Ramsey obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb Archives by: Ramsey, Alan, Sr. 12 Jun 2001 Jul 2001 Don Johnson Ramsey, Ambrose Knox, Jr. 24 Jan 2000 Jan 2000 Don Johnson Ramsey, Clifford James, Sr. 5 Apr 2002 Apr 2002 Don Johnson Ramsey, Eddie 23 Jan 2003 Jan 2003 Don Johnson Ramsey, Lubertha Ford 24 Mar 2005 Mar 2005 Jerry Nelson Ramsey, Myra Louise Kuhn 3 Sep 2010 Sep 2010 Jerry Nelson Ramsey, Virginia Isabel Harris 28 Jul 2006 Jul 2006 Jerry Nelson Ramsey, Wanda L. 5 Dec 2003 Dec 2003 Don Johnson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 6/12/2001 RAMSEY, ALAN SR. Greensburg - Alan "Rambo" Ramsey Sr., 34, died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at St. Helena Parish Hospital in Greensburg, as the result of an automobile accident. He was employed as a roll off driver for Waste Management of Baton Rouge. He is survived by his wife, Dorisshell J. Ramsey of Greensburg; two sons, Alan Ramsey Jr. and Joseph Curtis Ramsey III, both of Greensburg; and one daughter, Naustacia Ramsey of Greensburg; 11 sisters, Vera Dokes of New Orleans, Audrey Caulfield of Jacksonville, Miss., Ruth James and Belva Cooper, both of Vaiden, Miss., Ora Dockery and Gloria Ramsey, both of Lagrange, Ill., Lora McGee of Aurora, Ill., Barbara Williams and Beverly Lee, both of Kentwood, Kane Montgomery and Ulanda Ramsey, both of Walker; four brothers, Dupree Ramsey of Olive Branch, Miss., Otis Ramsey of Aurora, Ill., and O.J. and Curtis Ramsey Jr., both of Greensburg. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Mable Ramsey; two brothers, Leroy and Joseph Ramsey; and his maternal and paternal grandparents. Visitation will be Thursday at MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home, Greensburg, from 5 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Norwert Hills Sr. will conduct the funeral Friday at 11 a.m. at Turner Chapel AME Church, Greensburg, and burial will be in Sheridan Church Cemetery, Greensburg. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 1/24/2000 RAMSEY, AMBROSE KNOX, JR. A retired professor emeritus of electrical engineering at LSU for more than 40 years, he died Saturday evening, Jan. 22. 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 82, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Amite. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Religious services at the funeral home chapel at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by his wife of 47 years, Floyce Yates Ramsey, Baton Rouge; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Margaret and Jerry Helton, Rochester, N.Y., and Pat Sue and Tim McReynolds, Lake Charles; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Ambrose K. III and Renee W. Ramsey, Mandeville, Mack V. and Judy L. Ramsey, Jonesboro, Ark., John B. and Rosemary R. Ramsey, Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Charlie S. Ramsey, Baton Rouge; a sister and brother-in-law, Ruth R. and Woody Grant, Baton Rouge; and 13 grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Ambrose K. Sr. and Effie Gillentine Ramsey; an infant daughter; and a brother, Richard Ramsey. His sons and sons-in-law will serve as pallbearers. He was a member of Goodwood Boulevard Church of Christ, a member and sponsor of Tau Beta Pi for many years, a member of Industrial Engineering and Electrical Engineering and was a registered professional engineer. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 4/5/2002 RAMSEY, CLIFFORD JAMES SR. Springfield - Clifford James Ramsey Sr., 83, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was a native of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Survivors include three daughters, Carol Clifton of Killian, Patti Sparks of Baytown, Texas, and Susan Hartley of Sacramento, Calif.; one son, Clifford Ramsey Jr. of San Diego; one brother, Pat Ramsey of Dallas; 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Joan Matthewson Ramsey; and brothers and sisters. Visitation will be today at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday at Killian First Baptist Church from 10 a.m. until the Rev. David Whitehead conducts the funeral at 11. Burial will be in the church cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 