Evelyn Goodman Bruffy, 60, went to be with her Lord on November 17, 2014. She was the loving wife of Carlton H. Bruffy for thirty-eight years. She was a loving mother and grandmother.
She was the daughter of Louise P. Goodman and the late Cornelius Goodman. Evelyn was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church, she accepted Jesus as her personal Savior as a teenager and dedicated her life to the Lord. Evelyn graduated from Rustburg High School in 1974. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Lynchburg College and obtained her CPM, Certified Procurement Manager Certificate from the state of Virginia. She was devoted to the Virginia Department of Transportation for thirty-seven years. Upon her retirement, she owned and operated Wooldridge’s Greenhouse. With the voice of an angel, she loved singing praise to the Lord. She also had a passion for flowers, yardsale-ing and antique-ing. Evelyn was a devoted team Mom for her children at Brookville Schools.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents; a brother, Raymond Goodman (KIA- Vietnam); a sister-in-law, Patricia Goodman; her father-in-law, James Hamlet Bruffy; and a brother-in-law, Marshall R. Witt.
She is survived by three children: Amanda Bruffy (Matt), Chip Bruffy (Megan), and Trevor Bruffy (Cathy), a precious granddaughter, Ryleigh Grace Bruffy; soon-to-arrive granddaughter Kyla Grey Bruffy; two brothers: Chuck Goodman and Tommy Goodman; three sisters: Mary Phelps (Richard), Janice Spitzer (Eric), and Jeannie Clay (Victor), her mother-in-law, Nellie Bruffy; her step-father-in-law, Russell M. Breedon; two sisters-in-law: Faye B. Brooks (Don), and Sandra B. Witt; a brother-in-law, Melvin J. Bruffy (Angelia), a special friend Edna Tinsley and numerous other loving family members and friends.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. tonight Wednesday November 19, 2014 at Tharp Funeral Home Lynchburg. A Celebration of Evelyn’s Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday November 20, 2014 at Gethsemane Baptist Church with the Rev. Carlton Duck officiating. Interment will follow at Clearview Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gethsemane Baptist Church, 411 Blue Ridge St. Lynchburg, VA 24501 or to the Humane Society for Campbell County, P.O. Box 659 Rustburg, VA 24588.
Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424, to send condolences please go to www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com