JW Yewell, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at his home in Deepwater, Missouri.
JW Yewell was born on January 26, 1958 in Denver, Colorado. JW graduated from Clinton High School in 1976 and served in the US Air Force from 1976 until 1994. After that he worked as a Safety Director and driver for Clinton Redi Mix, retiring in 2020. While in the military he was a missileer, working on the minuteman 2 and 3 missiles and a Peacekeeper missile maintainer.
Family was always foremost to him. He had a lifelong love for riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. JW loved camping with family and friends and had a love of animals.
He is preceded in death by his parents Elvin and Kathleen Scarbrough and his brother Jackie Sutton.
Survivors include his wife of 19 years Cindy Yewell, his six children; Cyndi (Scott) Fleming living in Belgium, Melanie (Josh) Signorelli of Lompoc, California, Travis (Sam) Yewell of Sedalia, Missouri, Shelly (Tim) Maki of Chisholm, Minnesota, Mary (Matt) MacFarlane of Rochester Hills, Michigan, Jenny Rainey of Shelby Township, Michigan, his three siblings; Lillian (Cecil)Shehorn, Rick (Dixie) Collins, Bill (Robin) Jolley, 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life was held February 2, 2023 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, MO. Military honors were under the direction of the US Air Force and VFW Post #1894.
Services were under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, MO.
