Jean Louise Ratcliff

February 6, 1925 - October 21, 2013

Funeral services for Jean Louise Ratcliff will be 2pm Monday October 21, 2013 at Comer Funeral Home Chapel in Ferriday, LA. with Rev. Glen Harrigill officiating. Interment will follow at Highland Park Cemetery in Sicily Island, LA. under the direction of Comer Funeral Home in Ferriday, LA. Ms. Ratcliff was born on February 06, 1925 to the union of Charles and Maude Harris Peterson and passed from this life October 18, 2013 at Natchez Regional Hospital in Natchez, MS. Ms. Ratcliff has been an entrepreneur in many industries including clothing, insurance, creative woodcrafts and food service. During WWII she worked as a welder in the ship yard in Orange, Texas. Shortly after retiring, although retire was really not in her vocabulary, she realized she preferred being busy and began volunteer work at the Concordia Council on Aging food site in Vidalia, LA. As time went on, she became an employee of the establishment and in 2001 she was awarded "Employee of the Year" . "She said it kept her morale up and it was a good deal of personal joy and she loved being around the older people to hear their stories" Ms. Ratcliff had a passion for life........ "Family" was most important to her, her gift was she never met a stranger and had a wealth of ""Love" for all. Jean was quite the competitor with cards and board games, She never passed up the opportunity to play a good game of scrabble. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her and loved he . Ms. Ratcliff was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Maude Peterson. and two grandsons Michael Dewayne Walston and Shawn Joseph January. Survivors include three daughters Shirley Johnson Abernathy and her husband Cledis of Vidalia, LA.; Dianne Walston Kirby of Conroe, Texas; Pam Tanner-Lacour and husband Charles of Montgomery, Texas; grandchildren Terri Broussard and husband Greg of Spring, Texas; Lance Moore and wife Debra Sue of Vidalia, LA.; Jay January of Montgomery, Texas; Angela Tanner- Main and husband Greg of Austin, Texas ; Nicolette Zapalac of Houston, Texas Sandy Patt and husband Darren of Vidalia, LA.; Rindy Williamson and husband Jason of Vidalia, LA.; Stevie Wilson and Jonathon Riddle of Vidalia, LA; great grandchildren Bryan and Blake Broussard of Spring, Texas; Kelly Moore and wife Rebekah of Vidalia, LA.; Lance Moore Jr. and wife Mia of Natchez, MS.; Macy Moore of Vidalia, LA.; Gage January of Pensacola, Florida; Melody Main of Austin, Texas; Ashley Hall, Hayden, Makenna and Garron Patt of Vidalia, LA.; Peyton Cowan and Luke and Sarah Williamson of Vidalia, LA.; Kyrsten Riddle of Vidalia, LA.; great-great grandchildren Lil' Joshua, Michaylee, and Rylan McLeod. Pallbearers will be Bryan Broussard, Blake Broussard, Jay January, Kelly Moore, Lance Moore, Jr., Greg Broussard and Greg Main. Friends may call for visitation at Comer Funeral Home on Sunday October 20, 2013 after 6pm until 9pm. Online guest book at www.comerfh.com