1935 - 2019
Ralph M. Nelson, 84, of Chesapeake, Ohio passed to his Heavenly home on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at The Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, WV. Ralph worked as a manager of Belle’s ladies shop in downtown Huntington for 38 years until he purchased Belle’s in 1990. He was the “go to” guy for fashion and sponsored Miss West Virginia in the Miss America Pageant in the 50’s and 60’s. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Mary Elizabeth Nelson; brothers Gene, Glenn and Howard; and sisters Gwendine, Beatrice and Brenda. He is survived by a brother Bill Nelson of Tennessee; special friends and caregivers Willie and Debra Day; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio with his brother Bill Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in Nelson Family Cemetery, Chesapeake, Ohio. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, WV. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.ehallfuneralhome.com.
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