TULLAHOMA, Tenn. — John Warren Ramsey,

died peacefully on January 11, 2022, in Tennessee, at Morning Pointe Assisted Living of Tullahoma. A native son of Arkansas, he was born on December 7, 1930, to Eva Marie and Warren Arthur Ramsey in Monticello. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Donna Ramsey; his son, Mark McSaen Ramsey; his sister, Carmen Leonard; his niece, Donna Bratz; and his long-time companion, Katherine Mays.

John is survived by his daughter, Dr. Laurie Anne Ramsey of Sewanee, Tennessee, and her companion, Claude Gerling of Strasbourg, France; John’s nieces and nephews in Arkansas: Carol Ellen Thompson, Butch Selig (Judy), Eleanor Lynn O’Neal, James Arthur Leonard, Julie Fitzwater, Phyllis Jolley (Tim), and Sarah Leonard; many great and great-great nieces and nephews; and in Virginia, Katherine’s children: Linda Mays, Rob Mays (Sybil), and Kathy Coleman (Sam).

Retired Professor of Political Science at Old Dominion University, John lived in Norfolk, traveled extensively, and volunteered generously, especially at First Presbyterian Church. He moved to Tennessee in 2017 to be near his daughter. John’s ashes will be scattered in Virginia and Arkansas, following a memorial service in Norfolk at a later date. Arrangements and tributes will be updated at: https://www.moorecortner.com/ by Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Winchester, Tennessee. In lieu of flowers, the family invites you to support Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Christian Appalachian Project, Feeding America, Southern Poverty Law Center, or a charity of your choice.