Ronald McRoy

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Ronald Gene McRoy, 75, of Bloomfield passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Southeast Health in Dexter, Missouri.

He was born Jan. 17, 1946, in Bloomfield, the son of Harvey and Martha Jennings McRoy. Ronald and Linda Sue Cooper were united in marriage on June 1, 1964, in Bloomfield, and she survives of the home.

Ronald was a member of the Cape Girardeau Local Laborers Union No. 1104 from 1968-2005. He served as a sergeant in arms. He worked countless construction jobs as a grade engineer. He enjoyed gardening and reading more books than you could count. He never met a stranger and spoke to everyone.

Survivors include his wife, Linda McRoy; son, Ronald Dewayne (Susie) McRoy of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; and sister, Geraldine Harris of Bloomfield.

Ronald was preceded in death by his parents; his mother- and father-in-law; five sisters, Welma Handley, Eileen Crowe, Velma Kingree, Virginia Hendricks and Vivian Patterson; and four brothers, Calvin, Sonny, H.M. and Don McRoy.

Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance, Missouri.

A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Gary Cooper officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery near Swinton, Missouri.