Max Ratcliff Jr

Max Allen Ratcliff, Jr., 61, of Whitney went to be in his spiritual home Monday, December 15, 2008. Max was born on April 4, 1947 in El Paso, Texas to Max Allen Ratcliff Sr. and Dorothy Marie Hill Ratcliff. He moved to Whitney in 1950. Max graduated from Whitney High School in 1965. Max attended the University of Texas at Austin and loved the Longhorns. Max became a mason, November 16, 1979 in Houston, Texas. He served 29 years as a dedicated masonic member. He served as worshipful master of Whitney #355 in 1992 and worshipful master of Anadahko #176 in 2006 as well as other numerous offices. Max was a loving father of three children and five grandchildren. Max enjoyed fishing and hunting and spent many days teaching his grandchildren to fish or just catching minnows out of the minnow bucket. Max was a respected and loved person through out the community and will be missed by many. He was a father, grandfather and wonderful friend. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Whitney and a man of strong faith and stood fast even during his last days on earth because he knew Jesus has prepared a place for him in heaven. He was preceded in death by his parents, Max Allen Ratcliff, Sr. and Dorothy Marie Hill Ratcliff. Survivors include a daughter, Krissi Hightower and husband, Brandon, a son, Nicholas Ratcliff, a daughter Jade McCurdy and husband, Rusty; 5 grandchildren, Skyleigh Ratcliff, Gage Hightower, Taelyn McCurdy, McKena Hightower and Raley Jo McCurdy; the mother of his three children, Sheila Ratcliff; cousins, Diane Meeks and husband, Daryl and their children, Holly and Ryan, Dwayne Lynn and wife, Sherri and numerous other cousins. Memorials: Park Plaza Nursing Home, PO Box 457, Whitney, TX 76692 or Bridgeway Hospice, 115 A. South Church Street, Hillsboro, Texas 76645