McAlester, Okla. - Ronald James Vicars, 82, of McAlester, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 5, at his home in McAlester. Pallbearers are Carter Shields, Jeff Martin, Dillon Vicars, Trevor Chancellor, Travis Chancellor, and Billy Vicars. Ron Vicars was born on Dec. 7, 1943, in Lodi, California, to Fred and Gladys (Shores) Vicars. In 1988, Ron and Sharon opened Vicars Furniture in McAlester, a business that continues to serve the community today. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the Daniel Banda Orphanage through Life Church in memory of Ron Vicars.