Ralph Junior Wilcox

 Ralph Wilcox, 90, passed away Tuesday, September 10th, 2024, in the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, Missouri, where he had been a patient for the last seventeen days. 

 The son of Clarence R. and Effie (Mendenhall) Wilcox, he was born in Schuyler County north of Glenwood, Missouri, on August 15th, 1934. At age four he and his family moved to Martinstown, Missouri where he attended Martinstown Elementary and then attended the Unionville High School.

 Ralph was united in marriage to Nettie F. Tietsort on November 11th, 1951,and they lived in Ottumwa, Iowa, where he worked for John Morrell for a short time. They then moved to Newton, Iowa, where he worked for Maytag and in early summer of 1958, they moved to Putnam County Missouri, where he worked in construction building the Lucerne School. On November 8th, 1959, he started working for Elm Township Road District planning to only help grade roads until the next spring. However he continued to work there until August 14th, 2024, when he was admitted to the hospital.

 Ralph is survived by his daughter Karen Sue Spearing and husband Paul (Bob) of Unionville, Mo.; son Robert Earl Wilcox and wife Cindy of Leaf River, Illinois; daughter-in-law Peggy Wilcox of Livonia, Mo.; grandchildren Jennifer Parks and husband Josh, Karshon Athanasatos and husband Peter, Heather Wagner and husband Jeff, Daniel Snowbarger and wife Nikki, Chris Wilcox and wife Kaitlin, Whitnie Bass and husband Barney, Kevin Casady and wife Karen, Grant Casady and Brandon Casady. He is also survived by fourteen great grandchildren and one brother Floyd Wilcox and wife Marjorie.

 He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Nettie, special friend Becky Drummond, son Roger Dean Wilcox, sister Nellie McFarland and husband Hershel, brother Charles Wilcox, and son-in-law Steven David Casady.

 Ralph lived everyday thinking about and helping others.

 Funeral Services will be held Saturday, September 14th, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Dooley Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Rowland officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Home Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be David Hyle, Russel Huffman, Daniel Snowbarger, Chris Wilcox, Brandon Casady, and Kevin Casady. Visitation will be held Friday, September 13th, 2024 with family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Dooley Funeral Home, Queen City, Missouri.

 Memorials are suggested to the Pleasant Home Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements in the care of Dooley Funeral Home.