J.W. Cauthon
Feb. 3, 1939 Feb. 16, 2019
J.W. ‘Pete’ Cauthon, 80, of Goodman, Mo., died Feb. 16, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin.
He was born Feb. 3, 1939, in Miami, Okla., to Willard B. and Patricia E. (Holloway) Cauthon. He was an educator, coach and bus driver at Goodman and Neosho schools before working at Tri
State Motor Transit for
30 years.
He enjoyed being a cattle farmer and leatherwork. He was a member of the Sheep Shed Church. He married Bobbie J. (Ford) on Dec. 28, 1992, in Goodman and she survives.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and daughterin-law, Kimberly Geller Cauthon.
Additional survivors include two children, Becky Ann (Ron) Wolbert of Midway, Ga., and J.W. Cauthon II of Magazine, Ark.; three stepchildren, Lisa Washburn of Florida, Nicki Sarratt of Goodman and Evon Ford of Tennessee; one brother, C.D. (Vicki) Cauthon of Tryon, Okla.; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, at the Sheep Shed on Gateway Drive in Neosho, with Pastor Jock Evans officiating. Interment followed in the Mayfield Cemetery in Goodman.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Sheep Shed, c/o Clark Funeral Home, P.O. Box 66, Neosho, MO 64850.
Online condolences may be posted at www.clark funeralhomes.com
Clark Funeral Home of Neosho, Mo., was in charge of arrangements