Margaret Meek Ratchford Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Margaret Meek Ratchford (Gastonia, North Carolina), born in York, South Carolina, who passed away at the age of 92, on April 17, 2021. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Margaret Meek Ratchford to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Clyde Turner Meek and Pearl Elizabeth Harper Meek; her husband Paul Neil Ratchford, Sr.; her daughter Patsy Edwards; her daughter-in-law Pat Ratchford; her brother Jack; her sister-in-law Nellie Meek; her sister Dorothy Stewart; and her sister-in-law Judy Meek.
She is survived by: her children, Andy (Terry Ratchford), Paul (Wendy Ratchford), Libby (Calvin Reese) and Ellen (John Cox); her brother Larry Meek; and her brother-in-law Ray Stewart. She is also survived by ten grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Margaret be made to Christ Church at River's Edge, 901 Catawba Street, Belmont, NC 28012 or Gaston Hospice, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054.
