Harold Ramey, 76, of Dallas, GA, formerly of Carlinville, died on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, at his residence in Dallas, GA.
A celebration of life was held on Saturday, March 21, at Memorial Christian Church in Carlinville.
Mr. Ramey was born on March 21, 1949, in Champaign-Urbana, the son of Ollen and Marianna (Huff) Ramey. He graduated from Carlinville High School with the class of 1967. He graduated from Ranken Technical College in 1969.
Mr. Ramey married Eberle Tostberg on Sept. 27, 1969, and they divorced in 1984. He married Darlene Marquardt in February of 1985, and they divorced in 1990. He married his current wife, Christina Dempsey Doyle, in November 1990.
Mr. Ramey was employed as an engineer for Western Electric (which became AT&T Technologies, Lucent Technologies, Avaya, Alcatel-Lucent, and Nokia), retiring after 31 years. After retirement, he worked at Sam’s Club and Home Depot. His hobbies included building/flying radio-controlled airplanes and tinkering with computers.
Mr. Ramey is survived by his wife, Chris, of Dallas, GA; daughter, Rebekah (Edward) Kallbrier, of Carlinville; sons, William (Kelly) Ramey of Foley, MO, and Benjamin (Starlette) Ramey of Puxico, MO; three stepchildren; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, James (Janell) Ramey of Carlinville; sisters, Sharon (Irvin) Sanders of Hillsboro and Linda Ramey of Fenton, MO; brother, Keith Ramey of Evergreen Park; and many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Ramey was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Danielle; son, Sean-Paul; brother, Robert; sister, Elizabeth Ambrose; brother-in-law, Mark Ambrose; a niece; and a nephew.
