Ellen Jean Rinehart, 92 years, of Lathrop, Missouri passed away December 7, 2024 at the home of her daughter. Funeral services will be held at a later date with burial in Allendale, MO at Kirk Cemetery. Mrs. Rinehart was born on March 31, 1932 near Allendale, Missouri.
Jean was baptized at a young age at Mount Vernon Church in Grant City, Missouri. Jean was a graduate of Grant City High School class of 1950. She was united in marriage to Roy L. Rinehart on April 14, 1951. To this union four children were born Mitzie, Cheryl, Rod, and Paul. Jean and Roy moved back to Grant City in 1958 after Roy finished college at Northwest Missouri State Teachers College and was drafted and stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Jean was a homemaker who loved growing flowers, gardening, and raising animals. Jean was known for her chocolate chip cookies and cherry mash candy.
In 1973 they moved to Maysville, MO where Roy was the High School and Junior High principal until 1983 and then they moved to Hamilton, MO. After moving to Hamilton they joined the Hamilton Federated Church until moving to Lawson Missouri in 1999 to be closer to their daughter Cheryl, who has been their healthcare advocate ever since. When Cheryl moved to Lathrop, Missouri Jean and Roy sold their home and moved in with Cheryl and Earl Swearingin.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dale and Weldon Brown, a brother Don Brown, brother-in-law's Gene Groom, Jim Marcum, and Kenny Smith, son-in-law Galen Deardeuff, grandson Jared Deardeuff, nephews Jeffery Marcum, Bruce Maudlin, Kyle Smith, and niece Brenda Miller.
Jean will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 73 years Roy, daughters Mitzie (Mike) Wiley of Gallatin, MO and Cheryl (Earl) Swearingin of Lathrop, MO, and sons Rod (Johnna) Rinehart of Maysville, MO, Paul (Dawn) Rinehart of Cameron, MO, sisters Evelyn Groom of Albany, MO, Jewell Marcum of Castle Rock, CO, Betty Smith of Allendale, MO, Madelyn (Wayne) Brooke of Raytown, MO, Marilyn (Danny) Maudlin of Burlington, IA, and Rhonda Moore of Belton, MO, and 10 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, 3 step-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the United Christian and Presbyterian Church in Lawson or the Kirk Cemetery in Allendale, MO.
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