Ronald Dean Stice, 81, died Monday, January 2, 2017, following a long illness. Ronald married Wilma Mae Denslow in 1953, and they made their home in Kansas. Ronald committed his life's work in the farm industry where he began his service at the Meade, KS, Co-op. He later became the General Manager for the Co-op in Satanta, KS, where his family made their home for 18 years. He then worked for Far-Mar-Co in Hutchinson, KS, for four years before returning to Satanta as General Manager for another 4-1/2 years. The couple then moved to Bushton, KS, where he worked in the same capacity, and also served as the Operations Manager for the Farmer's Cooperative Grain of Sterling, KS. He finally retired after 40 years of service. After traveling for several years, the couple made their home in Canyon Lake, TX.
Ronald served as past President and Vice-President of the Kansas Striped Bass Association, former Deputy District General of the Lions Club of Southwest Kansas, President of the Wilson Lake Housing Association, was nominated twice for Manager of the Year with Farmland Industries, was Satanta's 'Citizen of the Year', was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Kansas Grain Dealer's Association, and a member of the Baptist Church.
He was preceeded in death by his parents, Henry and Mary Wertz Stice; brother Eugene Stice; sisters Doris Cope, Betty Bohling; and son-in-law Charles William Moore, Jr
Ronald is survived by his wife; son Kenneth Stice (wife Bonnie) of Hutchinson, KS; daughter Diane Moore Lawrence (husband Richard Lawrence, M.D.) of Fort Worth, TX; brothers Charles Stice, San Jose, California, and Marvin Stice, Meade, KS; sisters Margaret Capra, Meade, KS, Mabel Ilene Coleman, Postville, IA, and Retha Buettgenbach, Olathe, KS; three granddaughters: Adrienne Martin (husband Thomas), Pineville, LA; Courteney Woods (husband Stephen), Greencastle, PA; and Vanessa Hamm (husband Richard), Las Vegas, NV. He enjoyed his five great-grandchildren: Hannah, Garrett, and Aaron Woods, and Anna and Daniel Martin.
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 9, 11:00 a.m. at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary Chapel in Meade, KS with Pastor Thomas Martin officiating. Viewing will be at 10:00 a.m. at the same location. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Meade, KS. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations to the Alzheimer's Association, Wounded Warriors, or the American Cancer Society.