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Ruthie Jean Cross, 88, Stone Bluff, IN (1935-2023)

Ruthie Jean (Huskisson) Cross passed away unexpectedly in the Emergency Room of TJ Health Columbia on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 1:02 P.M. She was 88 years old.

A funeral service will be held at 7pmET on Monday, July 17, 2023, at the Maus Funeral Home, 704 S Council St, Attica, IN, with Pastor Evan Sharbaugh officiating.

Friends may call at the Maus Funeral Home in Attica, Indiana on Monday, July 17, 2023 from 3pmET until service time.

The local funeral service will be held at 1pmCT on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Indian Creek Baptist Church in Flippin, (Monroe County), Kentucky with her son-in-law, Danny Fudge officiating. Burial will follow in the Neal Cemetery in Flippin.

Local visitation will be held from 11amCT to 1pmCT on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Indian Creek Baptist Church.


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, IN, and Gary Benton (fiancee- Marty Lyons) Cross of Stone Bluff, IN
  • 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, Carley (Rachel) Fudge
  • 15 great-grandchildren along with her life-long friends, Rick and Cheri Roden, her niece, Pat Stewart and nephews, Ronnie Veach and Darrell Reanu
Memorial contributions may be made to Community Bible Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society

Grissom-Martin Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.grissommartin.com.

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Ruthie Jean Cross, 88, Stone Bluff, IN (1935-2023)



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