Ralph Legate, 95, of Warsaw, passed away on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.
Born on March 30, 1926, in Lonoke, Ark., Ralph was the son of Andrew and Ola Belle Finnley Legate. He was united in marriage to Martha Liles on Nov. 28, 1947, in Little Rock, Ark. She preceded him in passing Oct. 28, 2015.
Ralph proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He and Martha moved to Southern California in 1951 and then returned to Arkansas in 1988. They relocated to Warsaw in 2015.
Ralph is survived by two daughters: Barbara (Jerry) Hatfield, Warsaw; and Louise (Harold) Hallikainen, Tucson, Ariz.; two grandsons: David Newcomb and Andrew (Elizabeth) Newcomb, both of Colorado; and one great-grandson, Kubrick Newcomb, of Colorado.
He is preceded in death by his daughter, Deborah Hogue; son, John Legate; and his grandson, Zachory Hogue; three sisters and two brothers.
There will be a burial in Vilonia Cemetery, Vilonia, Ark. at a later date.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, is entrusted with the arrangements.
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