Remmel Lowell Conyers, 93, passed peacefully on October 23, 2024, in Mt. Pleasant, Arkansas surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Helen Jean (Insell) Conyers and three children, Edward Ray (Jill) Conyers, Paula Irene (Rick) Joyner, and Regenia Ann Smith, five grandchildren, Angela Marie Hunsucker, Derek Jordan Rosencrans, Shane Remmel (Lesley) Smith, Bo Eric Smith, and Jake Terry Smith, and two great-grandchildren, Charlotte Ann Smith, and Silas Remmel Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Nona (Reeves) Conyers, and son-in-laws Terry Smith and Gary Rosencrans.
Remmel was born on November 15, 1930, and raised in Mt. Pleasant (Izard County), Arkansas. He grew up on a farm and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1948. He served in the US Navy from 1950-1954. Soon after leaving the Navy, he married his beloved wife, Helen. They moved to the Kansas City area to work and raise a family. Remmel joined the engineering and land surveying firm of Shafer, Kline and Warren where he worked as a professional land surveyor until his retirement in 1996.
Remmel was very dedicated to his family. He spent much of his free time coaching his daughter’s softball teams, his son’s baseball teams and umpiring baseball at Johnson County 3&2. He was an active leader for Boy Scout Troop 380 in Overland Park, Kansas.
Remmel was a long-time resident of Overland Park, Kansas. Through his work as a land surveyor, he contributed to the tremendous growth of the city during his career. Upon retirement, he and Helen returned to the family farm in Arkansas, where they enjoyed family, friends, bowling and playing cards. They formed the Izard County Cemetery Association dedicated to restoring old cemeteries in the area.
Pallbearers are Quentin Dane, Barry Bray, Derek Rosencrans, Shane Smith, Scotty Joyner, and Miles Bray. Honorary pallbearers are Jim Reeves, Everett Thurnau, Jake Smith, Bo Smith, Bob New, Paul Miller, Johnny Stevens, and Curtis Mynatt.
Visitation will be November 2, 2024, at 1:00 PM followed by the memorial service at 2:00 PM at Barren Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Brother Alan Meinzer officiating. Burial will follow at Barren Fork Cemetery in Mount Pleasant under the direction of Roller-Couch Funeral Home.
