Obituaries
Obituaries
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, December 10, 1997
Inez B. Bond, 97, Brumley, died Tuesday at Osage Beach Health Care
Center. She was born Aug. 21, 1900, in Brumley, a daughter of Victor and Lucy
Barnett Goethe. She was married May 31, 1919, in Kansas City, Kan., to
Gilbert B. Bond, who died Jan. 18, 1990. She was a homemaker and a member of
Riverview Baptist Church, Osage Beach.
Survivors include: two daughters, Georgia Svetlich and Mildred
Bean, both of Brumley; two sisters, Ollie Thornsberry, O'Fallon, and Ida
Stephens, Kansas City, Kan.; one grandson, four great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild. One granddaughter preceded her in death.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Boltz Cemetery,
near Brumley. The Rev. Michael Farris will officiate. Memorials are
suggested to Osage Beach Health Care Center. Arrangements are under the
direction of Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, June 25, 1997
Mabel Lecta Edwards, 88, Iberia, died Tuesday at Capital Region
Medical Center-Southwest. She was born May 9, 1909, in Miller County, a
daughter of Francis M. and Mary Ardelia Morrow Humphrey. She was married
April 17, 1934, in Houston, to George Tony Edwards, who died March 2, 1964.
A lifelong resident of Iberia, she worked many years as a receptionist
for the guest house at Ft. Leonard Wood, and also as a food service supervisor
for Tan-Tar-A. She was a member of Iberia First Christian Church and the
Women's Progressive Farmers Association.
Survivors include: one stepson, James Edwards, Tuscumbia; one
brother, Truman Humphrey, Iberia; one sister, Erma Farnham, Iberia; nine
grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. One
stepson, Herbert Calfin Edwards preceded her in heath.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
Burial will be in Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to the Diabetes Association or the American Heart
Association.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, June 29, 1997
Virgie M. Barker Hendrickson, 74, Eldon, died Friday from injuries
sustained in a traffic accident in Miller County. She was born April 4,
1923, in Grove Spring, a daughter of John L. and Della Huckaby Barker.
She was married June 15, 1955, in Lebanon to Daniel J. Hendrickson, who
survives at the home.
She lived in the Swedeborg/Crocker area for 30 years and in the Eldon
area for 20 years. She was retired from her job as a production worker
at Fasco in Eldon. She was a member of Crocker Christian Church and the
WIBC League.
Other survivors include: three sons, Evert Winfrey and Rocky
Hendrickson, both of Brumley, and David Hendrickson, Rocky Mount; four
daughters, Mary Perry, Lebanon, Brenda Wright, Latham, and Kathy Burris
and Kim Busch, both of Eldon; 18 grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Odell Cemetery, Grove
Spring. The Rev. Sammy Dismong will officiate. Visitation will be from
4-8 p.m. today at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, February 19, 1997
Gladys F. Helms, 85, Eldon, died Tuesday at St. Marys Health Center.
She was born Oct. 7, 1911, in Arrow Rock, a daughter of Ernest E. and
Alma B. Land Foster. She was married Nov. 29, 1946, in Sedalia, to Loyd
C. Helms, who died June 18, 1990.
She received a bachelor's degree in education from Central Missouri
State University, and did graduate studies at the University of
Missouri-Columbia. She taught business education and music for 33 years
in various secondary schools, most recently at Eldon High School,
retiring in 1976. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star
Chapter 323, Tipton.
Survivors include: one son, Cleet Helms, Jefferson City; six
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Borys Boyuk will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, January 14, 1997
James Dewayne 'Wayne' Hodge, 42, St. Elizabeth, died Monday at his home.
He was born June 25, 1954, in Iberia, a son of James and Eunice Farrow
Hodge. His father survives in St. Elizabeth. He was married May 27,
1972, in St. Elizabeth, to Judy Helton, who survives of the home.
He co-owned and co-operated Hodge Trucking since 1994. He had bred and
shown horses since the late 1970s. He was a member of the Appaloosa
Horse Club and the American Quarter Horse Association. He was a member
of Humphreys Creek Christian Church near St. Elizabeth.
Other survivors include: two sons, Stacy Hodge and Travis Hodge, both
of St. Elizabeth; and two sisters, Sandra Rowden, St. Elizabeth, and
Donna Patterson, Ulman.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
Brother Gene Edwards 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, December 13, 1997
Clara Miller, 86, Osage Beach, died Thursday at Osage Beach Healthcare
Center. She was born Dec. 22, 1910, in Altenburg, a daughter of Joseph
and Lydia Kaufmann Gruenwald. She was married Feb. 6, 1935, in St.
Louis, to Robert F. Miller, who died Nov. 23, 1982.
She and her husband were former owners of Pleasure Point Resort at Lake
of the Ozarks. She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church of Eldon.
She is survived by nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home. Pastor
Terry Grebing will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery.
Visitatio will be from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday. Memorials are
suggested to Bethany Lutheran Church.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, January 9, 1997
Jackson Wayne Mace, 47, Tuscumbia, died Wednesday at h is home. He was
born Nov. 18, 1949, in Waco, Texas, a son of Harrison W. and Althea I.
Jemeyson Mace, who survive in Tuscumbia. He was married to Reba Jean
Garns, who died in 1972. He was married Sept. 11, 1979, in Paducah,
Ky., to Jean Ellen Ripley, who died in 1996.
An Army and Air Force veteran, he graduated from the University of
Missouri. He was a teacher.
Other survivors include: one daughter, Heather M. Mace, Callao; four
brothers, James Mace, Tuscumbia, Ron Mace, Eldon, William Harrison Mace
II, Memphis, Tenn., and Johnnie Mace, California; three sisters, Ollie
Huffman, Lenexa, Kan.; Connie Haley, Lee's Summit, and Debbie Rogers,
Eldon.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Tuscumbia Cemetery.
The Rev. Don Bilbary will officiate. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.
today at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, January 4, 1997
Inez Mudd, 95, Eldon, died Friday at Eldon Healthcare Center. She was
born Jan. 14, 1901, a daughter of Dave and Mary Adams Worden. She was
married to Roy T. Mudd, who died March 9, 1951.
A homemaker, she operated a gift shop and Western Union Agency, both in
Eldon. She was bookkeeper for Ernie Jones Auto Sales, Eldon, until her
retirement. She was a member of the Christian Science Church, and a
past mother adviser to the Rainbow Girls, Order of the Eastern Star,
Eldon.
Survivors include: two grandchildren, Mary Anne Hagen, Kelley, Iowa,
and Robert M. Mudd Jr., Independence, Iowa; and four
great-grandchildren. One son, Robert M. Mudd Sr., preceded her in
death.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Philips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from
5-8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Jefferson City
and Mid-Missouri.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, January 13, 1997
Pauline Luttrell, 73, DeSoto, Kan., formerly of Iberia, died Saturday at
Overland Park Regional Health Center, Overland Park, Kan. She was born
June 24, 1923, in Miller County, a daughter of Wylie and Ella May Pierce
Russell. She was married Jan. 20, 1945, in Muncie, Kan., to Elmer
Luttrell, who died Dec. 4, 1992. A homemaker, she was a member of the
Cedar Junction Baptist Church, DeSoto.
Survivors include: five daughters, Ella Sickman, Bonner Springs, Kan.,
Sharon Whitmill, Kathryn Childres and Glenda Luttrell, all of DeSoto,
and Margie Luttrell, Olathe, Kan.; two sons, Claude Gumm, DeSoto, and
Homer Luttrell, state of California; two brothers, Leonard Russell,
Iberia, and Paul Russell, Bonner Springs; 15 grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Harold McConnell will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Union
Cemetery, near Brumley. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, June 28, 1997
Emma Leslie, 72, Jefferson City, died Thursday at St. Marys Health
Center. She was born June 15, 1925, in Olean, a daughter of Clarence R. and
Maggie Clay Leslie.
She worked with Farmers Insurance Group in Kansas City prior to her
retirement. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Jefferson City. She
did volunteer work for the church and for the Senior Nutrition Center. She
was also a genealogist.
She is survived by one brother, Milton Leslie, Jefferson City, and one
sister, Juanita Kopko, Rockville, Md.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. David Phelps will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials are
suggested to the American Cancer Society.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, December 21, 1997
Albert C. Luetkemeyer, 78, Cedar Hill, died Friday at St. Joseph
Hospital, Kirkwood. He was born Feb. 18, 1919, a son of Frank X. and
Anna Luebbert Luetkemeyer. He was married April 17, 1948, to Marie
Luetkemeyer, who survives at the home.
For much of his life, he worked as a maintenance man for Our Lady Queen
of Peace Catholic Church, House Springs. He also was a veteran of the
U.S. Army and a VFW member.
Other survivors include: two brothers, Urban Luetkemeyer, Jefferson
City, and Ralph Luetkemeyer, St. Louis; and four sisters, Pauline
Luetkemeyer, Ruth Kolb and Mary Lou Luebbert, all of Jefferson City, and
Helen Thessen, Columbia.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady Queen of Peach Catholic
Church. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Cedar Hill.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, January 2, 1997
Floyd E. Loving, 91, Harrisonville, formerly of Eldon, died Tuesday at
Belton Research Hospital, Belton. He was born July 20, 1905, in Eldon,
a son of Francis M. and Effie Richards Loving. He was married June 19,
1935, to Katie Grace Hoskins, who died Feb. 26, 1972.
A resident of Eldon for most of his life, he was employed as a letter
carrier by the U.S. Postal Service for 23 years until his retirement in
1959. He also worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad and was a
construction timekeeper during the building of Bagnell Dam. HE was a
member of First Baptist Church, Eldon.
Survivors include: two sons, Thomas L. Loving, Eldon, and Frank Loving,
Raymore; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to First Baptist Church, Eldon.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, January 7, 1997
Marble J. Howser, 83, Eldon, died Monday at her home. She was born
May 18, 1913, in Miller County, a daughter of Howard E. and Margaret Jane
Nibert Howser. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Miller County.
She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.
Survivors include: three brothers, Burnham E. Howser, Eldon, Howard
M. Howser, Salinas, Calif., and Donald W. Howser, Bethal Park, Pa.; and three
sisters, Dorothy B. Howser, Jefferson City, Jewell M. Sandfort, Eldon, and
Audra Taylorson, Felton, Calif.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Eldon City
Cemetery. Brother Jim Taylor will officiate. Visitation will be from 4-8
p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, February 23, 1997
Lucy Holterman, 77, Freeburg, died Friday at Oak View Living Center,
Jefferson City. She was born May 6, 1919, in St. Elizabeth, a daughter
of William and Anna Evers Verhoff. She was married May 12, 1956, in
Jefferson City to John Holterman, who died May 29, 1992.
She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Freeburg, and the
Ladies Quilting Club. She is survived by nephews and nieces.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church. The
Rev. Richard Frank will officiate. Burial will be in Holy Family
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. today and from 8-9:30 a.m.
Monday at Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home, Vienna. Prayer services will
be at 3 and 7 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the Holy Family
Church and School or Masses.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, February 19, 1997
Lillian M. Polly, 80, Olean, died Tuesday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. She was born Jan. 17, 1917, near Russellville, a
daughter of Charles O. and Bessie L. Musick Farris. She was married
June 7, 1941, in Camdenton, to John Polly, who survives of the home. A
homemaker, she was a member of Spring Garden Baptist Church.
Other survivors include: three sons, Carney Graham, Holts Summit, James
R. Polly, Jefferson City, and Thomas D. Polly, Troy; one daughter, Mary
Lou Magers, Eugene; one sister, Nina Looten, Eugene; eight grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Weber and Sons Funeral Home,
Russellville. The Rev. Farrie L. Cole will officiate. Burial will be
in Spring Garden Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, February 4, 1997
Virginia M. Robinett Ranney, 89, Jefferson City, died Monday at Capital
Region Medical Center-Southwest. She was born June 9, 1907, in Brumley,
a daughter of Francis S. and Olivia Phillips Robinett. She was married
in 1923 to Clyde Richardson, who preceded her in death. She then was
married to Harold Ranney, who preceded her in death.
She owned and operated restaurants in the state of Nebraska, and worked
for Bosch Embroidery Co., Kansas City. She was a member of the Baptist
Church.
She is survived by one sister, Alphia Witham, Jefferson City. One
infant son preceded her in death.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Houser-Millard Funeral Home.
The Rev. Richard Erhardt will officiate. Burial will be in Hickory Hill
Cemetery, Hickory Hill. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor's choice.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, February 9, 1997
Elmer L. Musick, 83, Tuscumbia, died Friday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. He was born April 3, 1913, in Ulman, a son of Will
and Stella Jolly Musick. He was married April 24, 1937, in Tuscumbia,
to Gladys Scott, who survives at the home.
He was employed as a corrections officer in Jefferson City for 20 years,
retiring in 1975. A lifetime resident of Miller County, he was a farmer
and an avid fisherman. He was a member of Mt. Zion Christian Church.
