Gordon Lee Ramsey was born on September 27, 1927 in Ross, Ohio to the Late Robert Lee Ramsey and Bernadine Alma Hebauf Ramsey Tolley. He went to and graduated from Ross High School. While growing up he worked for a few farmers, a feed mill and drove a Co-op fuel truck. While at the feed mill he made deliveries to the customers and he told us stories of how the feed came in cloth bags with print on them. The women would pick out which pattern they wanted their feed in because they would use the cloth feed bags to make curtains and clothes for their families. He enjoyed talking with the customers.
Gordon was drafted and served 21 months in the Army during the Korean War. Gordon worked at P & G for 26 years before retiring. After retiring he worked a few odd jobs. He also got involved with the Ohio County 4-H Fair Board, Farm Bureau and the Soil & Water Conservation for the south east Indiana area.
Gordon was born and raised on a farm then moved to Cincinnati when he met his loving wife of 41 years, Betty Lou Geisdorf. In this union they were blessed with three children; Debra Leigh, Gordon Dale and Mark Homer. After 13 years of living in the city his dream of living in the country on a farm became a reality. He moved his family to a 60 acre farm in Rising Sun, Indiana in 1970. He had a few cows and chickens, raised hay and a little corn and tobacco. The tobacco was a new learning experience for him. Betty and the kids really enjoyed the country life.
Gordon was preceded in death by his parents and step mother, Ruth Ramsey, son, Mark, his wife, Betty Lou and by a son-in-law, Justin Wayne Ray, Sr.
He is survived by his daughter, Debra Ray of Bennington, IN, by son, G. Dale Ramsey (Cheryl), of Rising Sun, IN., by grandchildren, Justina Ray of Bennington, IN and Justin Ray, Jr. of Rising Sun, IN, brother, Eugene Ramsey (Mildred) of Oxford, OH, sister, Norma Cox of Hamilton, Ohio, sister-in-law, Martha Lawson of Cincinnati, OH and by many nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends and neighbors.
Funeral services will be 11 AM, Thursday, March 3rd at Markland Funeral Home in Rising Sun, IN. Friends are invited to call Wednesday 5-8 PM at Markland Funeral Home. Burial will be at Arlington Cemetery in Cincinnati, OH. Memorial donations may be made to charity of donor’s choice. marklandfuneralhome.com