6th great-grandson of Godfrey I and Mary Ragsdale.
Granddad and Grandma (Mabel Opal Pittman) had a Valentine's Day 1927 wedding. They were the proud parents of three.
They were working in Happy Canyon, UT when he watched Grandma and their first grandson die in an airplane accident.
A couple of years later, Granddad remarried to a widow by the name of Mrs. Martha Bowen on April 12, 1954 in Aztec, NM and helped rear her young teenage son, Gene; the marriage didn't last but a few years.
When I was in the 5th grade, this wonderful Granddad bought me my first very own store-bought outfit. It was one he brought back from Mexico and I'll tell you I thought I was the coolest thing finally wearing a skirt & blouse right out of a store. I think I held on to the outfit so our daughter could play dress-up when she was a little girl.
In his later years, when crippling arthritis took its toll, Granddad lived several months at a time with his three children. We kids loved it because he was so much fun to be around. He loved the outdoors and was always willing to referee for us, be it a street baseball game or a game of racing down the driveway.
My Granddad loved to hunt & fish and passed that love along to his children and grandchildren. He left me his rifle and a video of a 1937 hunting trip which has been handed down to one of our sons.
Granddad is mourned by six granddaughters and one grandson; in which he spoiled us rotten. He was a great person and is sorely missed by all. Love you Granddad!
6th great-grandson of Godfrey I and Mary Ragsdale.
Granddad and Grandma (Mabel Opal Pittman) had a Valentine's Day 1927 wedding. They were the proud parents of three.
They were working in Happy Canyon, UT when he watched Grandma and their first grandson die in an airplane accident.
A couple of years later, Granddad remarried to a widow by the name of Mrs. Martha Bowen on April 12, 1954 in Aztec, NM and helped rear her young teenage son, Gene; the marriage didn't last but a few years.
When I was in the 5th grade, this wonderful Granddad bought me my first very own store-bought outfit. It was one he brought back from Mexico and I'll tell you I thought I was the coolest thing finally wearing a skirt & blouse right out of a store. I think I held on to the outfit so our daughter could play dress-up when she was a little girl.
In his later years, when crippling arthritis took its toll, Granddad lived several months at a time with his three children. We kids loved it because he was so much fun to be around. He loved the outdoors and was always willing to referee for us, be it a street baseball game or a game of racing down the driveway.
My Granddad loved to hunt & fish and passed that love along to his children and grandchildren. He left me his rifle and a video of a 1937 hunting trip which has been handed down to one of our sons.
Granddad is mourned by six granddaughters and one grandson; in which he spoiled us rotten. He was a great person and is sorely missed by all. Love you Granddad!
Family Members
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Elwin Charlesworth Ragsdale
1896–1917
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Thaddeus Wilbur Ragsdale
1897–1959
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Olga May Ragsdale Johnson
1901–1984
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Georgia Viola Ragsdale Vincent
1903–1978
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Lloyd Ragsdale
1906–1906
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Ida Ann Ragsdale Kruckenberg
1907–1990
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Grace Lenora Ragsdale Garro
1910–1989
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Bessie Lee Ragsdale Huyser
1912–1996
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Ruby Ola Ragsdale Jones
1914–1989
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Ramona Harriet Ragsdale Hawk
1918–2011