Rex Herbert Crail

Rex Herbert Crail

Rex Herbert Crail

1928-2015

Rex Herbert Crail, 87, Maryville, Missouri, died Monday, October 19, 2015, at Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville.

Rex was born April 7, 1928, in Stanberry, Missouri to Frank and Chloe Beal Crail. He married Maxine Stoll May 21, 1955, in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Rex served his country with the United States Army during the Korean War.

He was with the 981st engineers as a welder at Camp Pickett, Virginia, with most of his service time spent in Munich, Germany. He was a member of the Raymond Sager American Legion Post #260 in Stanberry, Missouri, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Maryville, the Eagle’s Club, Maryville, and the Methodist Church.

He had been an auto mechanic in Stanberry for more than 25 years, before continuing his farming full time.

Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers: Max and Junior Crail; two sisters: Pauldena Anderson and Peggy Wright.

Rex is survived by his family: wife Maxine Crail, of the home in Maryville; children: Debbie Crail, Independence, Missouri and Randy Crail, Ravenwood, Missouri; three brothers: Ted (Dixie) Crail, Agency, Missouri, Gerald Crail, and Rick (Saudie) Crail, St. Joseph, Missouri; two sisters: Kate Lamb St. Joseph and Madonna and Kenny Irminger, Agency, and many nieces and nephews.

A Private Family Graveside Memorial Service with Inurnment will be held at a later date at Jennings Cemetery, Alanthus Grove, Missouri.

Memorials can be directed to the Diabetes Foundation, 6900 College Boulevard, Suite 250, Leawood, KS 66211

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