Billy Lee Stout

Billy Lee Stout, age 88, of Verona, Missouri, passed away at 1:28 a.m. on Sunday, November

13, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was born December 15, 1933, in

Logan, Missouri, the son of Alfa Henry and Gladys Fay (Irvine) Stout.

Billy was a 1952 graduate of Marionville High School in Marionville, Missouri, and a graduate

of the University of Missouri in Columbia. He was a United States Air Force Veteran serving

during the Korean War. Billy was a home builder before becoming the administrator for Lacoba

Nursing Home in Monett, Missouri retiring after 20 years. He worked for Tyson’s in Monett and

was a part time mail carrier in Verona and was a member of the Verona Baptist Church.

On August 1, 1964, he married Karan Marie Jairett in Springfield, Missouri.

Billy is survived by his wife, of 58 years, Karan; three sons, Jason Stout and Jeff Stout and his

wife, Jennifer, all of Verona and John Stout of Aurora, Missouri; three grandchildren, Ethan,

Matthew, and Alison Stout, all of Verona and one sister-in-law, Betty Stout of Roseburg,

Oregon.

Billy was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, Harley, Marvin and his wife,

Renee, Charlie and Darrell and his wife Madeleine Stout.

A visitation under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora, will be held

from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Verona Baptist Church with a

funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow at the Spring River

Cemetery in Verona. Memorial donations may be made payable to the Verona Baptist Church in care of the funeral

home. Online condolences may be shared at www.CraftonCantrellFuneralHome.com.