Wayne was born February 10, 1959, in Modesto, CA to John Wayne and Orva Lynne (Bayne) Blunt. After high school, he married Rebecca Sue Compton and together they raised three children.
He worked at a sawmill in Deerfield, MO, Beisley’s Gas Station, worked for Dick Meyers and drove a truck for David Bough. He was a member of JC’s Black Powder and enjoyed stock car racing, fishing and spending time with his family.
Wayne is survived by one daughter, Marlena McElreath, Nevada, MO; one sister, Paula Bechtle, Nevada, MO; two brothers, Frankie Blunt and Richard Blunt, both of California; grandchildren, Kendra (Jake) Fisher, Megan Friend, Justice Graham, Daemein Graham, and Liberty Graham; one great grandchild LucyMae Jeffery and another one on the way; a nephew Andrew Bechtle and a niece Heather Lynne Bechtle.
Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife Rebecca Blunt, two children, Regina Blunt and Thomas Blunt; one brother, Bobby Blunt; and one sister Frances Blunt.
The family will have a Celebration of Life at 5:00 pm, Friday, April 21, 2023, at Wayne’s Home.
Wayne is survived by one daughter, Marlena McElreath, Nevada, MO; one sister, Paula Bechtle, Nevada, MO; two brothers, Frankie Blunt and Richard Blunt, both of California; grandchildren, Kendra (Jake) Fisher, Megan Friend, Justice Graham, Daemein Graham, and Liberty Graham; one great grandchild LucyMae Jeffery and another one on the way; a nephew Andrew Bechtle and a niece Heather Lynne Bechtle.
Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife Rebecca Blunt, two children, Regina Blunt and Thomas Blunt; one brother, Bobby Blunt; and one sister Frances Blunt.
The family will have a Celebration of Life at 5:00 pm, Friday, April 21, 2023, at Wayne’s Home.
