Funeral service for Dr. Ralph J. Alexander will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2021 in Boulevard Congregational & Christian Church with Rev. Don H. Alexander officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The service may viewed by following the Livestream Link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page.

Dr. Ralph J. Alexander died Tuesday, November 9, 2021 in Oklahoma City at the age of 83.  Ralph was born on November 19, 1937 in Stroud, Oklahoma to William H. and Charlsie (Perdue) Alexander.  Ralph grew up in Oklahoma City and later moved to Denver, Colorado where he was a graduate of South High School.  He was very athletic and while in high school finished second in the Colorado State Tournament, competing in the 200-yard freestyle event.  Following his graduation Ralph continued his education, earning his bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, his doctorate in psychology from the University of Oklahoma and his Master of Divinity degree from Lexington Theological Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky.  Ralph also served in the U.S. Army as a Polish Translator, stationed in Germany, having completed the Army's language school in Monterey, California.

Ralph wore several career hats:  pastor, psychologist and educator.  Ralph was an ordained minister and held joint standing in both the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He pastored a church in Buena Vista, Colorado for two years and pastored the Boulevard Congregational & Christian Church in Lawton for a combined total of more than 35 years.  He had worked as a psychologist in the Ada Community Counseling facility as well as the Tulsa Psychiatric Hospital.  Ralph also worked as a professor in the Psychology Department at Cameron University for many years, retiring in 2020.

Ralph married Nancy L. Coyle on January 2, 1996 in Lawton, Oklahoma and they complemented each other well.  Ralph was a charter member of Cameron Campus Ministry, served as past president of the Southwest Oklahoma Opera Guild, had served as a chaplain and trainer for Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, and was active with Paws with Love.  He and Nancy were also avid supporters of Cameron University's President's Partners program .

Ralph is survived by his wife, of the home; his daughter, Lee Ann Alexander and son-in-law Greg Mathis, Austin, Texas; his step daughter, Michelle Coyle and son-in-law Jonathan Edwards, Alexandria, Virginia; two grandchildren, John "Jack" Balsley and Archer "Ace" Edwards; two brothers and their spouses, Rev. Don H. Alexander and Judy, Oklahoma City and Frederick Marshall Hulett, III and Dianne Fishwild, Mt. View, California; three sisters and their spouses, Ann Burgeson and George Goetzman, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Jan McDaniel and Vernon, Scottsdale, Arizona and Melody Chappell, Katy, Texas; numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father and stepmother, Bill and Mickey Alexander, and his mother and stepfather, Charlsie and Marshall Hulett.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cameron University Foundation, 2800 W. Gore Blvd., Lawton, Oklahoma 73505.