Milton E. Harper Jr., 72, of Columbia passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Boone Hospital in Columbia, surrounded by his family.
Milt was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Hannibal to Milton E. Harper Sr. and Blanche D. Perkins Harper Booker.
Milt married Deanna Ward on April 30, 1978, in Columbia. She survives.
Other survivors include his mother, Blanche Booker of Hannibal; two children, Joseph Harper (Jill) of Columbia and Sara Harper (fiancé Kevin Prochaska) of Kansas City; two brothers, Mike Harper (Mary) of Hannibal and David Harper (Ruthann) of Columbia; one sister, Deana Mahon (Wayne) of Hannibal; and one grandson, Benjamin Milton Harper. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Milt was preceded in death by his father; his grandparents; and his great-nephew, Alec Ogden.
Milt was the founder of Columbia law firm Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer. He was a graduate of Hannibal High School and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1967 and his law degree from the University of Missouri Law School in 1970. Milt was admitted into the Missouri Bar, U.S. District Court for the Western District in 1970 and into the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004. Milt was a vigorous trial lawyer who was extremely attentive to his client’s needs and always believed in returning his telephone calls.
Milt was a former prosecuting attorney in Boone County and an associate circuit judge. He was a practicing attorney for more than 40 years. Milt was a member of numerous professional associations including the Boone County Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, University of Missouri Jefferson Club, Missouri Association of Prosecutors and the Columbia Chamber of Commerce.
Starting in college as a participant in the ROTC program at the University of Missouri, Milt served his country proudly in the U.S. Army and later in the Army Reserve.
Away from work, Milt loved to travel and read. A voracious reader, Milt read five newspapers daily. He enjoyed travels to St. Maarten, Vieques, Italy and other destinations. However, the place closest to Milt’s heart was his camp on the Mississippi River in Saverton. Milt liked to boat, fish and enjoy the beauty of the river. He loved to entertain and host guests at his family’s camp.
Milt loved music and enjoyed a wide variety of artists and genres. His love of music originated during his college years when he booked bands for events to help support himself in school. Milt booked the likes of Ike and Tina Turner and The Righteous Brothers. Throughout his life, Milt and his family shared their love of music, attending hundreds of concerts and festivals together. He loved St. Louis Cardinals baseball and enjoyed watching games. Most of all, Milt cherished the time he shared with his family and friends. He still was close to many of his Hannibal High classmates from the class of 1961 and always enjoyed catching up with them. Milt’s family was his world, and he was especially proud of his children and his new grandson.
Milt was a Lutheran by faith.
Private graveside services and burial with full military rites by Emmette J. Shields American Legion Post No. 55 will be at Grand View Burial Park. The Rev. Richard Ingmire will officiate.
The family is served by the James O’Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal.
There will be a celebration of Milt’s life in September in Hannibal for family and friends.
Pallbearers will be Davy Harper, Joseph Harper, Michael Harper, Jody Ogden, Zakery Ogden and Kevin Prochaska.
Honorary pallbearers will be Matt Bachinski, Jeff Byler, David Harper, Mike Harper, Tom Hodgson and Bob Peery.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. John’s Lutheran School in Hannibal, The American Heart and Stroke Association or The Northeast Missouri Humane Society in care of the James O’Donnell Funeral Home.
Milt was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Hannibal to Milton E. Harper Sr. and Blanche D. Perkins Harper Booker.
Milt married Deanna Ward on April 30, 1978, in Columbia. She survives.
Other survivors include his mother, Blanche Booker of Hannibal; two children, Joseph Harper (Jill) of Columbia and Sara Harper (fiancé Kevin Prochaska) of Kansas City; two brothers, Mike Harper (Mary) of Hannibal and David Harper (Ruthann) of Columbia; one sister, Deana Mahon (Wayne) of Hannibal; and one grandson, Benjamin Milton Harper. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Milt was preceded in death by his father; his grandparents; and his great-nephew, Alec Ogden.
Milt was the founder of Columbia law firm Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer. He was a graduate of Hannibal High School and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1967 and his law degree from the University of Missouri Law School in 1970. Milt was admitted into the Missouri Bar, U.S. District Court for the Western District in 1970 and into the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004. Milt was a vigorous trial lawyer who was extremely attentive to his client’s needs and always believed in returning his telephone calls.
