Ralph C. Cleveland, 72, of Elizabethton, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015, at his residence. He was born in Charleston, S.C., to the late Mims M. Cleveland and Adria Dangerfield Cleveland. He had lived in Elizabethton for 10 years.
Ralph was a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving in the Vietnam Conflict. He was a retired truck driver.
Ralph is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Leah and Matthew Neumann, Elizabethton; three grandchildren, Billy, Michelle and Madison Neumann; one great-granddaughter, Willow; one niece, Wendy Presley; one nephew, Chris Cleveland; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
A graveside service for Ralph C. Cleveland will be held at 10:45 a.m. Friday, August 7, at Mountain Home National Cemetery with Dr. Alan King officiating. Military Honors will be provided by the American Legion. Family and friends are requested to meet at the cemetery at 10:35 a.m. Friday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 3811-9908. Condolences may be sent to the family at our website, www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is service the Cleveland family.