Loren Earl Gillaspy, Jr

Loren Earl Gillaspy, Jr. was born to Loren Earl Gillaspy, Sr. and Betty Opal Burke Gillaspy, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Aug. 14, 1946. He passed away Nov. 28, 2021. He passed away suddenly after having a severe stroke.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty, his father, Loren, and his grandparents, Claud and Ona Gillaspy.
On May 7, 1966, he was united in marriage to Glenda Marie Kimbler. They were married in Carlsbad-by-the-Sea, Calif., while he was stationed at Camp Pendleton. The remainder of his two-year service was spent at El Toro Air Base. He was given an honorable discharge as a Lance Corporal in January 1968.
He is survived by his wife, Glenda, of the home and his two sons, David and his wife, Teri of Miller, and Glendal and his wife Tammy of Everton. Five grandchildren, eight great-grandsons, eight sisters: Carolyn and Don Robberson, Ella and Keith Hurd, Leona and Jim Hankins, Rhonda McIsac, Maxine and Jess Leeper, Betty Kammerer, Debby and Don Hawkins, and Gayle and Eric Morgan and two brothers, Claude Gillaspy and Jim and Nancy Gillaspy, and a host of nieces and nephews.
After getting out of the Marines, he worked as a diesel mechanic for many years at various large dealerships in Springfield. He ran his own shop for about five years at Hood’s Truck Stop, then worked at Ash Grove School taking care of 16 buses all by himself until he retired.
He spent 20 years on the board at LACOBA Homes in Monett. He was also a member in good standing in the American Legion Post 443 at Everton.