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Lundy Ratliff

July 29, 1929 - December 13, 2020

Lundy Ratliff Jr.; age 91, was born in Lookout, Kentucky 29 July 1929; to L. D. Ratliff and

Mellia Bartley Ratliff. Lundy passed peacefully in his sleep 13 December 2020, at the

Community Living Center, James Quillen Veterans Medical Center, Johnson City,

Tennessee. Lundy was a Korean War Veteran serving as a Forward Artillery Observer, 3rd Army, 196th

Artillery Battalion from 1951_1953, obtaining the rank of Corporal before

being Honorably discharged and returning to Pike County, Kentucky. Lundy and his

brother Paul Carol Ratliff ran the Ratliff Garage on South Mayo Trail known for its

slogan; “We can mend anything but a broken heart and a hole in the sky”. After closing

the garage, Lundy worked in the Coal Industry as an auger operator and heavy equipment

repairman until he moved into the Veterans Domicile in Johnson City, Tennessee. At the

time of his death, Lundy was the oldest living combat veteran at the James H. Quillen

VAMC.

Lundy was married to the late Lorraine Phillips Ratliff and was the father of three

children; two preceding his death, the late Marsha Ratliff Rosado of Pikeville, Ky. and

Jerry Dale Ratliff (his wife Lynn Ratliff) of Akron, Ohio. Surviving his death are his son

Perry Gail Ratliff and his wife Janet Ratliff of Savannah, Tennessee; 8 grandchildren, and

6 great grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister in law; Nancy Carol Ratliff, 3

nieces and 1 nephew.

Services for Mr. Ratliff will be 20 January 2021; at 3:00PM, in the Mountain Home VA

Cemetery in Johnson City, Tennessee. Mr. Ratliff will be given full military honors.

Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the Ratliff family.

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