Landon Livingston

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Landon (Captain) Reid Livingston was born July 15, 1992, to Lanny and Patricia Livingston in Fairbury, Neb. He was their third child. He died on Oct. 18, 2021, in Grand View, Mo. He was baptized at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Morrowville.

Landon attended North Central Elementary schools and then Washington County High School. Later, he transferred to Fairbury High School where he graduated in 2011. Landon attended Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina on a scholarship where he received a degree in 2016 with a major in Music Performance and a minor in Communications.

Sports and 4-H were a big part of Landon’s growing up years. He was a tenyear member of the Mahaska Merrymakers 4-H Club serving as club president for many years. He participated in many projects and won numerous awards.

He attended the Lions Club Band camps and numerous band camps at Fort Hays State University in Hays. He was very proud of being first chair section leader at the Nebraska Music Educators Association concert. Landon also received Class B All State Music honors and he received the John Phillip Sousa award which is given to an outstanding music performer high school student. Motivating others to have school spirit was important to Landon which resulted in the establishment of and winning of “Fan of the Year” award at Fairbury High School.

Landon loved music of all kinds, especially his favorite band, Motley Crue. He enjoyed playing the drums for many years for several different bands including Serotonin, Common Ground, Jaron Bell, Mahan, and Mother Tung. He also played with the 9:50 Band at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Salina for six plus years.

He shared his fun-loving personality with a huge friend’s base. Landon so looked forward to doing concerts and gigs. He loved to be behind his drums; he lived to make every moment BIG, including dressing to fit the occasion even if it meant wearing a dress or a Meatloaf costume.

Besides music, he spent considerable hours volunteering in various ways. He worked with the Miss Jeff Pageant and raised more money for cancer in the history of the pageant. He also truly believed in the veterans cause and did volunteer activities for them.

Landon farmed beside his father and also appreciated working for Jim Cerny. Jim’s confidence in Landon by allowing to farm his land was very important to him because Jim followed Landon’s career and was very supportive of his music career.

In January, he moved to Kansas City to be closer to performances, gigs and musical opportunities. While pursuing his love of music, he worked at High Prairie Landscaping in Mission, Kan.

Survivors are his parents, Lanny and Patricia Livingston, Mahaska, sisters, Jill and her husband, Matt McCord, and Tami and her husband, Brent Haverkamp, nieces Taryn Arnold, Karly McCord, Sondra McCord and Bella Haverkamp and nephews, Trevin Arnold, Thorne Bachle and Baxter Haverkamp. He is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Preceding him in death are his grandparents, Ronald and Phyllis Livingston, Ed and Patricia Miller, and special friends Allison Huffman and Colton Snook.

Services for Landon were Oct. 23 in the United Methodist Church in Fairbury.

Inurnment was in the Mahaska Cemetery. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury was in charge of arrangements.

Memorials will go to Mahaska Community Center and a music scholarship to be determined later in care of the Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home.

Washington County News • Oct. 28, 2021