Ronnie William Harper

Ronnie William Harper, 72 of them Virginia, passed away on September 4, 2026. He was the son of the late Rev. Ernest Edward Harper and Annie Gertrude Harper.

Ronnie was born November 22, 1953, in Amherst County Virginia. He attended Amherst County high school. He was employed with Nationwide insurance for over 30 years. He studied to become a Jehovah’s Witness at an early age and was baptized in 1975.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, William O’Bannon of Washington, DC and his daughter-in-law, Deborah O’Bannon of Amherst, Virginia.

He is survived by his devoted wife, Anita Elizabeth Harper; his children, Nicholas Harper (Patricia) and Steven O’Bannon; grandchildren, Christopher Harper, Shanece O’Bannon, Zarriah O’Bannon, India O’Bannon, and Amelia O’Bannon, his siblings, Ernestine Harper of Forest, Virginia, Ernest Harper of Santa Anna, CA, Keith Harper of Amherst, VA, Ruth Moss of Campbell County, VA, and Butch Irvine of Raleigh, NC. He is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Scarlett Hicks, of Salem, VA and Janice Abbitt (Kenneth) of Lynchburg, VA.

A celebration of Ronnie's life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Kingdom Hall, Amherst. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is serving the family.