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==Background==
==Background==
Rattliff was one of five sons and two daughters born to James W. Rattliff, Sr. (1904–1987), a tenant farmer, and the former Estell Dobson (1907–1984), a couple from Green County in south central Kentucky.[4] His siblings were Doris Leslie Rodgers (1933-2017) of Campbellsville, J. W. Rattliff, Jr. (1928-2023), of Greensburg, Willya Marie Rattliff Cox (1936–2004) of Greensburg,[5] Emmett Wesley Rattliff (1924–1983) of Campbellsville, Ronald Gene "Ronnie" Rattliff (died 1990) of Greensburg,[6] and Vernon Reed Rattliff of Lexington, Kentucky.[1]
Rattliff was one of five sons and two daughters born to James W. Rattliff, Sr. (1904–1987), a tenant farmer, and the former Estell Dobson (1907–1984), a couple from Green County in south central Kentucky.[4] His siblings were Doris Leslie Rodgers (1933-2017) of Campbellsville, J. W. Rattliff, Jr. (1928-2023), of Greensburg,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gupton-landrum.com/obituaries/jw-rattliff|title=Obituary of J. W. Rattliff, Jr.|publisher=gupton-landrum.com|accessdate=November 18, 2025.</ref> Willya Marie Rattliff Cox (1936–2004) of Greensburg,[5] Emmett Wesley Rattliff (1924–1983) of Campbellsville, Ronald Gene "Ronnie" Rattliff (died 1990) of Greensburg,[6] and Vernon Reed Rattliff of Lexington, Kentucky.[1]
In 1951, Rattliff married the former Jewell Merritt (February 1, 1932 – November 4, 2025), a Campbellsville native. The couple had two children, David Brian Rattliff (born 1957), an attorney in Louisville, Kentucky, where he resides with his wife, Beth, and Kristi Lynn Hickerson (1960-deceased) of Campbellsville, and a grandchild, Cameron David Rattliff and wife Natalie, also of Louisville.[1]
In 1951, Rattliff married the former Jewell Merritt (February 1, 1932 – November 4, 2025), a Campbellsville native. The couple had two children, David Brian Rattliff (born 1957), an attorney in Louisville, Kentucky, where he resides with his wife, Beth, and Kristi Lynn Hickerson (1960-deceased) of Campbellsville, and a grandchild, Cameron David Rattliff and wife Natalie, also of Louisville.[1]