Brittney Lee Ramey Obituary

Brittney Lee Ramey attended Clyde A Erwin High School in Asheville, NC. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Brittney Lee Ramey.

Graduation Year	(unknown)
Date of Passing	Apr 10, 2009
About	Brittney Lee Ramey, 16, of 32 Tipperary Drive, Asheville, died on Friday, April 10, 2009, at her home. An Asheville native, Brittney was the daughter of Gary G. and Sonya L. Ramey. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Clara Ann Retter. Brittney volunteered at the Asheville Human Society Animal Shelter, and loved animals and children, often coming to the defense of those in need. Always an adventurous spirit, she thoroughly enjoyed the response of those who heard about the many times she canoed with alligators, or when she swam with the sharks in 2008. When folks gently asked, "don't you mean dolphins, honey," her reply, with a smile, was, "nah, I already did that." Brittney had a fine sense of color and style. As the MERRF (Myclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers) took away her ability to do for herself, she often was left with the colliding color choices of others. She never complained about those color choices or her declining physical abilities. Brittney was a student at West Buncombe Elementary, Clyde A. Erwin Middle School, and Clyde A. Erwin High School, where many students, staff, and faculty encouraged her zest for life. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her twin sister, Taylor Marie Ramey; grandparents, Jane Bak, of Asheville, and Norman Retter and wife Andrea, of Port Charlotte, FL; aunt, Mary Kah and husband Steven, of Grayslake, IL; uncles, Norman Retter, Jr., and wife Judy, of Blissfield, MI, and Paul Bak, of Asheville; and special friends, Kim Smith and Darlene Colclasure. A memorial service for Brittney will be at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2009 in the Clyde A. Erwin High School Theater with the Rev. Dr. Buddy Corbin, CarePartners Hospice chaplain, officiating. Memorials may be made to the Asheville Humane Society, 72 Lee's Creek Rd., Asheville, NC 28806, to Mountin' Hopes Therapeutic Riding Center, P.O. Box 387, Mars Hill, NC 28754, or to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.