Elbert E. "Gene" Napier (Seymour)
November 14, 2016
Elbert Eugene (Gene) Napier, son of George Columbus and Alma Elizabeth (Hyder) Napier, was born March 6, 1926, near Seymour, in Wright County, Missouri. He went to his heavenly home on November 13, 2016, at James River Rehabilitation in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 90 years, eight months, and 7 days.
On November 20, 1946, he was united in marriage to Minnie Frances Philpott, and to this union two children were born. They were married 59 years prior to Minnie’s passing in 2005.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Otis, Olen, Howard and Jim Napier; and three sisters, Betty Davis, Geneva Johnson, and an infant Goldie Napier.
Gene is survived by his daughter, Mollie Carter and her husband C. L., Rogersville, Missouri, and son Melvin Napier and his wife Janie, Seymour, Missouri; three grandchildren, Chad Carter, Springfield, Missouri; Brent Napier and his wife, Dawn, of Rogersville, Missouri, and Melanie Carter Furry and her husband, Lee, of Springboro, Ohio; three great grandchildren Aaron Napier, Rogersville, Missouri, and Kendall and Addison Furry, Springboro, Ohio; one brother Bill Napier, and his wife Shirley, Hartville, Missouri; three sisters Bertha Bennett, Macomb, Missouri; Patsy Glenn, Ozark, Missouri, and Dorothy Alexander, and her husband Leroy, of Aurora, Missouri.
Gene loved those black and white Holstein cows and bought his first cow when he was a teenager by getting a loan at the bank, co-signed by his dad. The rest is history. His first paid job was starting the fire in the stove in the morning at the Knob School House, where he made $6 per month.
He attended school through the ninth grade, and left because his help was needed on the family farm. While he may not have obtained a high school diploma, he could figure board feet; yield per acre, or the cost of planting a crop in his head quicker than most could put it to paper.
He was drafted into the U. S. Army and served his country in World War II, where he was deployed to the European Theater in the 290th Inf., 75th Div. He was honorably discharged June 17, 1946, with a rank of Tec-5.
After his marriage to Minnie, he was saved and joined the Antioch Baptist Church located near his home. He later became a deacon and was a faithful member of the church as long as his health permitted.
Gene loved his family and treasured the memories of things said by the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren during their younger childhood. He loved his church, the farm, those black and white cows, and his special caregivers, Marilyn, Beverly, Mary Ann, and Genola. He was a caring neighbor and friend. We will miss his sense of humor, his hearty laugh, and his Christian testimony.
Published by Holman-Howe Funeral Home November 14, 2016
November 14, 2016
Elbert Eugene (Gene) Napier, son of George Columbus and Alma Elizabeth (Hyder) Napier, was born March 6, 1926, near Seymour, in Wright County, Missouri. He went to his heavenly home on November 13, 2016, at James River Rehabilitation in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 90 years, eight months, and 7 days.
On November 20, 1946, he was united in marriage to Minnie Frances Philpott, and to this union two children were born. They were married 59 years prior to Minnie’s passing in 2005.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Otis, Olen, Howard and Jim Napier; and three sisters, Betty Davis, Geneva Johnson, and an infant Goldie Napier.
Gene is survived by his daughter, Mollie Carter and her husband C. L., Rogersville, Missouri, and son Melvin Napier and his wife Janie, Seymour, Missouri; three grandchildren, Chad Carter, Springfield, Missouri; Brent Napier and his wife, Dawn, of Rogersville, Missouri, and Melanie Carter Furry and her husband, Lee, of Springboro, Ohio; three great grandchildren Aaron Napier, Rogersville, Missouri, and Kendall and Addison Furry, Springboro, Ohio; one brother Bill Napier, and his wife Shirley, Hartville, Missouri; three sisters Bertha Bennett, Macomb, Missouri; Patsy Glenn, Ozark, Missouri, and Dorothy Alexander, and her husband Leroy, of Aurora, Missouri.
Gene loved those black and white Holstein cows and bought his first cow when he was a teenager by getting a loan at the bank, co-signed by his dad. The rest is history. His first paid job was starting the fire in the stove in the morning at the Knob School House, where he made $6 per month.
He attended school through the ninth grade, and left because his help was needed on the family farm. While he may not have obtained a high school diploma, he could figure board feet; yield per acre, or the cost of planting a crop in his head quicker than most could put it to paper.
He was drafted into the U. S. Army and served his country in World War II, where he was deployed to the European Theater in the 290th Inf., 75th Div. He was honorably discharged June 17, 1946, with a rank of Tec-5.
After his marriage to Minnie, he was saved and joined the Antioch Baptist Church located near his home. He later became a deacon and was a faithful member of the church as long as his health permitted.
Gene loved his family and treasured the memories of things said by the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren during their younger childhood. He loved his church, the farm, those black and white cows, and his special caregivers, Marilyn, Beverly, Mary Ann, and Genola. He was a caring neighbor and friend. We will miss his sense of humor, his hearty laugh, and his Christian testimony.
Published by Holman-Howe Funeral Home November 14, 2016
Elbert E. "Gene" Napier (Seymour)
November 14, 2016
Elbert Eugene (Gene) Napier, son of George Columbus and Alma Elizabeth (Hyder) Napier, was born March 6, 1926, near Seymour, in Wright County, Missouri. He went to his heavenly home on November 13, 2016, at James River Rehabilitation in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 90 years, eight months, and 7 days.
