Roma Street died at 1:55 on the morning of October 30, 2025.
Five days after her 15th birthday, Roma Ramsey enrolled as a Freshman at Paris Junior College. At age 18, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from East Texas State College (now Texas A&M-Commerce). She is still one of the youngest graduates of both colleges.
After college, Roma taught Business classes at West Lamar and Paris High Schools before joining a Longview, Texas oil firm as Executive Secretary and Business Manager. After marriage to Jake Street, which lasted 63-years, she worked as the Human Relations Manager for three major firms. She served as a Director and Officer for the Lubbock and Abilene Texas Chapters of the Society of Human Resource Managers, as a Member of the Abilene Regional Growth Alliance (LEADAbi), and numerous other community organizations in both cities.
After retirement and moving back to Paris, Roma served multi-terms on the Board of Regents for Paris Junior College, and as a happy member of Newcomers.
Roma was the daughter of C. H. “Clarmon” Ramsey and wife, Sina Turner Ramsey of Powderly, Texas, both descendants of early Lamar County settlers. One of her grandfathers, J. C, Turner, as a young man served in the early Texas Rangers with Captain Lee Hall. A Ranger’s memorial marks his gravesite at Lamar County’s Red Hill Cemetery.
She was also preceded in death by her brother, Stanton Ramsey and wife, Juanell Parks Ramsey.
She is survived by husband, Jake Street, niece, Kim Ramsey McClusky and husband, Mike McClusky of Katy. Texas; their son Reed McClusky of Katy; and numerous cousins.
A Roma Street remembrance and memorial service for this attractive and very intelligent woman are scheduled for Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Lamar County’s Red Hill Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent to the Street family by visiting www.fry-gibbs.com
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Red Hill Cemetery Association, Attn: Chad Ward, 1443 FM 906 E, Powderly, TX 75473.
