Aaron Warren Eldred

Aaron Warren Eldred, 85, of Oronogo, Mo., died 6:35 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, at National Health Care in Joplin, Mo., following a long illness. Warren was born Aug. 16, 1923, in Macks Creek, Mo., to Marion and Minnie Lee (Kerr) Eldred. He was a lifelong resident of the Oronogo area. Warren was a POW in World War II and served in the Army Air Force. Following the war on Oct. 22, 1948, he married Lettie Allen in Independence, Mo. She survives at the home. Warren earned his B.S. in industrial arts and math from Pitt State University. He worked most of his life as a self employed carpenter and retired in 1990. Warren was a member of the Restoration Church of Jesus Christ in Maple Grove, Mo. Church life was always most important in his life and he also enjoyed to read. Survivors include sons, Phillip Eldred and wife, Donna, of Springfield, Mo., and Wayne Eldred and wife, Shannon, of Joplin; sister, Betty Peterson and husband, Marion, of Oronogo; grandchildren, Rosita Foraker, Ross Eldred and Shannon Eldred; great-grandchildren Josalyn and Aaron; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Marvin, Clifford and Willard; and sisters, Chloie, Clara, Roberta, Alma and Beulah. Memorial graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Nashville Christian Church in Nashville, Mo., with Elder Robert Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the Nashville Cemetery in Nashville. Full military honors will be conducted by American Legion Post 13. E-mail condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com Arrangements and services are under the direction of Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, of Pittsburg, Kan.