Obituary of Ralph Edward Quick, Jr.

Memorial Services for Ralph Edward Quick, Jr. of Clarksville, MO will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 9, 2017 at American Legion Post #226 in Elsberry, MO.  Rev. John Zellmer, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church near Elsberry, will officiate.

Ralph, 62, passed away Monday night, December 4, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, MO.  Born November 2, 1955 in Laurinburg, NC, he was the son of Ralph Edward and Sadie Tucker Quick, Sr.  Ralph was united in marriage on October 23, 1983 in Las Vegas, NV to Caron Elizabeth Staaf.  He made furniture for the Windsor Chair Shop.  Ralph was best known for his twelve years of service as the Clarksville Santa Claus.  He was a member of New Hope Lodge #199 AF&AM in Elsberry and the Pike County Defenders Motorcycle Club.

Ralph was preceded in death by his mother Sadie Wilkerson; and one brother, Jack Quick.

Survivors include his wife, Caron Quick of Clarksville; two sons: Kevin Quick and his wife, Natalie, and Jason Quick and his wife, Kristin, all of St. Louis, MO; and seven grandchildren: Cameron Michael, Liam Edward, Jo Dell, Anthony J., Dominic, Savannah and Anthony G.  Ralph also leaves his father, Ralph E. Quick, Sr. of Mt. Gilead, NC; two sisters: Myra Mabe and her husband, Preston, of New Hope, MO and Rita Quick of Laurel Hill, NC; one half-sister, Cindy Holloway of Tennessee; one half-brother, Tommy Quick, of Georgia; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until the time of Memorial Services at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 2017 at American Legion Post #226.  Memorials may be made to the Family of Ralph Quick to be put towards the Ralph Quick Memorial Fund in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 S. 5th Street; Elsberry, MO 63343.