Randolph Cephus 'R.C' Ryan
By Staff
July 3, 3007
Funeral for Randolph Cephus "R.C." Ryan, 79, of Florette was Friday, July 6, at 3 p.m. at Blue Springs Baptist Church with Bros. Ralph McCollum and Clifford Mitchell officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing.
Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Ryan died Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at his residence. He was born Dec. 7, 1927, in Morgan County to Cephus Randolph Ryan and Ruby Marie Winton Ryan. He was a lifelong member and deacon of Blue Springs Baptist Church in Florette. He was a Sunday school teacher and was devoted to his adult class in most recent years.
He received a bachelor of science degree from Auburn University in 1949 and taught veterans agricultural classes from 1949 to 1952. He began work as a federal investigator for the U.S. Civil Service Commission in 1952. After his retirement in 1985, he worked as a federal investigator for O.P.M., U.S.I.S. and M.S.M. until December 2006. He also worked for the Social Security Administration in Decatur, Savannah and Sheffield for five years.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Florence Ryan.
Mr. Ryan was married to Mary Hamilton Ryan for 59 years. He was a devoted and loving husband, daddy and grandpa.
He is also survived by a son, Randy Ryan of Florette; three daughters, Rachel Sims and husband Phil, Linda Ryan and Martha Nell Ryan, all of Florette; a daughter-in-law, Brenda Ryan of Tennessee; a brother, Robert Ryan; three sisters, Nell Yancey and husband Ronald, Martha Sue Ray and husband Bill and Betty Jo Ryan; eight grandchildren, Ryan Sims and wife Gwena of Moulton, Michelle Ryan, Jeremy Holland, Justin Ryan and Jeremy Butler and wife Cristin, all of Decatur, Courtney Curbow and husband Brad of Somerville; Halei Butler of Florette and Garrick Gardner of Clearwater, Fla.; six great-grandchildren, Cody Smith, Cade Graves, Kaleb Holland, Cynthia Holland, Zaida Sims and Chloee Butler; and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Michael Ray, Bill Ray, Ronald Yancey, Rick Ryan, Ed Taylor, Terry Glover and Brad Curbow. Honorary pallbearers were deacons of Blue Springs Baptist Church and J.E. Peck.
