Chilton, Donald R. “Ray” Friday, September 20, 2024. Beloved husband of the late Beverly “Sue” Chilton (nee Williams). Dear Father of Michelle (Mike) Likert and Jennifer (Scott) Dallman. Cherished grandfather of Tiffany Likert (Dave Pruett), Taylor (Casper) Sanders, Kyle Dallman, Jacob Dallman and Rachel Likert. Dear great grandfather of Everly Pruett. Our dear uncle, great uncle, cousin and friend.
Visitation at Kutis South County Chapel 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd. Friday September 27, 9:00 am until service at 1:00 pm. Interment Shepherd Hills Cemetery. Member of Community of Christ Church, the ROMEOs and the Moto Ventures. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Lewy-Body Dementia appreciated.
So very sorry to learn of Don’s passing. He was a wonderful man, business associate and above all a cherished friend.
Michelle, Jen, and Family,
I can’t even come up with something to say that makes sense. Your dad was as precious to me as my own father. I have so cherished the relationship that he and I shared through the years. He treated me like his own — always had time for me and always helped in whatever way he could or thought I needed. The hours he and I spent talking while your mom was sick and after her passing are times I will always cherish. The last get together in Branson is even more special now. If I had known that was it, I would have stayed longer and given him a bigger hug. Never doubt you were loved. You were his pride and joy! He will forever be my second dad. I look forward to the day we have that big reunion. I love you all and have you in my prayers.
An awesome Man. Ridden motorcycles w/Don since 2012. He was the most soft-spoken and kind man I’ve known. His Faith in our Lord makes me know where he dwells now. Liked by all he met and that smile……made you instantly smile back in seconds. Missed dearly already. (Sigh….) Sympathy to his entire Family. God Bless you all. Love & Peace Forever.
Jennifer and Michelle, trying to find the right words to express my feelings. I was in shock when I read about your dad passing. Thought it must be a different Don Chilton but it was his picture. My eyes filled with tears and my heart aches. It’s hard to lose someone you’ve know for 47 years. Loved walking with your mom and seeing his smiling face waiting for her when we got back. He loved talking about his motorcycle adventures and the last one when it rained the whole first day, he said the rest of the trip was great so the first day didn’t matter. He was such a kind and sweet man and me and the world are better for knowing him. I know your mom is so happy to have him back. Know that I am thinking about and praying for you and your families. You were the world to both of them.
Blessings to good neighbors, Ray and Sue, together again. Our sympathy to Michelle and Jen and their families as we remember good times.
Michelle, Jen and families,
Thank you for sharing your dad with us. We love you and will continue walking with you.
Much love,
The Logue family
Ray was one of the best people we’ve ever known. Surely he had faults but you certainly could not see them. May God comfort his children and grandchildren🙏
Michelle & Jennifer, I feel inept at any attempt to express my shock and grief at Ray’s death. Of course I’ve known since high school, but Ron got to know him, too, when we were in college. Sue & Ray lived downstairs; Ron and I upstairs in tiny apts in a house on Grand St. Sue worked full-time at “Three Sisters” and R, R, and I all worked part-time since we were full-time students. We were poor as church mice, but we boy, did we have fun. We played cards (R & R had a very advanced but hilarious way of cheating Sue and me.)🤣 We went separate ways after college, but never lost touch. As couples, we loved and respected each other. In fact, R & R had agreed to be each other’s pall-bearers, depending on who passed first, several years ago. Now Ray is gone and Ron is on hospice. With Stage 5 kidney disease, (which caused congestive heart failure), Alzheimer’s Disease, we won’t even be able to come up for the funeral (was the same with Sue’s death) which breaks our hearts.
We’ve never known a more level-headed, empathetic, genteel, respected, and loving man. Never. In turn, he was beloved —-by everyone.
Please accept our condolences. We can’t even imagine your pain in the loss of both parents so close together. We are lifting you and your families up in prayer.
