Ruth Dufresne

Mrs. Ruth Mooney Dufresne, age 89, of Dobson, NC passed away on Wednesday morning July 24, 2019, at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  She was born in Harnett County, NC on July 11, 1930, to the late Squire Mooney and the late Nora Lee Boles Mooney.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband of sixty-two years Charles “Charlie” Ernest Dufresne; sister Ruby Mooney Bates; brothers Clinton Mooney and Elmer Mooney.  She was a member of Pine Hill Church, a retired secretary for the U. S. Government and a military wife who traveled the world with her husband Charlie. They retired to North Carolina in 1980. She obtained her BA from Gardner-Webb University in 1984 and returned to work for the VA in Winston Salem retiring in 1994. Surviving are her children Debra Carr of Pacific Palisades, CA, Charles E. “Chuck” Jr. and wife Joy Dufresne of Raleigh, NC, and Karen Dufresne of Lake Worth, FL.; beloved grandchildren, Kimberly Dufresne, Matthew Dufresne, and Jack Guastella; and nephews Calvin and wife  Dorothy Mooney and Terry and wife Bonnie Bates.  A funeral service will be held at 12:00 Noon Monday, July 29 at Pine Hill Church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery.  Rev. Michael Thames will conduct the services.  The family will receive friends at Pine Hill Church on Monday from 11:00 AM until the time of her service at 12:00 Noon. A reception will follow in the fellowship hall.  Moody-Davis Funeral Home in Dobson is serving the Dufresne family. 

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