Don Stoll's Obituary
Don Stoll, 88, of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services have been canceled. There will be a memorial service held at a later date.
Don Harold Stoll, age 88, of Columbia MO, (formerly of Rolla, Missouri), went to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Don is preceded in death by his son, Tim, and his brother Joe. He is survived by his son Barry and his wife, Lori, his daughter Jane Cosgrove and her husband Mike, 15 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren, his sister Sue Bai and her husband Monty, his sister-in-law Gerry Stoll and many nieces and nephews. He was a graduate of Rolla High School in 1949 and received his Doctorate of Pharmacy from St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 1954. He then worked in Rolla and taught a boys’ Sunday School class at Ridgeview Christian Church where he came to his very strong faith in the Lord. He remained the closest of friends with those men, including Don Lewis and Willie Walls for his entire life. He was an accomplished pianist and obtained his pilot’s license during those years as well, which were talents that he used later in ministry. He completed his Master of Divinity at Cincinnati Bible Seminary in 1959, after which he married Emma Henderson and became Pastor of Rising Sun Christian Church in Indiana. Shortly after the birth of their two sons, Barry and Timothy, he and his wife moved to Zimbabwe, Africa where they worked as missionaries at Mashoko Mission for 12 years, and welcomed their third child, Jane during their service there. After returning from Africa in 1975, Don and his family lived in Rolla and he worked as a Pharmacist and a part-time Preacher, working to get many Christian Churches throughout Missouri growing and strong, including St. Clair, Linn, Newburg, and Meta Christian Churches. After moving to Columbia MO, he continued working as a pharmacist and preacher into his late 70s. His current job which he had for about 10 years was teaching English to numerous international students at the Christian Campus House on the Mizzou campus. He led so many people to Jesus. He was encouraging and made everyone feel important and special. To quote his friend Russ Cobb, “He always thought of others before himself. He was caring and gentle. He loved Jesus and the scriptures.” He was a great story teller, and to quote his grandson Michael's wife, Carroline, he had “wisdom, strength in God, the “Stoll” dry and intelligent sense of humor, generosity, and charm. For him, to live was Christ and to die was gain.”
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