Other survivors include: three sons, Charles A. Musick, Tuscumbia,
Conley C. Musick Springfield, and Carrell "Dink" Musick, Olean; four
sisters, Ida Wyrick, Maggie Hoskins and Georgie Arnold, all of Eldon,
and Maxine Rollins, Jefferson City; 11 grandchildren and 19
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Curtis
Musick, in 1993.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Zion Christian Church. The
Rev. Charles Worstell and the Rev. Gene Edwards Will officiate. Burial
will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visition will be from 5-8 p.m. today at
Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to Mt. Zion
Cemetery Association.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, October 28, 1997
Farris M. Whitworth, 70, Olean, died today at Eldon Healthcare Center,
Eldon. He was born Dec. 3, 1926, in Roach, the son of Orie A. and Ila
M. Morgan Whitworth. He was married Dec. 5, 1948, in Eldon to Wilma J.
Winfrey, who survives at the home.
He worked at Ernie Jones Auto Sales and owned and operated Whitworth
Body Repair. HE also was an auto body instructor at Tri County
Technical School, Eldon, for 20 years, retiring in 1990.
He was a member of Parrack Grove Baptist Church, Camden County. HE was
an Army veteran of World War II. He was a life member of the Eldon VFW
Post 2442 and a member of the Omer Goode American Legion Post 229. He
was a member of the American Vocational Association, Missouri Vocational
Association, Missouri State Teachers Association and the Eldon CTA.
Other survivors include: one daughter, Ila Jean Hartfield, Dyersburg,
Tenn.; two brothers, Roy Whitworth, Macks Creek, and Wayne Whitworth,
Camdenton; two sisters, Peggy Blake, Omaha, Neb., and Rita Fera,
Camdenton; and four grandchildren. One son, Keith M. Whitworth, died
Sept. 21, 1995.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Burial, with military honors will be in Greenmore Memorial Gardens,
Barnett. Visitation will be from 12:30-3:00 p.m. Thursday. Memorials
are suggested to the Eldon VFW Post 2442 or the Omer Goode American
Legion Post 229.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, December 31, 1997
Anna Marie Josephine Stegeman, 72, Wardsville, died Monday at Villa
Marie Skilled Nursing Facility. She was born Feb. 18, 1925, in St.
Anthony, a daughter of Leo H. and Mathilda Catherine Blomberg Dickneite.
She was married Sept. 9, 1950, in Holden, to Everett F. Stegeman, who
survives at the home.
She attended St. Anthony School. She was employed by Tweedie Shoe
Factory and then worked for Scholastic Inc. from 1969 until her
retirement in 1992. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church,
Wardsville, the St. Stanislaus Church Choir and the Ladies Sodality.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Elaine Patek, Hallsville, and
Janet Ruga, Rhineland; one son, Glenn Stegeman, Wardsville; one sister,
Erma Wulff, Columbia; two brothers, Leo Dickneite, Gravois Mills, and
Harold Dickneite, Tebbetts; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.
The Rev. Michael A. Coleman will officiate. Burial will be in St.
Stanislaus Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday
at Houser-Millard Funeral Home, with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church or the
American Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, February 19, 1997
John E. Vernon, 67, Eldon, died Tuesday at McKenna Memorial Hospital,
New Braunfels, Texas. He was born July 20, 1929, in Eldon, a son of
Chester S. and Lois Smith Vernon. He was married Aug. 15, 1952, in
Eldon, to Mary E. Maylee, who survives at the home.
An Army veteran, he was a 1947 graduate of Eldon High School and a
graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia. He was a basketball
coach at Northwestern High School, near Mendon, in 1952, and at Richland
High School for the next three years.
After moving back to Eldon in 1956, he became a State Farm Insurance
agent, a career he pursued for 35 years until his retirement in 1991.
He was a member of First Christian Church, Eldon, and a member and past
president of the Eldon Country Club.
Other survivors include: two sons, Mark E. Vernon, New Braunfels, and
Joseph S. Vernon, Eldon; one brother, Wallace G. Vernon, Eldon; five
grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Bennie Yount will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday. Memorials are
suggested to First Christian Church, Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, February 12, 1997
Eula D. Pope, 91, Barnett, died Monday at Good Shepherd Nursing Home,
Versailles. She was born April 11, 1905, in Tuscumbia, a daughter of
Charles M. and Frances Jane Scrimager Payne. She was married Feb. 16,
1924, in Tuscumbia, to John Ralph Pope, who died March 30, 1991. She
was a homemaker and a member of Barnett Baptist Church.
Survivors include: three daughters, Rowena Elizabeth Anderson,
Chickasha, Okla., Peggy Kehr, Lee's Summit, and Loris Schalk, Eagle
Rock; four sisters, Hazel Calkin, Eldon, Olive Welch and Ila Hood, both
of Sedalia, and Geraldine Matlock, state of Arizona; 10 grandchildren
and 18 great-grandchildren. One son, John Charles Pope, preceded her in
death.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home,
Versailles. Burial will be in Freedom Cemetery, near Camdenton.
Visitation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, December 12, 1997
Ellen J. Stokes, 82, Versailles, died Thursday at Good Shepherd Care
Center, Versailles. She was born Nov. 4, 1915, in Iberia, a daughter of
John S. and Elsie Richards Stone. She was married Dec. 30, 1934, to
Barney M. Stokes who survives at the home. She formerly owned Green
Acres Kennel, and was a member of Latham Christian Church.
Other survivors include: one son, Larry Stokes, Latham; one daughter,
Connie Barnhill, California; one sister, Lucille Shelton, Crocker, four
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Latham Christian Church. The
Rev. Alan Michel will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery,
near Latham. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Kidwell Garber
Funeral Home, Versailles. Memorials are suggested to First Christian
Church, Latham.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, February 6, 1997
Bernadette C. Veit, 57, Holts Summit, died Tuesday at St. Marys Health
Center. She was born June 26, 1939, in St. Anthony, a daughter of Leo
and Mathilda Blumberg Dickneite. She was married June 1, 1957, in Osage
Bend, to Joseph B. Veit, who survives of the home.
A homemaker, she was a graduate of Kingsville High School, Kingsville.
She worked for Tweedie Shoe Factory from 1956-1964. She was a member of
St. Andrews Catholic Church and the Ladies Sodality, and was choir
minister for several years. She was a member of the St. Marys Health
Center Auxiliary.
Other survivors include: one son, Christopher Joseph Veit, Holts
Summit; two brothers, Leo Dickneite, Phoenix Ariz., and Harold
Dickneite, Tebbetts; two sisters, Anna Marie Stegeman, Wardsville, and
Erma Wulff, Columbia; and one grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrews Church. The Rev.
Fred Elskamp and the Rev. Greg Higley will officiate. Burial will be in
St. Andrews Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday
at Houser-Mlilard Funeral Home, Holts Summit, with a prayer service at 7
p.m. Memorials are suggested to the St. Andrews Church Building Fund or
to the National Kidney Foundation.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, December 14, 1997
Logan Hadley Stone, 88, Tuscumbia, formerly of Eldon, died Friday at
Miller County Nursing Home, Tuscumbia. He was born Nov. 9, 1909, in
Iberia, a son of Alfred and Maggie Mae Short Stone. He was married
Sept. 15, 1928, to Eula Sarah Shepherd, who died March 6, 1993.
He retired from School of the Osage after teaching 42 years in public
and many rural schools in Miller County. He was a member of the
Missouri State Teachers Association and Ulman Christian Church.
Survivors include: one son, Glen Stone, state of Nebraska; two
daughters, Mildred Eads, Jefferson City, and Margaret Morris, Columbia;
one sister, Nita Patterson, Ulman; seven grandchildren, two
step-grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Hickory Point
Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to the Tuscumbia Elementary School.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, January 17, 1997
Frank R. Wilde, 68, St. Elizabeth, died Wednesday at Truman Memorial
Veterans Hospital, Columbia. He was born Feb. 1, 1928, in St.
Elizabeth, a son of Henry and Elizabeth Kemna Wilde. He was married
Oct. 28, 1961, in St. Elizabeth, to Eleanor Plassmeyer, who survives at
the home.
He was a farmer. An Army veteran of the Korean War, he received the
Purple Heart. He was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, St.
Elizabeth.
Other survivors include: two sons, Roy Wilde, Jefferson City, and
Morris Wilde, St. Elizabeth; one daughter, Doris Stumpe, Meta; one
brother, Louie Wilde, Canon City, Colo.; one sister, Margaret
Oligschlaeger, St. Elizabeth; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
The Rev. John Degnan will officiate. Burial with military honors, will
be in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at
St. Elizabeth Community Center, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Arrangements
will be under the direction of Rekus Funeral Home, St. Elizabeth.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, February 26, 1997
Redus Wilson, 71, Iberia, died Monday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. He was born July 3, 1925, in Miller County, a son of
Lawrence and Sarah Dake Wilson. He was a self-employed laborer.
Survivors include: one brother, Marvin Dake, Iberia; and three sisters,
Irene Fitzgerald, Sierra Vista, Ariz., Maxine Means, Meta, and Shirley
Copeland, Dixon.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Duncan Skiles and the Rev. John Bouldrey will officiate. Burial
will be in Dake Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.
today. Memorials are suggested to the Dake Cemetery.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, December 23, 1997
Services were today for Walt Sherril Wilson, 53, Iberia, who died Sunday
as a result of a fire at his home. He was born March 29, 1944, in
Springfield, a son of Oscar and Myrtle Barnett Wilson. His mother
survives in Iberia.
An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he farmed in the Iberia community
and owned and operated Iberia Hardware for many years. He was a member
of the Crocker VFW Post 4956 and the Iberia First Baptist Church.
He also is survived by two daughters, Jennifer Wilson, Lebanon, and
Heather Wilson, St. Charles.
Graveside services with military honors, were at Livingston Cemetery
near Iberia. Warren Cross officiated. Memorials are suggested to
Iberia VFW Post 6167. Arrangements were under the direction of Rekus
Funeral Home, Iberia.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, January 9, 1997
Pearline Upton, 77, Eldon, died Tuesday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. She was born April 23, 1919, in Reynolds, a daughter
of Fred and Frances McDaniel Davis. She was married June 5, 1935, in
Tuscumbia, to Arthur Lee Upton, who died April 20, 1986.
She was a homemaker and a member of Benton Baptist Church, Kansas City.
She moved to Eldon in 1974.
Survivors include: one son, Glen Upton, Harrisonville; two brothers,
Howard Davis, O'Fallon, and Lloyd Davis, Raytown; seven grandchildren,
12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded
in death by a daughter, Barbara Wren.
Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Burial will be in Greenmore Memorial Gardens, Barnett. Visitation will
be from 4-8 p.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart
Association or the Salvation Army.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, December 23, 1997
Services were today for Nella Shackleford, 89, Eldon, who died
Sunday at Eldon Healthcare Center. She was born July 26, 1908, in Iberia, a
daughter of John K. and Samantha J. Stone Shackleford. She is survived by
two sisters, Artie Vaughan and Stella Shackleford, both of Eldon.
Services were at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Gene
Edwards officiated. Burial was in Tuscumbia Cemetery. Memorials are
suggested to Eldon Healthcare Center of the Institution for the Deaf.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, February 1, 1997
Jesse R. Wright, 79, Eldon, died Friday at Eldon Health Care. He was
born July 29, 1918, in Tuscumbia, a son of Perry O. and Ida Lee Wright.
He was married to Margaret Drehle, who died in 1979. He was married May
14, 1980, in Sedalia to Wilma Bittle, who survives in Eldon.
He was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps. He was a longtime
employee of the Kansas City Star, retiring in 1976.
Other survivors include: one daughter, Lea Ellen Leach, of Arizona; one
stepson, Jim Bittle, Venice, Fla.; two stepdaughters, Pat Milholland,
Eugene, and Carol Hale, Henley; one granddaughter, eight
step-grandchildren and 10 step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Griswold-Kays Chapel, Eldon. The
Rev. Cellis Crum will officiate. Burial will be in Allen Cemetery, with
military rites under VFW Post 2442. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-2
p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, January 2, 1997
Homer Clay Wright, 85, Tuscumbia, died Tuesday at Eldon Health Care
Center. He was born Feb. 14, 1911, in Tuscumbia, a son of Clarence C.
and Olivia Mae Haustein Wright. He was married to Virginia Rose Smith,
who died Aug. 16, 1956. He was married Feb. 26, 1958, to Lois Larson
Kent, who died Aug. 11, 1976. He was married March 12, 1983, in
Deerfield, Ill., to Rena Crague Richardson, who survives of the home.
A graduate of Tuscumbia High School, he received a bachelor's degree in
business administration from the University of Missouri. He taught
science and math and served as basketball coach at Tuscumbia High
School. He was president of Anchor Milling Company for 40 years, prior
to retirement.
He served as board member and president of the Bank of Tuscumbia. He
served as board member of the Thomas Jefferson Library. He was active
on the board of the Tuscumbia Cemetery. He was a past member of the Mid
America Lumberman's Association. An Army veteran of World War II, he
was an elder and life member of the Tuscumbia Christian Church.
Other survivors include: two sons, the Rev. James B. Kent, Kansas City,
and Dr. Calvin Kent, Huntington, W. Va.; two stepsons, Capt. David C.
Richardson, Houston, Texas, and Maj. Edwin W. Richardson, Temecula,
Calif.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Tuscumbia Christian Church. The
Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscumbia Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Memorials are suggested to the Tuscumbia Christian Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, June 30, 1997
Nola L. Yarbrough, 85, Independence, died Sunday at St. Marys Manor,
Blue Springs. She was born Jan. 23, 1912, in Eldon, a daughter of Allen
P. and Cora Bledsoe Irwin. She was married June 12, 1929, in West City,
Okla., to Wilbur Yarbrough, who died Oct. 30, 1976.
