Johnny Lee Dancer

Funeral services for Johnny Lee Dancer, 54, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 22 in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Mr. Dancer passed away at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 17, 2022, at Ozarks Healthcare.

He was born April 10, 1967 at West Plains, Missouri, to Louis Lee and Mary Francis Guilliams Dancer. Mr. Dancer was a supervisor at Pace Construction. He worked hard all his life, and he instilled that work ethic into all of his kids. He was a man of few words, but when he did speak, he meant what he said. He had a passion for old cars, especially his '53 Chevy pickup, and he was a member of the Lake of the Ozarks Corvette Club. Mr. Dancer loved NASCAR and the Kansas City Chiefs. He was a great dad and grandpa, and he was a great boyfriend to Carla. John was of the Baptist faith and accepted the Lord Jesus in 1989. 

He is survived by four children, Michael Dancer and wife, Melissa, West Plains, Missouri, Katrina Bacus and husband, Brandon, Highlandville, Missouri, Jacob Evans and wife, Danni, Pomona, Missouri, and Nathan Evans; fifteen grandchildren, Camdyn, Coldyn, Carter, Cambria, Caitlyn, Calista, Weston, Adalee, Kayleigh, Riley, Ashlynn, Zayden, Bryson, Zachary, and Jaxon; one great-grandchild, Christian; his mother, Mary Francis Dancer, Willow Springs, Missouri; one brother, Bud Dancer and wife, Tammy, West Plains, Missouri; one sister, Angela Jackson and husband, Jeff, West Plains, Missouri; several nieces and nephews; and his girlfriend, Carla McCary. 

His father and one brother, Steven Marshall Dancer, preceded him in death.

Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to any charity of choice and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO 65775. Online condolences may be expressed at www.robertsondrago.com.