DIXON - Ronald Eugene Childers, 84, of Dixon died Jan. 13, 2018 at Dixon Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. 

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 19 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon with Rev. David Schweppe, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at First Lutheran Cemetery in Lee. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of service on Jan. 19. Arrangements were handled by Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Ronald was born July 26, 1933 in Mendota to Roy and Minnie (Elsesser) Childers. He married Carmen Johnson on Nov. 7, 1981 in DeKalb. She preceded him in death on March 12, 2015.

Survivors include three sons, Rick (Joanna) Childers of Manlius, and Randy (Dina Garland) Childers and Rusty (Jeni) Childers, both of Dixon; three stepsons, Brian (Sandra) Jones of Eureka, Steven (Ruth) Jones of Sycamore and Michael (Laura) Jones of Ohiopyle, Pa.; one brother, Roger (Dorothy) Childers of Minneapolis, Minn.; one sister, Deanna (Del) Klover of Lincoln, Neb.; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carmen; his parents; two brothers, Robin and Ross Childers; and one grandson, Zachary Jones.

Ronald worked at Butternut Bread in Dixon for 40 years and the Lee County Sheriff’s Department prior to his retirement. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon and was a lifetime member of Mendota Elk’s Lodge 1212.

In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established. Condolences may be sent to www.prestonschilling.com.