Fred D. Mabuce

Freddie Delwin “Fred” Mabuce, 79, of Jackson, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

He was born May 6, 1944, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Delwin and Juanita Parsons Mabuce.  He and Cheryl Martin were married April 9, 1966, at the Methodist Church in Millersville, Missouri, also the church of his lifelong membership.

Fred was a 1962 graduate of Jackson High School, where he earned multiple letters in baseball and basketball.   While honorably serving six years in Missouri National Guard with the 1140th Engineer Battalion in Jackson, Fred earned his certification as a barber from Moler Barber School in St. Louis.  Thereafter, he worked 54 years as a barber, twice owning and operating Varsity Barber Shop in Cape Girardeau.

While growing up, Fred would go duck hunting with his father, and became quite accomplished at making duck calls.  He never enjoyed the sport of hunting, but he did have a great love for being outdoors – shooting mistletoe out of trees, riding horses with the trail riders, traditional archery, and playing tennis with the Broadway Boys at the SEMO courts.  In recent years, he had learned to fly fish and taught himself how to make flies.

Fred was a member of Ducks Unlimited and the Callmakers and Collectors Association of America.

To cherish his memory, he leaves his wife of 57 years, Cheryl Mabuce; children, Kyle (Misty) Mabuce and Nicole (Craig) Rhodes; grandson, Jack Mabuce; brother-in-law, Ron (Linda) Martin; nephew, Landon Martin, niece, Amanda Martin, all of Jackson; and two stepbrothers and their families.

He was preceded in death by his parents, stepfather, Roy Robins, and Cheryl’s parents, Glenn “Spud” and Grace Wilson Martin.

Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, December 16, 2023, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer will conduct the funeral service at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, December 16, 2023, at the funeral home.  Military honors and interment will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

If considering a memorial contribution, the family suggests Jackson R-2 School Foundation or Millersville Methodist Church.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by clicking on the tribute wall tab above Fred’s obituary article at mccombsfuneralhome.com.

Jackson R-2 School District Foundation
614 E Adams, Jackson MO 63755
Tel: 1-573-243-9501
Web: http://www.jacksonschoolfoundation.org/

Millersville United Methodist Church
location is 290 Main Street, but send mail to POB 14, Millersville MO 63766
Web: https://www.facebook.com/MillersvilleUMC/about