Obituary of William J. Ratliff

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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003
From: http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000008
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William J. Ratliff 
Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, August 3, 1939 
Prominent Sharpsburg Citizen Passes 
Death Claims W. J. Ratliff 
   William J. Ratliff, 72 years old, widely known Sharpsburg citizen 
and wealthy Bath county farmer, died at his home at Sharpsburg, Thursday, 
July 27, after a long illness. 
   In the early spring Mr. Ratliff underwent a major operation, complicated 
by an attack of pneumonia, at a Lexington hospital, from which he 
recovered sufficiently to return home at Sharpsburg.  For the past 
five or six weeks, however, his condition had not been encouraging. 
   A native of this county and a member of one of its oldest and most 
widely respected families, he was a son of the late N. C. and Anna 
Jones Ratliff, born July 21, 1867.  He was well known in Bath county 
and in central Kentucky and was at all times one of the leading figures 
in local and state politics although he was never a candidate for 
office himself.  A brother, Omer Ratliff, his inseparable companion 
in late years, preceded him in death a few weeks ago. 
   Hi is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Peek Ratliff; two 
daughters, Mrs. Ed Shannon, Lexington, and Miss Mary Galloway Ratliff, 
of Sharpsburg, one brother, Allie B. Ratliff, Mt. Sterling. 
   Funeral services were held at the residence at Sharpsburg at 
three o'clock Saturday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. E. C. Crouch 
and the Rev. T. J. Ray.  Interment was in the family lot in Crown 
Hill Cemetery.  Pall bearers were Elbert Webb, Allie Conway, Waller 
Sharp III, Harry McCue, Frank Hill, A. M. Peed, Carroll O'Rear and 
Stanley Myers; honorary pall bearers, E. P. Clark, R. C. Gatewood, 
T. S. Robertson, Mason Botts, Walter Shrout, N. H. Stone, J. R. Crocket, 
and J. C. VanArsdell.