Cletus served his country in the United States Navy during Korea. He was honorably discharged and on April 27, 1957 he was united in marriage to Catherine Carzoli. They made their home in Mulberry, Kansas later moving to Grandview, Missouri before retiring to the Lake of the Ozarks.
Cletus worked as a pipe fitter for General Motors for many years. He was a proud member of the United Auto Workers. He loved to fish and was able to do anything with his hands. He loved to cheer on the Oklahoma Sooners and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Cletus is preceded in death by his parents, one brother Bobby, a sister Mary and a grandson, Jacob Masters.
He is survived by his wife, Kate Padgett, of the home, three children; Leslie Eichmann (Mark), of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Debbie Walkenshaw, of Raymore, Missouri and Jeffery Padgett (Kelli), of Raytown, Missouri, five grandchildren; Jeremy Masters, Joshua Masters, Kyle Walkenshaw, Caleb Padgett and Ashley Padgett, ten great grandchildren; Haleigh, Victoria, Veronica, Sky, Finn, Knox, Remy, Kaelyn, Jason and Evan, one great great grandchild, Akari.
Arrangements for his cremation are under the direction of the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
