Ohio Years
Rufus, Mary, and Sally Margaret would live in a house with a very nice woman who was a widow, Mrs. Marsh until they could afford a larger place. They moved to an apartment on the East side of Dayton on Fifth Street.
During their time in East Dayton their family would expand. They welcomed their eldest son, Darwyn Quinn, on September 29, 1955. As it was very important to Rufus, Mary would return to Jackson, Kentucky where she would give birth to Darwyn at the office of Dr. Lewis in what is known as the Jefferson Hotel. Darwyn would go on to be known as "Wendy" a nickname his sister started calling him after a child's program character "Wendy Dan". As she remembers it, Darwyn was always cryiing. That explains how he became known as Wendy.
Rufus moved his family to a small house in what was known as Johnsville, Ohio (now a part of New Lebanon, Ohio). They lived here until Sally Margaret was about to enter the first grade. They bought a house in town (17 Sunset Street).
On April 12, 1965. the Rufus Sewell clan welcomed their last edition, Jeffrey Mark (Jeff) Sewell. Prior to Jeff's arrival Rufus made a job change. He left McCall's after 14 years and went to work for GM's Inland Plant on West Third Street. He was still working there when he and Mary agreed he should go ahead with open heart surgery. On June 27, 1970, Rufus went to sleep awaking on July 13, 1970 in the presence of his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Although still greatly missed by his children they are grateful for the short while they had him. . He packed a lot of living into his 41 years on this earth and touched many people with his big, generous heart. He left his children with the most precious gift a father could leave his childrfen--priceless memories of a wonderful childhood with a loving, godly father.