- Date Of Birth: August 12, 1927
- Date Of Death: December 24, 2015
- State: Missouri
Delmar Norman Snodgrass of Vienna, MO passed away at his home Thursday, December 24, 2015. He was 88 years, 4 months, and 12 days of age.
Delmar, the son of the late Chester “Ted” Norman and Ruby Ruth Copeland Snodgrass, was born August 12, 1927 in Vienna, MO.
He was united in marriage to Anna Mae Bray on June 28, 1947 at Union Hill Baptist Church in Vienna, MO.
He is survived by his wife, Anna Mae, of the home; two sons: Norman Snodgrass and wife, Sandra and Dwight “Ike” Snodgrass and wife, Debra of Vienna; two daughters: Mary Jane Duncan and Jeane Stegeman and husband, Raymond of Vienna, MO; two son-in-laws: Donnie Bastion of Meta and Loyal Henderson of Vienna; four brothers: Donald and wife, Josephine of Vienna, Billy and wife, Melvena of Meta, Dallas and wife, Terry of Vienna, Dennis and wife, Jerrie of Vichy; two sisters: Vivian Sandbothe of Taos, MO and Velma Hayes and husband, Wesley of Vienna. He is further survived by 16 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and one great granddaughter to arrive any day.
He is preceded in death by his parents and two daughters: Eletha Bastion and Irene Henderson.
He was a loving husband and father. He and his wife, Anna, bought a farm on the Gasconade River seven years after they married. They raised crops, beef cattle and hogs. He devoted his life to God and his family. He was ordained as a deacon at Terry Baptist Church in Vienna; he served as a deacon at Union Hill Baptist Church for 61 years. He was very active in the church, and he instilled strong moral values to his children; “keep your morals clean” was included in many discussions after church during Sunday dinners. He had a strong work ethic. His words, “Don’t just stand there, do something even if it is wrong” were heard often as he taught as he passed on his value of working to his kids. He always said that his kids was his most important crop, and his grandkids were his sprouts.
