Ronald Alan Elkins
Aug 26, 1947 - Feb 18, 2010August 26, 1947 - February 18, 2010
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Ronald Alan Elkins
Aug 26, 1947 - Feb 18, 2010August 26, 1947 - February 18, 2010
Place of birth
Occupation
Retired electrician
Affiliations
Member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Piney Grove Church
Military service
Highly decorated Vietnam Veteran of the Elite 101st Airborne Division, assigned to the 11th Special Forces Unit, Pathfinder, member of the Screaming Eagles and a paratrooper, honorably discharged as Sergeant E-5, received Air Medal and Army Commendation Medal
Family
Survived by sister, brother, nephew, niece, uncle and his wife, and dog
Preceded in death by
Father, mother, and aunt
Funeral arrangements
Service held at Kiser Rose Hill Chapel with full military honors, interment at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
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Devout Christian, kind-hearted, never spoke a harsh word to anyone
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