James Frederick Ragin Obituary
We are sad to announce that on February 11, 2025, at the age of 98, James Frederick Ragin (Perry, Georgia) passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of James Frederick Ragin to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, James Arthur and Lillian Toomer Ragin; his brothers, Alvin L Ragin and Herman Cicero Ragin (Gloria Mason); and his former wife Gloria Christine Richter Ragin.
He is survived by: his siblings, Lillian Zerilda Palmer (late Warren), Ernestine Rounette Tabor (late Alva), Frances Yvonne Rush (Michael), Melvin Douglas Ragin (Gloria) and Patricia Anne Lee; his children, Hugh Frederick Ragin (late Marlena), Cheryl Denise Pumphrey (Clifford) and David Anthony Ragin (Jacqui); and his stepchildren, Michael Spencer Morrell, Candy Marilyn Morrell and Michelle Morrell. He is also survived by grandchildren, great grandchildren and other beloved family and friends.
Dr. Ragin's last trek from the US to Africa would be at age 93 in 2019, just before the COVID 19 pandemic, after which he was deemed too old to travel.
He began teaching at Colorado State University receiving an Outstanding Teacher Award in 1978, and received among others, three different National Science Foundation Fellowships for Scientific Study.
