Ronald Edmonds

EDMONDS, Mr. Ronald Wayne, age 57, of South Hill, died Friday, October 29, 2010 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital , Richmond. He was a sergeant on the South Hill Police Department having served in law enforcement for over 34 years, 12 years of which he served in the Brunswick County Sheriff's Department. He was a graduate and instructor of the Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy, member of the Mecklenburg County, State and Regional Triad (SALT Council) and neighborhood watch coordinator for the Town of South Hill. He was the president /director of the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #51 in South Hill Va. He served as a director for the Virginia Fraternal Order of Police. He was a crime prevention specialist and a member of the Virginia Crime Prevention Association. He was an instructor for the South Hill and Mecklenburg County Senior Citizen's Police Academies and a member of the Virginia Sheriff's Association, chairman of the board of directors for the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP), member and past president of the South Hill Lions Club, treasurer for the South Hill Babe Ruth League. He served on the Executive Team of the P.T.O. of Brunswick Academy for 11 years and was current president of the B.A. PEP Club. He is survived by his wife, Diane Gregory Edmonds; his son, Gregory Tyler Edmonds of the home; his parents, Joseph and Gertrude Edmonds of Lawrenceville; a sister, Peggy Cale and her husband, Blake, of Wilson, N.C.; two brothers, J.B. Edmonds and wife, Sandy, of Mechanicsville and Edward Earl Edmonds of Lawrenceville. He also leaves behind his Canine and Feline companions, Scrappy and Pumpkin. A funeral service will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory with interment in Oakwood Cemetery with FOP honors. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #51, P.O. Box 274, South Hill, Va. 23970. Online condolences may be sent to crowderhitecrews.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.