Mr. John Keeton Sehnert, Sr., 69, of Sarcoxie, Missouri departed this life on Tuesday morning, April 20, 2010 at the Sarcoxie Nursing Center in Sarcoxie, Missouri. John entered this life on December 21, 1940 in Mt. Vernon, Missouri son of the late John H. and Ada E. (Keeton) Sehnert. He was raised in Stotts City and Sarcoxie, Missouri and was a 1958 graduate of the Sarcoxie High School. He attended Joplin Junior College and graduated from Pittsburg State University with a master degree in music. He taught music in Humboldt, Kansas, Sarcoxie, Diamond and Wheaton, Missouri. In 1971 he went to work for Wilbert Vault in Sarcoxie, Missouri. He was a member of the Sarcoxie Masonic Lodge and the Eastern Star. John was of the Methodist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Ardith Sehnert; a daughter, Mariellen Ellifrits; and a granddaughter, Sarah Zygarlinski. John is survived by his son, John K. Sehnert, Jr. and wife, Lia, of Sarcoxie, Missouri; three grandchildren, Robert Ellifrits, Kayla Sehnert and Kyler Sehnert; and a stepbrother, Samuel Ireland of Reston, Virginia. Visitation services for Mr. Sehnert are Thursday evening from 6-8:00 p.m. in the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri. Private family burial will take place in Goss Cemetery near Stotts City, Missouri. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.housh-goodwinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri.