March 26, 1927 – March 30, 2023

Dan Silverthorn, 96, of Marshall, Mo., died Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall.

Graveside services with military rites will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall, with the Rev. Keith Vessell officiating. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor’s choice in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com.

Born March 26, 1927, in Skiatook, Okla., he was the son of the late Guy A. Silverthorn and Lillian Pilkington Silverthorn. He was a U.S. Army/Air Corps and U.S. Navy veteran. He attended Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, where he met Jeanne Reitz. On Aug. 8, 1948, he married Jeanne and they were blessed with 73 years of marriage together. He had lived in Saline County since 1948, first living in Slater, then Marshall. He owned and operated Silverthorn Furniture, working until the age of 89. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Lion’s Club, Slater American Legion Post No. 78, later transferring to American Legion Post 191 being a 74-year member and a member of V.F.W. Post 2646.

Survivors include one daughter, Rita Silverthorn of Marshall; one son, Mark Silverthorn of Branson; two grandchildren, Evelena Ruether and Robert Ruether (Pavi); two great-grandchildren, Olivia and Luke Ruether; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents and wife, Dan was preceded in death by one son, Alan Silverthorn; and two sisters, Eleanor Johnson and Florence Wilson.