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Wayne Daniel Gifford

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Wayne Daniel Gifford, 70, of Laquey, Mo., a local attorney, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2025, due to injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

He is survived by his wife: Linda Gifford of the home; two children: Brad Gifford of Laquey, Mo. and Jessica Gifford and husband Isaac Dodson of Fulton, Mo.; grandson: Henry Dodson of Fulton, Mo.; four siblings: Rebecca Atwell and husband Kenneth of Hurst, Texas, Robert Gifford of Licking, Mo., David Gifford and wife, Anne of Columbia, Mo.; and Paul Gifford and wife Sharon of Laquey, Mo.; several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2025, in the Memorial Chapels and Crematory of Waynesville / St. Robert. Internment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery of Laquey, Mo.

Visitation was held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, October 3, 2025, in the Memorial Chapels and Crematory of Waynesville / St. Robert.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested in memory of Wayne Gifford to the Pulaski County Bar Association Scholarship Fund, Genesis: A Place of New Beginnings, or Gideon Bibles and may be left at Memorial Chapels and Crematory of Waynesville / St. Robert.

Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Chapels and Crematory of Waynesville/St. Robert. Sign guest book at www.memorialchapelsandcrematory.com