Ronald Pendergraft
(1956 - 2019)
Obituary
Ronald L. Pendergraft, 62, died of
cancer Saturday (March 30, 2019) in Newton. He was born Aug. 7, 1956,
to Henry P. and Betty (Arnold) Pendergraft. Ronald graduated from
Blackwell High School, Blackwell, Oklahoma, in 1973.
He was a bystronic operator for Hehr
Glass Inc. in Newton for 14 years. Ronald was an avid Oklahoma
Sooners football fan. He was a people person and dearly loved his
family and his pets.
He married Sonja Evarts on March 18,
1995, in Blackwell, Oklahoma.
Survivors include his wife, Sonja;
daughter, Rachel Pendergraft; son, Neil Pendergraft, all of the home;
brothers, Richard Pendergraft of Seligman, Missouri, and Eddie
Pendergraft and twin brother Donald Pendergraft (Kim), both of
Blackwell, Oklahoma; sisters, Ilene Gautney of Seligman, Missouri,
and Etta Tull of Washburn, Missouri; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Ronald was preceded in death by his
parents.
Funeral services will be held at 10
a.m. on Wednesday (April 3, 2019) at Miller-Ott Funeral Home,
Hesston. Burial will be at 3 p.m. at White Rock Cemetery in Republic
County. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday (April
2, 2019) at Miller-Ott Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Gideon Bibles, in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home, P.O. Box 32,
Hesston, KS 67062.
