Richard Warren Lisenbee

Richard Warren Lisenbee, 79, of Maywood, MO passed away at 8:31 a.m. Monday, January 20, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Friends and family are invited to Richard's Life Celebration at a visitation from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. with the memorial service following at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Durham Baptist Church in Durham, MO.

Richard was born June 9, 1945, in Quincy, IL to Carl R. and Emma Jane (Gosney) Lisenbee. He was married to Marilyn Fay Davis on November 26, 1966, in Kansas City, MO, and they celebrated 58 wonderful years together. She survives.

In addition to his wife, other survivors include his two sons, Brian Christopher (Marla) Lisenbee and Joshua Wade Lisenbee of Maywood, MO; daughter-in-law, Carrie Lisenbee of Maywood, MO; one granddaughter, Alexandria Dawn (Laura) Lisenbee of Hillsboro, MO; one grandson, William Patrick Warren Lisenbee of Maywood, MO; one brother-in-law, Cecil (Gayle) Davis of Clarence, NY; and one sister-in-law, Sharolyn Davis of Quincy, IL. Richard was preceded in death by his son, Jason Warren Lisenbee; his parents, Carl and Emma Jane Lisenbee; his mother and father-in-law, Easter and Clara Davis; his step mother-in-law, Ginny Davis; and brother-in-law Mike Davis.

Richard grew up in Quincy, IL on the south side and graduated from Quincy Senior High School in 1964. He played lead and base guitar with the band The Knight Kaps, playing at various venues around Quincy. He entered the Armed Forces following graduation and served in the U.S. Army as a Medic/X-Ray Technician from 1964 to 1967 and was stationed in Korea on the DMZ during the Vietnam Era. In 1966 he and Marilyn met in Kansas City, MO and wed later that year. His Officer in Charge told Richard, "If the Army wanted him to have a wife, they would have issued him one." They went on to have three handsome sons who made them very proud. During their marriage they spent most of their life in Wichita. KS where he worked at Cessna Aircraft and other aircraft manufacturing plants. They returned to Maywood, MO in 1999 to help his aging parents.

He enjoyed fishing, archery, hunting, studying the scriptures in one of his many Bibles and later in life the fellowship of fellow believers. But most of all, he enjoyed spending quality time with his loving family. He now knows for sure, along with Jason, who took the bite out of the toast (this is a story for another time).

The family suggests in lieu of flowers, that memorial contributions be made to Durham Baptist Church in care of Ball-Davis Funeral Home, P.O. Box 273, Ewing, MO 63440.

Online condolences may be left at www.davis-fh.com