She was a homemaker. She had lived in Kansas and Colorado for most of
her life and was a past resident of Eldon. She was a member of the
United Methodist Church and Order of the Eastern Star, both in Blue
Springs, the Rebecca Lodge, Eldon, and the White Lodge.
Survivors include: one daughter, Janet Nippes, Independence; one son,
Eugene Yarbrough, Springfield, Ohio; four grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greenmore Memorial
Gardens, Barnett. The Rev. Clinton Wofford will officiate. Visitation
will be from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, December 31, 1997
Frank C. Woolley, 67, Eldon, died Monday at St. Marys Health Center. He
was born Aug. 29, 1930, in Eldon, a son of Frank B. and Oma Slavens
Woolley. His mother survives in Tuscumbia. He was married Feb. 13,
1960, in Miami, Okla., to Joanne Heather, who survives at the home.
He great up in the Barnett community and was a 1949 graduate of Eldon
High School. An Army veteran, he worked with Fairbanks-Morse in Kansas
City, Kan., for 17 years. He moved to Eldon in 1971. He worked at Sola
Optical and at Fasco for 16 years, retiring in 1991. He was a member of
VFW Post 2442 and Sacred Heart Catholic Church, both in Eldon.
Other survivors include: one son, Jeffrey D. Woolley, Eldon; one
daughter, Cathy Jo Kliethermes, Russellville; two brothers, Robert
Woolley, Barnett, and David Woolley, Olean; and five grandsons.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The
Rev. James J. O'Sullivan will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral
Home, Eldon, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the
Dialysis Clinic, Inc., Jefferson City.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, July 31, 1997
Farrell R. Wright, 73, of Kansas City, Kan., died Wednesday, July 23,
1997, at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. Funeral
services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of
Bethel, Kansas City, Kan. Burial was in Chapel Hill Cemetery under the
direction of George F. Porter and Sons Funeral Home, Kansas City, Kan.
Mr. Wright was born March 14, 1924, at Bagnell to Milford C. and Mary
Keeth Wright. On Dec. 23, 1946, he was married to Wanda L. Wright, who
survives at the home.
Mr. Wright lived in Eldon before moving to Kansas City, Kan. in 1946.
He had been co-9wner of Wright's Trucking and previously was a mechanic
for International Harvester and an assemblyman for General Motors at its
Fairfax Plant. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bethel,
Oddfellows Lodge No. 88 and the CCC Alumni Club. He was a former member
of the Machinists Union. During World War II, Mr. Wright was a sergeant
in the armed forces serving in Europe.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son, Michael G. Wright of
Kansas City, Kan.; two daughters, Judith A. Rudder of Winchester, Kan.,
and Linda S. Escott of Kansas City, Kan.; his twin brother, Harrell R.
Wright of Olean; a sister, Bonnie L. Johnson of St. Charles; and six
grandchildren.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, July 31, 1997
Frank K. Hibdon, 66, of Eldon died Saturday, July 26, 1997, at Capital
Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born June 6, 1931, in
Eldon to Frank T. and Ellen Irene Kelsay Hibdon. In 1959, he was
married to Mary Ann Swarz, who died Dec. 30, 1984. On Aug. 15, 1987, he
was married to Marian Worthey Davidson, who survives at the home.
Mr. Hibdon retired with the rank of master sergeant from the U.S. Air
Force on Jan 31, 1971, after 20 years of service. He lived in Texas
prior to moving to the Eldon community in the late 1970s. HE owned and
operated Montgomery Ward catalog stores in Eldon and California, Mo.,
and served as Eldon city clerk. He was former owner and still
associated with the Tradin' Place Antique Mall, in Eldon. He was a
member of the Eldon First Baptist Church, the IOOF Lodge at Eldon,
Miller Rebekah Lodge in Eldon and the Eldon Masonic Lodge.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are three stepchildren, Jodi Madole
of Versailles, Norton C. Davidson and Jonathan Davidson, both of Alton,
Ill.; two brothers, Howard Hibdon of Barnett and Bill Hibdon of Eldon;
three sisters, Sarah Breckon of Columbia, Frances Burk of Eugene,
Oregon, and Marilyn Stark of Eldon; and two step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips funeral Home in
Eldon with the Rev. Randall Bunch officiating. Burial was in Dooley
Cemetery, west of Eldon. Memorials may be given to the Frank Hibdon
Memorial in care of the family.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, September 25, 1997
Adolph William Berendzen, 86, of Wardsville died Tuesday, Sept. 23,
1997, at Capital Region Medical Center-Southwest in Jefferson City. He
was born Aug 25, 1911, in Mary's Home to William and Anna Theresa
Schulte Berendzen. On June 16, 1936, he was married in Mary's Home to
Lois Mary Sanning, who survives at the home.
Mr. Berendzen was a farmer and later was employed for many years as a
right-of-way appraiser for District 5 of the Missouri Highway
Department, retiring in 1975. He was a member of the St. Stanislzus
Catholic Church at Wardsville; the Wardsville/Osage Bend Knights of
Columbus; the Wardsville Lions Club; and the Missouri Highway Retirees
Association.
Also surviving him are five daughters, Jean Pingenot of Plano, Texas,
Alice Berendzen of Newtown, Penn., Judy Lynch of Katonah, N.Y., Linda
Duckworth of St. Louis and Lori Bruckner of Omaha, Neb.; four sons,
Samuel Berendzen of Ste Genevieve, Paul Berendzen of Wardsville, Joseph
Berendzen of Charleston, S.C., and Steve Berendzen of Vian, Okla.; 21
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Bernetta
Campbell of Amarillo, Tex., and Martha Love of Eldon. One son, Gary
Berendzen, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Stanislaus
Catholic Church in Wardsville with the Rev. Michael A. Coleman
officiating. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Visitation was
held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home in
Jefferson City, with a prayer service at 8 p.m. Memorials are suggested
to the St. Stanislaus Building Fund or the charity of the donor's
choice.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, November 6, 1997
Eugene Gene Lambeth, 72, of 404 Bourbon St., Eldon, died Friday, Oct.
31, 1997, at St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City. HE was born
March 10, 1925, in Linn to Thomas A. and Anna Beller Lambeth. On April
12, 1948, he was married in Columbia to Martha F. Hader, who survives at
the home.
Mr. Lambeth was reared in Cole County and he moved to Miller County in
1956. HE was owner of DYL Quarry in Barnett. He was a member of the
Mt. Herman Baptist Church, serving as a deacon, and VFW Post 2442.
During World War II, he served with the U.S. Army in the Pacific
Theater.
Also surviving him are two sons, Kenneth Lambeth and Dennis Lambeth,
both of Eldon, Glenda Hees of Eldon and Sherry Golden of Ottawa, Kan.; a
brother, Arthur Lambeth of Fayette; two sisters, Grace Maddox of Linn
and Merle Imler of Eldon; eight grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Herman Baptist Church
with the Rev. Kenneth Martin officiating. Burial was in Allen Cemetery
under the direction of Griswold-Kays Funeral Home of Eldon. Military
rites were performed by VFW Post 2442. Memorial contributions may be
made to Camp Wonderland.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, September 25, 1997
Nellie Mildred Vonderschmidt, 84, of Hiawatha, Kan., died Monday, Sept.
15, 1997, at the Hiawatha Community Hospital after an extended illness.
She was born March 17, 1913, in Eldon to W. R. and MaLinda Bunch Lehew.
On July 4, 1942, she was married at Camp Robinson, Ark., to Melvin M.
Vonderschmidt, who survives at the home.
Mrs. Vonderschmidt was graduated from Reserve High School in 1932. The
family moved to near Falls City, Neb., in 1916 and after that to
Reserve, Kan. She worked at Tice Rexall Drub for 26 years before
retiring.
Mrs. Vonderschmidt was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church,
transferring from the Reserve United Methodist Church after it closed.
She also was a member of the VFW Auxiliary in Hiawatha and the LaGrange
Club.
Other survivors include two sons, William Vonderschmidt and Gary L.
Vonderschmidt, both of Topeka, Kan.; two brothers, Roy Lehew of
Hiawatha, Kan., and Leonard Lehew of Lawrence, Kan.; a grandson; two
great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and ten
step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were h eld at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at Framke
Casselman Meek funeral Home in Hiawatha, Kan., with the Rev. Bob
Whitaker and the Rev. Walter Brant officiating. Burial was in Cornelson
Cemetery at Reserve, Kan. The Nellie Vonderschmidt Memorial Fund has
been established.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, November 27, 1997
Elsie May Reed, 91, of Ulman died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, at her home.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the McGilley Antioch
Chapel and burial was in White Chapel Gardens in Kansas City (Missouri).
She was born April 24, 1906, in Douglas County, Kan. She was preceded
in death by her husband of 64 years, Raymond Reed.
Mrs. Reed was a former member of the Claycomo Baptist Church and was a
member of the Brumley Baptist Church. She also had worked as a
practical nurse.
Surviving her are four sons, Lyle Reed, Lloyd Reed, Donald Reed and
Robert Reed; three daughters, Helen Doty, Jean McGowin and Sandra Dakon;
32 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and five
great-great-grandchildren. One son, Dale Reed, preceded her in death.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, December 18, 1997
Brenda Renee McDaniel, 40, of Camdenton died Monday, Dec. 15, 1997, at
Columbia Regional Hospital in Columbia. She was born Aug 17, 1957 in
Niangua to Calfin and Alice Deckard Dudley. She was married July 24,
1975, in Camdenton to Douglas McDaniel, who survives at the home.
She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church in Camdenton. Mrs.
McDaniel was a teller at Central Bank of Lake of the Ozarks in
Camdenton.
Also surviving are a daughter, Shanwna McDaniel of the home; her
parents, Calvin and Alice Dudley of Camdenton; a brother, Don Dudley of
Camdenton; and five sisters, Connie Miller of Osage Beach, Betty
Humphrey of Roach, Donna Neftzger of Camdenton, Dianna Mooney of Rolla
and Cyndi McLean of St. Augustine. Fla. She was preceded in death by
one daughter, Cyndra Dannell McDaniel.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bible Baptist Church
in Camdenton with the Rev. Granville LaForge officiating. Burial will
be in the Dale Blair Cemetery in Camdenton. Visitation was held from 6
to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hedges Funeral Home in Camdenton. Memorials may
be made to the Leukemia Society.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, September 25, 1997
Grace Templeton Cotton, 71, of Porter, Tex., died Monday, Sept. 22,
1997, in Porter. She was born Feb. 28, 1926, in Eldon to Arthur and
Alice Keeney Templeton. On Aug 12, 1939, she was married in Eldon to
John Edward Cotton, who died in 1963.
Mrs. Cotton is survived by a daughter, Margaret Gampher of Porter, Tex.,
a son, Edward Cotton of Eldon; four grandchildren; three
step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Griswold-Kays Funeral
Home in Eldon. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at
Union Cemetery at Rocky Mount with th e Rev. Gene Cain officiating.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, September 25, 1997
Helen M. Henderson, 93, of Eldon, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 1997, at the
Dade County Nursing Home in Greenfield. She was born Feb. 8, 1904, in
Dade County to W.J. and Martha Cathrine Twaddell Marshall. On July 29,
1934, she was married in Greenfield to Burl "Bud" Henderson, who died
Jan 3, 1996.
Mrs. Henderson was a graduate of the Greenfield High School and
Southwest Teachers College (now Southwest Missouri State University) in
Springfield. She was popularity queen her senior year at the college.
She also attended the University of California at Berkeley.
Before her marriage, Mrs. Henderson taught at Lebanon High School. She
taught English at School of the Osage High School for more than 30 years
and was head of the Drama Department. She helped organize the AFS
Chapter at the school, and was an active supporter.
A scholarship fund was started in honor of MR. and Mrs. Henderson in
1968, with a scholarship going to both a male and a female student each
year. The new gymnasium at School of the Osage High School was named
Henderson Gymnasium in honor of the couple.
Mr. Henderson was the Lake Ozark area community correspondent for the
Eldon Advertiser for many years. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma
and a former member of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Henderson was active in
the Lake Area Performing Arts Guild and held every office during her
membership in the Arrowhead Garden Club. She was a 50-year member of
the Lake Ozark Christian Church, where she taught Sunday school for 50
years and was a member of the Christian Women's Fellowship.
Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Lake Ozark Christian
Church. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the
church, with the Rev. Stanley R. Duncan officiating. A committal
service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Greenfield Cemetery in
Greenfield, with the Rev. Gene Clack officiating. Arrangements were
under the direction of Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, December 18, 1997
Beulah Marie Miller, 89, of Independence died Thursday, Dec. 11, 1997 at
Independence Manor Care Center in Independence. She was born Jan. 10,
1908, in Mt. Pleasant to Robert D. and Dollie M. Miller Taylor. She was
married to Paul R. Miller, who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Miller was a graduate of Central High School in Kansas City and
retired as a seamstress from the Duff & Repp Company in Kansas City.
She was a member of the Independence Baptist Church.
