Donald “Don” Keith Showers

Donald “Don” Keith Showers

Donald “Don” Keith Showers

1923-2015

Donald “Don” Keith Showers, 92, of Aurora, Missouri, died Thursday afternoon July 23, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri.

Don was born February 23, 1923, in Creston, Iowa, to Edith Viola (Parker) and Arvid Allie Showers. He was their only child.He married Lela Arlene Shaffer August 25, 1946, in Corning, Iowa. Arlene preceded him in death on September 3, 2011.

After graduating from Creston High School in Creston, Iowa in 1942, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served with the 753rd Tank Battalion in Europe during World War II.

He attended Drake University, in Des Moines, Iowa, pharmacy school graduating in 1950. He started his career in Creston, Iowa, later moving to Condon’s Corner Drug Store in Maryville, Missouri. He moved to Aurora, Missouri, in 1981 to work for Consumer’s Grocery Store.

He was a member of the American Legion and VFW as well as a past member of the Lions Club. He was an active member of the United Methodist Church of Aurora, Missouri.

Survivors include four children: Allan (LaRita) of Farmington, Missouri, David (Lisa) of Springfield Missouri, Martha (Patric) Pettegrew of Aurora, Missouri, and Carol (Samuel) Brown of Manassas, Virginia. He leaves 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

A funeral service under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, Missouri will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at the Aurora United Methodist Church in Aurora, Missouri, with burial following the service at the Maple Park Cemetery, Aurora, Missouri.

Memorials may be directed to the United Methodist Church General Fund, Aurora, Missouri or to the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon.

Online condolence may be shared at www.CraftonCantrellFuneralHome.com.