Obituary for Ronald Jerry Harman
Ronald Jerry Harman of Hedgesville WV, passed peacefully on February 23, 2022, surrounded by loving family.
He is survived by his loving wife of over 60 years, Sharon May Harman; sons Jerry, Howard, Phillip, & Gregory; daughter Sharie McNeil; nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
He was born to Carl & Margie (Phillips) Harman on March 20, 1936, in Bluefield WV. He is a direct descendant of Heinrich Adam Hermann, pioneer and founder of the 1st English-speaking settlement in the Mississippi Valley about 1745, near modern day Eggleston Springs in New River Valley.
He spent his early years in Tazewell County VA and Radford VA, later moving to Silver Spring MD where he attended Montgomery Blair High School. A proud veteran of the USAF, he enlisted in 1954, trained as an A/C & Jet Mechanic, and served in Texas & Nevada. Upon returning to Maryland, he joined Steamfitters UA Local 602, opened his own HVAC company, and raised his family in the Silver Spring area. In the mid-1990’s, he moved to West Virginia, claiming he was headed into retirement. He spent the next decade building dozens of homes in the Martinsburg area before finally retiring to Hedgesville.
A celebration of life for Ronald Harman will be held 2pm March 26 2022, at Kemptown Park Shelter #2, 3456-B Kemptown Church Rd, Monrovia MD 21770.
He is survived by his loving wife of over 60 years, Sharon May Harman; sons Jerry, Howard, Phillip, & Gregory; daughter Sharie McNeil; nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
He was born to Carl & Margie (Phillips) Harman on March 20, 1936, in Bluefield WV. He is a direct descendant of Heinrich Adam Hermann, pioneer and founder of the 1st English-speaking settlement in the Mississippi Valley about 1745, near modern day Eggleston Springs in New River Valley.
He spent his early years in Tazewell County VA and Radford VA, later moving to Silver Spring MD where he attended Montgomery Blair High School. A proud veteran of the USAF, he enlisted in 1954, trained as an A/C & Jet Mechanic, and served in Texas & Nevada. Upon returning to Maryland, he joined Steamfitters UA Local 602, opened his own HVAC company, and raised his family in the Silver Spring area. In the mid-1990’s, he moved to West Virginia, claiming he was headed into retirement. He spent the next decade building dozens of homes in the Martinsburg area before finally retiring to Hedgesville.
A celebration of life for Ronald Harman will be held 2pm March 26 2022, at Kemptown Park Shelter #2, 3456-B Kemptown Church Rd, Monrovia MD 21770.