Terry R. Ramsey

Utica - A funeral service for Terry R. Ramsey, 55 of Utica, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Utica Presbyterian Church, 9 S. Main St. with Pastor Terry Holobaugh and Bruce Hissong officiating. Burial will follow in South Lawn Cemetery.

Friends may call Friday, December 21, 2012, 3:00-5:00 and 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Law-Baker Funeral Home.

Terry died December 19, 2012 at Selma Markowitz Care Center, Newark. He was born August 23, 1957, in Mount Vernon to Gene P. and Wanda J. (Moran) Ramsey.

Terry was a 1975 Utica High School graduate and served four years in the Air Force. He was an avid University of Kentucky fan and loved football and basketball. Terry previously worked for Velvet Ice Cream and was a self-employed wholesale distributor for Jones & Snyder Potato Chips. He coached biddy football for 18 years, was a 4H advisor and a member of Utica American Legion, Post 92.

He is survived by wife of 28 years, Karen S. (Coss) Ramsey of Utica whom he married May 4, 1984; son, Timothy William Ramsey of Newark, daughters and son-in-law, Crystal Dawn and Adam Price of Sagamore Hills, Tasha Rae Ramsey of the home; mother and step-father Wanda and Joe Pinell of Port Arthur, TX; grandson, Dallas Ramsey of Heath; brother and sister-in-law Gene and Sue Ramsey of Fairborn; father-in-law, Walter Coss of Utica; aunt, Sharon and Ron Burson of Mount Vernon; uncle, William and Sally Moran of Mount Vernon, and many friends.

He is preceded in death by his father, Gene Paul Ramsey, Sr. and mother-in-law, Wilma Coss.

Donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 5555 Frantz Rd., Dublin, OH 43017 or Foundation for Hospice of Central Ohio, P.O. Box 430, Newark, OH 43058-9909.

Law-Baker Funeral Home, 34 N Main St., Utica is assisting the family with arrangements. Visit www.law-bakerfuneralhome.com to extend condolences to the family.