Ralph George Eury, 84, formerly of Harrisville, died Tuesday at the Veterans Home of California, Yountville, Calif.

Born July 10, 1922, in Butler County, he was the son of Lewis Eury and Minnie McCrea.

He had worked at Bart Transportation of Hayward, Calif., and also had been a landscaper for the grounds of the Hart Corp. in Napa Valley, Calif.

Mr. Eury served in the Navy during World War II.

He was a Catholic

Surviving are a daughter, Susan Foster and her husband, John, of North Highland, Calif, and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine Marie Wise Eury, whom he married May 25, 1946, and a daughter, Sherry Eury.

<B>EURY </B>— Friends of Ralph George Eury, who died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007, will be received from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the <B>Smith Funeral Home</B>, 1778 Perry Highway, Leesburg.Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Victor Kriley, pastor of St. Mary Friary in Butler, officiating.Burial will be at the Carpenter Cemetery, Springfield Township, Mercer County.