funeral Home. Crain Funeral Home in Tamms is in charge of arrangements.