Richard Lee Ashmore, 80, of McCune, passed away at 11:37 a.m., Oct. 26, 2026, at Mercy Hospital of Joplin, Missouri surrounded by family.
Richard was born Aug. 28, 1946, in Girard, a son of E.H. (Bud) and Grace (Wasem) Ashmore. He attended grade school at Crawford Rural School and graduated from the Girard High School in 1964. He received his automotive tech degree from Kansas State College of Pittsburg, now Pittsburg State University, in 1966.
After college, Richard worked at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant in Parsons, the Crawford County Road and Bridge Department, and he was a lifelong farmer and rancher at his home in rural McCune.
He married Ruby Medler Bunn on May 23, 1980, in Miami, Oklahoma. They were married eighteen years, later divorced, but remained friends until his death.
He enjoyed his family and farming, and he attended the Osage Presbyterian Church of rural Girard.
Richard is survived by his sons, Ryan Ashmore, and his wife, Savanna, of Girard and William Bunn, and his wife, Lynette Downing, of Frontenac. His daughters, Angie Malik, and her husband, Brian, of Ottawa and Amber Young, and her husband, Jordan, of Quapaw, Oklahoma. His grandchildren, Nathaniel “Nate” Ashmore, Ryker Ashmore, Brianna Bunn, Blake Malik and Rahlee Young. His brother, David Ashmore, and his wife, Cindy, of Arma, his nephew, Dustin Ashmore, and his wife, Trina, and his niece, Heather Ashmore.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, Matilda Malik, December 2021.
Funeral Services for Richard L. Ashmore will be at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at the Smith-Carson-Wall Funeral Home with Pastor Kent Dorsey Officiating. Burial will be in the Girard Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the Smith-Carson-Wall Funeral Home. Friends may call after 2 p.m., Thursday.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Girard FFA, and these may be left at the service or mailed to the Smith-Carson-Wall Funeral Home, 518 West St. John Street, P.O. 258, Girard, Kansas 66743.
Condolences may be sent to www.wallfuneralservices.com.
