Roper Funeral Home and Crematory 206 Holly St Jasper, GA 30143 (706) 253-7500 (706) 253-0040 www.roperfuneralhome.com Judith Darlene Cruse A Graveside Service will be held for Judith (Judy) Cruse, 81, of Jasper, Georgia on Monday August 21, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Lake Forest Memorial Park, 280 Camp Road; Jasper, GA 30143. Mrs. Cruse died August 19, 2023 at Manor Lake Assisted Living in Ellijay, Georgia. Judith worked for years at General Electric, which became Lucent Technology and was able to retire at 55. She and her husband, Jim Cruse, moved to Jasper, GA to be closer to grandchildren, lived on a mountain and enjoyed the beauty and peace in a home they built together. She is preceded in death by her parents, Len and Helen Reynolds. Mrs. Cruse is survived by her son and his wife, Mark & Jill Gordon; daughter and her husband, Lori and Brad Bledsoe; granddaughter and her family, Christa and Mitchell Gill and great-granddaughters Ella, Riley Kate and Emery; granddaughter Jamie Waterman and her partner Cory Tucker along with two sisters, Barbara Mayer and Sheril Peterson. In lieu of flowers, consider donation to Alzheimer's Association | Donate to Fight Alzheimer's Disease