McMinnville resident and Laurel County, Ky., native Ronald Dale Elkins, 58, was born Oct. 19, 1953 and died Nov. 19 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville following a sudden illness.An employee of White County Lumber Company, he was the son of the late Ronald Kenneth Elkins and Nora Elkins Glenn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Rita Faye Tate. He is survived by his special friend and companion, Miriam Suarez of McMinnville; son, Jason Elkins of McMinnville; one grandson; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Danny and Janine Elkins of McMinnville and Lanny and Kathy Elkins of Paris and several nieces and nephews.