Ronald Lloyd Charles

Ronald Charles (Spencer), age 67, of Gatesville, passed away from this earth surrounded by family on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Smith Cemetery in Purmela. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to service. Ronald was born August 27, 1944 in Gatesville, Texas. He graduated from Gatesville High School in 1962 and Temple Junior College in 1964. Ronald was a loving and kind son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend. He was a Christian, having been baptized at an early age. Ronald was a life long member of the West Main Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter (Kid) Spencer; identical twin brother, Donald Charles; grandparents, Bertha Spencer and Maude and Eucie Curry. He is survived by his mother, Imogene Spencer; sisters, Kay Bell and husband Keith and Penny Massingill and husband Lynn, all of Gatesville. Also surviving are loving nephews, Gavin Massingill and wife Holly, Chase Massingill, Seth Bell and wife Marissa and Darion Roberts; nieces, Tobi Shirley and husband Brandon, and Lane Olvera and husband Victor; great niece, Zebedee Bell and great nephews, Mace Massingill, Foster and Fielder Shirley and Zaiden Bell. Memorials may be made to any Mental Health Organization or to the local Care Center.