Thompson, Ronald Gene 1943-2016

THOMPSON, GALLOWAY, REED, ROSS, HUME, LAHART, SHEDENHELM, BORTS, RHONE, GUNSAULUS

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 1/26/2016 at 15:15:30

Ronald Gene Thompson, age 72 of Colfax, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 29, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at the Howard Street Christian Church in Colfax. Burial will follow at Colfax Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2016, from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. The family will greet friends from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Colfax or Mingo Fire Department or the Colfax-Mingo Booster Club. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The son of James C and Wanda (Galloway) Thompson, Ron was born on February 14, 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from Colfax High School in 1961. On August 31, 1963, he was united in marriage to Donna Reed. He worked at Maytag for over 30 years. Ron was an avid Iowa Hawkeye and Colfax-Mingo Tigerhawks fan. Ron always enjoyed his Sunday morning friends, for food of course, and co-owned and ran Reed's Greenhouse.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Donna of 52 years; three children, Tony (Nancy) Thompson, Tina (Gary) Ross and Troy (Tracie) Thompson; 11 grandchildren, Bailey (Eric) Hume, Brooke Thompson, Taylor Ross, Brady Ross, Dylan Thompson, Rylee Thompson, Sami Lahart, Steven Lahart, Sara Lahart, Shaylee Shedenhelm and Shanen Shedenhelm and two great grandchildren, Harper Hume and Ellie Borts. Also surviving are his siblings, Marilyn (Jack) Rhone and Janet (John) Gunsaulus; brothers-in-law, Gary (Patty) Reed and Keith (Nancy) Reed and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death were his parents and his in-laws, Ray and Mardelle Reed. ~ The Coburn Funeral Home, Colfax, Iowa Mon 25 Jan 2016.