Nancy Kay Rufener, 86, of Sardis, passed away Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital Morgantown, West Virginia. 

She was born in Columbus, April 11, 1937, a beloved daughter of the late Victor M and Winifred P. Moore Arman.

She was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, drawing and painting.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Homer H. Rufener Jr.

She is survived by her children, Homer Daniel Rufener, John (Kim) Rufener, Stephen (Levaun) Rufener, Wendy (John) Fernau and Rebecca Louise Rufener; grandchildren, Emma (Maclean) Fernau Collins, Anna Rufener, Katie Rufener, Magdalena Kay Rufener (Michael) Anderson, Maria Leigh Rufener Morrow, Abigal Wise, Alexander Rufener, Aiden Rufener and Austin Rufener; three great grandchildren, Clayton, Eden and Vivienne; and two sisters, Sandra (Paul) Dietrich, of Clarington, and Vicki (Norman) Voorhis, of New Martinsville, West Virginia.

Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S. Paul St., Woodsfield, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, with Terry Pringle officiating. Burial will follow in the Salem-Morton Cemetery near Sardis.