Judith Kay Ruffner Shaffner Obituary
In loving memory of Judith Kay Ruffner Shaffner of Wilmington, North Carolina, born in Somerset, Kentucky, who departed this world on July 18, 2024 at the age of 86. Judith Kay Ruffner leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Gordon Lee and Arawana Osborne Ruffner; and her sister Jill Ruffner. She is survived by: her husband Paul Terrel Bourgeois; her daughters, Walker Shaffner Fonville (Mahood) and Dr. Amalie Shaffner Derdeyn (Jason); her brother Jack; her sister-in-law Cathy Ruffner; her stepchildren, Susan Elizabeth Bourgeois, Christine Mosley (Mark), Cynthia Bourgeois Flieg (Dave), Paul Bourgeois (Jacki) and Jennifer McGowan (Joe); her nieces, Martha, Abigail Ruffner and Hilary Lester; and her grandchildren, Lucy, Pace, Avery, Josie Fonville, Freya (Mia) and Lia Derdeyn.
