William Ramsey

William Terrell Ramsey, one of three children of Leon Murphy Ramsey and Jennie Lou (Stephenson) Ramsey, was born in Ringgold, Georgia on June 4, 1942. Bill grew up on a farm in the Ringgold area. He graduated from Ringgold High School in 1960. He then attended the University of Georgia, until joining the United States Air Force.
While stationed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Bill met Loretta May Kelly, a school teacher from Quinn, South Dakota. They were later married in Wall, South Dakota on January 22, 1966. They made their home in Cheyenne where their first daughter, Kelly, was born. Bill served in the Air Force for four years. In 1968, the family moved to Bellevue, Nebraska. Bill then began working for ITT at Offutt Air Force Base. One year later, Bill became employed with Control Data Corporation at Omaha, Nebraska as a computer engineer. During their time in Bellevue, Bill and Loretta were blessed with son, Terrell and second daughter, Loran. In 1974, the family moved to Silver City, Iowa. In 1977, Bill graduated from Bellevue College with a Bachelors Degree in Mathematics. Bill continued to work as a computer engineer for Control Data Corporation, until his retirement in 1992, 25 years later.
Bill was a member of A.A. where he celebrated 23 years of sobriety. He enjoyed camping, hunting, and fishing with his family and friends. He also enjoyed woodworking and was famous for turning trash into treasures. Bill and Loretta had been married 41 years when he died at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha on March 6, 2007. He had attained the age of 64 years, 9 months, and 2 days. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Leon and Jennie Lou Ramsey.
He is survived by his wife Loretta of Silver City, IA; children Kelly Stortenbecker, her husband Leroy, and their boys Royce Herman, Lane Kelly, Luke Willliam, and Ryan Leroy of Hastings, IA; Terrell Ramsey, his wife Valerie, and their boys, Benjamin Terrell and Grant James of Silver City; and Loran Born and her husband Alan, and their children Aaron William, Nathan Abraham, and Kellyn Jane of Pella, IA; sisters Barbara Holcomb and her husband Fred of Chickamauga, GA, and Amelia Shields and her husband Don of Ringgold, GA; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.