Ronnie Digby, 73, of Olton, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, in Olton.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, December 15, 2018, at the First Baptist Church in Olton with Joe Carrasco and Reydon Stanford officiating.  Interment will follow at Olton Cemetery under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors.  Viewing will be held at Ramage Funeral Directors from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Friday, December 14 and the family will receive friends at the home.

Ronnie was born November 20, 1945, in Dallas, Texas to Troy and Dorothy (Flynn) Digby.  Moving to Olton in 1958 from Lewisville, Ronnie graduated from Olton High School in 1967.  He married Sharon Schreier on January 13, 1967, in Olton and was a member of Main Street Church of Christ.  Ronnie was a jack of all trades and worked at Hall's Lumber from 1968 to 2010.  He could fix anything and the community relied heavily on him to repair everything from the kitchen sink to the heater.  He was a kind-hearted and humble man who was willing to help anyone at anytime.  Ronnie had served on the Olton City Council since 1998, volunteered for the Olton Volunteer Ambulance Association for over 20 years, and had served on the Olton Volunteer Fire Department.  He was named Olton's Man of the Year in 2007 and Citizen Through the Years in 2015.  Ronnie loved to fish and spend time in the mountains of Colorado and Ruidoso, New Mexico.  He will be missed not only by his family but by the Olton community for his service and friendship.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Troy Digby, Jr. and Larry Digby and a sister, Dottie Digby Massey.

Survivors include his wife, Sharon Digby of Olton, son, Ron Digby, Jr. and his wife Michelle of League City, Texas, daughter, Sharla Stanford and her husband Reydon of Muleshoe, and a sister, Donna Burnett and her husband Lloyd of Burleson.  He was blessed with five grandchildren:  Joshua Stanford and his wife Alyssa, Nathan Stanford and his wife Whitney, Taylor Digby, Payton Digby, and Caden Digby.

The family suggest memorials be made to the Olton Volunteer Ambulance Association P.O. Box 1087 Olton, TX 79064 or the Olton Cemetery Association P.O. Box 1055 Olton, TX 79064.