JAMES RAMER

BIG SANDY - James Evan "Jim" Ramer, 68, local farmer and rancher and Navy veteran, died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at a Big Sandy medical center of heart failure.

Cremation has taken place. The memorial service is 2 p.m. Thursday at the Big Sandy High School Auditorium with Bishop Thad Willis officiating. The burial of the cremat-

ed remains will follow the memorial service with full military honors at the Big Sandy Cemetery. There will be a fellowship luncheon at the Big Sandy Senior Center following the committal rite.

Jim was born to Joe and Marjorie "Marge" (Newell) Ramer on June 26, 1934,...