Ronald Vernon ‘Ron’ Burge
May 13, 1940
July 3, 2016
Ronald Vernon “Ron” Burge, 76, of Anderson, Mo., died Sunday, July 3, 2016, in the comfort of his home after months of declining health.
He entered this life on May 13, 1940, in Ionia, Kan., one of seven children born to the late Oscar and Thora Burge. His formative years were spent in the states of Kansas and Nebraska.
On Nov. 14, 1959, he married Charlene Hagan, and they had three children. He held many vocational trades throughout his life. He enjoyed woodworking and was considered a “Jack of all trades.”
He was preceded in death by his wife, Charlene, on July 2, 1984; four brothers: Melvin, Marlin, Kenneth and Dean Burge; and one sister, Wanda Burge.
He is survived by his three children: Tony Burge and wife, Candy, Gailene Baker and husband, Clint, and Danny Burge and wife, Tiffany, all of Anderson; two stepdaughters, Tammy Worley and husband, Darrell, of Cassville, Mo., and Melissa Burge of Neosho, Mo.; 20 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; a brother, Dale Burge of Goodman, Mo.; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services will be held graveside at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 9, 2016, at the Union Cemetery near Longview, Mo.
Those honoring his life by serving as pallbearers are Matt Burge, Randy Baker, Jamee Burge, Darrell Gourley, Troy Burge, Kassie Garcia and Dustin Rhoades. Rachell Jackson, Tisha Gourley, Cody Garcia, Heather Rebold and Johnna Burge will be serving as honorary pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday evening in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through www.ozarkfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson.