Patrick “Toys” Talburt, 68, of Kimberling City, MO passed away at Cox Medical Center South Nov. 26, 2014.
A Celebration of Life service will be Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. at Greenlawn Funeral Home East in Springfield, MO.
Patrick was born Feb. 4, 1946 in Aurora, MO to the late Walter & Audrey (Garrison) Talburt. After graduating from Aurora High School, Pat attended Southwest Missouri State College on a full Football scholarship where he majored in Business. In 1968, he was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs. After a brief career in the NFL, he worked for J.C. Penney, Silver Dollar City and owned his own business.
Pat is survived by his wife, of 40 years, Ester (Bethards) Talburt, his daughter, Emily (Talburt) Mottl, his son Noah Talburt and three granddaughters, his sister Carol (Talburt) Wagaman of San Diego, California, a niece and nephew of California.