Morris, Mary Frances Ratcliffe

Mary Frances Ratcliffe Morris, 80, of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Sunday evening, October 5, 2008, at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek, Va. Mrs. Morris was born on August 1, 1928, in Pearisburg and was a daughter of the late Joseph and Sadie Gautier Ratcliffe. Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by a baby sister, Margie, and son-in-law, C. Jefferson Stafford. Mrs. Morris was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg. She was also a retired employee of the Celanese Corp. in Narrows with over 30 years of service. She is survived by three daughters, Linda M. and Bob Candelieri, of Pearisburg, Barbara M. Stafford, of Pearisburg, Rhonda M. and Billy Reynolds, of Christiansburg; one sister Kathleen R. and Bill Ballard, of Pearisburg; six grandchildren, Chris Mann, of Newburn, N.C., Bobby Candelieri, of Savannah, Ga., Lance Reynolds, of Christiansburg, Elizabeth Stafford, of Baltimore, Md., Lindsay Reynolds, of Richmond, Va., and Mary Stafford, of Roanoke, Va.; and two nieces, Sandy Peters, of Lynchburg, Va., and Mary Ann Graham, of Blacksburg, Va.; and a special lifelong friend, Ann Sanders, of Salem, Va. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg with Dr. Brad Scott and Dr. Fred L. Austin officiating. Burial will follow in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. The family would like to thank the staff at Riverview Nursing Home and Dr. Ken Walker for their care. Contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg. Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com.