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Ronald Wesley Shawgo
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[August 14, 2025]
ELMHURST —
Ronald Wesley Shawgo, born June 13, 1940 in Elmhurst, IL passed away
July 27, 2025 in Owensville, MO after an 8 year battle with
Alzheimer disease.
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Service:
A private service will be held at a later date.
Obituary
Ronald Wesley Shawgo, born June 13,
1940 in Elmhurst, IL passed away July 27, 2025 in
Owensville, MO after an 8 year battle with Alzheimer
disease.
He was the son of James Wesley and
Julia Irene Anderson Shawgo. He is survived by his
daughter, Sandra Elizabeth Shawgo of Leasburg, MO,
his grandson, Justin Bowling and wife Katie of St.
Paul, MN, sister Judy Shawgo Coffey of Peoria, IL
and brother Jim Shawgo and wife Margie of
Bloomington, IL; 2 nieces Jennifer Dawson and Jill
Brown; and 2 nephews Ryan Shawgo and Mike Shawgo.
Ron and his siblings grew up in Elkhart, IL and
Broadwell, IL and attended school in those
communities.
Ron Graduated from the University of Missouri with a
bachelor’s degree in history and attained his
master’s degree in educational administration from
Illinois State University.
He taught in elementary schools in: New
Holland-Middletown school district, Nokomis, IL and
was Dean of Students at Lincoln Community High
School, Lincoln, IL. He later taught and was
principal in several schools in Missouri.
Before retiring, Ron took up the artistry of Stained
Glass and eventually had a shop in Nixa, MO. He was
well known for his designs and construction of many
lamps, windows for residences and especially large
windows for churches in Missouri and Illinois; in
particular, a round window in the Jefferson Street
Christian Church, Lincoln, IL and the front windows
of the Elkhart Christian Church.
Cremation rights have been accorded, and a private
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