Ralph Yelton (July 17, 1926 – February 8, 2015), was an American politician in the state of Tennessee.
Yelton served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1977 to 1989 as a Democrat from Sullivan County, Tennessee.
He was a Korean War veteran, having served with the United States Army's 2nd Infantry Division.
Yelton was wounded in 1951, leading to partial paralysis.
[3] According to Veteran's Administration records Yelton was the oldest living paralyzed combat veteran in the country.