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In Memory of
Ralph Emerson
Cleaver Jr.
Cleaver Jr.
1925 - 2015
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Obituary for Ralph Emerson Cleaver Jr.
RALPH E. CLEAVER, JR
1925-2015
Kansas City, Missouri- Ralph Emerson Cleaver, Jr, 90, Kansas City passed away on October 25, 2015.
Ralph was born on August 23, 1925 in Cameron, Missouri to Ralph Emerson, Sr. and Mary (Baie) Cleaver.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert Cleaver; sister, Marilyn Smith; granddaughter, Rachel.
Ralph was a 1943 graduate of Winston High School. He served in the United States Navy as a Mechanic Mate during World War II.
On April 2, 1954, Ralph married Louise Cantwell in Kansas City, MO.
She survives of the home.
Additional survivors: Daughter, Rhonda Persell, Kansas City, MO; granddaughter, Kaley Persell, Kansas City, MO; sister, Joyce Mundorff, Portland, OR; 2 great-grandchildren, Roman and Scarlett Persell.
Services: 1:00 PM, Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Poland-Thompson Funeral Home, Cameron. Visitation: 12:00-1:00 PM, prior to the service.
Burial: Cameron Memory Gardens, Cameron. Memorial Donations to St. Jude’s Children Hospital. Online condolence: www.polandthompson.com.
1925-2015
Kansas City, Missouri- Ralph Emerson Cleaver, Jr, 90, Kansas City passed away on October 25, 2015.
Ralph was born on August 23, 1925 in Cameron, Missouri to Ralph Emerson, Sr. and Mary (Baie) Cleaver.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert Cleaver; sister, Marilyn Smith; granddaughter, Rachel.
Ralph was a 1943 graduate of Winston High School. He served in the United States Navy as a Mechanic Mate during World War II.
On April 2, 1954, Ralph married Louise Cantwell in Kansas City, MO.
She survives of the home.
Additional survivors: Daughter, Rhonda Persell, Kansas City, MO; granddaughter, Kaley Persell, Kansas City, MO; sister, Joyce Mundorff, Portland, OR; 2 great-grandchildren, Roman and Scarlett Persell.
Services: 1:00 PM, Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Poland-Thompson Funeral Home, Cameron. Visitation: 12:00-1:00 PM, prior to the service.
Burial: Cameron Memory Gardens, Cameron. Memorial Donations to St. Jude’s Children Hospital. Online condolence: www.polandthompson.com.
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