Billie Mae Ramsey

June 18, 1924 – August 28, 2020

Billie Mae Ramsey joined many friends, family and loved ones to be with her Lord and Savior

on August 28, 2020, at the age of 96. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, 17501

Nacogdoches Rd. San Antonio, TX 78266.

Billie, whose given name was Willie Mae Bauer, was born on June 18, 1924 in Orchard, Texas,

the daughter of Kennie Eugene Bauer and Ina Ferguson Bauer. She was the second-born of 6

children, including three brothers, now deceased: Kenneth Eugene, Walter Lee, and Owen

Thomas, as well as a set of twin sisters, still living, Amanda Kay and Nora Fay.

Billie’s childhood posed innumerable challenges and difficulties, which resulted in a young

woman of strong character and strength, surpassed by very few. While living in Eagle Lake, TX,

she met a handsome young soldier named Rodney Ramsey. They fell in love, married, and

started a life together that lasted 52 years, until Rodney’s death on Feb. 18, 1995. Their marriage

was blessed with five children: Richard Owen Ramsey, Martin Ellis Ramsey, Judith Elaine

Ramsey Dixon, Daniel Duane Ramsey, and Matthew Wayne Ramsey.

In addition to her five living children, over the years, Billie was also blessed with 12

grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, each one spoiled and cherished by her. Family

gatherings were always loud and memorable, filled with fun and laughter and mountains of food,

lovingly prepared by her.

Billie loved cooking, gardening, playing games and being around people. Some of her favorite

times, especially after Rodney’s death, were spent at social gatherings sponsored by her church

and Senior Activity Center. Her desserts were always crowd-pleasers and her sweet, yet

competitive, nature made her a “gamer” to be reckoned with!

Words cannot express how deeply she will be missed but every person she touched during her

lifetime realizes how fortunate they were for the opportunity to know her.

Pallbearers are: Michael Ramsey, Mark Ramsey, Matthew Ramsey, Blayton Peschke, Joshua

Ramsey, Kendall Ramsey.

In lieu of flowers the family has requested gifts in memoriam be made to American Cancer

Society - https://www.cancer.org , Alzheimer’s Association- https://www.alz.org , or, Paloma

Hospice & Palliative Care - 4203 Woodcock Dr, Ste 206, San Antonio, Texas 78228-1339.

Oh, how we will miss your smile and your hugs. We’ll see you soon, Mom.