Ronald Wesley Bower, age 78, of Lampe Missouri, passed away on March 11, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.

He was born on May 13, 1947, in Muscatine Iowa to Donald and Minnie Bower.

Ronald was the owner of Ozark Home Heating and Air. He loved fishing, playing guitar, singing and dancing but most of all he loved being with his family and friends. He also loved his four legged friends.

He was preceded in death by both of his parents, Donald and Minnie; one son Christopher Michael Bower; son-in-law Ryan Ballard; brother Gerald Bower; one grandson Chase Lee Comer and one great grandson, Kaleb McElroy.

Ronald is survived by his wife of many years, Ardith Bower; sons Douglas Bower, Nathan (Laura) Bower, Derick Manley, and Jeffery Manley; three daughters, Cindy (Glenn) Searl, Michelle Ballard, and Melissa McClarnon; one sister, Darlene Russell; sixteen grandchildren; thirty-two great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 5:00 pm on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at the Blue Eye Community Center.  Cremation was under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home.