Rick grew up in Nevada and graduated Nevada High School class of 1972. He worked in construction for a time then began a career as a truck driver. He drove for over 20 years and retired in 2017 from “Trucks 4 U”.
Survivors include his five children, Robert Masters (Chris), Carthage, MO, Tonya Timbrook (Jeff), Milo, MO, Stephanie Peters, El Dorado Springs, MO, Shauna Masters (Amanda), Nevada, and Tracy Massengill, El Dorado Springs; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; his mother, JoAnn Stafford, Kansas City; three brothers, Billy Stafford (Lois), Kansas City, Bruce Stafford (Becky), Kansas City, and Steven Stafford (Frankie), Nevada; two sisters, Cathy Stafford and Vickie Stafford, Kansas City. In addition to his wife Nancy, he was preceded in death by his father, one sister, Diana Parker, and one granddaughter, Kourtney Masters.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, MO. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park, Nevada. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 prior to the service at the funeral home.
