Obituaries
Obituaries
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, January 31, 1994
John E. Johnston, 91, Eldon, died Saturday at his home. He was born
Sept 1, 1902, in Mt. Pleasant, a son of William and Elizabeth Allison
Johnston.
He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, and had been employed by U.S.
Steel, Gary, Ind. before his retirement. He moved to Eldon in 1969, and
attended the Etterville Christian Church.
He is survived by two sisters, Grace Zoba, Warren, Ohio, and Ann Lipper,
Evansville, Indiana.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Robert Jones and Borys Boyuk will officiate. Burial will be in Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from noon-1 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials are suggested to the Etterville Christian Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, February 1, 1994
Thomas W. Bunch, 85, Eldon, died Monday at the Lake of the Ozarks
General Hospital. He was born Feb. 2, 1908, in Eldon, a son of William
and Mary Greenup Bunch. He was married Nov. 26, 1930, in Jefferson
City, to Elva Hoskins, who died Jan 18, 1966. He was married Aug. 19,
1966, in Tampa Fla., to Fern Wyre, who survives at the home.
He retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 20 years of service. He
taught in rural schools for 20 years and dedicated much of his time to
rural pastorates. He was ordained as a minister by the Blue Springs
Baptist Church, Oct. 26, 1947. He spent most of his later years in home
mission work.
Other survivors include one daughter, Carol Clark, Republic; three sons,
David Bunch, Atlanta, Ga., Victor Bunch, Jacksonville, Texas, and
Randall Bunch, Eldon; one brother Simeon Bunch, Clifton, Colo.; seven
grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Blue Springs Baptist Church,
Eldon. The Rev. Harry Foley and the Rev. Eldon Myers will officiate.
Burial will be in Dooley Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from
4:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are
suggested to the Blue Springs Baptist Church Home Mission Easter
offering.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, March 4, 1994
John Russell Kidwell, 86, Eldon, died Wednesday at Memorial Community
Hospital. He was born April 26, 107, in Barnett, the son of Guy and
Cora Imler Kidwell. He was married July 9, 1945, to Alice Favorite, who
died Dec. 27, 1977.
He was a retired realtor and had been employed at Mutual Citrus Products
in Anaheim, Calif. He served as elder at the Anaheim First Christian
Church. He was a member of the Barnett Union Church and was in
fellowship with the Ninth Street Christian Church, Eldon.
Survivors include one son, William Kidwell, Eldon; two daughters, Peggy
French, Columbia, and Penny Kidwell, Eldon; one sister, Frances
Davenport, Eldon; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home,
Versailles. The Rev. Danny Wakefield will officiate. Burial will be in
Big Rock Cemetery near Barnett. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m.
Saturday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, February 14, 1994
William H. Umstead, 95, Eldon, died Sunday at the Miller County Nursing
Home. He was born June 8, 1898, in Tuscumbia, a son of Charles and Eve
Umstead. He was married April 4, 1961, in Eldon, to Lucy Roberts, who
survives at the home.
A retired farmer, he was a member of the Tuscumbia Assembly of God Church.
Other survivors include: two sons, Howard Carpenter, Kansas City, and
John Carpenter, Russellville; three daughters, Felshia Jeffries and
Aletta Grimes, both of Kaiser, and Emma Gross, Lenexa, Kan.; two
sisters, Dean Dowling, Washington state, and Grace Ferguson, Oklahoma
state; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral
Home, Iberia. Bro. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in the
Mt. Zion Cemetery near Tuscumbia. Visitation will be from 5-8 Tuesday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, February 25, 1994
Oliver P. Matthews, 84, Tuscumbia, died Thursday at the Lake of the
Ozarks General Hospital. He was born Jan 2, 1910, in Miller County, a
son of James and Josephine Willis Matthews. He was married April 30,
1938, in Black Rock, Ark., to Marie Guilliams, who died June 21, 1968.
He was a lifelong resident of Miller County.
Survivors include one son, Larry Matthews, Tuscumbia; one sister, Bessie
Lorey, Granite City, Ill.; seven grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Mildred
Henson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Randy Porter will officiate. Burial will be I Tuscumbia
Cemetery. Viusitation wil be from noon-2 p.m. Sunday
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, February 15, 1994
Herman Russell, 78, Vienna, died Monday at St. Marys Health Center
(Jefferson City). He was born Nov. 12, 1915, in Iberia, a son of Elmer
and Dora Slone Russell. He was married June 11, 1939, in Vienna, to
Golda Copeland, who survives at the home.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Vienna, and the United Auto
Workers Local 25, St. Louis. He had been employed by General Motors
Corp., St. Louis, as an assembly line worker for 25 years before
retiring in 1977.
Other survivors include three sons, James Russell, Freeburg, Leonard
Russell, Defiance, and Ronald Russell, Barnett; one daughter, Laverne
Haller, Freeburg; two sisters, Ruby Watson, St. Louis, and Jessie
Stites, Colorado Springs, Colo.; one half-brother, Palmer Russell, St.
Louis; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church,
Vienna. The Rev. Robert Hodson will officiate. Burial will be in the
Breeding Cemetery, Freeburg. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today at
the Vienna Chapel of the Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home, and from 9-10
a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, February 14, 1994
Mary L. Swafford, 48, Barnett, died Sunday at Still Regional Medical
Center (Jefferson City). She was born Feb. 23, 1945, in Miller County,
a daughter of John and Nancy White Houston. Her mother survives in
Eldon. She was married Aug 27, 1988, in Eldon to Ernest Swafford, who
survives at the home.
She had lived in Miller and Morgan counties all of her life. She was
employed with Fasco Industries. She was a member of the Lake of the
Ozarks Rock, Mineral and Gem Club and a member of the East Side Assembly
of God Church, Eldon.
Other survivors include two sons, Mitchell Dinwiddie and Kenny
Dinwiddie, both of Eldon; one stepson, David Swafford, Eldon; two
stepdaughters, Vicky McCorkle, Kansas, and Carla Tannehill, Eldon; four
sisters, Martha Comstock, Barnett, Ruby Miller and Jennie Scrivner, both
of Eldon, and Mildred Wood, Tuscumbia; two grandchildren and five
step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one step-daughter,
Janell Steen.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. Fred Perkins and the Rev. Danny Owsley will officiate. Burial will
be in Dooley Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, February 1, 1994
Hazel M. Smith, 75, Eldon, died Saturday at Lake of the Ozarks General
Hospital. She was born Sept. 6, 1918, at Belton, a daughter of Martin
and Fannie Kinnson Smith. Her mother survives in Eldon. A homemaker,
she lived in Eldon for 16 years.
Survivors include one daughter, Judy Jones, Reno, Nev.; two sons, Frank
Hook, Tucson, Ariz., and Robert Hook, Poplarville, Miss.; four brothers,
Harold Smith, Aurora, Colo., Martin Smith, Eldon, Wesley Smith, Loup
City, Neb., and Frederick Smith, Westminster, Colo.; two sisters,
Dorothy Richardson, Belton, and Evelyn Johnson, Collins; 15
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, February 4, 1994
Olivia Boan, 92, Tuscumbia, died Tuesday at Miller County Nursing Home.
She was born July 11, 1901, in Miller County, the daughter of William
and Mary Stark Vernon. She was married Dec. 22, 1918, to Thomas Stark,
who died Dec 27, 1921. She was married in June 1929, to Robert Boan,
who died Oct. 24, 1977.
She worked as a seamstress with Glaser Brothers Pants Factory, Eldon.
She was a member of Aurora Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Orville Stark, Eldon; three daughters, Mary
Simpson, Deming, N.M., Evelyn Renken, Dallas, Texas, and Rebecca Martin,
Eldon; 14 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by one son, Robert Allen Boan.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Aurora Springs Baptist Church.
Pastor Ernie Buscher and the Rev. Sam Upton will officiate. Burial will
be in Greenmore Memorial Park, Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8
p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to
the Aurora Springs Baptist Church Mission Fund.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, February 26, 1994
Oma Hester Wilson, 78, Meta, died Friday at Maries Manor Health Care,
Vienna. She was born Aug 23, 1915, in Meta, the daughter of George and
Mary Helton Vaughan. She was married Jan. 5, 1936, in Meta, to Howard
Wilson, who survives at the home.
She worked 27 years for the Brown Shoe Company, Dixon, and lived in
Maries County all her life. She was a member of the Campground
Christian Church.
Other survivors include: two sons, Robert Wilson and Lewis Wilson, both
of Meta; one sister, Viola Pendleton, Meta; five grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home,
Iberia. The Rev. Earl Jones and the Rev. Robert Hamm will officiate.
Burial will be in the Red Cemetery, Meta. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m.
today. Memorials are suggested to the Red Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, February 17, 1994
Richard W. Spencer, 85, Eldon, died Tuesday at the Truman Memorial
Veterans Hospital, Columbia. He was born Aug 12, 1908, in Camden
County, a son of George and Stella Scoby Spencer. He was married to
Etta Winters, who died in 1988.
A lifelong resident of the Eldon community, he was a World War II U.S.
Army veteran. He was a farmer, and attended the Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include two sons, Dale Spencer, Jefferson City, and David
Spencer, Eldon; one daughter, Billie Jean Burnett, Eldon; two sisters,
Madeline Bond, Eldon, and Wanda Legan, Tennessee; one brother, George
Spencer, Springfield; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by two children, Gail Spencer and Kenny Spencer.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery with military honors by VFW Post
2442, Eldon. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to the Diabetes Foundation.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, February 14, 1994
Bert McComb, 74, Ulman, died Sunday at Lake Ozark General Hospital. He
was born April 20, 1919, near Ulman, a son of William and Mandy Gumm
McComb. He was married Sept. 23, 1943, in Tuscumbia, to Myrtle
Luttrell, who died May 21, 1992.
He had worked for many years at Marriotts Tan-Tar-A in the food service
department. He was a member of the Honey Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include: five sons, Charles McComb, Richland, Bill McComb and
Harold McComb, both of Iberia, Leonard McComb, Brumley, and Chester
McComb, Ulman; six daughters, Helen Bizzell, Tulsa, Okla., Thelma Ash,
Brumley, Gertie Hill and Glotha Durham, both of Richalnd, Margie
McDowell, Iberia, and Beverly Guehrer, Crocker; one sister, Doris Long,
Crocker; 54 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home,
Iberia. The Rev. Arthur Gormley will officiate. Burial will be in the
Hawkins Cemetery near Brumley. Visitation will be from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Tuesday.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, March 23, 1994
Lloyd Franklin Byrd, 64, Eldon, died Tuesday at Memorial Community
Hospital (Jefferson City). He was born Oct. 23, 1929, in Kaiser, a son
of Albert and Edna Brown Byrd. His mother survives in Brumley. He was
married April 18, 1947, in Tuscumbia, to Thelma Phillips, who survives
at the home.
