Ridgeway, MO: Michael Ray Tuggle, 71, Ridgeway, MO went to his heavenly home on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at a Stanberry, MO nursing home.
Michael Ray Tuggle was born on February 28th, 1953 at Reid Hospital in Bethany, Missouri to George and Betty (Hawkins).
Mike called Ridgeway, Missouri home his whole life. He attended Ridgeway High School, graduating in 1971.
That year, he married Sheri Ramey. This union brought two daughters, Rhonda Kay and Stacie Michelle.
Mike was a proud family man. He enjoyed family gatherings and Sunday dinners at his mom’s. He loved to brag on his daughters and their accomplishments and felt blessed with the arrival of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, witnessing five generations of Tuggles.
Mike worked the family farm with his father, until George’s passing in 2007. During that time, Mike became the “Chief Operating Officer” of the farm when his father retired and took on the advisory role for the farming operations. This arrangement led to many lively discussions between Mike and his dad. Mike was passionate about his life’s work, always looking forward to harvest and calving seasons each year.
Mike was also a talented hunter and fisherman, bagging several beautiful trophy deer through the years. Friends and family will remember some of the unique pheasant-hunting techniques used by himself and his father in the CRP fields.
Mike received the Lord into his heart at a young age at Buckley Chapel Church just north of Ridgeway. When Buckley Chapel Church closed, his membership transferred to the United Methodist Church of Ridgeway.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a nephew, Jeffrey Tuggle.
Survivors include his daughters, Stacie (Craig) Foster, Bethany, MO and Rhonda (Duane) Harding, Ridgeway, MO; grandchildren, Melody (Jordan) Souders; Hayley Tuggle; Jacob Andrew and Kelli Corrigan (Quentin Hopper); 8 great-grandchildren; brothers, Bob (Rita) Tuggle, Bethany, MO and Jim (Mary) Tuggle, Republic, MO and sisters, Marilyn (Ronnie) Jones, Eagleville, MO and Carolyn Tuggle, Cleveland, TN. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2024 at the United Methodist Church, Ridgeway, MO under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Ridgeway, MO. The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO. Memorials may be made to the Ridgeway United Methodist Church and/or Rose Hill Cemetery in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. box 46, Bethany, MO 64424. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com