Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 3rd district
In office 1977–1989
Preceded by
Herbert J. Denton Jr.
Succeeded by
Richard Venable
Personal details
Born
(1926-07-17)July 17, 1926 Bakersville, North Carolina
Died
February 8, 2015(2015-02-08) (aged 88) Tri-Cities, Tennessee
Political party
Democratic
Children
two
Occupation
accountant
Ralph Yelton (July 17, 1926 – February 8, 2015), was an American politician in the state of Tennessee. Yelton served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1977 to 1989 as a Democrat from Sullivan County, Tennessee.[1] He was an accountant and in religion, a Baptist.[2] He lived in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was a Korean War veteran, having served with the United States Army's 2nd Infantry Division. Yelton was wounded in 1951, leading to partial paralysis.[3] According to Veteran's Administration records Yelton was the oldest living paralyzed combat veteran in the country. He died in 2015, aged 88.[4]
^Susan Starr, Tennessee General Assembly, Legislative Information Services, Rachel Jackson Building, 1st Floor, 320 Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243-0080. "Tennessee House Representative, 95th General Assembly". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 2014-10-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Tennessee. Dept. of State (1985). Tennessee Blue Book. Secretary of State. ISSN 0364-5746. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
^"Wounded Korean War Veteran honored in Kingsport - TriCities.com: News". tricities.com. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
^"Former state Rep. Ralph Yelton dies, age 88". 18 February 2015.
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