Ralph Yelton

{{Infobox officeholder | name = Ralph Yelton | image = | state_house2 = Tennessee | term2 = 1977–1989 | district2 = 3rd | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1926|7|17}} | birth_place = Bakersville, North Carolina | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|2|8|1926|7|17}} | death_place = Tri-Cities, Tennessee | party = Democrat | occupation = accountant | children = two | relations = | alma_mater = | predecessor2 = Herbert J. Denton Jr. | successor2 = Richard Venable }} '''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.<ref name="tn">{{cite web|url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/House/Archives/95GA/Members/h3.htm|title=Tennessee House Representative, 95th General Assembly|author=Susan Starr, Tennessee General Assembly, Legislative Information Services, Rachel Jackson Building, 1st Floor, 320 Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243-0080|publisher=Tennessee General Assembly|accessdate=2014-10-31}}</ref> He was an accountant and in religion, a Baptist.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Tennessee Blue Book|author=Tennessee. Dept. of State|date=1985|publisher=Secretary of State.|issn=0364-5746|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mY0uAAAAIAAJ|accessdate=2014-10-31}}</ref> 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.<ref name="tricities">{{cite web|url=http://www.tricities.com/news/article_d1ff77a2-9dc3-5826-be3f-6049b2814c6f.html|title=Wounded Korean War Veteran honored in Kingsport - TriCities.com: News|publisher=tricities.com|accessdate=2014-10-31}}</ref> According to Veteran's Administration records Yelton was the oldest living paralyzed combat veteran in the country. He died in 2015, aged 88.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://knoxblogs.com/humphreyhill/2015/02/18/former-state-rep-ralph-yelton-dies-age-88/|title=Former state Rep. Ralph Yelton dies, age 88|date=18 February 2015}}</ref>

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