Herbert R. Stockton, age 90 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Christian Healthcare of Lebanon North, Lebanon, Missouri. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the Clinton United Methodist Church with burial in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Family will receive friends one hour before the service on Wednesday at the chapel. Family suggests contributions to the Clinton United Methodist Church and may be left at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton. Fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Herb was born June 15, 1919 in Versailles, Missouri, the son of Floyd E. and Edna (Dinwiddie) Stockton. He graduated from the University of Missouri at Rolla in l941 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He served in the U. S. Navy during W. W. II as a Seabee. He married Mary Jane Dailey of Clinton, Missouri in l949. Herb retired from Armco Steel in l985 where he was General Sales Manager for the Construction Products Division.

Herb was a member of the Clinton United Methodist Church and the Meadowlake Country Club where he was a avid golfer.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Mary Jane in l986 and a close friend and companion, Margaret Ann Spangler in 2008.

He is survived by his daughter, Mary (Ross) Stryker of Lebanon, Missouri; his son, Jim (Maureen) Stockton of Wichita, Kansas; and five grandchildren, Brian Stockton of Chicago, Illinois, Colleen Stockton of Pheoniz, Arizona, Margaret Jane Stockton of Prairie Village, Kansas, Shannon Stockton and Kathleen Stockton, both of Wichita, Kansas and a brother-in-law, Mike Dailey of Mephis, Tennessee.