Louis "Dean" Mauss

Louis Dean Mauss, son of the late Max & Eula (Paxton) Mauss, was born on September 6, 1931 and departed this life on December 25, 2020. At the time of his passing, he was eighty-nine years, three months and nineteen days of age. Dean was preceded in passing by his wife, Margaret Mauss; his parents and his sister Evelyn Stoll. He is survived by his sister Barbara Blehm of Billings, MT, two sons, Mark & wife Mary Anne Mauss of Bois D’Arc, MO and Daniel & wife Irene Mauss of Climax Springs; four grandchildren, Martha Mauss of Dallas TX, Matthew & wife Katherine Mauss of Severn, MD, Justin & wife Kelsey Mauss of Carthage, MO and Jamie & husband Taylor Mooneyham of Willard, MO; and three great-grandchildren, Estella Mauss, Laken Mauss and Bonnie Mooneyham. He also leaves behind several nieces, nephews, friends and other family members who will all truly miss him. Dean Mauss was born and raised in Camden County on the family farm originally established, in the late 1800’s, by his grandfather Henry D Mauss who later became President of the Citizen’s Bank of Climax Springs in 1929. His maternal grandfather, Sam Paxton of Old Linn Creek was a deputy sheriff and later served two terms as Camden County Sheriff from 1917 to 1920 and 1925 to 1929. Dean graduated from Climax Springs High School in 1949 and married Margaret Juan Baughman in 1953. He served in the United States Air Force in the early 1950’s. Afterwards, the family moved to the Kansas City area and lived there until 1967, when they moved back to the family farm near Climax Springs. During the time in Kansas City he worked for Stewart Hall and Wicks Pipe Organ Company. While on the farm, Dean began a commercial Polled Hereford cow/calf operation, which over time evolved into a Black Angus operation heavily influenced by the Herefords, which is still in operation today. During his time on the farm, Dean served on several local boards including, Soil and Water Conservation District, Citizen’s Bank of Climax Springs, Climax Springs School board, and served for 39 years on the board of Southwest Electric Cooperative. He also served on the Camden County Farm Bureau board as a member and President for many years and has been associated with Farm Bureau for over 50 years. Dean was an avid sports fan dating back to watching the Cardinals at Sportsman Park in St Louis. While in Kansas City, he enjoyed attending opening day at Municipal Stadium to watch the KC Athletics and later the Royals. He enjoyed seeing such greats as Musial, Mantle, Maris, Ford, Berra, Gibson, Yastrzemski, Lumpe, Brett and Yadi to name a few. Locally Dean loved Climax Springs Cougar basketball. He ran the game clock at high school games for many years and attended basketball games at Climax for 70 years. He enjoyed deer hunting and deer season at deer camp as well as turkey season using his Bic pen to call in the gobblers many times. His love for Chiefs football was evidenced by his purchase of a new color TV to watch them compete in Super Bowl I to the thrill of their most recent Super Bowl championship in the 2019 season 54 years later. GO CHIEFS! Graveside services will be Monday, January 4, 2021 at 11:00 a.m., in Grainger Cemetery, Climax Springs, Missouri. Arrangements are under the direction of Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home, Camdenton, Missouri. Memorial donations may be made to Climax Springs Alumni Association and mailed to Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home, 15 Clint Ave, Camdenton, Missouri.