Obituary - Sam Lefevre

Funeral services for Sam Lefevre of Butler, Missouri will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler.  Visitation prior to services 10 - 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Schowengerdt Chapel.  Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler.  In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Bates County Fair.  Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Samuel “Sam” Ulysses Lefevre, age 88 of Butler, Missouri died Thursday, February 19, 2026 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler.  He was born July 24, 1937 to Ernest Pete and Marie Elizabeth Goodenough Lefevre in Butler.

Sam is survived by two sons, Randy Lefevre of Bronaugh, Missouri and Mike Lefevre and wife Johnna of Butler, Missouri; one daughter, Cheryl Baker and husband Gary of Odessa, Missouri; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two sisters, Phillistein Bribey of Overland Park, Kansas and Martha Center of Oak Grove, Missouri; and one brother, Ernest Lefevre of Raymore, Missouri.  Sam was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Doris; and three sisters.

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