Mr. Ralph Fletcher Cross, 85, of 2747 Philadelphia Road Lawndale, NC passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC. He was born on February 14, 1936 in Cleveland County, NC to the late Sterling Cross and the late Olillian Baccus Cross.

Among many things, Ralph enjoyed attending the Life Enrichment Center.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters, Daisy Mae Cross, Josephine Cross, Evelyn Josey and Brenda Jones-Agnew; and four brothers, Clarence, Theodore, Preston and Freddy Cross.

He leaves to cherish his memory to his brother, Benjamin Cross of New Haven, CT; two sisters, Geraldine Cross and Sandra Richardson (Bill) both of Lawndale, NC and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services for Mr. Cross will be private. Burial will take place at White Oak Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Ellenboro, NC.