John Wesley

Amsden

John Wesley Amsden

December 8, 1942 - November 16, 2023

John Wesley Amsden, age 80, son of the late Tennie Lore (Toots) and John Henry Amsden, was born in Redford on December 8, 1942. He departed this life on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the John J. Pershing Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

John began working in the logwoods at a young age and was a support to his family when his dad was injured in a logging accident. He left his family when he was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War. On August 7, 1968 at Ohlman Baptist Church in Bunker, John was united in marriage to Judy Creek; to this loving union two children were born, John Bryan and Karla Joan. John went on to be a farmer and a timber worker who was known for being a hard worker. He loved telling jokes, sharing family history, stories of the logwoods, chasing cow tails, and sitting on his front porch. He was blessed with five grandchildren for whom he built a pond stocked with catfish just so they could go fishing. He also would take them to the store for goodies or to the sale barn to help him buy cattle or burgers, whichever he required.

John was preceded in death by his parents, John Henry and Tennie Lore (Toots) Amsden; four brothers, Robert "Bobbie" Amsden, Obia Amsden, Eugene Amsden and Darrel Amsden; three sisters: Ruth "Sis" Epley, Linda Meyer, and Helen Rudolph.

John is survived by his wife, Judy Amsden of Centerville; one son: Bryan Amsden and his wife, April of Centerville; one daughter: Karla Crabtree and her husband, Keith of Ellington; five grandchildren: Abigail Cumins, Aiden Cumins, Jaimie Gremard, Wyatt Amsden, and Allie Amsden; two brothers: Herbert Amsden and his wife Michelle of Ellington, Coy Amsden and his wife Sheila of Centerville; five sisters: Wilma Rudolph of St. Louis, Wanda Landrum and her husband Jerry of Festus, Brenda Little and partner Joe of St. Louis, Lela Mallard and her husband Billy of Paragould, Arkansas and Georgianna Amsden of Centerville.

Visitation: Tuesday, November 21, 2023, 10AM-2PM at McSpadden Funeral Home, Ellington, Missouri

Funeral to follow at 2PM

Minister: Terry Sharpe, Ohlman Baptist Church

Burial: Polk Memorial Cemetery

Pallbearers: Bryan Amsden, Wyatt Amsden, Keith Crabtree, Herbert Amsden, Shane Amsden, Coy Amsden

Arrangements by McSpadden Funeral Home, Ellington, Missouri