UNICOI COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Tate Ernest Ramsey, 25 Nov 1997
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Mr. Tate Ernest Ramsey 

Mr. Tate Ernest Ramsey, 76, Route 2, Box 40, Erwin, died Tuesday, November 25, 
1997, at his residence.

He was a Yancey County, North Carolina native who lived most of his life in
Unicoi County, and a son of the late Jobe and Lydia Miller Ramsey.

Mr. Ramsey was employed by the Tennessee Division of Forestry, having retired
after 20 years of service, and also a retired farmer. He was a past board
member of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) and a past board member of the
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service (ASCS). Mr. Ramsey was a
United States Army Veteran of World War II, having served in China. He
attended Pilgrim Freewill Baptist Church.

Mr. Ramsey was preceded in death by two brothers, Niram Ramsey and John
Ramsey; and one sister, Myma Bailey.  Survivors include his wife, Trula Wilson
Ramsey; one son, James A. "Jim" Ramsey, Erwin; one daughter, Joyce Ann Willis,
Erwin; one sister, Opal Love, Erwin; two granddaughters, Bethany Ann Willis
and Natalie Jill Willis.