Ray wasn’t my cousin, he was my late husband Bill Wakefield’s cousin but I couldn’t have thought more of him had he been my cousin. I was planning on him preaching my funeral in about 10 years—I will truly miss him, he was a wonderful person and I loved him like a member of my family!
Jennifer and Michelle and all your children and family,
You will never comprehend how much your Dad loved his girls and his grandbabies. It was what he always shared with us when we came to visit. He always said, “Life doesn’t get any better than this.” He loved you and he loved what you made him.
His love was so enormous that it encompassed everyone as you can tell by the number of people who are impacted by his loss. I am one of those people. So many things. And through the hard times, he stayed with us until we found joy again. We stopped by to visit a couple of weeks ago and his parting words were “Now you stop by again whenever you happen to be in the neighborhood.”
Love and Peace to you all.
Don was a kind, gentle and loving person that lifted you with his presence. We will always remember Don as our cherished and treasured Servant Friend.🙏
I was so sorry to see the “Post” article about Don’s accident. As I read the article, I was hoping it wasn’t the Don Chilton that I knew. I worked with Don for many years as a customer of Safeguard. He was always fair, efficient and kind. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Jennifer and Michelle and all your families, my deepest sympathy. So loved your mom and dad, my cousins.
Michelle and Jennifer, So sorry to hear about your Dad. You have my deepest Sympathy.
So sad to hear of this loss. Ray was a great classmate. He was our class president & was so well respected & just the best. My classmates & I well miss him dearly. Rest in peace with your sweet Sue dear friend.
It was such an honor to work with Don for the 25 years we were colleagues in Community of Christ. But more than that, our friendship evolved into an almost brotherly bond. Anytime we met or had lunch together, I always came away uplifted in spirit. I think Don was the kindest person I have known.
He also loved Sue and his whole family intensely. Judy and I are heartbroken at his loss.
From Jane and Galen Henson
As everyone has expressed, Don, was such a
wonderful man. Every person that worked with
him, it was like he had known you for all your life.
As an Evangelist he wrote some of the best
messages in the Evangelist Series that come
out in our Gateway Mission Center periodicals.
All his messages were such a life-learning
guideline for our lives. He was truly a Man of
God and expressed it in all ways in his life.
I worked with Don when our St. Louis area was
a Stake. We had some good times when Don
and I were counselors for our Stake President.
Don never did say a bad word against people
in our meetings and he always worked to solve
Stake problems in the best way that everyone
involved would be blessed,
We counted Don as a member of our congregation
too–where Michelle and Rachel are members.
What an inspiring pulpit minister he was, he visited
us quite often which was a treat for everyone.
If ever anyone should have lots of stars in their
crown, it should, for sure, be Don. He will really
be missed. Our deepest sympathy for Milchelle,
Rachel and the rest of his family and friends.
Although Ray & I are cousins, Ray was like a brother to me. Ray was well known in our circle of friends, As our Elder Statesman! Diann & me lived just 7 doors up the street from Sue & Ray. Sue was the one who found the house we now call home (since 2014). Our children grew up together. There was two separate “Brotherhoods” which I knew Ray was a big part of. The motorcycle group & The family group. Ray was Always available for any of us. I just can’t believe he is no longer with us, But I am very thankful he is now with Sue forever. They
What a beautiful & kind person, who could lead others to do good by example. Could always leave you with a smile, no matter how bad things were. A true comforter.
These wonderful words were DON and SUE. They brought peace and a quiet JOY to every gathering. So much goodness left with us all. Thank you for that gift to us.
Michelle & Jennifer,
We were so sorry to have not made the funeral for your dad today due to
some health reasons.. However I was blessed to sing at your mom and dad’s
wedding. The song was “Always”and hopefully you can look up the words as
this was a song so true of Ray and Sue. John and Ray rode to college at Springfield I have come to enjoys conversations with your dad and how God works in strange
ways but we are never alone and all things are possible with Our God. May you
have peace knowing your parents are together ALWAYS..
To the whole family, my heart breaks for you. I have such fond memories of Don from my days at Safeguard. Prayers for peace and comfort.