Fred McQueen Mouzon, age 85, beloved husband of Ruth Mouzon, died peacefully on the evening of November 27, 2014, in Cleveland, Ohio. Fred was born to the late Samuel King Mouzon and Sara Elizabeth (Tisdale) Mouzon on August 22nd, 1929 in Mouzon, South Carolina. He was valedictorian of his high school class. After high school, Fred spent nine years in the Christian ministry in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Kentucky. These years were some of Fred's most cherished and his love for his faith inspired him to share it with others his entire life. Fred married Ruth Sparks November 15th, 1957 in Wellington, Ohio. They lived in Huntsville, Alabama for fifty-three years before moving to Oberlin, Ohio in 2010. Fred began his career as a cabinetmaker, and became known in north Alabama as "Mr. Perfect" because of his exquisite craftsmanship. Fred was an excellent businessman, and had a number of small businesses through the years. He retired from real estate in 2008. Fred and Ruth celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary this month. In addition to his parents, Fred was predeceased by his brothers Bill and Sam, and sister Sally. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ruth Mouzon of Oberlin, their son Stephen Alan Mouzon and wife Wanda of Miami Beach, Florida, and daughters, Susan Mouzon Henderson and husband Owen of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Hazel Mouzon Borys and husband Stephen of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and three adoring grandsons, Samuel Alan Mouzon, David Lawrence Mouzon, and Roman Mikhail Borys, all of whom Fred loved and cherished deeply, to the point that he adopted the two oldest to grant them a better education. He considered Ruth's family his own, and he has many brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and countless dear friends in Alabama, South Carolina, Ohio, and across the country. The funeral will be held Tuesday, December 2, at 2:30 PM, at Fairchild Chapel, in Oberlin, Ohio, with interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Wellington, Ohio. A reception will be held after the internment at the Root Room in the Carnegie Library, Oberlin, Ohio. Visitation is on Monday, December 1, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, at Norton-Eastman Funeral Home in Wellington, Ohio, and condolences may be expressed online at www.norton-eastmanfuneralhome.com.

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