Claudie Ray Mansell, 84, of Buckner, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. Services will be held on Monday, May 15th at Royer Funeral Home in Oak Grove, MO, with visitation at 11:30 a.m. and memorial service at 1:00 p.m., followed by a committal service at 3:00 p.m. in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO.
Claudie was born February 4, 1939, in Oak Grove, Missouri. He was in the Army and was honorably discharged on December 6, 1963. Claudie had four children and was a hard-working forklift operator at the then Alton Box Board CO located in Blue Springs, MO. He worked for 34 years at Alton Box Board. He had a love of the outdoors and yearly took his family on vacation in the area of the Ozarks.
Claudie loved working on and riding his motorcycle(s). He often in the early years would ride with friends. In later years he experimented with smaller types of two wheelers which he really enjoyed. This included helping his children learn how to ride a bicycle.
Claudie was single when he passed but is survived by Mildred Mansell (Bitzer), his previous wife and mother of his four children, Allen, Joe, Lee, and Pat.
He was preceded in death by his father Junior Lee Mansell, mother Christine Maples, brothers Charles and Luther, sisters Betty Mansell Kammerich, and Catherine Hall.
Survivors include sister Lilly Mansell Woody; son Allen Mansell with his husband Roger Gorley; son Joe Mansell with his wife Angie Mansell; son Joe and wife Angie have two sons, Logan Mansell and Nicholas Mansell (Claudie’s grandsons); Nicholas (Claudie’s grandson) is married to wife Ashley Mansell; son Joe and his wife Angie also have a daughter Jacinda Mansell (Claudie’s granddaughter) who has two sons Ares and Percy (which are Claudie’s great-grandsons); son Lee Mansell and his wife Heather Mansell have a son Tanner Mansell (Claudie Mansell’s grandson); daughter Pat Mansell Tipton has a husband Mike Tipton; daughter Pat has two sons Russell Jarred Jr. and Brian Baxley (Claudie’s grandsons), and a daughter Vanessa Baxley (Claudie’s granddaughter).
Obituary submitted by family.
Arrangements: Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove, MO 816-690-4441