Ruddy P. Sargent, 86, formerly of Obi then Olean, New York
passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Cuba Memorial Hospital’s Palliative
Care Unit after a lengthy illness. Born on September 26, 1931, in Shinglehouse,
Pennsylvania, he was a son of Wesley and Lytie Livermore Sargent. On June 28, 1969, he married the former
Leitha Fuller who predeceased him on March 4, 2012.
Ruddy completed school in Shinglehouse in a one room school
house on Wildcat Road. He was a truck
driver all of his life, driving truck as soon as he could reach the
pedals. He served in the United States
Army from 1952-54.
After his military career he returned to trucking and was
the Owner/Operator of Sargent Transport in Obi, New York for many years. After he retired and closed his business he
went to work for his son at Sargent Transportation in Cuba.
He is survived by his children and several grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
He was predeceased in death by a brother John Sargent.
Friends may call at
the Mark F. Rinker Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., 9 Bull Street,
Cuba, on Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Burial will be private in Wildwood Cemetery, Salamanca New
York.
