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KANNAPOLIS - Mr. Ralph Monroe Wilson Sr., 70, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. Mr. Wilson was born May 5, 1943, in Cabarrus County, a son of the late Carl Wilson and Lucy Lipe Wilson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Rodgers Park Baptist Church. Mr. Wilson was owner and operator of Ralph's Upholstery. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Fritz Wilson, in June 2006. Mr. Wilson is survived by three children, Ralph Wilson Jr. and wife Karen and Alisa Wilson Furr, both of Kannapolis, and Darrel Wilson and wife Marissa of Whitsett; sister Pauline Dagenhart of China Grove; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm Thursday, January 16, 2014, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Leon Smith will officiate. Entombment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends from 12 to 1:30 pm Thursday prior to the service at Lady's Funeral Home. Remembrances for the family may be made to www.ladysfuneralhome.com. Lady's Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family of Mr. Wilson.
Published in Salisbury Post on Jan. 15, 2014