Funeral services for Wendell Earl Teagarden of Butler, Missouri will be 10 a.m. Friday, May 9, 2025 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler.  Visitation 5 - 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8 at the Schowengerdt Chapel.  Burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Ballard, Missouri.  Contributions to Mexico Missions.  Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Wendell Earl Teagarden, age 84 of Butler, Missouri died Sunday, May 4, 2025 at Butler Center in Butler.  He was born February 6, 1941 to Tommie Jefferson and Doris Ann Johnson Teagarden in Hume, Missouri.

Wendell is survived by his wife, Carol Teagarden of Butler, Missouri; one son, Keith Teagarden and wife Joni of Butler, Missouri; one daughter, Kerri Loyd and husband David of Butler, Missouri;  five grandchildren, Cody Loyd (Kayla), Kelsi Bergen (Micah), Kyle Teagarden (Jenna), Amanda Bagby (Trenton) and Stephanie Bamberg (Duane); ten great-grandchildren, (Jared, Bailee, Ethan and Ben Loyd), (Abby, Lily, Melody and Cooper Bergen), and (Lyandin and Sophia Bamberg);  two sisters, Wanda Patrick and husband Larry of The Villages, Florida and Annette Coe and husband Doug of Glendale, California.  Wendell  was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Roscoe in 1959.