Ronald Boyce (Ron) Maguffee, 74, passed away quietly at home on April 12, 2016.  Ron was born December 22, 1941 in the small farming community of Moko, Arkansas.  He was the third of five children born to Woodrow and Dorothy Maguffee. 

Ron graduated from Columbia High School in Richland, Washington in 1960.  Following graduation, he attended Columbia Basin College and worked for the U.S. Forest Service in and around Glenwood, Washington.  In March 1962, he was drafted into the U.S. Army where he was trained as a Medical Corpsman and Medical Specialist, and assigned to the Headquarters Detachment 242^nd Quarter Master Battalion, located in Freiham, Germany.

After being honorably discharged in March 1964, he returned to Richland, Washington, where he found work with the Welches Grape Juice Company.   He soon joined a couple of friends who headed to California for work.  There he went to work as a machinist for LeFiell Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of critical precision tubular products for the aviation and aerospace industries.  He lived in nearby Downey, California until December 2004, when he again returned to Richland and spent the rest of his life.

Ron was a life-long bachelor, and an avid sports fan, especially for the Dodgers and anything baseball or basketball.  He was very well read and could/would talk about anything.  He was well loved by his family.

Ron was preceded in death by his parents Woodrow and Dorothy Maguffee and his older sister Shirley.  He is survived by his younger brother Stan Maguffee and sister-in-law Kandi, his younger sister, Linda Last and brother-in-law, George Last; along with numerous nieces, nephews and grandnieces.  Ron also had an older brother, Larry Maguffee, whose where abouts/status are unknown. 

Private services will be held at a later date.