A farmer, he had lived in Eldon most of his life. He had been a truck
driver for 20 years for Osage Products. He was a member of the Ninth
Street Christian Church.
Other survivors include four sons, Phillip Byrd, Daniel Byrd and Joseph
Byrd, all of Eldon and David Byrd, Almond, Wis.; two daughters, Phyllis
Decker, Eldon, and Darlene Hanes, Osage Beach; six brothers, Alfred
Byrd, Kansas City, Willie Byrd, Eldohn, Rufus Byrd, Playas, N.M., Edgar
Byrd, Ulman, Ralph Byrd, Kaiser, and Claude Byrd, Brumley; three
sisters, Ruby Otto, Brumley, Roma Bond, Eldon, and Peggy McDowell,
Bentown; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons,
James Byrd and Paul Byrd.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Brumley Christian Church. The
Rev. Jim McGowin will officiate. Burial will be in the Robinett
Cemetery, Brumley. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at
Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to the American
Cancer Society.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, March 18, 1994
Homer V. Hodge, 78, St. Elizabeth, died Thursday at the Osage Beach
Health Care Center. He was born Sept. 8, 1915, in St. Elizabeth, a son
of James and Katie Kesterson Hodge. A retired farmer, he had lived in
St. Elizabeth most of his life.
Survivors include one brother, James Hodge, St. Elizabeth; three
sisters, Rosa Bock and Lorene Ripka, both of Meta, and Mabel Wheat, St.
Elizabeth.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home,
Ieria. Bro. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in the Dake
Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, March 31, 1994
Services were held today for Flora Mae Wood Cain, 62, Eldon, who died
Tuesday at Still Regional Medical Center (Jefferson City). She was born
Nov. 17, 1931, in Miller County, a daughter of Joseph and Daphne Wilson
Wood. She was married Dec 26, 1959, in Eldon to Herbert “Tobe” Cain,
who survives at the home.
A homemaker, she was a packer with Walnut Wood Products. She was a
charter member of the Old Path Church.
Other survivors include two daughters, Bonnie Jean “B.J.” Friedly, Lake
Ozark; and Margaret Ahart, Tuscumbia; one son, Stanley Conner, Eldon;
one sister, Margaret Cain, Eldon; one brother, Clinton Wood, Eldon; 10
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services were at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Gene Cain
officiated. Burial was in Tol Wood Cemetery, Eldon. Memorials are
suggested to the Diabetes Foundation.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, March 17, 1994
Eula H. Dieckman, 80, Eldon, died Tuesday at Still Regional Medical
Center. She was born July 25, 1913, in Sample, Ky., a daughter of
Herman and Bessie Bell Dieckman. A homemaker, she was a member of the
Eldon Kingdom Hall, Jehovah’s Witness.
Survivors include one brother, Everett Dieckman, Eldon; and two sisters,
Marie Hicks and Elsie Hallberg, both of Canon City, Colo.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Minister Jack Vincent will officiate. Burial will be in Dooley
Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday. Memorials
are suggested to the Eldon Kingdom Hall, Jehovah’s Witness.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, March 8, 1994
Paul Blakely, 76, Eldon, died Monday at Osage Beach Healthcare Center.
He was born Aug. 27, 1917, in St. Louis, the son of Ralph and Myrtle
Kelley Blakely. He was married Aug 4, 1946, in Eldon, to Ada Carrender,
who died June 26, 1982. He was married Aug. 27, 1985, in Eldon, to
Helen Edelman, who survives of the home.
An Army veteran of World War II, he lived in the Eldon area most of his
life. He worked as a laborer at Bonanza Boat Manufacturing.
Other survivors include two daughters, Joan Tucker, Sullivan, and Betty
Moyer, Chapman, Kan.; three step-daughters, Joyce Weaver, Tracy, Calif.,
Barbara Curtiss, Lees Summit, and Georgetta Loving, Eldon; one sister,
Pauline Cotton, California; five grandchildren, six step-grandchildren,
two great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Donald L. Tucker will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. Military graveside services will be conducted by VFW Post
2442, Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, March 25, 1994
Lee E. Stanton, 90, Tuscumbia, died Thursday at Miller County Nursing
Home, Tuscumbia. He was born Aug 26, 1902, in Brumley, the son of James
and Alpha Carnes Stanton. He was married June 12, 1926, to Ruth Reed,
who survives at the nursing home.
A lifelong resident of Miller County, he was a retired farmer and former
member of the National Farmers Organization. He served many years on
the Brumley School Board. He was a member of the Christian Church.
Other survivors include one sister, Mabel Reed, California; six
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A daughter, Dorothy
Patterson, preceded him in death.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home,
Iberia. Bro. Jim McGowin will officiate. Burial will be in Gott
Cemetery near Brumley. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Saturday.
Memorials are suggested to Miller County Nursing Home.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, March 28, 1994
Nina M. Connell, 78, Eldon, died Saturday at her home. She was born Jan
3, 1916, in Russellville, a daughter of John and Edith George Dawson.
She was married March 23, 1932, in Jefferson City, to James Connell, who
survives at the home. A homemaker, she was a member of the First
Baptist Church, Eldon.
Other survivors include: seven sons, James Connell, Eldon, Kenneth
Connell, Syracuse, N.Y., Edward Connell, Fredonia, Ky., Roger Connell,
Jefferson City, Gary Connell, Russellville, Curtis Connell, Rocky Mount,
and Victor Connell, Eugene; two daughters, Betty Merli, Osage Beach and
Wanda Hartsock, Lebanon, Kan.; two sisters, Edith Enloe, Independence
and Ila Haynes, Jefferson City; 28 grandchildren and 29
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church. The
Rev. Randll Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Enloe Cemetery,
Russellville. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Phillips
Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist
Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, March 20, 1994
Hazel V. Herbert, 79, Eldon, died Friday in Columbia. She was born Oct.
15, 1914, in Bagnell, the daughter of Joseph B. and Rena Belle Hicks
Cotton. She was married Oct. 18, 1939, in Waynesville, to Ivan L.
Herbert, who died Dec. 13, 1993.
She was a lifelong resident of Miller County. She was a member of
Bagnell Baptist Church and Lend-A-Hand Homemaker Club.
Survivors include: one son, Jerry Herbert, Jefferson City; three
daughters, Linda Munkers, Kansas City; Sharon Whitney and Betty Belcher,
both of Columbia; one sister, Alta Platter, Eldon; 12 grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Bagnell Baptist Church.
Burial will follow at Riley Lamm Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8
p.m. Monday at Griswold-Kays Chapel in Eldon. Memorials are suggested
to Bagnell Baptist Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, March 28, 1994
Vernetta Love, 70, Vichy, died Saturday at the Maries Manor Health and
Rehabilitation Center, Vienna. She was born April 27, 1923, in Iberia,
a daughter of Chesley and Lizzie Whittle Wyrick. She was married to Leo
Williams, who preceded her in death. She was married Jan. 1, 1969, in
Iberia, to Bud Love, who survives at the home.
A homemaker, she had been employed at Fort Leonard Wood. She was a
member of First Christian Church, Iberia.
Other survivors include one son, Bobby Williams, Vienna; two sisters,
Verlie Smith and Gladys Irwin, both of Iberia; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Birmingham-Martin Funeral
Home, Vienna. The Rev. Bruce Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in
the Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. today and from 9
a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer
Society and can be left at the funeral home.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, March 18, 1994
Daniel Ulrey Burris, 76, Palestine, Texas, died Thursday at his home.
He was born March 5, 1918, in Eldon, a son of Carl and Elsie Cathcart
Burris. He was married to Mary Ruth Foreman, who died March 6, 1990.
He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of
Missouri-Columbia, and a master’s degree from Kansas State University,
Manhattan. He was employed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for
many years as a soil conservationist before his retirement. He was a
member of the Big Creek Presbyterian Church, Rensselaer, Mo.
Survivors include two sons, Stephen Burris, Palestine, Texas, and Byron
Burris, Austin, Texas; one daughter, Joyce Burris, Sacramento, Calif.;
one brother, Bert Burris, Eldon; three sisters, Ethel Franklin, Moro,
Ill., Anna Armstrong, Kansas City, and Betty Thorn, Ironton; and three
grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Eldon City Cemetery.
The Rev. David Grousnick will officiate. Visitation will be from noon-2
p.m. Sunday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, March 27, 1994
Susan Ann Buehner, 83, Eldon, died Friday at Eldon Health Care. She was
born Nov. 16, 1910, at Iberia, a daughter of Louisa and General Keeth.
She was married Dec. 2, 1959, to William I. Buehner, who preceded her in
death.
She grew up and was educated in Iberia, then lived in the state of
California. After her marriage, she moved to Waterloo, Iowa, then
retired to Miller County in 1977.
Survivors include: one daughter, Barbara Sinnett, Eldon; one brother,
Victor Keeth, Eldon; and one sister, Gertrude Payne, Waterloo, Iowa.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Church of the Nazarene, Eldon,
with the Rev. Jerry Frye officiating. Burial will be in the Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at the Griswold-Kays
Funeral Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Eldon Church of the
Nazarene.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, March 26, 1994
August H. Kempker, 95, Marys Home, died Thursday at Villa Marie Skilled
Nursing Facility. He was born Sept. 16, 1898, in Marys Home, a son of
Benjamin and Mary Hake Kempker. He was married April 22, 1925, in Marys
Home to Teresa Evers, who died Sept. 12, 1992.
A farmer, he was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church,
Marys Home, the Knights of Columbus, Marys Home, and former president of
Marys Home Senior Citizens’ Club.
Survivors include three sons, Andrew Kempker, Eldon, and Norbert Kempker
and August Kempker, both of Jefferson City; three daughters, Mary Ann
Holzer, St. Martins, Dorothy Berendzen and Bernetta Adrian, both of
Marys Home; 37 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, 50
great-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren, and one
great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic
Church. Fr. William Korte will officiate. Burial will be in the church
cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Sunday at Phillips Chapel,
Marys Home, with a senior citizen’s rosary at 3 p.m., and a prayer
service at 7:30 p.m.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, March 11, 1994
Tilie Eads, 87, Vienna, died Wednesday in the Maries Manor Health and
Rehabilitation Center, Vienna. She was born June 15, 1906, at St.
Elizabeth, a daughter of Ferdinand and Theresa Massman Volmert. She was
married April 28, 1948, to Carlos Eads, who died Nov. 13, 1993.
She was a member of the Visitation Catholic Church, Vienna. She was a
housekeeper in St. Louis before moving back to Vienna and operating
Tillie’s Café and Cash Market Grocery Store.
Survivors include two sisters, Elizabeth Schwartz, St. Louis, and Rose
Stratman, Jefferson City.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Visitation Catholic Church.
