Wednesday, November 3, 2021 10:47 am

Brian W. Ruff, age 44, of Forest City, passed away October 27, 2021.

Brian was born September 5, 1977 in Rutherford County to the late Junior Ruff and Sue Skinner Ruff. He worked as a machinist most of his life and was of the Christian faith.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Sherri Crawford and a brother, Kevin Tallent.

Those left to cherish his memory include his children, Marina Ruff, Skye Ruff, Kirsten Spangler and Kaleb Davis; sisters, Sandi Thomas (Jimmy) of Cliffside, Linda Sprouse (Mike) of Forest City, Angel Maxwell (Wayne) of Mooresboro, Kim Spangler (Scott) of Shelby, Edith Ellis (Donald) of Laurens, SC; brothers, Mike Ruff (Lynn) of Forest City, Kenny Tallent (Joyce) of Mooresboro, Marty Ruff (Paula); one granddaughter, and a host of nieces and nephews.

A gathering of family and friends was conducted November 1, at Harrelson Funeral Home.

Memorial donations requested to Harrelson Funeral Home, 1251 US Hwy 221A, Forest City, NC 28043 to help defray funeral costs.

Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family.