Delores I. Ralston, 71, Gallipolis, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at her residence.
She was born on June 21, 1937, in Boyd County, Ky., daughter of the late Robert and Lacie Crislip Ward. She attended Garden of My Heart Holy Tabernacle Church, Bidwell.
She is survived by two sons and one daughter: Mitchell Williams, Catlettsburg, Ky., Chris (Denise) Williams, Catlettsburg, and Joyce (Eddie) Gillian, Boiling Springs, S.C.; four grandchildren: Chad Bryan, Brandie Porter, Leia Williams, and Lacie Williams; one half-brother, John of Vinton, one half-sister, Sarah Jane of Eaton, Ohio, and one aunt, Betty Enyart, Ashland, Ky.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Ralston, and a daughter, Linda Williams Bryan.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, 208 Main St., Vinton, with Rev. Ted Glassburn officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday in Dixon Cemetery near Ashland. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home.