Visitation prior to services 10 - 11 a.m. Friday at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler with Military Honors. Contributions to Butler Senior Center. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.
Leroy Dale (L.D.) Friedly was born in Stover, Missouri on December 16, 1932 to Lewis Conrad and Myrtle (Miller) Friedly. He passed away on June 1, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri with family at his side. He was 90 years old.
L.D. completed his first eight grades at High Prairie School in rural Morgan County. He graduated from Stover High School in Stover, Missouri.
After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as an early detection radar Corporal stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska, he utilized the GI Bill to further his education at the University of Missouri in Columbia. While completing his degree in Agricultural Education, L.D. met and married Barbara King.
His teaching career took them to Halfway, Missouri and Mexico, Missouri. After teaching, L.D. joined the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service, moving his family to Paris, Missouri, and subsequently to Butler, Missouri.
After retiring from the Conservation Service, he did substitute teaching in Adrian, Butler, and Miami High Schools. He later worked part-time at Corner Hardware in Butler.
L.D. was a deacon and active member of Immanuel Baptist Church for most of his life in Butler. He and Barbara also attended Happy Hill Church of God.
He was a Gideon and served for a time on the Butler Ministerial Alliance. He also served on boards for the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, Bates County Memorial Hospital, and Butler Rural Housing. Throughout his life L.D. enjoyed farming, gardening, and reading.
L.D. was preceded in death by his wife Barbara; his parents L.C. and Myrtle Friedly, and all of his siblings: Russell Friedly, Helen Browning, Elva Friedly, Claude Friedly, and Ross Friedly.
He is survived by his children Lynn Utley, Nancy Hall, Lora Rodenberg, Cinda O’Keefe, and Dale Friedly, along with their respective families.
The family is grateful to the Assisted Living staff at The Gardens at Barry Road and Ascend Hospice for the wonderful care they provided for L.D.
Leroy Dale (L.D.) Friedly was born in Stover, Missouri on December 16, 1932 to Lewis Conrad and Myrtle (Miller) Friedly. He passed away on June 1, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri with family at his side. He was 90 years old.
L.D. completed his first eight grades at High Prairie School in rural Morgan County. He graduated from Stover High School in Stover, Missouri.
After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as an early detection radar Corporal stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska, he utilized the GI Bill to further his education at the University of Missouri in Columbia. While completing his degree in Agricultural Education, L.D. met and married Barbara King.
His teaching career took them to Halfway, Missouri and Mexico, Missouri. After teaching, L.D. joined the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service, moving his family to Paris, Missouri, and subsequently to Butler, Missouri.
After retiring from the Conservation Service, he did substitute teaching in Adrian, Butler, and Miami High Schools. He later worked part-time at Corner Hardware in Butler.
L.D. was a deacon and active member of Immanuel Baptist Church for most of his life in Butler. He and Barbara also attended Happy Hill Church of God.
He was a Gideon and served for a time on the Butler Ministerial Alliance. He also served on boards for the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, Bates County Memorial Hospital, and Butler Rural Housing. Throughout his life L.D. enjoyed farming, gardening, and reading.
L.D. was preceded in death by his wife Barbara; his parents L.C. and Myrtle Friedly, and all of his siblings: Russell Friedly, Helen Browning, Elva Friedly, Claude Friedly, and Ross Friedly.
He is survived by his children Lynn Utley, Nancy Hall, Lora Rodenberg, Cinda O’Keefe, and Dale Friedly, along with their respective families.
The family is grateful to the Assisted Living staff at The Gardens at Barry Road and Ascend Hospice for the wonderful care they provided for L.D.
