GENE WENDALL READY, 81, of DeRidder, LA
entered eternal peace on Aug. 17, 2014, with burial
in the Hopewell Cemetery at DeRiddder.
Gene was born on July 30, 1933 in Stephens County,
TX to Lane O. & Mary Ratliff Ready. He attended
Ranger High School in the Class of 1950 at Ranger,
TX and married Goldie Honea.
Mr. Ready was preceded in death by his parents,
Lane & Mary Ratliff Ready and two sons, Michael
Lane Ready and John David Ready.
Those left to mourn his lose and cherish his memory
are his wife of 52 years, Goldie Ready of DeRidder,
LA; three daughters, DeNice Ready of DeRidder, LA,
Elizabeth Miller of Lubbock, TX, and Sally Powell
of Odessa, TX; four grandchildren; two great-grand-
children and numerous extended family and friends.