Funeral services for Richard Eugene Callen will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec.18, 2017 at New Hope Baptist Church in Princeton. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, with the body to be cremated following the service.
Mr. Callen, an 80-year-old resident of Trenton, died at 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 at his home while under hospice care.
Mr. Callen was born on June 30, 1937 in Princeton, the son of Richard and Helen Rae Black Callen. He graduated in 1955 from Princeton High School and enlisted in the US. Army on Sept. 7, 1960, serving at Ft. Bliss, TX until his discharge on Sept. 6, 1962.
He was married to Mary Louise Hubler on Jan. 2, 1961 at the First Baptist Church in Princeton. The couple made their home in Princeton until 1974 when they moved to Marshall. He worked in construction and was golf course superintendent until 2005, when the couple retired and moved back to Princeton. He enjoyed church and being with his family, golfing, playing pool and driving his 1953 Chevrolet. He found his faith in the Lord in 2004 and was a member of New Hope Baptist church since 2013.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Callen, of Princeton; a daughter, Kim Rowlette of Lee’s Summit; two sisters, Puddy Hart and her husband, John of Princeton and Linda Cooksey of Trenton; four grandchildren, Andrew Rowlette and his wife, Crystal of Abilene, TX, Jason Rowlette and his wife, Holly of Lee’s Summit, Samantha Lang and her husband, Fred of Cole Camp and Cory Rowlette of Sedalia; and five great-grandchildren, Richland Grace Rowlette, Cade Rowlette, Lyndsay Rowlette, Josie Lang and Landon Lang.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Ed Rowlette; and a brother-in-law, Robert Cooksey.
The family suggests donations in lieu of flowers to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. They may be left with or mailed to Resthaven Mortuary at 813 Custer, Trenton, MO.
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