Mr. Ronald Edwin Christman, age 79, of Bennington, Indiana, entered this life on March 11, 1943 in Jefferson County, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Basil William and Agnes Maude (Herring) Christman. He was raised in Switzerland County, Indiana and attended the Switzerland County High School. Ronald was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Phyllis Ann Mathews on June 15, 1962 at the Braytown Christian Church. This happy union of over 60 years of marriage was blessed with three children, David, Melissa and Andy. Ronald was employed briefly as a truck driver for the Switzerland County Highway Department. Ronald farmed all of his life in the Switzerland County community. He was a member of the Coffee Creek Conservation Club, Amateur Trap Shooting Association, Switzerland County Tractor Pullers, National Rifle Association and Golden Eagles Motorcycle Club. He was a former member of the Friendship Volunteer Fire Department and United Farmers Association. Ronald was awarded the Conservation Farmed of the Year by the Switzerland County Soil & Water Conservation District on March 25, 2011. In his early years of life, Ronald enjoyed riding his motorcycle with his wife and traveling all over the states. Trap shooting was a big part of his life and he shared his love of shooting with his wife, his children and his grandchildren. Ronald also traveled all over the area starting with smaller shoots that led to attending the Indiana State Trap Shooters Association tournament. He earned the title of the Indiana State Handicap Champion in 2006. Ronald shot at a distance of 23 yards at this event and hit 99 of the 100 targets. He also won numerous awards over his years of trap shooting and also earned the title of the Ohio State Handicap Champion in 2009. Since his childhood, Ronald also enjoyed hunting. He loved watching westerns, fishing and gardening, as well as, spending time with his granddaughters and his great-granddaughter. Ronald passed away at 11:57 a.m., Sunday, August 21, 2022, at his residence.

Ronald will be missed by his wife, Phyllis Ann (Mathews) Christman of Bennington, IN; his children, David Christman and his wife, Connie of Moorefield, IN, Melissa Alexander and her companion, Stan Sullivan of Moorefield, IN and Andy Christman and his wife, Teresa of Vevay, IN; his granddaughters, Lindsay Christman and her fiancé, Matt Becker and Hayley Christman and her companion, Bralen Harsin; his great-granddaughter, Presley Becker and soon to be great-granddaughter, Emerson Harsin; his brothers, Lloyd Christman and his wife, Deanna of Pleasant, IN and Eric Christman of Pleasant, IN; his sisters, Roxane Stewart of near Pleasant, IN and Arlene Chittenden of Lawrenceburg, IN; his nieces and nephews and his faithful dog, Dixie.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Basil William and Agnes Maude (Herring) Christman; his son-in-law, Ronald Keith "Ronnie" Alexander; his nephew, Adam Roy Stewart and his brothers-in-law, Kevin Roy Stewart and Bob Chittenden.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street, Vevay, Indiana 47043.

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., by Rev. Lenny Thorpe at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street, Vevay, Indiana 47043.

Interment will follow in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Pleasant, Indiana.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Switzerland County Animal Shelter or Pleasant Grove Cemetery Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home or online at www.haskellandmorrison.com