Mr. Ralph Neal Strube, Jr. age 85 of Concord, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Parc @ Sharon Amity in Charlotte.
A graveside service will be held Saturday, October 3 at 1:30 pm at Carolina Memorial Park with Rev. Keith Navey officiating. The body will lie in state Friday afternoon at Wilkinson Funeral Home until 4:30 pm.
Mr. Strube was born June 8, 1935 in Cabarrus County, a son of the late Ralph Strube, Sr. and Vivian Raymer Strube. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Janice Kerley.
Neal was an Army veteran and was a member of Eva Drive Baptist Church. He enjoyed singing with the choir and at nursing homes. He was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed boating. He loved his family and church and will be truly missed by all those who loved him.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Frances Whitley Strube; daughter, Julie Strube of Mt. Pleasant; step-children; Debbie Lambert of Charlotte, Patricia Bebber and husband, George, Rebecca Fleming, Rhonda Hylton, and Jeannie Linker all of Concord, and Mike Kiker and fiancée, Sue Belanger of Summerville, SC; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; brother, Jerry Strube and wife, Sue; niece, Sylvia Strube.
Memorials may be made to Eva Drive Baptist Church, 2390 Eva Drive NW, Concord, NC 28027 or to the Alzheimers Association, 4600 Park Road, Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209.