Alfred B. Ruff Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Alfred B. Ruff (Murrells Inlet, South Carolina), who passed away on November 5, 2018, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
DURING HIS RETIREMENT, HE WAS KNOWN AS THE "IDEA MAN", STARTING THE MEN'S NINE HOLE GOLF GROUP, NEW YEARS EVE PARTIES AT THE BEACH HOUSE, BOAT TRIPS ON THE WACCAMAW RIVER AND WYNYAH BAY, CHRISTMAS CAROLING FOR THE SICK, PLAYING SANTA FOR THE FESTIVAL OF TREES AND ALSO WAS KNOWN AS "BIG AL" EVEN THOUGH HE WAS ONLY 5'7". FOR THE PAST 2 ½ YEARS, AL RESIDED AT NATIONAL HEALTH CARE IN MURELLS INLET WHERE HIS FUNNY WIT AND KINDNESS TO ALL PERMEATED ANYONE WHO CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIM. AL IS PREDECEASED BY HIS SON, BRADLEY THOMAS WHO PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF SIX AND HIS MOTHER, MARY AND FATHER, ALFRED H. RUFF. HIS WIFE, BETTY, OF 56 YEARS, CURRENTLY LIVES IN THE TRADITION COMMUNITY IN PAWLEYS ISLAND. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS SONS, BART RUFF, AND WIFE TRICIA OF HARLEYSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, BRYAN RUFF AND WIFE ANITA OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND THREE GRANDSONS, CLAYTON, CAMERON AND AARON, SISTER, MARLENE OF CORNELIUS, NORTH CAROLINA AND SISTER LOIS IN WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS, SISTER-IN-LAW, BRENDA AND BROTHER-IN –LAW, DENNIS OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, AND MANY NEICES AND NEPHEWS. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 2PM ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 AT BURROUGHS FUNERAL HOME IN MURRELLS INLET. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION OR THE ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION.
