Mr. Ralph "Slim" Earl Degner, Sr. age 62 of Jackson passed away August 10th, 2018. Mr. Degner is survived by his wife: Mildred Degner; children: Elizabeth Huckabe of Carrollton, Jamie Hartfree of Senoia, Ralph E. Degner, Jr. of Ceadertown, Ricky Hartfree (Morgan) of Newnan, Cori Davis (Vijai) of Moscow, ID, Barbara Boyd (Bradley) of McDonough and Michael Head (Elizabeth) of McDonough; father: Ralph Degner; mother: Dagmar Cogburn both of Marietta; brother: Arthur Degner of Chicago, IL; sister: Niki White; 18 grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and extended family. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM, Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 in the Chapel of Ford-Stewart Funeral Home. Burial will follow at College Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12-2 PM before the service at the funeral home. Ford-Stewart Funeral Home, Jonesboro/Stockbridge 770-210-2700. www.fordstewartfuneralhome.com