Ralph is preceded in death by his parents,  Charlie Jackson and Galvester Butler; four sisters, Mary Moten, Martha Butler, Maxine Taylor, and Carolyn Royston; one granddaughter, Tafari Barris.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 32 years, Lisa Butler; one son, Dwight Slay; three daughters, Chavona Williams, Grantnisha Williams, Latierra Curry; one brother, Robert Williamson (Jan), six sisters, Wanda Perkins (Lonnie), Marcia Makanjuola, Bobbie Springer (Tony), Georgie Blalock, Loretta Anderson (Gary), Dora Gude; grandchildren, Shamari Slay, Khamiise Johnson, Princess Slay, Jayniah Cunningham, Zion Slay, Jayceon Cunningham, Jayneon Cunningham, Kevion Curry, Amiyah H. Slay, James Cunningham IV, Semaj Cunningham, Silas Reynolds, Tonya Reynolds; his son-in-law, James Cunningham; daughter-in-law Veronica Slay; his in-laws, Patricia Hick (Daniel), Serena Daniel (Kelvin).

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Brazzel-Cornish Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Washington Hill Cemetery.