Richard Gale Stover

He was a World War II Army Veteran serving with the 25th Infantry Division in the South Pacific from 1942-1946. He was fortunate to take part in the Honor Flight on September 11, 2012. Following the service to his country he became a member of the I.B.E.W. Local 124 for 65 years. During that time he was elected to Business Manager in 1976, was in that role until 1981 and retired in 1985.

He is survived by his wife of 71 years Dorothy Ann (Prather) Stover, his 3 daughters-Christine Nolte (Steve), Amy Westerman, Lisa Goldsmith (Mark), 2 grandchildren-Christopher Nolte, Jessica Markley (Christian) and 3 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri. A Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 3 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm and a Funeral Service will take place on Thursday, April 4 at 11:00am. A Committal Service will follow with full military honors at Mount Moriah Cemetery South.

The Family suggests memorial donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, Post Office Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675; (855) 448-3997; www.woundedwarriorproject.org and/or John Knox Presbyterian Kirk; 11430 Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64114; (816) 942-3637; https://www.johnknoxkirk.org/