"Rip" Ronnie I. Pittman, Sr., 62, of Lakeland, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016. He was born on February 2, 1954 in Memphis, Tennessee to William and Louise Pittman. On January 11, 1974 he married Cyndi Beasley and together they raised three children, Stacy, Mandi and Lil Rip. Rip was an amazing husband, father, grandfather and friend. He lived life to fullest each and every day. Rip is preceded in death by his parents, William and Louise Pittman of Memphis, Tennessee, sister, Betty Chandler of Shreveport, Louisiana, brother, Bill Pittman of Shreveport, Louisiana, and brother, Herman "Scooter" Pittman of Bartlett, Tennessee. He is survived by his beautiful wife Cyndi, his daughter Stacy Heffington (Jeff), daughter Mandi Culbreath (Jeff), son, Rip Pittman, Jr. (Renee), and eight grandchildren: Brooke, Jacob, Jackson, Ashlyn, Brody, JD, Lil Rip III, and Kiera, as well as his sister Marguerite "Shorty" Marshall and many nieces and nephews that he loved so dearly.
