Fred Baxter Ragsdale Jr

Services for Fred Baxter Ragsdale Jr. 86, of Jacksonville will be at 2 p.m., Thursday at Earle’s Chapel Church with the Rev. Charles Nunnally officiating, under the direction of Boren-Conner Funeral Home in Jacksonville. Burial will be at Earle’s Chapel Cemetery with Masonic and military honors.

Mr. Ragsdale died Monday, March 5, 2007, at a local hospital. He was born Dec. 30, 1920, in Jacksonville. He was a life-long Jacksonville resident. Parents were Fred Baxter Ragsdale Sr. and Irvie Cavanaugh Ragsdale. He was a Methodist and a 60-year accountant with Texas Basket Co. (formerly Newton-Shank). He was a caretaker for Earle’s Chapel Cemetery for many, many years. He was a Mason, York Rite and Scottish Rite member. He was a WWII Army Air Corp. veteran.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Estelle McLendon Ragsdale and brother Wendell Ragsdale.

Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Suzy and Jeff Vanlandingham of Perryton; two grandchildren, Chelsea Gail and Joseph Collin Vanlandingham of Perryton; and nieces, nephews and cousins.

Pallbearers include Pat Jacobs, Brad Blankenship, John Ragsdale and Alan Johnson.

Honorary pallbearers include Randy Ragsdale, Kenneth Smith, Ronnie Lee, Hulon Brown, Pete Pavletich and Paul Pavletich.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., today, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital or to the Earle’s Chapel Cemetery Association.
 

Information from The Jacksonville Daily Progress