Don's wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date in Hillsdale, Kansas. Arrangements, Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.
Don is survived by his life-long partner, Janet Chambers of Amsterdam, Missouri; two sisters, Wanda Johnston of Lake Port, California and Edna Tivis of Warrensburg, Missouri.