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Cathy Jean Ruffin Fox

Cathy Jean Ruffin Fox, 62, of DeWitt went to her Heavenly home on Good Friday, April 14, 2017. She was born Jan. 6, 1955 in DeWitt to Donald "Toad" and Mary Kathryn Simpson Ruffin. She was saved when she was 16 and was baptized. When she was baptized, she joined Unity Missionary Baptist Church, where she remained a faithful member. Cathy Jean was a respiratory therapist, and worked hard to help her patients. She was preceded in death by her father and sister-in-law, Beth Ruffin. Cathy Jean is survived by her children and their spouses Curtis and Misty Fox of Gillett and Kate and Kevin Wingfield of DeWitt; five precious grandchildren Bentley, Berkeley, and Brick Fox and Kole and Kline Wingfield; her mother Mary Kathryn Ruffin; brother Donald Lee Ruffin and his wife Marion; sister Vicki McLain and her husband Wilbur Joe all of DeWitt; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. She was a wonderful, Christian lady, and a faithful prayer warrior. She loved spreading God's word. God was number one in her life, but was followed closely by her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a blessing to many and loved by all who knew her. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, April 17 at Unity Missionary Baptist Church with burial following in Cedarcrest Memorial Gardens by Essex Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to Unity Missionary Baptist Church, 823 W. 4th St., DeWitt, Ark. 72042, or Faith Baptist Church, 725 McAdams Road, DeWitt, Ark. 72042. www.essexfuneralhome.com .

Published April 16, 2017

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