Ronald G. Lanning

Ronald G. Lanning, 67, of Connersville, died late Thursday evening, March 15, 2012, in the emergency room at Fayette Regional Health System. A Connersville native, Ron was born June 6, 1944 to Elmer L and Betty L. Neal Lanning. He was a 1963 graduate of Connersville High School and was a member of the Columbia United Methodist Church. Ron had been employed for over twenty years as a sales representative for Industrial Commercial Products. He was a Past Worthy President of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, member of the Fayette County Democrat Club and was currently serving as a precinct committeeman. In his leisure time, Ron enjoyed playing golf. Ron is survived by his beloved, Betty A. Jones; children: Michael Quinn, Jr. of Richmond; Amanda Holliday and her husband, Travis of Centerville; Kaleb Brewer of Connersville; and grandchildren: Jakob and Brianna Holliday; his sister: Helen A Johnson of Connersville; his brother: Dale E. Lanning and his wife, Theresa of Connersville; nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, Ron was preceded in death by his brother-in-law: Charlie Johnson. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Myers Chapel, Connersville, with Pastor Tim Billups of the Connersville Baptist Temple officiating. Interment will follow in Valley Grove Cemetery, Wayne County. Friends may visit at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. For additional information and to send condolences or memories, go to www.ShowalterBlackwellLong.com.