Carl Linus Moffitt

Carl Linus Moffitt, 91, of Bolivar passed quietly from this life early Wednesday morning, April 18th, 2012 at Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility in Stockton, Missouri. He was born May 23, 1920 in Violet, Missouri, the son of Francis Asberry Moffitt and Nannie Belle Brooks Moffitt. He was the youngest of six children. Carl grew up in the Violet community near Bolivar. He was saved as a young man and joined the Spring Valley Missionary Baptist Church. Carl married Ozella Lockhart on January 15, 1941. They were married 57 years. Carl and Ozella had one son, Carl Dennis Moffitt, who was killed in a car accident in 1990. They lived in California for over 50 years before returning to live in Missouri and Oklahoma following the death of their son. He entered the Army in June 1945 and served in World War II in Italy as a lineman with the 3196th Signal Corp. Following his discharge in 1946, he returned to California to work as a maintenance supervisor for Coast Grain until his retirement in 1985. Carl and Dennis loved to shoot trap and skeet. Carl served as the president of the Norwalk Gun Club. One of his favorite stories was having the opportunity to shoot with Roy Rogers. Carl was preceded in death by his wife, Ozella; his parents, Az and Nan; his son, Dennis; three brothers, Orvil, Ken, and Earl; and two sisters, Margaret Nelson and Leila Pritchard. He is survived by his nieces Jean Fantz; Berna Dene Smith; Janice Entrop and husband, Harold; Joyce Brown; and Karen Gorden and husband, Ben; and his nephew, Bruce Moffitt; brother-in-laws, Joe Lockhart; Don Courtney; Albert Courtney and sister-in-laws Joan Ross and Margie Folsom. He is also survived by many great and great great nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Carl had a generous and loving nature. He enjoyed gardening and visiting with family and friends. A visitation will be held from 9:00-10:00am Saturday morning, April 21, 2012 at the Butler Funeral Home in Bolivar, Missouri. Graveside services will be held will at 10:30am, Saturday morning, April 21, 2012 at the Mt. Olive Cemetery just East of Bolivar with Brother Mike Bruce officiating under the care and direction of the Butler Funeral Home. Full Military Honors will be provided by the VFW Post #5525 of Stockton, Missouri and the Missouri Military Funeral Honors Team of Springfield, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Central Missouri Honor Flight Program for WW II Veterans, 1400 Forum Blvd., Ste. 38, Box 334, Columbia, Missouri 65203 or to the Alzheimers Association, Southwest Missouri Chapter, 1630 W. Elfindale, Springfield, Missouri 65807. Friends and family may sign the guest book or send private condolences at www.butlerfuneralhome.com PDF Printable Version

Carl Linus Moffitt

May 23, 1920 - April 18, 2012