Vera Beatrice "Mammaw" Broach-Ratliff, 93, passed away on January 21, 2021.
She was born on June 22, 1927 in Cleveland County, Arkansas.
Vera attended school in Rison, AR. She was one of seven children in the family and the last surviving child. She married Russell Melvin Ratliff, Sr. in 1945, 13 days after they met upon his return from serving in the Navy during World War II.
She lived the majority of her life in Little Rock, AR and for the last six years was a resident of Concordia Nursing Home in Bella Vista, AR where she passed.
Vera devoted herself to supporting her husband and raising her family. She loved God and she and her husband were one of several families who started a congregation of the church on Sandstone Drive in Little Rock. She was the ultimate hostess to innumerable groups of friends, family, and church family in her home over the years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Melvin Ratliff, Sr.; three children: Wayne Ratliff (Perlita), Debbie Richards, and Becky Free, one grandson, Steven Richards; her parents, Buford Broach and Gladys Wooten Broach; and her siblings.
Vera is survived by four children: Mel Ratliff, Jr. (Vickie) of Albuquerque, NM, Patricia Griffin Dunn (John) of Garfield, AR, David Ratliff (Lou Ann), and Mark Ratliff (Yolanda) of Little Rock, AR; twenty-three grandchildren; thirty-two great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, members of Russell's family, and many friends.
The funeral services will be held in Sandstone Drive Church of Christ, 13300 Sandstone Drive, Little Rock, AR. with Mike Steiner and Lee Motes officiating. The internment services will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Cleveland County.
Please wear masks to the services, if you forget your mask, they will be available at the entrance. We ask that families sit together for the protection of others and to promote social distancing.
Arrangements by Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan.
She was born on June 22, 1927 in Cleveland County, Arkansas.
Vera attended school in Rison, AR. She was one of seven children in the family and the last surviving child. She married Russell Melvin Ratliff, Sr. in 1945, 13 days after they met upon his return from serving in the Navy during World War II.
She lived the majority of her life in Little Rock, AR and for the last six years was a resident of Concordia Nursing Home in Bella Vista, AR where she passed.
Vera devoted herself to supporting her husband and raising her family. She loved God and she and her husband were one of several families who started a congregation of the church on Sandstone Drive in Little Rock. She was the ultimate hostess to innumerable groups of friends, family, and church family in her home over the years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Melvin Ratliff, Sr.; three children: Wayne Ratliff (Perlita), Debbie Richards, and Becky Free, one grandson, Steven Richards; her parents, Buford Broach and Gladys Wooten Broach; and her siblings.
Vera is survived by four children: Mel Ratliff, Jr. (Vickie) of Albuquerque, NM, Patricia Griffin Dunn (John) of Garfield, AR, David Ratliff (Lou Ann), and Mark Ratliff (Yolanda) of Little Rock, AR; twenty-three grandchildren; thirty-two great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, members of Russell's family, and many friends.
The funeral services will be held in Sandstone Drive Church of Christ, 13300 Sandstone Drive, Little Rock, AR. with Mike Steiner and Lee Motes officiating. The internment services will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Cleveland County.
Please wear masks to the services, if you forget your mask, they will be available at the entrance. We ask that families sit together for the protection of others and to promote social distancing.
Arrangements by Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan.
Vera Beatrice "Mammaw" Broach-Ratliff, 93, passed away on January 21, 2021.
She was born on June 22, 1927 in Cleveland County, Arkansas.
Vera attended school in Rison, AR. She was one of seven children in the family and the last surviving child. She married Russell Melvin Ratliff, Sr. in 1945, 13 days after they met upon his return from serving in the Navy during World War II.
She lived the majority of her life in Little Rock, AR and for the last six years was a resident of Concordia Nursing Home in Bella Vista, AR where she passed.
Vera devoted herself to supporting her husband and raising her family. She loved God and she and her husband were one of several families who started a congregation of the church on Sandstone Drive in Little Rock. She was the ultimate hostess to innumerable groups of friends, family, and church family in her home over the years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Melvin Ratliff, Sr.; three children: Wayne Ratliff (Perlita), Debbie Richards, and Becky Free, one grandson, Steven Richards; her parents, Buford Broach and Gladys Wooten Broach; and her siblings.
Vera is survived by four children: Mel Ratliff, Jr. (Vickie) of Albuquerque, NM, Patricia Griffin Dunn (John) of Garfield, AR, David Ratliff (Lou Ann), and Mark Ratliff (Yolanda) of Little Rock, AR; twenty-three grandchildren; thirty-two great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, members of Russell's family, and many friends.
The funeral services will be held in Sandstone Drive Church of Christ, 13300 Sandstone Drive, Little Rock, AR. with Mike Steiner and Lee Motes officiating. The internment services will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Cleveland County.
Please wear masks to the services, if you forget your mask, they will be available at the entrance. We ask that families sit together for the protection of others and to promote social distancing.
Arrangements by Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan.
She was born on June 22, 1927 in Cleveland County, Arkansas.
Vera attended school in Rison, AR. She was one of seven children in the family and the last surviving child. She married Russell Melvin Ratliff, Sr. in 1945, 13 days after they met upon his return from serving in the Navy during World War II.
She lived the majority of her life in Little Rock, AR and for the last six years was a resident of Concordia Nursing Home in Bella Vista, AR where she passed.
Vera devoted herself to supporting her husband and raising her family. She loved God and she and her husband were one of several families who started a congregation of the church on Sandstone Drive in Little Rock. She was the ultimate hostess to innumerable groups of friends, family, and church family in her home over the years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Melvin Ratliff, Sr.; three children: Wayne Ratliff (Perlita), Debbie Richards, and Becky Free, one grandson, Steven Richards; her parents, Buford Broach and Gladys Wooten Broach; and her siblings.
Vera is survived by four children: Mel Ratliff, Jr. (Vickie) of Albuquerque, NM, Patricia Griffin Dunn (John) of Garfield, AR, David Ratliff (Lou Ann), and Mark Ratliff (Yolanda) of Little Rock, AR; twenty-three grandchildren; thirty-two great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, members of Russell's family, and many friends.
The funeral services will be held in Sandstone Drive Church of Christ, 13300 Sandstone Drive, Little Rock, AR. with Mike Steiner and Lee Motes officiating. The internment services will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Cleveland County.
Please wear masks to the services, if you forget your mask, they will be available at the entrance. We ask that families sit together for the protection of others and to promote social distancing.
Arrangements by Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan.
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