Reverend Ronnie Neal Roach, Sr. Obituary (1956

- Ronnie Neal Roach, Sr, 64, left this earthly home Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Moses Cone Hospital. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, April 5, 2021, at Colonial Funeral Home. Reverend Roach was born in Guilford County on July 17, 1956. He was a graduate of Smith High School. Ronnie was a past employee of Century Watch Alarm System and Koury Convention Center at Four Seasons Town Center. Ronnie was an evangelist serving churches in the piedmont area and had attended Ellisboro Baptist Church. He loved playing and singing gospel music, was a sports enthusiast, strongly supporting the Washington Redskins and wrestling. He was preceded in death by his father Raymond Neal Roach and brother Arthur Franklin Roach. Left to cherish his memory are his mother Cleo Mae Cobbler Roach; wife Debra Woods Roach; son Ronnie N. Roach, Jr. (Jessica); daughter Deborah Mae Slade (Carl "Jay" Johnson); grandchildren Alexis Slade, Kelsea Slade, Bryson Roach, Ava Roach and Jaiden Roach; brother Raymond Neal Roach , Jr. (Georgia), sisters Becky Roach, Patricia "Pat" Roach, Linda Roach, and Brenda Smith (Steve); nephews Arthur Jr and Little Stevie and nieces Crystal Cline, Brenda Cline, Laura and Lisa Drake and Brandy Dale. Memorials may be made to Colonial Funeral Home to assist with funeral expenses. Colonial Funeral Home in Madison is serving the family.