Grace Cartee Ramsey, our precious Mom, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at the age of 84, following a period of declining health.
Grace was born May 18, 1939 in Rutherford County to the late Grady Cartee and Alma Scruggs Cartee. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when you needed her. Grace loved to travel and loved going to the beach with family. She loved to cook, being around people and knitting. Being with her family and her church family brought her a lot of joy. She was a member of Hickory Bible Church and would tell anyone who listened about Jesus.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Dean Ramsey, daughters, Pamela Grace Ramsey, Maria McDaniel grandchildren, Ray Bryon Price, Brandy Renee White and Jordan Coffey, brother, Wyte Cartee, Eulas Cartee sisters, Lula Cartee, Virginia George, Frances Padgett and Mildred Davidson.
She is survived by her daughters, Cecelia Mayfield, Cindy Trout (Rick), Julie Coffey, son, Mark Ramsey (Marie), sisters, Hazel Hall and Doris Hubbard. Also surviving are her eighteen grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, two great great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday December 1, 2023 in the Chapel of Heritage Funeral Service , NC with Rev. Curtis Massey and Rev. Mark Icard officiating. Inurnment will follow at 2:00 P.M. in North Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from10 until 11:00 AM.at Heritage Funeral Service, Valdese
Grace was my best friend. She was so beautiful inside and out. I will miss our lunches together and all the conversations we had. You can rest easy now sweet lady ❤️
Loved Aunt Grace, will miss our talks together. I love u Aunt Grace and will miss her.
Grace was the wonderfully sweet mother of my best friend, Cindy Trout! She was one of the kindest, most loving ladies I have ever had the pleasure to meet. I have one especially fond memory of a joke she played on me as we decorated for Cindy’s wedding. I never think of her that I don’t remember that day and how much we laughed & how I went out for dinner with the family afterward! She was so welcoming & so much fun! So thankful, Grace, that you are now in the arms of Jesus. We would want to keep you but you would never want to come back. We will see you again! Love you & praying for the family who will miss you much! Rita Butler
Aunt Grace was a sweet heart. I know that several times in my life when I was really down because of my health. She would call me to encourage me. She would tell me that she was praying for me. When your at your lowest, things like that means the world to me. Aunt Grace, you made a difference in my life!! I Love you!!
Cecelia, Cindy, and family, I am so very sorry for your loss. Prayers and hugs are being sent.
Cindy
Phyllis and I send our condolences to you and your family.
I only met Grace a few times but I feel I knew her through her loving daughter, Cindy. I know she was a wonderful mother and loved very much by her family. Her faith was a testimony to many.
Her physical suffering is over. May you rest in peace Grace. Til we all meet again. 🙏
To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord…. Great is your reward Aunt Bea… Give Jesus a big hug for me…
My thoughts and prayers will be with family and friends as we celebrate this great life….
Aunt Bea….until we see you again someday…. Enjoy your reward!!!
Although I never had the privilege to meet Grace, I feel like I know her in some ways. Her daughter, Cindy is a faithful member of the Ladies Bible study at First Baptist Church and we have prayed many times for Grace as she suffered from health issues and for Cindy as she traveled to be with her Mom. May God comfort your hearts with the knowledge that she is with Jesus and that there is coming a great day of reunion!!
Cindy, I am praying for you and your whole family as you walk these days out. Asking our Heavenly Father to lavish all of you with His comfort and strength! Thankful you will worship with your mom again in the presence of our God!
Mom was a wonderful lady. She was a blessing to so many. Her name is precious and a lot of her caregivers told her she had a beautiful name. God’s grace is freely given and undeserved. He offers us unmerited blessings and salvation. Mom had 6 children and lost 2 of them before she passed. There were many trials in her life including the loss of her husband of 58 years. She was a strong woman and at the end she wanted the best for all of us. Our last day with her she was smiling and I asked her why she was smiling and she said, I am going to be with Jesus. I loved coming home over the years and she would cook my favorite meal and she was a great cook. She was always thinking of others and she loved her church family. I will always cherish the time I had with our precious Mother and I loved when she said to me, Love you baby. I will miss talking to Mom on the phone every day. I am so happy she is no longer suffering. Our Mom can breathe again. Thank you Jesus for giving us our Mother Grace. Love you MOM! Cindy