Ralph Linhardt

Ralph Wayne Linhardt

LINCOLN — Ralph Wayne Linhardt, 71, of Lincoln, MO died Sunday , July 24, 2016 at his home. He was born April 3, 1945, in Temple, TX, son of Ralph Oscar and Marjorie Ellen (Moiser) Linhardt.

Wayne attended Camp Branch School in Pettis County and graduated from Smith Cotton High School in Sedalia. Later attending the University of Central MO in Warrensburg, University of Texas Tech and Draughon College in Kansas City, MO.

Wayne was a US Air Force Veteran of Vietnam.

On October 17, 1970, he was united in marriage to Linda Diemer. In 1976, they moved to their farm home near Lincoln, MO and in 2000, they moved to town.

Wayne was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Sedalia, MO. He was past president of the Benton County Extension Service, past Scout Master of Boy Scout Troup #33 of Lincoln, and had served as Benton County Public Administrator. He was a member and Past Master of the Shawnee Masonic Lodge #653 A.F. and A.M. of Warsaw and member of the Kansas City Valley of the Scottish Rite and the Benton County Scottish Rite Club.

He was preceded in death by his father on October 17, 2009.

He is survived by his wife, Linda, of the home, two sons, Michael Wayne Linhardt, and wife, Tiffany, of Athens, Georgia and Jason Wayne Linhardt of Warrensburg, MO, his mother, Marjorie Linhardt, of Sedalia, MO, an uncle, Wilbur Mosier also of Sedalia.

Funeral and Masonic Services will be at 10:30 A.M., Friday, July 29, 2016 at Davis-Miller Funeral Home in Lincoln. Family will receive friends beginning at 9:30 A.M., Friday, at the funeral home. Burial with military rites will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sedalia, MO. Memorials contributions are suggested to KC Hope Lodge (for cancer patients) the Benton County Hospice, St. Luke's Gottlieb Research Heart Failure Transplant Fund of Kansas City or his memorial park bench to be placed at the Swinging Bridge Trail Head in Warsaw, MO.

Arrangements entrusted to the care of Davis-Miller Funeral Home, Lincoln, MO.