Lt. Col. Ronald Edward Moss, age 80, passed away in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on July 27, 2025. He was born November 14, 1944, to the late John Gaither Moss and Mary Margaret Futrell Morse. He was a native of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
Ron is survived by his wife, Glenda Kinser Moss, and his children and stepchildren: Monica Sue Shelton (Kenneth); John Clark Moss (Jenny); Daniel Shelton Sharer II (Vanessa); Jennifer LeAn Neely (Bryan, deceased). Six grandchildren: Jessica Wheeler (Gabe), Caitlyn Shelton, Abby Moss, Zach Moss, Daniel “Trey” Sharer, and Shelby Sharer. Two aunts, an uncle, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Ron was a graduate of Murray State University, where he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. While serving on active duty and in the reserves at Fort Knox, KY, with the 100th Division, he retired in November 2004. His tenure included Administrator of Western State Hospital and Christian Health Center and Christian Homes of KY, and Wells Health Systems. Ron was a Vietnam Veteran. He served as past President and Board of Directors of the Association of the Century, 100th Division; Rotary Club; United Way; The American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; AmVets, and the Military Officers Association.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at the J.C. Kirby & Son Lovers Lane Chapel in Bowling Green. Funeral Service will be conducted at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will take place at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 7, 2025, at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Robert E. Spiller, Bowling Green Veterans Center.
