Carl Winfred Mashburn

Carl Winfred Mashburn, 99 years 7 months, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed peacefully after a brief illness, surrounded in his final days by many loved ones. He was born on Sept. 21, 1926 in Dallas County Missouri, to Floyd and Ora (Bewley) Mashburn. He was married to Mary Merie Morgan on Jan. 7, 1951.

He is survived by son Thomas A Phillips (Wanda) of Collins, MO, daughters Mary Kathleen Russell (James) of Collins, MO, Joy L O’Kane (Ronald) of Raymore, MO and Karla K Lucas (Frank) of Anderson, IN, 11 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Carl is also survived by his sister Wanda (A Turner) Shipman of Kansas City, MO and his brother Bill (Sophia) Mashburn of Roach, MO.

Carl was preceded in death by his wife Mary, his parents, brothers Herman and Stanley, sister Wilma and son Larry S Phillips.

Carl was a devoted husband to Mary for 75 years, loving father and proud grandpa and great grandpa. He spent the majority of his adult life using his skills as a master carpenter here in the metro area. He was self-employed for much of his career and worked at his craft into his 80s. He proudly served in the US Army in the later part of WW2 in the Philippines and then later was stationed at a POW camp in France. He was honorably discharged from the US Army holding a rank of Technician Fourth Grade.

Carl loved working in any capacity with wood. He started as a rough-in carpenter in the 1960s, later moved into cabinetry-setting cabinets in many homes throughout the area and then became self-employed and worked in both residential and commercial jobs. He made furniture, toys for grandchildren, patio decks and in his leisure time did hand woodcarving; making many carved figures. If it involved wood, he had tried his hand at it. His other hobbies included gardening, photography (he built his own darkroom) and was an avid daily reader of The Kansas City Star since the 1960s.

Carl and Mary enjoyed 60+ years in their home in Grandview. They enjoyed many years of square dancing as members of several square dance clubs in the KC area. They traveled the nation in their two RV motor homes and were snowbirds in Yuma, AZ, during the winter for many years.

Carl will be dearly missed by family and friends; most who have something in their homes that Carl crafted for them.

Services for Carl will be held Saturday,June 27,2026 at McGilley & George Funeral Home, 12913 Grandview Rd, Grandview, MO. Visitation 10:00-12:00 with service immediately following visitation.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in his memory to KC Hospice at kchospice.org.