Ralph Londell Booker Sr., affectionately known as "Big Pretty," passed away on November 11, 2024.

Londell was a devoted father, brother, uncle, friend, and veteran.

Born on August 26, 1963, in Oak Hill, West Virginia, he grew up in Fayetteville, West Virginia, and graduated from Fayetteville High School in 1981.

In 1983, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving with honor. After his military service, he relocated to Maryland, where he later retired from a career with the Department of Defense and eventually relocated back to West Virginia.

Londell was an avid Steelers fan and loved cheering on his team.

Londell was preceded in death by his grandmother, Henrietta Lawson; his mother, Minnie Lee Booker; and his sisters, Brenda Cunningham and Linda Haith.

He is survived by his three children: daughter, LaKeisha Booker; sons, Ralph II (Brittany) and Matthew (Jacqueline) Powell; six grandchildren; sisters, Ola Hull and Carolyn Hall; brother, Ronnie (Angela) Booker; and many loving nieces, nephews, and friends.

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 23, 2024, at Heart of God Ministries, 1703 South Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to services.

If I should go tomorrow

It would never be goodbye,

For I have left my heart

with you,

So don't you ever cry.

The love that's deep

within me,

Shall reach you from

the stars,

You'll feel it from

the heavens,

And it will heal the scars.

Arrangements are with Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, WV.