Milt was a former prosecuting attorney in Boone County and an associate circuit judge. He was a practicing attorney for more than 40 years. Milt was a member of numerous professional associations including the Boone County Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, University of Missouri Jefferson Club, Missouri Association of Prosecutors and the Columbia Chamber of Commerce.
Starting in college as a participant in the ROTC program at the University of Missouri, Milt served his country proudly in the U.S. Army and later in the Army Reserve.
Away from work, Milt loved to travel and read. A voracious reader, Milt read five newspapers daily. He enjoyed travels to St. Maarten, Vieques, Italy and other destinations. However, the place closest to Milt’s heart was his camp on the Mississippi River in Saverton. Milt liked to boat, fish and enjoy the beauty of the river. He loved to entertain and host guests at his family’s camp.
Milt loved music and enjoyed a wide variety of artists and genres. His love of music originated during his college years when he booked bands for events to help support himself in school. Milt booked the likes of Ike and Tina Turner and The Righteous Brothers. Throughout his life, Milt and his family shared their love of music, attending hundreds of concerts and festivals together. He loved St. Louis Cardinals baseball and enjoyed watching games. Most of all, Milt cherished the time he shared with his family and friends. He still was close to many of his Hannibal High classmates from the class of 1961 and always enjoyed catching up with them. Milt’s family was his world, and he was especially proud of his children and his new grandson.
Milt was a Lutheran by faith.
Private graveside services and burial with full military rites by Emmette J. Shields American Legion Post No. 55 will be at Grand View Burial Park. The Rev. Richard Ingmire will officiate.
The family is served by the James O’Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal.
There will be a celebration of Milt’s life in September in Hannibal for family and friends.
Pallbearers will be Davy Harper, Joseph Harper, Michael Harper, Jody Ogden, Zakery Ogden and Kevin Prochaska.
Honorary pallbearers will be Matt Bachinski, Jeff Byler, David Harper, Mike Harper, Tom Hodgson and Bob Peery.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. John’s Lutheran School in Hannibal, The American Heart and Stroke Association or The Northeast Missouri Humane Society in care of the James O’Donnell Funeral Home.
Milton E. Harper Jr., 72, of Columbia passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Boone Hospital in Columbia, surrounded by his family.
Milt was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Hannibal to Milton E. Harper Sr. and Blanche D. Perkins Harper Booker.
Milt married Deanna Ward on April 30, 1978, in Columbia. She survives.
Other survivors include his mother, Blanche Booker of Hannibal; two children, Joseph Harper (Jill) of Columbia and Sara Harper (fiancé Kevin Prochaska) of Kansas City; two brothers, Mike Harper (Mary) of Hannibal and David Harper (Ruthann) of Columbia; one sister, Deana Mahon (Wayne) of Hannibal; and one grandson, Benjamin Milton Harper. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Milt was preceded in death by his father; his grandparents; and his great-nephew, Alec Ogden.
Milt was the founder of Columbia law firm Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer. He was a graduate of Hannibal High School and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1967 and his law degree from the University of Missouri Law School in 1970. Milt was admitted into the Missouri Bar, U.S. District Court for the Western District in 1970 and into the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004. Milt was a vigorous trial lawyer who was extremely attentive to his client’s needs and always believed in returning his telephone calls.
Milt was a former prosecuting attorney in Boone County and an associate circuit judge. He was a practicing attorney for more than 40 years. Milt was a member of numerous professional associations including the Boone County Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, University of Missouri Jefferson Club, Missouri Association of Prosecutors and the Columbia Chamber of Commerce.
Starting in college as a participant in the ROTC program at the University of Missouri, Milt served his country proudly in the U.S. Army and later in the Army Reserve.
Away from work, Milt loved to travel and read. A voracious reader, Milt read five newspapers daily. He enjoyed travels to St. Maarten, Vieques, Italy and other destinations. However, the place closest to Milt’s heart was his camp on the Mississippi River in Saverton. Milt liked to boat, fish and enjoy the beauty of the river. He loved to entertain and host guests at his family’s camp.
