|
| |
Charlie Mott Ratliff, age 90, of Hollis, passed away Sunday afternoon, December 28, 2014, at Colonial Manor II, in Hollis.
Mr. Ratliff was born in Hollis, Oklahoma on August 15, 1924, to Tom and Essie (Copeland) Ratliff. A Hollis High School Graduate, Charlie married Donnie Mozell Cope on January 10, 1943. Shortly thereafter, Charlie joined the United States Army and served his country during World War II. After the war, Charlie completed his education, receiving a bachelor’s degree at Northeastern University, in Tahlequah, and his master’s degree from Tulsa University. For over twenty years, Charlie was an administrator for Oklahoma and Texas Methodist Children’s Homes. Charlie was a faithful member of the Hollis First United Methodist Church.
Preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
Charlie is survived by his wife, Donnie Ratliff, of the home; two sons, James Ratliff and wife Donna of Norman, Oklahoma and Fred Ratliff and wife Anette of Kyle, Texas; three grandchildren, five great grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren and three sisters.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest contributions be made to the First United Methodist Church of Hollis, in memory of Charlie Ratliff.
Memorial services for Charlie Ratliff will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, January 3, 2015, at the First United Methodist Church, in Hollis, with Pastor Don Altom officiating. Services are under the direction of Harmon County Funeral Home of Hollis.
Online tributes may be made to the family at Harmon County Funeral Home
This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma CemeteriesThe information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.