Elroy "Al" Phillip Brabender, Jr., 75, of Archie, MO, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at his home. A Memorial Service was held Friday, December 15, 2023 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, MO with an inurnment to following at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, MO.

Al was born December 23, 1947 to Elroy Phillip, Sr. and Flora Emily (Fesk) Brabender in Menominee, MI. After high school, Al joined the United States Marine Corps in September of 1966 where he spent thirteen months at Chu Lui Base in Vietnam. After the service, he worked for the Pamona, CA, Police Department where he eventually made detective. Upon leaving the police department, he became the head of security for the Pioneer Casino in Laughlin, NV. When he moved to Laughlin, he met Ann and they were married on November 29, 2008. They later moved to be close to her family in Archie, MO, and stayed until his passing. You could find Al enjoying any kind of hunting or fishing as he loved to be outdoors. He was an NRA Instructor and a gunsmith and loved anything that had to do with firearms. Al never met a stranger and he would talk to anyone he would meet. He rarely would forget a name, even if they were classmates he had not seen since he was in grade school. He will be greatly missed by those who knew him.

Al is preceded in death by his parents and his son, Brian Brabender. He is survived by his wife, Ann Brabender; his sons: David Brabender, Chris (Melody) Brabender, Robert (Lynn) Turner, and Travis (Shelly) Turner; 9 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; and his sisters: Sue Squire and Marlene Fellner.