David E. Ramsey, 84
A retired mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and a charter member of Westwood Church of Christ, he served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II earning the AP Theater Ribbon with two Bronze Stars, the Good Conduct Medal, the WWII Victory Ribbon and American Theater Ribbon.
He entered the service in 1942 and served extensively in the Pacific Theater as part of the 8th Army under General Douglas MacArthur. Immediately after the war, Ramsey spent time in Hiroshima, documenting the devastation from the atomic bomb.
The son of Reeder Byrd and Myrtle Belle Myers Ramsey, he was preceded in death by his sister, Irene R. Pearson.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Boyd Ramsey; son and daughter-in-law, Boyd and Angela Ramsey of McMinnville; granddaughter, Belle Ramsey of McMinnville; sisters and brother-in-law, Florence and Huston Boyd of McMinnville and Kathleen Smith of Rocky Face, Ga.; brothers and sister-in-law, Clay and Lucy Ramsey of Albany, Ind., and Reeder B. Ramsey Jr. of Muncie, Ind.; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Mt. View Cemetery with Harold Jones officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at High’s. Memorial donations may be made to the Westwood Belle’s Fund (widow’s fund) at Westwood Church of Christ.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 1, 2005