Ronald William Elkins, Sr., age 76, passed away at home, under the care of Hospice, with his beloved wife at
his side. Ronald was born in Asheville, North Carolina on April 23, 1946. He attended R.C Reynolds High
School in Buncombe County, NC. Upon graduation, he served in the United States Air Force. He completed his
basic training in Amarillo, Texas. He was then stationed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida where he
found his lifetime love, Laura Jennings. They married on June 8, 1968, and were happily married best friends
for 54 years. Always working in the food industry, he retired as a sales supervisor.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Lee and Sarah Louise (Webb) Elkins; sister Betty Jean
Dawley; brother-in-law Bernard Dawley and brother-in-law: Raymond F. Jennings, Jr.

He is survived by his devoted wife Laura Jennings Elkins; sister Sandy (Jim) Mead; brother-in-law William C.
Jennings. He was blessed with four children: Ronald William (Dawn) Elkins, Jr.; Joe (Michelle) Elkins; Leslie
(John) D’Amore and Kevin (Pat) Elkins. He was also blessed with seven grandchildren: Sarah Elkins, Justin
(Morgan) Elkins, Brittany Elkins, Matthew Elkins, Luke Elkins, Karlie Elkins, Marisa D’Amore; and the recent
additional gift of a great-grandchild: Adeline Elkins. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews; Michael
Dawley, Brian Dawley, Sue Robol, Ronald Alan Landers, Christopher Landers, Elrick Daly, MaryEllen Rivera
and Brent Mitchell.