Ronald Lee Coughenour

75 years of being being radical... Ronald Lee Coughenour, age 75, suddenly passed away on Wednesday July 27, 2022, in his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He will forever be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to many. Ron was born on February 21, 1947 in Dayton, Ohio to Raymond and Phyllis (Lee) Coughenour. He grew up in the greater Dayton area and was a proud Beavercreek Beaver Class of 1965. He attended Otterbein College for two years before making his way to Plymouth, Vermont with his good friend, where he started cooking at the Farm and Wilderness Camp. He met his late wife, Reeta (Colton d.1997), while driving the school bus for band trips at Proctor High School in the 70's. Ron and reeta married in 1976, built their home together in Pittsfield, Vermont, and had two daughters. Ron, amongst many other things, was a member of the P.V.F.D., a successful business owner and bus river for many years. Ron was a devoted single father for 15 years, attending all of his daughters concerts and music trips, In 2012 he reconnected with his middle school sweetheart Bonnie (Beal) Stephens. They spent the next decade traveling the country in their RV. On June28, 2021, the "Serendipitous Sojourns" were wed in the Smoky Mountains surrounded by his family. Ron is survived by his wife Bonnie (Beal) Stephens(and her family of Loveland Ohio) His daughters Carrie (Gordon) Kohl (grandkids Geoffrey and Sophia) and Gabrielle Coughenour of Pittsfield, VT. He is also survived by his brother R. John(Christie) Coughenour of Proctor, VT., his sister Pamela (JR) Gaines of Beavercreek, OH and his many nieces, nephews and cousins. A Celebration of life will be held Saturday September 17, 2022, with a Memorial Service starting at 2:00 PM at the Pittsfield Federated Church in Pittsfield, Vermont. In lieu of flowers donations in Ron's memory may be made to the Arts Bus Inc. vis their website ; http://artsbusvt.org/donate/ Arrangements by family owned and operated Hudgels Swan Funeral Home Tucson, Arizona