Article from unknown source with handwritten date of 1964. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. Ernest Ragsdale "Ernest O. Ragsdale, 88, died at his home around 12:15 a.m. Sunday, November 1, after suffering a stroke. He had been in ill health for the past several months. A son of the late William James and Elizabeth Moore Ragsdale, he was born January 18, 1876, on a farm near Madison. He moved with his parents to Holliday in 1887 and became a member of the Christian Church. He has been active in church work for 50 years, serving as a deacon and elder in the Madison Church. He was also active in civic affairs, having served as alderman, Mayor and city collector of Madison. Mr. Ragsdale was employed by the MKT Railroad June 1, 1896 and served 42 years with the MK&T and Wabash railroads. He was married in 1898 at Madison to the former Annie M. Harper, who survives. Other survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Guy Threlkeld and Mrs. Ralph Doyle, Madison; one brother, James, New Franklin; two grandsons, Donald Doyle, Columbus, Ohio, and Robert Threlkeld, Chicago, Ill.; four great grand children, Dana and Gena Doyle, and Mary and Robert Threlkeld. The body was a t the home of Mrs. Threlkeld until funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Christian Church in Madison with Rev. C.W. Cornn officiating. Burial was in the Mausoleum at Madison. Those from out of town attending were: Mr. and Mrs. I.D. Ragsdale, New Franklin; Betty Ragsdale Shrader, Holliday; Dysart Ragsdale, Paris; Mrs. T.C. Garrison, Centralia; Mrs. Walter McCann, Paris; Mrs. Ollie Todd, Paris; Mrs. Beulah Semon, Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Batsell, Paris; Herbert Ragsdale, Holliday; Mr. M.M. Butts, Moberly; Mr. Glenn Graham, Cairo; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howell, Holliday; Mrs. Archie Jones, New Franklin; Mr. Clyde A. Fawks, Moberly; Mr. and Mrs. T.B. Allen, Moberly; Elsie Perkins, Decatur, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Turner, Huntsville; Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Kerr, Centralia; Mrs. Dwight Guthrie, Paris." Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathleen Wilham. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathleen Wilham 2 Sharon Drive Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562