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BORN
1929
DIED
2013
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Shirley Ratliff Obituary
Services will be sy 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at Lee Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Scott Witcher officiating. Burial will be in Wren Cemetery. Lee Memorial is in charge of the arrangements.
She is survived by two children, Rhonda Kelly (Jake) of Mooreville and Joseph Jay Ratliff of Pontotoc; three sisters, Betty Swyden (Thomus) of Oklahoma City, OK, Frances Blaylock (Paul) of Guntown and JoAnn Chavez of Newark, Calif.; a brother, Dale McKissick of Fulton; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bobby Gene Ratliff; and a son, Bobby Joe McMullen.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
For online condolences visit www.leememorialonline.com.
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November 30, 2013
May you find peace in God who brings comfort to all the mourning ones. Isa. 61:2
Kim Bailey
November 30, 2013
May the God of comfort be with your family during this difficult time. Lean on God as he is near to those broken at heart and he will sustain you. Psalms 55:22
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