Ruthie Jean Cross, 88, of Stone Bluff, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly in the Emergency Room of TJ Health/ Columbia in Columbia, Kentucky on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 1:02 P.M.
Jean, as she was known to family and friends, was born in Barren County, Kentucky on April 12, 1935. She was the daughter of the late Rex Huskisson and Mavis (Pare) Johnson and was raised by her grandparents, Herbert and Nora pare of Flippin, Kentucky. Jean attended school in Gamaliel and later moved to Indiana and settled in Stone Bluff in 1964. Jean was a homemaker.
She was a member of Community Bible Baptist Church in Veedersburg, Indiana. She enjoyed quilting, cooking, baking, collecting cookbooks and flower gardening.
On January 12, 1952 Jean married Lewie Benton Cross in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. Lewie preceded her in death on June 9, 1997.
Jean leaves behind two sons, Bobby Eugene (companion-Lisa Tincher) Cross of Orleans, Indiana and Gary Benton (fiancée- Marty Lyons) Cross of Stone Bluff, Indiana; two daughters, Melinda Gail (Daniel) Lawson of Danville, KY and Melissa Darline (Danny) Fudge of Breeding, KY; seven grandchildren, Nicole (partner-Alan Bremer) Cross, Nathan (Traci) Cross, Leif Lawson, Devin (Amy) Lawson, Tarl (Samantha) Lawson, Benton (Ashton) Fudge and Carley (Rachel) Fudge; 15 great-grandchildren; her life-long friends, Rick and Cheri Roden; and her niece, Pat Stewart and nephews, Ronnie Veach and Darrell Reanu.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at Indian Creek Baptist Church in Flippin, Kentucky with her son-in-law, Danny Fudge officiating. Burial followed in the Neal Cemetery in Flippin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Community Bible Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society.
Grissom-Martin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
