John Anthony Vandeven, son of the late Edward Henry Vandeven and Dorothy Elfrink Vandeven, was born on March 2, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and departed this life on March 24, 2023, at his residence in Bloomfield, Missouri, at the age of 76 years.

Mr. Vandeven was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Dexter, Missouri. John was a truck driver for the family- owned business, Elfrink Truckline. In his free time, John enjoyed serving his community and was a helper by nature. He enjoyed volunteering at the Bloomfield Area Nutrition Center, serving at church, and mowing yards for the elderly in Bloomfield. John enjoyed tinkering in his shop and building things for his family.

On December 27, 1979, in Dudley, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Patricia Jackson. Mrs. Vandeven survives of their home in Bloomfield.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, John Isaac Vandeven (Michele) of Bloomfield, Missouri; by two daughters, Kristen Vandeven of Dexter, Missouri, and Jennifer Hartlein of Bloomfield, Missouri; by his brother, Dale Vandeven of Desoto, Missouri; and by five grandsons, Conner Vandeven, Matthew Vandeven, Eli DeAlba, Liam Vandeven, and John Rylee Vandeven.

Other than by his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Vandeven; and by two sisters, Kathleen Barr, and Ida Joan Rowland.

Visitation will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Monday, March 27, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Monday, March 27, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.

The family requests memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Belinda Worley, Dexter, Missouri or to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 102 E Caster Street, Dexter, Missouri 63841.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.