Dewey is the son of the late Frank Dewey & Sadie May (Snow) Standley. He was married to Juanita June Kirker on June 23, 1963 at the Coloma Baptist Church, Coloma, Carroll County, Missouri.
Obituary:
Dewey Neal Standley, Lee's Summit, Missouri, son of Frank Dewey and Sadie May (Snow) Standley, passed away quietly on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at home surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, on July 25, 1941. He attended school in Carrollton, graduating from Carrollton High School in 1959.
He joined the United States Navy just after graduation and lovingly served his country for 3 years, first in boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Facility in Waukegan, Illinois, then aboard the U.S.S. Mount McKinley, based out of Norfolk, Virginia, until he departed the service in 1962.
He married Juanita June Kirker on June 23, 1963, at Coloma Baptist Church, Coloma, Missouri.
Dewey spent his life being an automobile mechanic, retiring from Virgil's Garage in 2003. He loved to hunt, fish, camp and travel. He and June and one of his 5 dachshunds spent the last 15 winters in the sun at Country Palms RV Park, San Juan, Texas, where many new friends were made. He and June had their "trip of a lifetime" going to Alaska in the summer of 2008, for nearly 3 months.
Besides his wife, June, he leaves behind two sons, Neal Allan, of the home and Frank Dewey and his loving wife Melinda of Shawnee, Kansas, two loving granddaughters, Dathney May, Shawnee, and Paige Elizabeth, Salt Lake City, Utah, his sister Betty Rose Bloss of Slater, Missouri, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 7, 2023 at Langford's Funeral Home, Lee's Summit. Burial will be in Floral Hills East Memorial Gardens, Lee's Summit. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Boy Scouts Troupe 323 at the Lee's Summit Presbyterian Church.
Obituary:
Dewey Neal Standley, Lee's Summit, Missouri, son of Frank Dewey and Sadie May (Snow) Standley, passed away quietly on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at home surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, on July 25, 1941. He attended school in Carrollton, graduating from Carrollton High School in 1959.
He joined the United States Navy just after graduation and lovingly served his country for 3 years, first in boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Facility in Waukegan, Illinois, then aboard the U.S.S. Mount McKinley, based out of Norfolk, Virginia, until he departed the service in 1962.
He married Juanita June Kirker on June 23, 1963, at Coloma Baptist Church, Coloma, Missouri.
Dewey spent his life being an automobile mechanic, retiring from Virgil's Garage in 2003. He loved to hunt, fish, camp and travel. He and June and one of his 5 dachshunds spent the last 15 winters in the sun at Country Palms RV Park, San Juan, Texas, where many new friends were made. He and June had their "trip of a lifetime" going to Alaska in the summer of 2008, for nearly 3 months.
Besides his wife, June, he leaves behind two sons, Neal Allan, of the home and Frank Dewey and his loving wife Melinda of Shawnee, Kansas, two loving granddaughters, Dathney May, Shawnee, and Paige Elizabeth, Salt Lake City, Utah, his sister Betty Rose Bloss of Slater, Missouri, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 7, 2023 at Langford's Funeral Home, Lee's Summit. Burial will be in Floral Hills East Memorial Gardens, Lee's Summit. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Boy Scouts Troupe 323 at the Lee's Summit Presbyterian Church.
Dewey is the son of the late Frank Dewey & Sadie May (Snow) Standley. He was married to Juanita June Kirker on June 23, 1963 at the Coloma Baptist Church, Coloma, Carroll County, Missouri.
Obituary:
Dewey Neal Standley, Lee's Summit, Missouri, son of Frank Dewey and Sadie May (Snow) Standley, passed away quietly on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at home surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, on July 25, 1941. He attended school in Carrollton, graduating from Carrollton High School in 1959.
He joined the United States Navy just after graduation and lovingly served his country for 3 years, first in boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Facility in Waukegan, Illinois, then aboard the U.S.S. Mount McKinley, based out of Norfolk, Virginia, until he departed the service in 1962.
He married Juanita June Kirker on June 23, 1963, at Coloma Baptist Church, Coloma, Missouri.
Dewey spent his life being an automobile mechanic, retiring from Virgil's Garage in 2003. He loved to hunt, fish, camp and travel. He and June and one of his 5 dachshunds spent the last 15 winters in the sun at Country Palms RV Park, San Juan, Texas, where many new friends were made. He and June had their "trip of a lifetime" going to Alaska in the summer of 2008, for nearly 3 months.
Besides his wife, June, he leaves behind two sons, Neal Allan, of the home and Frank Dewey and his loving wife Melinda of Shawnee, Kansas, two loving granddaughters, Dathney May, Shawnee, and Paige Elizabeth, Salt Lake City, Utah, his sister Betty Rose Bloss of Slater, Missouri, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 7, 2023 at Langford's Funeral Home, Lee's Summit. Burial will be in Floral Hills East Memorial Gardens, Lee's Summit. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Boy Scouts Troupe 323 at the Lee's Summit Presbyterian Church.
Obituary:
Dewey Neal Standley, Lee's Summit, Missouri, son of Frank Dewey and Sadie May (Snow) Standley, passed away quietly on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at home surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, on July 25, 1941. He attended school in Carrollton, graduating from Carrollton High School in 1959.
He joined the United States Navy just after graduation and lovingly served his country for 3 years, first in boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Facility in Waukegan, Illinois, then aboard the U.S.S. Mount McKinley, based out of Norfolk, Virginia, until he departed the service in 1962.
He married Juanita June Kirker on June 23, 1963, at Coloma Baptist Church, Coloma, Missouri.
Dewey spent his life being an automobile mechanic, retiring from Virgil's Garage in 2003. He loved to hunt, fish, camp and travel. He and June and one of his 5 dachshunds spent the last 15 winters in the sun at Country Palms RV Park, San Juan, Texas, where many new friends were made. He and June had their "trip of a lifetime" going to Alaska in the summer of 2008, for nearly 3 months.
Besides his wife, June, he leaves behind two sons, Neal Allan, of the home and Frank Dewey and his loving wife Melinda of Shawnee, Kansas, two loving granddaughters, Dathney May, Shawnee, and Paige Elizabeth, Salt Lake City, Utah, his sister Betty Rose Bloss of Slater, Missouri, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 7, 2023 at Langford's Funeral Home, Lee's Summit. Burial will be in Floral Hills East Memorial Gardens, Lee's Summit. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Boy Scouts Troupe 323 at the Lee's Summit Presbyterian Church.