Milt loved music and enjoyed a wide variety of artists and genres. His love of music originated during his college years when he booked bands for events to help support himself in school. Milt booked the likes of Ike and Tina Turner and The Righteous Brothers. Throughout his life, Milt and his family shared their love of music, attending hundreds of concerts and festivals together. He loved St. Louis Cardinals baseball and enjoyed watching games. Most of all, Milt cherished the time he shared with his family and friends. He still was close to many of his Hannibal High classmates from the class of 1961 and always enjoyed catching up with them. Milt’s family was his world, and he was especially proud of his children and his new grandson.
Milt was a Lutheran by faith.
Private graveside services and burial with full military rites by Emmette J. Shields American Legion Post No. 55 will be at Grand View Burial Park. The Rev. Richard Ingmire will officiate.
The family is served by the James O’Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal.
There will be a celebration of Milt’s life in September in Hannibal for family and friends.
Pallbearers will be Davy Harper, Joseph Harper, Michael Harper, Jody Ogden, Zakery Ogden and Kevin Prochaska.
Honorary pallbearers will be Matt Bachinski, Jeff Byler, David Harper, Mike Harper, Tom Hodgson and Bob Peery.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. John’s Lutheran School in Hannibal, The American Heart and Stroke Association or The Northeast Missouri Humane Society in care of the James O’Donnell Funeral Home.
Milt was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Hannibal to Milton E. Harper Sr. and Blanche D. Perkins Harper Booker.
Milt married Deanna Ward on April 30, 1978, in Columbia. She survives.
Other survivors include his mother, Blanche Booker of Hannibal; two children, Joseph Harper (Jill) of Columbia and Sara Harper (fiancé Kevin Prochaska) of Kansas City; two brothers, Mike Harper (Mary) of Hannibal and David Harper (Ruthann) of Columbia; one sister, Deana Mahon (Wayne) of Hannibal; and one grandson, Benjamin Milton Harper. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Milt was preceded in death by his father; his grandparents; and his great-nephew, Alec Ogden.
Milt was the founder of Columbia law firm Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer. He was a graduate of Hannibal High School and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1967 and his law degree from the University of Missouri Law School in 1970. Milt was admitted into the Missouri Bar, U.S. District Court for the Western District in 1970 and into the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004. Milt was a vigorous trial lawyer who was extremely attentive to his client’s needs and always believed in returning his telephone calls.
Milt was a former prosecuting attorney in Boone County and an associate circuit judge. He was a practicing attorney for more than 40 years. Milt was a member of numerous professional associations including the Boone County Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, University of Missouri Jefferson Club, Missouri Association of Prosecutors and the Columbia Chamber of Commerce.
Starting in college as a participant in the ROTC program at the University of Missouri, Milt served his country proudly in the U.S. Army and later in the Army Reserve.
Away from work, Milt loved to travel and read. A voracious reader, Milt read five newspapers daily. He enjoyed travels to St. Maarten, Vieques, Italy and other destinations. However, the place closest to Milt’s heart was his camp on the Mississippi River in Saverton. Milt liked to boat, fish and enjoy the beauty of the river. He loved to entertain and host guests at his family’s camp.
Milt loved music and enjoyed a wide variety of artists and genres. His love of music originated during his college years when he booked bands for events to help support himself in school. Milt booked the likes of Ike and Tina Turner and The Righteous Brothers. Throughout his life, Milt and his family shared their love of music, attending hundreds of concerts and festivals together. He loved St. Louis Cardinals baseball and enjoyed watching games. Most of all, Milt cherished the time he shared with his family and friends. He still was close to many of his Hannibal High classmates from the class of 1961 and always enjoyed catching up with them. Milt’s family was his world, and he was especially proud of his children and his new grandson.
Milt was a Lutheran by faith.
Private graveside services and burial with full military rites by Emmette J. Shields American Legion Post No. 55 will be at Grand View Burial Park. The Rev. Richard Ingmire will officiate.
The family is served by the James O’Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal.
There will be a celebration of Milt’s life in September in Hannibal for family and friends.
Pallbearers will be Davy Harper, Joseph Harper, Michael Harper, Jody Ogden, Zakery Ogden and Kevin Prochaska.
Honorary pallbearers will be Matt Bachinski, Jeff Byler, David Harper, Mike Harper, Tom Hodgson and Bob Peery.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. John’s Lutheran School in Hannibal, The American Heart and Stroke Association or The Northeast Missouri Humane Society in care of the James O’Donnell Funeral Home.
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