Silva is the son of the late Connie Kline Ramsey and Nancy Lee (Vaughn) Ramsey.
He had retired from Daisy Manufacturing in Rogers, AR.
After having lived in Murray, AR, California, Lowell and Rogers, AR, Kansas City, KS, Little Flock, AR. he had moved back to Newton County, the land of his birth and lived the last sixteen years of his life at Parthenon, AR.
He was preceded in death by both his parents, a son, Dwayne Ramsey, three brothers, Cecil, Shirley, and Ercie Ramsey; two sisters Buna Faye Brasel and Essie Daniels and two grandchildren.
Survivors are his wife, Pat Ramsey, of Parthenon, AR, his children, Kenneth Randall Ramsey of Bentonville, AR., Sheila Bowen of Lowell, AR. and Glenda King of Springdale, AR., three brothers, Duel Ramsey and Shelley Ramsey, both of Lowell, AR. and J. W. Ramsey of Little Flock; two sisters, Beatrice Carter of Parthenon, AR. and Adella Willis of Deer; six grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were at 10 am, Tuesday, August 5, at the Coffman Funeral Home Chapel in Jasper, AR. with Troy Walker officiating. Burial was in the Snow Cemetery at Wayton, AR.
Pallbearers wre Clayton Daniels, Gene Daniels, Donnie Davis, Gary Ramsey, Terry Ramsey and Bob Harris.

(I talked to Silva's brother J.W., yesterday at work and he was telling me about Silva always talking about riding horses with daddy (Joe Vaughn) when they were young men. They were first cousins and spent a lot of time around each other. J.W. told me that Silva would tell stories about his horse, Frank and daddy's horse, Ginger and the riding they did. I remember well the stories that daddy always told of the days when he was a young man and would take off with family or friends on their horses. Sometimes to hear him talk you'd get the feeling that he was born a hundred and fifty years too late. It was good to talk to Silva's brother and to know that they both shared those good memories of my own daddy.