Vicki Lee Winston, 86, of La Monte, MO, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Good Shepherd Care Community in Concordia, MO.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 9, 2026, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Sweet Springs with William W. Harlow officiating. No visitation will be held, and a private burial will be held in Blackwater Chapel Cemetery in rural La Monte. Memorials are suggested to Blackwater Chapel Cemetery, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com
Vicki was born on June 10, 1939, in Portland, OR, the daughter of the late Cletus and Daisy Chapelle. She grew up in Portland where her father taught her how to pitch horseshoes. She went on to become a 10-time world champion in the Women’s Division of the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association and was inducted into the National Horseshoe Pitching Association Hall of Fame in 1970 and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2021. She served in many different capacities and held various office positions as a member of the Missouri Horseshoe Pitchers Association and National Horseshoe Pitchers Association. Vicki competed in yearly world tournaments that took her to many states and Washington, D.C. In 1989, she was invited to pitch horseshoes with President George H.W. Bush on the White House lawn.
It was through a shared love of pitching horseshoes that Vicki met Earl Winston. They were married on June 10, 1960, in Portland, OR, and then she moved with Earl to rural LaMonte, MO, where Vicki quickly learned about life on a farm.
Vicki was a member of Blackwater Chapel United Methodist Church until it closed. She then attended LaMonte United Methodist Church and Bethel United Methodist Church. She enjoyed playing the piano and being active with her church families.
Vicki is survived by two sons, Keith Winston (Deb Jantsch) of Desert Hot Springs, CA, and Carl Winston (Amy) of Sweet Springs, MO; and several grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
In addition to her parents and her husband, Earl, Vicki was preceded in death by her brother, Barry Chapelle.
Source: KMZU, The Farm
