Leonard Metscher

Leonard C. Metscher, age 89, of Stover, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City.
He was born July 25, 1922, in Zora, a son of Henry and Anna Josephine Lutjen Metscher, both deceased. On June 6, 1946, in Kansas City, Kansas, Leonard was united in marriage to Bessie Kathleen Cooper. His beloved Katie preceded him in death December 5, 2009.
He was an Army veteran, serving his country in World War II.
As a young man Leonard worked at Ralston-Purina in Stover. He answered his true calling as a mechanic, working at the Hunter-McDonough/Hunter-Dornan Chevrolet Garage in Versailles for many years and later retiring as the bus mechanic for the Morgan County R-I school district in Stover.
He enjoyed being outdoors on his farm, where he could hunt, fish and enjoy the wildlife that inhabited the land. He loved to tinker on anything with a motor, but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family.
Leonard was a faithful member of the Abundant Life Church at the Cole Camp Junction, until his health failed him.
Survivors include nine children and their spouses, Mae Bressa and Jim Binnie, Stover; Jim and Debbie Metscher, Lincoln; Roger and Kennis Metscher, Highlandville; Larry and Virginia Metscher, Dixon; Randy and Mary Metscher, Lincoln; Steve and Sabine Metscher, Springfield; John and LeaAnn Metscher, Belton; Pam and "H" Pfeifer, Springfield and Kelly and Mark McLaughlin, Stover; a niece and two nephews he helped raise, Ronald, Carolyn and Gary, two brothers and sisters-in-law, Raymond and Dorothy Metscher and Arnold "Pete" and Shirley Metscher all of Stover; two sisters, Ruby Campbell, Stover and Betty Fern and Bill Senter, Columbia, Tenn.; 32 grandchildren, 79 great grandchildren, 19 great-great grandchildren (with two more on the way), along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Pamela Metscher, a niece he helped raise, Cathy and two sisters, Viola Cooper and Irene Sapp.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, at the Scrivner-Morrow Funeral Home in Stover, with friends received from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Rev. Herbert Robertson will officiate. Interment, with military honors, will be in the Stover Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to the St. Labre Indian School.

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