Obituary - Danny Thomas Sewell

Danny Thomas Sewell

Danny Thomas Sewell, 69, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at his home in Roscoe, MO following a battle with pancreatic cancer since December, 2016. He was born on June 17, 1947 in Nevada, MO to Arthur Lee and Ethel Pauline (Flagor) Sewell. He married Regina Mae McDermott on September 5, 1969 in Nevada and she survives of the home.

Danny was raised in Nevada. He was drafted into the United States Army on June 15, 1967 where he became an armed calvary operator and was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany during the Vietnam era until his discharge on May 28, 1969. Danny received a good conduct medal, sharp shooter M-14 and National Defense Service medal. Following the service he worked at Fram in Nevada until it closed in 2002 then the family moved to Troy, MO and he worked for First Financial Federal Credit Union in St. Charles, MO until his retirement in March, 2010. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with several close friends and family. 

Survivors in addition to his wife Regina include one daughter, Tracy LeAnn Sewell, Nevada; three brothers, Arthur (Sonny) Sewell, Jr. and his wife Linda K., Kenny Sewell and his wife Debbie, Rob Sewell and his wife Twila, all of Nevada; two sisters, Carol Strickland and her husband John, Lowry City, MO and Linda Chesnut and her husband Leon, Nevada; sisters-in-law, Eleanor Willson and her husband Gilbert, Nevada, Betsey Medearis and her husband Lloyd, Green Valley, AZ and Patricia Olson and her husband Bill, Plymouth, WI. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son Travis Lee Sewell from cancer in November 2009; brother-in-law, William McDermott; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, cousins and grandparents.

Committal services with Military Honors will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Newton Burial Park in Nevada with Rev. Bill Smith and Rev. Rex Scholes officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 -10:30 a.m. prior to the service at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.