Show I Memorial Rites Set Friday for Mary Ratliff A memorial service will be beheld b e held at the Kingsbury ity Church Friday at 1 pm for Mary Ratliff 83 who died in a Denver rest home Sunday Mrs Ratliff was born Feb 11 1882 in Clay Center Kansas a daughter of May and Thomas Blackburn lIer IIer family moved to Denver Colorado shortly after where Mrs Ratliff grew up IN 1903 she married Harry Ratliff in Steamboat Springs Colorado rr Mr Ratliff was a for est supervisor there In 1916 they moved to Vernal when Mr Rat liff discovered some phosphate deposits north of Vernal Mr Ratliff died in 1957 Mrs Ratliff broke her hip o 0 n May 3 in Vernal and was taken to a Denver hospital She was preceded ill in death by bya a younger brother James Blackburn a sister Lola Black Black- Blackburn burn and a daughter Margaret McLain She Is survived by a daughter Mrs Mabel Conrad of Castle Rock Colorado and two grandchildren Margaret Therl ault of Broomfield Colo and Ralph Bean of Castle Rock Colo rado Funeral services were held in Denver Wednesday |