FEASEL OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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FEASEL, Fay Arthur 1905 - 1995

Fay Arthur Feasel was born February 23, 1905, near Kingsville, and died 
December 5, 1995, at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton. He was the son 
of William Arthur Feasel and Emma Elizabeth Morris Feasel. The family lived on 
the farm that had been homesteaded by his Grandfather Feasel until 1911 when 
they moved to Kingsville and owned a drugstore until 1913 when they returned to 
the farm. When Fay was 20 years old, he began operating a garage in Kingsville in 
partnership with his brother. A few years later, he returned to the farm. On June 
8, 1930, Fay married Myra Elizabeth Stephenson from Shawnee Mound. Their first 
home was on the Feasel Farm. Then they moved in late 1931 to the farm west of 
Shawnee Mound and lived with Myra's parents. Except for a short period of time 
when he lived in the Deer Creek community, Fay lived at Shawnee Mound until 
1990 when his health no longer permitted him to live alone. Since that time he 
has made his home with his daughters and their husbands, Doris and Kenneth 
Hunter an Shirley and Paul Farnsworth. As a young man, Fay accepted Christ as 
his Savior and was baptized and became a member of the Christian Church in 
Kingsville. Later his membership was moved to the Shawnee Mound Cumberland 
Presbyterian Church were he served as a deacon and later as an elder. He was 
active in community concerns serving on the local school board and being a 
charter member of the Henry County Farm Bureau. He was also a charter member 
of Gideon's International Clinton Camp and helped with the distribution of 
scriptures as long as he was able. Along with being a farmer, Fay did Soil 
Conservation Construction work building many ponds, terraces and silos and 
clearing brush and hedge rows in Johnson and Henry counties. One of his greatest 
loves was driving the bulldozer or grader to help preserve the land for future 
generations. Fay was preceded in death by his wife, Myra, on January 4, 1982; his 
parents, two brothers and one sister. He is survived by his daughter, Doris Ann 
Hunter and husband, Kenneth of Clinton and daughter, Shirley Elizabeth 
Farnsworth and husband, Paul of Pleasant Hill; sister, Elizabeth Holland of 
Harrisonville; grandsons, David Hunter of Fair Grove, Mark Farnsworth of Ft. 
Myers, Florida, Keith Farnsworth of Moravia, New York, Scott Farnsworth of 
Lehigh Acres, Florida; granddaughter, Mary Lyn Childs of Gladstone; 
granddaughter, Connie Clark of Pleasant Hill; six great-grandsons and one great-
granddaughter and nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. 
Saturday, December 9, at the Shawnee Mound Cumberland Presbyterian Church. 
Don Eaton sang "How Great Thou Art" and "One Day At A Time", accompanied by the 
pianist, Betty Crooks. Pallbearers were David Hunter, Mark Farnsworth, Keith 
Farnsworth, Charles Childs, Scott Farnsworth, Ted Austin, Alvin Crooks and Bill 
Ragland. Burial was in the Shawnee Mound Cemetery, under the direction of 
Consalus Funeral Home, Clinton.


FEASEL, Myra Elizabeth STEPHENSON 1903 - 1982

Myra Elizabeth Feasel was born December 30, 1903 at Deepwater, the daughter of 
Louis Clifton and Eliza Ann Stephenson. She died January 4, 1982 at Golden Valley 
Hospital at the age of 78 years and five days. When she was five years old, the 
family moved to the William Hinton farm in the Shawnee Mound community, 
where she still resided. She attended Shawnee Mound School, graduating in the 
first high school graduating class in 1923. In 1930, she was united in marriage 
to Fay A. Feasel of Kingsville, MO. Their wedding was the second wedding in the 
Shawnee Mound Cumberland Presbyterian Church. They celebrated their 50th 
wedding anniversary June 8, 1980 at the church. Mrs. Feasel was a school teacher 
for many years and retired from the Leeton School system. She is survived by her 
husband, Fay A. Feasel, of the home; two daughters and their husbands, Doris Ann 
and Kenneth Hunter, Chilhowee, and Shirley Elizabeth and Paul Farnsworth, 
Pleasant Hill. Funeral services were Thursday, Jan 7, 1982, at 1:30 p.m. at the 
Shawnee Mound Presbyterian Church with burial in Shawnee Mound Cemetery. 


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