JC Ragland

Age 93 of White House went home to be with the Lord Monday, March 29, 2021 at his son’s home. He was born February 29, 1928 in Cottontown, TN to John Wesley & Eva Mae Birdwell Ragland. He started out as a sharecropper and bought his farm in 1954. He loved the land and farmed his entire life. He raised tobacco, raised and sold seed, did custom combine work and was known for growing some of the best sweet potatoes anywhere around. He was a member of Portland Road Church of Christ. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 59 years, Wynona Steele Ragland; brothers, Willie Herbert “Bill” Ragland and Robert Hendley Ragland; sisters, Minnie Lucille Tomlinson, Barbra Jean Sullivan Dugas, Mary Jane Skimmiehorn and Margaret Ann Carter. He is survived by his son, Kevin Steele (Lisa Jeannette) Ragland, White House, TN; grandson, Zachary Steele Ragland (Rachael Reed), Houston, TX; sisters, Betty Katherine Stafford, Hohenwald, TN and Florence Marie Philpot, Portland, TN. Funeral service is scheduled for Friday, April 2, 2021 in the chapel of Austin & Bell Funeral Home in White House with Rev. Samuel Brown officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery with family and friends serving as pallbearers. Visitation is planned for Thursday, April 1, 2021 4-8pm and Friday, April 2, 2021 9-11am at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are requested to the Portland Road Church of Christ c/o Jessie Wilkinson 3020 Highway 31W White House, TN 37188 ARRANGEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO AUSTIN & BELL 533 Highway 76 White House, TN 37188 (615)672-5000 www.austinandbell.com