Linda Marie Ralston

Linda Marie Ralston, 58, of Canadian Shores, passed away on April 5, 2018 at her home. Linda was born on July 23, 1959 in Berkeley, California to Santiago P. de Alba Jr. and Colleen J. Wilkerson. She attended Mission San Jose Elementary and graduated from Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, California.On May 14, 1999, Linda married Charles "Chuck" Leo Ralston. They were happily married for eighteen years. She attended Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton and graduated LPN school from the Kiamichi Vo Tech on June 20, 1997. Linda was married to Randy Cawley and had two children. She worked for Audra Tucker for ten years. She worked as a LPN at the St. Francis Muskogee and McAlester Regional Hospitals. Survivors include: her husband, Chuck Ralston, of the home; mother, Colleen Ewan, of Tahlequah, OK; step mother, Irene de Alba; sons: Michael Cawley and wife, Rexanna, of Wilburton, OK; and Christopher Cawley, of Albuquerque, NM; daughters: Rebecca Deweese, of St. Joseph, MO; Stephanie Ralston, of Kansas City, MO; and Ashley Wiemerslage and husband, Adam, of Spring Grove, MO; five grandchildren: Blake Cawley, Angelica and Logan Deweese, Josh Ralston, and Austin Wiemerslage; special uncle and aunt, Bob and Mary Shelton; and special cousins she grew up with, Renee Diaz and David Shelton. She is preceded in death by her father, Santiago de Alba; step father, Ronald Ewan; brother, Santiago Richard "Rick" de Alba.