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A prominent rancher and farm er near Womack for more than 50 years, Will T. Ragsdale, aged 90 years, 3 months, and 6 days, died at approximately 4:40 o’clock on Sunday morning, November 4, in the Clifton hospital. Mr. Ragsdale had been in ill health for a number of years prior to his death and had been in in creasingly failing health for the last three years. He was brought to the local hospital at 7:30 o’clock last Saturday morning and remain ed there until his demise. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ragsdale, William Turman Ragsdale was born on July 28, 1872, in the Proffitt community southeast of Clifton. When he was ten years of age, he moved with his family to a farm along Neils Creek, which adjoined the place of the late Ole C. Pederson. He was reared to young manhood there. Mr. Ragsdale attended the schools near his boyhood homes and also the Valley Mills Public Schools. For several years after he reach ed maturity, Mr. Ragsdale was en gaged in the cattle business in Clifton, both buying and selling cattle. During that period of his life he lived at the Helm Hotel. It was on February 18, 1906, that Mr. Ragsdale married Miss Mary Cochran, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Cochran, of the Womack community. To their mar riage was born one son, Fred, of Clifton, who was killed in a truck accident on June 19, 1953. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale built their present home on her father’s place in the Womack community, and it has been there that they have continu ed to make their home during the ensuing years, with the exception of a short period when they were residents of the Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home. Mr. Ragsdale was a full-time rancher and farmer. He had no hobbies, just engaged in hard work until ill health forced his retire ment as far as actually doing the labor on the Ragsdale place him self. He always was devoted to his family. Left to survive Mr. Ragsdale are his wife, Mrs. Will T. Ragsdale, of Clifton; one grandchild, Mrs. Jack Hill (Lucille Ragsdale), of Waco; two great-grandchildren, Sharon Hill, 13, and Keith Hill, 9, of Waco; and three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Young and Mrs. Johnny Bekken (Maudie), of Waco, and Mrs. Rhoda Cutbirth, of Clyde. Mr. Ragsdale was preceded in death, in addition to his parents and son, by three sisters, Mrs. Ben Wilson (Mary) and Mrs. Debbie Le Fevre, of Clifton, and Mrs. Henry Handley (Georgie), of McGregor. Funeral services for Mr. Rags dale were held at 2:00 o’clock on Monday afternoon, November 5, at the Clifton Funeral Home Chap el and were conducted by Rev erend W. G. Etheredge, former pastor of the First Baptist Church here and now pastor of the Buck ner’s Orphans’ Home Baptist Church at Dallas. Pallbearers were W. O. Gloff, Clyde Barton, Jack C. Tucker, He len C. Aars, Clarence D. Handley, and Tomie Joe Harris, of Clifton, Interment followed in the Clif ton Cemetery. Mr. Ragsdale had the love and respect of his neighbors and friends throughout his long life time, and everyone joins in offer ing his and her most heartfelt sym pathy to the members of his fam ily at this time. Check your Record date.
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Clifton Record
Clifton, Texas, US
Fri, Nov 09, 1962
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