Ralph Leon Harvey

Ralph was a WWII Combat Veteran, serving from 1943 until 1946. He was a Navy Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class and was assigned to the Fleet Marines as a Combat Corpsman. PHM3/C Harvey was a member of Patrol Bombing Squadron VMB-423 serving as a Flight Corpsman in the South Pacific Theater of Operations until VJ Day, September 2, 1945. He was then assigned to Theater Evacuation Hospitals in both China and Japan until his discharge in 1946 at age 18. PHM3/C R.L. Harvey received the Good Conduct Medal, The Navy Marine Corps China Occupation Medal, the Naval Occupation of Japan Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, and had 20 hours of Combat flight time.

Ralph was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Betty Presley Harvey; daughter-in-law, Nancy Coats Harvey; great granddaughter, Melanie Taylor and great grandson, Joshua Taylor. He is survived by his daughter, Judy (Woody) Cross; son, David Harvey; five grandchildren, Cynthia Taylor, Jenny (Vince) Davis, Joseph (Amy) Cross, Mary (Tyler) Goss, Ashley (Robert) Fontenot; seven great grandchildren, Daniel (Annie) Taylor, Andrew Taylor, James Davis, Matthew Davis, Adalynn Goss, Branson Goss and Nate Cross.

Funeral Services will take place on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 10:00am at Sherwood Baptist Church, Huntsville, Alabama. Burial will be at Valhalla Memory Gardens at the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum with Military Honors. Family will receive friends at Valhalla Funeral Home on Friday, December 20, 2019 from 7:00pm until 9:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Alabama Baptist Children's Home.