Cody Conrad, 33

A celebration of life for Cody Conrad, 33, of Thornton, Colorado, will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Jan. 25, 2025, at the Desoto Elks Lodge in Desoto, Missouri. All are welcome to attend.

Cody died Dec. 13, 2024. He was born in Crystal City, Missouri, on Sept. 10, 1991, to parents Donna and Randy Conrad. Cody was an only child.

He was a very talented, smart, and caring man. He loved his parents, friends and family with his whole heart. He was so curious about people and their stories. His brilliant smile could light up any place he was - and often did.

Cody was passionate about playing guitar and harmonizing, listening to his favorite music with friends, the Kansas City Chiefs, concerts and the outdoors. He loved to hike in the mountains with his best friend, Achilles, his Shiba Inu dog.

Cody traveled to Colorado as a teenager with his parents on a family vacation and fell in love with the mountains. He moved there after college, where he worked as a sales manager for Comcast and Verizon. He bought his first house in Denver and his second in Thornton.

In the years he lived in Missouri as a child and young man, Cody loved playing sports, especially baseball. He grew up in the Bull Shoals Lake area and enjoyed fishing and water sports with his mom, dad and family, especially his cousins

Cody is survived by his parents Randy and Donna Conrad of Isabella and many aunts, uncles and cousins.