Willard "Bud" Mutchler

Willard “Bud” Mutchler, 87, of Savannah, passed away Jan. 15, 2016 at a Savannah care center.

Bud was born in Rock Port, Mo. on July 16, 1928. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952.

On Dec. 10, 1952 he married VaLoris Mansil. She passed away in 1995. In 2004 he married Daisy (Phillips) Reynolds. She survives of their Savannah, Mo. home.

Bud worked as a heavy equipment operator for Ideker Construction, and was a member of Operating Engineers, Local 101.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Oliver and Essie (Graham) Mutchler; two brothers and two sisters.

In addition to his wife, Daisy, Bud is survived by brother, Lester (Evelyn) Mutchler of Nevada; stepdaughter, Linda (Dan) Petitt of Savannah; stepson, Roger (Jannet) Reynolds of Bolckow, Mo.; five step grandchildren; five step great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Services: Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, 2:00 pm, Chamberlain Funeral Home, Oregon, Mo. Family will greet friends one hour prior to services. Interment: Maple Grove Cemetery. Memorials: Maple Grove Cemetery Association.