Barry E. Ribble

Barry E. Ribble, 61, of Bonney Lake, Washington and a Stillwater area native, died Sunday, April 12, 2026 in Bloomsburg while visiting relatives.

Born February 26, 1965 at the Bloomsburg Hospital, he was a son of the late William Dexter Ribble, who died May 27th, 2016 and Barbara A. (Young) Ribble Derr, who died Dec. 11, 2011.  He and his wife, Nancy M. (Hagen) Ribble, would have celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary on July 16th.

Barry was a graduate of Benton High School and then entered the U. S. Army.   He faithfully and honorably served his country and retired after 25 years of active duty service as a Warrant Officer 4 in 2008.  During his military career, he served in Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following his retirement from active military in 2008, he worked as a government contractor until 2017 and later worked for the Civil Service (GS 14) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.  

He was highly decorated and had been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (4th award); the Army Achievement Medal (4th award); the Army Good Conduct Medal (4th award), the National Defense Service Medal / Southwest Asia Service Medal with 3 bronze service stars, the Noncommissioned Officer's Professional Development Ribbon with Numeral 2; the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd award);  the Kuwait Liberation Medal; the Expert Marksmanship Qualification; the Legion of Merit; the Bronze Star Medal; the Defense Medal (3rd Award), the Global War on Terrorism Development Ribbon (2nd award); Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal and the NATO Medal.

Barry attended Calvary Community Church in Sumner, Washington.  He was also a member of the golf club and stock club in Puyallup, Washington. 

His hobbies included golfing, cooking, spending time with his canine companion, Pho and he was an avid Steelers fan.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, Nancy, are his sister, Carol Ann Sherman and her husband, Clayton "Butch", of Louisa, Kentucky; William L. Ribble and his wife, Deb, of Chateaugay, New York;  and sisters:  Marilee Wagner, of Bloomsburg and Amy J. Kile  and her husband, Bradley, of Orangeville, Also surviving are his mother-in-law, Lois Hagen; brother-in-law Jeff Hagen and his wife, Deb; and sister-in-law, Linda Hagen Smith and her husband, Andy; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. 

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his step father, Donald L. "Butch" Derr on December 10, 1994.

Funeral Services will be held Monday, April 20th, 2026 at 11 A. M.  at the  McMichael Funeral Home, Inc., 4394 Red Rock Road, Benton (Rt. 487) with Pastor Scott L. Lyons, Stillwater Christian Church, officiating.  Burial will be in the Stillwater Cemetery with full military honors.  A Viewing will be held Monday from 10 AM until the time of the Service at McMichael's.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to: Wounded Warrior Project, P. O. Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516 (www.woundedwarriorproject.org) or to Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10306 (T2T.org) or the VFW Foundation, 406 W. 34th St., Suite 920, Kansas City, MO  64111 (vfwfoundation.org). 

The McMichael Funeral Home, Inc., of Benton, is honored to serve the Ribble Family.  For online condolences or for additional information, please visit our website:  www.mcmichaelfuneralhome.com

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