Margaret Ruth Ragsdale Ottwell, 82, of Greenville, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Hunt Regional Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 A.M., Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be Friday, January 20, 2017 from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memoryland Memorial Park.
Margaret was born in Greenville, Texas on April 30, 1934 to W.R. Ragsdale, Sr. and Eunice P. Pearson. She married her high school sweetheart, Paul Ottwell on June 3, 1953 in Dallas, Texas. She was a member of Greenville Church of Christ, she loved the Lord, the Church and the members so very much. She worked in IBM for 10 years in Dallas. She and her husband founded Greenville Supply Co. in July 1965. She was a very active in the business until her retirement.
She is survived by her sister, June Hanson and husband Danny, brother, Roy Ragsdale and wife, Regina, niece, Danae Sasser, nephews, Frank Norris, David Hanson, Lee, Scott, Bryan and Neil Ragsdale and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by husband, Paul on April 20, 2014, her parents, her infant sister, sisters, Nancy Hunt, Ellen Norris and nephew, Mark Norris.
Pallbearers will be Frank Norris, David Hanson, Lee Ragsdale, Scott Ragsdale, Bryan Ragsdale and Neil Ragsdale.
Honorary pallbearers will be Levi Sasser and Dustin Sasser.