The Rev. Tom Waickman will officiate. Burial will be in Visitation
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today and 8-10 a.m. Saturday
at Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home, Vienna, with a prayer service at 7
p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the Visitation Church and School
Memorial Fund.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, March 25, 1994
Judy K. Pemberton, 44, Iberia, died Thursday at the University of
Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics, following an automobile accident
near Crocker. She was born Feb 15, 1950, at Asheville, N.C., the
daughter of Robert and Ruth Anders Lively. She was married June 14,
1969, in Crocker, to Jimmy Pemberton, who survives in Iberia.
She worked the past seven years as a finance clerk at Ft. Leonard Wood.
She was a member of Hawkeye Baptist Church.
Other survivors include one son, Rob Pemberton, Iberia; one daughter,
Mindy Pemberton, Iberia; three brothers, Jerry Lively, Garnett, Kan.,
James Lively, Crocker, and John Lively, Lamar; six sisters, Janie
Silvey, Independence, Jackie Kinsey, Ottawa, Kan., Janice Lively,
Branson, Joyce Martin, Lamar, Joanna Bledsoe, Asheville, and June Dixon;
her paternal grandmother, Edith Brown, Crocker; and one grandson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Iberia First Baptist Church. The
Rev. Ken Sullins will officiate. Burial will be in Crocker Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home,
Iberia. Memorials are suggested to Hawkeye Baptist Church or to the
James Curtis Pemberton Cerebral Palsy Fund.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, March 4, 1994
Jens Alexanderson, 95, Eldon, died Thursday at Eldon Healthcare Center.
He was born April 30, 1898, in Denmark. He was married May 29, 1950, in
Del, Texas, to Edith Cartner, who died July 2, 1989.
He was employed with Inland Steel, retiring in 19858. A World War II
Army veteran, he was a Mason for 50 years. He was a member of the Ionia
Lodge 381, Eldon, A.F. & A.M. He was a member of the Presbyterian
Church and an Eldon resident for more than 30 years.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. David Grousnick will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore
Memorial Gardens, Barnett. A military graveside service will be by
Eldon VFW Post 1442. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today, with a
Masonic service at 7 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the Eldon
Community Center.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, April 10, 1994
Madelene E. Barker, 72, Eldon, died Friday at Memorial Community
Hospital. She was born Oct. 16, 1921, in Eldon, a daughter of Carl W.
and Edith Barnard Vernon. Her mother survives in Eldon. She was
married Nov. 4, 1944, in Kansas City, Kan., to Gilbert L. Barker, who
died April 26, 1982.
She was a lifelong resident of Eldon. She operated the LaVera Beauty
Salon and later Madelene’s Beauty Nook. She was a member of Business
and Professional Women and the First Baptist Church, Eldon.
Other survivors include: one son, Kip V. Barker, Eldon, and one
brother, C. D. Vernon, Eldon. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the
First Baptist Church. The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial
will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today
at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to the First
Baptist Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, April 10, 1994
John H. Hake, 90, St. Elizabeth, died Saturday at Still Regional Medical
Center (Jefferson City). He was born Sept. 22, 1903, in Miller County,
a son of Henry and Edith Gray Hake. On April 14, 1934, he was married
at Marys Home to Alta M. Brasier, who died on July 20, 1987. He was a
retired farmer, a member of St. Joseph’s Sodality and a member of St.
Lawrence Catholic Church.
Survivors include: 10 sons: John Hake Jr., St. Louis, Harold Hake, St.
Elizabeth, Kenneth Hake, St. Peters, Norbett Hake, Fred Hake and Virgil
Hake, all of Jefferson City, Daniel Hake, Lohman, Marshall Hake,
Maryland Heights, and Larry Hake and Gary Hake, both of Cedar Hill; four
daughters, Norma Jean Holtmeyer and Virginia Snow, both of St. Louis,
Betty Ross, Holts Summit, and Leona Otto, Meta; two sisters, Mary
Bardot, Lonedell, and Lucy Tapehorn, St. Elizabeth; 35 grandchildren and
7 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, St.
Elizabeth, with the Rev. John Degnan officiating. Burial will be in the
St. Lawrence Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. today at Stevinson
Rekus Funeral Home, St. Elizabeth, with a rosary at 7:30 p.m.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, April 6, 1994
Emil B. Schulte, 76, Eugene, died Monday at his home. He was born May
16, 1917, in Marys Home, a son of Lambert and Elizabeth Doerhoff
Schulte. He was married Nov. 15, 1941, in St. Louis, to Gertrude Kemna,
who survives at the home.
He was employed at a munitions factory in St. Louis during World War II
for five years. A farmer, he was a member of Our Lady of the Snows
Catholic Church, Marys Home.
Other survivors include four brothers, Norbert Schulte, Barnett, Robert
Schulte, Jefferson City, and Andrew Schulte and Justin Schulte, both of
Marys Home; two sisters, Fredonia Arens, Sedalia, and Josephine
Schwaller, Marys Home.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic
Church. The Rev. William Korte will officiate. Burial will be in the
church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. today at Phillips
Funeral Home, Eldon, with a senior citizens rosary at 3 p.m. and a
prayer service at 7:30 p.m.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, March 29, 1994
Alma Sarah Helton, 91, Iberia, died today at Still Regional Medical
Center (Jefferson City). She was born Jan 18, 1903, in Iberia, a
daughter of Elbert and Margaret Rowden Humphrey. She was married Sept.
11, 1920, to Ovel Wilson, who died Dec. 17, 1930. She was married Jan.
1, 1936, to Everett Helton, who survives at the home. She was a member
of Brays Advent Christian Church near Iberia.
Other survivors include: one daughter, Wanda Gardner, Iberia; one
granddaughter, three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Brays Advent Christian
Church. The Rev. Everett Parker will officiate. Burial will be in the
Union Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday
at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, April 3, 1994
Rose T. Shafer, 78, St. Martin, died Friday at St. Marys Health Center
(Jefferson City). She was born Oct 8, 1915, at St. Elizabeth, a
daughter of William and Elizabeth Dubbert Kirkweg. On Nov 17, 1945, she
was married at Jefferson City to James L. Shafer who died Jan 2, 1984.
She was a member of St. Martin Catholic Church and of the Legion of
Mary.
Survivors include; a son, Robert F. Shafer, Jefferson City; two
daughters, Bette Ann Brondel, Wardsville, and Mary Agnes Old, Holts
Summit; a sister, Emma Boeckman, Wardsville; and five grandchildren. A
son, Roy Shafer, preceded her in death.
The funeral will be at noon Tuesday at St. Martin Catholic Church with
the Rev. Edwin Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in St. Martin
Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Monday at Dulle Funeral Home,
with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions have been
suggested to the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Starkenburg.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, April 1, 1994
Lillian G. Jackson, 94, Eldon, died Wednesday at Memorial Community
Hospital (Jefferson City). She was born March 30, 1900, in Miller
County, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah Boyce White. She was married
Aug 29, 1925, to Dewey Jackson, who died Sept. 28, 1957.
A homemaker, she lived most of her life in Miller County and 10 years in
Saline County. She was a 4-H leader and was active in the extension
club. She was a member of Eldon United Methodist Church.
Survivors include: two sons, Gerald Jackson, Warrensburg, and Joseph
“Benny” Jackson, Riverton, Kan.; two daughters, Lois Jackson, Eldon, and
Carolyn Steele, Parsons, Kan.; one brother, Joseph White, Eldon; nine
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. One son, Robert Jackson,
preceded her in death.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Eldon United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Clinton F. Wofford will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon
City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Phillips
Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to Eldon United Methodist
Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, March 29, 1994
Iola Pauline Bach, 83, Eldon, died Sunday in Versailles. She was born
Sept 16, 1910, in Purvis, a daughter of John and Christine Lowe Reven.
She was married May 2, 1936, in Versailles, to Loren Robinson, who died
May 27, 1939. She was married Oct. 2, 1959, in Versailles, to Fred
Bach, who died Aug. 11, 1968.
She had worked for Glazer Brothers Pants Factory. She was a member of
the United Methodist Church, Eldon, the Retired Railroaders Wives and
Meals on Wheels.
Survivors include two sons, Harry Reven, Tipton, and George Robinson,
Versailles; one sister, Geraldine Colesar, Durango, Colo.; five
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by
one son. Richard Robinson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Eldon United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Fred Trimble will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the
Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, April 4, 1994
Homer Clay Tyler, 72, Jefferson City, died Sunday at Still Regional
Medical Center (Jefferson City). He was born March 8, 1922, in Dixon, a
son of Barney and Minnie Doubikin Tyler. He was married Dec. 31, 1949,
at the Lake of the Ozarks, to Louise Carter who survives at the home.
He was a graduate of Tuscumbia High School and the University of
Missouri-Columbia. He owned and operated the Apco Gasoline
Distributorship in Central Missouri and later was a real estate broker,
developer and residential contractor. He retired in 1978 and wrote five
books on various subjects.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge 381 A.F. and A.M., the Order of the
Eastern Star Chapter 210, Eldon, the Tuscumbia Christian Church and a
charter member and past president of the United Sportsmens Club. He was
also a charter member and current president of the Browning Collectors
Association.
Other survivors include: one son, Jeffrey Tyler, Kansas City; one
sister, Alta McDonald, Rolla; two brothers, the Rev. Donald Tyler,
Rockford, Ill., and Dr. Robert Tyler, College Park, Md.; and two
grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral
Home, Iberia. The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in
the Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at
Houser-Millard Funeral Directors, and from noon-2 p.m. Wednesday at the
Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Shriners
Hospital or the American Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, April 11, 1994
Stella Allen, 92, Dixon, died Sunday at the Phelps County Regional
Medical Center, Rolla. She was born Dec. 12, 1901, in Miller County, a
daughter of Francis and Paradine Alexander Bilyeu. She was married Nov.
8, 1919, in Dixon, to Dewey Allen, who died Jan. 23, 1961.
A homemaker, she had worked at Fort Leonard Wood as a seamstress for two
years, a sales clerk for Grempczynski Brothers Store, Earl Crane’s
Store, and the Dixon MFA Clothing Store, all in Dixon. She was a member
of the Church of Christ, Dixon, and the Dixon WPFA Club.
Survivors include three sons, William Allen, Iberia, Don Allen,
Florissant, and Arthur Allen, O’Fallon; two daughters, Frances Lerdahl,
St. Robert, and Letha Newhart, Eldon; 21 grandchildren and 35
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Birmingham-Martin Funeral
Home, Dixon. Bro. Robert Heil will officiate. Burial will be in the
Dixon Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today and from 9
a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to the Dixon Church of
Christ.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, March 29, 1994
Clifford R. Lowry, 82, Dawson, Ga., formerly of Iberia, died Wednesday
at Dodge County Hospital, Eastman, Ga. He was born June 15, 1911.
