The funeral service for Mr. Ralph Covington, Sr., will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 26, 2019,

at Riverwood Family with interment at New Sight Cemetery.

Visitation will be at Riverwood, from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, January 25, and will resume at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, until the time of service.

Mr. Ralph Covington, 84, of Wesson, passed away January 23, 2019, at Merit Health Central.

He was born on June 11, 1934 to Wiley and Winnie Covington. He was an oilfield worker until his retirement.

Mr. Ralph was an avid sports fan, and he also enjoyed the outdoors, running his dogs and turkey hunting.

He was a member of Heucks Retreat Baptist Church.

He is preceded in death by his wives, Mattie Merle Thompson Covington and Frances Jewel Cowart Covington;

his parents; brother, Grady Covington; and sister, Elaine Holland.

Those left to cherish his memory are, his sons, Ralph Covington, Jr. (Mary), Bobby Glen (Kelly);

daughters, Barbara Moak (Joel), Mary Sue Devorss (John), Patsy Nations (Wade); sister, Geneva Moak (Delos);

11 grandchildren, Jaime (Todd), Colt, Chase, Lee, Olivia (Ryan), Dara, Jedd (Heather), Kaitlin (Justen), Amber, Charles, and Sarah.

He is also survived by his church family at Heucks Retreat and also his friends at Rebel Testers.