Vernard (Vern) Newton Jewell, 86, Kansas City, Kansas passed away May 21, 2018. A visitation will be from 9-11 AM with a funeral service at 11 AM, Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Chapel Hill-Butler Funeral Home, 701 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas. Interment will be immediately following in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to American Cancer Society, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, MO 64105 in memory of his wife, Madeline M. Jewell.
Vern was born September 6, 1931 in Kansas City, Kansas, the second of four children born to the union of Alfred and Nelda Marie (Kessinger) Jewell. He graduated from Argentine High School in 1950.
Vern enlisted in The United States Marine Corp in 1952. He served on board of the USS Princeton in the Korea War from 1954-1955. In 1955 he received an honorable discharge from the Marine Corp, ranked as Sergeant.
Vern worked for American Can Company, Morasch Automotive, Apollo Transmission and Whelan Security. He was active in WYCO Sports Association as a coach for a girls softball team known as “Verns Jewells”, back in the middle 1970’s.
Vern was preceded in death by his wife, Madeline M. Jewel; his father and mother; sister, Delane Jewell; sister, Sharon Mason; and his grandchildren, Nicholas Whelan and Robby Whelan.
Vern is survived by his children, Randy (Sue) Jones of Lamar, Colorado; Tina Jewell of Kansas City, Kansas; and Terri (Tony) Riley of Harrisonville, Missouri; children by marriage, Rick Leverich of Missouri, John (Kelly) Applegate of Kansas City, Kansas, David (Joan) Applegate of Kansas City, Kansas, Susan (Karl) Geiger of Florida; one sister, Norma (Bob, deceased) Anderton of Nebraska; many, many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
