U.S. Marine Corps.
Husband 42 years of Brenda A. Blackwell.
He was a longtime custodian and bus driver for the Flat Rock Middle School, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters, Sharon Harwood (Mike Fortner), Candler, Linda (Ralph) Gifford, Columbus, Rose (Jeff) Burns, & Sandra (Rick) Roberts, all of Hendersonville; grandchildren, Ralph, Jr., Leena, Summer, Gene, Jessica, Autumn, Michael, Joseph, Christopher, Justin, & Corey; great-granddaughter, Samantha; brother Willard Blackwell, Hendersonville; sister, Wanda Gifford of Tennessee, and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Blackwell & Eunice McCall Blackwell; sisters, Brenda Buell & Mary Cabe; brother, James Blackwell; son-in-law, Jack Harwood, and nephew, Braden Blackwell.
Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors, Hendersonville, NC, assisted the family with the arrangements.
Husband 42 years of Brenda A. Blackwell.
He was a longtime custodian and bus driver for the Flat Rock Middle School, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters, Sharon Harwood (Mike Fortner), Candler, Linda (Ralph) Gifford, Columbus, Rose (Jeff) Burns, & Sandra (Rick) Roberts, all of Hendersonville; grandchildren, Ralph, Jr., Leena, Summer, Gene, Jessica, Autumn, Michael, Joseph, Christopher, Justin, & Corey; great-granddaughter, Samantha; brother Willard Blackwell, Hendersonville; sister, Wanda Gifford of Tennessee, and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Blackwell & Eunice McCall Blackwell; sisters, Brenda Buell & Mary Cabe; brother, James Blackwell; son-in-law, Jack Harwood, and nephew, Braden Blackwell.
Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors, Hendersonville, NC, assisted the family with the arrangements.
U.S. Marine Corps.
Husband 42 years of Brenda A. Blackwell.
He was a longtime custodian and bus driver for the Flat Rock Middle School, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters, Sharon Harwood (Mike Fortner), Candler, Linda (Ralph) Gifford, Columbus, Rose (Jeff) Burns, & Sandra (Rick) Roberts, all of Hendersonville; grandchildren, Ralph, Jr., Leena, Summer, Gene, Jessica, Autumn, Michael, Joseph, Christopher, Justin, & Corey; great-granddaughter, Samantha; brother Willard Blackwell, Hendersonville; sister, Wanda Gifford of Tennessee, and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Blackwell & Eunice McCall Blackwell; sisters, Brenda Buell & Mary Cabe; brother, James Blackwell; son-in-law, Jack Harwood, and nephew, Braden Blackwell.
Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors, Hendersonville, NC, assisted the family with the arrangements.
Husband 42 years of Brenda A. Blackwell.
He was a longtime custodian and bus driver for the Flat Rock Middle School, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters, Sharon Harwood (Mike Fortner), Candler, Linda (Ralph) Gifford, Columbus, Rose (Jeff) Burns, & Sandra (Rick) Roberts, all of Hendersonville; grandchildren, Ralph, Jr., Leena, Summer, Gene, Jessica, Autumn, Michael, Joseph, Christopher, Justin, & Corey; great-granddaughter, Samantha; brother Willard Blackwell, Hendersonville; sister, Wanda Gifford of Tennessee, and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Blackwell & Eunice McCall Blackwell; sisters, Brenda Buell & Mary Cabe; brother, James Blackwell; son-in-law, Jack Harwood, and nephew, Braden Blackwell.
Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors, Hendersonville, NC, assisted the family with the arrangements.
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