Vera Lisenby

July 26, 1937 - September 17, 2021

Vera Rhea Lisenby, age 84, of Gravois Mills, Missouri, passed away, with her husband and sons by her side, Friday, September 17, 2021 at University Hospital, Columbia, Missouri. She was born July 26, 1937 in Sampsel, Missouri, a daughter of Ray and Vera Ruth (Hutchison) Rupe. On June 2, 1956 in Chillicothe, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Gerald Lee Lisenby. Together they shared sixty-five years of marriage. She was a graduate of Hale, Missouri high school and worked for Lambert’s Glove Factory in Chillicothe. She retired from Dixon Pencil Company in Versailles, Missouri. Survivors include her husband, Gerald Lisenby of the home; two sons, Rodney and Terry Lisenby both of Gravois Mills, Missouri; seven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Margaret Burton and her husband John and Donna Ireland and her husband Jerry all of Chillicothe, Missouri; a brother, Clifford Rupe of Gravois Mills, Missouri and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Deborah Schneiter. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel in Laurie, Missouri. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.