Vincel "Vince" Lee Emery

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Vincel "Vince" Lee Emery, 89, of Oak Grove, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, at Lee's Summit Medical Center. Vince was born Jan. 24, 1921, to Harvey and Harriet (Shaver) Emery in Vernon County, Mo. He attended school at Milo and Nevada, Mo., graduating in 1939 from Nevada High School. After high school, he attended the University of Missouri-Columbia, Mo. He married the love of his life, Mary Elizabeth Evans on April 11, 1941, and they enjoyed 57 years together before her passing in 1998. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the European Theatre in the 82nd Airborne and 94th Infantry Divisions. After returning from service, he owned and operated the H.L. Emery & Sons' Feed and Grain Elevator in Nevada, Mo., with his father and brother for several years. In 1960, he and Mary opened the Vince Emery Marine Supply in Nevada where they served boating customers in a multi-state area. After his retirement in 1973 from the marine business, he drove a school bus for the Nevada school district until 1986, where he enjoyed transporting students, sports teams and academic groups from kindergartners through high school seniors.

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