Ronnie Lee Bright - Savage

Deacon Ronnie Lee Bright-Savage was born July 20, 1954, to the late Addie (Lillard) Bright and the late Willie C. Bright Sr. He would later be raised by his adopted mother and father Willie B. (Hogan) Savage and Mark H. Savage.

At 70 years of age, Ronnie answered the Masters call and passed away peacefully on Friday March 21, 2025, at Lutheran Life Village. Ronnie confessed his faith in Christ at an early age and was baptized.

He met his wife Delois in 1971 at Northside High School where they became high school sweethearts and later married in 1995.

Before he became disabled, he was employed at Wayne Combustion. Ronnie enjoyed attending Heaven 2 Earth Baptist Church with his step-mother, Curtissean E. Bright. He would later become a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Maurice Culver.

Ronnie enjoyed attending church and being the welcoming smile at Jerusalem Baptist Church that greeted members and visitors as they entered the church every Sunday. He had a zest for life and through his walk with Christ his soul became humbled. He had a passion for communicating and through that passion he touched and changed many lives. Before his illness, Ronnie was studying to be a Deacon at Jerusalem Baptist Church. During his homegoing celebration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025, Pastor Maurice E. Culver Sr. presented his wife, Delois with Ronnie's Deacon Certificate of Ordination.

Ronnie leaves to cherish his memory a loving wife, Delois Savage; two sons, Ronnie L. Jones and Jocquail Jones, eight grandchildren (including his “Bug” Shardaisha Williams), one great grand, two brothers, Willie (HenryEtta) Bright-Savage Jr. of Fort Wayne, IN and Richard (Paula) Bright of New Llano, LA; five sisters, Sarah (Greg) Horton, Belinda (John) Weaver, Patricia (Buford) McKinney, Donna Bright/Salaam and Dora (James Sr.) Walker all of Fort Wayne, IN along with a host of other relatives, friends and as he would say “…four of the best sisters-in-law ever”.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Addie and Willie C. Bright Sr.; adoptive parents, Willie B. and Mark H. Savage; daughter, Tarsha L. Jones; sister, MaryAnn Bright and brother, Johnny Bright.

Visitation will be Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm at Jerusalem Baptist Church, 1151 Francis St, Fort Wayne, IN 46803, followed by a celebration of life at 1:30 pm. He will be laid to rest on Monday, April 7, 2025 in Covington Memorial Gardens.