Tyler Wayne George, 26, of Dexter, Missouri passed away on February 16, 2018 at his residence in Dexter.  He was born on September 7, 1991, to his parents, Robert George and Lisa Pleasant George in Poplar Bluff, Mo. 

He attended Dexter School until his graduation in 2010.  While he was attending school, he participated in soccer, football, basketball, and he excelled at his favorite sport, baseball.  He played for the Dexter Bearcat’s while in Junior High and High School, proudly wearing #6 and also was a fan of Alabama Crimson Tide football and St. Louis Cardinal’s baseball.

After graduation he attended Three Rivers, earning his Associates of Arts Degree and completed his EMT Certification.  He worked in Construction in the Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas area.

Tyler was an avid outdoorsman.  He was an expert shot with his bow and arrow and enjoyed hunting with his family.  He loved going to his grandparent’s cabin in Van Buren, Mo.  Deer hunting and fishing were his favorite hobbies and excelled in them both.

He was a fun-loving young man with a wonderful sense of humor.  He was full of energy and loved spending time with his family.  Always having a hug and saying the words “I Love You” and had the biggest smile and was one of the first to volunteer to help.

Survivors include: his parents, Robert George of Dexter and Lisa Pleasant and Jeremy Luttrell of Gibraltar, Michigan; one daughter, Hazel Makanaokeakua “God’s Gift” Baker from Puxico, Missouri; one brother, Mason George of Dexter, Missouri; one sister, Halley Sielert of Dexter, Missouri; by grandparents Bobby and Sherry George of Wappapello, Missouri and Jeanette Pleasant of St. Francis, Arkansas; by great-grandmother, Helen McCrillis of St. Francis, Arkansas; by aunts and uncles, Donnie and Teresa Conner, Karen George, Jerry and Cindy Pleasant, Edward and Elizabeth Wofford, and Tommy and Jennifer Lewis; by cousins, Cliff George, “his cousin like a brother” and wife Roxanne; by “nephew” Lincoln.

Preceding him in death: grandpa, Dale Pleasant; great-grandparents, Charles McCrillis, William and Mattie Pleasant.

Pallbearers include: Cliff George; special friends, Landon Watson, Brent Stidham, Tommy Lewis, Edward Stevens, Seth Wofford and Zack Hedrick.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, February 22, 2018 from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM. 

Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday at 2:00 PM in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter.

Interment will follow at the Hagy Cemetery.