Marian Eileen Ralston
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Marian Eileen Ralston, 83, of New Lexington, Ohio died at 8:04 a.m. on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at the Pickering House, FairHoPe Hospice, Lancaster, Ohio.
Born Feb. 27, 1938 in Morgan County, Ohio to the late Bernard and Christine Best Knox. She loved to golf; quilted, knitted, crocheted and sewed; and was an avid fan of the Ohio State University Buckeyes and the Cleveland Browns.
Survived by her daughters, Connie (Bob) Mottern, Kim (Terry) Barnhart and Vicki Whitehead; four grandchildren, April (Chad) Gibbs, Marie (Jim) Hatert, Allison Brown and Patrick (Rachel) Barnhart; step-grandchildren, Jamie (Ellen) Whitehead and Jared (Sarah) Whitehead; great-grandchildren, Clay Finck, Logan and Ethan Barnhart, Carter Barnhart, Aubrey Brown and Ryan Hatert; three step-great-grandchildren, Luke & Brody Whitehead and Megan Whitehead; and sisters, Mary Fleming and Bernita Wright. In addition to her parents, preceded in death by her husband, George Ralston; sisters and brother, Donna Sands, Ronald Knox and Joan Davis; son-in-law, Jake Whitehead; step-grandson, Jason Whitehead; step-great-grandson, Josh Whitehead.
Graveside Funeral Service and Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 25, 2021 at the Olive Cemetery, Caldwell, Ohio. Roberts-Winegardner Funeral Home, 304 Mill Street, New Lexington, Ohio is in charge of arrangements. Online obituary and register book at [email protected].