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DATE: Saturday, December 2, 1995             TAG: 9512020535
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FLORENCE W. RATLIFF

Florence White Ratliff, 77, formerly of Skyline Drive, died Dec. 1, 1995, in Gloucester, Va.

She was a native of Raven, Va., and the widow of John Franklin Ratliff. She was a member of McKendree United Methodist Church and Order of Eastern Star Chapter (NU)100, Mullens, W.Va., where she served as its past worthy matron.

She is survived by two sons, Robert J. Ratliff of Hayes, Va., and Samuel J. Ratliff of Elkview, W.Va.; sister, Ruth W. Booden of Virginia Beach; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

A funeral service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. today by the Rev. A. Bruce Carper in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel. The family will be at the funeral home today from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. to greet friends. Memorial donations may be made to McKendree United Methodist Church. The body will be taken to the Memorial Funeral Directory, Princeton, for a visitation Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. with a graveside service to follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens by Dr. David Carrico.

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