Ronald Earl Whitmire

October 25, 2020

Mr. Ronald Earl “Ron” Whitmire, age 73, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020, at Atrium Health in Pineville. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at First Baptist Church Chapel of Fort Mill. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Park – Cherry Road. Born in Marietta, S.C., Ron was a son of the late Wayne Whitmire and Estelle Poole Whitmire. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Clemson University. Ron proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Era. Ron was a customer service engineer with Hewlett Packard. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Fort Mill, where he served as a deacon, a Stephen’s Minister and taught English as a second language. As part of the ESL program, Ron and his wife traveled to Greece, Germany, and Canada. Surviving are his wife of 51 years, Dorothy Anderson Whitmire; two sons, Richard Whitmire and his finance Tracy of Fort Mill and Jeremy Whitmire and his wife Kristal of Fort Mill; his daughter, Jenny; his sister, Frances McCall and her husband Ronnie of Travelers Rest; and three grandchildren, Amilyah, Skylar, and Grayson. He was preceded in death by his brother, Wayne Whitmire, Jr.; and one grandson. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Youth Ministry, 121 Monroe White Street, Fort Mill, SC 29715; or Samaritan’s Purse, 801 Bamboo Rd., Boone, NC 28607.