Ronald Ray Phipps II

Ronald Ray Phipps II

Ronald Ray Phipps II was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 13, 1994, to Ronald Ray Phipps and Michelle Marie (Oxenreider) Phipps. He passed away on June 1, 2026, at the age of 31.

Ron attended elementary school in Indianola, Iowa, from 1998 to 2007, completing kindergarten through seventh grade before his family moved to Overbrook, Kansas. He then attended Santa Fe Trail High School in Carbondale, Kansas, graduating in 2011. During high school, he participated in wrestling, football, cross-country, and track. He spent his summers bucking hay and enjoyed fishing and hunting with family and friends. He later attended Allen County Community College and Kansas State University.

After leaving school, Ron worked for US Foods, Walmart Distribution Center, Frito-Lay, Goodyear, and Polo Custom Products. In January 2025, he began working for Bimbo Bakeries as a Team Leader and remained there until his passing.

Ron was an avid outdoorsman throughout his life. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and golfing whenever he could. One of his greatest passions was restoring his 1983 Camaro, a labor of love he shared with the help of family and friends.

Ron is survived by his parents, Ronald Phipps and Michelle Phipps; his sisters, Lorree, Danielle, and Mikayla; his brother, Jordan; his nephews, Remington, Kaden, Brycen, Jaxson, and Mark; his grandmother, Joanne Douglas; and his aunts and uncles, Rhonda and Carl Yoder, Donal and Patricia Phipps, Elizabeth Miner, and Tammy Oxenreider. He is also survived by many cousins, extended family members, and friends who will miss him dearly.

He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Dennis J. Oxenreider and Ronald E. Phipps; his grandmother, RoseAnne Phipps; and his uncle, Thomas R. Oxenreider.

A Celebration of Life will be held on June 28, 2026, at the Big Gage Shelter in Gage Park, 800 SW Gage Blvd., Topeka, Kansas 66606, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Food will be provided beginning at 12:00 p.m.