Danny B. Bushong

Danny Bentley Bushong, son of Veda Pauline (Pool) Bushong and the late Bentley Doyle Bushong, was born August 10, 1961, in Moline, Illinois, and departed this life January 30, 2018, at his home in Branson, Missouri. He was 56 years, 5 months, and 20 days of age.

Danny’s family moved to the Dora and Ava communities when he was very young. He attended both Dora and Ava schools.

Danny loved his career in cake decorating. He also greatly enjoyed attending sports events. He was a fan of the MU Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs, Mountain Grove Panthers, and Ava Bears. His family was very important to him. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. In his spare time, he also enjoyed being outdoors. He had a green thumb and loved planting and tending to his flowers. He also liked fishing, traveling, and sightseeing.

Danny was preceded in death by his father, Bentley Bushong.

He is survived by his mother, Veda Bushong of Ava, Missouri, two sons, Brinton Bushong and his fiancé, Jennifer Howard, and Dayton Bushong and his fiancé, Michaela Richardson, all of Mountain Grove, Missouri, two daughters, Branwyn Robertson of Mountain Grove, Missouri, and Onna Bushong of Branson, Missouri, three sisters, Debra Reed and her husband, Johnny, of Kansas, Donna Dodson and her husband, David, and Dianna Davis and her husband, Butch, all of Ava, Missouri, three grandchildren, Jordann Irwin, Ben Bushong, and Laken Bushong, a special uncle, Melvin Bushong, his dog, Tip, and many other relatives and friends.