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DATE: THURSDAY, July 29, 1993                   TAG: 9307290320
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: RAPHINE                                 LENGTH: Short


OBIT RAMSEY, WILLIAM LEE

RAMSEY, William Lee, 88, of Rt. 1, Box 88, Raphine, died at 1:55 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, 1993, in the Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Lexington. He was born in August 1, 1904, in Augusta County. He is the son of the late Christian L. and Signora (Bradley) Ramsey. He was a retired engineer of Norfolk and Western Railroad for 38 years. He was a member of the Vesuvius Baptist Church; and he a Mason and a member of Augusta Lodge No. 111 for 50 years. He was a charter member of the Odd Fellows of Steeles Tavern. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mrs. Serena Belle Ramsey, in 1960; and his second wife, Mrs. Lori Ramsey, in 1990. Mr. Ramsey is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law, Melvin T. and Naomi F. Ramsey of Rt. 1, Raphine, Luther E. and Jimmie H. Ramsey and Richard L. Ramsey, all of Roanoke; seven grandchildren, Thomas Ramsey, Sandra Yeager, David Ramsey, William Ramsey, Richard Ramsey, Barbara Wheeler, and Greg Sexton; two brothers, Raymond Ramsey of Stuarts Draft and Russell Ramsey of Roanoke; and a sister, Miss Alma Ramsey of Rt. 1, Raphine. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery by Dr. Robert D. Goshorn and the Rev. Dan Stanley. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Henry Funeral Home. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorial donations to the Vesuvius Baptist Church Memorial Fund, c/o Mrs. Yvonne Fox, Rt. 1 Box 61, Vesuvius, Va. 24472/



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