Boyd Schoonover, 98, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital on Saturday, February 17, 2024.
Boyd Irvin Schoonover was born on a hill overlooking the village of Worthington, Missouri, on October 5, 1925, the son of Victor and Ethel May (Glaspie) Schoonover. He was raised in the Worthington area and married Florence Hogg on August 4, 1944.
Boyd is survived by a daughter, Martina (Larry) Shipley of Kirksville, Missouri, and a son, Kim Boyd (Jennifer) Schoonover of Unionville, Missouri. His grandchildren are Joshua Watts, Tracy Fuller, Jeremiah Johnson, Sarah Johnson, Mathew Schoonover, Zachary Schoonover, Kalab Schoonover, and Justus Frederick. He is also survived by 16 great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, and a son-in-law, Bruce Johnson.
Boyd was preceded in death by his wife Florence, on January 7, 2020; two daughters, Elyse (and her husband Richard) Watts, and Mischel Johnson; two brothers, Orville Schoonover (who died in infancy) and Herman Schoonover; and three sisters, Fern Colton, Fay Elder, and Ruth Ramsey.
A visitation will be held for Boyd Schoonover at Playle and Collins Family funeral Home in Unionville, MO from 11:00 am until noon on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Private inurnment will take place at the Lone Pine Cemetery at a later date.
Memorials may be made payable to the Lone Pine and entrusted with Playle and Collins Family Funeral Home, 709 S. 27th St., Unionville, MO 63565.