Roger D. Ratliff, 73, of Waxahachie, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012, in a Dallas hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, November 26, 2012, at Red Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, November 25, 2012, at Wayne Boze Funeral Home.
Roger was born in Bethel, Kentucky, to the late Luther and Jimmie Leggett Ratliff. He loved working with his hands and building things. Roger enjoyed working with antiques and was a machinist by trade, and he owned and operated Ratliff Machine Works in Dallas. He enjoyed all of his buddies coming into the shop and drinking coffee, while solving all the problems of the world.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Jimmy and Billy Ratliff; and a sister, Lucille Harris.
He is survived by his daughters, Tiffany Thompson, of Minnesota, and Memory Davis, of Denver, Colorado; sister, Nancy Lyons, of Kentucky; his sister-in-laws, Virginia Ratliff, of Bethel, Kentucky, and Vicky Ratliff, of Midlothian; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Roger was born in Bethel, Kentucky, to the late Luther and Jimmie Leggett Ratliff. He loved working with his hands and building things. Roger enjoyed working with antiques and was a machinist by trade, and he owned and operated Ratliff Machine Works in Dallas. He enjoyed all of his buddies coming into the shop and drinking coffee, while solving all the problems of the world.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Jimmy and Billy Ratliff; and a sister, Lucille Harris.
He is survived by his daughters, Tiffany Thompson, of Minnesota, and Memory Davis, of Denver, Colorado; sister, Nancy Lyons, of Kentucky; his sister-in-laws, Virginia Ratliff, of Bethel, Kentucky, and Vicky Ratliff, of Midlothian; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Roger D. Ratliff, 73, of Waxahachie, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012, in a Dallas hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, November 26, 2012, at Red Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, November 25, 2012, at Wayne Boze Funeral Home.
Roger was born in Bethel, Kentucky, to the late Luther and Jimmie Leggett Ratliff. He loved working with his hands and building things. Roger enjoyed working with antiques and was a machinist by trade, and he owned and operated Ratliff Machine Works in Dallas. He enjoyed all of his buddies coming into the shop and drinking coffee, while solving all the problems of the world.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Jimmy and Billy Ratliff; and a sister, Lucille Harris.
He is survived by his daughters, Tiffany Thompson, of Minnesota, and Memory Davis, of Denver, Colorado; sister, Nancy Lyons, of Kentucky; his sister-in-laws, Virginia Ratliff, of Bethel, Kentucky, and Vicky Ratliff, of Midlothian; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Roger was born in Bethel, Kentucky, to the late Luther and Jimmie Leggett Ratliff. He loved working with his hands and building things. Roger enjoyed working with antiques and was a machinist by trade, and he owned and operated Ratliff Machine Works in Dallas. He enjoyed all of his buddies coming into the shop and drinking coffee, while solving all the problems of the world.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Jimmy and Billy Ratliff; and a sister, Lucille Harris.
He is survived by his daughters, Tiffany Thompson, of Minnesota, and Memory Davis, of Denver, Colorado; sister, Nancy Lyons, of Kentucky; his sister-in-laws, Virginia Ratliff, of Bethel, Kentucky, and Vicky Ratliff, of Midlothian; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
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