Ronald “Ronnie” Ellis Thompson, 79, Osborn, passed away on Jan. 15, 2019.
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Ronnie was born on July 28, 1939, in Magnolia, Iowa, to Ellis and Nathalie Pearl (Butterworth) Thompson.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; son, Billy; and granddaughter, Jace.
Ronnie was a 1957 graduate of Osborn High School. He lived in Kansas City and drove a truck before returning to the farm.
Ronnie served in the United States Army, he was stationed on several bases in the United States and Germany.
He was a farmer in the Osborn/DeKalb County area from 1966 to 2006. After retirement from farming Ronnie loved restoring antique tractors and automobiles. Ronnie enjoyed participating in many tractor cruises and loved a good western.
Ronnie was a member of the Maysville Restoration Branch and a former mem
ber of the Cameron Hospital Board and Osborn School Board.
Ronnie married Sue Bradshaw on Aug. 14, 1960, to that union four children were born.
Survivors: children, Ronda (Dwayne) Groebe, Osborn, Donnie (Stephani) Thompson, Osborn, and Clint Thompson, Gallatin, Missouri; two sisters, Amogene (Mark) Kretzschmar, Columbia, Missouri, and Karen Fowler, Osborn; six grandchildren, Megan (Josh) Ault, Kayla (Clint) Caselman, Jared Groebe, Derek (Kaycee) Thompson, Courtney (Chris) Gitthens and Levi Thompson; three great-grandchildren, Tenley Ault, Carson Ault and Madison Thompson.
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at Maysville Restoration Branch.
Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the service.
Friends may call after 1 p.m. Thursday at Poland-Thompson Funeral Home, Cameron.
Burial: Cameron Memory Gardens, Cameron, Missouri.
Memorial donations to Camp Quality, DeKalb County Nutrition Center and/or Maysville Restoration Branch.