Ron Wyatt died, surrounded by family and friends in a Memphis hospital, on 4 August 1999. Two days later, after a funeral service in which his family and colleagues remembered his life and work, Ron was laid to rest at Polk Memorial Gardens outside Columbia, Tennessee. Ron Wyatt may have gone, but he has left behind a legacy made up of some astounding archæological claims and often furious controversy as to their validity.

Ron was brought up as a Seventh Day Adventist and, even though he later cut his ties with the Adventists, he continued to believe throughout his life that the Bible is factually correct.