Obituary

For god so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Dr. James t. Ranson, 83, son of the late ted and ruby ranson, and brother of the late bobby ranson, passed away june 13th at his home after a short battle with lymphoma. James served proudly in the u.S. Army during the korean war. He began his formal education by receiving his ba from west virginia state college and his ma from marshall university, then later attained his phd from the ohio state university. He was also an educator in the kanawha valley for many years. He taught at poca junior high school, was chief of research at the appalachian educational laboratory, and then was a professor at the marshall university graduate college (formerly cogs) where he later became the dean of education. James is survived by his wife, martha johnson ranson, and they enjoyed fifty-nine wonderful years together. Surviving are his daughter, jodi melinda songer, and son-in-law, joseph songer; grandchildren mourning his loss are, mary, tyler and kierstin, kara, and joseph; great-grandchildren, chloe and austin. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, sue ranson and brother-in-law orpha witt. He also leaves behind several nieces, nephews, cousins and many great friends. He was a faithful member of christ church united methodist charleston, wv where a memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.M. Friday, june 20, 2014, to celebrate and honor his life. You may send condolences to the family at: www.Barlowbonsall.Com barlow bonsall funeral home has been entrusted to handle the arrangements.