Ronald E. Hartsfield Sr.

Ronald E. Hartsfield Sr. Ronald E. Hartsfield Sr., 63, of Montgomery, Ala., died Monday, Sept. 26, 2005. The service will be at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Montgomery, with the Rev. Mickey Castleberry officiating. Family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. EDT today at Leak-Memory Chapel in Montgomery (334- 272-6501). Viewing will be from 9:30 a.m. EDT until the service Thursday at the church. He was born Dec. 6, 1941, and was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church. He will be remembered for the love he had for the Lord, Jesus Christ and others. He touched many lives with his kindness, compassion and thoughtfulness. Ronald went home to be with the Lord. Survivors include his wife of 22 years, Linda Parsons Hartsfield; six children, Ronald E. Hartsfield Jr. (and wife Leslie) of Prattville, Ala., Robert Hartsfield of Oahu, Hawaii, Rodney Hartsfield (and wife Apreill) of Dadeville, Ala., Bryan Hartsfield (and wife Jennifer) of Santuck, Ala., Michelle Claybrook (and husband John) of Dothan, Ala., and Dena Pyle (and husband Darren) of Marietta, Ga.; 10 grandchildren; a brother, Don Hartsfield (and wife Barbara) of Tallahassee; a brother-in-law, Frank Williamson of Tallahassee; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, the Rev. Ira and Mary Lott Hartsfield, and two sisters, Sue Hartsfield Williamson and Sara Jane Hartsfield. All were of Tallahassee.