Ronie "Cotton" Dike

Ronie "Cotton" Dike obituary, Evansville, IN

Ronie "Cotton" Dike

Ronie Dike Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Pierre Funeral Home on Jan. 15, 2025.

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Ronie L. "Cotton" Dike, 64, of Owensville, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville.
Cotton was born on March 18, 1960, in San Diego, California to Nora L. (Pegram) Dike Elliott and the late John C. Dike. He worked as an arborist; enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, trapping, fishing, camping, canoeing, and riding his motorcycles.
Surviving Cotton are his wife of almost forty years, Melissa (Henderson) Dike; daughters, Ashley (Jeremy) Thompson and Hannah Cater; mother, Nora Elliott; stepson, Jeremy Almon; brother, John (Denise) Dike and five grandchildren, Jaycee, Carter, Kaylee, Cody, and Dillinger.
There will be a celebration of Ronie's life held on Saturday, February 1, 2025 from 12:00 until 4:00 PM at Fair Haven Christ Fellowship in Cynthiana. Burial will be held at Maumee Cemetery in Owensville.
Condolences may be made online at www.pierrefuneralhome.com.

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2601 West Franklin Street, Evansville, IN 47712

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