He lived in Missouri most of his life before moving to Georgia three
years ago. He was a retired regional sales manager with E.C. Robison
Lumber Company, St. Louis. He was a member of the National Lumber
Association, the National Rifle Association and the Fenton Masonic
Lodge.
Survivors include one son, James Lowry, St. Leonard, Md.; one daughter,
Linda Conley, Columbia, Md.; five grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Bethany Cemetery
near Crocker. The Rev. Randy Hoffman will officiate. Local
arrangements are under the direction of the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral
Home, Iberia.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, April 8, 1994
Ruby D. Bryant, 71, Iberia, died Thursday at her home. She was born
Dec. 16, 1922, in Maries County, a daughter of James and Effie Martin
Adkins. She was married Oct. 13, 1952, in Springdale, Ark., to Charlton
Bryant, who survives at the home. She was a member of Mt. Gilead Church
of Christ.
Other survivors include: two sons, Ralph Prater, Washington, Mo., and
Marvin “Red” Prater, Iberia; one sister, Edna Hicks, Ballwin; four
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death
by one daughter, Mona Bryant, and one son, Jackie Robinson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home,
Iberia. Bro. Bill Claiborn will officiate. Burial will be in Union
Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, April 16, 1994
Eska L. Fendorf, 93, St. Louis, died Wednesday at Barnes Extended Care
Facility, St. Louis. She was born Jan 19, 1901, at Iberia, the daughter
of Selby and Josephine Mace Heltzell. She was married Feb. 25, 1927, to
Robert Fendorf, who died in 1961.
She attended Drury College in Springfield and graduated from the
University of Missouri-Columbia. She taught English at Tuscumbia High
School until she and her husband moved to Omaha, Neb. After her
husband’s death she moved to St. Louis. She was a member of Normandie
Presbyterian Church. Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. David Grsounick will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscumbia
Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. Sunday. Memorials are
suggested to the American Heart Association or the charity of the
donor’s choice.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, April 11, 1994
George E. Simpson, 78, Eldon, died Saturday at Villa Marie Skilled
Nursing Facility. He was born Feb. 19, 1916, in Eldon, a son of George
and Celeste Slane Simpson. He was married Jan. 20, 1942, in Pittsburg,
Kan., to Rosella Bruffy, who survives at the home.
He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. He was employed with the
Kansas City Southern Railroad for several years, and then with the Rock
Island Railroad for 39 years until his retirement. He was a member of
the First Christian Church, Eldon, the American Legion Post 229, Eldon,
the Eldon Country Club and the United Transportation Union.
He is also survived by one daughter, Darlene Simpson, Kansas City.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. David Grousnick will officiate. Burial will be in the Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to the First Christian Church, Eldon, or the Hospice of
Jefferson City and Mid-Missouri.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, April 15, 1994
Jewell Lasswell Upton, 77, Eldon, died Thursday at St. Marys Health
Center (Jefferson City). She was born Oct. 16, 1916, in Etterville, a
daughter of Orris and Maymie Monteer Hoff. She was married Dec. 29,
1934, to Loyd Lasswell, who died Jan. 19, 1977. She was married May 2,
1980, in Eldon, to Thurman Upton, who died April 11, 1986.
She was a seamstress for Wilson Sporting Goods and a member of Ladies
Auxiliary VFW Post 2442, Eldon.
Survivors include three daughters, Mazie High, Sedalia, Helen Ingersoll,
Dallas, Texas, and Donna Ramsey, Independence; three sons, Lonnie
Lasswell, Mustang, Okla., John Lasswell, Lakewood, Colo., and Vince
Lasswell, Kansas City; three stepdaughters, Mary Johnson, Baltimore,
Md., Betty Howes, Camdenton, and Debbie Hendrix, Lake Ozark; four
stepsons, Jimmy Upton, Robert Upton and Larry Upton, all of Eldon, and
David Upton, Jefferson City; eight sisters, Leona Beard, California,
Jane Gardner, Minneapolis, Minn., Joan Anderson, Kingsville, Kan.,
Lizzie Root, Independence, Virginia Killion, Kansas City, Kan., Maymie
Laws, Crocker, Lydia Bunch, Bowling Green, and Janet Johnson, Sedalia;
five brothers, Orris Hoff Jr., Pleasant Hill, James Hoff, Independence,
Daniel Hoff, Blue Springs, Harold Hoff, Kansas City, and Roland Hoff,
Waynesville; 14 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 21
step-grandchildren, eight step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Dan Cuffel will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore
Memorial Park, Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, April 13, 1994
Virginia M. Cartner, 62, Eldon, died Monday at her home. She was born
June 25, 1931, in Chesterfield, a daughter of Clarence and Ruby Hale
Bacon. Her mother survives in Eldon. She was married Dec. 9, 1950, in
Hickory Hill, to Bob Cartner, who survives at the home.
She co-owned and operated Ozark Tackle and Supply for 26 years. She was
employed with the Eldon School System for 12 years before her
retirement. She was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star,
and a member of Olean Baptist Church.
Other survivors include: one son, Greg Cartner, Eldon; one brother,
Dallas Bacon, Warsaw; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. David Grousnick will officiate. Burial will be in the Eldon
City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to Missouri River Home Health and Hospice.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, April 23, 1994
George A. Welsh, 97, Eldon, died Thursday in Osage Beach. He was born
March 22, 1897, in Laclede, a son of Cassius and Irene Rogers Welsh.
A World War I veteran, he was a retired lineman for Kansas City Power
and Light, and had been in the Eldon area for the past 50 years. He was
a member of VFW Post 2442.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Griswold-Kays Funeral Chapel,
Eldon. The Rev. Bill Rosen will officiate. Graveside services will be
at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the Laclede City Cemetery. Visitation will be
from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, April 20, 1994
Robert L. “Bob” Vaughan, 86, Tuscumbia, died Monday at Maries Manor
Nursing Home, Vienna. He was born May 24, 1907, in Tuscumbia, a son of
Wilson and Destie Dobson Vaughan. He was married Dec. 5, 1927, in
Tuscumbia, to Aldyth Mae Bottoms, who died May 20, 1988.
A lifetime resident of Tuscumbia, he retired from the Missouri Highway
and Transportation Department in 1970 after 25 years of service. He
attended Harmony Baptist Church and was a former member of Woodsmen
Lodge, Tuscumbia.
Survivors include two sons, Harley Vaughan and Leroy Vaughan, both of
Tuscumbia; two sisters, Dean Musick, Eldon , and Pauline Hessfort,
Warsaw; two brothers, Oval Vaughan, Eldon, and Harold Vaughan,
Versailles; eight grandchildren, one step-grandchild, and 11
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscumbia
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to Maries Manor Nursing Home, Vienna.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, April 17, 1994
Nellie Rudinger Harbison, 96, Eldon, died Friday at Osage Beach Health
Care Center. She was born April 24, 1897, the daughter of John D. and
Elizabeth Jane Campbell Stark. She was married in 1913 to Francis
Rudinger, who preceded her in death. On April 12, 1948, she was married
to John M. Harbison, who died Jan. 18, 1979.
She was a homemaker. She was a past member of Royal Neighbors Society.
She was employed as a seamstress at Crum’s Cleaners for several years.
She lived in the Kansas City area for 30 years before returning to
Eldon.
Survivors include: two daughters, Evelyn Shores, Eldon, and Marguerite
Heffron, Overland Park, Kan.; seven grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, with the Rev.
Randall Bunch officiating. Burial will be at Hopewell Cemetery, Rocky
Mount. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested
to Hopewell Cemetery Association.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, April 17, 1994
Remus Wade James, 67, Ashland, died Saturday at the Boone Hospital
Center in Columbia. He was born June 30, 1926 in Iberia, the son of
Alvis and Oma Vaughn James. He was married Dec 5, 1960 in Eldon to Jean
Shoemaker, who survives at the home.
He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Hartsburg, the
Masonic Lodge 320 A.F. and A. M. of Versailles, the Prince of Peace
Commandrey No. 29 KT of Jefferson City, a charter member of the Eldon
Optimist Club, a life member of the Ashland Optimist Club, and a
representative of the Council of the Boy Scouts Troop 134 in Ashland for
more than 20 years.
He worked for the University of Missouri Extension Center in several
counties for seven years. He retired from USDA after 23 years of
service. He was employed part time with southern Boone County School
System for eight years. He worked at WalMart stores for three years.
He was a member of the Ashland Senior Center. He was a founder of
Ashland Daycare and was a board member for 25 years.
Other survivors include: two sons, James Dennis James and Michael Wade
James, both of Ashland; a stepson, Terry John Shackleford, Columbia; one
brother, Nile James, Dayton, Ohio; one sister, Dean Baker, Iberia; and
three grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Robinson Funeral Home in
Ashland, with the Rev. Jim Smith and Elder Wallace Johnson officiating.
Burial will be at 2 p.m. at the Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation is from
6-8 p.m. Monday. Memorials are suggested to the Muscular Dystrophy
Association.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, April 16, 1994
Lena Dean, 99, Iberia, died Thursday at her home. She was born Feb. 2,
1895, at Mink Creek, Idaho, a daughter of Fredrick and Rose Muller
Feller. She was married in March 1934 to John Dean, who died in 1970.
She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in
Osage Beach.
Survivors include one son, Arlo Dean, Rock Springs, Wyo.; Rose Groll,
Iberia; one stepson, Grant Dean, Woodruff, Utah; one step-daughter,
Mildred Jacobsen, Randolph, Utah; three sisters, Nancy Hodges, Sandy,
Utah, Hilda Battie, Glendale, Calif., and Lilian Lamborn, Salt Lake
City, Utah; nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and numerous
step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. Two stepsons, Lyndon
and Carl Dean, preceded her in death.
Services will be from noon-2 p.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints. President Ace Martin will officiate. Burial will
be in Freedom Cemetery near Linn Creek. Arrangements are under the
direction of Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, February 4, 1994
Evelyn “Lynn” Hodel, 58, Eldon, died Wednesday at Memorial Community
Hospital (Jefferson City). She was born June 12, 1935, in Miller
County, the daughter of Everet and Molly Bresendine Chidester. She was
married Nov. 9, 1954, to Carl Hodel, who survives of the home. She
lived in Eldon area all her life, except for six years in Dalhart,
Texas.
Other survivors include: two sons, Tony Hodel, Overland Park, Kan., and
Carl Hodel, Eldon; one daughter, Terri Smith, Jefferson City; one
brother, Lloyd Potter, Kansas City; five grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Eldon Myers will officiate. Graveside services will be at 2
p.m. Feb. 12, at Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.
today. Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, February 6, 1994
Gertie May Allen, 70, Iberia, died Friday at Memorial Community Hospital
(Jefferson City). She was born June 28, 1923, at Brays, a daughter of
Milton and Hattie Wilson Jenkins. She was married at Vienna to Estal
Allen, who died June 4, 1981. She was a retired housekeeper.
