Mary Frances Ratcliffe Morris

In Loving Memory of Mary Frances Ratcliffe Morris MORRIS, MARY FRANCES RATCLIFFE, 80 of Pearisburg, VA passed away Sunday evening at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek, VA.  Mrs. Morris was born on August 1, 1928 in Pearisburg and was a daughter of the late Joseph and Sadie Gautier Ratcliffe.  Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by a baby sister, Margie and son-in-law C. Jefferson Stafford.  Mrs. Morris was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg.  She was also a retired employee of the Celanese Corp. in Narrows with over 30 years of service.  She is survived by three daughters, Linda M. and Bob Candelieri of Pearisburg, Barbara M. Stafford of Pearisburg, Rhonda M. and Billy Reynolds of Christiansburg, one sister Kathleen R. and Bill Ballard of Pearisburg, six grandchildren, Chris Mann of Newburn, NC, Bobby Candelieri of Savannah, GA, Lance Reynolds of Christiansburg, Elizabeth Stafford of Baltimore, MD, Lindsay Reynolds of Richmond and Mary Stafford of Roanoke, VA and two nieces, Sandy Peters of Lynchburg and Mary Ann Graham of Blacksburg and a special life long friend, Ann Sanders of Salem.  Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 2:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg with Dr. Brad Scott and Dr. Fred L. Austin officiating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg.  The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 pm.  The family would like to thank the staff at Riverview Nursing Home and Dr. Ken Walker for their care.  Contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg.  Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com. If you would like to send your condolences to the family via Givens Funeral Home, simply sign the Memorial Guestbook by clicking the link.  Your condolences will be printed out and given to the family.