Ralph James Hadley Sr. 85, of Bellaire, Ohio passed away February 27, 2017 at Liza’s Place, Wheeing, WV.
Ralph was born May 30, 1931 in Dayton, Ohio a son of the late Shannon Rose and Virginia Smith Hadley.
Ralph was a retired accountant from Hanlin Chemical Company, a graduate of Bellaire High School, class of 1949, West Liberty State College, Class of 1959, He was a member of the Bellaire Alumni Association, an avid bowler, a member of the First United Methodist Church, Bellaire, OH and a Navy Veteran of the Korean War and First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, was his wife Kathryn M. Hochstrasser Hadley in 1998.
Surviving are his children: Kathy J. Hadley of Bellaire, OH and Ralph James “RJ” (Carol Lee) Hadley Jr. of St Clairsville, OH. a brother, William (Kay) Hadley of Heath, OH and a sister, Margaret Ann Brooks of Follansbee, WV, grandchildren, Sean (Aliyah) Kennedy of Lakewood, OH, Aaron Kennedy, and Phillip Henke both of Bellaire, OH, Heaven Hadley of St. Clairsville, OH and special friend of the family, Noah Smith of St. Clairsville, OH, a great granddaughter, Elizabeth Kathryn Kennedy.
Family and friends will be received Thursday 2-4pm & 6-8 pm at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes and Crematory, 441 37th Street, Bellaire, Ohio where funeral services will be held at 11am Friday with Reverend Tom Jones officiating,
Burial follows in Greenwood Cemetery, Bellaire, OH.
Belmont County Veterans will conduct graveside military honors.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bellaire Alumni Association, Class of 1949 fund, at TMCFunding.com.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.bauknechtaltmeyer.com