Ms. Shirley Ruffin, 85, of Princeville, NC transitioned on Saturday October 05, 2024. Services for Mrs. Ruffin will be held 1:00PM on Sunday October 13, 2024 at Holy Temple Church, Tarboro, North Carolina with Pastor Marilyn Graham Presiding and Bishop Antonio Gregory, eulogist. Burial will follow in the Eastlawn Memorial Gardens, Tarboro, North Carolina. A public Viewing will be held on Sunday October 13, 2024 one hour prior to the service from 12:00 till 1:00 PM. She is survived by her husband Joe L. Anderson of the home, her five children, Charlie Lewis Battle, Princeville, NC, Lynwood Earl Battle (Debbie) Wake Forest, NC, Henry Wilder, South Carolina, Gale Kenney, Tarboro, NC and Sandra Bellamy (Dennis) Princeville, NC. Seven grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. These services are entrusted to Dickens Funeral Services of Tarboro, North Carolina.