James Calhoun Ragsdale

1914 - 1985  (70 years)

• Name	James Calhoun Ragsdale
  Birth	19 Nov 1914	Paulding Co., GA
  Gender	Male
  _UID	4E85FB1A9EFA344383FF1FD8AB452F750491
  Death	13 Oct 1985	Jefferson Co., AL
  Burial	Jefferson Memorial Gardens, Trussville, Jefferson Co., AL
  Person ID	I49997	sorrells
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Armor Appleton Ragsdale,   b. 28 Aug 1882, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL d. 27 Mar 1937, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Mary Ida Lee,   b. 16 Feb 1887, GA d. 29 Aug 1968, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F18371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Connie Mae Turner,   b. 19 Jun 1919, Goss, Marion Co., MS d. 10 May 2008, Bill Nichols Veteran's Home, Alexander City, Tallapoosa Co., AL (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1945	New Oleans, LA
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F18359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

• Photos		James C. and Connie Mae Turner Ragsdale
  		James Calhoun Ragsdale Gravestone

  
  

• Notes

  US Marine, Leyte Island, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, ECT, and Pacific and USS W Virginia. He was at Iwo Jima and served in WW II. He was injured and Connie was his nurse. They were not allowed to talk to each other, but she left notes under his pillow each night. James C. Ragsdale Birth: Nov. 19, 1914 Death: Oct. 13, 1985 He died on a Sunday morning. Family links: Spouse: Connie T. Ragsdale (1919 - 2008)* Burial: Jefferson Memorial Gardens East Trussville Jefferson County Alabama, USA Plot: Garden of Restoration