Laurel Leader Call
Rebecca Allen Raggio, 56, of Jackson, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at St. James Episcopal Church in Jackson, with burial in Highland Colony Parkway.
She was born Aug. 25, 1949, in Laurel. She lost her father, Neville Gray Allen, as a young child. Some of her happiest memories as a child included riding a bicycle to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, taking art lessons and reading art books only available in the library wing of the museum. For the rest of her life she tried to share both of these interests with children wherever she lived.
She was considered to be a wonderful wife to her husband and a loving mother to two sons. See was an active volunteer an both boys' schools, Jackson Academy and St. Andrews Episcopal High School.
She attended Mississippi University for Women and received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Mississippi State University. She used her leadership abilities to participate and support numerous clubs and nonprofit organizations. She served on the steering committee of many local charity events and raised money to support these endeavors. Her leadership abilities enabled her to be one of the founders of the Jackson Cancer League some 20 years ago. She was one of the founders of the Delta Delta Delta chapter at Millsaps College and at Mississippi State University. She started the Un Deux Trois Luncheon Club and participated in the Thursday Luncheon Club, Southern Luncheon Club, Sampler Antique Club, Legacy Antique Club and Junior League of Jackson.
An avid painter, her works of art were collected by dealers and families all over the South. She was represented by Southern Breeze Gallery as her last association. One of her paintings was purchased and hung in the East Wing of the White House during the first Bush administration.
Her overwhelming love for the arts was exemplified by teaching art lessons to children in the greater metropolitan area. She was one of the first designers of the Impressions Galleryfor the Mississippi Museum of Art, initiated by the Junior League of Jackson, which provided a hands-on exhibit for school-age children in the Jackson area. She also served as a judge in numerous art competitions in both public and private schools.
Remembering those who stretched their arms out to her, serving as mentors and guides, she always tried to help others, because she felt this help was invaluable in shaping her own life. She had a large circle of friends who where charmed by her keen sense of humor and story-telling ability. Her kindness, love and loyalty will be greatly missed by many friends and family.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Donald J. Raggio of Jackson; two sons, Nielson G. Raggio of Jackson and his fiancée Elizabeth Wright of Oxford, and Dr. Christopher H. Raggio of Nashville, Tenn.; and two brothers, David Allen and John Allen, both of Jackson.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1380 Livingston Lane, Jackson, Ms.39213.
Visitation will be held on from 5-7 p.m. today, at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Madison, and from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, at St. James Episcopal Church in Jackson.
Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Madison is in charge of arrangements.
Rebecca Allen Raggio, 56, of Jackson, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at St. James Episcopal Church in Jackson, with burial in Highland Colony Parkway.
She was born Aug. 25, 1949, in Laurel. She lost her father, Neville Gray Allen, as a young child. Some of her happiest memories as a child included riding a bicycle to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, taking art lessons and reading art books only available in the library wing of the museum. For the rest of her life she tried to share both of these interests with children wherever she lived.
She was considered to be a wonderful wife to her husband and a loving mother to two sons. See was an active volunteer an both boys' schools, Jackson Academy and St. Andrews Episcopal High School.
She attended Mississippi University for Women and received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Mississippi State University. She used her leadership abilities to participate and support numerous clubs and nonprofit organizations. She served on the steering committee of many local charity events and raised money to support these endeavors. Her leadership abilities enabled her to be one of the founders of the Jackson Cancer League some 20 years ago. She was one of the founders of the Delta Delta Delta chapter at Millsaps College and at Mississippi State University. She started the Un Deux Trois Luncheon Club and participated in the Thursday Luncheon Club, Southern Luncheon Club, Sampler Antique Club, Legacy Antique Club and Junior League of Jackson.
An avid painter, her works of art were collected by dealers and families all over the South. She was represented by Southern Breeze Gallery as her last association. One of her paintings was purchased and hung in the East Wing of the White House during the first Bush administration.
Her overwhelming love for the arts was exemplified by teaching art lessons to children in the greater metropolitan area. She was one of the first designers of the Impressions Galleryfor the Mississippi Museum of Art, initiated by the Junior League of Jackson, which provided a hands-on exhibit for school-age children in the Jackson area. She also served as a judge in numerous art competitions in both public and private schools.
Remembering those who stretched their arms out to her, serving as mentors and guides, she always tried to help others, because she felt this help was invaluable in shaping her own life. She had a large circle of friends who where charmed by her keen sense of humor and story-telling ability. Her kindness, love and loyalty will be greatly missed by many friends and family.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Donald J. Raggio of Jackson; two sons, Nielson G. Raggio of Jackson and his fiancée Elizabeth Wright of Oxford, and Dr. Christopher H. Raggio of Nashville, Tenn.; and two brothers, David Allen and John Allen, both of Jackson.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1380 Livingston Lane, Jackson, Ms.39213.
Visitation will be held on from 5-7 p.m. today, at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Madison, and from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, at St. James Episcopal Church in Jackson.
Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Madison is in charge of arrangements.