On November 20, 1946, he was united in marriage to Minnie Frances Philpott, and to this union two children were born. They were married 59 years prior to Minnie’s passing in 2005.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Otis, Olen, Howard and Jim Napier; and three sisters, Betty Davis, Geneva Johnson, and an infant Goldie Napier.
Gene is survived by his daughter, Mollie Carter and her husband C. L., Rogersville, Missouri, and son Melvin Napier and his wife Janie, Seymour, Missouri; three grandchildren, Chad Carter, Springfield, Missouri; Brent Napier and his wife, Dawn, of Rogersville, Missouri, and Melanie Carter Furry and her husband, Lee, of Springboro, Ohio; three great grandchildren Aaron Napier, Rogersville, Missouri, and Kendall and Addison Furry, Springboro, Ohio; one brother Bill Napier, and his wife Shirley, Hartville, Missouri; three sisters Bertha Bennett, Macomb, Missouri; Patsy Glenn, Ozark, Missouri, and Dorothy Alexander, and her husband Leroy, of Aurora, Missouri.
Gene loved those black and white Holstein cows and bought his first cow when he was a teenager by getting a loan at the bank, co-signed by his dad. The rest is history. His first paid job was starting the fire in the stove in the morning at the Knob School House, where he made $6 per month.
He attended school through the ninth grade, and left because his help was needed on the family farm. While he may not have obtained a high school diploma, he could figure board feet; yield per acre, or the cost of planting a crop in his head quicker than most could put it to paper.
He was drafted into the U. S. Army and served his country in World War II, where he was deployed to the European Theater in the 290th Inf., 75th Div. He was honorably discharged June 17, 1946, with a rank of Tec-5.
After his marriage to Minnie, he was saved and joined the Antioch Baptist Church located near his home. He later became a deacon and was a faithful member of the church as long as his health permitted.
Gene loved his family and treasured the memories of things said by the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren during their younger childhood. He loved his church, the farm, those black and white cows, and his special caregivers, Marilyn, Beverly, Mary Ann, and Genola. He was a caring neighbor and friend. We will miss his sense of humor, his hearty laugh, and his Christian testimony.
Published by Holman-Howe Funeral Home November 14, 2016
November 14, 2016
Elbert Eugene (Gene) Napier, son of George Columbus and Alma Elizabeth (Hyder) Napier, was born March 6, 1926, near Seymour, in Wright County, Missouri. He went to his heavenly home on November 13, 2016, at James River Rehabilitation in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 90 years, eight months, and 7 days.
On November 20, 1946, he was united in marriage to Minnie Frances Philpott, and to this union two children were born. They were married 59 years prior to Minnie’s passing in 2005.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Otis, Olen, Howard and Jim Napier; and three sisters, Betty Davis, Geneva Johnson, and an infant Goldie Napier.
Gene is survived by his daughter, Mollie Carter and her husband C. L., Rogersville, Missouri, and son Melvin Napier and his wife Janie, Seymour, Missouri; three grandchildren, Chad Carter, Springfield, Missouri; Brent Napier and his wife, Dawn, of Rogersville, Missouri, and Melanie Carter Furry and her husband, Lee, of Springboro, Ohio; three great grandchildren Aaron Napier, Rogersville, Missouri, and Kendall and Addison Furry, Springboro, Ohio; one brother Bill Napier, and his wife Shirley, Hartville, Missouri; three sisters Bertha Bennett, Macomb, Missouri; Patsy Glenn, Ozark, Missouri, and Dorothy Alexander, and her husband Leroy, of Aurora, Missouri.
Gene loved those black and white Holstein cows and bought his first cow when he was a teenager by getting a loan at the bank, co-signed by his dad. The rest is history. His first paid job was starting the fire in the stove in the morning at the Knob School House, where he made $6 per month.
He attended school through the ninth grade, and left because his help was needed on the family farm. While he may not have obtained a high school diploma, he could figure board feet; yield per acre, or the cost of planting a crop in his head quicker than most could put it to paper.
He was drafted into the U. S. Army and served his country in World War II, where he was deployed to the European Theater in the 290th Inf., 75th Div. He was honorably discharged June 17, 1946, with a rank of Tec-5.
After his marriage to Minnie, he was saved and joined the Antioch Baptist Church located near his home. He later became a deacon and was a faithful member of the church as long as his health permitted.
Gene loved his family and treasured the memories of things said by the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren during their younger childhood. He loved his church, the farm, those black and white cows, and his special caregivers, Marilyn, Beverly, Mary Ann, and Genola. He was a caring neighbor and friend. We will miss his sense of humor, his hearty laugh, and his Christian testimony.
Published by Holman-Howe Funeral Home November 14, 2016
Family Members
Siblings
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Howard Elston Napier
1923–2009
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Olin Elvin Napier
1927–2005
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Golda Florene Napier
1929–1929
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Betty Jewell Napier Davis
1931–2006
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Cordely Geneva Napier Johnson
1933–2014
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Bertha Jane Napier Bennett
1936–2020
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Dorothy Mae Napier Alexander
1938–2018
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Patsy Ann Napier Glenn
1941–2023
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Billy Dean Napier
1943–2020
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Jimmie Columbus Napier
1946–2010
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