Carson J. Ramsey Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information

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Winkelman, Arizona

Two days before his death, Carson J. Ramsey left a phone message for his father. He wanted his dad to check on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle he planned to buy when he got home. "He liked to hunt and fish," said his father, Cecil. "He was going to get a Harley when he got back. He liked motorcycles." Ramsey, 22, of Winkelman, Ariz., died Oct. 10 when a car bomb detonated outside an east Baghdad market. He was based at Fort Hood. A 2001 high school graduate, Ramsey did well academically and loved the outdoors. Carson''s latest enthusiasm was bowhunting: He had gotten a compound bow, and was practicing with it in Iraq. Jose Jimenez, a friend, described two sides of the Carson Ramsey he knew: "He was a sergeant, and I was a private. In ROTC, he was tough. But as a friend, he was really cool," Jimenez said. In addition to his father, Ramsey is survived by his mother Elaine; a brother, Bobby, 29, and two sisters, Irene, 24, and Sandy, 34. "He was really outgoing," his father said. "Really friendly. He never got in any trouble."

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Charlie Gili

November 17, 2023

I remember him he was friends with my father corey steffler! So young but never for gotten my father speaks highly of him!

amanda steffler

July 15, 2013 | Elizabethtown, KY

I remember Carson. Not just on his birthday. Or on the anniversary of his passing. But every single day. Every moment of every day. I miss his voice. I miss his laugh. I miss his fool-hearted nature. I know that God needed someone to protect him, that's why he chose Carson. I still ask myself why, to this day.

Alli

April 13, 2013 | Waco, TX

8 years ago today, I found out that I had lost one of the most important people in my life. Destani's "godfather" and one of the greatest most honest friends anyone could ask for. They say time heals all wounds, but it hurts as much today as it did 8 years ago.

Carson, I miss you each and everyday. I was so blessed to have you in my life. Even though yours ended to soon, your memory lives on in all of us. You are a true hero. RIP my friend. Love you.

Spc Carson James...

Nichole Aranda

October 10, 2012 | Fort Benning, GA

8 years ago today, I found out that I had lost one of the most important people in my life. Destani's god father and one of the greatest most honest friends anyone could ask for. They say time heals all wounds, but it hurts as much today as it did 8 years ago.

Carson, I miss you each and everyday. I was so blessed to have you in my life. Even though yours ended to soon, your memory lives on in all of us. You are a true hero. RIP my friend. Love you.

Spc Carson James...

Nichole Aranda

October 10, 2012 | Fort Benning, GA

To the family and friends of Pvt. Carson J. Ramsey:
Please accept my remembrance of Carson on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.

Peggy Childers

October 10, 2011 | Carson City, NV

To the family and friends of Pvt. Carson J. Ramsey:
Remembering Carson on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
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October 10, 2010 | Carson City, NV

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Kenna Larra

August 27, 2009 | Manti, UT

Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers.

The Wind on The Downs

“I like to think of you as brown and tall,
As strong and living as you used to be,
In khaki tunic, Sam Brown belt and all,
And standing there and laughing down at me.
Because they tell me, dear, that you are dead,
Because I can no longer see your face,
You have not died, it is not true, instead
You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe;
I hear you...

October 10, 2008

Pvt. Carson J. Ramsey

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