Ralph married Wilma Ruth Herring October 11, 1941 in Harmon County, Oklahoma.
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They later divorced on September 13, 1973 in Harris County, Texas.
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Ralph married Wanda E Huff March 22, 1974 in Fort Bend, Texas.
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He passed away December 6, 1986 and was laid to rest at Olustee Cemetery, Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma.
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Sources
↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8PL-LS8 : 5 December 2014), Ollie R Cates, enlisted 03 Nov 1941, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
↑ "Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2010," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY6X-M8K : 12 December 2014), Ollie R Cates and Wilma R Cates, 13 Sep 1973; from "Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Harris, Texas, United States, certificate number 043116, Texas Department of State Health Services.
↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3X9-FMR : 5 December 2014), Ollie Ralph Cates in entry for Marcia Rhea Ryals, 15 Apr 1974; citing certificate number 26486, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,191.
↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8C8-QLP : 5 December 2014), Ollie Ralph Cates in entry for Brenda Leah Cates, 28 Aug 1951; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8DS-DLN : 1 January 2015), Ollier Ralph Cates in entry for Kathleen None Cates, 23 Dec 1952; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
↑ "Texas Marriages, 1966-2010," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTKG-J4K : 6 December 2014), Ollie R Cates and Wanda E Huff, 22 Mar 1974; citing Fort Bend, Texas, United States, certificate number 021001, Vital Statistics Unit, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin.
↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9NR-66Y : 20 May 2014), Ollie Cates, Dec 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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