Derringer Cade 1970-1990

Derringer Cade, of Waynesville, the only son of Command Sergeant Major Smith Cade and Kyong Cha (Shin) Cade, was born February 22, 1970 at the Yong-San Military Hospital in Seoul, Korea. He went to be with his Lord September 22, 1990, at Citizen’s Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Missouri, at the age of 20.

Derringer accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of St. Robert.

Being a military family, the Cades have lived in many areas of the United States and the world. Derringer and his family moved back to the Waynesville area in 1975. He was very active in school; especially in all kinds of sports. During high school, he was in VICA and was a member of the Letterman’s Club. He has played on the basketball team since Junior High, and played summer league baseball, but Derringer was an excellent football player, receiving All-District and All-State Linebacker honors during the 1987-88 season. Derringer graduated from Waynesville High School in 1988. He was a gifted young man in many ways, but he really enjoyed detailing cars and swimming.

Derringer’s hard work and special talent earned him a four year football scholarship and a two year ROTC scholarship to Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville. Derringer attained the rank of Cadet 2nd Lieutenant in the ROTC program. While in Kirksville, he was attending the First Baptist Church of Kirksville, and last summer joined the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity at Northeast.

Very special young people are very precious to us all, but especially to their family, school, peers, and community. Derringer was just such a young man. Everyone’s lives he touched were better for having known him. He will truly be missed by all those who knew and loved him, but he has left many special memories for them to hold and cherish forever.

He is survived by his parents, Command Sergeant Major Smith Cade and Kyong Cha Cade of Waynesville; several aunts, uncles, and cousins, and numerous other relatives and friends.

He is preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 26, 1990, in the Soldiers Memorial Chapel, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, with Dr. Mel Watson, Rev. Joseph Cade, and Rev. Bob Summers officiating. Music was provided by Organist, Dorothy Moore, Trio, The Norris Sisters, Pianist, Kay York, and Soloist, Eddie Stone. Serving as escorts were Jerry Arnold, Cary Calkins, Joe Delgado, Marlowe Douglas, Raymond Gaono, Cory Mitchell, Andy Posey, Frankie Ras, Joe Smith, and Fontaine Walker. Honorary escorts were the Waynesville High School Football Team and Coaching Staff (’87-’88) and the Northeast Missouri State University Football Team and Coaching Staff. Burial was in the Ozark Memorial VFW Cemetery, St. Robert, Missouri.