JOHN E RATLIFF
1872-1954

SERVICES SUNDAY FOR COUNTY MAN,
JOHN ELLIOTT RATLIFF OF BARNETTS CREEK, SUCCUMBS FRIDAY,

Funeral services were held Sunday at the Fairview Church for John
Elliott Ratliff, 72, who died Friday April 4, 1954 at his home at
Barnetts creek, following an illness of a month.

Born April 30, 1872, he was the son of Jim and Polly Spradlin
Ratliff.

He was a life long resident of Barnetts Creek. A retired railroad
employee, he had been a member of the Freewill Baptist Church for
50 years.

He was preceded in death by his wife April 25, 1953.

Surviving are three sons, Freddie Ratliff, Staffordsville, Farmer
Ratliff, Barnetts Creek, and Gordon Ratliff, Jackson Michigan; two
daughters, Mrs. Glada Fraley, City, and Mrs. Clara Preston,
Barnetts Creek; two sisters, Mrs. Laura Spencer, City, Mrs. Mint
Spencer Leander and one brother, Paris Ratliff ,Lucasville, Ohio.

The grandsons served as pallbearers. Scott Castle and Charles
Lemaster were officiating ministers and the music was by the
Staffordsville Quartet.

Burial was in the family Cemetery under the direction of the
Preston Funeral Home.

PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WEDNESDAY
APR.28 1954