Harold Eugene Fimple, 92, Independence, MO passed away June 15, 2018. Services will be 10 am, Wed., June 20 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service at the chapel. Graveside services will follow at 2 pm at Memorial Park Cemetery in Sedalia, MO.
Harold was born July 13, 1925 in Sedalia, MO and graduated from Smith-Cotton High School there. He was a U.S. Army veteran who fought in WW II in the European Theater. He earned an Associate Degree from Rockhurst College. He was an accountant for the Army Corps of Engineers from 1951 until his retirement in 1977. He enjoyed working in his yard and loved traveling with family in his RV. He and his wife, Barbara, spent many winters in Texas and once drove to Alaska among their numerous trips. Most of all he loved spending time with his grandchildren and attending their sporting events.
Harold was preceded in death by wife of forty years Ruth Yvonne (Wasson) Fimple. He is survived by his wife of thirty-one years Barbara Fimple, of the home; daughter Janet Critchfield and husband John, Vancouver, WA; son Ron Carroll; daughter Paula Hickman and husband Mike; brother Emmett “Bud” L. Fimple, all of Independence, MO; sister Beverly Bottom and husband Glenn, Sedalia, MO; seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel 816-373-3600)