EDWIN YAEGER

EDWIN YAEGER Edwin H. Yaeger passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at Hartland Residential Care Center in Marshall at the age of 96 years. He was born on a farm in Howard County MO, the son of Reinhold L. ("Bodie") Yaeger and Annabelle Stanley Yaeger, and is survived by his four children: William Yaeger (Chris), of Independence, David Yaeger (Jean), of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Nancy Gorman (Tom), of Wilmington, Delaware, and Robert Yaeger, of Columbia. He is survived as well by his six grandchildren: Joshua Yaeger, Jonathan Yaeger, Henry Gorman, Linda Gorman, Caroline Yaeger, and Samuel Yaeger, and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 63 years, Joanne (Madden) Yaeger, and by his two sisters, Mary Ann (Yaeger) Korte, and Elizabeth ("Betty") Jean Yaeger. After graduating from Glasgow High School as an FFA State Farmer in 1947, Ed served in the U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne, from 1951 to 1953. He then farmed and attended college on the GI bill over a period of years, starting at Central Methodist College and graduating from the University of Missouri with a degree in agribusiness in 1960. Ed traveled the backroads of Missouri for many years as a fertilizer salesman. He got a kick out of the song "King of the Road," and often played it along with other country music favorites on his stereo. He loved his work and counted his business associates among his closest friends. When driving his wife and young children back and forth from Marshall to the family farm in Glasgow, Ed liked to get the company car up to 100 mph in the Missouri River bottom and reminisce about his racing days. They didn't call him "Fast Eddie" for nothing he always moved quickly. At the same time, Ed believed firmly that any job worth doing was worth doing well. At the age of 92, as his neighbors looked on in amazement, he roto-tilled his entire front yard and re-seeded it to improve the look of the grass. Ed was good in a crisis, whether it was car trouble 100 miles away or a middle of the night trip to the hospital. He made root beer floats for his grandchildren, telling them there was a secret ingredient that did not in fact exist. Truth to tell, Ed was a bit of a character, never boring. He will be missed. Many thanks to Cyndi and Larry Farris and to all of the staff and residents of Hartland Residential Care Center for their kindness and care. Ed was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Marshall, where services will be held in his memory at 11:00 Saturday morning, October 11, 2025, with visitation to start before the service at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow the service at Ridge Park Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to First United Methodist Church of Marshall in lieu of flowers. A guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com