Denver Ferrell Stark, 79, Adrian, MO, died Friday, March 28, 2008 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Funeral services 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at the Atkinson Chapel, Adrian, MO. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 PM Monday, March 31 at the chapel. Burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Contributions may be made to Crescent Hill Cemetery, P.O. Box 325, Adrian, MO 64720.

Denver was born May 6, 1928 in Bates County, MO, the son of Willie and Beulah Mae (Boyd) Stark. He was a Korean War Army veteran. Denver was a machinist for Western Electric (AT&T) for 39 years before retiring.

Denver was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Denver Ferrell Stark, Jr. (Denny) and a granddaughter, Mica Jean Grimes. He is survived by his wife, Jean, of the home; one son, Stanley Stark and his wife, Peggy, Archie, MO; daughters, Deborah Cooper and her husband, Stephen, Lake Ozark, MO, Lesli Breechen and her husband, Ed, Adrian, MO; brother, Hank Stark and his wife, Anna Mae, Adrian, MO; sisters, Mary Lee Oates and her husband, Pat, Adrian, MO and Emma Jean Atkinson, Blairstown, MO.