Leon Ratcliff, age 90, passed today Thursday, July 29, 2021. He was predeceased by his wife of 56 years Loretta Mae Broyles Ratcliff; his parents Wirt Rowe & Nellie Gray Ratcliff; brothers Marvin Ratcliff and James Ratcliff; sisters Virginia Clark Hazen and Maymie Sue Turner; and his father & mother-in-law Haven & Pearl Skeens Broyles.
He is survived by his children, Mike Ratcliff, Drema Copeland and her husband Don, Cathy Moon and her husband Denny and Debbie Drewry and her husband Ray; 9 Grandchildren, Mark, Kevin, Ramona, Jeffrey, Justin, Clinton, Dedra, Nichole & Casey; and 17 Great Grandchildren Mitchell, Mason, Mallory, Savannah, Cole, Lane, Ian, Evan, Arron, Kierstyn, Kenzi, Ava, Spencer, Preston, Carter, Bella, & Grayson; sister Louise Ratcliff Southerland and brother Jerry (Sonny) Ratcliff; plus numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Mark Ratcliff, Kevin Ratcliff, Clinton Moon, Justin Young, Casey Drewry and Mitchell Ratcliff. Special thanks to Caris Healthcare (Hospice) for their care & kindness. They are truly angels in disguise.
Relatives and friends are invited to Leon's visitation at Laurel Hill Funeral Home, 10127 Plank Rd., Spotsylvania, VA on Friday, August 6 from 11 AM until time of Graveside Service at the Laurel Hill Memorial Park at 12 PM with Don Copeland officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association at Alzheimers.com