Mrs. Ethel Obituary

Ethel Cook Ragsdale, age 86, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord Wednesday June 29, 2011 at NHC Healthcare.
Mrs. Ragsdale was born January 23, 1925 in Newnan, GA to the late Samuel Leigh Cook and Frances Arnold Cook. Ethel received her Bachelor of Business Degree from Aruban University and later a teaching Certificate from the University of Georgia and was a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority. Ethel taught special need children in the Atlanta School System. She enjoyed vacationing at the beach with her family, handling the family finances and searching out investments. Ethel was a pet lover and loved the family dogs but caring for her family the she loved deeply gave her the most joy. Ethel and her husband Theron moved to Oak Ridge in 2008 from Atlanta where they were members of the North Avenue Presbyterian Church and they attended Faith Bible Fellowship her in Oak Ridge.
Mrs. Ragsdale is preceded in death by her son Samuel Leigh Ragsdale and a infant nephew and she is survived by her husband of 59 years Theron Ragsdale of Oak Ridge, daughter Polly Ragsdale Taylor and her husband Jack Rodney Taylor of Oak Ridge, sister Frances "Polly" Cook Crowley and her husband William H. of Newnan, GA, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held Friday July 1, 2011 11:00am in the chapel of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home with Pastor Chris Bunn officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00am to 11:00am Friday at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held Saturday July 2, 2011 11:00am at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan, GA.