Extracted from The Greenwood Commonwealth (Greenwood, MS)
Edward Clayton ``Sonny'' Ramage
BREWER -- Services for Edward Clayton ``Sonny'' Ramage of Brewer will be at 1 p.m. today at the Tupelo Chapel of Holland-Harris Funeral Directors.
Mr. Ramage, 71, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at the Golden Living Nursing Center where he had resided the last four years.
Mr. Ramage was born on Jan. 29, 1938 in Leflore County to the late Jessie Clayton Ramage and Clara Howell Ramage. He lived in Greenwood/Leflore County most all his life before moving to the Brewer community of Lee County in 1990.
He was an honorably discharged U.S. Air Force veteran and the longtime, self-employed owner of Leflore Roofing Company in Greenwood. He was a Baptist and was committed to the many customers of his roofing business as his work was his major hobby.
He loved his family and will be sorely missed by them. He married his wife, Barbara Landers Ramage, in Greenwood on Feb. 17, 1959, and they just celebrated their 50th anniversary.
Mr. Ramage is survived by his wife, Barbara, of Brewer; two daughters, Donna Williams of Tupelo and her husband, Eddie, and Wanda Perry of Greenwood and her husband, William; eight grandchildren, Charity, B.J., Mandy, Josh, Brittany, Clay, Casey and Skylor; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Shirley Newell of Jackson and her husband, Larry; two brothers, Jessie Ramage of Galesburg, Ill. and his wife, Pat, and Charlie Joe Ramage of Greenwood.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Billy Ramage, who died in 1996.
Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until service time today at the Tupelo Chapel.
Bro. Wayne Berry will officiate at the services.
Holland-Harris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A private burial will be in Brewer Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 1, Tupelo, MS 38802.
Monday, March 16, 2009