Viva B. Ratliff Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Viva B. Ratliff of Ashland, Kentucky, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Viva left this world on December 31, 2025 at the age of 95, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Viva B. Ratliff to show support.
As we bid Viva farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Viva is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Thomas Edwin and Viva Isabel Nelson Keating; her husband Charles H. Ratliff; and her daughter Sheree Laurer. She is survived by: her daughter Janet Creech (Jeff) of Lexington. She is also survived by nieces and nephews, and a multitude of friends.
Friends may make contributions in her memory to Unity Baptist Church, 2320 29th Street, Ashland, Kentucky, 41101.
