79 year old Reverend Ralph L. Macy of Smithville died Thursday at DeKalb Community Hospital. No service will be held. The family has chosen direct cremation. Macy was a lifetime member of the American Legion. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph A. and Ester Snyder Macy and a sister and two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Macy of Smithville. Children, Jessica and husband Jim Dohn, Patricia Van Wart, Andrea and husband Dave Popaj, Kathleen Reisch, Veronica and husband Frank Terrana, Paul Macy, Robert and wife Quida Macy, Woodrow and wife Beverly Burns, and Kimberly Baker. Twenty six grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren survive along with sisters, Norma Jean Bley, Dorothy Valvo, Evy Coppola, Laura Macy and Joe Lo Tempio. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.