Dale Edward Ramsey

Oct. 25, 1924-Aug. 23, 2021

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Please join the Ramsey family Friday afternoon to celebrate the life of their patriarch, Dale Edward Ramsey. The funeral procession will leave Parson Mortuary at 12:45 p.m., with a graveside service at 1:30 p.m. at Tomlinson Cemetery, 5301 S. Old State Rd 67, Muncie. A memorial reception will follow at Applewood Park Villa Clubhouse, 2201 N. Tillotson Ave., Muncie.

Dale, 96, a long-time area resident, passed away Monday, Aug. 23, at Ball Memorial Hospital.

Born Oct. 25, 1924, to Leonard Moses Ramsey and Madge Priddy Ramsey in Cowan, Indiana, Dale attended Cowan Schools, graduating from Cowan High School in 1944. Dale farmed 500 acres in the Cowan area while in high school and continued farming to support the war effort during World War II.

Dale was up for many adventures and took multiple cross-country trips with his brother and friends. He enjoyed being a problem solver and said that he did his best thinking while he slept.

Dale and his bride, Martha G. Bowers, were married Oct. 16, 1949, at Shirley, Indiana. In 1951, Dale and Martha welcomed the first of their three daughters Rachel, and then in 1952, Nancy, in 1955 Shirley rounded out the family.

In 1952, Dale opened and co-owned Ramsey Tractor Sales with his father, Leonard, and brother, Don. The business specialized in Ford tractor sales. A couple of years later the young couple moved to Texas where Dale worked in the oil industry.

In 1958, the couple returned to Indiana where they started two businesses: Ramsey Farm Equipment and later Ramsey Marine Sales in Crawfordsville, IN.

Following the sale of their businesses in 1976, Dale worked as service manager for the Perry Lewis Ford dealership. Dale and Martha had many adventures traveling the world, and lived in Palm Springs, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Clearwater, Florida; and settled in Sun City West, Arizona, where they resided for 26 years, where they were active in real estate and volunteered in the community.

In 2011, Dale and Martha returned to Indiana, living in Bloomington and Columbus before residing again in Muncie.

Dale is survived by his wife, Eula Burton; his children, Rachel Truax, Nancy Ramsey and Shirley “Sue” Ramsey, all of Muncie; his grandchildren, Kathleen Hammerle of Pasadena, Texas, Genevieve Packer of Portland, Oregon, Steve Krause of Seattle, Washington,  Rebecca Krause of Denver, Colorado and Benton Costello of Muncie; as well as three nephews.

Dale was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Martha Ramsey; parents Leonard and Madge Ramsey; step-mother Bernice Ramsey; brother Don Ramsey; sister-in-law Alberta Lamb Ramsey; and a nephew.

The family wishes to extend their thanks to the Ball Memorial ICU staff for the exceptional level of care and compassion Dale and his loved ones received while he was in their care.

Direct online condolences to the family at www.parsonmortuary.com.


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