Lyle A. "Red" Taddicken, age 81 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Friday, April 22, 2011 at Golden Valley Living Center-Westwood, Clinton. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 2, 2011 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Missouri with burial in the Parks Chapel Cemetery, Clinton. Family will receive friends one hour before the service on Monday at the chapel. Fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Lyle was born June 25, 1929 in Marysville, Kansas the son of Albert Edward and Doris Alice Dexter Taddicken. He served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He worked for Honeywell in Kansas City and California before moving to Clinton. He and his wife Rosemary owned Mr. Swiss in Clinton. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church and a 55 year member of the American Legion in Marysville, Kansas.

He is survived by one son, David Taddicken of Marion, Kentucky; one daughter, Lisa Valcoure of Concordia, Kansas; one step-son, Wayne Grigsby of Clinton and four step-daughters, Doris Atwood of Glendale, Arizona, Judy Terry of Clinton, Lorena Thibault of Belton, Missouri and Cathy Morgan of Raytown, Missouri; one sister Helen Arnold of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and one brother Ed Taddicken, Hastings, Nebraska as well as six grandchildren, twelve step grandchildren, eight step great grandchildren and eight step great great grandchildren.