Ronald (Ron) Lewis
Mickel, Sr.
Ronald (Ron) Lewis
Mickel, Sr., 60,
1537
Buffalo Road,
ERIE,PA,
passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at St. Vincent Health Center.
He was born November 1, 1948, in Havaco,
West Virginia, son of the late Ted Henry
Mickel and Willie Mae Dickerson
Mickel.
He was a resident of
ERIE for 35 years.
Ronald was employed over 28 years at EMI as a core maker and was most recently employed as a Supervisor for Securitas.
For years he volunteered at Joel Two,
always giving back to the community.
He was a member of Mt. Ebal
Baptist Church.
He was an avid sports fan, with the
Cleveland Browns being his favorite team. He was also an excellent cook, a master griller and was a gentle, loving, caring and soft-spoken soul. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Besides his parents,
he was preceded in death by two brothers, Darrell and Peter
Mickel,
and a sister, Jessie
Williams.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 31 years, Lula
Tate Mickel of Erie;PA,
four sons, Tony
Tate (Sonya), Murfreesboro, Tenn., Ronald
Mickel, Jr. (Heather) and Steve
Elston (Lisa), of
ERIE, Tyrone
Mickel of
Newport News, Va.;
four daughters,
Jacqueline
Elston, Charlotte, N.C.,
Tanya
Jones (Reggie),
Northeast, Pa.,
Tinya Thomas (Jason)
and Tracy
Mickel, all of Erie;PA,
four brothers, Ted
Mickel, Jr. (Vicki), Atlanta, Ga., William
Mickel of
ERIE,PA,
Howard
Mickel (Arlene), Youngstown, Ohio,
Steve
Mickel (Karen) of
Buffalo, N.Y.;
five sisters, Geraldine
Mickel,
Patricia
Mickel and Tina
Mickel of
Buffalo, N.Y.,
and Ina
Chandler (Robert),
Sheila
Parker (Edward) of Erie;
34 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren;
as well as a host of nieces
(special niece Nadine
Leach),
nephews, relatives and friends.
We would like to also acknowledge three of his special friends, Lee
Thompson and Marilyn
Standback of
ERIE and Ricky Kerr of
Buffalo, N.Y.
Friends may visit with the family
Tuesday, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
at Mt. Ebal
Baptist Church, 1617 E. 26th St. (E. 26th and
Pear St.),
and may attend the funeral service at the church on Wednesday, November 4, at 11 a.m.,
conducted by Rev. Cleveland E. Ulmer.
Interment service will be at the
ERIE Cemetery. Funeralization by Law Funeral Home, 2926
Pine Ave. In lieu of flowers,
Erie Times-News
November 2, 2009 ,
Mt. Ebal
Baptist Church,"
