Ray Ronald “Ronnie” Donham

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Ray Ronald “Ronnie” Donham - Madison Parish, Louisiana
December 20, 1944 ~ February 19, 2021 (age 76)

From Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home Tallulah, LA Febnuary 25, 2021

Ray Ronald “Ronnie” Donham, age 76, of Tallulah, Louisiana, gained his wings and lost his battle with COVID 19 on Friday, February 19, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana. He was born on December 20, 1944, in Swampers, Louisiana, to Ernest D. and Etta Mae Ayers Donham.

Ronnie grew up on Olvey Plantation in Tallulah. He graduated from Tallulah High School in 1963 and attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He was a retired farmer that loved to hunt and fish and passed that love to his children and grandchildren. He was a beloved husband, dad, grandfather, uncle, and friend.

Ronnie is preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Etta Donham; son, Carson Ray Donham; three brothers, Roy, Jack and Carl Donham; and a sister, Jimmie Donham Mayo. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Kim Kennedy Donham of Tallulah, Louisiana; son, Brian Donham and wife Kim, of Lake Charles, Louisiana; son, Will Donham of Monroe, Louisiana; son, Colin Donham of Tallulah, Louisiana; grandsons, Cameron and Landry Donham of Lake Charles, Louisiana; sister, Emma Jo Mehaffey of Brunswick, Georgia; sister, Mary McDaniel of League City, Texas; sister, Ernestine Fountain of Alexandria, Louisiana; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Visitation for Ronnie will be held Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 1:00 PM followed by a Memorial Service at 2:00 PM at First United Methodist Church in Tallulah, Louisiana, with Reverends Henry and Cle’lie Stone officiating.

The family would like to thank Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home, Greater Jackson Mortuary and Crematory, and St. Francis Hospital of Monroe. The family would also like to honor and thank his special friends; Nap Book, Ken Mason, Danny Bedgood, Freddie Gaumnitz, Marlin “Bouda” Evens, Steve Gustafson, Shayne Stockstill, Don Wilson, Mark Fletcher, Howard Carney, and Travis Tisdale for their generosity, compassion, and love!