Ratcliff, Jessie Edward

Jessie Edward (Eddie) Ratcliff, 77, of Radford, Va., passed away on Monday, November 24, 2008. He was a member of the Radford Worship Center and retired from the City of Radford Electrical Department with 37 years of service. He was a United States Navy Veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Elsie Albert Ratcliff; and two brothers, Emmett and Bobby Ratcliff.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Marie Showalter Ratcliff, of Radford; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy and Philip Dalton, of Pulaski, and Pamela and Darrell Duncan, of Pilot; son and daughter-in-law, Barry and Lori Ratcliff, of Christiansburg; two grandchildren, Jessica and Travis Ratcliff; a brother and sister-in-law, Roger and Sheila Ratcliff, of Radford; two sisters and brother-in-law, Connie Owens, of Radford, and Bonnie and A.W. Spangler, of Marion; several nieces and nephews; and numerous cousins.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 29, 2008, at the Radford Worship Center with Pastor Hal Adams and the Rev. Glennard Quesenberry officiating. Entombment will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Dublin where members of VFW Post #776 will conduct Military Graveside Rites. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. on Friday, November 28, 2008, at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to either the Radford Worship Center, the American Heart Association, or the American Kidney Association. The Ratcliff family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford, Va. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com.