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Two Obits of James Walter "J. W." Ratcliffe, Jr.  - Grady County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Sandi Carter   SandKatC@aol.com 1 Mar 2001
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James Walter "J. W." Ratcliffe, Jr.

Surname: BELL, CANARY, ESTES, LEE, LETSINGER, RATCLIFFE, VANWEY

Tuttle Times
10 February 2001
James Walter "J.W." Ratcliffe, Jr.

Graveside service for James Walter "J.W." Ratcliffe, Jr., 88, of Tuttle 
was held Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001 at 10 a.m. at the Fairview Cemetery in 
Tuttle. Rev. Cletis Lee of Amber officiated.

James Walter "J.W." Ratcliffe was born April 1, 1912 in Minco to James 
Walter Ratcliffe, Sr. and Olivia (Letsinger) Ratcliffe and died Jan. 20,
2001 in Oklahoma City.

J.W. married Anna Belle Vanwey on Nov. 13, 1965 in Columbia, Tenn. He 
had retired from farming and ranching, but had worked in the funeral 
industry for 50 years.

He was a member of the Tuttle United Methodist Church, the Red Red Rose, 
the Tuttle Roundup Club and the Tuttle Jaycees.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and one stepdaughter, Patsy Ann 
Estes.

Survivors include his wife, Anna Belle Ratcliffe of the home in Tuttle; 
two stepdaughters, Mary Bell of Lawton and Donna Sue Canary of Noble; 
four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery, Tuttle, under the direction of 
Sevier Funeral Home, Tuttle.

2nd Obit

Tuttle Times
21 February 2001


JAMES WALTER "J.W." RATCLIFFE, JR.

Graveside service for James Walter "J.W." Ratcliffe, Jr., 88, of Tuttle was 
held Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001 at 10 a.m. at the Fairview Cemetery in Tuttle. 
Rev. Cletis Lee of Amber officiated.

James Walter "J.W." Ratcliffe was born April 1, 1912 in Minco to James Walter 
Ratcliffe, Sr. and Olivia (Letsinger) Ratcliffe and died Jan. 20, 2001 in 
Oklahoma City.
J.W. married Anna Belle Vanwey on Nov. 13, 1965 in Columbia, Tenn. He had 
retired from farming and ranching, but had worked in the funeral industry for 
50 years. He was a member of the Tuttle United Methodist Church, the Red Red 
Rose, the Tuttle Roundup Club and the Tuttle Jaycees.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and one stepdaughter, Patsy Ann 
Estes.

Survivors include his wife, Anna Belle Ratcliffe of the home in Tuttle; two 
stepdaughters, Mary Bell of Lawton and Donna Sue Canary of Noble; four 
grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery, Tuttle, under the direction of 
Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home, Minco.

Submitted by Sandi Carter