Ralph O’Dell was born March 18, 1941, and passed away Dec. 26, 2023.
Ralph joined the U.S. Army in 1959. He was a drill instructor, training young men and women to be ready for Vietnam. He proudly served his country and retired 20 years later in May of 1979.
Ralph loved hunting, fishing and camping. He was very devoted to God and his church. He loved his family and his church family at First Baptist Church. Ralph volunteered a lot of his time and could fix just about anything. He was very creative; he loved to weld and work with wood. He enjoyed Pinterest so he could find new projects.
Ralph is survived by wife, Sharon; children, Bud (Marilyn), Andrea, Teri; brothers, Dub and Ray; two grandsons, three granddaughters, three great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by mother, Josephine; father, Cecil; two brothers, three sisters and one son.
Memorial Services will be held at the First Baptist Church of Holbrook at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20.
Owens Livingston Mortuary ~ Holbrook handled the arrangement.
