Cherry Lynn Ralston

1966 - 2024

Cherry Lynn Ralston obituary, 1966-2024, Chapel Hill, TN

Cherry Lynn Ralston

1966 - 2024

Cherry Ralston Obituary

Visit the Lawrence Funeral Home & Cremation Services website to view the full obituary.


Mrs. Cherry Lynn Condra Ralston, age 57, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. Born in Manchester, TN, Mrs  Ralston was a daughter of  James Arthur Condra and the late Sidney Arthur Lewis. Cherry earned her Bachelors Degree from Tennessee Tech University and her Masters Degree in History from Middle Tennessee State University. She was a true   Rennaissance woman with many interests. She thoroughly enjoyed photography, geology, karate, music, the guitar, writing and was a genuine history buff. She was a former director of the Tennessee Backgrounds Heritage.

 

Survived by her husband of 25 years, James Ralston of Chapel Hill, TN; a son, Levi James Ralston of Chapel Hill, TN; her father, James Arthur Condra; a sister, Cindy (David) Cox of Tullahoma, TN; a niece, Christen Clark and a nephew, Matthew Cox.

 

Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 from 4 PM – 8 PM  at Lawrence Funeral Home. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 AM on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 from the Chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Joyce – Epperson Cemetery in Bedford County, TN.

 

Memorial Gifts may be sent to the Joyce-Epperson Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 1628, Shelbyville, TN 37162

 

Lawrence Funeral Home, 203 S. Horton Pkwy, Chapel Hill, TN in charge of arrangements, (931)364-2233.  

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Lawrence Funeral Home & Cremation Services

203 South Horton Pkwy P.O. Box 8, Chapel Hill, TN 37034

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