Charles R. Ketron, 72, passed away June 15, 2023, at Valley Manor Nursing Home and Rehab in Excelsior Springs.

Services will be held with a 10 a.m. visitation, followed by a Masonic service at 11, Aug. 12 at the United Methodist Church, Excelsior Springs. Military honors will follow the Christian service.

Mr. Ketron was born Sept. 27, 1950, in Brookfield.

Before taking ill, Charlie was an U.S. Army veteran, serving in Vietnam as a medic; was a member of the Scottish Rite of Free Masonry, McDonald Lodge No. 324 and Clay Lodge No. 207; and most recently, was a truck driver for Wel-Cote Manufacturing Co., Kansas City. He also worked in security for the North Kansas City Bureau of Investigation Office, Kansas City.

Charlie was involved in the community and Shriners. His love of baseball brought him to be an associate of the KC Slammer baseball bats company. Organizations he loved included the Ararat Shrine as a member – where he played guitar with the Shriners Country Band. He also was a member of the Bottom Dollar Band, and taught guitar at Steal A Deal Music Store and at home. Playing guitar was a joy for Charlie, and he loved to play at the Methodist Church, both in Excelsior Springs and Richmond.

He was preceded in death by his father, Milton Ketron; his mother, Silvia (Smith) Ketron; his sister, Susan (Ketron) Texiera; and granddaughter, Chelsea McAninch.

Survivors include his spouse, Patricia Ketron of the home; daughters, Amanda Ketron and Lisa Ketron of Gladstone, and granddaughter, Zoe Bee Clark; and stepchildren, Linda McAninch of Excelsior Springs, Robert McAninch of Kansas City and Derrick J McAninch; and grandchildren, Amber McAninch and Derrick J. McAninch of Lockport, N.Y.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Shriners Hospital.