Former Chesterton resident Rodney Lee “Rockin’ Ronnie” Thames of Gulfport,
Miss., died Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Gulfport. He was 36.
He lived in
Chesterton all his life before moving to the coast in 1990. He enjoyed
fishing and wrestling and was easy going and never met a stranger.
He is survived
by his wife, Brandie, of Gulfport; mother, Willie Thames, of Gulfport;
siblings Marcus Shuchs of Georgia, Donald Thames of Missouri, Larry Thames
of Gulfport, Judy Thames of Valparaiso, Brenda Atterbury of LaCrosse, and
Patti Thames of Gulfport; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other
relatives.
He was preceded
in death by his father, Lee Thames, Sr.; brothers Lee Ronnie Thames, Jr. and
Ronald Thames; and his grandparents, Levi and Haughty Davis and Louis and
Dolly Thames.
Visitation will
be Wednesday, March 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Riemann Family Funeral Home,
11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport. Visitation will also be held Thursday
from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wilson Funeral Home, Monticello, Miss., with a
funeral service Friday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Interment will
be in Roberts Cemetery, Jayess, Miss. An online guestbook may be signed at
www.riemannfamily.com