Obituary of Ralph Marvin Pressley

Funeral services for Ralph Marvin Pressley, 91, Troup, will be at 10:00 am, Thursday, August 11, in the Wright City Baptist Church, with Pastors Rohn Boone and Richard Boone officiating. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, Arp. Arrangements are under direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Ralph passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at his residence. He was born October 24, 1924 in Inman, SC to the late David Ervin and Hettie Magdalene Haydock Pressley. He married Cary Hazel Brown July 14, 1940 in Greenville, South Carolina and worked as a heavy equipment operator until his retirement, but he still enjoyed moving dirt around while making a garden to enjoy himself and to share his bounty with others. He never met a stranger and loved bringing joy to others with his stories, jokes or pranks. Besides his parents, Ralph was preceded in death by two sons, Paul Pressley and Larry Pressley; grandsons, six Paul Presley Jr., David Wilson, Kenneth Pressley, Joe Pressley, Marvin Pressley, and Austin Combs. Survivors include his wife of 76 years, Cary Pressley, Troup; a son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Cindy Pressley, Good Springs; three daughters and a son-in-law, Barbara Pressley, Troup, Geraldine Clark, Troup, and Linda and Ronnie Cooper, Columbus, Ohio; 23 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren, and 41 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be Neal Pressley, Westley Clark, Benny Clark, Matthew Cooper, Ronnie Cooper Sr., and Dave Wickham. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Wilson and Ronnie Cooper Jr. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Wednesday, August 10.