Dan graduated from Nevada High School in 1968. Following high school, he attended Missouri State University. Dan was a parts manager at C.A White Motors and Brown Ford in Nevada, Mo.
He moved to Camdenton, Mo in 1989 and worked at Ozark Ford in Camdenton, Mo until 2001. Dan was retired and worked at the Nevada Daily Mail up until his death.
Dan was a member of the Nevada Elks Lodge for several years. Dan loved to hunt and fish. He was known for his woodworking and mechanical skills as well as helping anyone who needed something.
Survivors include his children; Dan Righter Jr. and his wife, Angela, of Camdenton Mo; Jefferson James Righter and his wife Alisha, of Buffalo Mo; Misty Jones and her husband Tony, of Springfield Mo; 8 grandchildren including: Morgan, Taylor, Lydia, Katie, Emily, Sydney, Jaden, Brooklyn. Great grandson Colt and soon to be great granddaughter, Amiyah. Siblings: Joe Righter of Ripley Ohio, Barbara Lavell of Murrieta Ca., Pat Jackson of Nevada Mo, Doug Righter of Golden City Mo. Preceded in death by his parents Pete and Opal; brother Peter Jefferson Righter and Diane Nicolaou.
Celebration of Life services will be held from 12-2pm at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada Mo. on July 29, 2023. Contributions may be made in Dan’s memory to his surviving dog, Boney P, to the family, in care of Ferry Funeral Home.
Dan was a member of the Nevada Elks Lodge for several years. Dan loved to hunt and fish. He was known for his woodworking and mechanical skills as well as helping anyone who needed something.
Survivors include his children; Dan Righter Jr. and his wife, Angela, of Camdenton Mo; Jefferson James Righter and his wife Alisha, of Buffalo Mo; Misty Jones and her husband Tony, of Springfield Mo; 8 grandchildren including: Morgan, Taylor, Lydia, Katie, Emily, Sydney, Jaden, Brooklyn. Great grandson Colt and soon to be great granddaughter, Amiyah. Siblings: Joe Righter of Ripley Ohio, Barbara Lavell of Murrieta Ca., Pat Jackson of Nevada Mo, Doug Righter of Golden City Mo. Preceded in death by his parents Pete and Opal; brother Peter Jefferson Righter and Diane Nicolaou.
Celebration of Life services will be held from 12-2pm at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada Mo. on July 29, 2023. Contributions may be made in Dan’s memory to his surviving dog, Boney P, to the family, in care of Ferry Funeral Home.
