Vernon Ragland, 89, passed away September 10, 1987 in Long Beach, CA.
The son of the late S.A. and Vallie Kirby Ragland, he was a native of Jackson Countian, having taught in the Jackson County school system before moving to California where he was employed by the City of Long Beach.
He was married to the late Lena Brown Ragland. They had three sons: Grady, Kenneth and Murphy, who survive; also several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Other survivors include five sisters, Mrs. Nell Apple, Russellville, KY, Mrs. Doris Apple, Gainesboro, Mrs. Ethel Brown and Mrs. Elsie Huff of Granville, and Mrs. Bobbye Ann Williams, Old Hickory; two brothers, Verble Ragland, Rickman and Thurman Ragland, Warren, MI and his step-mother, Mrs. Ann Ragland, Gainesboro.
Many nephews and nieces also survive, including Vernon Ragland, his name sake, who is the Jackson County Trustee.
Vernon Ragland, 89, passed away September 10, 1987 in Long Beach, CA.
The son of the late S.A. and Vallie Kirby Ragland, he was a native of Jackson Countian, having taught in the Jackson County school system before moving to California where he was employed by the City of Long Beach.
He was married to the late Lena Brown Ragland. They had three sons: Grady, Kenneth and Murphy, who survive; also several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Other survivors include five sisters, Mrs. Nell Apple, Russellville, KY, Mrs. Doris Apple, Gainesboro, Mrs. Ethel Brown and Mrs. Elsie Huff of Granville, and Mrs. Bobbye Ann Williams, Old Hickory; two brothers, Verble Ragland, Rickman and Thurman Ragland, Warren, MI and his step-mother, Mrs. Ann Ragland, Gainesboro.
Many nephews and nieces also survive, including Vernon Ragland, his name sake, who is the Jackson County Trustee.
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Husband & Father
Family Members
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Virginia Ragland
1900–1900
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James Bedford Ragland
1901–1963
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Bessie May Ragland Brown
1904–1975
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Willie Savage Ragland Sr
1907–1965
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Lester Patterson Ragland
1909–1979
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Arthur Cordell Ragland
1911–1946
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Geneva Ethel "Neva" Ragland Brown
1914–2004
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Harvey Verble Ragland
1916–2007
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Lona Daris Ragland Apple
1919–2010
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Guy Dibrell Ragland
1921–1983
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Zora Nell Ragland Barton
1924–2014
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Johnnie Thurman Ragland
1926–2013
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Elise Ragland Huff
1931–2023
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Bobbye Ann Ragland Williams
1934–2013
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