CAMBRIDGE - Ralph W. Jackson, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Cambridge on May 15, 1922, and was a son of the late Ralph W. and Marydel Taylor Jackson. He graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1939. On January 25, 1947, he married the former Sara Murphy who passed away on March 16, 2003. Mr. Jackson has been a well respected farmer his entire life. He was a member of the Dorchester County Farm Bureau and a past member of the Cambridge Moose Lodge. He is survived by a daughter, Melissa Robbins and husband Steve; two sons, G. Philip Jackson and wife Diana and Ralph W. 'Sonny' Jackson III and wife Gale all of Cambridge; 10 grandchildren, Philip Jackson, Jr., Paul M. Jackson, Dr. Krista Morgan, Shannon R. Jackson, Ralph W. 'Trent' Jackson IV, Lisa Robbins, Stephanie Robbins, Steven Barnett, Richard Barnett and Theresa Ferris; 16 great-grandchildren; two step sisters, Lula Mae Phillips and Doris Thomas; and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Mr. Jackson is preceded in death by a brother, George Philip Jackson; a sister Ann Blackburn; and a stepson, R. Grant Barnett. Pallbearers will be, Wayne Wilson, Raymond Aaron, Ed Kerbaugh, Chad Smith, Donald Jones and Wayne Brown. Honorary Pallbearers will be, John Trice, Ted Malkus, Calvin Malkus, William Beckwith, Jr., Richard Lowry and Goldsborough James, Jr. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge with Rev. A. Delmer Willey, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at Christ Churchyard. Family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Christ Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 456, Cambridge, MD 21613, Immanuel United Church of Christ, 5401 White Hall Road, Cambridge, MD 21613 or to White Haven United Methodist Church, c/o Jeannie Ewell, 5134 Paw Paw Road, Cambridge, MD 21613.