Eugene William Louden
March 25, 1956-January 11, 2025
Eugene William (lovingly known as Bill) Louden, 68 of Joplin Missouri passed away from cancer on
January 11, 2025.
He was born in Alba, Missouri to Eugene Virgil Louden and Betty Crane Louden. He attended Webb City High School before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17 in 1973. He served in Okinawa and the Philippines where he discovered a love of diving and expressed the beauty he found in the ocean which his son Billy shared and loved to fish. He was stationed in El Toro, California where he was a KC130 Turbo Prop Engine Mechanic. He always had a passion for aircraft and military history and even shared his knowledge still in his last days with his daughter who he was immensely proud of. His love of aircraft and flying he shared with his sons and his last wish was to go RC Flying with them one last time in the spring. He served his country for 20 years and during his military career he served in Desert Storm and in Operation Desert Shield. He retired in 1994 as a Gunnery Sergeant just a couple days before the birth of his son Christian. He resided in Yuma, Arizona until 2005 and then returned to reside in Joplin.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents Eugene and Betty Louden of Alba, Mo. His brother John Leroy Louden of Atwood, Illinois, his brother Pat Louden of Alba, Mo, and his son Robert Donald Louden. He is survived by his sister Mary Louden of Alba, Mo. And his children William Louden & wife Audra of Jewett, Texas, David Louden of San Diego, California, Victoria Lauren Louden of Yuma, Arizona, Christian Robert Louden of Joplin, Mo., Tyler Dean Louden of Joplin, Mo. And his grandson Will Louden of Jewett, Texas.
There will be a private family graveside service at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield Missouri where he will be remembered with full Military Honors. Arrangements are under the direction of Ozark Memorial Park of Joplin, MO.
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May you forever now rest easy. Uncle Bill , you will forever be missed. I love you always
♡BAMBI
Well Cuz,You will be missed.I just wish the last few years would of been with Family,But your last days were wonderful with your kids and their Mother,helping anyway they could,and it was the Happiest day for you.Went to school in Alba and Graduated from WC and what a 20 yr career you had.Had 4 Beautiful Children.
I use to love you coming home and taken Mary and I out to eat and to the Beautiful Falls and Listening to you talk about where all had been,it was awesome Thank you.I always loved History.Keep an eye out on your Children,I believe they have got this Adulting down.You can finally relax and Hug Danny for me plz.Love ya
Hey dad,
I hope you are resting easy where you are. As I told you before, no matter the distance, I will always love you. I will always miss you. I will always think of you now and again. I know it was hard. Life is hard. And I know you didn’t love yourself enough. But I hope that in the last few weeks you could feel like you did. Because we were there to show you how loved you really are. I hope it helped to fill your soul, even if just a little.
You taught me how to be independent. How to be brave. How to handle things when the going got tough. And most of all, you taught me how to be humble when needed. And…
You were right. It was hard. Really hard… But just know that if I knew what I know now, and I was given the choice to do it all over again… I would. Without a second thought in my mind, I would.
I love you dad, and I always will. Thank you, and I will see you again.
Love,
Tori
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