Ronald R. Fair, 89, of Buena Vista Rd., Chicora, passed away Friday morning, April 18, 2014, at the Butler Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center.

Mr. Fair was born in Butler on January 14, 1925. He was the son of Ray C. and Alice Gould Fair. Ronald was a graduate of Fairview Township Karns City High School. He had been employed by Pullman Standard in Butler as a welder and retired in 1980. Mr. Fair was long time member of the Concord Presbyterian Church and a member of the VFW in Chicora. He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II, and served in the 10th Mountain Division headquartered at Fort Drum in Watertown, NY. Mr. Fair was stationed in Italy during the war and was a Bronze Star recipient.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara Thompson Fair, whom he married in North Washington on July 28, 1950. Also surviving are two children, Gale L. Fair of Meridian, and Duane L. Fair and his wife, Barbara of Pensacola, FL; three grandchildren, Michelle Van Camp and her husband, Forrest of Pensacola, FL, Dr. Joshua Fair and his wife, Jolie of Fremont, MI, Matthew Fair and his wife, Anna of Pensacola, FL; eight great grandchildren, Riley, Winnie, Max, Jackson, Jude, Hudson, Beau, and Kinsley; two sisters, Shirley Protzman of Fenelton and Laura Brothers and her husband, George of Chicora; two brothers, Richard Fair and his wife, Martha of Butler and Darrell Fair and his wife, Dorothy of Palmetto, FL, as well as a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

Friends will be received at the Hile Funeral Home of Karns City, 128 Main St., Karns City, from 2 -4 and 7 — 9 p.m. Tuesday. A funeral service will be held from the Concord Presbyterian Church at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Robert Mathias, a retired Presbyterian pastor, officiating. Interment with military honors will be in the Concord Church Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Chicora and Brady’s Bend American Legion Posts and the Chicora VFW. To send a condolence, please visit www.hilefh.com