OBITUARY: Mable Ruth (Spivey) Redferrin

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Mable Ruth (Spivey) Redferrin

Mabel Ruth Redferrin, age 88, of Cross Plains, TN, passed away at Centennial Medical Center on January 28, 2022, joining her husband, J.B., her children, Wallace Ray and David Bruce Kitchens (Carol), Frances (Kitchens) Dillihay, and Alvin Pearson (Brenda), and grandchildren, Jennifer Ann Kitchens and Jeffrey Dale Boyd, in their heavenly home.

She is survived by her daughter, Wanna Fay Boyd (Dale), her son, Michael Allen Pearson (Debbie), and her granddaughter she raised, Leslie (Dena) Irizarry (Robert); one brother, Billy Spivey of Franklin; three sisters, Wanda Tate (Max) of Orlinda, TN, Linda Seabolt (J.D.) of Springfield, TN, and Betty Jo Hodges (Danny) of Portland, TN.

Mrs. Redferrin, also known to loved ones as “Nanny”, was born April 24th, 1933, in Robertson County, TN to the late Cora Gladys (Neal) Spivey and Arlo Bransford Spivey. She was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing, canning, gardening, sewing, and quilting. She found joy in cooking for her family, which included 14 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and 18 great-great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, George Spivey (Sandy), Rayme Spivey (Debbie), Roger Spivey (Wanda), Jackie Spivey (Betty Ann), Arlo Spivey Jr. (Sandra); sisters, Helen Clayborn (Charles), Margaret Jean Warren, and Ann Carter Diane Wix (Bobby).

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 at Gilbert Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Old Brush Cemetery in Portland, TN.

Online condolences can now be made at www.gilbertfuneral.com