Ryon Ray Erne, 52, of Columbia City, died at 10:48 a.m. Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Parkview Randallia, Fort Wayne.

He was born October 14, 1968, in Columbia City, Indiana, a son of the late Thomas E. and Betty Jane (Stewart) Erne.

Throughout his adult life he was a resident of the State Development Center in Warsaw and Fort Wayne.

He is survived by a brother, Thomas Allen (Carolina) Blair and a sister, Connie Sue (Scott Loe) Blair-Smith both of Columbia City.

The funeral service is 2 p.m. Monday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial is at the Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation is noon to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are to final expenses c/o Smith & Sons.