- Date Of Birth: May 16, 1938
- Date Of Death: September 21, 2018
- State: Indiana
Junior Lee Ruffner, 80, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, September 21, 2018 at East Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Junior was born on May 16, 1938 in Elkhart.
He married Jean Jernigan on December 31, 1976; Jean passed away on December 6, 2016. Surviving are a step-daughter Deborah Smith of White Pigeon, MI and step-son Robert (Chris) Jernigan of Florida; a daughter, Janet Lynn Ruffner/Leach as well as several grand and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sons Tim Ruffner and Robert Lee Hiner and a daughter Tina Smith.
Junior formerly worked at Dexter Axle for many years and also Bock Industries. He loved old cars and had a 1966 Pontiac GTO he was very proud of. He also enjoyed Harley Davidson motorcycles.
