Terry Lee Ralston
March 3, 1955 ~ January 1, 2011
Terry Lee Ralston, 55, of Lancaster, OH died January 1, 20011, at his home.
Born March 3, 1955, in Weirton, WV, Terry was a son of John Paul Ralston of Weirton, and the late Norma Jean Johnson Ralston.
A former employee of Weirton Steel, Terry was employed for the last eight years with Anheuser Busch in Columbus OH. Always known as a straight forward kind of guy, Terry enjoyed riding motorcycles and formerly playing racquet ball.
In addition to his father, Terry is survived by his wife, Jeri Wagner Ralston, whom he married in May of 1981; his three step sons, Tim Daugherty of Weirton, WV, David Daugherty of Lancaster, OH, and Chris Daugherty of Latrobe, PA; a brother, Kenneth Ralston of Toronto, OH, a sister, Joyce Campbell of Hinnesville, GA; five granddaughters, Madalena, Nina, Alasha, Kaitlyn, and Sarah.
Visitation will be 2-4 & 6-8 PM Tuesday at the Greco Hertnick Funeral Home 3219 Main Street Weirton, WV.
Funeral Liturgy with Mass will celebrated 10 AM Wednesday at the Saint Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church 229 California Ave Weirton, WV.
Interment will follow at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, PA
My sincere sympathy to the Ralston and Daugherty family on this tragic loss. I have many memories of Terry from over the years. God bless you and yours. Much love to Jeri, Dave, Tim and Chris.
When I think of my cousin Terry I remember his laughter, his smile that lit up his whole face but most importantly his love for his God, his passion to tell others about Jesus! He is now at peace, no longer sad or alone. Praise the Lord! He is resting in peace!
My sincerest sympathy to all of Terry’s family. So many special childhood and early adult memories of a great cousin. God Bless, Terry. You will be missed. Love, Karen Ann
i would like to send my condolesences to terry’s family. i worked with Terry in the sheet mill at weirton steel will keep the family in my prayers
This world is going to be a little less fun without Terry in it. I always enjoyed everything we did together. Some of the things that man came up with were priceless. I know Terry loved The Lord and his father called him home. It was a special honor in my life to have spent time with him. God bless his family and everyone he touched.
Our prayers are with Terry and his family. He’s one of the special people we all enjoyed being with. His kindness and personality will be a huge vacancy in our brewery family, that he was a tremendous part of.
I will miss his big voice, his love for the Lord, his advice, and the friendship he showed to all. Terry could get on my nerves one moment and laugh whit him the next. I will truly miss this wonderful man God has blessed us with but now called home. May the Lord be with his loved ones. Dave Rockwell Coworker Anheuser-Busch
I am so sorry to hear of Terry’s passing. He was a great guy. I grew up with him and we had a lot of fun doing things we probably shouldn’t have! I will pray for him and for his family.
The great thing I enjoyed about working with Terry, was no matter what we had to do he always made it fun and had us laughing. I also enjoyed talking about sports with him, and we all knew he loved his Pittsburg Steelers. We will all miss you at work. Our prayers are with Terry and the Ralston Family.
Brother, i am having a hard time not hearing your voice in the warehouse or knowing that i’ll never see you come to the palletizers and pick with Chuck and Tony. I’ll miss the days that you’ll tell me ahead of time…”We’re working together this weekend and i hope your back is strong enough for both of us CAUSE I AINT DOING NOTHING!”. You made work fun and let everyone on the dock know that “Red Ralston” was here so you better look out. May God bless your family and help us all deal with not having you around, i love you brother-R.I.P.
I send my condolence to the Ralston family and pray that God will comfort and strengthen you at this difficult time. Terry and I were brothers in the Lord. I will miss reading and discussing our daily devotions together. I will never forget the day that Terry asked me to pray for him because praying for him strengthened me. In return, Terry prayed for me on Christmas Eve, which touched my heart. Heaven was in need of a loud man with a humble spirit! He will truly be missed!
we will miss Terry very much
Terry you will be missed so much! This world won’t be the same without you! My deepest sympathy goes out to all of his friends and family. Terry is in a much better place now. I will never forget our conversations we shared. God bless.
You will be deeply missed Terry! My deepest sympathy goes out to all of his friends and family.
I want to send my condolence to the Ralston family and pray that God will comfort and strengthen you at this difficult time. Terry was a great friend in my childhood years and thought of so fondly in his adulthood. I was just remembering him, during the holidays. We spent a lot of time sharing the holidays as kids together. He was always picking and teasing me thru out the years. Last week, I had just thought of the time when we were in grade school and he came to me and offered to sharpen my pencil for me. I should of known better but I thought gee he is being so nice. He brought my pencil back and it was less than 2 inches long. He of course was picking on me and sharpened the pencil to the smallest size he could. LOL May God bless and comfort all that feel the loss of this wonderful man. This message is also sent by Ernest, Arline and Arlin Lewis. R.I.P my dear friend.
We were very sorry to hear of the passing of Terry. The Ralston families will be in our prayers.
I will miss Terry very much and how he made us Laugh, our conversations in line while waiting to go home. Our deepest sympathy to his family and friends,we will miss you very much. Dan Mullins and Trasa Robb
Deepest sympathy to the whole Family.
YOU WILL BE MISSED. MY SORROW TO THOSE THAT U LEFT BEHIND BUT A SURE BLESSING TO THOSE WHO HEART YOU HAVE TOUCH
I will never be able to express the love I had for my husband,lover and best friend. We had thirty-plus years together and I do not know that I can ever be as happy until I see him again in the arms of Jesus. I love him with all my heart and always will. Jeri.
I will never be able to express the love I had for my husband,lover and best friend. We had thirty-plus years together and I do not know that I can ever be as happy until I see him again in the arms of Jesus. I love him with all my heart and always will. Jeri.
My dear terry. There aren’t words to express the pain & sorrow I feel.I have loved you for 33 yrs & death will not change that and soon I hope to hear you say,” it’s ok baby girl,I’ll take care of you.” My heart is broken in so many pieces, I will never be the same again. Every cell in my body aches to be with you again. I LOVE YOU BUSTER!!! Jeri
Jeri, I want you to know that you will continue to be in my prayers throughout this time of intense grief. You truly will “never be the same again” but allow the Lord to continue to be your comforter and provider. You will be with your “husband, lover and best friend” again. You are destined to the same place — eternal life and the glories of heaven. The last time I saw Terry (which was eons ago) he said, “You live in Fort Worth. I did not know you were in the Army?!?!” Then he quickly corrected himself:) I have chuckled over that over the years. He was a huge influence to the youth of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship and such a inspiration and role-model for this three sons, Dave, Tim & Chris. He was always a good dad to them regardless of being their stepfather. Hang in there Jeri and seek comfort from those who are the closest to you. You have a wonderful family and as their matriarch you will never want for anything that the earthly world can provide. Rest in peace Jeri — the battle is won and the victory is yours. If we could of only gotten to have you for a bit longer…. Lisa
So sorry to hear about Terry passing I have many good memories of spending time with Terry when we were young riding dirt bikes.