BUNN - Ronald "Ronnie" Bell Tant Sr., 82, of Bunn, died Friday evening, July 10. A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bunn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.

He was one of nine children of the late Howard Willis and Reca Massey Tant.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Nancy Winstead Tant, and his second wife, Faye Mullen Tant, and many sisters and brothers.

He served his country in the United States Air Force and retired from the United States Postal Service.

Surviving: his daughter, Lisa T. (Steve) Underwood; son, Ron Jr. (Carol) Tant; son, Howard Tant; sister, Dot Bissette; brother, William Earl (Frances) Tant; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

In addition to flowers, memorials may be made to Pine Ridge Baptist Church, 874 Pine Ridge Rd., Zebulon, NC 27597 or The Gideons International Processing Center, P.O. Box 97251, Washington, DC 20090-7251.

Arrangements are by Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, Louisburg, www.stricklandfuneralhome.net.