Individual Details
Ronald Duane Read
(4 Dec 1927 - 24 Mar 2011)
Events
| Birth | 4 Dec 1927 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | |||
| Marriage | 25 Mar 1951 | Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States - Evelyn Lucille Melvin | |||
| Death | 24 Mar 2011 | McPherson, McPherson, Kansas, United States |  |
Families
| Spouse | Evelyn Lucille Melvin (1930 - 2004) |
| Child | Living |
Notes
Death
Ronald D. Read, 83, of McPherson and formerly of Salina, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at The Cedars, McPherson. Ronald was born December 4, 1927, in Emporia, KS, the son of Charles Wilmer and Mattie June (Earhart) Read. He graduated from Salina High School and attended Kansas Wesleyan University and graduated from Wichita Technical Institute. Ronald served in the U.S. Army in Korea. He was a retired television repairman.Ronald was united in marriage to Evelyn Lucille Melvin on March 25, 1951, in Salina, at the First Baptist Church. She preceded him in death on July 16, 2004.
The funeral service will be at 2:00 PM, Monday, March 28, 2011, at University United Methodist Church, Salina, with Rev. Les Cantrell officiating. Burial with military honors will be at the Roselawn Memorial Park in Salina.
Survivors include: son, Steven Read (Pamela) of McPherson, KS and granddaughter, Philippa Read of McPherson, KS.
Memorial donations may be given to the McPherson Health Care Foundation or McPherson Public Library in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home, 205 N. Chestnut, McPherson, KS 67460.