RATCLIFF, Zachariah - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Kingman

Zachariah RATCLIFF a highly respected farmer of this vicinity died Tuesday night ath is home 3 miles north of here. He had been suffering for several weeks from dropsy. Mr. Ratcliff who was 66 has lived in this vicinity all his life. His wife has been dead about 2 years and since that time Mr. Ratcliff has lived alone on his farm. The funeral will beheld at the Centennial Church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 and will be in charge of Rev. John MeHaughe. Mr. Ratcliff has been a Mason many years and the ritualistic services of that order will also be held. Those surviving are two brothers: David of Kingman and Silas of KS and one sister Mrs. Edward Lindley of Bloomingdale. Also 3 half sisters, Mrs. Elmer Bowers and Misses Syreptha and Ida Ratcliff of Kingman.