Ronnie Acuff

ANNA, Ill. -- Ronnie Acuff, 54, of Anna died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Ill.

He was born Sept. 1, 1949, in Anna, son of Joseph Lyndall and Leola Irene McIntosh Acuff. He and Mona Jane Rhodes were married July 9, 1970.

Acuff was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 3455 in Anna and American Legion Post 900 in McClure, Ill.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Candace McCommons and Rhonda Acuff of Vienna, Ill.; a son, Scott Acuff of Anna; a sister, Bonnie Ragsdale of West Vienna, Ill.; a half sister, Patricia Boie of Kankakee, Ill.; and four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Friends may call at Crain Funeral Home in Anna from 5 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Paul Sadler officiating. Burial will be in American Legion Cemetery, with military honors by VFW Post 3455.