Floyd Pew, a 93-year-old former Trenton resident, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011 at Pleasant Valley Manor in Pleasant Valley.
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Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 at Resthaven Mortuary, located north of Trenton. Rev. Barry Boulware will officiate.
Burial will be in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens of Trenton.
A scheduled visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 at the mortuary.
Mr. Pew was born May 10, 1917 near Knowlton, Montana in Custer County, the oldest of six children, and the son of George W. and Grace (Robertson) Pew. He was born on a farm and worked in agriculture all of his life.
He was united in marriage to Letha Brennenstuhl on St. Patrick ’s Day in 1939. Two sons were born of this marriage, Stephen Pew and Wayne Pew. Mr. Pew worked for TWA and lived in the Kansas City area soon after they were married. He later drove a delivery truck for Swift & Company. The couple later moved to Trenton, where he began farming and Mrs. Pew taught at Ream School, a small one-room schoolhouse. They were members of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Trenton and lived on the farm east of town from then on, until Mrs. Pew died on Christmas Eve 1984.
Mr. Pew re-married on March 26, 1986 to Eleanor Pfalzgraf in Weslaco, Texas. The couple lived in Waterloo, IA and spent their winters in Texas. She preceded him in death on May 6, 2005.
Mr. Pew’s greatest enjoyment came from being an active member of the Trenton Lions Club. At one point he served as district governor of the state of Missouri for this civic group.
Survivors include two sons, Steve Pew and his wife, Tonie of Ludlow and Wayne Pew of Corning, IA; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Chester Pew of Kansas City, KS and Dale Pew of Lyons, CO; and one sister, Mary Lou Crawford of Trenton.
In addition to his parents and wives, he was preceded in death by a brother, Leonard Norris Pew, and a sister Anna (Pew) Hamilton.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Lions Eye Bank. They can be left at or mailed to Resthaven Mortu-ary, P.O. Box 587, Trenton, MO 64683.
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