Funeral service for Dr. Ronald D. Price will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 18, 2025 in Sullivan Village Church of Christ with Steven Hill, Minister officiating.

Private family burial will be held in the Tipton Cemetery under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Dr. Ronald D. Price died Thursday, August 14, 2025 in Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 79.  He was born August 24, 1945 in Ranger, Texas to William H. and Payton LaFrances "Pat" Price.  Ron grew up in Vallejo, California where he graduated high school.  Following graduation he pursued higher education at Abilene Christian University where he earned his Bachelor's and Master's of Arts with his undergraduate degree in history.  While in college he met Cassandra Sturgess and the couple exchanged vows on August 24, 1968 in Tipton, Oklahoma. He later obtained his PhD from the University of Kansas.

Dr. Price taught at Huron University, Abilene Christian and the University of Kansas as a graduate student before starting as an assistant professor at Cameron University in 1984 on his birthday, August 24.  He taught Corporate and Organizational Communication as well as Fundamentals of Speech.  He continued his tenure at Cameron until his retirement in 2015.

Dr. Price attended Sullivan Village Church of Christ where he served as an elder.

He is survived by his wife, of the home; his children and their spouses, Alicia and Rodney Davis, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Shane and Denée Price, San Antonio, Texas; and two grandchildren, Avery E. Price and Brady Price.

His parents preceded him in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sullivan Village Church of Christ.