Extracted from The Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, MO)
Sunday, March 22, 2009

Grover McDaniel

Grover McDaniel, 82, of Springfield, Mo., passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at his home.

Grover was born in Laurel, Mississippi, January 12, 1927, and served in the Merchant Marines and WWII. Grover and his wife Joan McDaniel were married at Grant Avenue Baptist Church in Springfield in 1950. He enjoyed fishing and camping.

Grover was preceded in death by his parent Grover Sr. and Katy McDaniel.

He is survived by his wife Joan; daughter Sondra and husband Phillip Gantt; son, Danny McDaniel and wife Julia; four grandchildren, Tracy and Shawn Gantt, David McDaniel, and Carmen Rigsby; four great-grandchildren; brother J.B. McDaniel; sisters, Birdy and Bob Barber, Wilda and Kenny Strain, and Daisy Tate; various nieces and nephews; and brother-in-law Jerry Walker and wife Mary.

Visitation will be held in Greenlawn Funeral Home North on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be at Greenlawn Funeral Home North on Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 1 p.m., a military honor service and burial to follow at the Military Cemetery.