Survivors include: six sons, Estal Allen, Anguilla, Miss., George
Allen, Chicago, Ill., Steve Allen and Jimmy Allen, both of Iberia, Don
Allen, Eldon, and Mark Allen, Crocker; four daughters, Gertrude Summers
and Mary Jenson, both of Romulus, Mich., Goldie Block, Pesthiglo, Wis.,
and June Pulford, Livonia, Mich.; one brother, Raymond Jenkins,
Russellville; two sisters, Eula Cole, Wewella, S.D., and Myrtle
Boulware, Dixon; 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home,
Iberia, with the Rev. John Bouldrey officiating. Burial will be in the
Union Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, April 6, 1997
Curtis Henry “Curt” Farrow, 55, Meta, died Saturday at St. Marys Health
Center (Jefferson City). He was born June 11, 1941, in Dixon, a son of
Henry and Livonia Duncan Farrow. He was married June 24, 1961, in
Iberia, to Myrlea Rowden, who survives at the home.
For the past five years he was road foreman for Maries County Road
District 1. He had previously worked at Lake Ozark Construction for
eight years. He raised and worked horses and was active in the former
Central Ozark Saddle Club. He was a member of Crocker Assembly of God
Church.
Other survivors include: two sons, Ken Farrow and Neal Farrow, both of
Meta; one daughter, Vicky Martin, Meta; one sister, Inez Hodge, St.
Elizabeth; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Rick Elliott will officiate. Burial will be in Jim Matt Lawson
Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, February 9, 1994
Laura R. Morrow, 92, Quincy, Ill., died Tuesday at Sunset Methodist
Home. She was born July 3, 1901, in Eldon, a daughter of George and
Clara Sawtell Adkins. She was married Dec. 5, 1929, in Kansas City, to
John Morrow, who died Aug 30, 1959.
A homemaker, she had lived in the Eldon community most of her life,
moving to Quincy in 1988. She was active in Meals on Wheels of Eldon,
and a member of the First Baptist Church, Eldon.
Survivors include: one daughter, Janice Foote, Sedalia; five
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Thursday. Memorials are
suggested to the First Baptist Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, February 9, 1994
Ruth Jane Wood, 82, Eldon, died Tuesday in Eldon. She was born July 2,
1911, in Proctor, a daughter of Jesse and Minnie Capps Justus. She was
married in 1928 to Richard Wood, who died in October 1988. She was a
member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Eldon.
Survivors include one son, Gaithel Wood, Eldon; one step-daughter, Betty
Rentschler, Eldon; one brother, Carl Justus, Eldon; two sisters, Dorene
Cline, Tonasket, Wash., and Georgie Shepherd, Stover; a number of
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Griswold-Kays Funeral Home,
Eldon. The Rev. Gene Cain will officiate. L Burial will be in the Riley
Lamm Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.
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Obituary:
Services for Harry H. Ferguson, 82-year-old resident of Iberia who died
Thursday in a Waynesville hospital, will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the
Iberia Methodist Church. The Rev. A. O. Shearer and the Rev. Grafton
Pease will officiate. Burial will be in the Iberia Cemetery.
Mr. Ferguson was a retired rural mail carrier and a life-long resident
of Iberia. He was born on April 6, 1884, the son of John H. and Dorcas
Shelton Ferguson. He first married Ella Skaggs who died November 11,
1943. On November 30, 1946, he was married to Mrs. Olive Randleman.
He was a member of Iberia Methodist Church, Modern Woodman of America
and Rural Carrier Association of Missouri. He was also a Republican
committeeman and former Iberia City Clerk.
He is survived by his widow, four sons, Audrey Ferguson and Hunter
Ferguson, both of Iberia; Wayne Ferguson of Azusa, Calif.; Ellis
Ferguson of Kansas City,; one stepson, Ronald Randleman of Tempe, Ariz.
Other survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Lucille Tonkyns of Lake Geneva,
Wis.; Mrs. Lorene Atwell and Mrs. Mary Hammack, both of Iberia; and Mrs.
Elma Armistead of St. Louis; one brother, Frank Ferguson of Iberia; two
sisters, Mrs. Laura Martin of Iberia; Mrs. Mattie Mace of Springfield;
11 grand-children and three step-grandchildren.
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Obituary:
Mrs. Ella Ferguson, wife of Harry H. Ferguson, rural letter carrier on
route one out of Iberia, died at her home here last Thursday night, Nov.
11, after a prolonged illness. She was the mother of eleven children,
all of whom are married and still living. Her passing marks the first
invasion of death in the home.
Mrs. Ferguson had been critically ill for a number of weeks and all the
children had been at her bedside. However, three of the sons--Oral,
Wayne and Harold of Glendale, Calif., were compelled to return to their
homes about two weeks ago and were unable to make the long journey back
here to attend the funeral, due to war conditions. All the other
children were at her bedside when death came.
Impressive funeral services, conducted by Rev. Otto Shearer, assisted by
Rev. W. V. Gastian, were held from the Methodist Church Sunday
afternoon, at two o'clock. Both the Royal Neighbors and Ladies
Auxiliary of the Rural Letter Carriers Association, of which Mrs.
Ferguson was a member, also assisted in the service by paying their last
tribute of love and devotion to the departed neighbor. Members of the
Rural Carriers Association acted as pallbearers. A quartet consisting
of Mrs. Glenn Martin, Mrs. Hilary Pemberton, Mr. C. L. Casey and Russell
Mobley, accompanied by Mrs. C. L. Casey on the piano, furnished
appropriate music.
The Adams and Casey Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements, and
interment was in the Iberia Cemetery.
Ella Margaret Skaggs was born at Lanes Prairie, Maries County, Missouri,
on November 6, 1886, being at the time of her death, 57 years and 5 days
old.
She was married to Harry H. Ferguson, July 17, 1904 and to this union 11
children were born, Harold, Oral and Wayne of Glendale, Calif.; Audrey
and Hunter of Iberia; Ellis of Kansas City; Ward of Crocker; Mrs. Lorene
Atwell of Glendale, Calif.; Lucille Fitzpatrick, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin;
Elma Armistead of St. Louis, Mo., and Mary Hammack of Iberia.
At an early age she united with the Methodist Church at Boles Chapel,
Lanes Prairie, MO, later transferring her membership to the Iberia
Methodist Church of which she was a loyal member until the time of her
death.
Her death occurred November 11 at her home in Iberia, at 10:10 p.m.
after a long illness. Her patience, courage and cheerfulness during her
illness was a testimony of Christian living.
She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, 11 children, 5
granddaughters and 2 grandsons; an aged mother, Mrs. Carrie M. Skaggs of
Sulphur Springs, Arkansas; 4 brothers, Lane Skaggs of Sulphur Springs,
Tilden and Paul of Idaho and Sgt. Claud Skaggs, U. S. Army, somewhere in
North Africa, and one sister, Mrs. John Powers, Claremore, Oklahoma.
She was preceded in death by her father, 2 sisters and 1 brother,
besides a host of friends and relatives.
She was a member of the Royal Neighbor Lodge and the Women's Auxiliary
of the Rural Carriers.
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Obituary:
Edd S. Ferguson, who had been a patient in a Webb City, Missouri
hospital for almost two years, a sufferer of a tubercular trouble
contracted while engaged in mining in the lead and zinc fields of
southwest Missouri, passed away last Friday, first day of the new year.
His death did not come unexpected, since his condition had been
gradually growing more alarming for the past few months.
Mr. Ferguson and his family were residents of Iberia prior to their
moving to Oronogo, Missouri a number of years ago. Mr. Ferguson, after
locating there followed mining in the Joplin district until his health
failed him about two years ago and since that time his condition
continued to gradually grow worse. During the time Mr. Ferguson resided
in Iberia, he served as city marshal for several years and for a time
was engaged in the grocery business with his brother, George Ferguson,
who preceded him in death something over a year ago. He is the son of
Sq. John Ferguson of this place, who reached his 98th birthday on
Christmas day.
Edward Scott Ferguson was born near Iberia, Missouri Oct. 16, 1868 and
died at Webb City, Missouri Jan. 1, 1937, being at the time of his death
69 years, 3 months and 15 days old. He is survived by his widow,
Margurite (Jones) Ferguson of Oronogo, Missouri; one daughter, Mrs.
Ethel Evans, of Joplin, Missouri; and two sons, Elmer Ferguson of Webb
City, Missouri and Roy Ferguson of Galveston, Texas.
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Obituary:
Frank C. Ferguson, 80, Iberia, died Wednesday afternoon at the John J.
Cochran Veterans Administration Hospital, St. Louis, where he was a
patient for nearly three years. A native of the Iberia community, Mr.
Ferguson was born June 11, 1887, the son of Squire John H. and Dorcas
Shelton Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson has lived in the Iberia and Hawkeye
communities most of his life. He was a retired farmer and a retired
bookkeeper for an Iberia motor agency.
On October 17, 1908, at Lincoln, Illinois, he was married to the former
Miss Clara Groff, who survives. Other survivors include: Three
daughters, Mrs. Dorcas Campbell, Granite City, Ill., Mrs. Marian Lewis,
Webster Groves and Mrs. Mabel Heberger, Lynchburg, VA.; two sisters,
Mrs. Laura Martin, Iberia, and Mrs. Matty Mace, Springfield; nine
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mr. Ferguson was a member of the Rock Hill Baptist Church, St. Louis, a
former member and deacon of the First Baptist Church, Iberia. He was a
former worshipful master of the Iberia Masonic Lodge No. 410, A.F. and
A.M. and for several years served as a member of the Miller County
Republican Committee form Richwoods Township.
A Navy veteran of World War I, Mr. Ferguson was a member of the Iberia
American Legion Post No. 105. Masonic rites will be conducted at 8
p.m., today at the Stevinson Funeral Home, Iberia. Funeral services
will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, at the First Baptist Church,
Iberia with the Rev. Jerry T. Walls officiating. Burial will be in the
Iberia Cemetery with rites under the direction of the Fort Leonard Wood
Mortuary Drill Team.
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Obituary:
W. T. Ferguson passed away January 14th. He is survived by his wife and
ten children. Funeral services were held at Iberia Methodist Church
Friday and burial was in the Madden Cemetery.
William T. Ferguson who for many years owned and operated a farm on the
Big Tavern Creek, three miles south of Iberia, died of pneumonia fever
after a brief illness here at his home early last Thursday morning.
He was a good citizen and reared a large family, being the father of 13
children, 3 having died in infancy. All of the children are married
except Walter who is still at home. They were all at his bedside when
the end came.
Mr. Ferguson continued to operate his farm up to about 2 years ago when
he moved to town and entered into the furniture business with his son,
John, in which vocation he was engaged until his death.
