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, one of seven children, lived in Butler, Missouri for a short time, then spent 18 years in the Adrian, Missouri and Lacyville area. He attended grade school at Dixie school (near Lacyville) and graduated from Adrian High School. He married Doris Ann Doll on February 18, 1961 and to this union three children were born. Sam worked in heavy construction for 35 years during which time he farmed at night. He belonged to Laborers' Local 663 and 50 years with the American Angus Association.
Sam was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather who taught his family the value of a hard day's work. As a farmer, not only did he raise cattle–his favorite being black cattle–but he also showed them. When not farming or working, Sam enjoyed dancing. For him the style did not matter–from square to the waltz, every step was enjoyable. Sam liked to leave the cold winter months in Missouri and travel to Texas, remaining there for three months before returning to Missouri. As an inspiration to all who knew him, Sam's legacy is a testament to a life well-lived and will live on for many years to come.
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, Phyllistine Breiby 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.