Ronald Kent Highland

Ronald Kent Highland , 76, of New Haven, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.

He was born January 23, 1942, son of the late Marie Jeanette (Winnis) Highland and Neil Warren Highland. On June 13, 1964, he married Harriet Ilo Rice at the First United Methodist Church in Decatur, Indiana and they were happily married for 51 years until she preceded him in death on September 6, 2015.

Ron attended the Leo United Methodist Church in Leo. He was also a member of the Sierra Club and ACRES of Ft. Wayne. Ron was a 1960 graduate of Decatur High School, Class of 1960. Following his graduation from high school, Ron graduated from Franklin College with a major in Economics.

Ron was employed at CF Trucking for over ten years and continued working in transportation as a supervisor. Following his career in the transportation industry, Ron was employed at Fort Wayne Newspapers until he retired in 2007.

Ron loved model railroading, nature, hiking, and enjoying life, but his family was the most important thing to him.

He is survived by two daughters, Jennifer (Otis) King & Rhonda (Joel) Huebner both Fort Wayne; son Douglas (Tammy) Highland of Fort Wayne; mother-in-law, Estella Rice of Decatur; two sisters-in-law, Nancy Reau of Lima, OH & Rebecca (Bud) Kemp of Decatur, brother-in-law, David (Suzy) Rice of Decatur; eight grandchildren, Alisha (Rhett) Purdy, Chantelle, Luke & Joshua Huebner, Cody & Ashley Highland, and Arowynn & Ava King; & a great-grandchild, Hunter Stahlhut.

Ron was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Gerald Reau.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur with Pastor Isaac Hopper officiating.

Family & friends will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur.

Preferred memorials are to ACRES Land Trust, American Heart Association, or the Sierra Club.