Dorothy ElizabethRagan

Dorothy Ragan            

Dorothy Elizabeth Wright Ragan, 84, of Cumby passed away March 13, 2012 at her residence.  Services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lloyd McCuthen and Rev. Montie Parker officiating.  Interment will follow at Cumby Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.

Dorothy was born March 20, 1927 in Hunt County to Gus Wilburn and Myrtle Elizabeth (Daniels) Wright. On June 11, 1949, she married Theron A. Ragan, Sr. in Greenville.  For over 30 years, she co-owned and operated the Ragan’s Plant Farm in South Lake, Texas as well as being a devoted wife and mother.  She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Emory. 

Her survivors include her daughter Norma Ragan of Keller and Tressa Ragan of Cumby; sons Bubba Ragan and wife Cindy of Colleyville and Alton Ragan and wife Denise of Shawnee, Oklahoma; sister Wanda Dean of Greenville; brother Sonny Wright of Ft. Worth; brother-in-law Ray Ragan of Greenville; sister-in-law Freda Alford of Memphis, Tenn.; 7 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; sisters, Essie Back, Mary Wright, Jewell Wright, Daphine McDonald and Johnnie Powell. 

The family requests memorials be made to Make A Wish Foundation, 4742 North 24^th St., Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85016.