Joe Edward Winter

Joe Edward Winter, 84, Richards, Mo., passed away with his family by his side on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at Medicalodges in Fort Scott following a brief illness. Joe was born Octo. 2, 1938 in Deerfield, Mo., to Earl P. and Dana M. (Clark) Winter. He fell in love in the seventh grade with Shirley I. Goddard and married his childhood sweetheart on April 23, 1960, in Nevada, Mo., and she survives of the home.

Joe, a lifelong resident of Richards, Mo., graduated from Richards High School in 1957. Following high school, he took his first job working for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita where he worked for two years. Upon his return to Richards, he began working for MoDOT where he worked until his retirement in 1996. Joe was proud to live in Richards. He was instrumental in bringing rural water to the Richards area, helped start the Richards Volunteer Fire Department, and served on the Richards City Council. He enjoyed attending Antique Gas Engine and Tractor shows, and also attending Garden Tractor Pulling. Joe was a member of the Clayton Christian Church in Eve, Mo.

In addition to his wife, Shirley, he is survived by a son, Joe Lee Winter of the home, and a daughter, Glenda Wolf (Ron), Deerfield; three granddaughters, Casey Fogle (John) Richards, Mo., Amanda Ast (Kerry), Deerfield, and Natalie Kitsmiller (J.T.), Deerfield; five great-grandchildren, Michael Fogle, Annabelle Ast, Keeton Ast, Lucas Kitsmiller, and Colt Kitsmiller; two sisters, Patty Brannon (Rob), Salinas, Calif., and Evelyn Winter-Blevins, Aurora, Mo.; one brother, Sam Winter (Sandy), Summerville, S.C.; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a son, Jack Winter.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 8, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada, with Pastor Roger Beach officiating. Interment will follow in Stevens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m., prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to the family in care of Ferry Funeral Home.

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