He was born February 15, 1929, at Rodell, was the son of the late John E Darnell and Pina Rosabelle Meadows Darnell.
Ralph had retired from the Compton Construction Company of Princeton after many years of service.
He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in the U.S. Army.
Ralph received the National Defense Medal, United Nations Medal, the Korean Service Medal with one Bronze Star and the Good Conduct Medal.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five siblings: Grace Hensley, Vernon Darnell, Elijah Darnell, Marie Jones, and Georgia Ann Darnell.
Survivors include four siblings: Nellie Shrader of Shady Springs, Mar Maxey and husband Kermit of Camp Creek, Ethel Corbin and husband Robert of Elkins, and Jean Richmond of Beaver; brother-in-law, Joe Bill Jones; sister-in-law, Etheleen Darnell, and a host of nieces and nephews who loved him very much.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, February 23, 2013, from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on Athens Road in Princeton. Burial will follow in the Reid Cemetery at Spanishburg.
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday morning from 10:00 AM until the service hour at the funeral home.
He was born February 15, 1929, at Rodell, was the son of the late John E Darnell and Pina Rosabelle Meadows Darnell.
Ralph had retired from the Compton Construction Company of Princeton after many years of service.
He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in the U.S. Army.
Ralph received the National Defense Medal, United Nations Medal, the Korean Service Medal with one Bronze Star and the Good Conduct Medal.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five siblings: Grace Hensley, Vernon Darnell, Elijah Darnell, Marie Jones, and Georgia Ann Darnell.
Survivors include four siblings: Nellie Shrader of Shady Springs, Mar Maxey and husband Kermit of Camp Creek, Ethel Corbin and husband Robert of Elkins, and Jean Richmond of Beaver; brother-in-law, Joe Bill Jones; sister-in-law, Etheleen Darnell, and a host of nieces and nephews who loved him very much.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, February 23, 2013, from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on Athens Road in Princeton. Burial will follow in the Reid Cemetery at Spanishburg.
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday morning from 10:00 AM until the service hour at the funeral home.
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