Laurel Leader Call
Rebecca Allen Raggio, 56, of Jackson, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at St. James Episcopal Church in Jackson, with burial in Highland Colony Parkway.
She was born Aug. 25, 1949, in Laurel. She lost her father, Neville Gray Allen, as a young child. Some of her happiest memories as a child included riding a bicycle to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, taking art lessons and reading art books only available in the library wing of the museum. For the rest of her life she tried to share both of these interests with children wherever she lived.
She was considered to be a wonderful wife to her husband and a loving mother to two sons. See was an active volunteer an both boys' schools, Jackson Academy and St. Andrews Episcopal High School.
She attended Mississippi University for Women and received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Mississippi State University. She used her leadership abilities to participate and support numerous clubs and nonprofit organizations. She served on the steering committee of many local charity events and raised money to support these endeavors. Her leadership abilities enabled her to be one of the founders of the Jackson Cancer League some 20 years ago. She was one of the founders of the Delta Delta Delta chapter at Millsaps College and at Mississippi State University. She started the Un Deux Trois Luncheon Club and participated in the Thursday Luncheon Club, Southern Luncheon Club, Sampler Antique Club, Legacy Antique Club and Junior League of Jackson.
An avid painter, her works of art were collected by dealers and families all over the South. She was represented by Southern Breeze Gallery as her last association. One of her paintings was purchased and hung in the East Wing of the White House during the first Bush administration.
Her overwhelming love for the arts was exemplified by teaching art lessons to children in the greater metropolitan area. She was one of the first designers of the Impressions Galleryfor the Mississippi Museum of Art, initiated by the Junior League of Jackson, which provided a hands-on exhibit for school-age children in the Jackson area. She also served as a judge in numerous art competitions in both public and private schools.
Remembering those who stretched their arms out to her, serving as mentors and guides, she always tried to help others, because she felt this help was invaluable in shaping her own life. She had a large circle of friends who where charmed by her keen sense of humor and story-telling ability. Her kindness, love and loyalty will be greatly missed by many friends and family.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Donald J. Raggio of Jackson; two sons, Nielson G. Raggio of Jackson and his fiancée Elizabeth Wright of Oxford, and Dr. Christopher H. Raggio of Nashville, Tenn.; and two brothers, David Allen and John Allen, both of Jackson.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1380 Livingston Lane, Jackson, Ms.39213.
Visitation will be held on from 5-7 p.m. today, at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Madison, and from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, at St. James Episcopal Church in Jackson.
Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Madison is in charge of arrangements.
Rebecca Allen Raggio, 56, of Jackson, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at St. James Episcopal Church in Jackson, with burial in Highland Colony Parkway.
She was born Aug. 25, 1949, in Laurel. She lost her father, Neville Gray Allen, as a young child. Some of her happiest memories as a child included riding a bicycle to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, taking art lessons and reading art books only available in the library wing of the museum. For the rest of her life she tried to share both of these interests with children wherever she lived.
She was considered to be a wonderful wife to her husband and a loving mother to two sons. See was an active volunteer an both boys' schools, Jackson Academy and St. Andrews Episcopal High School.
She attended Mississippi University for Women and received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Mississippi State University. She used her leadership abilities to participate and support numerous clubs and nonprofit organizations. She served on the steering committee of many local charity events and raised money to support these endeavors. Her leadership abilities enabled her to be one of the founders of the Jackson Cancer League some 20 years ago. She was one of the founders of the Delta Delta Delta chapter at Millsaps College and at Mississippi State University. She started the Un Deux Trois Luncheon Club and participated in the Thursday Luncheon Club, Southern Luncheon Club, Sampler Antique Club, Legacy Antique Club and Junior League of Jackson.
An avid painter, her works of art were collected by dealers and families all over the South. She was represented by Southern Breeze Gallery as her last association. One of her paintings was purchased and hung in the East Wing of the White House during the first Bush administration.
Her overwhelming love for the arts was exemplified by teaching art lessons to children in the greater metropolitan area. She was one of the first designers of the Impressions Galleryfor the Mississippi Museum of Art, initiated by the Junior League of Jackson, which provided a hands-on exhibit for school-age children in the Jackson area. She also served as a judge in numerous art competitions in both public and private schools.
Remembering those who stretched their arms out to her, serving as mentors and guides, she always tried to help others, because she felt this help was invaluable in shaping her own life. She had a large circle of friends who where charmed by her keen sense of humor and story-telling ability. Her kindness, love and loyalty will be greatly missed by many friends and family.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Donald J. Raggio of Jackson; two sons, Nielson G. Raggio of Jackson and his fiancée Elizabeth Wright of Oxford, and Dr. Christopher H. Raggio of Nashville, Tenn.; and two brothers, David Allen and John Allen, both of Jackson.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1380 Livingston Lane, Jackson, Ms.39213.
Visitation will be held on from 5-7 p.m. today, at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Madison, and from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, at St. James Episcopal Church in Jackson.
Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Madison is in charge of arrangements.
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