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Aubrey Latney Ragland, 92 of Morgantown, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at the Morgantown Care & Rehab. Latney was born August 10, 1925, in Butler County, Kentucky to the late Aubrey and Lucy Adeline Lee Ragland and husband of the late Ruth Webster Ragland. He spent a lifetime of farming and was a grade A dairy farmer. He enjoyed many years of crop farming and raising cattle. He was a World War II Army Veteran stationed in Hawaii where he served as a military policeman. Latney received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. As a young man, he enjoyed flying, hunting and talk sessions around restaurant tables and Hood's Hardware. Other than his parents and wife he is preceded in death by one sister Elwanda Romans.

Aubrey Latney Ragland is survived by two sons Byron and Steve Ragland both of Morgantown, KY; two daughters Devra Snodgrass of Frankfort, KY and Maurita Embry and husband Michael of Millwood, KY; four grandchildren Phillip Ragland of Morgantown, KY, Meredith Hood and husband James of Louisville, KY, Matthew Embry of Caneyville, KY and Alex Snodgrass of Frankfort, KY; two step grandsons Travis Price of Morgantown, KY and Tyler Price and wife Sarah of Rockport, Indiana; two special grandchildren James and Haley Johnson; five great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at the Jones Funeral Chapel Saturday, January 20, 2018, at 1:00 pm with Bro. Woody Moore officiating. Burial will be in the Hill Haven Memory Gardens where military rights will be presented by AM Vets Post #117 with Phillip Ragland, Alex Snodgrass, Matthew Embry, Drew Ragland, Tyler Price and Travis Price serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 19, 2018, from 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm and Saturday from 8:00 am until funeral time at 1:00 pm at the Jones Funeral Chapel. Please share any photos, memories, condolences or light a candle in memory of Latney at www.jonesfuneralchapel.com