- Date Of Birth: October 15, 1936
- Date Of Death: June 23, 2014
- State: Louisiana
John Douglas Ramsey was born October 15, 1936, south of Tallulah, in Madison Parish, Louisiana and died June 23, 2014, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Preceded in death by his parents, Charles Grant and Thelma Bennett Ramsey, sisters and brothers-in-law, Evelyn and Jerry Parker, Ollie and Lynn Talley, and Lola and Jim Slaton, brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles and Nell Sturdivant Ramsey, Houston and Lillie Morris Ramsey, and brother, Billy Ray Ramsey, step-mother, Idell Temple Chricerol Ramsey, nieces and spouses, Linda Jean Parker and Bill Copeland and Janice Parker and James Stampley and nephews-in-law, Bud Olivo, Howard Conley and nephews, William Parker III. Mr. & Mrs. Henry Crawford, brothers-in-law, A.T. Eubanks, Jerry Revis and Othor Crawford, sisters-in-law, Etta Sharbono (O.M.) Crawford and Karen Harp (Pete) Crawford and niece, Rhonda Crawford Bishop, nephew, Michael Jordan, great-nephew, James Killen Jr., great niece, Barbara Hales.
Survived by his wife of 57 years, Hilda Gay Crawford Ramsey, daughter of Henry and Bea Crawford, John and Hilda have a daughter, Jaye Ramsey (J-Bird) and son-in-law, John Ben Sutter of Sugar Land, Texas. In the Ramsey family: sister-in-law, Barbara Ramsey of Tyler, Texas, seven nephews, five nieces and their spouses, step-mother, Lessie Johnston Ramsey and other family members. In the Crawford family: brother-in-law, Pete Crawford of Pawnee, Oklahoma, and sisters-in-law, Zelma Crawford Eubanks of Brandon, Mississippi, Tiny Crawford Revis of Farmerville, Louisiana, five nephews, six nieces, and very special people, Eddie Jeselink, Uncle Ted Crawford, and the Crawford cousins.
John, known by many as J.D. or Zeke, grew up in the cotton fields around, Holly Ridge, Start and Rayville, graduating from Rayville High School in 1956.