Wm. T. Ferguson was born in Miller County, MO, May 20, 1863; died at his
home in Iberia, Mo., January 14, 1932, being 68 years 7 months 24 days
old at the time of death.
On October 14, 1888, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary F. Smith and
to this union 13 children were born, 3 having died in infancy. Those
living are six sons and four daughters, namely: John, Walter, and Mrs.
Otto Ponder, all of Iberia; Sherman, Mrs. J. A. Tatum and Mrs. Wm.
Tatum, all of Granite City, Ill.; Glenn and Chester of Springfield, Mo.;
Mrs. Fred Oliver of Noel, Mo., and George of Tulsa, Okla. His wife,
Mary, died August 31, 1925 and on November 8, 1928, Mr. Ferguson was
married again to Mrs. Mary M. Butrick of Springfield, Mo. Besides his
late companion and the above mentioned children, he is survived by his
aged father, Comrade John Ferguson, now 93 years of age; 7 brothers and
4 sisters.
He united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Madden about 40 years
ago, and lived a consistent Christian life until his death.
Funeral services conducted by Max Barnes, his pastor, were held at the
Iberia Methodist Church Fri. afternoon at 2:30 in the presence of his
family, a host of relatives and friends. Interment was made in the
Madden Cemetery adjoining the Ferguson homestead, under direction of C.
L. Casey, local undertaker.
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Obituary: Iberia Sentinel, Iberia, Missouri
MRS G.F. FERGUSON (Mary Elizabeth Arnold) DIES OF PNEUMONIA-Passed Away at Her Home
in Panama, Okla., and Buried There Tuesday Afternoon; She was Born and Reared near
Iberia and was Well Known Here.
Sq. John Ferguson, Mrs. Belle Arnold, Mrs. G.M. Martin, H.H. Ferguson
and his son, Harold, left here early last Saturday morning for Panama,
Oklahoma in response to a telegram announcing the serious illness of
Mrs. Geo. F. Ferguson who contracted pneumonia several days before.
Other relatives here received a long distance telephone call Monday
afternoon to the effect that Mrs. Ferguson passed away at 2:30 in the
afternoon and that the funeral and burial would be held in Panama
Tuesday afternoon. Frank Ferguson and his nephew, Herbert Martin, left
Monday night to attend the funeral.
In the passing of Mrs. Ferguson, her husband loses a devoted companion
and the community a noble Christian woman. She was born and reared near
Iberia, being a daughter of the late George Arnold Sr. She was also a
sister of Mr. Ferguson's first wife, who died a number of years ago.
She is survived by her husband, one brother, Vincent Arnold, of
California and two stepchildren both of whom are married.
Inscription on headstone: "Wife of George F. Ferguson. Mother to her sister's
children. Her life was dedicated for the welfare of others".
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Obituary: Iberia Sentinel, Iberia, Missouri
George F. Ferguson died at Panama, Okla. Sunday. His Body Was Shipped
Back to Iberia, His Former Home Tuesday Morning and Funeral Services
Were Held here at the Baptist Church Wednesday Morning at 10:30 O'clock
and Interment Was Made in the Town Cemetery; Mr. Ferguson Was Former
Collector of Miller County.
Funeral services for George F. Ferguson who died in Panama, Okla.,
Sunday, Sept. 29, were held from the Baptist Church Wednesday morning at
10:30, and the funeral message was delivered by Rev. John Phillips,
pastor of the local congregation. Following the service, the body was
conveyed to the town cemetery and laid to rest by the side of his first
wife, Sarah. Adams & Casey, funeral directors, had charge of the
services.
Mr. Ferguson last Friday had made preparations to visit his brother, Ed
Ferguson, of Oronogo, MO. He had already bought his ticket for Oronogo
and was waiting at the home of a neighbor and friend, Mr. Findley, when
he suddenly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage from which he lay unconscious
until Sunday night when death came. Following funeral services at the
Baptist church in Panama Monday afternoon, the body was placed on the
train and shipped to Iberia, arriving here Tuesday morning.
George Francis Ferguson was born at Iberia, Missouri Oct. 23, 1871. He
died at Panama, Oklahoma Sept. 29, 1935, being at the time of his death
64 years, 11 months and 24 days old. In 1899 he was united in marriage
to Miss Sarah Arnold and to this union three children were born: Irene
who died several years ago; Mrs. Georgia Metcalf of Fort Collins,
Colorado and Nean Ferguson of Oakland, California. His wife, Sarah died
at Iberia, Missouri Dec. 19, 1911. Several years after the death of his
first wife, he was married to Miss Lizzie Arnold and in a short time
they moved to Panama, Oklahoma where Lizzie died in 1932.
Early in life he made a profession of faith and united with the Baptist
Church and was active in the work of the church until his death. For
many years he was in business here in Iberia where he made a host of
friends. Besides his two children, he leaves to mourn his death his
aged father, John Ferguson, six brothers and four sisters, namely: Mrs.
Lizzie Williams, Crocker, Mo; Charley D. Ferguson, Hancock, Mo.; Ed S.
Ferguson, Oronogo, Mo.; Fred P. Ferguson, Hawkeye, Mo.; John R.
Ferguson, Clinton, Mo.; Mrs. Isabelle Arnold, Iberia, Mo.; Mrs. G. M.
Martin, Iberia, Mo.; Harry H. Ferguson, Iberia, Mo.; Frank C. Ferguson,
Iberia, Mo.; and Mrs. Willie T. Mace, Springfield, Mo.
Besides his relatives he leaves a host of friends both of Iberia, Mo.
and Panama, Okla.
The life of the deceased has been an active one. He was one of the early graduates
of Iberia Academy. Following his graduation, he taught in the rural schools of
Miller County for a number of years. For several years he was assistant postmaster
under Frank D. Lombar at Iberia, served one term as collector of Miller County,
after which he was engaged in the mercantile business here for several years. Later
he moved to Panama, Oklahoma where he again became active in politics. He was
elected to the office of Collector and treasurer of LeFlore County, Oklahoma,
serving one term in this capacity. He also served two terms as county commissioner.
Not only was he active in politics, but in religious and civic affairs as well. At
the time of his death he was an ordained deacon of the Baptist Church in Panama and
for several years was superintendent of the Sunday school.
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Obituary:
George W. Arnold, one of south Miller county's well known and highly
respected citizens died at his home west of Iberia early Monday morning
after a long illness, due to paralysis and other complications. He and
his family made their home in Panama, Okla. for several years, where he
was engaged in the mercantile business. Later he moved back to Miller
County, near Iberia, where he engaged in farming.
George W. Arnold, Jr., was born near Iberia, Mo., May 27, 1878 and grew
to maturity in this vicinity. He was highly esteemed for the sterling
qualities of his manhood and the uprightness of his life.
On December 31, 1899, he was united in marriage to Miss Isabelle
Ferguson, daughter of Com. John Ferguson of Iberia. To them were born
eight children, six of who are still living: Virgil of Watts, Okla.,
Mrs. Leslie Jones of Iberia, and Victor, Claud, Dorsey and James who are
yet at home, and who, with their mother sadly mourn the loss of a loving
husband and father.
Mr. Arnold had been afflicted for several years, and at times suffered
greatly, but through it all was cheerful and hopeful. His hope was not
only for better health in this life, but for a better life when his
earthly days were ended. He closed his eyes to earthly scenes in the
early morning of March 4, 1929 at the age of 50 years, 9 months and 7
days.
Funeral services were held in the Iberia Methodist church Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. E. H. Pontius, pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. W.
H. Zumwalt, pastor of the Baptist church. Adams & Casey, local
undertakers had charge of the body which was laid to rest in the Iberia
Cemetery.
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Obituary:
Mrs. Belle Arnold, widow of the late George W. Arnold, died at the
Waynesville General Hospital Saturday morning after a long illness. She
was a daughter of the late Comrade John Ferguson, who was a resident of
Iberia for many years.
She had been a patient at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis and the
Waynesville General Hospital a number of times for treatment. All of
her children and brothers and sisters, except Mrs. Lizzie Williams of
Crocker who has been confined to her bed for some time, were present
at the funeral held Monday afternoon at the Iberia Methodist Church.
Isabelle Ferguson Arnold, daughter of John and Dorcas Ferguson, was born
in Iberia, Mo., Feb., 19, 1878 and departed this life after a long
illness on September 24, 1949, being at the time of her death 71 years,
7 months and 5 days of age.
On December 31, 1899 she was united in marriage to George W. Arnold and
to this union 8 children were born--her husband and two children, Ruby
and Ferguson, preceding her in death. She is survived by five sons and
one daughter, namely: Virgil of Fort Smith, Arkansas; George of
Honolulu, Hawaii; Claude of Lebanon, Mo.; Dorsey of Cuba, Mo.; James of
Ocala, Florida, and Mrs. Leslie Jones of Iberia. Also surviving are 16
grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
From a family of 14 brothers and sisters she leaves two brothers, Harry
and Frank Ferguson of Iberia and three sisters, Mrs. George Martin of
Iberia, Mrs. W. T. Mace of Springfield Mo., and Mrs. Lizzie Williams of
Crocker, Mo.
She united with the Methodist Church at an early age and lived a
consistent Christian life to her death. She was also a member of The
Order of the Eastern Star.
Funeral services conducted by the Rev. Jimmie Baker of Conway, Mo., and
Rev. t. H. Wolff, local pastor, were held from the Iberia Methodist
Church Monday afternoon at 2:00 the presence of her family and a host of
relatives and friends.
The rites of The Order of the Eastern Star were conducted at the church
by the local chapter. Interment was made in the Iberia Cemetery under
direction of Adams Funeral home.
Pallbearers were co-workers of Sgt. Claud Arnold of the State Highway
Patrol as follows: Captain T. E. Whitecotton of Rolla, Lieutenant T. R.
Taylor of Willow Springs, Sergeant C. W. Huston of Rolla, Troopers L. P.
Rhols of Eldon, R. G. Knight of Waynesville and M. E. Taylor and J. C.
Brummell of Lebanon.
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Obituary/News Article, Springfield News-Leader, August 1, 1996
Though Mattie Mace never weighed more than 100 pounds, those who knew
her say her heart and zest for life were big enough to fill a room. And
when Mace died Thursday, friends and loved ones wondered who would fill
the gap. They also marveled at how a woman her age--she turned 107 June
27--could act 80; no, make that 70.
"She loved life. She loved everything about it. She loved to go. She
loved to talk," said daughter Helen Hasentine, 76. "She always wanted
that good time." Good times filled her years, friends say. As one put
it, "She loved everybody, especially the men."
