OBITS: Botts, Kathryn Ratliff, 1938, Bath Co., Kentucky ----------------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: From: "Darrell Warner" Date: Sunday, October 22, 2001 10:22 AM ------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. **************************************************************************** Kathryn Ratliff Botts Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, July 21, 1938 Death Claims Mrs. Seth Botts Interment at Sharpsburg Tuesday Mrs. Kathryn Ratliff Botts, wife of Seth Botts, former sheriff of Bath county, passed away at her home here Saturday evening, July 16, shortly after eight o'clock. Mrs. Botts had been in declining health for several years and had failed rapidly in the past two weeks. Funeral services were held at the residence on West Main street Tuesday morning, July 19, conducted by the Rev. George C. Frey, pastor of the Owingsville Christian church, and the Rev. Henry S. Ficklin. Interment was in the family lot in Crown Hill Cemetery at Sharpsburg. A daughter of Caleb and Ellen Baird Ratliff, Mrs. Botts was born at the Ratliff homestead a short distance north of Sharpsburg in Nicholas county February 21, 1863, one of the most prominent and widely known families in this section of the state. Mrs. Botts received her early education in the Carlisle schools and attended the old Mt. Sterling Female College. She was married to Mr. Botts September 18, 1881, at the age of 18 and was considered one of the most charming and accomplished young women of her generation. Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughter, Mrs. Ellen B. Wycoff, Louisville; Mrs. Dudley Ratliff and Mrs. Constance Honaker, Washington D. C., and Mrs. E. V. Brother, Owingsville; four sons, A. Ecton Botts, Richmond, Va.; Omer R. Botts, Winchester; Mason H. Botts, Sharpsburg, and O. Fassett Botts, Owingsville. She is also survived by one brother, Claude C. Ratliff, Carlisle; thirteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.