Ralph Youngblood, 83, of Nederland died Monday, August 11, 2008, at Dubuis Hospital in Port Arthur.
Funeral services will be 10AM Thursday, August 14, 2008, at Broussard’s Mortuary, 505 12th St., Nederland with Reverend Malcolm Monroe of First United Methodist Church in Nederland officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, August 13, from 5-8 PM at the mortuary.
Ralph was born in Temple, Tx, November 23, 1924. He attended school in Beaumont, graduated from South Park High School in 1941 and served in the Army Air Corp in the mid-forties.
He worked at B.F. Goodrich in Port Neches as an operator for 44 years before retiring in 1987.
Ralph loved flying and was a licensed pilot for many years. He liked to repair TV’s and loved working crossword puzzles.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Virginia; sons Gary Youngblood and wife Kathy of Murrieta, CA and Charles Webb of Austin; daughters Gina Perry and husband Jim of Spring, and Karen Pascale and husband Patrick of League City; grandchildren Josh McQueen and wife Brandy of Groves, Jamie McQueen of Houston, Jeff Youngblood of Arizona, Kim Scher and husband John of California, Ryan and Megan Webb of Dripping Springs, Gabby, Jonathon and Paige Pascale of League City; great grandchildren Peyton Scalero and Kiley McQueen of Groves, Braden and Cade Scher of California; and brothers Ellis Youngblood of Columbia, TN and James Youngblood of Grapevine, TX.
For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to M.D. Anderson, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Houston, TX 77030, or the charity of choice.
