Daryl N. Ratcliff, 82, Humboldt, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012, at Prairie Mission Retirement Center, St. Paul.
Daryl was born in Phillipsburg on Sept. 20, 1929, the son of Harold Elisha and Delia (Butler) Ratcliff. He was a graduate of Columbia University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in education.
He married Mary Anna Martin in 1952. She preceded him in death in 1974. He then married Harriet Raney Purdom in 1984. She preceded him in death in 2009.
He was a long-time agriculture instructor and dairyman.
Daryl is survived by four children, Greg Ratcliff, Deborah Lovell, James Ratcliff, and Brian Ratcliff, all of Iola; a step-daughter, Cindy Dick, Chanute; a brother, Gwen Ratcliff; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Daniel Allen Ratcliff; and a stepson, Jerry Purdom.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Humboldt. Memorials may be left at Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel for Prairie Mission Retirement Center. A special message for the family may be left at www.PenwellGabelChanute.com.
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