Rufus Delmar Ornduff Obituary

In loving memory of Rufus Delmar Ornduff of West Columbia, South Carolina, born in Elizabethton, Tennessee, who departed this world on August 24, 2024 at the age of 91. Rufus Delmar leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Rufus Delmar Ornduff to pay them a last tribute.

As we bid Rufus Delmar farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Rufus Delmar is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

He was predeceased by: his wife Barbara Ornduff (Fortner); and his parents, John B. Ornduff and Winnie Ornduff (Cress). He is survived by: his son John Ornduff; his daughter-in-law Nancy Ornduff of Lexington; his grandchildren, Sean Ornduff of Columbia and Kimberly Buechel (Bob) of Columbia; and his siblings, Gilbert Ornduff of Elizabethton, TN, Mariea Ward of Shady Valley, TN, Olga Rice of Ellenboro, NC, Sharon Holmes (David) of Elizabethton, TN and Erma Nidiffer of Elizabethton, TN.