After graduation, he helped his dad farm and worked part-time for Sutton Trucking in Archie. He eventually bought his own truck and drove full-time for Sutton Trucking for over a decade.
Ron was united in marriage to Janice Sue Downs on January 29, 1990, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
While Ron loved trucking and always had a story to tell about his trucking days, his true passion was farming. After he and Janice were married, Ron continued driving full-time for Sutton Trucking, but the couple also started building their farm by purchasing a herd of registered Limousin cattle. Over the next few years the couple grew their operation by incorporating row crops. Eventually, Ron quit trucking and farmed full-time for the rest of this life.
Ron enjoyed nothing more than sitting in a tree stand early in the morning, putting the boat in the water as the sun came up to go crappie fishing, seeing a new calf learn to stand on wobbly legs, and frying fish for a backyard full of friends and family.
Ron was preceded in death by his father, William (Bill) Warner. Survivors include his wife, Janice Warner of Archie; daughter, Samantha Blackwell and husband, Brandon, of Morrison, Oklahoma; son, Nathan Warner of Archie, and fiancée, Julie Choate; mother, Clissie May Warner of Archie; sister, Linda Ness and husband, Jon, of Ambrose, North Dakota; sister, Sharon Jackson and husband, Mike, of Spokane, Washington; sister, Patty Grosshart and husband, Deral, of Archie; sister, Lou Stinson and husband, Scott, of McGregor, Minnesota; and many nieces, nephews and other family members who he loved deeply.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at the First Baptist Church of Archie. Burial will follow at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the First Baptist Church of Archie. Contributions can be made in Ron’s name to the American Cancer Society or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
