RATCLIFF, Frank
Source: Williamsport Review-Republican,
September 28, 2000, pg 4
Dr. Frank W.
Ratcliff, 95, of Lafayette, died at 11:45 p.m. Friday, September 22, 2000 in
St. Elizabeth Medical Center, where he had been a patient five days. Born
November 16, 1904 in Sullivan, he was raised in Kingman and moved to Lafayette
in 1928. After retirement in 1975, he wintered in Sarasota, Florida. A 1922
Kingman High School graduate, he received his bachelor’s degree in 1926 and
doctor of medicine degree in 1928, both from Indiana University. He served as
an intern at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette. In 1929, he joined Dr. Floyd T.
Romberger in anesthesiology practice. On December 20, 1930, he married Mary
Holt in Wolcott. She preceded him in death on August 3, 1997. Dr. Ratcliff was
a U. S. Army veteran, serving as surgical administrator at New Orleans Station
Hospital and later Hines Army Hospital of Chicago, during World War II. He
began his service as a captain and was discharged as a lieutenant colonel. He was
a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, American Medical Association,
Indiana State Medical Association, American Board of Anesthesiologists,
American College of Surgeons and a life member of American Legion Post 11. He
was past president of Tippecanoe County Medical Society and St. Elizabeth
Medical Staff. In 1978, he was honored by St. Elizabeth Medical Center for 50
years of service. Surviving, are; a daughter, Dr. Anabel R. (Wiley A.) Jones of
Lafayette; three grandchildren, Mary LuAnn Jones of Lafayette, W. D. Lynn Jones
of Birmingham, Ala., and Warren Wagner of Boston; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by 4 brothers and a sister. Visitation was Monday at
Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel. Service on Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist
Church with Rev. Dr. Phillip Emerson officiating. Entombment in Tippecanoe
Memory Gardens Mausoleum, West Lafayette. Memorial contributions may be made to
St. Elizabeth Medical Center, 1501 Hartford St., Lafayette, IN 47904 or Home
Hospital, 2400 South St., Lafayette, IN 47905. – jlr