In Memoriam : Jewel Ramage

Jewel Ramage Jewel Calvin Ramage - age: 90
(October 31, 1919 to January 28, 2010 )
Resident of Hooks, Texas

Obituary:
Mr. Jewel Ramage passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010 at his home in Hooks, Texas. He was 90.

Mr. Ramage was born October 31, 1919 in Duffau, Texas, to Hamilton Hawthorne and Mattie Diane Laney Ramage. He received a B.S. Degree at Texas A&M University in 1942. He was a veteran of the United States Army from 1942 to 1946, serving our country as a Captain in WWII. On September 17, 1949, he married Marjorie Elizabeth Scarborough in Stephenville, Texas. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hooks, Texas. Mr. Ramage was a distinguished farmer and was well loved by all who knew him.

Mr. Ramage is survived by his wife of 60 years, Elizabeth Ramage of Hooks, Texas; three sons and daughters-in-law, Calvin and Martha Ramage of Dallas, Texas, Bart and Ginger Ramage of Dallas, Texas and Brent and Cindy Ramage of Hooks, Texas; a daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Frank Butler of Dallas, Texas; one sister and brother-in-law, Virginia and Al Vickers of Austin, Texas; nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his brother and sister-in-law, Jimmie Lee and Hazel Jeane Ramage.

A Celebration of Mr. Ramage’s Life will be held Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. at Ramage Farms, 5600 FM 560, Hooks, Texas 75561 under the direction of Bates Family Funeral Home with Pastor Chuck Huffman of Tennison United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, Texas officiating.

A memorial in honor of Mr. Ramage has been set up by Texas A&M. Donations can be made to the A&M Foundation, 401 George Bush Dr., College Station, TX 77840 and noted for the Jewel Ramage’42 Fund.

Memorials may also be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 216, Hooks, Texas 75561 or Hospice of Texarkana, 803 Spruce St., Texarkana, Texas 75501.





Jan King Halbern - January 30, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Dear Elizabeth, Annie, Cal, Bart, and Brent, and family... Michael and I send our love and prayers to you and ALL of your family. Our arms surround you with our hugs and genuine heartfelt understanding of your grief. We loved Jewel very much! He was a true Southern Gentleman. I appreciated his twinkle eyes and wry wit! He had a beautiful prescence and love of people. We will all miss him terribly. I have many fond memories of Jewel that I treasure. Our love is with you during this very sad time. Now it is Jewels' turn to celebrate. Love, Jan, Michael, and Alexandra Halbern


Tina Syphers - January 30, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Our prayers and thoughts are with the Ramage family at this time of loss.


Bill McDonald - January 30, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Sorry for your loss, I always admired Jewel for his hard work and great business sense. He achieved so much in his career as a farmer and business man. Sincerely, Bill McDonald Hooks, Tx.


Walter and Martha Johnson - January 30, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Jewel Ramage was one of my favorite people. He never met a stranger and anybody meeting him received a blessing. He was a great friend to my parents, Harold and Fannie Johnson. He influenced my life in many ways and for that, I thank him. Enjoy eternity, Jewel.


Byron Lum - January 30, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
It was an honor for me to know Mr. Jewel. He was truly a genuine and innovative man. He will surely be missed. My prayers are with the family during this time.


Ann Butler - January 30, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
We will miss this lovely man.


Linda White - February 1, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
I loved and admired this man, Jewel Ramage. He personified all my expectations in what a real man is...God, Family, Country, and in that order. Elizabeth, to my way of thinking, you and Jewel were the perfect couple. We'll all miss Jewel, but you most of all. Your friends will be there for you. I'm thinking of you and your family with a heart full of love.


Terry Cail - February 2, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Ann, our sympathies and prayers go out to you and your family. You can rejoice in the life you shared with your father and family through many happy memories in the future. God bless and comfort you! Terry


DEAN LABAY - February 5, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Cal,Bart, Brent,Ann, Mrs Ramage I can remember the days out in the fields, hauling hay, and traveling the next morning to the stock yards to unload. Mr Ramage "SHOWED" me how to be a man, he taught me "Do the right thing.....the rest will follow! He was someone I always looked up to, and he never let me down. I am so sorry for your loss! Some of my best days were out in the hay fields, and what I remember most were your Dad's hands, strong from throwing hay bales up on the truck! Again I am so sorry for your loss. DL


Tony & Nancy Lundry - February 6, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Jewel & Elizabeth Ramage have been anchors for many families and individuals, quietly and consistently, among their neighbors and the Hooks community. They truly provided roots and wings for their children, from Hooks out into the world at large. To Cal, Bart, Ann, and Brent -- thanks for sharing your parents and their wisdom with all of us other children whom they have watched out for, and please hug your mom from us today. We are all blessed by your Dad's life, as he is now able to enjoy from a place with a better view. He is still with us all. Blessings to you all.


Julie Huffman Clifton - February 7, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
I am so sorry to learn of Mr. Ramage's passing. I have such wonderful childhood memories of the Ramage family. I think my favorites are of the hayrides at the farm. Mr. Ramage always welcomed us with his warm, inviting smile, with the biggest dimples I've ever seen. He was such a dear man. Actually, I should say he IS such a dear man, just at a new address. I look forward to seeing him again, one glad day. My condolences to all of the Ramage family. I pray your grief soon gives way to warm, happy memories of this special man. God bless you.


Bill Leidner - August 31, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Although I only met Jewel Ramage a few times while attending A&M with his children, I always knew him to be a man of God, who you knew showed the same kindness to everyone he met. I believe his greatest legacy must be the family he left behind. I remember seeing many of the same traits he possessed reflected in Cal, Bart, Brent, and Annie. I know you miss him greatly. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. May God's blessings & presence carry you through.


JUDEE MORTON FRASER, ZTA, ucla - November 28, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Martha Ramage was my sorority sister at UCLA. I've tried to contact her through the years. If this is her Father, then I send my sincere sympathy. Judith Fraser: jfrasermft@att.net