Harry Ronald Northington

Harry Ronald Northington, of Germantown, Tennessee and Longboat Key, Florida, Certified Public Accountant, died January 6th, 2026, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital after eighty-six years of a full and eventful life.

He was born in Kennett, Missouri on November 15th, 1939. He always said that the only way he wanted to live his life was in a way that he would be remembered as a good man. He will be remembered by his family, friends and clients for his dedication and integrity. One of his many friends and clients, Attorney Roane Waring, Jr. said “I can certainly attest to that and so can many others.” Ron was loved, well-respected and cherished by his immediate family and his family of clients whom he serviced in his sole practitioner accounting firm, H. Ronald Northington, C.P.A. from 1972 to 2011.

He attended Kennett High School, Kennett, Missouri. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Memphis State University in 1963 and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1966. He was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants where he served actively on the Council for twelve years from 1990 to 2002. He was also a member of the Memphis Chapter of Certified Public Accountants.

He was a Presbyterian elder at Church of Christ of Longboat Key Florida where he served on session beginning in 2013. He was a member of the Racquet Club of Memphis and past member of the Racquet Club of St. Louis. He was a past member of the Crescent Club of Memphis. He was an avid sportsman and past member of Ducks Unlimited. He was also an avid gardener and took great joy in sharing his produce with friends, neighbors and clients. He was married to his loving wife, Rebecca Joy Robinson Northington, for 53 years (Married June 19, 1959) before she passed away on February 8, 2013.

He is survived by Susan Snow Atwater, who celebrated eleven years of partnership with him. He is also survived by his sons, Jeffrey Ronald Northington and his wife Deborah, of Tampa, Florida, Gregory Mark Northington of Orlando, Florida and his four grandchildren, Drake Ronald Northington (Veronica Northington) and Brianna Joy Northington of Tampa, Florida and Laura Leigh Jacoby (Noah Jacoby) and Connor Alexander Northington of Orlando, Florida, and great-grandchild Eros Ronald Northington.

Funeral services were held on January 12 in Memphis, TN, and burial on January 13 in Sumach Cemetery in Kennett, Missouri.

A Memorial Gathering of family and friends will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 2:00p.m., in the Fellowship Hall of Christ Church of Longboat Key (6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive).

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Christ Church of Longboat Key, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Florida 34228. 

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