| Ralph Yelton | |
| State House2: | Tennessee |
| Term2: | 1977–1989 |
| District2: | 3rd |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Bakersville, North Carolina |
| Death Place: | Tri-Cities, Tennessee |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Occupation: | accountant |
| Children: | two |
| Predecessor2: | Herbert J. Denton Jr. |
| Successor2: | Richard Venable |
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.[1] He was an accountant and in religion, a Baptist.[2] He lived in Kingsport, 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. He died in 2015, aged 88.[4]