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Fred Souder Livingston

Male 1932 - 2017  (85 years)


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  • Name Fred Souder Livingston 
    Birth 16 Nov 1932  Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Dec 2017  Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 22 Dec 2017  Rivermonte Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • style="FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; COLOR: ; TEXT-ALIGN: left; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> face=Helvetica>Fred "Souder"
      Livingston, 85, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017 in Maranatha Village.He
      was born November 16, 1932 in Ava, Missouri, to Fred and Elva (Souder)
      Livingston. Many knew him as Fred and others as Souder, his mother’s maiden
      name. Fred lived in many different places in Ava. He worked at Harold
      Hutchison’s service station and also delivered ice to people at home. He lived
      in the old jail when his dad was the Deputy Sheriff, and his mother cooked for
      the prisoners. He lived in Jefferson City when his dad worked in the license
      plate division of the state prison. He also lived in Corcoran, CA, and Buckhart
      in Douglas County. He graduated from Ava High School in 1951. He enjoyed playing
      all sports, was center on the Ava basketball team, and he played on the first
      football team during 1948-1951. He joined the U.S. Air Force and served in the
      Korean War. He married JoAnn Willhoit on August 11, 1953 in Ava. To this union
      two sons were born, Dennis and Douglas. They lived in California while Fred was
      in the service and then moved to Springfield where he worked for Kraft Foods,
      owned and operated Mansfield Express, and worked as a car salesman at Dennis
      Hanks Chevrolet in Ozark. He became a Christian at the Ava General Baptist
      Church and was baptized in Cowskin Creek west of Ava. He joined the First
      General Baptist Church in Springfield where he taught Sunday School for many
      years. He was deacon for several of those years. He enjoyed his family, singing,
      playing music, story-telling, and fun-loving times with his many friends. He was
      a member of Henderson Masonic Lodge in Rogersville, the York Rite, Red Cross of
      Constantine, and a 33rd Degree member of Scottish Rite in Joplin. He
      participated in the ritual and funeral cast of these organizations. He was
      preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Melba Bogart, twins Reba
      Hutchison and Freda Manis, and a brother, Robert “Bob” Livingston. He is
      survived by his wife of 64 years, JoAnn; two sons and spouses, Rev. Dennis and
      Theresa (Cline) Livingston of Hutchinson, KS, and their son, Clancey and his
      wife Virginia of Manhattan, KS; Doug and Karen (Satterfield) Livingston and
      their son, Austin, all of Springfield; first cousin, Doran Livingston of
      Willard; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.Visitation
      will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 21, 2017 with masonic services
      beginning at 7:30 p.m., at J.D.Lee and Sons Funeral Home, 7405 E. Ferrell Lane,
      across from Gordon’s Store, Rogersville. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m.
      Friday, December 22, 2017 in the funeral home. Burial, with military honors,
      will follow in Rivermonte Memorial Gardens, Springfield. Memorial donations may
      be made to the First General Baptist Church, 1400 W. Walnut, Springfield, MO
      65806 or Gideon International Springfield South Camp, P.O. Box 4221,
      Springfield, MO 65808, or the charity of your choice.

    Person ID I9365  Private
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2017 

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F3720  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2023 

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     Birth - 16 Nov 1932 - Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Dec 2017 - Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
     Burial - 22 Dec 2017 - Rivermonte Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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