David Luther Admire, 68, of St. Joseph, passed away Monday, May 4, 2015, at the Veterans Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.
He was born November 21, 1946, in St. Joseph, son of Hazel and Mal Admire. He graduated from Benton High School in1964 and Missouri Western State College with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
He married Karen McClanahan on Sept. 22, 1964, and she survives of the home.
He served in the United States Navy/Seabees during the Vietnam War. He retired from Stone Container as a machine operator. He loved to bass fish and received several Master Angler Awards. He also loved to mushroom hunt. He was a Christian.
David was preceded in death by: his parents; a daughter, Jessica "JJ" Christlieb; a grandson, J.D. Becerra; and a sister, Maxine Penrod.
Survivors include: wife, Karen Admire, of the home; and a daughter, Wendy (Jeff) Becerra, of St. Joseph; grandchildren, Kyle (Alaina) Becerra, of Olathe, Kan., Kelly Christlieb, of Highland, Kan., and Connor (Laci) Christlieb, of St. Joseph; three great-grandchildren, Braylon, Jaiven and Jessica; and a sister, Karen Arnold, of Phoenix, Ariz.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Rupp Funeral Home, with Rev. Gayron Haywood officiating.
The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. on Thursday, at the Rupp Funeral Home. The interment will be at the Odd Fellows Public Cemetery, St. Joseph.
Memorials are requested to the American Cancer Society.
Online condolence and obituary at www.ruppfuneral.com. As published in the St. Joseph News-Press
David Luther Admire, 68, of St. Joseph, passed away Monday, May 4, 2015, at the Veterans Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.
He was born November 21, 1946, in St. Joseph, son of Hazel and Mal Admire. He graduated from Benton High School in1964 and Missouri Western State College with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
He married Karen McClanahan on Sept. 22, 1964, and she survives of the home.
He served in the United States Navy/Seabees during the Vietnam War. He retired from Stone Container as a machine operator. He loved to bass fish and received several Master Angler Awards. He also loved to mushroom hunt. He was a Christian.
David was preceded in death by: his parents; a daughter, Jessica "JJ" Christlieb; a grandson, J.D. Becerra; and a sister, Maxine Penrod.
Survivors include: wife, Karen Admire, of the home; and a daughter, Wendy (Jeff) Becerra, of St. Joseph; grandchildren, Kyle (Alaina) Becerra, of Olathe, Kan., Kelly Christlieb, of Highland, Kan., and Connor (Laci) Christlieb, of St. Joseph; three great-grandchildren, Braylon, Jaiven and Jessica; and a sister, Karen Arnold, of Phoenix, Ariz.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Rupp Funeral Home, with Rev. Gayron Haywood officiating.
The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. on Thursday, at the Rupp Funeral Home. The interment will be at the Odd Fellows Public Cemetery, St. Joseph.
Memorials are requested to the American Cancer Society.
Online condolence and obituary at www.ruppfuneral.com. As published in the St. Joseph News-Press
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