John Henry Zapf was born in Bismarck, Missouri on September 28, 1931. The second child of the late Henry Frederick and Mary Holman Zapf. He passed away in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on October 11, 2020 at the age of 89 years and 13 days. On June 5, 1953, he was united in marriage to Norma Ruth "Blue" Boyer and to this union, one child, Sally Jane was born.
Being a farmer all his life, John was involved in many agricultural programs and served on several boards including: The Missouri Farm Bureau for 10 years as a State Director as well as the State Vice President for 8 years. For several years, he was the Chairman of the Administrative Counsel at the Bismarck United Methodist Church and served for 42 years on the Board of Trustees for the Mineral Area Regional Medical Center.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his by wife, Blue. He later married Shirley Reed Moore and brought to the marriage 4 children; David (Marti) Moore, Patricia Moore, Shalma (Ken) Humphrey and Karilyn Conner.
John is...