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Victor Gilbert Dye

Male 1938 - 2025  (86 years)


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  • Name Victor Gilbert Dye  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 4 Aug 1938  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 21 May 2025  [1] 
    Obituary 23 May 2025  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    News-Press NOW 
    • Dye, Victor G. 1938-2025 Savannah, Mo.

      SAVANNAH, Mo. –  Victor G. Dye, 86, of rural Savannah, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at a local health care facility. Victor was born Aug. 4, 1938, son of Charles and Helen (Barton) Dye.

      He was a 1956 graduate of Savannah High School. Victor spent many of his working years in the can making industry; working locally for Continental Can. He then moved to St. Louis and Texas, working for several can companies. He eventually relocated back to his homestead and worked as a Plant Manager at Galt Packaging and retired from WRDCC as a Corrections Officer. Vic was a hard worker, rather it be on his farm or in the can plant. He enjoyed much of his retirement years spending time at Big Lake, camping, going out on his pontoon and spoiling his dogs.

      Victor was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Duane and Darrell Dye; sister, Margaret Hart; sons-in-law, Frank Ortega and Jeff Sampson.

      Survivors include his children, Vickie Ortega, of St. Joseph, Carolyn (Galen) Sampson-Winger, of DeKalb, Missouri, David (Paula) Dye, of Conroe, Texas, Larry (Tina) Dye, of Hockley, Texas, and Terry Dye, of Savannah; brother-in-law, Bob Hart; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and was expecting his first great-great- grandchild.

      Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at Rupp Funeral Home with Chaplain Dave Hugger officiating. Interment to follow at Flag Springs Cemetery, Flag Springs, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Rupp Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the Parkinson's Foundation.

      Online condolences, obituary and public live stream at www.ruppfuneral.com. As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.
    Burial 28 May 2025  Flag Springs Baptist Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I18818  CCBasic
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2025 

    Father Charles E. Dye,   b. 8 Nov 1916, Sheridan, Worth County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1991, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Helen B. Barton,   b. 17 Dec 1918   d. 3 Aug 1982, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F7259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 (Dye)   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F7261  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2025 

    Family ID F7271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jun 2025 

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    Link to Google Maps Obituary - News-Press NOW - 23 May 2025 - Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps Burial - 28 May 2025 - Flag Springs Baptist Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S30] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press NOW Newspaper (Online), (http://newspressnow.com:), "Dye, Victor G. 1938-2025," 23 May 2025, online archives (https://www.newspressnow.com/obituaries/2025/05/23/dye-victor-g-1938-2025-savannah-mo/ : accessed 23 May 2025).

    2. [S269] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Charles E. Dye," 23 August 1991, p. 12, col. 2; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/563024094/ : accessed 31 May 2025).

    3. [S269] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Helen Dye," 04 August 1982, p. 8, col. 3; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/562429905/ : accessed 31 May 2025).

    4. [S269] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Darrell D. Dye," 22 June 2001, p. 13, col. 3; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/563663658/ : accessed 31 May 2025).

    5. [S30] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press NOW Newspaper (Online), (http://newspressnow.com:), "Hart, Margaret A. 1944-2021," 16 February 2021, online archives (https://www.legacy.newspressnow.com/obituaries/hart-margaret-a-1944-2021-wathena-kan/article_9f9070a8-4aa7-5f3a-bf78-a27a482c95cd.html : accessed 01 Jun 2025).