Ronna Lou Sandlin

Ronna Lou (Harner) Sandlin, age 82, of Wilmington, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. She was born February 11, 1943, in Clarksville, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles and Lucille (Thomas) Harner. She married Troy Sandlin on November 13, 1962 in Tennessee, he preceded her in death in 2017. Ronna and Troy owned and operated T+M Food Mart on SR 730 outside of Wilmington for 25 years. Many friendships were made during their time there. Ronna had also worked at Randall Textron in Wilmington, retiring after more than 30 years of service. Ronna was an avid reader. She loved family get-togethers to catch up and just relax with family for good times and laughs. Ronna is survived by her son, Rick (Dwan) Sandlin of Clarksville, Ohio; daughters, Sue (Bob) Taylor of Chico, California, and Shirley Perdue of Wilmington, Ohio; grandchildren, Nick (Tifaney) Sandlin, Wesley (Traci) Sandlin, Ciara (David) Tolle, Amanda (Kevin Lockhart) Werlhof, and Brittany (Gabe) Azoulay; great grandchildren, Lacie, Alyssa, Eli, Abel, Cora, Penny, Ashton, Bonnie, Mason, and Kaliah; brother Benny Harner; sisters, Bonnie Sandlin, and Patty (Mark) Taylor; brothers-in-law George (Heidi) Sandlin, and Chuck Morris; sisters-in-law, Jean Werner, Mary Fry, Debbie Sandlin, Lisa Sandlin, Christine (Richard) Fry, and Alice (Bert) Hubbard; several nieces and nephews; and beloved dog Zoey. In addition to her parents and her husband, Ronna is preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Kay; son-in-law Tom Perdue; brother David Harner, sisters-in-law Thelma Morris and Janice Harner; brothers-in-law Leo Sandlin, Paul Sandlin, Wilson Sandlin, Danny Sandlin, Robert Werner, and Clyde Fry. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at Brown Funeral Home, Wilmington. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Clinton Memory Gardens where Nick Sandlin, Wesley Sandlin, Ciara Tolle, David Tolle, Lacie Sandlin, and Phil Harner will serve as pall-bearers, and Rick Sandlin, Benny Harner, and EIi Wright will serve as honorary pall-bearers. To leave an on-line condolence, please visit www.arehart-brown.com, or see our Facebook page, Brown Funeral Home.
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