1/23/2003 RAMSEY, EDDIE Kentwood - Eddie Ramsey, 80, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite. He is survived by a son, Richard Hall of Natalbany; five sisters, Willie Bell Hookfin, Geneva Brackens and Lizzie Pittman, both of New Orleans; Alice Harrison of California; and Katie McMorris of Baton Rouge; a brother, Jay Ramsey of New Orleans; two grand- children; and two great-grandchildren. His parents, Harvey and Elsie Ramsey, preceded him in death as did a sister, Ruby Thompson; and a brother, David Ramsey. Visitation will be at Angelic Funeral Home, Roseland, Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. The Rev. E. Strickland will conduct the funeral Saturday at 1 p.m. at Spring Creek Baptist Church, Kentwood. Burial will be in the church cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 3/24/2005 RAMSEY, LUBERTHA FORD St. Helena Parish -- Lubertha Ford Ramsey, 88, died Sunday, March 20, 2005, at Hood Memorial Hospital, Amite. She was a housewife. Survivors include her husband, Ernest Ramsey; one daughter, Virginia Ramsey Sanders of California; four sons, Ernest Ramsey Jr. of Shreveport, J.C. Ramsey of Kentwood, Donald R. Ramsey of New Orleans and Walter Ramsey of Hammond; and 18 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three daughters, Mabel Ramsey, Minnie Manuel and Shirley M. Sanders. Visitation will be Friday at Spring Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Kentwood, from 5 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Elton Strickland Sr. will conduct the funeral Saturday at 1 p.m. followed by burial at the church cemetery. Angelic Funeral Home, Roseland, is in charge. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 9/3/2010 RAMSEY, MYRA LOUISE KUHN Myra Louise Kuhn Ramsey, 71, and a resident of Ponchatoula, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at Richard Murphy Hospice House in Hammond. Born Sept. 9, 1938, in Tylertown, Miss., Mrs. Ramsey was preceded in death by her loving husband, Loyd W. Ramsey Sr.; and her daughter, Sherrie Lynn Ramsey. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Eton Percy Kuhn and Mildred Louise McDaniel Kuhn; sister, Edith Margaret Kuhn White; and her brother, Robert "Bobby" Lester Kuhn. Myra Ramsey was a wonderful mother, doting grand- mother, devoted sister and cherished friend to many. She was the worthy grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star for the State of Louisiana. She also served as the past matron of the Broadmoor Chapter in Shreveport, with the OES 233 and Nova Stella 36 of Ponchatoula. Surviving her are her son, Loyd Wade Ramsey Jr., and her daughter-in-law, Sandra K. Ramsey; her treasured granddaughter, Hunter Tyler Ramsey; her five brothers and sisters-in-law, Percy F. and Shirley Kuhn, Thomas and Beth Kuhn, Albert and Kathryn Kuhn, James Edward and Cheryl Kuhn, and Marion Paul and Brenda Kuhn; her sister and brother-in-law, Katherine Kuhn Billings and Arthur Billings; and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received for visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, 100 W. Magnolia St., Ponchatoula, Friday, Sept. 3, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a 7 p.m. Order of the Eastern Star service. Visitation will continue at the funeral home chapel Saturday, Sept. 4, from 8 a.m. until the funeral service at 9 a.m. Another visitation and an Eastern Star service will be held at Hillcrest Funeral Home, 601 Highway 80 East, Haughton, on Saturday from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. Interment will follow in the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Haughton. Contributions in her honor may be made to either the Breast Cancer Awareness of the Order of Eastern Star through Mrs. Terrie C. Castay, P.O. Box 740412, New Orleans, LA 70174-0412; or Richard Murphy Hospice, 1109 S. Chestnut, Hammond, LA 70403. An online guest book is available at www.harrymckneely.