Mace voted in every presidential election since women gained the right
to vote in 1919. This year, watching politicians on television, she
piped in when she didn't like what they said. Friend Melva Irby said
her granddaughter, Cassidy Dickinson was 3 when she befriended Mace nine
years ago while walking at Battlefield Mall. She said, "Grandma, can I
take her to Show-and-Tell?" Irby says of when Cassidy was in third
grade, "She went twice, and all the children thought Mattie belonged to
them."
Haseltine said her mother always liked to make people laugh. "She would
joke with people and say 'I think I'll go to a dance next week.'"
The following article appeared in the Springfield News-Leader, June 26, 1996
SPRINGFIELD WOMAN CELEBRATES 107 YEARS
In more than 100 years on Earth, Mattie Mace has seen a lot of firsts.
In 1919, she saw women gain the right to vote with the passage of the
19th Amendment. She voted in every presidential election after that.
On August 15, 1919, she was the first airplane in her hometown of
Iberia. It was also the day her youngest daughter was born.
And in Christmas 1922 or '23 her family was the first in Iberia to have
a set of Christmas tree lights. So pardon the centenarian if turning
107 Thursday was no big deal. Asked how it felt, Mace said: "Pretty
good. It could be a lot worse."
To family and friends, it was reason to throw a party at the Springfield
Residential Center where Mace has lived for two weeks. "She's always
been first in line to have a good time," said her daughter Helen
Haseltine of Springfield. Surrounded by about 65 family members,
friends and other center residents, Mace ate birthday cake and shared
the key to her longevity.
"Well, I became a Christian when I was 8 years old." she said. "And
I've been a Christian all my life." Genes may have something to do with
it, too. Mace's father lived to be 101, and two great-uncles also lived
to be well over 100. Mace, the youngest of 14 children, was born in
1889 in Iberia to John and Dorcas Ferguson. Her father was a veteran of
the Civil War and served in the Battle of Wilson's Creek.
A picture of Mace's father and mother rested Thursday on a table near
the punch and a half-chocolate, half-vanilla sheet cake. Also there:
photos of Mace at 16 and Mace with her three daughters. One daughter
died more than a year ago.
On another table draped in pink paper tablecloths was a card that proved
the difficulty of finding birthday greetings for a person Mace's age.
It read: "On your 100th Birthday with Congratulations and Best Wishes
for your Happiness." Next to the last zero was a handwritten plus sign
and the number 7.
Family members marveled at Mace's attitude toward life. "She's got the
best spirit of anybody I know--even younger people," said Linda Adams,
who is married to Mace's grandson Tom Adams. "I wish I had part of it."
"She has a great family," Tom Adams said. "She's lived for her family."
Mace agreed, for when asked what the most special moment in her life
was, she had only this to say: "My babies. When my first baby was in my
arms. I love my children."
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Obituary:
Frederick Phillip Ferguson was born in Iberia, Miller County, Mo., on
Oct. 24, 1869. He was the fifth child born of a family of 14 children.
He was united in marriage to Effie May Lawson, on Dec. 22, 1895, and to
this union, eight children were born, all of whom are living with the
exception of George who died in infancy. Mr. Ferguson joined the Madden
Methodist Church about 1894 and has been active in church work since
that time. He passed away about 2 p.m., Oct. 27, 1942, at the age of 73
years and 2 days.
Mr. Ferguson owned and operated a store at Hawkeye for more than 40
years. In addition to this, he was postmaster until he retired about
two years ago.
He leaves to mourn his passing but to rejoice that they shall see him
again, his widow and the following children: Clint, who is with the
U.S. Marines in Pensacola, Florida; Mrs. Edna Logan of St. Louis; Perry
of Crocker; Charles, Robert and Clara Mae of Kansas City, and Mrs.
Stella Keyes of Iberia; also eight grandchildren.
His parents and six brothers preceded him in death. One brother,
Charles David, departed this life less than a month ago. Those living
are Mrs. Lizzie Williams of Crocker, Jack of Clinton, Mrs. Belle Arnold,
Mrs. Laura Martin, Harry and Frank of Iberia, and Mrs. Mattie Mace of
Springfield.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at Concord Church by
Rev. Gastian and burial was in Madden cemetery under direction of J. L.
Hoops and Sons.
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Obituary:
One of Iberia's oldest residents, Mrs. Effie Mae Ferguson, 91, died
Tuesday, October 31, 1967 at the Pulaski county Memorial Hospital in
Waynesville where she had been a patient since October 19. Mrs. Ferguson
spent her lifetime in Miller and Pulaski Counties.
She was born near Iberia, June 22, 1876, a daughter of George and Martha
(McDaniel) Lawson. On December 22, 1895, she married at Iberia to
Fredrick Phillip Ferguson who passed away October 27, 1942. Surviving
are two sons, Perry and Charles, both of Crocker; three daughters, Mrs.
Edna Logan and Mrs. Stella Keyes, both of Iberia, and Mrs. Clara Pearson
Kansas City, Kansas; one sister, Mrs. Lillie Martin, Eldon; 13
grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
She was baptized into the Methodist Church of Madden and later moved her
membership to the Iberia Methodist Church where she was a member at the
time of her death.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Friday at the Iberia Methodist Church
with the Rev. Ewin Jones officiating. Burial was in Madden Cemetery
near Iberia under the direction of Stevinson Funeral Home of Iberia.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, April 10, 1997
Geneva Robinett, 68, Henley, died Wednesday at Villa Marie Skilled
Nursing Facility (Jefferson City). She was born Oct. 2, 1928, in
Eugene, a daughter of Benjamin and Mabel Russell Long. She was married
in November 1945 in Jefferson City to Lohman Robinett, who died Sept 8,
1994. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Henley.
Survivors include: one daughter, Peggy Grefrath, Henley; one son, Jerry
Robinett, Henley; four grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Spring Valley Baptist Church,
Henley. The Rev. Robert Hoskins will officiate. Burial will be in
Hickory Hill Cemetery, Henley. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today
at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, April 1, 1997
Gene F. Schmitz, 55, St. Louis, died Saturday at his home. He was born
July 2, 1941, in Eldon, a son of Edward J. and Mary F. Meyer Schmitz.
A 1949 graduate of Eldon High School, he received a bachelor’s degree in
accounting from Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, in 1963.
He earned an MBA degree from CMSU in 1965. He was employed since 1969
with Magnetek in the information system division, eventually becoming
manager. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Eldon. He was
a member of the U.S. Army Reserves.
He is survived by one brother, John W. Schmitz, Lebanon, Ill., and one
sister, Marilyn Shaw, San Francisco, Calif.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
The Rev. James J. O’Sullivan will officiate. Burial will be in
Greenmore Memorial Gardens, Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.
Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon, with a rosary at 7 p.m.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, April 29, 1994
Ernest Miller, 95, Eldon, died Wednesday at Miller County Nursing Home,
Tuscumbia. He was born Nov. 27, 1898, in Mt. Pleasant, a son of Thomas
and Emily Tindell Miller. He was married Aug. 3, 1930, in Tuscumbia, to
Jewell Thomas, who died Aug 29, 1982.
A lifelong resident of the Etterville and Mt. Pleasant communities, he
was employed with Evans Feed Mill, Eldon, and G & O Feed Store. He was
employed with Eldon High School as a custodian before his retirement in
1963. He also was a farmer. He was a member of the Masons for more than
50 years and the Etterville Christian Church.
He is survived by one son, Daryl Miller, Etterville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Bro. Borys Boyuk and Bro. Bob Jones will officiate. Burial will be in
Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials
are suggested to Etterville Christian Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, April 9, 1997
Wanda D. Lee, 77 Barnett, died Tuesday at St. Marys Health Center. She
was born May 19, 1919, in Eldon, a daughter of Collier B. and Maggie
Belle Howard Houston. She was married July 5, 1939, to Ralph W. Lee,
who died June 10, 1982. She was a homemaker and a member of the
Catholic faith.
Survivors include: two sons, John E. Lee, Wickenburg, Ariz., and
Michael B. Lee, Korea; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
One son, Ralph William Lee Jr., preceded her in death.
No services are planned. Arrangements are under the direction of
Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home, Versailles.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, April 9, 1997
Services were Saturday for Ethel A. Westbrook, 85, Jefferson City, who
died April 2 at Oakview Living Center. She was born March 2, 1912, in
Brumley, a daughter of Henry and Sara Clementine Lane Pemberton. She
was married February 1930, to James Pope, who preceded her in death.
She was married June 4, 1955, to Lee Jobe, who died Jan. 31, 1978. She
was married Oct. 29, 1979, to Russell A. Westbrook Jr., who survives at
the home.
She was a member of aurora Springs Baptist Church, Eldon. She lived
most of her life in the Eldon area, and was a cook at Lodge of the Four
Seasons.
Other survivors include: four daughters, Betty Vigalatore, Kansas City,
Lois Boeck, Versailles, and Shirley Witt and Georgia Johnson, both of
Eldon; one son, Francis Pope, Kansas City, Kan.; 25 grandchildren, 41
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services were at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Bro. Gerald Nelson
officiated. Burial was in Greenmore Memorial Gardens, Barnett.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, April 1, 1997
Wanda L. Collins, 71, Eldon, died Sunday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest (Jefferson City). She was born April 22, 1925, in
Eldon, a daughter of James and Myrtle Rosett Gilmore. She was educated
in Eldon. She worked in Kansas City for Fasco for 35 years, retiring in
1990.
Survivors include: three sons, James Lucas, Jamestown, Bob Nemeth,
Eldon, and Rich Collins, Kansas city; two brothers, Roy Hutchison,
Eldon, and John Hutchison, Sedalia; two sisters, Lula Lee, St. Martins,
and Ellen Gyuan, Torrence, Calilf.; and nine grandchildren.
She was cremated. No services are planned. Arrangements were under the
direction of Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, April 6, 1997
Emma Faye Rippeto, 74, Jefferson City, died Saturday at Capital Region
Medical Center-Southwest (Jefferson City). She was born Oct. 7, 1922,
in Etterville, a daughter of Lonnie and Ada Berry Bell.
She attended Mt. Pleasant School and was a graduate of Barnett High
School. She was a member of First Christian Church, Tipton, and of the
Veterans of Foreigh Wars Auxiliary. She worked with the Missouri
Department of Revenue for 25 years, retiring in 1989.
Survivors include: two sons, Stephen L. Finley and Kimberly C. Rippeto,
both of Jefferson City; two sisters, Winnie Hutchison, Excelsior, and
Ann Braden, Jefferson City; and three grandchildren. One son, Benjamin
Waylon Finley II, died in 1952.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Spring Gardens Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Buescher Memorial Home.
Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, April 29, 1994
Nina Aleen Jones, 78, Tuscumbia, died Wednesday at Miller County Nursing
Home. She was born March 21, 1916, at Ulman, a daughter of LeRoy and
Minnie James Williams. She was married June 28, 1931, in Brumley to
Dolph Jones, who survives in Eldon.
