Ronald E. Eppley was born September 22, 1927 in Dundee, Illinois. He was the son of Raymond and Emma Wiechert Eppley. He married Juanita Duvall in Mountain Home, Arkansas on June 17, 1985. He was the manager of Carscope Railroad with the Soo Line Railroad. He was a sports fan, and his hobbies included fishing, model cars and golfing. Mr. Eppley served three years with the National Guard and was a member of the Protestant faith. Ronald E. Eppley passed away at Baxter Regional Medical Center on May 4, 2005, at the age of 77 years, 7 months and 12 days. Survivors: Wife of twenty years, Juanita Eppley of Norfork, Arkansas; three sons, Larry (Lee Ellen) Eppley of Palatine, Illinois, Lance (Maureen) Eppley of Saint Petersburg, Florida, and Leighton Eppley of Dundee, Illinois; one daughter, Linda (David) Wear of Ridgefield, Washington; stepson, Glen (Julie) Balanoff of Arvada, Colorado; grandchildren, Hanna Marcia and Henry Taylor Wear, Madison Catherine and Gabriella Beline Eppley, and Gavin Lawrence Preceded in Death by: Parents and one brother Visitation: 5-8 p.m., Sunday, May 8, 2005 at Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home Funeral: 10 a.m., Monday, May 9, 2005, at Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Michael Alley officiating Burial: Kirby's Tucker Memorial Mausoleum Memorials: Charity of one's choice