Ronald Myers

Published 9:48 am Friday, August 5, 2011

CROWN CITY — Ronald H. “Ronnie” Myers, 77, of Crown City, was called home to sing in the heavenly choir on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va.

He was born April 27, 1934, in Gallia County, son of the late Harry D. and Mary Beaver Myers.

Ronnie retired from Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation and had worked at Crown City Mining. He was a member of Elizabeth Chapel Church, Waterloo Masonic Lodge #532, Waterloo OES #447, UMWA, American Quarter Horse Association and Operating Engineers Local 18. He sang in many quartets and loved golfing.

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Surviving are his wife, Nancy Kay Myers of Crown City; two sons, Jene (Sherry) Myers of Scottown and Jaye (Jeannie) Myers of Gallipolis; stepsons, Terry (Shelly) James and Kelly (Terri) James, both of Crown City; five grandchildren, Josh (Robin) Myers, Jessica (Richard) Stephens, Justin (Laura) Myers, Jarod Myers and Heidi (Yaz) Takagi; four great-grandchildren, Jaxon Myers, Jayden Myers, Olivia Takagi and Zach Takagi; three stepgrandchildren, Jesse James, Seth James and McKenzie James; one sister, Peggy Johnson, of Crown City; one brother-in-law, Dick Cremeens, of Crown City; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Frances Myers; two sisters, Darlene Cremeens and Linda Williams; a brother-in-law Max Johnson; and a nephew, Larry Cremeens.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Randy Carnes officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 5-9 p.m. A Masonic service will be at 9 p.m. Saturday.

Pallbearers will be Josh Myers, Justin Myers, Jarod Myers, Alan Lunsford, Terry Cremeens and Jeff Johnson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ralph Crawford, Calvin Waugh, Rusty Williams, Jerry Myers and Leroy Wonn.

Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences.