Ronald Dean Hale

Ronald Dean Hale obituary, Harrisonville, MO

Ronald Dean Hale

Ronald Hale Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Atkinson Funeral Home - Harrisonville on Jun. 28, 2025.

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Ronald "Ronnie" Dean Hale, 78, of Harrisonville, Missouri, died on Friday, June 27, 2025, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. Memorial services were held on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO.
Ronnie was born on September 8, 1946, in Braymer MO, the son of William E. and Marilyn Nadine (Coffman) Hale. He was a 1964 graduate of Harrisonville High School. He enlisted in the United States Army, serving in the 101st Airborne unit from February of 1966 to February of 1968. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Harrisonville. Ronnie married Linda E. Downey on October 1, 1965, in Harrisonville, MO.
He worked in many areas of construction retiring as a Construction Superintendent in 2003. His main hobbies were centered around the outdoors and lake life. In 1997, they bought a lake house at Truman Lake and many, many days were spent there. In recent years, he most enjoyed fishing with his dog, Wally, as co-captain.
Ronnie was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Steven Hale. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Linda, of the home; a son, Lance Hale (Kristen), Osceola, MO; a daughter, Lea Nickel (John) Harrisonville, MO; five grandsons: Chase Laizure, Landen Laizure, Gaven Hale, Tyler Nickel, and Brecken Nickel; 2 great-grandsons, Ayden Laizure and Atlas Nickel; and his brothers: James Hale of Harrisonville, MO; Gary Hale of Garden City, MO; and Darrell (Diana) Hale of Raymore, MO.

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