Surviving her are a sister-in-law, Mrs. H. Afton (Roberta) Taylor, of
Independence; a nephew; a niece; and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
The Rev. Greg Bunn officiated. Burial was under the direction of
Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, December 18, 1997
Ellen J. Stokes, 82, of Versailles, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 1997 at Good
Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. She was born Nov. 4, 1915 in Iberia
to John S. and Elsie Richards Stone. She was married Dec. 30, 1934 to
Barney M. Stokes, who survives at the home. Mrs. Stokes formerly owned
Green Acres Kennel and was a member of the Latham Christian Church.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a son, Larry Stokes of
Latham; a daughter, Connie Barnhill of California; a sister, Lucille
Shelton of Crocker; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Latham Christian Church
with the Rev. Alan Michel officiating. Burial was in Highland Cemetery
near Latham, under the direction of Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of
Versailles.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 8, 1998
Eugene Stanley Cole, 77, of Montebello, Calif., died Dec. 4, 1997. He
was born Aug 12, 1920 in Eldon to Helen Nail and Harry Cole.
Mr. Cole served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and retired from
the Teamsters Union after 30 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Delia and a daughter, Gloria.
Surviving him is his sister, Mary Louise Mead; a daughter, Virginia
Hernandez of Rialto, Calif.; four grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Dec. 9 at Rose Hills Mortuary in Whittier,
Calif.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 8, 1998
Helen Louise Rys, 75, of Springfield, formerly of Eldon, died Tuesday,
Dec. 30, 1997 at Primrose Place in Springfield. She was born Sept. 4,
1922 in Eldon to Patrick and Emma Klenk Adams. In 1942, she was married
to Frank Rys, who survives in Springfield.
Also surviving are three children, Nancy Yount and Patty Woodruff, both
of Springfield, and Zaqhona Raz of Lake Charles, Ill.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Friday at Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home in
Springfield. Burial was in Hazelwood Cemetery.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, February 12, 1998
Wilma R. Kallenbach, 93, of Columbia died Thursday, Feb. 5, 1998, at
Columbia Regional Hospital in Columbia. She was born March 1, 1904 in
Hickory Hill to Bradford B. and Sallie Ann Scruggs Connell. She was
married Dec. 20, 1930, to Charles Edison Kallenbach, who died Nov. 23,
1988.
Mrs. Kallenbach lived for many years on a farm near Tuscumbia. She and
her husband moved to Eldon in 1968. After his death, she lived in Eldon
until failing health required her to move nearer her daughter in
Columbia.
Surviving her are a daughter, Hazel M. Frisby of Columbia; three sons,
Duaine Kallenbach of Warenton, Brice Kallenbach of Eldon and Win
Kallenbach of Russellville; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;
three sisters, Edna Graham and Ardis Buster, both of Eldon, and Sylvia
Bates of Russellville; and two brothers, Luther Connell and Tolbert
Connell, both of Eldon.
Funeral Services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home
in Eldon. Burial was in the Tuscumbia Cemetery. Memorials may be made
to Bristol Manor of Eldon or the American Heart Association.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, February 12, 1998
Corinne Hauenstein Bottoms, 86, of Washington, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb.
3, 1998, at St. John's Mercy Hospital in Washington, Mo. She was born
Jan 27, 1912 in Tuscumbia to William H. and Ethel Susan Moles
Hauenstein. On Aug. 18, 1929 she was married to William Clingon Bottoms
of Eldon, who died Nov. 26, 1948.
Mrs. Bottoms was employed for 27 years in the maternity ward of
Deaconess Hospital in St. Louis. She was a member of the Washington
First Christian Church.
Surviving her are two daughters, Jeanne Leutkemeier of Marthasville and
Beverly Guenther of Marthasville; seven grandchildren; ten
great-grandchildren; four sisters, Billie Sue Gilmore of Columbia, Ill.,
Lucille Harbison of Kansas City, Kan., Elizabeth Walton of Camdenton and
Phyllis Hall of Eldon; and two brothers, Kenneth Hauenstein of Eldon and
Russell Hauenstein of Mission, Texas.
Funeral services were held Friday at the Washington First Christian
Church with the Rev. David Armstrong officiating. Another service was
held Saturday at the Ninth Street Christian Church in Eldon with the
Rev. Don Renken officiating. Burial was in the Eldon Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of Nieburg-Vitt Funeral Home in
Washington, Mo.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, February 12, 1998
Edward D. Pennington, 53, of Kansas City died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998 at
Burgen Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Neb. He was born Sept. 22, 1944 in
Kennedy, Ala. to Ellis and Mattie Lou Bradford Pennington.
Mr. Pennington lived most of his life in Kansas City, where he worked as
a security guard. He was a member of the Old Path Baptist Church near
Eldon.
Surviving him are his mother, Edna Parsons of Eldon; two daughters,
Marie McKellar and Linda Pennington, both of Arkansas; two brothers,
Chuck Pennington of Nebraska and James Pennington of Texas; and
stepbrothers and sisters, Emma Armontrout and Marilyn Hess, both of
Rocky Mount, Paula Sestrich of Eldon, Dianna Cooper of Russellville,
Janice Burris of St. Joseph, Raymond Parsons of Independence, Johnny
Parsons of Baltimore, Md., and James Parsons of San Diego, Calif.; and
seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Griswold-Kays
Funeral Home in Eldon. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday
at the funeral home, with the Rev. Danny Graham officiating. Burial
will be in Greenmore Memorial Gardens at Barnett.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, February 12, 1998
Ruby Deuschle, 64, of Jefferson City died Thursday, Feb. 5, 1998 at
Villa Marie Skilled Nursing Facility in Jefferson City. She was born
May 11, 1933 in Aurora Springs to Dee and Emeline Upton Teal. Her
mother survives in Eldon. On May 27, 1950, she was married to Joe
Deuschle, who died June 5, 1993.
Mrs. Deuschle was employed with Tweedie Footwear and Mattingly's in
Jefferson City. She then worked as a statistician with the Missouri
Department of Transportation, retiring with 20 years of service.
Also surviving her are a son, Randy Deuschle of Jefferson City; a
daughter, Melody Kiral of Henley; a brother, Ed Teal of Owensville;
three sisters, Virgie Jarrett of Eldon, Alice Randall of New Brunswick,
Ohio and Joyce Enloe of Eldon; and five grandchildren. A daughter,
Rebecca Deuschle Ward, died Aug 14, 1991.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Phillips Funeral Home in
Eldon with the Rev. Wendell Stoneburner officiating. Burial was in the
Hickory Hill Cemetery at Henley.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, March 5, 1998
Atwilda Ann Polly, 90, of Rte. 1, Eldon died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998 at
her home. She was born July 10, 1907 in Bagnell to Edgar J. and Ella
Cooper Howser. On April 24, 1924 she was married in Versailles to Clint
Polly, who died Sept. 9, 1990.
Mrs. Polly was a member of the New Life Assembly of God at Barnett. She
was reared in Miller and Morgan counties and lived her entire life in
this area.
Surviving her are two sons, Darrell Wayne Polly of Eldon and Kenneth
Duane Polly of Warsaw; a daughter, Ella Dean Simpson of Eldon; two
brothers, John L. Howser and Basil A. Howser, both of Eldon; a sister,
Eula Kays of Eldon; 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 10
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Griswold-Kays Funeral
Home in Eldon with the Rev. Fred Perkins officiating. Burial was in
Rocky Mount Union Cemetery.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, February 12, 1998
Nina S. Barbour, 84, of Eldon died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998 at Capital
Healthcare Center in Jefferson City. She was born Nov. 5, 1913 in
Gravois Mills to Frank and Annie Virginia Routon Kelsey. On March 31,
1934 she was married in Eldon to Ross "Dink" Barbour, who died March 14,
1965.
Mrs. Barbour lived most of her life in Eldon. She was a member of the
Eldon First Christian Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. She was
employed for many years on the clerical staff for Dr. R. E. Murrell in
Eldon.
Surviving her are a sister, Virginia McDonald, of Independence, and
several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from noon until 1 p.m. Friday at Phillips
Funeral Home in Eldon. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday
at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Eldon Cemetery. Memorials
are suggested to the Eldon First Christian Church.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, March 5, 1998
Harvey S. Smith, 88 of Chesterfield, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998 in St.
Louis County. He was married Dec. 26, 1931 in Mary's Home to Mildred
Adcock, daughter of Sam and Lizzie Bear Adcock of Tuscumbia. Mrs. Smith
preceded him in death. The Smiths lived in Tuscumbia for a time after
they were married.
Surviving him are a son, Phillip Harvey Smith; four grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; and sisters-in-law Edna Adcock and Ava Smith. One
daughter, Joyce Audrey Jones, preceded him in death.
Funeral services were Feb. 23 at Schrader Funeral Home in Balwin.
Burial was in Resurrection Cemetery in St. Louis County.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, March 19, 1998
James Fredrick "Big Fred" Hager Sr., 55, of Eldon, died Monday, March
16, 1998 at Capital Region Medical Center-Southwest in Jefferson City.
HE was born July 15, 1942 to Leo E. and Julia Lucille Wright Hager. On
Dec. 2, 1962, he was married in Eldon to Dora Ann Black, who survives at
Eldon. Mr. Hager was self-employed as a fencing contractor.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Hager is survived by two daughters, Rebecca
Lynn Wood and Robin Anne DeBraal, both of Eldon; a son, James Fredrick
Hager Jr. of Eldon; five granddaughters; a brother, Arthur Hager of
Eugene; two sisters, Helen Marshall and Barbara Helton, both of Eldon;
and a son and the child's mother, Randall Levi Hager and Shaire Enloe,
both of Eldon.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home
in Eldon with Pastor Terry Grebing officiating. Burial was in the Eldon
Cemetery.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, March 12, 1998
Lela Audra Barbour, 95, Maryland Heights, died Feb. 20, 1998 at her
daughter's home. She was born Oct. 11, 1902 in Eldon to Albert Lenore
and Agnes Jobe Hees. On June 14, 1924 she was married to Lemuel Lee
Barbour, who died in 1987.
While living in Eldon, Mrs. Barbour worked at the Glazer Brothers Pants
Factory and after moving to Jefferson City, she worked at International
Shoe Company. In 1929, they moved to St. Louis where she worked at the
Alligator Shoe Company and later the Valley Shoe Company. After
attending cosmetology school in Jefferson City, Mrs. Barbour bought a
beauty shop in Owensville in the mid-1950s.
In 1948, she moved to the Waynesville area and worked at a beauty shop
in St. Robert and at the Pulaski County Hospital. She was a member of
the Waynesville First Baptist Church.
Surviving her are a son, Dr. Gene Paul Barbour of Bridgeton; a daughter,
Elva Lee Hancock of Maryland Heights; a sister, Faye Scott of
California; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Feb. 23 at the Waynesville First Baptist
Church with the Rev. Bill Turner officiating. Burial was in the Eldon
Cemetery under the direction of the Waynesville Memorial Chapel.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, March 12, 1998
John Henry Parsons, 78, of Kaiser died Monday, March 9, 1998, at Lake of
the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach. He was born Jan. 13, 1920,
in Ulman to John Monroe and Patsy Jane Beard Parsons. On July 15, 1943
he was married in Eldon to Betty May Wise, who survives.
Mr. Parsons was a wood crafter for J. B. Deere Cedar Crafts in Osage
Beach. He worked for the Cessna Plant building the B-29 during World
War II and was a member of the team that built the first Cessna 140 in
Wichita, Kan.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Parsons is survived by three sons, Ronnie
D. Parsons of Osage Beach, Michael L. Parsons of St. Louis and Steve A.
Parsons of Lake Ozark; a brother Jackie Donald Parsons of Kansas City;
four sisters, Nora Jean Harmon and Mildred Geneva Anslement, both of
Kansas City, Mary Opal Klinginsmith of Boise, Idaho and Dorothy Nadine
Towns of Cole Camp; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hedges Funeral Home in
Osage Beach. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hedges
Funeral Home in Osage Beach with the Rev. Mike Parris officiating.
Burial will be in the Boltz Cemetery near Bear Creek Road.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, March 19, 1998
Okle J. Moseley, 91, of Ironton, formerly of Eldon, died Wednesday,
March 18, 1998 at the Missouri Baptist Home for the Aged in Ironton. HE
was born Jan 28, 1907 in Miller County to Guy and Lora Alice Bowlin
Moseley. On Oct. 11, 1930, he was married in Rocky Mount to Ozell Crum,
who died May 17, 1994.
Mr. Moseley was among the first 25 men hired by Stone & Webster
Construction Company when the construction of Bagnell Dam began. HE
worked in the carpenter shop until the dam was completed in 1931 and
Union Electric began operating it. He was employed by Union Electric
until his retirement in February, 1972 after nearly 41 years of service.
He worked in all capacities at the dam, but his primary job was as an
electrical mechanic.
He was a Baptist, and he and his wife were members of several Baptist
churches in the area during their married life. They were residents of
Eldon for many years and were members of the Eldon First Baptist Church.
He was a deacon at the church since 1945. After his wife's death, Mr.
Moseley went to live with his daughter and son-in-law, the Rev. and Mrs.
John M. Birkhead in New London. He moved to the Baptist Home in 1996.
