Ralph STALLINGS

STALLINGS, Ralph Ralph Stallings was born on October 10th, 1924 in Hartshorne, Oklahoma Territory. During WWII, at 18 years old, Ralph joined the Army and served in the Pacific Theater for 3½years. The day after he returned from the service, he met JoAnn Hall at the Lincoln, CA Assembly of God Church. Eight fast months later, they were married in September 1946. Ralph worked for 10 years as a crane operator at Gladding McBean Pottery in Lincoln, CA before starting a 30 year career of distinction at McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento. He retired in 1980. After his retirement, Ralph was a regular volunteer at his church, the Citrus Heights Assembly of God, where he also served as a deacon for many years. Ralph is survived by his wife of 67 years, JoAnn Stallings of Citrus Heights, CA and his three children; Marciel Leach of Citrus Heights, CA, Marlene Ellithorp of Willows, CA and Clay Stallings of Nashville, TN. Ralph and JoAnn have 13 grandchildren & 13 great grand-children. Service will take place on Monday, July 7th, 10:00 a.m., located at Mount Vernon Memorial Park, 8201 Greenback Lane, Fair Oaks, CA 95628.