Brent Moray McCune

Brent Moray McCune, 79, of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at the Mt. Vernon Place Care Center. He was born March 12, 1947, in Springfield, the son of Brent Hubert and Kathleen (Chavose) McCune.
 
He was a 1965 graduate of Manteca High School, in Manteca, Calif. He was the owner of Denver Diesel Injection in Aurora, Colo.. He started Powerlifting at the age of 40 and was inducted into the Powerlifting Hall of Fame. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Vernon.
On May 20, 1989, he married Beverly Ann Watson, in Southern California.
 
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Beverly; one sister, Barbara McCune of Mt. Vernon, one brother, Ken McCune and his wife, Shyre, of Holts Summit; three stepchildren, Janell (Greg) Cole, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., Robert Weitlauf of Wildomar, Calif. and Tracy (Doug) Brown of Aurora, Colo.; four granddaughters; eight great-grandchildren.
 
He was preceded in death by is parents, Brent and Kathleen McCune and his sister and her husband, Kay and Ronnie Lincoln.
 
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.