Chris Rufener

Chris Rufener, age 81, of Clarence, MO, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at her residence near Clarence.

She was born October 1, 1933, in Leonard, MO, the daughter of Noble (Red) and Gladys (Gander) Brown. On June 22, 1972, she was united in marriage to Jim Rufener. He preceded her in death on January 24, 1997.

Chris is survived by four children, Mark Sickal and wife Effie of Macon, MO, Kevin Sickal, Jeanice Sickal and Crystal (Sickal) Payne and husband Jason, all of Clarence, MO; three step-children, Skeet, Scott and Sue Ann; fifteen grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Eddie Brown and wife Luella of Macon, MO; one sister, Linda Boone and husband Jim of Macon, MO and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Jeff Brown; one infant granddaughter, Chelsey Sickal and one brother Freddie Brown.

Chris was a 1951 graduate of Clarence High School, a graduate of Burlington Beauty Academy in Burlington, IA and was a member of the Clarence Christian Church. She was a beautician for fifty years. She enjoyed hunting turkey and deer, gardening, yard work and was an avid reader. Chris loved her children and grandchildren and cherished the time she spent with them.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at the Greening-Eagan-Hayes Funeral Home in Clarence, MO, with burial to follow in Hagers Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 10:30 am on Saturday at the Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Hagers Grove Cemetery.