Ronnie Dale Jewell Sr

Ronnie Dale Jewell, Sr. of Pembroke, VA passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on October 23, 2024 after a lengthy illness. Mr. Jewell was born on October 11, 1943 in Whitewood, VA to Elbert C. Jewell, Sr. and Agnes Brown Jewell. He graduated in 1962 as Valedictorian from Whitewood High School where he was also the President of the National Honor Society. In 1966 Mr. Jewell received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from the University of Virginia, where he was a member of Kappa Delta Pi Student Honor Society. He was also a member of the basketball and baseball teams in his freshman year of college. Mr. Jewell also received a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Virginia Tech in 1979. Following his graduation from UVA, Mr. Jewell began his career in teaching following in the footsteps of several members of the Jewell family, including both parents, as a Math Teacher and also an Assistant Basketball Coach at Richland’s High School. This was the same year he met and married his wife, Charlotte. They moved to Pulaski, VA in 1967 and Mr. Jewell spent the next 38 years working in Computer System Development and Management, including two stints totaling 21 years working as a civilian employee for the Federal Government in the Department of Army’s Research, Development, Acquisition and Information Systems Agency (RDAISA) at Radford Arsenal. Mr. Jewell retired from RDAISA as Chief of Systems Applications and Integration in 2005. In between the two periods of time working for RDAISA, Mr. Jewell worked for two sister trucking companies as Vice President of Management Information Systems (MIS). He was with Pilot Freight Carriers (TNT Pilot) in Winston-Salem, NC from 1981 until 1989 and he was with Holland Motors (TNT Holland) in Holland, MI from 1989 until 1998. Mr. Jewell returned to work for RDAISA in 1998 and worked there until his retirement. After retiring from RDAISA, Mr. Jewell returned to his first love of teaching as an Adjunct Instructor of Computer Science courses at New River Community College in Dublin, VA from 2006 to 2012. Mr. Jewell not only came from a family of educators, but his family was also very musically talented. Although he did not play music himself, he was very instrumental in promoting and managing The Bluegrass Kinsmen, a group founded by both of his brothers, Shelby and Ebby Jewell. Mr. Jewell was a wonderful and supportive husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and uncle. He loved to tell a good story and bend your ear for what seemed like hours reminiscing about simpler times, his childhood and growing up in Whitewood. He was the epitome of a great role model for all, as his father and grandfather, William Henry Jewell, were before him. He was someone that was always looked up to and he has left very large shoes to fill. He was greatly loved by his family and will be greatly missed. Mr. Jewell was preceded in death by both Parents, an infant sister, Lenore Ann Jewell, an older sister, Sue Jewell Messick and an older brother, Shelby Jewell. He is survived by an older sister, Kay Jewell McPeak of Roanoke, VA and a younger brother, Ebby Jewell (Teresa) of Pounding Mill, VA, as well as four generations of cousins, nephews and nieces. Mr. Jewell is also survived by his wife of 58 years of the home, Charlotte Jones Jewell; His Children, Kathy Christian (Barry) of Pulaski, VA, Michael Scott (Scotty) Thomas of Fishersville, VA, Ronnie D. Jewell, Jr. of Muskegon, MI and Jill Jewell of Salisbury, NC; His Grandchildren, Wesley Brickey of Pulaski, VA, Tyler Barr (Taylor) of Whitsett, NC, Kyle Cook of Dublin, VA and Braeden Houston (Blake) of China Grove, NC.; and his Great Grandchildren, Cameron Wesley Brickey, Madison Olivia Brickey, Brody Lee Houston and Blakelyn Jewell Houston. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to LifePoint Giles Church at 600 Tazewell Street (P.O. Box 443) Pearisburg, VA 24134. Funeral services for Ronnie Dale Jewell, Sr. will be conducted at 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, VA with Rev. Marcus Harrison officiating. Entombment will follow at Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill, VA. Pallbearers will be Barry Christian, Wesley Brickey, Cameron Brickey, Kyle Cook, Tyler Barr, and Blake Houston. The family will receive friends from 11 am – 1 pm at the funeral home. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com

Ronnie Dale Jewell Sr

October 11, 1943 - October 23, 2024