3-12-2014 — Sept. 5, 1927—March 4, 2014
Obie Francis Ramsey, age 86, died March 4, 2014 at his home in the Stop community of Wayne County, Ky. He was born at Stop September 5, 1927. He was the eighth child of the late William Cicero Ramsey and Bernetta Chloe Rector Ramsey.
He was preceded in death by one brother—Roy Ramsey; three sisters—Ila Clark, Della Wood, and Lydia Allison Smith; and one son—Allan Ramsey.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years—Magdalene “Maggie” Ramsey whom he married on January 26, 1949.
To this union four children were born, three of whom survive; two daughters—Nikki Morrow and Dinah Tucker, both of Wayne County, Ky. and one son—Willie Ramsey of Somerset, Ky.
He has five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and one great- great-grandchild.
He is also survived by three sisters—Lena Banta of Tampa, Fla., Laura Mabel McElroy of Somersosh, Wa. and Flonnie Ferguson of Columbus, Ohio and Wayne County, Ky.
He lived at Stop all his life with the exception of his tour of duty in the Marines during 1945–1946 and three years in Lexington, Ky. while getting his bachelor’s degree in agriculture. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in December of 1949.
From January 1950 to May 1985 he worked as an adult vocational agriculture teacher. During the earlier years he worked with farmers in Wayne, Clinton, Cumberland, Adair, Casey and Pulaski counties, but solely in Wayne County from around 1963 until his retirement in 1985.
He was a member of the Stop Church of Christ where he served as the song leader and one of the elders for many years.
Funeral services were held Friday, March 7, 2014 at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Bro. Willie Ramsey officiating. Burial was in the Stop Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to: Hospice of Lake Cumberland or Stop Cemetery Fund
Hicks-Vaughn Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
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