Ronnie Gallaspy Thrash, Sr., 77, of Newton, Mississippi, passed away Monday, August 16, 2021, at Anderson's Regional Medical Center. He was born Sunday, August 6, 1944, in Newton, Mississippi.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 18, 2021, from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Newton County Funeral Home-South. Funeral Services follow at 2:00 PM in the chapel. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery. Dr. Brian Rushing will officiate. Newton County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (601) 683-2152

Ron was a lifetime member of Newton First Baptist Church and a member of the Barnabas Sunday School Class. He was in the U.S. Army during Vietnam and worked on surface to air nuclear missiles. He was vice-president of First National Bank of Newton and worked at the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority for 30 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Evelyn Thrash, Sr.; his brothers, John T. Thrash, Jr. and Thomas W. Thrash.

Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Mary Ann Thrash; his children, Mary Elizabeth Thrash Vega (Nathaniel), Tracy Thrash Johnson (John), and Ronnie G. Thrash, Jr. (Candi); grandchildren, Josh Jordan (Alexis), Jesse Jordan (Morgan), Justin Vega, Alyssa Middleton (Dorson), Tyler Thrash, and Cooper Thrash; great-grandchildren, Wade Jordan, Scout Middleton, and Ryder Middleton.

Pallbearers will be Charles Godwin, Danny Lindsley, Will McMillan, Johnny Upton, Mike Strebeck, and Bob Bridges.