McWHIRTER, Ronald Gene 'Ron' 1945 - 2019

MCWHIRTER, SKAGGS, TRUEBLOOD, GILPIN, WAUGH, HERVEY, LYON

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:28

"Southeast Iowa Union / Fairfield Ledger"
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Page 2

RONALD "RON" GENE McWHIRTER
Fairfield

Ronald "Ron" Gene McWHIRTER, 74, of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, at his home. Visitaiton for family and friends will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at Behner Funeral Home. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at the funeral home with Pastor Jim Cecil officiating. Burial will follow the service at Cedar Creek Cemetery, Oakland Mills (note: in Henry Co., IA).

Memorials may be made to Jefferson County Little League or Birmingham Fire Fighters. Cards and memorials may be mailed to Krista McWHIRTER, 600 S. D St., Fairfield, IA 52556.

Ron was born Jan. 28, 1945, in Fairfield, Iowa, to Wilbur Dale and Dora "Dode" Margaret (SKAGGS) McWHIRTER. He married Krista Jo TRUEBLOOD on July 11, 1965. This year they celebrated 54 years of marriage.

Ron graduated from Stockport High School. He lived in the Fairfield area most of his life and worked at Rockwell/Meritor as a forklift driver for 30 years. When Meritor closed, Ron was able to retire and he and Krista moved to Tennessee. As a part-time job, he worked at Walmart. Ron loved Tennessee. In 2013, they moved back to Fairfield to be closer to their kids and grandson.

When Ron was younger, he raced stock cars and continued to watch NASCAR. He was a big collector of Jeff Gordon memorabilia and he also collected rodeo belt buckles. Ron was a big sports fan and would follow Iowa Hawkeye, Iowa State Cyclones and Tennessee Volunteers fotball and basketball teams. The professional footbeal team he followed was the Chicago Bears. Ron listened to country music and was a Reba McIntire fan.

He will be missed by his wife, Krista of Fairfield; two daughters, Audra (Darin) GILPIN and Kara (Barry) WAUGH, both of Fairfield; one grandson, Kerrick WAUGH; and his sister, Carol HERVEY of Birmingham.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilbur and Dora; and his sister, Sheryl LYON.

On-line condolences may be made to the family at behnerfh.com.

~~~~
*Copied with permission from The Fairfield Ledger, Inc. IAGenWeb Bylaws PROHIBIT the COPYING AND RE-POSTING OF THIS MATERIAL IN ANY PUBLIC VENUE such as Ancestry or Find A Grave without WRITTEN permission from the submitter ~ copyright restrictions apply.
*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.

Jefferson Obituaries maintained by Joey Stark.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen