Daily Oklahoman, The
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 5, 2005, page 11A
Column: Obituaries
Margaret Lee Ramsey
June 26, 1913 - May 3, 2005
Margaret Lee (Bacon), 91, of Norman, Oklahoma passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Mrs. Ramsey was born on June 26, 1913 in Blooming Grove, Texas where she spent her early years surrounded by a close, loving family and caring community. Margaret was the third of seven children born to James Howard Bacon and Ida Mary Lee Thompson. Though her childhood and young life was burdened by the reality of the depression, those family times helped define the values which guided her throughout her life. In 1945, she married Jim Roger Ramsey (1913-1986) also of Blooming Grove, Texas. After the war ended and after a brief time in Ellenwood, Kansas, the couple moved to Oklahoma City where they resided for most of their adult lives. For health reasons, Margaret relocated to Norman, Oklahoma in November 2002. Mrs. Ramsey was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Known as a caring and compassionate person, she was totally devoted to her family, her friends and her church. She joined Westminster Presbyterian Church in 1954 where she taught Sunday School for many years and worked actively in her circle. She particularly enjoyed the fellowship of the Wednesday Night Dinners and was a regular volunteer for this program. Margaret also worked for many years in her precinct for the Oklahoma County Election Board and enjoyed attending the monthly Book Club. She was active in all the activities of her children and participated in their schools and organizations.
Mrs. Ramsey was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters Willie Bacon and Cleo Longenbaugh and her brothers James and Selwyn Bacon. She is survived by her sisters JoAnne Longenbaugh of Harper, Texas and Bobby McGowan of Katy, Texas; her daughter Judy Marsh and husband Merle of Oklahoma City; son Steve Ramsey and wife Sally of Norman, Oklahoma; granddaughters Melissa Jay and husband Jeff of Austin, Texas and Robyn Marsh of Oklahoma City; and grandsons James and William Ramsey of Norman, Oklahoma.
Services will be held Saturday at 4:00 P.M. at the Westminster Presbyterian Church Chapel. Visitation will be held Friday and Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4400 N. Shartel Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73118.
HAHN-COOK STREET & DRAPER N. Grand at Classen 848-3744
Daily Oklahoman, The
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
June 6, 1986
Column: Deaths and Funerals
RAMSEY Jim Roger, age 72, a retired, self-employed petroleum engineer, died June 3, 1986. He was born October 17, 1913, in Blooming Grove, Texas, and had resided in OKC for the past 40 years. He was a 1941 graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Petroleum Engineering and an Army veteran of WWII, serving in the Signal Corps.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret; one daughter, Judy Rice of OKC; one son, Stephen and his wife, Sally, of Norman; two grandchildren, Melissa Rice and James Edmund Ramsey; stepmother, Ruth Edmundson of Blooming Grove TX.
Services will be held Saturday, June 1, at 12 noon, at the Westminster Presbyterian Chapel, directed by Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper. Memorials to University of Okla. School of Petroleum Engineering.
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