DIXIE RATLIFF 1917-1997 Dixie VanHoose Ratliff, 80, died Saturday, September 27, 1997 at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Mrs. Ratliff was born January 12, 1917, in Lawrence County, to the late Leo and Victoria DeBoard VanHoose. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Hobert Ratliff, in 1987. Surviving are four sons, Billy Joe Ratliff, James Hubert Ratliff and Paul H. Howard, all of Louisa, and Burns Lee Ratliff of Whitehouse; and 12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday, September 29, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with John Hibshman officiating. Burial was in Cumbo Cemetery at West Van Lear.
|