Patricia “Trish” Dorene Eby Ragan, 89, passed away at 5:10 p.m. June 16, 2014, in the home of her daughter in Albuquerque, N.M. She was born Sept. 21, 1924, in Warsaw, to Otto W. and Jessie Jayne Brown Eby. On March 13, 1946, in Warsaw, she married Phil Roger Ragan, who died July 19, 1968, in Albuquerque. She lived in Warsaw until 1938 when her father was appointed superintendent of the United Telephone district office in Denver, Ind. She lived in Denver until returning to Warsaw in 1945. She graduated from Mexico (Ind.) High School in 1943. She was a telephone operator in the late ’40s and early ’50s and later became office manager at the Firestone Tire and Appliance Store in downtown Warsaw. In 1960, Phil accepted a sales position with Mountain Bell Telephone Company and the family relocated to Albuquerque. After retirement she spent many months a year in Florida and Indiana. As recently as two weeks ago she was still planning her three- to six-month Warsaw time. A cheerleader in high school, she continued to be very athletic for many years. She loved bowling and golf. However, she enjoyed card games, and bridge was her favorite. She was very talented and creative as a seamstress and at making crafts, and she loved to make gifts for family and friends. Surviving are a son, Michael L. “Mike” (and spouse DeAnna K. Rule) Ragan, Warsaw; a daughter, Mrs. Sharon L. “Sherry” Ragan Gregg; two granddaughters, Dione A. (and spouse Gregg) McCandlish, Albuquerque, and Theresa L. (and spouse Gregg) Satterfield and two great-granddaughters, Krystal and Kyra Satterfield, all of Moriarity, New Mexico; four sisters-in-law: Mollie Eby Allman, Kokomo; Helen Eby, Columbia City; Nancy O. Ragan Parks, Mount Vernon; and Alma Ragan, Sacramento, Calif.; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she is preceded in death by her parents; a son, Daniel Brian Ragan, who died in 1949, a grandson, Troy L. Ragan, who died Jan. 11, 1991; two brothers, Otto Junior Eby, who died in 1950, and Eugene Edward Eby, who died in 1990; two sisters who died as infants in 1929 and 1934, and a son-in-law, Jerry E. Gregg, who died in 2003. A service celebrating the life of Patricia “Trish” Ragan will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Titus Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Family and friends will gather for a time of sharing in support of each other from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
