Robert Edward Ruple

COLUMBIA A funeral service for Robert Edward “Eddie” Ruple, 62, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 20, 2015, at First Christian Church Disciples of Christ. The family will receive friends from 1:15 until 2:00 p.m. at the church prior to the service. The burial will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 21, 2015, in Magnolia Cemetery, Reevesville, S.C. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family. Mr. Ruple died Thursday, December 17, 2015. Born in Walterboro, he was a son of the late John Henry Ruple Sr. and Mattie Belle Bryant Ruple. Eddie was a graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science, worked as a funeral director and embalmer for many years, and was an avid Harley-Davidson fan. He attended First Christian Church. Surviving are his wife of 36 years, Lucy Strom Ruple; children, Robert E. “Robbie” Ruple Jr. (Amy) of West Columbia, Joseph A. “Joey” Ruple of Lexington, Johnathan Trey Ruple of Nashville, Tenn., and Summer Whitney Ruple of Mitchell, Ind.; grandchildren, Landon and Logan Ruple, Jaiden, Kyndal and Bentley Ruple, Silas Ruple and Koen, Liam and Gabe Ruple and Madabelle Toliver; and brother, John H. Ruple, Jr. (Dianne) of Johns Island. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a daughter-in-law, Brooke Tomlinson Ruple.