Van Ray Ralston, 66, was born September 8, 1955, in Agra. He died Thursday, February 10, 2022, at his home in Tulsa, Okla.
A 1973 graduate of Chandler High School, Ralston was in the top of the diesel mechanics class at Gordon Cooper Vo Tech and owned a trucking business with his father. He was baptized into the Church of the First Born.
He was preceded in death by his father Bobbie Gene Ralston.
Survivors include his mother Elvira Ralston of Cushing, Okla.; his wife of 43 years Jeanne Ralston; daughter and son-in-law, Brandy Nicole and Rob Malt of Olathe, Kan.; son and daughter-in-law, Montana Beau and Robin Ralston of Hobbs, N.M.; two grandsons; his sister Anita Toland of Cushing; brother and sister-in-law, Travis and Bonnie Swezey of Whitewater, Colo.; and other family and friends.
Services were held Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Church of the First Born in Sapulpa, Okla., with Pastor Jarod Carmichael officiating.
Burial followed at Parkland Cemetery in Parkland, Okla., under the direction of Traditions Funeral and Cremation Services, Kellyville, Okla.