John Edgar Nimmo (Buffalo)'s Obituary
John Edgar Nimmo (Eddie), Age 43, was born February 11, 1980, and passed away young on August 10th, 2023.
John was a maintenance man at the Craigmount place apartments and loved what he did for work. John loved to fix things. John was born to mother Erma Garrett and father Lester Nimmo at St. Johns in Springfield, Missouri. John grew up in Grain Valley, Missouri and later moved to Buffalo, Missouri in his preteen years. John graduated from Buffalo High School. John loved playing football and softball. John was a Cowboys and Texas Longhorns fan. John also loved WWE. John was baptized at the Bible Baptist Church and professed his faith in Buffalo, Missouri at a young age. John was a hard-working man and loved to help in his spare time, working on his family's farm. John loved fishing, deer hunting, and the country life. When John was not busy working, he loved being a father to his children. They meant everything to him. Making memories with the kids was a priority. He loved teaching the kids any time he had a project they could help with. John was loved by many. He was a funny, loving man for those he loved. John was someone you could depend on when he was needed. His memory will be carried on and cherished and kept alive by his surviving family and friends.
John is proceeded in death by his grandparents, Edgar William, Mary Jane, and Eisenhower Nimmo, Jesse Glass, John Wall, and Gene Carey;. three uncles, Stanley Nimmo, Paul Nimmo, John Wall Jr.; one aunt Karen Wall; a stepfather, Robert Garrett; and one nephew, Travis Bowling.
Surviving family on fathers' side is his father, Lester Nimmo and his wife, Judy Nimmo; one brother, Nicholas Nimmo; two sisters, Tiffany Dill and Bethany Nimmo. His mothers side, mother Erma Garrett; two step-sisters, Tannina Smith and Bobbie Jene Bowling; his aunts, Sue Studham, Millie Gates, Katie Hall, Linda Conrad, Mary Buckner, and Martha Byram. John also leaves behind his two beautiful daughters, Raven S. Nimmo and Zavia S. Nimmo. Also, his companion, Debra Shanea Lindsey and her son, Ronan Lindsey; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Cantlon-Otterness and Viets Funeral Home, Buffalo. Visitation will be held the evening prior, Monday August 14, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of Cantlon-Otterness & Viets Funeral Home, Buffalo, Missouri.
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