Ralph Hodges Gordon

Mr. Ralph Hodges Gordon, 89 of Kingwood, TX passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. He was born May 27, 1932, in Coweta County, GA, the son of the late John B. Gordon and Leta Mae (Gullatt) Gordon. Ralph grew up in Welcome and graduated from Western High School in 1949. After high school, he attended Berry College which he graduated from in 1953. On December 27, 1953, he married Lucille Young of Moreland, GA in a ceremony held in Camilla, GA and was happily married for 67 years. Ralph joined the U.S. Army during the Korean War where he honorably served until 1955. After his service in the Army, Ralph began his professional career and worked for the Life Insurance Company of Georgia before retiring in 1992. Ralph pursued many passions during his life and loved to meet new people and help others. Among his interests and activities, he served as a sports official for 50 years as a member of the Amateur Softball Association and the Metro Basketball Officials Association. He was a longtime member of Gordon Street Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, a charter member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Marietta, and most recently was an affiliate member of First Presbyterian Church in Kingwood, TX. He was a proud and involved alumni of Berry College where he formed and maintained many life-long friendships. He enjoyed playing cards, fishing, camping, traveling and sports, being partial to the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Braves. He was also a Red Cross lifetime blood donor and helped in many annual United Way campaigns. In his retirement years, he and his wife Lucille loved spending time with friends and family at their weekend home in Choestoe Village in Blairsville, GA. He also loved spending time with his three grandsons and taking them to various sporting events. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Ellen Gordon Patrick. Survivors include wife, Lucille Young Gordon; daughter & son-in-law, Linda and Lonnie Helms of Humble, TX; son and son-in-law, Paul Gordon and Glenn Schwarz of Glenside, PA; three grandchildren, Nathan Helms and his wife Christina of Edmond, OK, Timothy Helms and his wife Jessica of Bixby, OK and Corey Helms of Moore, OK; great grandson Ian Helms of Bixby, OK; brothers Charles Gordon of Welcome and Herman Gordon and his wife Dot of Newnan, GA; and many cousins, nephews, nieces and both life-long and more recent friends. The funeral service is Friday, July 2, 2021, at 3 o'clock in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home with nephew Rev. Randy Gordon officiating. The visitation is Friday afternoon at McKoon Funeral Home beginning at 1:00 PM. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 3125 Sewell Mill Road, Marietta, GA 30062 or to First Presbyterian Church of Kingwood, 5520 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood, TX 77345. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.mckoon.com McKoon Funeral Home & Crematory 770-253-4580

Ralph Hodges Gordon

May 27, 1932 - June 23, 2021