Ralph Nelson III was born in Canton, Ohio on June 22, 1957 to the late Viola M. Nelson and Ralph Nelson.  Ralph departed this life on February 1, 2022.

He accepted Jesus Christ in his life at the age of 5 years old.  Ralph graduated from Thomas M. Harvey High School in Painesville, Ohio in 1975.

In addition to his parents, Ralph was preceded in death by his sisters,

Marcia Ball and Kathryn Nelson.

He leaves to cherish his memories to his (4) sisters, Charlotte Young, Marguerite Nelson-Windon, Falaciano Nelson, and Leona Fontes; (3) brothers, Roy Faulkner, Richard Nelson, and Richard Fontes, as well as a host of other relatives and friends.