Ralph E. Sosbee's Obituary
Ralph Sosebee was the son of Maxie Tinsley Redd Sosebee and Robert Solomon Sosebee. His wife Anne Cooper Sosebee preceded him in death. He is survived by three children, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Son R. Edwin Sosebee Jr., his wife Lynn T. Sosebee and their daughter Jaclyn Lee, of LaGrange, GA. Daughter Jane S. Buchanan, her husband Stefan J. Buchanan of Marietta, their daughters Cole Marie of Crested Butte, CO and Cason B. Durand and her husband R. Scott Durand & their son Cope Buchanan of Covington, GA. Son Richard A. Sosebee his wife Virginia T. Sosebee and their son Andrew Cooper of Oakland, MS.
After finishing West Fulton High School, Ralph entered the navy serving as a photographer during the final years of WWII. He returned to work as a photographer for the Atlanta Police Department and WAGA TV before opening his own studio in Grove Park. In the early 1950s he left the photography profession to pursue interest in real estate eventually opening his Real Estate and Residential Development /Construction business in Mableton, GA. His active career in developing land, building homes and selling real estate is illustrated by the many home owners he has assisted during the past 58 years.
Ralph maintained a hobby interest in photography and enjoyed visiting and fishing the coastal waters around Panacea, FL.
In Lieu of flowers the family request donation made to: Tranquility Hospice, North Delta School, Batesville, MS, or The American Cancer Society
Tranquility Hospice
Wellstar Community Hospice
c/o Wellstar Foundation
2000 South Park Place
Atlanta, GA 30339
North Delta School
330 Green Wave Lane
Batesville, 38606
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