Ralph L. Malone, Jr. went home to be with the Lord on January 19, 2017.  He was a lifetime resident of Akron, OH, graduating from South High in 1973.  He was employed as an operating engineer for 22 years and worked at Goodyear for 6 years. He is preceded in death by mother Bette Burks Dennis and father Ralph Malone, Sr.  He is survived by loving wife, Tonya, and children Ralph III, Brandyn and China Malone; brothers Ricki Burks and Grady Wims; sister Luberta Banks, all of Akron.