MRS. BERTHA RUFFNER OLIVER SPRINGS - Mrs. Bertha Ruffner, 85, died today at 2 a.m. at Holston Valley Community Hospital after a long illness. Survivors include, two daughters, Mrs. Niles Smith of Kingsport and Mrs. D.S. Edwards of Coalfield; one son, Sam, of Oliver Springs; 14 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at Coalfield, Tenn. The body is at Sharp's Funeral Home, Oliver Springs. Source: The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tenn. March 16, 1966