Ronald Edward Lively, 69, TN/GA, obit; s/o Dillard and Jeretta Lively
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Ronald Edward Lively, 69, of Dawsonville, GA, formerly of
Kingsport, Sullivan Co TN, passed away August 5, 2010, with
his loving family at his side after a prolonged battle
with pancreatic cancer.
Born, April 2, 1941, Ron was preceded in death by his
parents, Dillard and Jeretta Lively, of Kingsport, TN.
Ron was a retired project manager with CD Mechanical of
Demorest Georgia. He lived a productive and adventure-
filled life. He was a builder of tall buildings in his
professional life and a beautiful mountain cabin for he
and his devoted wife, Marilyn.
He was a lifelong lover of hunting and fishing and was a
master of both, as well as an expert marksman. His other
passion was following the University of Tennessee Football
and Basketball teams. Ron was most comfortable deep in the
forest and mountains of Western North Carolina and Eastern
Tennessee. Ronald Lively will be remembered as a self-
sufficient, hard-working and independent man.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Kearney Lively;
daughters, Wendy and son-in-law Mark Bowery, and Jacque
and son-in-law Robert Riddle; sons, Shane Lively, Clint
and daughter-in-law Angela Lively, George and daughter-in-
law Elizabeth Fraqulis, and John Fraqulis and fiancée
Amanda Ead; eight grandchildren; and brother, Jerry L. Lively,
of Kingsport, TN.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, August 8, 2010,
from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., at McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
A Memorial service will be held Monday, August 9, 2010, at
4 p.m., at McDonald and Son Chapel, Cumming, GA.
Ron chose to be cremated with his ashes passed to his
loved ones. Cremation and all arrangements by McDonald and
Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 150 Sawnee Drive, Cumming,
GA 30040 (770) 886-9899
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