Ragsdale.H.B.1977.McCracken.OBIT H.B. Ragsdale 1 Dec 1977 Obituary from the Paducah Sun Democrat, Thursday, December 1, 1977 H.B. Ragsdale Dies at Lourdes H.B. Ragsdale, 55, 417 W. Jefferson St., died today at 9 a.m. at Lourdes Hospital. A former resident of Madisonville, he graduated from Madisonville High School in 1941 and was a member of the Baptist Church. He was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Watson Ragsdale; his step-mother, Mrs. Ila Ragsdale, West Point, Ga.; one son, Michael Ragsdale, Paducah; three daughters, Mrs. Donna Knight, Miss Karen Ragsdale, and Miss Nancy Ragsdale, all of Paducah; one brother, Harold Ragsdale, West Point, Ga., and three grandchildren. Services will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Lindsey Funeral Home with Dr. Rufus Moore officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Kenton Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Friday. Contributed by: Michael Ragsdale Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1997