Wolfe, Ronald Keith
Passed: 1982-04-26
Age: 32
Source: Jackson Herald
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1982-04-28
Information: KENNA NATIVE CLAIMED IN MONDAY CRASH - Kenna native, Ronald Keith Wolfe, 32, died in a fiery collision in Oklahoma, Monday evening shortly after 9 p.m. According to family members, Mr. Wolfe was leaving a Duncan, Oklahoma, refinery with a load of highly flammable naptha, bound for Houston, Texas. As Wolfe's tanker entered U. S. 81 from the refinery, it was struck by an oncoming truck and both vehicles burst into flames, killing the drivers instantly. The county native left the area just over one year ago to join the Oklahoma-based Bacon Trucking. He was living in Dallas, Texas at the time of the accident. Mr. Wolfe was born, January 4, 1950, in Kanawha County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wolfe of Kenna. He attended Ripley High School and was formerly employed as a truck driver for Hartley Oil of Ravenswood and Chemical Leaman Tank Lines of Charleston. Surviving, in additon to parents: son, Ronnie Lee Wolfe of Ravenswood; daughters, Anita, Deanna and Shawna Wolfe, all of Ravenswood; brothers, Cecil James Wolfe of Virginia, Michael and Donald, both of Kenna, Barry of Liverpool; sisters, Mrs. Cecilia June Miller of Charleston and Miss Shirley Mae Wolfe of Kenna. Service will be Friday, 1 p.m. at the Parsons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wilbur Lucas officiating. Burial will be in the Goshen Cemetery at Kentuck. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.