Elaine Ruppe

Gaffney, SC - - Nannie Elaine Wallace Ruppe, 89, of 1023 Champion Ferry Road, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 2, 2026 at Cherokee Medical Center.

Born in Gaffney, she the widow of the late Charles R. Ruppe and daughter of the late Everette Carson Wallace and Cora Belle Deaton Wallace. She retired from Musgrove Mill and was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. She loved her family, traveling, cooking and gospel music.

She is survived by two grandchildren, Daniel Ruppe and Stephanie Richardson (Melvin), both of Gaffney; three great-grandchildren, Tylen Tate, Aaden Richardson and Charles Owen Ruppe; two brothers, James Wallace (Judy) of Gaffney and Paul Wallace (Joyce) of Cowpens; numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Charles Rodney Ruppe; three brothers, Bobby Wallace, Junior Wallace and Everette Wallace and three sisters, Ruth McCraw, Bernice Pruitt and Shirley Marcoux.

The family will receive friends from 2:00PM until 3:00PM on Monday, October 5, 2026 at Blakely Funeral Home. Graveside services will immediately follow at 3:30PM in the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Harold Johnson officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 Jude Place, Memphis, Tn. 38105-1905 or Fairview Baptist Church, 505 Fairview Road, Gaffney, SC 29341.

The family will be at their respective homes.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC