In Remembrance Of
Leonard Mosby
Leonard R. Mosby, 79, of Smithville, MO passed away July 23, 2021.
He was born on October 22, 1941, to Elden Leonard and Lura Maxine (Swaney) Mosby in Smithville where he grew up and in 1961 graduated from Smithville High School. He then served his country in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam aboard the USS Constellation. After his honorable discharge he farmed in the Smithville area and earlier worked for Kenworth Trucking Company as a mechanic. Leonard then worked for T.W.A. and American Airlines as a jet mechanic until his retirement in 2004.
He was a member of the American Legion and the First Baptist Church, both in Smithville. Leonard loved spending time at the Legion with his friends. He enjoyed staying in touch with his TWA friends and spending time at the coyote pen with his brother Ernest.
He was preceded in death by his parents Elden and Maxine Mosby and brother-in-law Jim Reynolds.
He is survived by his children, Terry (Dawnia) Mosby, Trevor Mosby and Tara (Jimmy) Odneal; grandchildren Megan and MaKenna Mosby, Taryn (Cory) Marmet, Trace and Ty Mosby, Delaney, Deyton, and Drake Odneal; great-grandson Grayson Marmet; brothers Ernest (Marilyn) Mosby, Donald Mosby and David (Jan) Mosby; sisters Karen Reynolds and Cathy (David) Judy; several nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Visitation: 10:00-11:00 a.m. with Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, 27th at Hixson-Klein Funeral Home Smithville
Burial with Military Honors: Community of Smithville Memorial Cemetery
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20 comments
Thomas Agnew
Very sorry to hear that Leonard passed away. He was a nice guy, and a good friend. He will be sadly missed. Prayers for the family.
Ron Swaney
Sorry to hear about Leonard’s passing. Condolences to the family. May he rest in peace.
Cathy
RIP brother
Paula E. (Barber) Woods
God Bless and keep you So sorry for your loss.
Cindy (Montgomery) Carter
My deepest condolence to the Mosby family. I grew up with you all and ran around with you and your mom and dad. It was a lot of fun and he was always happy. I know there are no words to ease your grief but remember the happy times with you dad, Terry, Trevor, and Tara. May you find comfort in knowing he is not in pain and will be shining his love down on you always. May God Bless your family right now! Cindy and Guy Carter
Corbyn Reynolds
Charlene Cook
So sorry for the loss of Leonard he was such a good guy . He will missed by many
Rick reynolds
Godbless
Alice ( Ally ) And Lance Allison
My dear sweet friend, you always made me laugh and smile. I’ll never forget the pub crawls and your jokes. You were and always are a good friend to me. I will miss you so much.
Randy D Dearing
Condolences to the family!
Cathy Judy
RIP Brother
Carla Matthews
Leonard was such a character. He will be missed. I’m sorry for the loss of your father, grandfather, brother and friend.
Sharon Riley Pemberton
Sorry to hear about Leonard. Good family, in my thoughts and prayers.
Anita Burchit
Fun gut he was…great memories…prayers for comfort
Barbara Lamb
Back in my much younger days, I would often see Leonard in the local bar. My family frequented often too and he always had to tell us the Mosby’s were number 1 and the Bruce’s were number 2. We often teased each other about that. I remember a time out coyote hunting when his truck was sparking from his exhaust falling down. He earned the nickname Sparky after that. Leonard loved to tease and be teased but he had a generous heart. He was a good man.
Scott Spillman
So sorry for your loss..
Kay Johnson
Sorry for your loss. Leonard was a very
Caring person. He loved to come into Legion
With a “not appropriate “ shirt on just to
Get me to say something. I will miss this❤️
Valerie Wiedmer
So sorry for your loss. My prayers are with all of you. Love ya
Ernest Mosby
A coup!e of things that stand out to me when I think of Leonard. I’m a few years older than Leonard and I as kids, Leonard always wanted to be doing what I was doing. I didn’t let that slow me down which was often at Leonard’s expense. I made the horse run and Leonard fell off breaking his arm. He fell while we were playing and broke his collarbone. But he always came back for more and was ready for whatever adventure or misadventures I could get us into.
The other thing that comes to mind is that at one time we lived next door to a family who had a son that used a wheelchair. Despite him being older and much larger, Leonard pushed his wheelchair around town tirelessly for about two years that we lived near them because he wanted the boy to be included and not feel left out.
Leonard could be tenacious as all hell and soft hearted at the same time.
Cathy
RIP brother