Obituary - Howard "Jerry" Thomas Crepeau

Funeral services for Howard "Jerry" Thomas Crepeau of Butler, Missouri will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Visitation prior to services 9 - 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Howard “Jerry” Thomas Crepeau, age 70 of Butler, Missouri died Thursday, August 20, 2026 at St. Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born February 24, 1956 to Mrytle Louise Thomas in Wichita, Kansas. When Howard was a young child, Mrytle married Robert Roland Crepeau, who adopted Howard as his own.

Howard is survived by his wife, Karla Crepeau of Butler, Missouri; two aunts, Neva Miliron of Branson, Missouri and Sharon Westover of Butler, Missouri; parents-in-law, David and Kay Gayman of Grove, Oklahoma; brother-in-law, Rick Gayman of Branson, Missouri; sister-in-law, Kim Hauser of Grove, Oklahoma; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Howard was preceded in death by his mother and three siblings.

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