Mr. Ralph E. Bridges, age 85 passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House.
A graveside service with military honors will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2016 at the VA National Cemetery in Salisbury.
Mr. Bridges was born December 1, 1930 in Augusta, ME, son of the late Ralph and Lillian Joyal Bridges. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Bridges and brother, Alvah Bridges.
Ralph served our country in the US Navy from 1949 to 1953. He was an electrician by trade.
Survivors include his daughters, Lillian Wagoner of Kannapolis and Karen Severin of Huntington Beach, CA; step-daughter, Laura Spranger of Charlotte; son, Patrick Hamp of Emporia, VA; 5 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren and sister, Clarice Schwarck of Berkeley, CA.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Levine & Dickson Hospice House, 11900 Vanstory Drive, Huntersville, NC 28078.