Cody Bear Ruggles, age 33, of Macon, Missouri, formerly of Fayette, passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022, at the Harry S. Truman VA Hospital in Columbia.

Cody was born February 21, 1988, to Kevin Ruggles and Maria Walker in Peoria, Illinois. On December 7, 2011, he married his wife Carrissa and they began to build a life together. Cody was a true patriot and soldier, serving his country in the Army from 2012 to 2014. Part of his Army tour took him to Afghanistan.

Cody was a connoisseur of food and a chef who enjoyed trying different creations and all cultural styles. Cody was a man of many hats. He was a philosopher, writer, student, teacher, fixer, and carpenter.

He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and roaming the creeks looking for artifacts, and, most importantly, being that role model to his three little boys. Cody was a renaissance man in every way, but above all, he was a father, husband, son, brother, and a believer.

Cody was a Member of the First Christian Church, Fayette. He was a graduate of Fayette High School and a graduate of Central Methodist University.

He joins his grandmother, Donna Ruggles, and his father-in-law, Darwin Blackmore, in the halls of heaven.

Cody is survived by his wife, Carrissa of the home; three sons, CJ, Carwyn, and Clark; father, Kevin Ruggles; his mother and stepfather, Maria and Gary Gose; siblings Luke Ruggles (Rebekah), Abbey McLouth (Ryan), Brian Gose (Mallory), and Aaron Gose (Stephanie); grandparents Roger Ruggles and Louis and Gladys Walker; mother-in-law, Cindy Blackmore; as well as many cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends.

Following the funeral service in Moberly, Cody was laid to rest on February 22, with full military honors at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Jacksonville, Missouri.