Obituary -- Harold "Shorty" Fletchall 1928-2019

Harold “Shorty” L. Fletchall went to be with the Lord on June 13, 2019.  Harold was a resident of Grant City, MO, for 88 years, then moved to his retirement home at Vintage Gardens in St. Joseph, MO, to be closer to his family.  After a recent illness, he moved to St. Joseph Senior Living for a higher level of care.

Harold was born in Worth County, MO, to Lloyd Austin and Carrie B. Fletchall on October 17, 1928.  He attended high school at Grant City, MO, and graduated in 1946.  He joined the Army in 1953 and proudly served his country.

He married Edith Mae Foster on July 3, 1955, in Halfrock, MO, and to this union Stephen Fletchall of Des Moines, IA, Elaine Fletchall Bryant of St. Joseph, and Brent Fletchall of Savannah, MO, were born.  He has eight grandchildren:  Ashton and Taylor Bryant, Austin, Ashley and Amanda Fletchall, Nathan Fletchall, and Bobby and Cassie Bryant; he has four great grandchildren:  Sabrina, Ceciela, Nicholas, and Nevaeh Minear.

Harold was preceded in death by his parents; infant twin brother; sister, Freda Baker; and wife, Edith Fletchall.  He is survived by his sister, Leona Davidson; two sons, Stephen and Brent; daughter, Elaine Bryant; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

Harold was a devoted Christian and member of the Grant City Baptist Church.  He was an active member of the church, teaching vacation bible school, Sunday school, participated in mission work, and many other activities for the Lord.  Harold served as a Deacon at the church and served on multiple leadership roles and committees.  In addition to the many activities at his church, he served on the New Life Association committee and the Board of Camp Grand Oaks.

Harold was a master of many trades but he was mainly known for his floor covering business, F&M Floor Covering.  After closing out his floor covering business, he became the custodian at the Worth County R-III High School until retirement in 1994.  When he was not laying carpet or linoleum for someone or working for the school, you could oftentimes find him on a local pond bank, fishing to his heart’s content.

Boy Scout Troop 62 was one of his passions.  He, along with others, rekindled this troop in the early 70’s and served as Scoutmaster until the early 80’s.  Harold was also a member of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say known as Honorary Warrior Rug Trader.  He spent many summers providing leadership to the young men at Camp Geiger.  His passion was working with these young boys, helping them to develop into future leaders.

The family suggests memorial gifts to be sent to Mosaic Home Health and Hospice, 2332 S. Main, Suite B, Maryville, MO 64468.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 17th at the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City, MO.  Interment will be in the Grant City Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 16th at the funeral home.