Ralph Roland Hegwood

Ralph Roland Hegwood

Ralph Hegwood Obituary

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Ralph was born on January 16, 1928 and passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018. Ralph was a resident of Calhoun, Georgia at the time of passing. He graduated Sugar Valley High School in 1945 and was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1946. Funeral Service will be conducted Monday, May 7, 2018 from the Chapel of Thomas Funeral Home at 5:00 PM with Dr. James Shope and Joe Farriba officiating. Burial will follow in Fain Cemetery with Cliff Farriba, Grant Hegwood, Barry Hegwood, Keith Thomas, Gary Darnell and Joe Farriba serving as pallbearers.

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