Alice B. Ramsey

Alice B. Ramsey

Alice B. Ramsey, 86, formerly of Uniontown, Kan., passed away May 26, 2018, at Country Place Living in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born March 7, 1932, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Glen and Grace (Konantz) Griffith of Uniontown. Alice married Ed L. Ramsey in Uniontown, May 26, 1951. After two years in the U.S. Air Force, they made their home on a farm north of Uniontown. He preceded her in death Feb. 28, 2001. She began part-time employment at the Farmer’s Coop in Uniontown in the late 60s. In 1971, she started working for Union State Bank and retired in March 1997, after 26 years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Uniontown, serving as treasurer many of those years. After moving to Fort Scott, she transferred her membership to the First United Methodist Church. Alice loved her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, serving Him daily. She enjoyed playing cards with her Uniontown friends and attending sports activities to watch her grandchildren play. Alice served with the Ladies Auxiliary of Mercy Hospital.

Surviving are her four children, Gayle and husband Jim Sackett, Linda and husband Harold Rogers, Curtis and wife Darla Ramsey, all of Fort Scott, and Michael and wife Vicky Ramsey of Olathe, Kan. Also surviving is her sister-in-law, Lucille Griffith, Fort Scott. She is loved by her grandchildren Sam and Sarah Sackett, Christy (Sackett) and Nathan Bukowski, Joey and Michelle Sackett, Katya and Anya Sackett, Austin and Andrew Rogers, Melissa (Rogers) and Jonathan Carter, Megan (Rogers) and Matt Lamb, Trent and Emily Ramsey, Ryan and Sonya Ramsey, Monica Ramsey, Derek and Elise Ramsey, and Amber Ramsey. She also has 17 great-grandchildren. Alice was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers Charles Griffith, Uniontown, Henry Griffith and wife Dorothy, Topeka, and sisters Betty and husband Bill Perry, Montana, and Lois and husband John Clark, Shawnee Mission, Kan.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 31, at the Community Christian Church. The family will receive visitors one hour before the service. A private interment of her ashes will be in the Uniontown Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Blackboxinternational.org, a faith-based, Christ-centered, not-for-profit organization that exists to holistically rehabilitate sex-trafficked boys age 16 and under. They provide a critical aftercare component for rescued boys to help them find healing from their past, joy in the present, and purpose for their future. Alice’s grandson, Andrew Rogers, is currently interning with this organization in the Dominican Republic. Donations may be made directly to Community Christian Church or left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.