Ratcliff - Clifford Dale - WWII
Source: The obituary is from a collection of newspaper (paper names not recorded) obituaries saved, by Fauniel Hershberger, during the 1950's, 60's, 70's and 80's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Hand dated 1968
KINGMAN — Clifford Dale Ratcliff, age 55, a native of Kingman, died Sunday afternoon, May 12, in Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, Calif. Mr. Ratcliff was born Oct. 7, 1912 in Kingman, the son of Warren and Dot Dark Ratcliff. He had served in the Pacific during World War II. Surviving are the wife, Bebe; two stepdaughters, Bebe Lou of Amarillo, Texas and Dottie Dale of Elkorn, Calif.; two stepsons, George of Chula Vista, Calif., and Floyd of San Diego; one brother, Gene of East Gary; his grandmother, Mrs. Effie Dark of Waveland, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11:30 a.m. today, May 15, in San Diego. Additional services are being planned for the Woodrow Funeral Home here. Burial will be in the Kingman Fraternal Cemetery. --waw
