Stuart Ragland Jr.

RAGLAND, Stuart Jr. M.D., 85, of Christiansted, St. Croix, native of Richmond, formerly of Colebrook, Conn., retired medical doctor, Commander U.S. Navy (Ret.), died November 22, 2007, from a heart attack. Dr. Ragland celebrated his 85th birthday October 15. He is survived by his wife, Edwina; a sister, Elizabeth Ragland Perkins of Deltaville; four children, Evelyn R. Zink of Ruxton, Md., Anne R. Finney of Butler, Md., Stuart Ragland III of Columbia, Md., Elizabeth Ragland Johnson of Durham, N.C.; and nine grandchildren, Anne B. Zink, Caroline F. Zink, Laura S. Zink, John M.T. Finney V, Anne S. Finney, Elizabeth J. Ragland, Ellen F. Ragland, Colton Johnson, and Lindsey K. Johnson. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, December 7, at Hollywood Cemetery, with a reception to follow at St. James's Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Metropolitan Opera, Office of Planned Giving, 30 Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y. 10023, Attn: Memorial Gifts; and the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center, Rural Rte. 2, Kingshill, St. Croix 00820. Funeral arrangements by Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave.