Mason R. Mcintire

Mason Roger McIntire, 73, passed away January 18, 2019 in Maryville, Missouri.

He was born in St. Joseph on May 23, 1945, one of four children of Harry Lyons and Violet Marie (Holstine) McIntire.

Mason received his BS and Masters of Business Administration from the University of Kansas in 1969. While attending KU, he met Judy Bailey, and they were married in Moline, Illinois on August 10, 1968. They became parents of two daughters.

Mason served in the United States Army while the couple lived in San Antonio, Texas. They also lived in Los Angeles and Kansas City, before moving to Mound City in 1974. Mason owned and operated McIntire Lumber until his retirement in 2014.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Tom; sister, Marilyn Schulte; and niece, Melinda Nedbalek.

Mason is survived by his wife of 50 years, Judy, of their Mound City home; daughters, Heidi (Paul) Shaver, Colleyville, Texas, and Jill (Nathan) Green, Highlands Ranch, Colorado; six grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Kay and Robert Simpson, St. Joseph, sister-in-law, Ann McIntire, Overland Park, Kansas; brother-in-law, William Schulte, Verona, Pennsylvania; and nieces, nephews and a community of friends.

Services: 11:00 am Wednesday, January 23, 2019, Chamberlain Funeral Home, Mound City. Family visitation, Tuesday evening from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home. Interment: Mount Hope Cemetery, Mound City. Memorials: Mound City United Methodist Church, Mound City Nutrition Site, and the State Theater.