Ronnie Joe Harper, age 66 of Benton, Illinois formerly of Whittington, Illinois, passed away on January 18, 2022, at Carbondale Memorial Hospital. He was a member of the Whittington Baptist Church and a graduate of Rend Lake College.
Due to inclement weather Graveside Services at East Lawn Cemetery in Salem for Ronnie Joe Harper have been canceled. Memorial donations can be made to the Whittington Baptist Church and can be received at Crouse Funeral Home in Salem who is assisting the family with arrangements.
Surviving is one sister Carolyn Nixon, husband Chuck; two nephews, Sam Nixon and wife Tina and Brian Nixon and wife Gin; and two great-nieces, Samantha and Brooklyn Nixon.
Ronnie was born on August 1, 1955, in Peoria, Illinois the son of Forest and Phyllis (Fatheree) Harper. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, and a brother, Gary.
