He was born July 22, 1937, in Ewing, the son of John and Lottie (Harmon) Darr.
Ronald married Judy (Barnfield) on Aug. 23, 1955, and she survives.
He was a supervisor at Old Ben Central Shop in Benton.
Mr. Darr is survived by his wife, Judy Darr of Ewing; two sons, Scott Darr and wife, Susan of Mount Juliet, Tenn., Ron Darr and wife, Dottie of Benton; daughter-in-law, Connie Darr of Whittington; grandchildren, Justin Darr and wife, Aubrey of Smyrna, Tenn., Megan, Logan and Mady Darr of Benton, Dailyn Darr and fiancé, Greg McClintock of Benton and Kristin Childers and husband, Chad of Jacksonvill, Fla.; great-grandchildren, Zoie and Zach Frye of Smyrna, Tenn., Cayden and Kylie Childers of Jacksonville, Fla., and Evelyn McClintock of Benton; sisters, Mona Dawson and Neila Gipson of Benton; brother, Don Darr and wife, Virg of Benton; brothers-in-law, Jerry Barnfield of Benton and Robert Barnfield of Harrisburg Lake; sisters-in-law, Sue Varvel of Macon and Donna Hutchens of Benton; special cousins, Larry and Carolyn Darr of Ewing; special friends, Don and Helen Edmonds of Valier, and Bill and Ellen Dethrow of Benton and friends in Monday Night Dinner Club, Dorothy Harvey of Mount Vernon and Carmen Barnfield of Benton.
Mr. Darr was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Tom Darr; a sister, Lora Darr; brother-in-law, Frank Barnfield; and a sister-in-law, Alice Barnfield.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 11 a.m. in Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton, with the Rev. William Hottensen officiating. Burial will be in Williams Chapel Cemetery in Ewing. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
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