Obituary for Carol Brock Ratcliff Print Carol Ann Brock Ratcliff Born November 7, 1940 in Memphis, TN to Carlisle and Effie Brock, Carol attended Memphis schools and graduated from Whitehaven High School in 1958. She attended Union University at Jackson, TN and then transferred to Mississippi College in Clinton, MS. After graduating with a B.A. in May of 1962, she married Joe Hugh Ratcliff and moved to Carthage, MS, where she served in the two half-time Baptist churches where Joe was pastor.
They spent weekdays at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary where she was bookkeeper for the Seminary. After Joe graduated, they moved near Raymond, MS, and poured their lives into Salem Baptist Church. Carol taught students in elementary grades in public and private schools in cities large and small across Louisiana and Mississippi.
Four children came into their home: Pam, Bryan, Rebecca, and Brock. Carol faithfully worked with the children of the churches where Joe was pastor, teaching them the love of God in missions, in worship, and in her own life of service to everyone she knew. Carol is survived by her husband, Joe H. Ratcliff; children: Pam Gray and her husband Thomas of Apex, NC; Bryan Ratcliff of San Antonio, TX; Rebecca Ratcliff of St. Francisville, LA; and Brock Ratcliff and his wife Lesley of Jackson, MS; one brother, C. Y. Brock Jr. and his wife Linda of Chattanooga, TN.
Grandchildren: Anna Caroline Gray, Carson Thomas Gray, Emily Catherine Gray, Marlow Caroline Ratcliff, and Mary Alden Ratcliff. Visitation will be held at First Baptist Church of St. Francisville on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 from 5-8 p.m. Visitation will continue on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 9 a.m. until the memorial service at 10 a.m., led by Dr. Joel Williams and Rev. Kevin Cheatham.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Missions Fund at FBC St. Francisville. To send flowers to the family of Carol Brock Ratcliff, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store. Immediate Need Select Language ▼ Contact Us / Location 10761 Bank Street Clinton, LA 70722 Phone: 225-654-4480 Fax: 225-683-8559 Email: charletfuneralhome@gmail.com Carol Brock Ratcliff November 7, 1940 – January 26, 2019 Share this tribute Funeral Details Memory Wall Photos & Videos Send Flowers Obituary for Carol Brock Ratcliff Print Carol Ann Brock Ratcliff Born November 7, 1940 in Memphis, TN to Carlisle and Effie Brock, Carol attended Memphis schools and graduated from Whitehaven High School in 1958.
She attended Union University at Jackson, TN and then transferred to Mississippi College in Clinton, MS. After graduating with a B.A. in May of 1962, she married Joe Hugh Ratcliff and moved to Carthage, MS, where she served in the two half-time Baptist churches where Joe was pastor. They spent weekdays at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary where she was bookkeeper for the Seminary.
After Joe graduated, they moved near Raymond, MS, and poured their lives into Salem Baptist Church. Carol taught students in elementary grades in public and private schools in cities large and small across Louisiana and Mississippi. Four children came into their home: Pam, Bryan, Rebecca, and Brock.
Carol faithfully worked with the children of the churches where Joe was pastor, teaching them the love of God in missions, in worship, and in her own life of service to everyone she knew. Carol is survived by her husband, Joe H. Ratcliff; children: Pam Gray and her husband Thomas of Apex, NC; Bryan Ratcliff of San Antonio, TX; Rebecca Ratcliff of St. Francisville, LA; and Brock Ratcliff and his wife Lesley of Jackson, MS; one brother, C. Y. Brock Jr. and his wife Linda of Chattanooga, TN. Grandchildren: Anna Caroline Gray, Carson Thomas Gray, Emily Catherine Gray, Marlow Caroline Ratcliff, and Mary Alden Ratcliff.
Visitation will be held at First Baptist Church of St. Francisville on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 from 5-8 p.m. Visitation will continue on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 9 a.m. until the memorial service at 10 a.m., led by Dr. Joel Williams and Rev. Kevin Cheatham. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Missions Fund at FBC St. Francisville.
To send flowers to the family of Carol Brock Ratcliff, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store. First Visitation When Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 5:00pm – 8:00pm Location First Baptist Church St. Francisville Address Hwy 10 and Hwy 61 St. Francisville, LA Text Directions Email Directions View Map Alltel Send Flowers for Carol’s visitation Guaranteed delivery before Carol’s visitation begins Second Visitation When Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 9:00am – 10:00am Location First Baptist Church St. Francisville Address Hwy 10 and Hwy 61 St. Francisville, LA Text Directions Email Directions View Map Alltel Send Flowers for Carol’s visitation Guaranteed delivery before Carol’s visitation begins Service Information When Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 10:00am Location First Baptist Church St. Francisville Address Hwy 10 and Hwy 61 St. Francisville, LA Text Directions Email Directions View Map Alltel Send Flowers for Carol’s Service Guaranteed delivery before Carol’s service begins Interment Information Location Eastern Star Cemetery Address Coroner of Hwy 68 and Hwy 952 Wilson, LA Text Directions Email Directions View Map Alltel Send Flowers for Carol’s interment Guaranteed same-day hand delivery. Place a Donation Choose from a Family Preferred Charity or select your own.
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