A Miller County resident for most of her life, she taught school for 32
years, retiring in 1970. She was a member of First Baptist Church of
Eldon.
Other survivors include two sisters, Betty Gench, Adrian, and Azalea
James, Eldon; and one brother, Donald Williams, Eldon.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Randall Bunch and Louis Garbi will officiate. Burial will be
in Greenmore Memorial Park, Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.
today. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association or the
American Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, April 27, 1994
Charles J. Kidwell, 90, Eldon, died Monday at the Good Shepherd Nursing
Home, Versailles. He was born Jan. 19, 1904, in Tuscumbia, a son of
Elmer and Laura Henderson Kidwell. He was married May 31, 1936, in
Camdenton, to Desta Blankenship, who survives at the home.
A farmer, he had lived most of his life in Miller County and had been a
resident of Eldon since 1981. He was a member of the First Baptist
Church, Eldon.
Other survivors include two sisters, Ruby Hicky and Bernice Wood, both
of Eldon.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore
Memorial Park, Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to the Lake Ozark Childrens Home.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, April 26, 1994
Ollie Marie Nichols, 76, Enon, died Sunday at the Miller County Nursing
Home, Tuscumbia. She was born April 12, 1918, in Moniteau County, a
daughter of Lon and May Long Shoemaker. She was married in 1937 to
William Lamm, who preceded her in death. She was married Dec. 17, 1968,
in Miami, Okla., to Earl Nichols, who died Nov. 8, 1982. A homemaker,
she was a lifetime resident of rural Enon.
She is survived by three sisters, Mabel Morris, Russellville, Eunice
Jobe, Kansas City, and Nadine Green, Oklahoma.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Jasper Hunter will officiate. Burial will be in Dooley
Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, April 17, 1997
Alma Bernice McGinnis, 100, Enon, died Wednesday at Villa Marie Skilled
Nursing Facility (Jefferson City). She was born April 2, 1897, near
Olean, a daughter of George M. and Rachel Martha Roark Rea. She was
married in 1916, to Lawrence McGinnis, who preceded her in death.
She was a homemaker and co-owned Davis Paint Store, Bristow, Okla. A
past resident of Woodridge, Calif., and Kansas City, she was a member of
Enon Baptist Church, Enon. She is survived by nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Enon Baptist Church. The Rev.
Randy Trumbo will officiate. Burial will be in Enloe Cemetery near
Russellville. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Weber & Sons
Funeral Home, Russellville. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the
donor’s choice.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, April 9, 1997
Warren James Allee, 76, Montreal, died Tuesday at his home. He was born
Feb. 7, 1921, at Brumley, a son of Horace G. and Cora Drusilla Duncan
Allee. He was married Aug. 8, 1945, in Montreal, to Lorene Mae
Huddleston, who died March 28, 1997.
A Montreal resident for the past 25 years, he had been area supervisor
with the Missouri Highway Department before retiring. He was a member
of the Buffalo Prairie Baptist Church and was an Army veteran of World
War II.
Survivors include: five daughters, Cheryl R. Allee and Christi R.
Allee, both of Lebanon; Tamie F. Sumner and Karen M. Luttrell, both of
Montreal, and Nancy Jeffries, Jefferson City; three sons, Steve W.
Allee, Stoutland, James D. Allee and Jerry W. Allee, both of Montreal;
four brothers, Archie Allee, Lebanon, Arbyl Allee, state of California,
Jennings Allee, Springfield, and Gene T. Allee, Stoutland; three
sisters, Artie Faye Morris, Lebanon, Mildred Pope, Versailles, and Ruby
Wright, Iberia; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Buffalo Prairie Baptist Church,
Montreal. The Rev. Don Young will officiate. Burial will be in
Montreal Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Allee-Reed
Funeral Home, Camdenton.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, April 11, 1997
Hettie Enix Black, 96, Eldon, died Thursday at St. Marys Health Center
(Jefferson City). She was born Nov. 23, 1900, in Olive Hill, Ky., a
daughter of C.V. and Bertha Lee Richards Enix. She was married in 1923
to A.D. Arnett. They divorced in 1931. She was married in 1940 to J.
N. Startzman, who died in 1943. She was married July 2, 1948, in Ponca
City, Okla., to Richmond H. Black, who died Oct. 6, 1984.
She graduated from Hennessey High School, Hennessey, Okla., and Enid
Business College, Enid, Okla. She worked at a bank in Hennessey and
taught at a country school. In Enid, she worked for Eason Oil Company,
then for Central National Bank for 13 years. She moved to Eldon in
1956, retiring from the Eldon Public Library in 1980.
Survivors include: one daughter, Ona Lee Drassen, Enid; four brothers,
Jimmie Enix, Stillwater, Okla., and Ralph Enix, Kingfisher, Okla., Homer
Enix, Midwest City, Okla., and Lee Enix, Hennessey; and two grandsons.
One daughter, Alice Evers, died in 1993.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Cordry-Sisson Funeral Home,
Hennessey. The Rev. Diane Stein will officiate. Burial will be in
Hennessey Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. today at Phillips
Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church,
Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, April 28, 1997
Amy Viola Burd, 86, Iberia, died Sunday at Miller County Nursing Home,
Tuscumbia. She was born June 13, 1910, in Maries County, a daughter of
Lamon and Irene Pendleton, Adkins. She was married Nov. 4, 1928, in
Meta, to Howell Loren Burd, who died Jan. 30, 1990. She was a homemaker
and a member of the Iberia Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include: one son, Don Burd, Iberia; four daughters, Janice
Martin, Iberia, Leila Bassett, Glenwood Springs, Colo., Linda Spillars,
Atlanta, Ill., and Lois Rowden, Meta; one sister, Opal Kimberlin, Park
Hills; 20 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, and one
great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by one daughter,
Wanda D’Angelo.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Revs. John Bouldrey and Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in
Pendleton Cemetery, Meta. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Iberia Church of the
Nazarene or the Miller County Nursing Home.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, April 26, 1997
Scotty Dieckman, 86, Eldon, died Friday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Madison (Jefferson City). He was born Sept. 9, 1910, in Sample,
Ky., a son of Herman J. and Bessie R. Bell Dieckman. He was married
Oct. 24, 1931, in Tuscumbia, to Geneva Strange, who died Oct. 29, 1996.
He had been a bus driver for Greyhound Bus Lines in California for
several years before moving back to Missouri. He was a member of the
Greyhound Bus Drivers Union. He was also a farmer and a member of the
National Farmer’s Organization. He drove a school bus in Versailles for
several years and had worked for H & S Motor Freight. He was a member
of Fellowship Bible Church.
Survivors include his sister, Elsie Hallberg, Canon City, Colo.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Burial will be in Dooley Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8
p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, April 26, 1997
Curtis A. Hutcherson, 87, Eldon, died Thursday at his home. He was born
June 5, 1909, in Holt, a son of J.C. and Naomi Hutcherson. He was
married Oct. 4, 1931, in Orrick, to Juanita D. McClellan, who died Nov
13, 1982.
He attended William Jewell College and was a graduate of Central
Missouri State University, Warrensburg. He received his doctorate in
theology from Central Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a professor
at CMSU, as well as director of the Baptist Student Union there from
1951 to 1975. He pastured a number of churches, including First Baptist
Church, Richmond, and Liberty Baptist Church, Fayetteville. He was a
member of First Baptist Church, Eldon.
Survivors include: one son, Kent Hutcherson, Eldon; one daughter, Dale
Gillette, Oakville, Conn.; five grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Services will be Monday at First Baptist Church, Warrensburg. The Rev.
N. Paul Callahan will officiate. Graveside services will be at 2:30
p.m. Monday at Excelsior Springs Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will
be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday at Sweeney-Phillips & Holdren Funeral
Home, Warrensburg. Memorials are suggested to the new building fund for
First Baptist Church, Warrensburg or Eldon.
SECOND POSTING, SAME DAY:
Memorial services are now scheduled for Dr. Curtis A. Hutcherson, 87,
Eldon, who died Thursday at his home. The services, under the direction
of Griswold-Kays Funeral Home will be at 1:30 p.m. today at First
Baptist Church, Eldon. The Rev. Randy Bunch will officiate.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church,
Warrensburg. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in
Excelsior Springs Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, April 22, 1997
Ernest Leslie, 91, Eldon, died Sunday at Eldon Health Care Center. He
was born July 26, 1905, in Henley, a son of John S. and Austella
Campbell Leslie. He was married March 1, 1930, in Russellville, to
Myrna Louise Jones, who survives in Eldon.
He attended high school in Russellville and taught at Spring Valley
School for 39 years. He was employed with Black, Civil & Bryson
Industries in Kansas City, where he lived for 13 years. He moved to
Henley in 1947. He worked with Leppers Company as a welder. He worked
with Simmons Readygas for 20 years and also farmed for 25 years. He was
a member and elder at Ninth Street Christian Church, where he taught
Sunday school for more than 30 years. He helped start New Testament
Church of Camdenton.
He also is survived by one daughter, Elaine Weaks, Big Spring, Texas,
six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ninth Street Christian Church.
Don E. Renken, minister, and Bro. Gilbert Pearson will officiate.
Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Russellville. Visitation will be
from 4-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are
suggested to the Ninth Street Christian Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, April 17, 1997
Mae Irvin, 77, Olathe, Kan., died Tuesday at Royal Terrace Nursing Home,
Olathe. She was born Oct. 30, 1918, in Miller County, a daughter of
John and Hattie Simpson Cross. She was married Jan 27, 1939, in Kansas
City to Alvis F. Irvin, who died Aug 30, 1986. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include: one stepdaughter, Betty Walsh, Manchester; two
sisters, Mary Dayton, Versailles, and Phyllis Sartin, Springfield; one
brother, Richard Cross, Independence; and two step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Don E. Renken will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-noon Saturday. Memorials are suggested
to the American Lung Association.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, April 23, 1997
Agnes Ballmann, 78, Jefferson City, died Tuesday at St. Marys Health
Center. She was born Feb. 3, 1919, in St. Anthony, a daughter of John
and Elizabeth Steinman Doerhoff. She was married Oct. 7, 1944, in St.
Louis, to Leo Edward Ballmann, who died Jan 24, 1983.
She and her husband operated the Hickory Hill Store for 20 years, until
1972. She worked as a clerk with the Missouri Division of Employment
Security, retiring in 1981. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Eldon.
Survivors include: one daughter, Mary Farmer, Henley; two sisters, Rose
Love and Betty McCubbin, both of Eugene; two brothers, Dominic “Tim”
Doerhoff, St. Louis, and Lambert Doerhoff, St. Anthony; and two
grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
The Rev. William Korte will officiate. Burial will be in Our Lady of
the Snows Cemetery, Marys Home. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today
at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon, with a rosary at 7:30 p.m. Memorials
are suggested to the American Kidney Association.