Rachel P. Ramsay

Rachel P. Ramsay, 87, of Nova, died at Hospice House in Ashland, Ohio, on Wednesday evening, Dec. 23, 2009.

She was born in Greensboro, N.C., on Sept. 12, 1922, a daughter of Fletcher P. Johnson Sr. and Pearl Jefferson Johnson. She was a wonderful homemaker and a member of the Savannah United Methodist Church and had been a lay leader at the church for many years. Rachel was a world traveler, visiting 69 different countries, and she enjoyed spending many winters in Puerto Rico with her husband and friends.

She is survived by her husband, Dale Ramsay; they were married on Christmas Eve in 1983. She is also survived by two daughters, Janett P. Boyce and Arlene P. (Donnie) Faison, all of Colonial Heights, Va.; two stepdaughters, Joyce (Marvin) Gallaway of Mansfield, Ohio, and Janice (Mike) Weirich of Ashland; one stepson, Rex (Elizabeth) Ramsay of Nova, Ohio; nine grandchildren, Denise H. (Tommy) Black, Marla H. (Tommy) Hodge, Melissa F. (Steve) Crutchfield, Jennifer (Josh) Morr, Ben Ramsay, Daniel (Wendy) Gallaway, Leeann Gallaway, Jackie Weirich and Nick Weirich; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; her sister, Helen Huff of Akron, Ohio; and her brother, Melvin (Marie) Johnson of Jacksonville, Fla.; a devoted friend, Diane Chandler; and numerous beloved nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Ervin, Richard and F.P. Johnson Jr.; and a granddaughter, Justine L. Good, who died in November of this year.

A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, in the Colonial Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard, with the Rev. Chance Price and the Rev. Fred Adkins officiating. Interment to follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Chester. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.