Clifford Eugene "Gene" or "Yogi" McAninch was born on July 7, 1939 to Bernis Clifford and Dorthy Ellen Fite McAninch in Washington Center, MO and passed away at Pine View Manor in Stanberry, MO on December 14, 2024 at the age of 85 years five months and 7 days.

Gene attended school in Martinsville, MO and graduated from there in 1957.

On April 25, 1958 Gene was united in marriage to Shirley Jones from King City, MO. They began their married life by moving to Albany, where Gene worked at Homan Implement Company.

In 1959 Marshall Pile asked Gene to come and work for the City of Albany. He worked with the city electric crew for the next two years.

On 1961 Gene started his own electrician business, McAninch Electric, which he ran for the next 49 years, many times still helping out the City of Albany electric crew when they needed a helping hand. Gene took pride in his work and always did an excellent job. He completed his working career by retiring in 2010, ending his electrician career after 52 years, although he still did a few small jobs during retirement. After retirement, Gene could be found doing woodworking projects, and spending time with his family, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends, his coffee buddies and his good friend Larry Richardson.

Gene was a member of the Albany Volunteer Fire Department for many years, a dedicated member of the Albany United Methodist Church, where he used his electrician skills to go on several Mission Trips to help others in needy areas or disaster situations. Gene was always willing to give a helping hand to those in need.

Gene was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Lori McAninch Yeager, his sister Carollea Geyer, and brothers-in-law Bill Geyer and Lewis George Messner.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley McAninch; daughter Julie (Dennis) Carlson, St. Joseph, MO; son Michael McAninch, Blue Springs, MO; granddaughters, Lauren Carlson, St. Joseph, MO, Maisie (Melissa) Yeager, Albany, MO and Kylee Taylor, Albany, MO; great-grandchildren, Hayden, Harper and Archer Pritchett, St. Joseph, MO; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Beverly Messner, Twila and Philip Long, and Marcia and Terry Thompson; several nieces, nephews and cousins, other extended family members, and his good friends Larry and Sandra Richardson.

Funeral Service: 11:00 AM Saturday, December 21, at the Roberson-Polley Chapel, Albany. Burial in the Grandview Cemetery, Albany. The family will receive friends 10:00 - 11:00 AM on Saturday at the chapel. Memorial Contributions: Albany United Methodist Church in care of the Roberson-Polley Chapel, 403 N. Hundley, Albany, MO 64402. Online Condolences: www.robersonpolleychapel.com