Ralph was the son of J. Henry and Rosa V. (Parks) Cress.. He married Mary Katherine Cline in 1947 and they were the parents of two children: Cathy Sue and William Kim.
Greensboro News & Record, NC
September 1, 1990
SALISBURY - Ralph Junior Cress, 68, of 830 N. Pine St. died Thursday at his home.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Messiah Lutheran Church, of which he was a member. Burial will be in Rowan Memorial Park.
A native of Rowan County, he was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired employee of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia. He was a member of the Couples Sunday School Class, a former member of the Church Council and a member of the Rowan Christian Men's Fellowship.
Surviving are wife, Mary Cline Cress; daughter, Mrs. Cathy Eller of Granite Quarry; son, William Kim Cress of Salisbury; sisters, Mrs. Marie Brooks, Mrs. Geneva Honeycutt, both of Spencer; brothers, Leon Cress of Atlanta, Marvin Cress of Spencer; three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rowan County, P.O. Box 1603, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-1603.
Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Charlotte Observer, NC
September 1, 1990
SALISBURY - Mr. Ralph J. Cress 68, Life of Virginia retiree, died Aug. 30, 1990, at home. Funeral is 11 a.m. today at Messiah Lutheran Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mary; son, William Cress; daughter, Mrs. Cathy Eller of Granite Quarry; brothers, Leon Cress of Atlanta, Marvin Cress of Spencer; sisters, Mrs. Marie Brooks, Mrs. Geneva Honeycutt. Summersett is in charge.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rowan County, P.O. Box 1603, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-1603.
Greensboro News & Record, NC
September 1, 1990
SALISBURY - Ralph Junior Cress, 68, of 830 N. Pine St. died Thursday at his home.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Messiah Lutheran Church, of which he was a member. Burial will be in Rowan Memorial Park.
A native of Rowan County, he was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired employee of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia. He was a member of the Couples Sunday School Class, a former member of the Church Council and a member of the Rowan Christian Men's Fellowship.
Surviving are wife, Mary Cline Cress; daughter, Mrs. Cathy Eller of Granite Quarry; son, William Kim Cress of Salisbury; sisters, Mrs. Marie Brooks, Mrs. Geneva Honeycutt, both of Spencer; brothers, Leon Cress of Atlanta, Marvin Cress of Spencer; three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rowan County, P.O. Box 1603, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-1603.
Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Charlotte Observer, NC
September 1, 1990
SALISBURY - Mr. Ralph J. Cress 68, Life of Virginia retiree, died Aug. 30, 1990, at home. Funeral is 11 a.m. today at Messiah Lutheran Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mary; son, William Cress; daughter, Mrs. Cathy Eller of Granite Quarry; brothers, Leon Cress of Atlanta, Marvin Cress of Spencer; sisters, Mrs. Marie Brooks, Mrs. Geneva Honeycutt. Summersett is in charge.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rowan County, P.O. Box 1603, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-1603.
Ralph was the son of J. Henry and Rosa V. (Parks) Cress.. He married Mary Katherine Cline in 1947 and they were the parents of two children: Cathy Sue and William Kim.
Greensboro News & Record, NC
September 1, 1990
SALISBURY - Ralph Junior Cress, 68, of 830 N. Pine St. died Thursday at his home.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Messiah Lutheran Church, of which he was a member. Burial will be in Rowan Memorial Park.
A native of Rowan County, he was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired employee of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia. He was a member of the Couples Sunday School Class, a former member of the Church Council and a member of the Rowan Christian Men's Fellowship.
Surviving are wife, Mary Cline Cress; daughter, Mrs. Cathy Eller of Granite Quarry; son, William Kim Cress of Salisbury; sisters, Mrs. Marie Brooks, Mrs. Geneva Honeycutt, both of Spencer; brothers, Leon Cress of Atlanta, Marvin Cress of Spencer; three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rowan County, P.O. Box 1603, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-1603.
Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Charlotte Observer, NC
September 1, 1990
SALISBURY - Mr. Ralph J. Cress 68, Life of Virginia retiree, died Aug. 30, 1990, at home. Funeral is 11 a.m. today at Messiah Lutheran Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mary; son, William Cress; daughter, Mrs. Cathy Eller of Granite Quarry; brothers, Leon Cress of Atlanta, Marvin Cress of Spencer; sisters, Mrs. Marie Brooks, Mrs. Geneva Honeycutt. Summersett is in charge.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rowan County, P.O. Box 1603, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-1603.
Greensboro News & Record, NC
September 1, 1990
SALISBURY - Ralph Junior Cress, 68, of 830 N. Pine St. died Thursday at his home.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Messiah Lutheran Church, of which he was a member. Burial will be in Rowan Memorial Park.
A native of Rowan County, he was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired employee of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia. He was a member of the Couples Sunday School Class, a former member of the Church Council and a member of the Rowan Christian Men's Fellowship.
Surviving are wife, Mary Cline Cress; daughter, Mrs. Cathy Eller of Granite Quarry; son, William Kim Cress of Salisbury; sisters, Mrs. Marie Brooks, Mrs. Geneva Honeycutt, both of Spencer; brothers, Leon Cress of Atlanta, Marvin Cress of Spencer; three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rowan County, P.O. Box 1603, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-1603.
Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Charlotte Observer, NC
September 1, 1990
SALISBURY - Mr. Ralph J. Cress 68, Life of Virginia retiree, died Aug. 30, 1990, at home. Funeral is 11 a.m. today at Messiah Lutheran Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mary; son, William Cress; daughter, Mrs. Cathy Eller of Granite Quarry; brothers, Leon Cress of Atlanta, Marvin Cress of Spencer; sisters, Mrs. Marie Brooks, Mrs. Geneva Honeycutt. Summersett is in charge.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rowan County, P.O. Box 1603, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-1603.
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