Destini Ramsey

Destini Michelle Ramsey, 14, of Itasca passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth following a courageous battle with cystic fibrosis. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 5, 2017, at Central Baptist Church in Hillsboro with Pastor Rick Neathery, Pastor Milton Owen, and Minister Courtney Hewitt officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro.

Destini was born July 10, 2002, in Cleburne to William Jon Ramsey and Jennifer (Davis) Sifford. Currently a freshman at Hillsboro High School, she was active in the band, playing the flute and percussion, and also participated in theater. A very artistic and creative teenager, she enjoyed painting, making bracelets, and reading. She was your typical sassy teenage girl, who loved hosting friends for sleepovers. Destini never had a problem finding someone to talk to, which made making friends easy for her.

She loved all types of animals, especially her pet guinea pig “Theodore.” An avid collector of stuffed animals, Destini always had to name each one of them. Her favorite colors were purple and pink and her favorite print was zebra. She loved singing and listening to music. Her song of promise was “There’s A Promise Coming Down That Dusty Road” and one of her favorite songs was Miranda Lambert’s “Little Red Wagon.” Destini was a member of House of Prayer in Newark, TX and an honorary member of the Hillsboro Department of Public Safety.

Preceding her in death were her maternal grandfather, Orville Wayne Davis; maternal great-grandmother, Jean Woods; maternal great-grandparents, Frank and Estille Davis; grandparents, Bill and Wilma Sifford; paternal great-grandparents, Bobby and Ruby Ramsey and Curtis and Maxine LeDoux; and paternal grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Edwards.

Survivors include her parents, Jennifer and Michael Sifford of Itasca and Will and Stephanie Ramsey of Grand Prairie; maternal grandparents, Roy and Kay Goodwin of Fort Worth; paternal grandparents, James and Valerie Ramsey of Azle, David and Tammy Rickett of Aubry, and Randy and Linda Edwards of Arlington; paternal great-grandparents, Ronnie and Rita Price of Hurst; three brothers, Michael Brandon Sifford and Jonathan Wayne Ramsey, both of Itasca, and Nathan James Ramsey of Grand Prairie; five sisters, Shelby Eileen Sifford and fiancé, Mitchel Jones, of Hillsboro, Kelsey Elizabeth Ramsey of Itasca, Ashton Elizabeth Kemp of Arlington, and Jennifer Rae` Dubard and Emily Anne Dubard, both of Grand Prairie; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins; and a host of friends.

Memorials may be made to Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors, P. O. Box 410, Hillsboro, TX 76645 to help assist the family with funeral expenses.

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Visitation

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ,Saturday, February 4, 2017
Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro
2495 Corsicana Highway Hillsboro, TX 76645

Funeral Service

2:00 PM ,Sunday, February 5, 2017
Central Baptist Church
1100 Old Bynum Rd. Hillsboro, TX 76645

Burial

Sunday, February 5, 2017
Ridge Park Cemetery
Julatka Street Hillsboro, TX 76645