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 7/28/2006 RAMSEY, VIRGINIA ISABEL HARRIS Virginia Ramsey, 85, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home after a three-year struggle with cancer. She was born Virginia Isabel Harris on July 2, 1921, in a log cabin in Wheel (Bedford County), Tenn., daughter of Frances Lisenby Harris and Richard Ezra Harris Sr. To family and childhood friends she was known as "Tut" (after Egyptian King Tutankhamen). After attending Franklin County High School in Winchester, Tenn., Virginia completed her senior year at Pine Grove High School in St. Helena Parish. During World War II, she worked as a secretary for A.R. Holton of Life & Casualty Insurance Co. in Nashville, Tenn. In 1945, she married Tech. Sgt. Richard Dean Ramsey, then of Amite. After living in Arkansas and Kentucky, the couple settled in Louisiana in 1947, residing successively in New Orleans, Ponchatoula, Covington, and Hammond. Primarily a homemaker, she also served as secretary for the Church of Christ Student Center at Southeastern Louisiana University and as assistant manager for the Bible Shop until her husband's death in 1997. She was a member of the Oak Grove Church of Christ, Independence, the American Association of Retired Persons, the American Automobile Association, the Harding University Alumni Association, and the Central Church of Christ Girls Home Alumnae Club, Nashville. She was a longtime supporter of the Herald of Truth in Abilene, Texas, and Words of Life in Louisville, Ky., worldwide ministries. Preceded in death by her parents and her husband; two brothers, Richard Ezra Harris Jr., who was of Midland (near Bell Buckle), Tenn., and William O. Harris, who was of Estill Springs, Tenn.; and sister, Rosemary Harris Riley, who was of Harmony (near Winchester), Tenn. She is survived by a brother, John T. Harris of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; a sister, Bettye Lytle Harris of Winchester; son, Dr. Richard David Ramsey of Hammond; grandson, U.S. Army Pvt. Carl David Ramsey; granddaughter, Anna Linnea Ramsey of Hammond; and a great-granddaughter, Natali Linnea Ramsey. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, on Friday, July 28, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Visitation at Oak Grove Church of Christ, on La. 40 three miles east of Independence, on Saturday, July 29, from 9 a.m. until the funeral service at 10 a.m. Graveside dismissal at Greenlawn Cemetery, Hammond, at 11:15 a.m. Saturday and farewell luncheon at the Westchurch Church of Christ, Hammond, at noon Saturday. Arrangements by Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, 2000 N. Morrison Blvd., Hammond, (985) 345-5801. In lieu of flowers, memorials are appropriately directed to Colorado Christian Services (adoption agency), 1100 W. Littleton Blvd., Suite 105, Littleton, CO 80120-2275; or to the Ambrose Knox Ramsey Memorial Scholarship Fund, Office of Student Financial Aid Services, 915 E. Center St., Harding University Box 12282, Searcy, AR 72149-2282; or to a charity of the donor's choosing. Condolences welcome via e-mail at hmckneely@i-55.com with subject line RAMSEY. Obituary with photo also posted at: http://obits.reporternews.com/content/167.cfm *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate on: 12/05/2003 RAMSEY, WANDA L. A resident of Ponchatoula, she died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003, in Ponchatoula. She was 55 and a native of Folsom. Visitation at Jesus Name Holiness Church, Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003, until religious service at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 2003, conducted by the Rev. Glen C. Henson. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by a daughter, Marcelina D. Ramsey, Madisonville; a son, Robert D. Osbourn, Kansas; 10 grandchildren; three sisters, Lettie Sumrall, Madisonville, Rose Mary Menchaca, Slidell, and Patricia Alexander, Longview, Texas; six brothers, Tommy Windom Sr., Ponchatoula, Malcolm Windom, Covington, James Alexander, Frisco, Texas, Calvin Windom, Picayune, Miss., David Alexander, Houston, and Junior Alexander, Natalbany; three stepbrothers, Jackie, Charles and Tommy Alexander, all of Dallas; and a stepsister, Mary Louise Alexander, Florida. Preceded in death by her father, Floyd Windom; mother, Mary Seals Alexander; a sister, Mary Jane Schesler; and two brothers, Daniel and Rush Alexander. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/ramsey.txt