Obituary

Colonel Eugene Hannan Ramsey
(August 9, 1925 - April 18, 2012)

Colonel Eugene Hannan Ramsey, 86, of Barboursville, WV, went home to be with the Lord on April 18, 2012 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville, by Dr. David Lemming and Rev. Ray Knapp. Burial will be in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. He was born August 9, 1925, in Huntington, WV, a son of the late Harry Edward Ramsey and Olive Myrtle Sheets Ramsey. He enlisted Regular Army with service during WWII and Korea rising to the rank of SGT. He was commissioned Transportation Corp in 1952. He worked many years as a Department of the Army Civilian serving as the Supervisory Staff Administrator for the 38th Ordnance Group (Ammo)(DS/GS) while simultaneously building his military career. His progression through the military included various staff and command assignments culminating in his selection as Commander, 38th Ordnance Group (Ammo)(DS/GS) in Charleston, WV. Colonel Ramsey holds the distinction of having commanded this organization longer than any Commander to date and after 30 years in uniform, retired in 1982. He was also Pastor of the Huntington Evangelistic Center for 57 years. He was a member of Spring Valley Country Club and the Esquire Country Club and over the years of playing golf he had made eight holes-in-one. He also was preceded in death by his brother, Ted Ramsey. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Stella May Cook Ramsey; one son, Danny Ramsey and his companion, Carolyn Church; one daughter, Donna Jean Ramsey Smith and her husband, David; one brother, C. David Ramsey; four grandchildren, Tracy Meadows, Melanie Romans, Sarah Maynard, and Wesley Eugene Ramsey Smith and his wife, Kristen; three great grandchildren, Andria, Brandon, and Matthew; and very special friends, Gina, Olivia, and Jamison Simmons. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Huntington, P.O. Box 464, Huntington, WV, 25709.