We are sad to announce that on March 28, 2024, at the age of 89, Sara Ruppe of Gaffney, South Carolina passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by : her husband Marshall Ruppe; her parents, Ira Dixon and Mattie Lee Blackburn Dixon; and her siblings, Nelson, Marion, Sidney, Harley, Frank, Gene, Robert Lee Dixon and Frances Dotson.

She is survived by : her daughters, Sandy R. Watson (Bryan) of Gaffney and Ann R. Smiley of Gaffney; her sister Helen Wells (Boyce) of Kings Mountain; her grandchildren, Brandi Stricklin (Ronnie), Krissy Jaworski (Max), Haily Potter (Zach) and Jake Watson (Ashley); and her great grandchildren, Kyle Hamrick, Ben Hamrick, Lily Stricklin, Mason Jaworski, Eli Shedd, June Watson and Abram Watson. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Cherokee Creek Baptist Church, 501 Buck Shoals Road, Gaffney, SC 29341 or St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory