Richard "Rick" Edward Mendenhall, age 45 of Clinton, Missouri passed away July 28, 2010. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, with burial in Drakes Chapel Cemetery. Family will receive friends one hour prior to service at Vansant-Mills Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to The Rick Mendenhall Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Funeral Home. Fond memories may be made online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Rick was born in Clinton, Missouri the son of Larry and Carolyn (Dalton) Mendenhall. He was a member of Boy Scout Troop 225; he graduated from Clinton High School in 1983; he worked for Gregg Smith Ford Motors, Clinton, for the last 16 years, where was parts manager; he was a member of Drakes Chapel United Methodist Church.

Rick was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Gene and Jewell Dalton; his paternal grandparents, Charles and Anna Mendenhall; his uncles, Richard Dalton and Harold Mendenhall.

He is survived by his daughter, Tanya Mendenhall and her boyfriend, Mark Buce; his girlfriend, Janae Vallentine and her three children; his parents, Larry and Carolyn (Dalton) Mendenhall; brothers and sisters, Ronnie and his wife Jean Mendenhall, Renee and her husband, Larry Garrison, Ryan and his wife, Laura Mendenhall, Randy Mendenhall all of Clinton, Michelle Mendenhall and her fince, Shawn Phillips of Flemington, Krystle and David Wolfe of Sedalia; his aunt Linda
Bailey and husband, Lester and his uncle, Jim Dalton and wife,
Velma all of Clinton as well as eleven neices and nephews; two great nephews and a host of cousins.