Mr. Donald Howard Sageser, 76, of Sarcoxie, Missouri departed this life on Monday morning, June 11, 2012 at the Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri after a brief illness. Don entered this life on October 3, 1935 in Sarcoxie, Missouri born to the late Roland H. and Nellie Faye (Griffith) Sageser. He was raised in Sarcoxie and attended Sarcoxie Schools. He served his country faithfully in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. On September 21, 1956 in Miami, Oklahoma he was united in marriage to Ruth Jones and to this union three sons were born. He and Ruth resided in Tulsa, Oklahoma before returning home to Sarcoxie in 1961. Don worked in the field of construction for most of his life. He enjoyed dancing and spending time bird hunting. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of fifty-three years, Ruth Sageser on June 9, 2010; and a son, Pete Sageser. Don is survived by his two sons, Ron Sageser and wife, Diana, of Wichita, Kansas and Jim Sageser and wife, Donna, of Kansas City, Missouri; five grandchildren, Laurie Isley, Susan Ledford, Jennifer Owens, Cassandra Sageser and Stephanie Sageser; a sister, Nona Jones of Sanger, Texas; a brother, Jack Sageser of Carthage, Missouri; and two step-siblings, Tom Butcher of Liberty, Missouri and Johnnie Creed of Blue Springs, Missouri; as well as a host of other family and friends. Funeral services for Mr. Sageser are 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2012 in the chapel of Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri with Bro. Don Sullivan officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Cave Springs Cemetery near Sarcoxie, Missouri. Those honoring his life by serving as honorary pallbearers are Gene Boyer, Lonnie Gray, Mark Whited, Bill Hurn, Jack Roy, Shelby Gildwell, Bill Johnson and Don Shilling. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 6-8:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.housh-goodwinfuneralhome.com. Friends and family are invited to attend a potluck luncheon immediately following the committal service at the Freedom Christian Fellowship Church in Sarcoxie. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri.