DAVID LEROY STAUFFER

LEE’S SUMMIT- Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at the Lamar Methodist Church for David LeRoy Stauffer, 82, Lee’s Summit, who died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Lamar.

A visitation will be held at the church prior to the service, beginning at 10 a.m.

Arrangements are under the direction of Daniel Funeral Home, Lamar.

Contributions are suggested and made payable to either Lamar Methodist Church or the American Red Cross, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.dfhlamar.com.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Kathy; two daughters, Sheryl Hill and husband Kenneth, Springfield and Karen Payne and husband Jeff, Lexington; one son, Gary Stauffer and wife Tina, Lee's Summit; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and one sister, Ann Flisrand and husband Richard, Austin, Minn.

Mr. Stauffer was born June 7, 1942, in Mankato, Minn., to LeRoy Everett Stauffer and Orla Mae (Bogenrief) Stauffer. He graduated from high school in Winnebago, Minn. He attended college at Mankato State College and received his bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from South Dakota State. He married Kathryn Ann Evans on June 13, 1964, in Albert Lea, Minn.

After getting married they moved to St. Louis for his first job with McDonnell Douglas. His career then led them to the Chicago, Ill. area, and then on to Scottsdale, Ariz. with Motorola. A career change led him back to Slayton, Minn., where he ran his own auto parts business for a few short years in the late 70's and then went to work for Finley Engineering. They headed back to Missouri, to the town of Lamar, where he continued to work for Finley Engineering, for a total of 19 years and where they lived for 42 years. Mr. Stauffer finished his career working for the Hanger Door Company in El Dorado Springs, retiring in 2008.

In recent years they had moved to Lee’s Summit, due to health issues. He lived a life of faith, supporting a positive household filled with hope and love. He was a member of Lamar Methodist Church, where he was involved with the Methodist Men, Dude's and Donuts, served as a Board Trustee of the Church, played on the church league basketball team, attended Sunday School and served on the Board of Trustees for Good Samaritan. He spent time gardening, enjoyed sports and had a passion for sport cars.