Klapp, August "gus" Kern (21 Aug 1921 - 31 Oct 2005) Obituary

Klapp, August "gus" Kern (21 Aug 1921 - 31 Oct 2005) attended Hillcrest High School in Springfield, MO. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Klapp, August "gus" Kern (21 Aug 1921 - 31 Oct 2005).

Graduation Year	Faculty
Date of Passing	Oct 31, 2005
About	Subjects taught: English III, IV, L, Word Study August Kern Klapp, 84, lifelong educator, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday, October 31, 2005. He was born August 21, 1921, in Christian County, Missouri. A.K. %uFFFDGus) was a graduate of Ozark High School, Southwest Missouri State College, University of Missouri-Columbia and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He taught in Kansas and various southwest Missouri schools, retiring from the Springfield Public School System in 1983 after teaching 25 years at Hillcrest High School as English Department Coordinator. Gus worked 28 summers as Historian at Wilson%uFFFDs%uFFFD Creek National Battlefield. He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Winnie (Redman) Klapp, three brothers and a sister. He is survived by his wife, Pauline; son, Philip, his wife, Susie, and grandsons, Caleb and Nicholas of Jefferson City; and a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today, Nov. 2, 2005, in Walnut Lawn Funeral Home. Graveside services with military honors will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 in Hazelwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of donor%uFFFDs choice. Friends may sign the guest book at www.walnutlawnfuneralhome.com [Source: Spfd News Leader dated November 02. 2005; SSDI]