Jack W. Sandwith, 100, of Slater, died Friday, January 24, 2025 at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa in Lenexa, Kansas.
Funeral services will be Monday, February 3, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Marshall, with Rev. Phil Olson officiating. Burial with military honors will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. Visitation will be Monday, February 3 from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. at the church. Memorials are suggested to the American Legion Post #78 Scholarship Fund in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.
Born January 13, 1925 in Baxter Springs, Kansas, he was the son of the late Alfred E. and Mary Jackson Sandwith. On September 24, 1950 in Underwood, North Dakota, he married Laura Jean Knippelberg, and she preceded him in death on December 9, 2008.
He is survived by his children, Michael Sandwith and his wife Debbie of Nashville, Tennessee, Tom Sandwith and his wife Gina of Columbia, Terry Sandwith and his wife Susan of New Frankfort, Kathy Smith and her husband Mike of Raytown, and Karen Gerhard and her husband John of rural Slater; eleven grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers; and a sister.
Mr. Sandwith was a member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Marshall. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, in which he was a member of the troops that invaded Omaha Beach in Normandy on June 6, 1944. For his outstanding military service, he received many honors, including four Bronze Service Stars, a Bronze Arrowhead, a Purple Heart, and a World War II Victory Medal. He was a member of the American Legion Post #78, the V.F.W., and the Disabled American Veterans. He had served as Parade Marshal for the Slater Fall Festival. For many years, he worked in heavy construction and was a dredge operator, constructing major dams and reservoirs in numerous states. He and his family moved to Slater from El Dorado Springs, Missouri in 1969.
Mr. Sandwith’s family requests that those attending his funeral service please wear red, white and blue attire to honor his patriotic service to his country.