Surviving him are a son, Dr. Otis O. Moseley of Osage Beach; a daughter,
Linda Birkhead of Birch Tree; three sisters, Leona Stark of Willard,
Nellie Moseley of Albuquerque, N.M., and Freda McDowell of Bakersfield,
Calif.; a brother, Roy Moseley of Kansas City, Kan.; 13 grandchildren;
and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons,
Harley R. Moseley and the Rev. Ronald M. Moseley.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home in
Eldon. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Eldon
First Baptist Church with the Rev. Randall Bunch officiating. Burial
will be in Greenmore Memorial Gardens at Barnett. Memorials may be made
to the Missouri Baptist Home for the Aged in Ironton.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, March 12, 1998
Bernice Luethen Hutteball died Sunday, March 8, 1998 at the Neosho
Senior Care Center where she had been a patient for three weeks. She
was born in Tuscumbia to Mr. and Mrs. Ilde Leuthen and later moved to
Olean. She spent most of her adult life in California, where she met
and married her husband, Burt. He died in 1984.
She is survived by three sisters, Pauline Selix of Neosho and Ermalee
Leach and Avonelle Cox, both of Nixa; five nephews; and three nieces.
No services are planned. Burial will be in the Springfield National
Cemetery following cremation.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, March 19, 1998
Robert "Bob" Richardson, 81, of Kansas City died Thursday, March 12,
1998 at Columbia Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born
July 8, 1916 in Eldon to Norman and Ruth Bruffy Richardson.
After a successful advertising career in New York City, Mr. Richardson
returned to Kansas City to continue working in advertising at the Brewer
Agency. He took an early retirement in 1978 to run his own freelance
writing career. He was author of the book Up the Caboose. He also
wrote a column for the Eldon Advertiser, "The Way It Was."
Surviving him are his wife, the former Ann McAree of New York; two
daughters, Carol Scureman of Louisville, Ky., and Nancy Keepeeke of
Valley Falls, Kan.; a sister, Norma Richardson of Louisville, Ky.; seven
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
The body will be cremated. Private services will be held later in New
York City.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, December 31, 1998
Mary J. Groves, 68, of Eldon died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1998, at University
Hospital in Columbia. She was born March 24, 1930, in Kansas City to
Stephen V. and Lucy B. Millirons Leitner. On July 5, 1958, she was
married in Kansas City to Robert S. Groves, who survives at the home.
Mrs. Groves moved to Eldon in 1960 when her husband opened Miller County
Veterinary Service. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Groves is survived by a daughter, Jo
Ann Groves of Shawnee, Kan.; three sons, Alan M. Groves of Olean,
Stephen C. Groves of Jackson, Mo., and Dr. John T. Groves of Barnett;
two sisters, Ruth O'Rear of Novi, Mich., and Kay Aguilar of
Independence; two brothers, Stephen "Laddie" Leitner of Gardner, Kan.,
and Paul "Tom" Leitner of Prairie Village, Kan.; and three
granddaughters.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Eldon with the Rev. James J. O'Sullivan officiating. Burial
was in Greenmore Memorial Gardens at Barnett under the direction of
Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 7, 1999
Terry Randolph Varnell, 39, of Liberty died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, at
his home. He was born Sept. 14, 1959, in Trenton, N.J., to Raymond and
Geneva Sooter Varnell, who survive in Eugene. He was married June 15,
1980, to Jacqueline Watson, who survives at the home.
Mr. Varnell was a graduate of Eugene High School and served 12 years
with the U.S. Marine Corps. Following his discharge, he owned and
operated Northland Remodeling and Improvement Company at Liberty. He
was a member of the Liberty Christian Union Church.
Also surviving him are a daughter, Rachael of the home; a son Joshua
Varnell of the home; and a brother, Ken Varnell of Eugene.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Christian
Church near Tuscumbia. Military rites and burial were in Mt. Zion
Cemetery under the direction of Mossman & Hess Funerals in Eldon.
Memorials are suggested to the John Wayne Cancer Institute Melanoma
Research.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, April 9, 1998
Tina Angeline Binkley, 97, of Tuscumbia died Sunday, March 22, 1998, at
the Miller County Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 29, 1900, in Eugene
to Elias M. and Ida R. Buster Simpson. On Nov. 30, 1919, she was
married in Etterville to Martin L. Binkley, who died Oct. 17, 1967.
Mrs. Binkley was an active member of the Ninth Street Christian Church,
where she taught Sunday school. She lived in Peoria, Ill., where her
husband worked for Caterpillar Tractor Co. before moving to Eldon.
Surviving her are a daughter, Meckie J. Knutson of Columbia; and four
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ninth Street Christian
Church in Eldon with Donald E. Renken, minister, officiating. Burial
was in the Eldon Cemetery under the direction of Phillips Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, April 9, 1998
Louie Dale Dusenberry, 67, of Tonasket, Wash., died Friday, Feb. 27,
1998, at North Valley Nursing Home in Tonasket. He was born Oct. 11,
1930, in Miller County to Art and Dorothy Dusenberry. On June 16, 1972,
he was married in Tonasket to Susan Henry, who survives.
He worked on show boats at Lake of the Ozarks and played for several
bands. Once, when Loretta Lynn's drummer became ill, Mr. Dusenberry
played in the country singer's band. He drove cars and trucks for a car
dealer and called bingo in Oroville and Tonasket.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Dusenberry is survived by three sons,
Clifford Dusenberry and Rusty Dusenberry, both of Iberia, and Leon
Dusenberry of Eldon; a daughter, Rose Ryan of Eldon; a brother, Clifford
Lee Dusenberry of Eldon; and 11 grandchildren.
At his request, no services were held. Bergh Funeral Service of
Oroville was in charge of arrangements.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, December 17, 1998
James E. Schrimscher, 79, of Railroad Avenue, Henley, died Tuesday, Dec.
15, 1998, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg. He was
born Oct. 13, 1919, in Brumley to Corbery and Carrie Wright Schrimscher.
Mr. Schrimscher had worked as a laborer.
Surviving him are a brother, August Niebert of Eldorado Springs; and
four sisters, Jean Voeglie and Imogene Tracy, both of Kansas city, and
Helen Prenger and Alpha DeCamillo, both of Sedalia.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Griswold-Kays Funeral
Home in Eldon. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the
funeral home with the Rev. Eldon Myers officiating.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, December 17, 1998
Joan Kempker, 60, of Olean died Friday, Dec. 11, 1998, at her home. She
was born Sept. 5, 1938, in Jefferson City to Lawrence and Aldolphine
Voss Kemna. Her mother survives at St. Martins. On May 9, 1959, she
was married in St. Elizabeth to Norman "Pee Wee" Kempker, who died Jan.
7, 1985.
Mrs. Kempker attended the St. Elizabeth schools, where she was active in
sports. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eldon and
was employed with Sola Optical in Eldon for many years, retiring as an
inspector.
Surviving her, in addition to her mother, are two daughters, Janet
Schupp of Olean and Stacy White of Russellville; a sister, Bernice
Willis of Jefferson City; three brothers, James Kemna of Freeburg, Don
Kemna of Olean and Dale Kemna of California, Mo.; two grandsons; and two
step-grandsons.
Funeral Services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Eldon with the Rev. James J. O'Sullivan officiating. Burial
was in the Olean Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American
Cancer Society or Olean Cemetery Fund.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 21, 1999
Esther O. Burks, 101, of Olean died Monday, Jan. 18, 1999, at her
daughter's home near Olean. She was born June 5, 1897, in Miller County
to Bud and Mary Colvin Pierce. On Dec. 12, 1915, she was married in
Tuscumbia to Robert Isaac Burks, who died July 29, 1965. Mrs. Burks
attended Mt. Herman Baptist Church near Olean.
Surviving her are two sons, Joseph E. Burks and Robert Junior Burks,
both of Kansas City, Kan.; four daughters, Agnes Vaccaro of Kansas City,
Helen Birdsong of Eldon, Bonnie Presswood of Granite City, Ill., and
Nina Atwell of Olean; 20 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; three
great-great-grandchildren; and two great-great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Rekus Funeral Home
in Iberia with the Rev. Gene Edwards and the Rev. Jay Quinn officiating.
Burial was in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Tuscumbia. Visitation was held
from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Rekus Funeral Home in Iberia.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 21, 1999
Rev. Logan T. Allen, 97, of Kansas City, formerly of Eldon, died Sunday,
Jan. 17, 1999, at Blue River Care Center in Kansas City. He was born
Oct. 9, 1901, in Olean to Charlie and Stella Allen. He was married to
Maude Cotton Allen, who died in 1991.
Rev. Allen moved to the Eldon area as a small child and remained in the
area until 1996, when he moved to Shawnee, Kan., to live with his
daughter. He and his wife pastured in the Tuscumbia Assembly of God
Church for 36 years, and he also pastured other churches in the area.
Surviving him are a daughter, Dorothy Snelson of Shawnee, Kan.; several
grandchildren; and a brother, Raymond Allen of Eldon. Two children,
Vacil Allen and Fern Cooper, preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Eldon First Assembly
of God Church with the Rev. George Flora and the Rev. James Hedrick
officiating. Burial was in Tol Wood Cemetery near Eldon, under the
direction of Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon. Memorials are suggested to
the Heart of America Hospice, 9229 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 7, 1999
Larry E. Fritchey Sr., 57, of Osage Beach died Sunday, Jan. 3, 1999, at
St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City. He was born Aug 28, 1941,
in Iberia to Herbert E. "Gene" and Marie Evelyn Langdon Fritchey. His
father survives in Iberia.
Mr. Fritchey owned Larry Fritchey Auto Sales in Eldon from 1986 until
his retirement in January 1998. He was a member ob Brays Advent
Christian Church near Iberia and was a past member of the Iberia Lions
Club.
Surviving him are four sons, Larry Fritchey JR. and Michael Fritchey,
both of Iberia, Kevin Fritchey of Tuscumbia and Brandon Fritchey of
Osage Beach; a daughter, Jackie Luttrell of Iberia; his fiance', Renee
Rodenburg of Osage Beach; two brothers, Robert Fritchey of Henley and
Derrell Fritchey of Iberia; a sister, Carol Putnam of Henley; eight
grandchildren; and six step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Rekus Funeral Home in
Iberia with the Rev. Bill McGarity officiating. Burial was in Seaton
Cemetery near Dixon.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 21, 1999
Jean Livingston Dunkle, 77, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999, at Alpine
Village Nursing Home in Verdigre, Neb. She was born Feb. 15, 1921, in
Claremont, Calif., to W. Ross and Mary Zella Bear Livingston. Her
parents were originally from the Eldon area and relatives still live
here. She was married to Warren G. Dunkle for 33 years.
The Livingston family moved to Iowa City, Iowa, in 1925 when her father
began teaching history at the University of Iowa. Mrs. Dunkle graduated
from high school in Iowa City and received a bachelor degree from the
University of Iowa in 1942. She was a member of the Tri Delta Sorority.
Mrs. Dunkle served in the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) for
one year during World War II, receiving pilot training at Sweetwater,
Texas. She returned to the University of Iowa and received her law
degree in 1975. She was appointed assistant attorney general for the
state of Iowa in 1975 and worked in the child support recovery unit in
Sioux City for eight years and in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for seven years.
She and her husband lived in Sioux City. She was a member of Blessed
Sacrement Church and its choir and the P.E.O.
Surviving are her children and two sisters. Memorials may be directed
to Alpine Village Nursing Home in Verdigre, Neb.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 21, 1999
Norma Janet Richardson, 85, of Louisville, Ky., formerly of Jefferson
city, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999, in Louisville. Ms. Richardson was
born Sept. 9, 1913, in Eldon, to Norman H. and Ruth Ann Bruffy
Richardson.
She retired in 1978 after 33 years of service as a secretary in the
Planning Division of the Missouri State Highway Department (Missouri
Department of Transportation.) In 1992, Ms. Richardson moved to
Louisville, Ky.
Surviving are two nieces, Carole Ann Richardson Seureman of Louisville,
Ky., and Nancy Richardson Kupecki of Kansas City; and cousins, Rosella
Bruffy Simpson of Eldon and Geraldine Bruffy Knoch of Kansas City.
Cremation is planned and arrangements are under the direction of
Resthaven Funeral Home in Louisville, Ky.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 7, 1999
Robert Thurston Bowlin, 76, of Brumley died Sunday, Jan 3, 1999, at Lake
of the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach. He was born June 18,
1922, in Brumley to John Clifford and Emma DeVore Bowlin. On Jan. 6,
1961, he was married in Lake Ozark to Marilyn Miller, who survives at
the home. A farmer, Mr. Bowlin was a member of the Brumley Baptist
Church.
Surviving him are three sons, James Dale Bowlin of Brumley and Ronnie
Bowlin and Roger Bowlin, both of the state of Washington; four
daughters, Susie Bowlin of Richmond, Kan., Donna June King and Roberta
Faye Bowlin, both of Iberia, and Marsha Ann Gendle of Brumley; 22
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A son, Ronald Ray Bowlin
and a daughter, Christy Diane Bowlin, preceded him in death.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gott Cemetery near
Ulman under the direction of Rekus Funeral Home of Iberia. The Rev.
