Harold Mabrey

1927 - 2025

Harold Richard Mabrey passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025, at his home in Manchester, Missouri. Born February 15, 1927, in his family's log home in Drum, Missouri, he was the son of Henry Lee and Annie Mabrey. He was preceded in death by his wife Hazel Irene, brothers Ercel, Gerald, and Don and his sisters Oma, Fay, and Avis. He is survived by four children Donna (Dave), Rick (Kari), Rita, and Sandra (Donovan), grandson Christian (Hannah), great granddaughters May and Eve, nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. Harold served in the Army during the occupation of Japan, received an associate's degree from St. Louis University, worked as credit manager for Wagner Electric and Ramsey Corporation and as Vice President of Valley Steel Industries. His avocations included playing guitar, steel guitar, and harp, Room at the Inn, fishing, Junior Achievement, bowling, horseshoes, hunting, Marvin Park United Methodist Church including serving as Finance Chair and Room at the Inn, Sunday School Teacher for Crusaders and Joy Classes, Missouri Conservation Quail Habitat, Manchester UMC member, Saturday Morning Men's Bible Study, and Wayne Cemetery clean-up crew. His travels included much of the United States, Jamaica, Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Japan, Ireland, and Mexico.

Services: A Service of Death and Resurrection will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 13 at Manchester United Methodist Church with Rev. Greg Weeks officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Room at the Inn or any effort to fight injustice, poverty, and lonelinessHarold Richard's passionate causes.