Obituaries 16 February 2010

Mary Ann Harris Ravenscraft

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Mary Ann Harris Ravenscraft, 75, of the New Petersburg area, died Saturday evening, Feb. 13, 2010 at the Old Town Friendly Rest in Frankfort.  
She was born April 17, 1934, in Highland County, a daughter of the late Howard G. and Elsa (Spargur) Harris.  She attended the Fall Creek Church, was a 4-H advisor for the Petersburg Cooking Club, a farm bureau youth counselor, a member of the Petersburg Homemakers and the Petersburg Supper Club, and was a renowned square dance caller.  
She is survived by a daughter, Beverly McPherson and her husband Clay of Leesburg; a son, Randy (Tracy Anderson) Ravenscraft of Hillsboro; three grandchildren, Chad (Denessa) McPherson of Berea, Ky., Paul (Kimberly) McPherson of LaFayette, Ind., and Stephanie Anderson of Columbus; and two great-grandsons, Daniel McPherson and Theo McPherson, both of Berea.  
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Merrill A. Ravenscraft, who passed away May 11, 2004, and a sister, Gertrude Hopkins.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Rev. H. Scott Latimer will officiate.  Burial will follow in the Gilboa Cemetery.  Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 at the Turner & Son Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Harold Spargur Scholarship Fund, in c/o Hillsboro High School, 550 U.S. 62 South, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133 or the Highland County Humane Society, P.O. Box 471, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133.
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