Chester “Chet” Lee Rose, 93, formerly of Independence, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center in Sedalia, MO. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3rd at Royer Funeral Home in Oak Grove, MO. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4th in Francis Cemetery in West Plains, MO.
Chet was born March 24, 1927 in Thomasville, Missouri, the son of Fred and Anna (Francis) Rose. He was married to Modena Francis on December 4, 1950. Chet was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy. He worked as a welder at Knapp Co., retiring in 1989, and was a member of the International Association of Machinists.
Chet is survived by four daughters: Anna Lee Tyler, Jean Evans, and Betty Walton, all of Warrensburg, MO, and Susan Mehl and husband Norman of Higginsville, MO; six grandchildren: Shauna Benson and husband Billy, Shae Evans and wife Andrea, Nicole Curtner and husband John, Sharon Mehl, Lauren Wilbanks and husband Daniel, and Kaitlyn Mehl; nine great-grandchildren: Rachelle Leddy, Drew Shipley, J.D. Shipley, Boone Cornett, Anna Cornett, Morgan Evans and wife Karen, Lawson Evans, Jonathan Curtner, and Allison Curtner; one brother-in-law, John Jackson; two sisters-in-law, Ellen Francis and Ruby Francis; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; five siblings: Gilbert Rose, Lela Floyd, Hazel Griffith, Mary Francis, and a baby brother; son-in-law, Mick Evans; and granddaughter-in-law, Kim Evans.
Chet was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, neighbor, and friend.
Arrangements: Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove, MO 816-690-4441