Ron was born in Albany, Missouri, on April 5, 1932. He attended grade school in Albany and moved to Stanberry, Missouri where he graduated from high school in 1950. In that year, he visited Columbia, Missouri, with the intent of signing up at the University of Missouri and eventually moving up to the exalted title of a "Mizzou Tiger". He met a rather persuasive recruiting sergeant and enlisted in the Air Force instead.
Ron was sent to Paris, France, and assigned as an aircraft mechanic on a B-26 for a short time and then became the gunner in the rear fuselage of th airplane. Ron finished his enlistment and at the end of the Korean War, he was shipped home.
Ron went to work for the Boeing Aircraft Company as a draftsman and then advanced to an art editor. He met and married Sonia Threepersons and was later blessed with two girls and a boy. He attended Wichita University majoring in Electrical Engineering. He became an electrical engineer in the publications department at Boeing and then moved into management and spent 40 years with Boeing retiring in 1992. He then went to work for the Valley Center Police Department as a Detective. He retired again in 2009. Says he hasn't worked a day since.
Ron hobbies's include:Member of the American Legion-Paris Post No. 1
Member of Legion Riders
Setting at the breakfast table drinking coffee and watching the
neighbors go to work
Avid amateur radio operator and an expert fisherman
Ron's Masonic Affiliations include:
Member and Past Master of Valley Center Lodge #364
Member of Newton Lodge #124
Member of Scottish Rite-Shrine Amateur Radio Club, Legion of Honor,
Oriental Band, Harvey County Shrine Club
Member of Wichita York Rite
Knight Commander Court of Honor (KCCH)
Wichita Chapter #33 of Royal Arch Masons-Excellent High Priest
Wichita Council #2 of Cryptic Masons-Illustrious Master
Mount Olivet Commandery #1-Eminent Commander
Order of High Priesthood
Order of Silver Trowel - Trice Illustrious Master
Red Cross of Constantine-Puissant Sovereign
Association of Pat Commanders
Kansas York Rite College
Knight Masons #52 - Wichita
Allied Masonic Degrees #299-Sovereign Master
Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priest-River Jordan Tabernacle #38
Order of Eastern Star-Valley Center Chapter
| Front Row | |
| R:. E:. Grand Treasurer | Sir Knight Edward L. Freeman, El Dorado #19, HPGC |
| E:. Grand Generalissimo | Sir Knight Clarence E.(Chuck) Arens, Mt. Olivet #12 |
| V:. E:.Deputy Grand Commander | Sir Knight John H. Dougan, Jr., DeMolay #4 | R:. E:. Grand Commander | Sir Knight Ronald E.(Ron) Farthing, Mt. Olivet #12 |
| E:. Grand Captain General | Sir Knight W. (Ron) McKenzie, Sr, Junction City #43 |
| E:. Grand Prelate | Sir Knight John L. Spiker, DeMolay #4 |
| R:. E:. Grand Recorder | Sir Knight Wayne H. Rollf, Olathe #39, PGC |
| Back row | |
| E:. Grand Guard | Sir Knight C. David Williams, III, DeMolay #4 |
| E:. Grand Guard | Sir Knight Wayne N. Price, Reno #26 |
| E:. Grand Sentinel | Sir Knight Richard A. Wortman, Kingman #34 |
| R:. E:. Grand Organist | Sir Knight Dee D. Duttweiler, Washington #2, PGC |
| E:. Grand Sword Bearer | Sir Knight Michael E Bennett, Reno #26 |
| E:. Grand Standard Bearer | Sir Knight Leo W. Magnuson, Mt Olivet #12 |
| E:. Grand Warder | Sir Knight Carral N. Roberts, Mt. Olivet #12 |
| E:. Grand Junior Warden | Sir Knight David R Bingham, Olathe #39 |
| E:. Grand Senior Warden | Sir Knight Harold Wayne Rector, Ivanhoe #21 |
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| E:. Grand Guard | Sir Knight Joseph Withrow, Reno #26 |
| R:. E:. Grand Commander's Aide | Sir Knight Richard J. Friendly, PGC |