Ron D. Chadd

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Ron D. Chadd, 66, Waveland, passed away at 6:46 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 in the St. Elizabeth Crawfordsville Hospital.

He was born Jan. 10, 1946, in Greencastle, to Monte F. and Dorothy (Van Vactor) Chadd.

He married Sheila J. Porter, January 22, 1966, in Brick Chapel. She survives.

Mr. Chadd retired from R R Donnelley's after 40 years of employment, where he had been a plate maker.

He was a 1964 graduate of Greencastle High School; a U.S. Army veteran; attended the New Market United Methodist Church; member of American Legion Post 72; and will also be remembered for his 25 plus years of coaching baseball, cross country and girls basketball in the South Montgomery School Corporation as well as in the New Market community.

In his free time he also enjoyed hunting and fishing.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Wes (Sabrina) Chadd, Waveland, and Dan (Lisa) Chadd, Crawfordsville; his sisters, Naomi Miller, Monrovia, Mary Ann Jones, Boswell, Mellba Chadd, Indianapolis, and Ruth (George) Stultz, Greencastle; a brother, Richard (Lori) Chadd, Crawfordsville; grandchildren Jessica, Kaitlynn, Camden, Carson and Cale Chadd.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Jim and Donald Chadd; and sister Norma Harton.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 at Powers-Priebe Funeral Home, Crawfordsville, with Rev. Bill Pike officiating.

Burial will be in Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery, State Road 234 West, near Waveland. Graveside military rites will be conducted by the Crawfordsville American Legion and VFW posts

Friends may call at the funeral home 4-8 pm. Tuesday, Dec. 11.

Memorials may be made to: New Market United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 326, New Market, IN 47965, or to the American Cancer Society, 5635 W. 96th St., Ste. 100, Indianapolis, IN 46278.

Online condolences may be sent to powerspriebefh.com.