The SERVICE for Gary will be held at Hill and Son Funeral Home in Appleton City, Missouri on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 10:30 a.m.

The MINISTERS officiating the service will be Brother Jim Knight and Pastor Tony Reynolds.

VISITATION will be held at the funeral home
Friday, June 19, 2015 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

INTERMENT will be in the Appleton City Cemetery
Appleton City, Missouri.

The family requests any MEMORIAL contributions be made to the Appleton City Fire Department.

Gary Lee Ashley, 51, of rural Appleton City, Missouri passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Gary had fought a long hard battle with health problems being diabetic and then having a kidney/pancreas transplant in 2003 and needing dialysis in 2004.
Gary was born on March 26, 1964 at Ellett Hospital in Appleton City, Missouri, the son of William L. and Joanne F. (Brown) Ashley. He accepted Christ and was baptized in 1974 at age 10 at the First Baptist Church. He attended and graduated from Appleton City High School, where he met his wife, Terrie Henzlik. They were high school sweethearts meeting at age 15 and marrying on August 10, 1985 at the First Baptist Church soon after graduation. They were blessed with two children.
Gary began working for Allen Porter at age 18. He was a farm laborer and put up tin grain bins for 9½ years. He then went to work for St. Clair County Road & Bridge Department first hauling gravel then later as a brush cutter. Gary and Terrie also owned and operated the Appleton City Laundry Mat together for 10 years. He bought both kids vehicles at age 15 so he could teach them how to change the oil and take care of their own cars when they moved away from home. He also enjoyed teaching his children to hunt and fish. Gary enjoyed building lawn mower tractors for pulling competitions and the entire family spent many enjoyable weekends pulling lawn mowers. They also enjoyed having their family and friends over for a big 4 ^th of July celebration.
Gary spent a great deal of time making projects with his metal lathe and milling machine. He also loved motorcycles and automobiles and was restoring his car from high school with his son, Michael. They spent time together working on projects in the wood shop too.
Preceding Gary in death were his grandparents, Trucy and Frances Brown and Cecil and Velma Ashley; a nephew Nicholas Jurgensmeyer; a niece Amber Siegismund; an aunt Ann Jalene Snodgrass; and father-in-law Bud Henzlik. Survivors include his wife, Terrie (Henzlik) Ashley of the home; his two children, Kristie Ashley (Brennan Minks) of Warrensburg, Missouri and Michael Ashley of the home; his parents, William and Joanne Ashley of Appleton City; his sister Cathy Jurgensmeyer (Carl) of Montrose, Missouri; his mother-in-law Carolyn Henzlik of Appleton City; his uncle, Mark Ashley (Trish) of Appleton City; two nephews, Cole Jurgensmeyer of Montrose and Nolan Siegismund of Rockville, Missouri; a niece Lindsey Koelling (Darren) of Russellville, Missouri; a great-niece Emma Koelling; two sisters-in-law, Sherrie Siegismund (Mark) of Rockville and Kerrie Hedger (Scott) of Kingsville, Missouri.