Ronald Morris Lewallen, 71, of Chattanooga, passed away on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in a local health care facility.He was a graduate of Danville High School in Kentucky and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Ron was employed as a sales representative with Diversified Tile and was preceded in death by his parents, Dewitt T. and Lida Lewallen; son, Paul Adam Helton, grandson, Mason Berrios; sisters, Ermine Stephens and Jean Cooper; and brother, Dewitt Lewallen.Survivors include his sons, Ronald Lewallen II and Thomas "T.J." Lewallen; daughters, Cynthia Berrios and Pamela Faludy; sisters, Mary Hearne, Johanna Herrmann and Tina Ray; six grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.Private services for family will be held later in Danville, Ky.To share your expressions of sympathy, visit his online guestbook at lane-southcrestchapel.com.Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, P.O. Box 19269, Chattanooga, TN 37416.Arrangements are by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, located at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville.