Garnet H. Ratliff
Garnet H. Ratliff, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Dec. 1, 2017. She was born in Beaver, W.Va. on Feb. 24, 1925 to the late Dean and Grace (Cox) Deeds.

Garnet enjoyed cooking and, during the summer months, you could find her in her garden collecting vegetables to can. She was a long-time member of First Baptist Church of Valley City. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

Garnet is survived by her daughter, Sue Patrick; son, Stuart “Butch” Patrick (Gloria); grandsons, Stuart Patrick Jr., Darrell Patrick and David Andrews; great-granddaughter, Annika Andrews; brother, David Deeds Sr. (Gloria); godchildren, David Lee Deeds Jr. and Dianna Lynn Deeds; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husbands, Stuart Patrick and Kenneth Ratliff; daughter, Linda Rice; and siblings, Carl, Darrell, James and Joe Deeds and Ruth Maddy.

Waite and Son Funeral Home handled the arrangements.