RAMSEY, Albert Harrison, 78, of 1010 Pine Crest Ave., Bedford, died Tuesday, November 5, 1996, in a Lynchburg Health Care Center. He was born in Bedford, July 4, 1918, a son of the late Walter Glenwood Ramsey and Lelia Virginia Dooley Ramsey. He was preceded in death by a brother, Glenwood Armistead Ramsey; and his sister, Irene Ramsey Venisky. He was a member of Bedford Baptist Church, a 1940 graduate of VPI, commissioned a Captain in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he served in the Pacific Theatre, and was a retired employee of Rubatex Corp. He retired from the Army Reserve in 1978 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He had served the Town of Bedford as Town Manager from 1961 to 1968 and following Bedford's transition to a City, he served as City Manager from 1968 to 1973. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and sons-in-law, two sisters, also seven grandchildren [names removed for privacy]. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 7, 1996, at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dr. David L. Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to either Bedford Baptist Church , Bedford Life Saving Crew or the American Cancer Society. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Carder-Tharp Funeral Home and other times at the residence.
Roanoke Times, Nov. 6, 1996
Roanoke Times, Nov. 6, 1996
RAMSEY, Albert Harrison, 78, of 1010 Pine Crest Ave., Bedford, died Tuesday, November 5, 1996, in a Lynchburg Health Care Center. He was born in Bedford, July 4, 1918, a son of the late Walter Glenwood Ramsey and Lelia Virginia Dooley Ramsey. He was preceded in death by a brother, Glenwood Armistead Ramsey; and his sister, Irene Ramsey Venisky. He was a member of Bedford Baptist Church, a 1940 graduate of VPI, commissioned a Captain in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he served in the Pacific Theatre, and was a retired employee of Rubatex Corp. He retired from the Army Reserve in 1978 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He had served the Town of Bedford as Town Manager from 1961 to 1968 and following Bedford's transition to a City, he served as City Manager from 1968 to 1973. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and sons-in-law, two sisters, also seven grandchildren [names removed for privacy]. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 7, 1996, at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dr. David L. Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to either Bedford Baptist Church , Bedford Life Saving Crew or the American Cancer Society. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Carder-Tharp Funeral Home and other times at the residence.
Roanoke Times, Nov. 6, 1996
Roanoke Times, Nov. 6, 1996
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