Ralph S. Bostick, 88, of Richmond, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at Golden Living Center/Golden Rule after a short illness.
He was born April 5, 1921, on a farm near Camden, Ohio, to Elmer and Effie Creech Bostick and lived in Richmond most of his life.
Ralph retired from Belden Corp. after working 45 years as a supervisor. He was an Army veteran of World War II, being one of the first to land on Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion of Europe. He was a 1939 graduate of Dixon High School in Camden, Ohio.
He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Belden 25-Year Club, a 55-year member of the American Legion, and also a member of the VFW, Richmond Area Traffic Club, Eagles Lodge and Moose Lodge.
Survivors include nieces and nephews including Marla Sayne of Richmond; and great-nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia; one daughter, Michelle Bostick; two sisters, Mary Helen Sizelove and Lelah Maxine Beckett; and one brother, Elmer Marvin Bostick.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at Stegall-Berheide-Orr Funeral Home with Pastor Laura Altman officiating. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery in Camden, Ohio, with military rites by the Wayne County Honor Guard. Friends may call 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Alzheimer's Association, 9135 N. Meridian St., Suite B4, Indianapolis, IN 46209.
He was born April 5, 1921, on a farm near Camden, Ohio, to Elmer and Effie Creech Bostick and lived in Richmond most of his life.
Ralph retired from Belden Corp. after working 45 years as a supervisor. He was an Army veteran of World War II, being one of the first to land on Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion of Europe. He was a 1939 graduate of Dixon High School in Camden, Ohio.
He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Belden 25-Year Club, a 55-year member of the American Legion, and also a member of the VFW, Richmond Area Traffic Club, Eagles Lodge and Moose Lodge.
Survivors include nieces and nephews including Marla Sayne of Richmond; and great-nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia; one daughter, Michelle Bostick; two sisters, Mary Helen Sizelove and Lelah Maxine Beckett; and one brother, Elmer Marvin Bostick.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at Stegall-Berheide-Orr Funeral Home with Pastor Laura Altman officiating. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery in Camden, Ohio, with military rites by the Wayne County Honor Guard. Friends may call 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Alzheimer's Association, 9135 N. Meridian St., Suite B4, Indianapolis, IN 46209.
Ralph S. Bostick, 88, of Richmond, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at Golden Living Center/Golden Rule after a short illness.
He was born April 5, 1921, on a farm near Camden, Ohio, to Elmer and Effie Creech Bostick and lived in Richmond most of his life.
Ralph retired from Belden Corp. after working 45 years as a supervisor. He was an Army veteran of World War II, being one of the first to land on Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion of Europe. He was a 1939 graduate of Dixon High School in Camden, Ohio.
He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Belden 25-Year Club, a 55-year member of the American Legion, and also a member of the VFW, Richmond Area Traffic Club, Eagles Lodge and Moose Lodge.
Survivors include nieces and nephews including Marla Sayne of Richmond; and great-nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia; one daughter, Michelle Bostick; two sisters, Mary Helen Sizelove and Lelah Maxine Beckett; and one brother, Elmer Marvin Bostick.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at Stegall-Berheide-Orr Funeral Home with Pastor Laura Altman officiating. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery in Camden, Ohio, with military rites by the Wayne County Honor Guard. Friends may call 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Alzheimer's Association, 9135 N. Meridian St., Suite B4, Indianapolis, IN 46209.
He was born April 5, 1921, on a farm near Camden, Ohio, to Elmer and Effie Creech Bostick and lived in Richmond most of his life.
Ralph retired from Belden Corp. after working 45 years as a supervisor. He was an Army veteran of World War II, being one of the first to land on Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion of Europe. He was a 1939 graduate of Dixon High School in Camden, Ohio.
He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Belden 25-Year Club, a 55-year member of the American Legion, and also a member of the VFW, Richmond Area Traffic Club, Eagles Lodge and Moose Lodge.
Survivors include nieces and nephews including Marla Sayne of Richmond; and great-nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia; one daughter, Michelle Bostick; two sisters, Mary Helen Sizelove and Lelah Maxine Beckett; and one brother, Elmer Marvin Bostick.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at Stegall-Berheide-Orr Funeral Home with Pastor Laura Altman officiating. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery in Camden, Ohio, with military rites by the Wayne County Honor Guard. Friends may call 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Alzheimer's Association, 9135 N. Meridian St., Suite B4, Indianapolis, IN 46209.
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