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Official Obituary of

Ralph Pinkney, Sr.

March 6, 1938 ~ June 6, 2015 (age 77) 77 Years Old

Ralph Pinkney, Sr. Obituary

Ralph W. Pinkney, Sr., 77, of Marianna, died Saturday afternoon, June 6, 2015 at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh.

He was born March 6, 1938 in Marianna, a son of Joseph Pinkney, Sr. and Mabel Rigger Pinkney.

He was a 1956 graduate of Bethlehem Jointure.

Mr. Pinkney retired from Bethlehem Mines and worked at the Moore Portal in Marianna. For 20 years, he and his wife owned and operated R & J Pizza in Marianna.

He was currently a school bus driver for Pryor Bus Lines.

He was a member of the Marianna United Methodist Church.

Mr. Pinkney enjoyed all high school, college and professional sports and bowled with the Fayette-Greene Traveling Team.

On October 11, 1957 in Brownsville, he married Janice Faye Gordon, who survives.

Also surviving are a daughter, Rhonda Carson (Bruce) of Coal Center; grandchildren, Jason Pinkney, Stephanie Wannamaker (Tony) and Benjamin Carson; great-grandson, Tony Wannamaker; brothers, Howard Pinkney and Donald Pinkney (Linda), all of Marianna and Franklin “Doodle” Pinkney (Rose) of Washington; sisters, Esther Mullins of Bowling Green, Kentucky and Shirley Pickens (Paul) of Murrayville, Georgia; a daughter-in-law, Vicki Borcheck Pinkney of Meadowlands and several nieces and nephews.

Deceased are a son, Ralph W. Pinkney, Jr.; four brothers, Edward “Lefty”, Joseph, Robert and Charles Pinkney and a sister, Sarah Rudman.

Friends are welcome from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 2 to 4 and 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home, Inc., 809 Main Street, Bentleyville, 724-239-2255, where a service will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 10 with the Pastor Max Miller, officiating. Interment will be Thursday in Horn Cemetery, Marianna. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to a charity of one’s choice. Visit www.thompson-marodi.com to leave a condolence message, order flowers and share photos.

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