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Herbert D. Painter,
66, New Bloomfield, died Oct. 11, 2004, at his home.
Mr. Painter was born on
Nov. 6, 1937, in Perry, a son of Herbert Drake and Wanda Marie Ledford
Painter. On Dec. 7, 1955, in Mexico, he married Billie JoAnn Harper, who
survives at the home.
Mr. Painter served in the
U.S. Army for 23 years, during both the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam
War and was awarded the Bronze Star. He retired from the military in
1977, and then worked at Missouri Military Academy for a short time
before going to work at the Missouri Department of Social Services and
the Department of Health in Jefferson City, where he retired in 1998.
He was a member of the
Callaway Community Christian Church in Fulton.
In addition to
his wife, survivors include two sons, Robert Kent Painter, Holts Summit,
and Rickie Dean Painter, Laddonia; two daughters, Brenda Kay Hays, Holts
Summit, and Shara Dawn Shiverdecker, New Bloomfield; two grandchildren
who were raised in the home, Sara Ann Painter, Jefferson City, and Ricky
Dean Painter, Jr., of the home; one sister, LaWanda Dean Reagles, Pine
Top, Arizona; 19 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
One brother, Robert Painter, and two sisters, Betty O’Brian and Lois
Alameda, preceded him in death.
Funeral services for Mr. Painter will be held on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 3
p.m. at Pickering Funeral Home with the Rev. Eldon Wilson officiating.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time on Thursday at the
funeral home. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. |