Larry Young officiated. Memorials are suggested to the Robert Bowlin
Memorial Fund.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, December 31, 1998
Clarissa Jane Miller, 98, of Kansas City died Nov. 19, 1998, at the
Medical Center of Independence. She was born Oct. 9, 1900, near Brumley
in Glaize Township to John W. and Maud Selby Pope, the oldest of 13
children and the first grandchild born to Nancy and Greenberry Pope Sr.,
pioneer residents of Miller County. As a young girl, she moved to
Bagnell with her parents and her father operated J. W. Pope Lumber Yard
and Pope Mercantile.
On January 27, 1925, she was married in Jefferson City to Robert H.
Miller, who died in 1970.
Mrs. Miller received her teaching certificate in Warrensburg in 1918 and
taught in rural schools in Camden and Miller counties. On her 90th
birthday she as honored by a proclamation from the Missouri General
Assembly. She was an active member of the General Motors Retirees Club
and was a member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Raytown.
An infant son, John, and a son Victor, preceded her in death. Surviving
her are her children and spouses, Robert G. and Elizabeth of Koshkonong,
Thomas W. and Juanita of Independence, Mary C. and Tony Dusil of Bonner
Springs, Kan., Ruth M. and Bill Creed of Laurie, Victor's widow Rosemary
of Indianapolis, James and Flow of Northglenn, Colo., Clara W. Lenox of
Kansas City and Roy and Betty of Blue Springs; 36 grandchildren; 45
great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth
Hunter and Nelta Morgan of Kansas City; and her stepmother Ajale Davis
of Appleton City.
Funeral services were held at St. Bernadette Catholic Church on Nov. 23,
in Raytown, with her nephew, Father Alan Hunter, officiating.
Concelebrants were Father Ken Riley and Father Don Helfrey. Burial was
in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Raytown.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 7, 1999
Letha E. Dyer, 91 of Vallejo, Calif., died Monday, Jan. 4, 1999, at the
home of her daughter in Vallejo. She was born Aug 20, 1907, in Olean to
George W. and Daisy R. Walker Brouse. On July 16, 1938, she was married
in Olean to Roy C. Dyer who died May 4, 1987.
Mrs. Dyer was a lifetime resident of Miller County, living a few years
at Lee House in Eldon prior to moving to California in 1998 to live with
her daughters. She was a longtime member of the Eldon First Baptist
Church and was employed for several years as a seamstress with Glaser
Brothers Pants Factory in Eldon.
Surviving her are two daughters, Janice Maher of Vallejo, Calif., and
Donna Neth of Vacaville, Calif.; five grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mae Horton of Eldon.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Phillips funeral Home
in Eldon. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Phillips
Funeral Home in Eldon with the Rev. Randall Bunch officiating. Burial
will be in the Eldon Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Eldon First
Baptist Church.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 7, 1999
Grace Jewel Rader, 85, of Eldon died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at Eldon
Healthcare Nursing Home in Eldon. She was born April 22, 1913, in
Tuscumbia to Charles Jasper and Nora Brockman Carrender. On Nov. 12,
1939, she was married in Miller County to Henry Rader, who died Feb. 22,
1967.
Mrs. Rader was a member of the Ninth Street Christian Church in Eldon.
She formerly was employed at Glaser Brothers Pants Factory in Eldon,
where she was a seamstress, and was self-employed for 20 years.
Surviving her are two sons, Harold E. Rader and Kenneth L. Rader, both
of Eldon; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home in
Eldon with Don E. Renken officiating. Burial was in the Eldon Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Ninth Street Christian Church in Eldon.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 21, 1999
Former Miller County Associate Circuit and Probate Judge, Norman J.
Williams, 69, of Eldon died Saturday, Jan 16, 1999, at Capital Region
Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born Aug 18, 1929, in High
Point to the Rev. N.E. and Ruth Medlen Williams.
Mr. Williams was graduated from Eldon High School in 1947. He served
four years in the U.S. Army and then enrolled in the University of
Missouri-Columbia in 1951. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from
the College of Arts and Science in 1956 and a law degree in 1958 from
the School of Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He became
a member of the law firm of Webster & Dunn in Carthage. In December
1959, he returned to Eldon and established his own law practice. He
closed the practice after he was first elected judge in 1978.
During his years of public service, Mr. Williams served as Miller
County's associate circuit and probate judge for 12 years. He also
served seven terms, 14 years, as Miller County prosecutor. He was the
appointed city attorney for Eldon for 18 years. On assignment, he
served on the bench in the counties of the 26th Judicial Circuit,
Miller, Morgan, Moniteau, Camden and Laclede, and also in other areas of
the state on assignment from the Missouri Supreme Court.
Mr. Williams was a member of the Miller County Republican Central
Committee for 10 years and was its chairman for several years. He was a
member of the Eldon First Baptist Church, the Eldon Lions Club, the
Masonic Order, the American Legion and the Missouri Bar Association. He
was past president of the Miller County Bar Association. He again
operated a private practice in Eldon from April 1991 until his
retirement in October 1996.
Surviving him are a daughter, Jeanette Kay Baquet of California, Mo.;
two sisters, Marie Peich of Versailles and Ruby Morrow of Eldon; two
brothers, Earl Dean Williams of Las Vegas, Nev., and Cecil Paul Williams
of Parma, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Eldon First
Baptist Church with the Rev. Randall Bunch officiating. Burial was in
the High Point Cemetery under the direction of Philips Funeral Home of
Eldon.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 21, 1999
Glen J. R. "Pappy" Davenport, 74, of Archie died Sunday, Jan 3, 1999, at
his home. He was born March 25, 1924, in Eldon to Henry Marion and Anna
Rose Moore Davenport. On Feb. 14, 1945, he was married in Bonner
Springs, Kan., to Mary Aldine Nicholas.
Mr. Davenport was reared in Eldon. During World War II, he served in
the U.S. Army Seventh Infantry. He was a member of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 4409 at Harrisonville. He worked at the Leeds General
Motors assembly plant, retiring after 28 + years of service
Survivors include a son, Clifford Davenport of Danville, Ind.; six
daughters, Pamela Robertson of Edwardsville, Kan., Nicki Karg, Barbara
Wimsatt, Shannon Tervol and Renea Tallman, all of Archie, and Belinda
Cowan of Harrisonville; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Jan. 7 at Atkinson Chapel in
Archie. Pastor Keith Swartz of the Harrisonville Mennonite Church
officiated. Burial was in Orient Cemetery at Harrisonville.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 28, 1999
Margaret L. "Lucille" Freeman, 78, of Barnett died Saturday, Jan. 23,
1999, at Marigold Nursing Home in Galesburg, Ill. She was born March
19, 1920, in Toulon, Ill., to James and Daisy Kenney Courson. On Jan
17, 1941, she was married in Burlington, Iowa, to Glenn W. Freeman, who
preceded her in death.
Mrs. Freeman was a member of the East Main Congregational United Church
of Christ. She and her husband resided in Barnett before moving to the
Galesburg, Ill. area in 1991.
Surviving her are a son, Steven Freeman of Davenport, Iowa; seven
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. One son preceded her in
death. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Turnbull
Funeral Home in Monmouth, Ill. The Rev. Robin Faull will officiate.
Burial was in Warren County Memorial Park Cemetery in Monmouth. A
memorial fund has been established at the church.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 28, 1999
Orpha Irene Jessie Brown Bray Elrod, 86, of Vienna died Thursday, Jan
21, 1999, at Maries Manor Health Care Center in Vienna. She was born
Feb. 8, 1912, in Vienna to James Moses and Harriet Agnes Crum Brown.
She was married March 8, 1926, in Bend, near Vienna, to Millard Anderson
Bray, who died Sept 12, 1968. She married Edgar Elrod in 1970. He died
in 1980.
Mrs. Elrod was baptized at an early age and was a lifelong member of the
Baptist Church, including the Union Hill Baptist Church at Bend, Faith
Baptist Church in Belle and Salem Avenue Baptist Church in Rolla.
Surviving are children Helen Opperman of Rolla, Berthel Bray of Dixon,
Anna Mae Snodgrass of Vienna, Jeanne Cobble of Florissant, Jimmie Bray
of California, Mo., Ellis Bray of Eldon and Lonnie Bray of Vienna; 23
grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and seven
great-great-grandchildren. Two daughters were stillborn; Dorothy
Darlene on July 19, 1927, and Elaine on March 23, 1944.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Kordes Funeral Home
in Vienna. Burial was in Union Hill Cemetery at Vienna. Donations may
be made to the cemetery.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 28, 1999
Edward F. Young, 66, of Osage Beach died Saturday, Jan 23, 1999, at Lake
of the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach. He was born Dec. 1,
1932, in Turner, Kan., to David Edward and Edna Jane Young. On Oct. 6,
1956, he was married in Camdenton to Barbara Crall, who survives at the
home.
Mr. Young was a painter for Fredrick Builders for several years and he
and his wife were former owners of Sha-Ron Resort near Camdenton. HE
was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.
Surviving in addition to his wife, are a son, John Edward Young of
Chesterfield; a daughter, Kimberly Young of Camdenton; and a grandson,
James Alster Jarvis.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hedges Funeral Home
in Camdenton, with the Rev. Tom Ford officiating. Burial will be in
Freedom Cemetery near Linn Creek. Military honors will be conducted by
the Zach Wheat American Legion Post 624 of Sunrise Beach. Visitation
was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of
flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Child Advocacy Center, c/o
Central Bank of Lake of the Ozarks.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 21, 1999
Carl A. Prewitt, 75, formerly of Rocky Mount and Pleasant Hill, died
Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999, at his home in Land O'Lakes, Fla. He was born
July 9, 1923, in Pleasant Hill to J.R. and Anna Mabel Prewitt.
Mr. Prewitt is survived by two sons, Carl A. "C.A." Prewit Jr. of the
home and David Allen Prewitt of Independence; two stepdaughters, Lisa
Cerezo of Eldon and Kimberly Gremillion of Maryville, Tenn.; a sister,
Irene Henry of Clinton; a brother, Junior Prewitt of Kansas City; six
grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
One son, Terry Lee Prewitt, preceded him in death. The body has been
cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 28, 1999
Margie Apperson, 83, of Russellville died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1999, at
Osage Beach Healthcare Center in Osage Beach. She was born Aug. 9,
1915, in Miller County to George and Bitha Jane Lowery Davenport. On
Sept. 27, 1937, she was married in Versailles to Bert Apperson, who died
Aug. 30, 1987. Mrs. Apperson was a lifelong resident of the Eldon area.
Surviving her are two daughters, Ruth Madalon of St. Louis and Donna
Alieksaites of Russellville; two sons, Jack Apperson of Russellville and
Ralph Apperson of Eldon; two brothers, Robert Davenport of Eldon and
Edward Davenport of Laurie; 13 grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home
with the Rev. Edward Teal officiating. Burial was in Greenmore Memorial
Gardens at Barnett.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 28, 1999
Luella May Bonney, 87, of Eldon died Sunday, Jan. 24, 1999, at Good
Shepherd Nursing Home in Versailles. She was born July 14, 1911, in
Kearney, Mo., to John R. and Nina May Roach Harmon. On Nov. 2, 1935,
she was married to Lawrence Gregg, who died in 1954. She was married
May 10, 1972, to Alvin Bonney, who died in 1974.
Mrs. Bonney was a member of the Eastside Assembly of God Church in Eldon.
Surviving her are two daughters, Barbara Grimes of Long Beach, Calif.,
and Frances Polly of Eldon; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren;
and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mossman & Hess Chapel
in Eldon. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery in Kearney.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 28, 1999
Betty Jean Yeokum, 66, died Monday, Jan. 18, 1999, at Chadron Community
Hospital in Chadron, Neb., following a lengthy illness. She was born
March 20, 1932, at Jerico Springs to Mable L. Flagg and John E. Harper.
She was married June 20, 1950, in Nevada, Mo., to Gene A. Yeokum, who
died July 3, 1993.
She was a graduate of Nevada High School. After her husband completed
his tour with the U.S. Marine Corps, they returned to Nevada in 1951.
They moved throughout Kansas and Missouri with his work, but lived
primarily in Eldon. Last October, she moved to Chadron to be close to
family members.
Surviving are two brothers, John Harper of Wheatland and Jerry Harper of
Lexington, Ky.; four sisters, Maxine Yount of Edgar Springs, Juanita
Howlett of Cherry Valley, Calif., Violet Spencer of Joplin and Vlama
Simpson of Nevada, Mo.; two sons, Steven Ray Yeokum of Chadren, Neb.,
and Rodney Duane Yeokum of Pensacola, Fla.; three grandchildren; and a
great-granddaughter. One son, Jack Dean Yeokum, preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Milster Funeral Home
in Nevada, Mo., with John Nichols officiating. Burial will be in Newton
Burial Park at Nevada. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday
at the funeral home.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, January 28, 1999
Helen Cromwell McIntosh, 94, of Osage Beach died Wednesday, Jan. 20,
1999, at Lake Ozark Retirement Center in Osage Beach. She was born Nov.
17, 1904, in Terre Haute, Ind., to Dewitt P. and Lillie Shadwick
Cromwell. In 1924, she was married in Terre Haute to W. Roscoe
McIntosh, who died in 1985.
Mrs. McIntosh was a member of the Deer Park Baptist Church in
Louisville, Ky., for 60 years before moving to the lake area. Here she
was a member of the Lake Presbyterian Church in Osage Beach. She had
been honored by the state of Kentucky for her art work.
