Samuel 'Nick' Nicholas Maas

Samuel Nicholas 'Nick' Maas, age 79 of Bolivar went home to be with the lord on Monday Morning, January 26, 2015 at the Parkview Health Care Facility in Bolivar after a long illness. Nick was born February, 18, 1935 in Springfield, MO to Joseph Leonard and Pauline Hamilton Maas. He graduated from Bolivar High School in 1953 and attended Drury College where he was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. He graduated from Drury with a degree in Geology in 1958. At Drury he met the love of his life, Jobeth Ellis. They were married in 1959 and had two children, Nick and Betsy. Nick was a master mechanic and builder. He owned Maas and Sons Quarry with his father, Leonard and later Maas and Son Welding with his son Nick. He was a lifelong Member of the First Christian Church of Bolivar where he served as an Elder. He was a scholar of the Bible and taught adult Sunday school for more than 50 years. Nick has a special interest in guns and shooting. He was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and taught numerous young people gun safety and hunting skills ( with a few life lessons along the way). He competed on the state and national levels in black powder, traps, skeet and sporting clays and won several Championships. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 55 years, Jobeth of Bolivar; his son, Nick and his wife Kathy of Bolivar; his daughter, Betsy and her husband Terry of Moore, OK. He also leaves his five grandchildren he adored, Hannah, Sarah, and Sam Davisdon of Moore, OK and Katelyn and Samuel Maas of Bolivar, MO. He also leaves his sister, Carolyn Adams Prairie Village, KS and her three children and grandchildren. Visitation will be at 10:00 am, Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the First Christian Church of Bolivar with a memorial services immediately following at 11:00 am with Rev. Bill Nichols officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery in Bolivar under the care and direction of the Butler Funeral Home of Bolivar. In lieu of flowers, a memorial contributions may be made to the Nick Maas Fund at the First Christian Church of Bolivar, 407 West Broadway, P.O. Box 416, Bolivar, MO 65613 Friends may sign the guest book at www.butlerfuneralhome.com PDF Printable Version

Samuel 'Nick' Nicholas Maas

February 18, 1935 - January 26, 2015