J Vivian Pierson Ramsey

J. Vivian Pierson Ramsey September 28, 1916 - December 17, 2006 J. Vivian Pierson Ramsey, age 90, passed away December 17, 2006 at Hancock Regional Hospital. She was born September 28, 1916 in Westland the daughter of the late Newton Dephra and Lucy H. (Kyser) Wooten. Mrs. Ramsey worked for WSMJ radio, now WZPL, as a host on the talk show "Visit with Vivian" from 1965 to 1970. She was also a columnist for the Greenfield Daily Reporter and for the weekly papers, Hancock Ad News and Indy Star East. Mrs. Ramsey was the first female recipient, in Indiana, of the Casper Award. She was also awarded the Sagamore of Wabash Award and the Poet Laureate of Indiana. She was a member and past president of the Indiana State Federation of Poetry Club, member of Greenfield Business and Professional Women and member and past president of the American Legion Auxiliary of Greenfield. Mrs. Ramsey was a member of the Unity Church of Indianapolis and she attended Greenfield Friends Church. She was a 1934 graduate of Morristown High School and Salutatorian of her class. Mrs. Ramsey is survived by sons, Howard Eric (Gayle) Pierson of Greenfield, David G. Ramsey of Tennessee and Daniel G. (Violet) Ramsey of Shelbyville; daughters, Margo (James) Repar of Greenfield and Sue Jane (Lee) Colquitt of Michigan; 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; brother, D. Jean (Betty) Wooten of Florida; sister, Camilla Georgia Cramer of Warrington. She is also preceded in death by first husband, Howard D. Pierson (1969); second husband, Glen Ramsey (1998); sisters, Phoebe Alice Wicker and Mary Edith Dearinger. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday December 20, 2006 at Pasco-Stillinger Funeral Home, Greenfield, with burial to follow at Park Cemetery, Greenfield. Friends may call 2:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Tuesday December 19, 2006 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Father Flannagans Boys Home. Online condolences can be sent to www.pasco-stillinger.com. Comments This is the best way I can say what I feel and the way I think she would appreciate best: " Vivian Pierson Ramsey She always wore her wide-brimmed hat No matter where she went. "Comport yourself with dignity," The message that she sent. She wrote of lovely days gone by. The memories she shared! Some who had never met her, still Somehow knew that she cared. She wrote, not of some scandal or Celebrity divorce, But of the simple pleasures she Encountered in the course Of smelling roses, watching clouds, And reading thoughtful books. Or maybe of the strolls she took Along small, winding brooks. She made her readers feel that they Had joined her on her walk, And that, instead of reading words, Theyd shared a friendly talk. She will be missed by many here, Some she had never met, But no one was a stranger, just A friend, unknown as yet. And can there be a finer thing Thats said when one moves on, Than that they will be greatly missed By many when theyre gone? 2006 Denise McKenney Denise McKenney - November 21, 2011 at 04:54 PM My heart goes out to your entire family. Vivian was a wonderful lady and a great friend to my grandmother......May she rest in peace. " Mabel Daniels' granddaughter