Ralph J. Prevette, 87, of Hopkinsville, died at 5:29 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, Kentucky. A native of Elkin, North Carolina, he was a retired Command Sergeant Major from the U.S. Army having served three combat tours in Vietnam. Following retirement from the Army, he went on to work for the Christian County Public School System, retiring from the Transportation Department. He was a member of the old Herndon Methodist Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 19, at Hughart, Beard & Giles Funeral Home. Graveside services with military honors will be 10 a.m. Monday, July 20, at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the service hour Sunday at the funeral home.