Ronald Warren Burleson, age 43, of Albemarle, NC passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Stanly Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle on Monday, December 5, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Pine Grove United Methodist Church, 28766 NC 24-27 Bypass, Albemarle, NC, on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. with a 30 minute state. Reverend Thomas H. Schnitzlein will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. At other times the family will meet at his mother’s home at 26940 Rutherford Road in Albemarle. Mr. Burleson was born in Stanly County, NC on September 16, 1968, to Betty Jean Hatley Burleson and the late Carroll Warren Burleson. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a sister, Debby Burleson Stiller and niece, Samantha Stiller, all of Albemarle. Memorials may be made to Juvenile Diabetes, JDFR, 205 Regency Executive Park Drive, Suite 102, Charlotte, NC 28217 or Pine Grove United Methodist Church, 28766 NC 24-27 Bypass, Albemarle, NC 28001. Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Burleson family.