Surviving her are a daughter, Martha Mitchell of Osage Beach; a son, Don
McIntosh of Los Angeles, Calif.; five grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. The body was cremated
and will be placed at Resthaven Cemetery in Louisville, Ky.
Arrangements were under the direction of Hedges Funeral Home of Osage
Beach. Memorials are suggested to the scholarship fund of the Brush and
Palette Art Club in Camdenton and may be sent to the First National Bank
in Camdenton.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, February 4, 1999
Eula Mae Hoffner, 71 of Eldon died Sunday, Jan. 31, 1999, at St. Mary's
Health Center in Jefferson City. She was born July 12, 19276, in
Kellogg, Iowa, to Ray and Vedah Milburn Wiser. On Nov. 3, 1946, she was
married in Springdale, Ark., to Joseph E. Hoffner, who died Oct. 16,
1982.
Surviving her are two sons, Mike Hoffner of Eldon and Carl Hoffner of
Mt. Pleasant; a daughter, Rhoda Cornett of Eldon; three grandsons; three
great-granddaughters; and two sisters, Marie Taylor of Oshkosh, Wis.,
and Ruby Stevens of Independence.
Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Eldon Cemetery with
the Rev. Bob Stevenson officiating. Burial was under the direction of
Phillips funeral Home in Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, December 2000
John G. Hutchison Sr., 81, Sedalia, died Dec. 17, 2000, in Sedalia. He
was born May 1, 1919, in Eldon, a son of James G. and Myrtle Rosetta
Wright Hutchison. He was married May 1, 1966, in the state of Oklahoma,
to Bertha Geraldine Hutchison, who surivves at the home.
He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940 and was an Army
veteran of World War II. He worked in cartage and installation in the
mobile home industry. Currently a member of the 6th Armored Task Force,
he was a member of DAV Chapter 50 and VFW Post 2591, both in Sedalia,
and Masonic Lodge 54 AF & AM, Topeka, Kan.
Other survivorsi nclude; two sons, John Hutchison Jr., Blue Springs,
and Donald Hutchison, Eldon; two sisters, Eula Lee, Jefferson City, and
Ellen Guyan, Torrance, Calif.; one brother, Roy Lee Hutchison, Eldon;
seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Bill Talley will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, and from noon-2
p.m. Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to Bothwell Hospice.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, October 2000
Betty J. Hawkins, 50, Brumley, died Oct. 21, 2000, at her home. She was
born Dec. 28, 1949, in Tuscumbia, a daughter of Charles and Edith Louise
Halderman. She was married July 5, 1968, to Gary Hawkins, who survives
at the home. She co-owned Hawkins Plumbing. She was a member of the
Dam Car Club of Osage Beach and Brumpey Baptist Church.
Other survivors include: three daughters, Gennifer Heimerl, Las Vegas,
Stephanie Hawkins, Brumley, and Stacy Hawkins, Warrensburg; five
brothers, Elmer Halderman, Ulman, Rober Halderman, Earl Halderman and
Lloyd Halderman, all of Eldon, and Charles Halderman, Wardsville; one
sister, Helen Hixon, Lake Ozark; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hedges Funeral Home, Osage
Beach. The Rev. Lee Todd will officiate. Burial will be in Gott
Cemetery, Brumley. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, February 2000
Michael Ray Whittle, infant son of Shawn Michael and Jessica Dawn
Perkins Whittle, was stillborn Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, at Boone Hospital
Center in Columbia.
His parents survive in Iberia. Also surviving are his paternal
grandparents, Michael and Beth Whittle of Iberia; his maternal
grandparents, Herbert and Sydney Perkins of Iberia; his paternal
great-grandparents, Gene and Beryl Whittle and G.R. and Jean Keeth, all
of Iberia; and his maternal great-grandmother, Jessie Lam of Dixon.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Brays Cemetery near
Iberia with the Rev. Glen Golden officiating. Burial was under the
direction of Rekus Funeral Home of Iberia.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, July 17, 1999
Beverly I. Hensley, 45, Lake Ozark, died July 15, 1999, at Lake of the
Ozarks General Hospital, from injuries sustained in an automobile
accident. She was born July 31, 1953, in Washington, a daughter of
Farris and Donna Cochran Whittle. She was married in Iberia, to Dallas
Hensley, who survives in Iberia. She was employed with Osage Beach
Healthcare Center as a nurse. She was a member of Pleasant Hill
Christian Church, Iberia.
Other survivors include: one son, Joshua Lee Hensley, Iberia; one
daughter, Rachel Lara Hensley, Iberia; two brothers, Earl Gene Whittle,
Texas, and Timmy Ray Whittle, Illinois; four sisters, Joyce Ash,
Illinois, Tammy Duncan, Iberia, Jane Jeffries and Judy Whittle, both of
Lake Ozark.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hedges Funeral Home, Osage Beach.
The Rev. John Bouldry will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill
Cemetery, Iberia. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Sunday. Memorials
are suggested to cover funeral expenses at Hedges Funeral Home, P.O. Box
49, Camdenton, Mo.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, August 2000
Harold H. Gardner, 72, Iberia, died Aug. 3, 2000, at Lake Regional
Hospital, Osage Beach. He was born Oct. 15, 1927, in Iberia, a son of
Monroe and Effie Jane Maxwell Gardner. He was married Sept. 20, 1949,
in Jefferson City to Wilma Shelton, who survives at the home. A lifelog
resident of Miller County, he was a turkey farmer for 50 years. HE was
a member of Hickory Point Baptist Church, near Iberia.
Other survivors include: one son, Danny Gardner, Iberia; two daughters,
Patricia Hill, Eldon, and Kimberly Duncan, Iberia; one sister, Helen
Stockton, Kansas City; and eight grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Ken Gray will officiate. Burial will be in Hickory Point Cemetery,
near Iberia. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Rekus Funeral
Home, Iberia. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, March 2000
Olie Keeth, 87, Iberia, died March 13, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Care
Center. He was born March 5, 1913, in Miller County, a son of Simon P.
and Nancy Ellen Whittle Keeth. He was married April 22, 1946, in Phelps
County to Leona Osborn, who survives in St. Elizabeth.
An Army veteran, he was a maintenance worker for the Post Exchange, Fort
Leonard Wood. He was a member of Iberia Church of Christ and Iberia
American Legion.
Other survivors include: two sons, Johnny Keeth and Earl Whittle, both
of Iberia; one daughter, Nancy Baker, Iberia; one brother, Connie Keeth,
Yakima, Wash.; one sister, Gertrude Robinson, Lake Ozark; six
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
The Rev. Lee Todd will officiate. Burial, with military honors, will be
in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8
p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Care Center.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, March 2000
Otis Rowden, 72, Iberia, died March 12, 2000, at his home. He was born
Nov. 26, 1927, in Dixon, a son of Ray E. and Edna M. Helton Rowden. He
was married Jan. 19, 1951, in Iberia to Edith Moore, who survives at the
home. He was a mail clerk for the dental clinic at Fort Leonard Wood.
He was a member of Iberia Church of the Nazarene.
Other survivors include: two sons, Vic Rowden, Republic, and Danny
Rowden, Iberia; one daughter, Janell Keeth, Iberia; one sister, Marjorie
Robertson, Brumley; seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Iberia Church of the Nazarene.
The Rev. John Bouldrey will officiate. Burial will be in Madden
Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Rekus
Funeral Home, Iberia. Memorials are suggested to Iberia Church of the
Nazarene.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, November 2000
Glenn E. Casey, 88, Iberia, died Nov. 24, 2000, at St. Marys Health
Center. He was born in Iberia Sept. 22, k1912, a son of Ray and Naomi
(Pemberton) Casey. He was married Nov. 17, 1939, in Eldon to Jean
Maxine Curtiss, who died Sept 22, 1986.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving with the Blue Devils of
Italy in the 88th Infantry. He was a farmer; he worked as Miller County
Clerk and was a rural schoolteacher. He and his wife owned and operated
Casey's store in Iberia for 17 years, retiring in 1973. He was a member
of the Iberia VFW Post 6167 and the Iberia Masonic Lodge, No. 410 AF and
AM. He was also a member of the Iberia First Baptist Church.
Survivors include: a daughter, Peggy Fancher, Iberia; five
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by
one daughter, JoAnn Stevinson.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
Wayne Vaughn will officiate. Burial, with military honors, will be in
Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, February 2000
Raymond Duncan, 81, Richland, died Feb. 15, 2000 in Brumley. He was
born Oct. 4, 1918, in Iberia, a son of Stella Keeth. He was married
June 19, 1943, in Eureka, to Opal Marie Akers, who died Sept. 12, 1983.
He was married March 20, 1987, in Richland, to Emma Burke, who died Dec.
26, 1991. He worked at Ozark Fisheries in Stoutland until retiring in
1983. He attended Grace Baptist Church and Freewill Baptist Church,
both in Richland.
Survivors include: two sons, Jerry Duncan, Pacific, and Richard Duncan,
Versailles; two daughters, Janet Wyatt, Great Falls, Mont., and Betty
Davenport, Brumley; three brothers, Oleph Duncan and Don Duncan, both of
Brumley, and Tennyson Duncan, Eldon; one step-brother, Noel Duncan,
Pacific; one sister, Juanita Wall, Crocker; eight grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Burial
will be in Mount Union Cemetery near Brumley. Visitation will be from
6-8 p.m. Thursday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, February 2001
Noel Leonard Duncan, 85, Eureka, died Feb. 8, 2001, at Des Peres
Hospital, St. Louis County. He was born Feb. 5, 1916, in Brumley, a son
of George W. and Beatrice Davenport Duncan. He was married Dec. 13,
1938, in Eureka, to Pauline Jeffries, who survives at the home. A
35-year member of Carpenters Local 2119, he was a long-term member and
trustee of Lewis Methodist Memorial Chapel church.
Other survivors include: one son, David Duncan, Arnold; two daughters,
Mary Witcher, Eureka, and Martha White, Gray Summit; three brothers,
Oleph Duncan and Donald Duncan, both of Brumley, and Tennyson Duncan,
Eldon; one sister, Juanita Wall, Crocker; six grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Roy Westbrook will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Union
Cemetery, Brumley. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Saturday at Rekus
Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Lewis Methodist Memorial
Chapel.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, February 2001
Pauline Banks, 86, Osage Beach, died Feb. 16, 2001, in Osage Beach. She
was born October 24, 1914, in Miller County, a daughter of William
George and Myra Iceline (Maher) Brandt.
She was a member of the Riverview Baptist Church, Osage Beach, and the
Social Circle Club. She worked in the kitchen of Sherwood Cafe, Osage
Beach and also at John Deer Cedar Factory, Lake Ozark. Survivors
include: one daughter, Ophelia Banks, Osage Beach, and one sister,
Hilda Maupin, Fortuna.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at New Hope Cemetery,
Kaiser. Pastor Dale Bentch will officiate. Visitation will be from
12-2 p.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are
suggested to New Hope Cemetery.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, September 2000
Everett Jones, Jr., 76, Otterville, died Spet. 14, 2000, at St. Lukes
Hospital in Kansas City. He was born Nov. 10, 1923, in Miller County, a
son of Everett and Emma Rowden Jones. He was married Feb. 23, 1942, to
Dorothy Alexander, who survives at home. He had owned and operated
Jones Metals in Otterville since 1965.
Other survivors include: three sons, Chuck Jones, Lee's Summit, Derrel
Jones, Leanburg, and Randy Jones, Vandalia; one daughter, Alice Petree,
Jefferson City; one sister, Pauline Hicks, Crocker; 11 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rekus Funeral Home in Iberia. The
Rev. Henry Shelly will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill
Cemetery, Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorial
contributions are suggested to Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
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Obituary: Unknown Publication, January 1984
Virgil W. Robinett, 79, of Wapato, Wash., died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1984,
at his home. He was the son of Merril and Stella Robinett and was born
Sept. 29, 1904, in Brumley. He married Alma Alexander in Brumley on
Feb. 23, 1928.
He attended school in Brumley. He and his wife moved to Wapato in 1938.
Mr. Robinett worked in the fruit industry until 1975 when he retired.
He was a member of the Wapato First Baptist Church.
Surviving him are his wife; two sons, Morris Robinett of Naches Heights,
Wash., and Earl Robinett of Wapato; a daughter, Mrs. Leonard (Ruth)
Ledoux of Kent, Wash.; six sisters, Eunice Baucom and Pauline Currence,
both of Eldon, Sue DeGraffenreid, Eula Gorg and Ruby Shephard, all of
Enon, and Nellie Helton of Jefferson City; six brothers, Gerald
Robinett, Sam Robinett and Sherman Robinett, all of Eldon, Basil
Robinett of Kaiser, Milo Robinett of Green Forrest, Ark., and Ted
Robinett of Sweet Springs; eight grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren. A son, James, and a daughter, Vivian, preceded him
in death.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 19, 15 Merritt Funeral Home
Chapel in Wapato with the Rev. Coleman Burke officiating. Burial was in
West Hills Memorial Park in Yakima, Wash.
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Obituary: Unknown Publication, July 1925
The death angel visited our home and took from our midst a loving
father, Mr. W. R. (William Right) Shelton, better known as "Dad" who
passed peacefully away at the home of his youngest son, Roy Shelton,
Saturday night, July 18, at 10 o'clock. Mr. Shelton was born in Miller
County, Mo., April 5, 1852, and died July 18, 1925, making his age at
time of death 73 years, 3 months, 13 days.
