Rufus Ramey, age 94 of Clarksville passed away Monday, June 1, 2020. Viewing Sunday, June 7, 2020, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. with the funeral service to follow at 1:00 p.m. Interment Mt. Zion Church Cemetery, Round Pond.
He was born November 15, 1925, in Montgomery Co. to Raymond and Jennie Burton Ramey. He played Baseball for Clarksville Rockets and Negro League Nashville Stars. Rufus is preceded in death by his first wife Annie Northington Ramey and parents, sisters, Sarah Jordan, Lottie Thornton, and Margaret Smith; brothers, Norman “Burt” Ramey, Cornelius Ramey and Raymond E. Ramey.
He leaves to cherish his loving memories wife, Betty J. Ramey, Clarksville, TN; daughters, Pamela (Douglas) Jackson, San Antonio, TX, and Myrle Denise Ramey Watts, Clarksville, TN; 4 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 6 stepchildren and a host of family and friends. Live streaming 1:00 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2020, via Foston Funeral Home Facebook.