He was married in his early manhood to Miss Nancy Sanders, three
children resulting from this union. They are Mrs. M. L. Todd, of Ellis
Prairie, Mo., Mrs. Edna Bolgard, of East St. Louis, Illinois, and Mrs.
Cora Lachroyx, of Dupo, Illinois; he was later married to Miss Julia A.
Wall in June, 1882. Eight children were born to this union; of these,
one daughter preceded her father to a better world, and the seven living
are William Bill Shelton of Mtn. Vies, Mo., Fred Shelton, of Houston,
Mo., Virgil Shelton, Solo, Mo., Med Shelton, Houston, Mo., Mrs. Frank
Rolies, of Raymondville, Mo., George Shelton, of Houston, Mo., and Roy
Shelton of Bado, Mo. So there are left to mourn their loss, a wife and
ten children, some 39 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and
friends.
All the children were at his bedside until the last except Mrs. Edna
Bolgard and Mrs. Cora Lachroyx, who had come home to see their father
only a week before his death, and as he seemed better they returned to
their homes, expecting to see him again in the near future, but next
night after they left he was taken worse and died a week from that
night.
Mr. Shelton united with Houston Baptist church several years ago,
although he did not live up to his duty in church, but he said in his
last days he was ready, willing and not afraid to die. Only two days
before he died he had the children to gather around his bed and sing and
pray. He was conscious until the very last. He recognized all the
children and would call each by name. When he would look up and see the
weeping children standing over him he would only smile a sweet peaceful
smile, which, although he was too weak to express his feelings, showed
he was in peace. He has not been able for the last few years to attend
church, but our Bible tells us to "Knock and it shall be opened unto
you," and father had been praying a long while and we believe it is not
all in going to church to become a christian.
He has been in very poor health for the last five or six years,
suffering from both cancer of the bowels and Bright's disease. He has
been very patient in his long sickness and suffering. He said when he
became serious, "If I could only see all the children and have them with
me again, I would be ready to go," and he hoped when he went he would
just fall asleep, and this was the case.
Father has een a hardworking man, a blacksmith by trade, ever since he
was a boy.
Oh, how hard it is to give him up,
No human tongue can tell,
But it is God, our Father's will,
Who doeth all things well
MRS. ROY SHELTON
MRS. GEORGE SHELTON
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Obituary: Unknown Publication, January 1926
Again the death angel visited our home and took from us a loving mother,
thus leaving us without either father or mother, father being called
only last July. Miss Julia A. Wall was born in Miller County, Mo.,
January 6, 1852; died January 24, 1926, at 9:10 Sunday evening, making
her age at time of death 74 years 18 days.
She was married to Mr. W. R. Shelton in June 1882. Eight Children were
born to this union, one daughter preceding her father and mother to the
great beyond. She leaves to mourN their loss seven children, three
step-daughters, four sisters, three brothers and some thirty-six
grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. All her children and
stepchildren were with her through her short sickness except one
step-daughter. When she was asked only a few hours before she died if
she was ready to go and she said in her weak voice, "Oh, yes, I am ready
to die."
Mother's life has been a good example for her children to follow. She
always taught them to do right and she would say, "Above all things, be
honest." Although it is most heartrending to give her up, we should be
thankful we have had a good mother to instruct us through life.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. William Hale at Oak Dale Church
house Tuesday, January 26, and the remains of our loving mother were
laid to rest in the Oak Dale Cemetery by the side of her loving
companion and our fther.
"Oh, our mother, whom we all adore,
Who hath trod the straight and narrow lane,
Hath left us for that happy shore
And gave Heaven its great gain.
Written by her daughters-in-law,
MRS. ROY SHELTON
MRS. GEORGE SHELTON
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, January 2002
James Edward "Jim" Graham, 74, California, died Jan. 15, 2002, at St.
Marys Health Center. He was born Jan. 9, 1928, in Brumley, a son of Ray
and Ethel Blew Graham. He was married to Marie Graham, who died Jan.
25, 1998.
He attended Brumley High School. He lived in Ulman before moving to
Bonner Springs, Kan. in 1954. He worked as a mechanic at White Motor
Company in Kansas City, B and G Service in Bonner Springs, B-K Service
in Basehor, Kan., and Graham Repair Shop in Bonner Springs. He retired
in 1980. He moved to California in 1997. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include: two daughters, Carolyn Feilbach, California and
Sharon Freeman, Bonner Springs; two brothers, Clarence Graham,
Tuscumbia, and George Graham, Ulman; four sisters, Mildred Alieksaites,
Ulman, Norma Jean Ahart, Tuscumbia, Marilyn Carico, Ulman, and Kathryn
Humphrey, Brumley; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
One son, Michael Graham, died June 24, 1980.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, California.
The Rev. Greg Morrow will officiate. Graveside services will be at 4
p.m. Friday in Bonner Springs Cemetery. The Rev. Paul Starett will
officiate. Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. Friday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 208 South
Oak Street, California, Mo., or Landmark Baptist Church, 128th and
Kansas Avenue, Bonner Springs, Kan. 66012. Arrangements are under the
direction of Bowlin-Cantriel Funeral Services, California.
From the El Dorado Springs Sun, 5 May 2006
Ruth E. Willard, 88, McPherson, KS, was born on Feb. 18, 1918, to Henry
and Mary Kahlstorf. She passed away on April 29, 2006, at the Cedars
Health Care Center, McPherson, KS.
Ruth married Paul W. Willard on Sept. 3, 1952, in Laporte, MN. She was a
homemaker. She was a member of the Free Methodist Church in Miller. The
Willards are former residents of El Dorado Springs, St. Joseph, Miller,
Jefferson City, Siloam Springs, AR, Jonesboro, IN, and Marion, IN. They
lived in McPherson, KS, since September 2004.
She was preceded in death by six brothers - Arnold, Ervin, Orlen, Alfred,
Elmer and Lloyd; a sister, Gertrude Snyder; a daughter, Jeanie Lee Cox;
and a grandson, James D. Williard.
Survivors include her husband, Paul - McPherson, KS; three sons - David
Willard - McPherson, KS, James Willard - Colorado Springs, CO, and Dan
Willard - Wichita, KS; 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday, May 2, at the Free Methodist Church,
McPherson, KS, under the direction of the Stockham Funeral Home,
McPherson, KS. The Rev. Tom Griffith officiated. Interment was at the
McPherson Cemetary. Memorial donations may be made to the Free Methodist
Missions.
From the El Dorado Springs Sun, 5 May 2006
Robert J. Browne, 84, Monett, formerly of El Dorado Springs, was born on
Dec. 8, 1921, in Manhattan, KS, to Arthur and Dorothy Louise Stewart Olney
Browne. He passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2006, in his home.
On July 26, 1944, in Fort Scott, KS, Robert married Leatha Lee Brannan.
Mr. Browne was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Monett. He was a
retired pilot from the U.S. Air Force. Robert retired from the National
Weather Service and worked as a real estate agent. He was a member of the
Tuesday Night Bridge Club.
Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Leatha.
Survivors include two sons, Scott Browne - Boiling Springs, PA, and Steve
Browne - Springfield; two daughters, Kathie Browne - Monett and Julie
Holland - Monett; one brother, Arthur Browne - San Antonio, TX, and five
grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 5, at the First Presbyterian
Church with Rev. Walt Hamer officiating.
Cremation. Inurnment will be at 3 p.m. Friday, May 5, in the Missouri
Veteran's Cemetery, Springfield.
Memorials may be made to the cancer fund.
From the El Dorado Springs Sun, 5 May 2006
Elma Louise (Simmons) Davis, 85, Harwood, was born on March 29, 1921, in
Elkhart, KS, to Oscar Herbert and Frances Belle (Lukenbill) Simmons. She
passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2006, in the Nevada Regional Medical
Center.
Early in her childhood, Elma, along with her family came to Missouri by
covered wagon. She attended school in Walker.
On August 8, 1935, she was united in marriage to Clarence Lenard Davis. To
their union three sons and five daughters were born.
Elma was a homemaker and worked for a time at Nellie Don in Nevada. While
the family lived in the Kansas City area, she was employed at a daycare.
Elma was a strict and loving mother and grandmother who loved to play
bingo, fish, work with flowers, play cards and Yahtzee and work with
children. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Schell City.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her two sons, Lenard Ray Davis
and Ronnie Eugene Davis; her daughter, Karen Louise Davis; and her
husband, Clarence Lenard Davis, who passed away in 1982.
Survivors include her four daughters - Lena England and her husband - John
- Rich Hill, Shirley Moore and her husband - Jerry - Harwood, Sharon
Robinson - Schell City, and Kaye Reasoner and her husband - Daurell -
Harwood; her son Dennis Davis and his wife - Fran - Alvarado, TX; one
adopted daughter, Jean Mura - Harwood; two sisters, Irene McKinney -
Higginsville and Connie Becker - Virginia; 27 grandchildren; 63 great-
grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews;
cousins; other relatives and friends.
Services with interment were held Saturday, April 29, in the Green Mound
Cemetary in Harwood with Bro. Tim Brewer officiating under the direction
of the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, Schell City. Musical selections were
provided by David Souza.
Pallbearers were Dennis Davis, John England, Lonnie Davis, Denton
Underwood, Jerry Dwayne Moore, Randy Hayes, Rick Reasoner and Dennis
Davis, Jr.
Memorials are suggested to the Cardiac Rehab Division of the Nevada
Regional Medical Center or the Green Mound Cemetary, Harwood in care of
the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, Schell City.
From the El Dorado Springs Sun, 5 May 2006
Sherman E. Floyd, 91, Stockton, a former Cedar County sheriff, passed away
at 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2006, at his residence.
His service will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at the Stockton Assembly
of God Church. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, in
Brumback Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Pankey Cemetery, Stockton.
From the El Dorado Springs Sun, 5 May 2006
Gethel Nada Snider, 75, Nevada, was born on January 4, 1931, in Delta, IA
to John and Grace McNabb. She passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2006.
She graduated from Kirkwood Community College and married Marvin D. Snider
on Dec. 7, 1950. They made their first home in the West Chester area and
later moved to Washington. They remained in the Washington community for
32 years. They have resided in Nevada for the past 11 years.
Gethel was a member of the Moose Lodge in Washington and was a long time
member of the Church of the Nazarene also located in Washington. She has
been a member of the Church of the Nazarene in El Dorado Springs for the
past 11 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter; one son; one
grandson; one great-grandson and three brothers.
Survivors include her husband, Marvin; two daughters, Jacqueline (McNabb)
Leffler and her husband - Ira - Washington, IA, and Barbara Snider -
Nevada; one son, Russell Snider and his wife- Marjorie - Comanche, IA; one
daughter-in-law, Mildred Snider - Gays Mills, WI; seven grandchildren;
three step-grandchildren;seven great-grandchildren; three step-great
grandchildren; two step-great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Rex McNabb
- Oskaloosa, IA; four sisters - Marcella Martin - Beacon, IA, Laura
Anderson - Searsboro, IA, Meta Brown - Delta, IA, and Dorris Martin -
Ottumwa, IA.
The family received visitors on Saturday, April 29, at the Sheldon Funeral
Home, El Dorado Springs. A prayer service followed. The family will hold a
memorial service in Delta, IA.
From the El Dorado Springs Sun, 5 May 2006
Ruth Talla England, 99, Rich Hill, formerly of Schell City, was born Oct.
31, 1906, in Marlow, Oklahoma Territory near Fort Sills and Chickasha to
Thomas Oscar and Pansy Pearl (Allen) Talla. She passed away Monday, May 1,
2006.
Ruth's mother was a rural music teacher and composer. Her father, a school
teacher, was one of 15 children born to a Norwegian immigrant family.
She was raised in a Christian home where she was baptized into the
Methodist faith at the age of 10. She carried her love of her Lord Jesus
Christ throughout her life. She had most recently been a member of the
Assembly of God Church, Rich Hill.
She attended Cameron University in Oklahoma and Northwestern Teachers
College. She later graduated from Asbury Academy in Kentucky and completed
her teaching degree from Weatherford College. She taught white and Indian
children in Oklahoma. After moving to Missouri, she taught in Lowry City,
Harwood and Schell City.
On May 12, 1933, Ruth was united in marriage to Clay W. England. To their
union one daughter and one son were born. Clay and Ruth traveled to
Germany, Norway, England and Nigeria to serve in the mission fields.
Throughout her life, Ruth wrote, illustrated and published many books.
During her last 30 years, her time was spent writing, publishing and
distributing devotional materials. She was also a very accomplished artist
and painter.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Allen Talla; one
adopted sister, Ethel Acord; one grandson, Stewart Allen; her daughter,
Pearl Kempton; and her husband, Clay, who passed away Jan. 11, 1993.
Survivors include her son, John England and his wife - Lena -Rich Hill;
five grandchildren - Deborah Hayes and her husband - Randy - Huntington,
TX, Sheila Presley and her husband - Terry- Kansas City, KS, Dana Cook and
her husband - Mark - Flat Rock, MI, John L. England and his wife -
Virginia - Kansas City, KS, and Dianne Montagna - Los Angles, CA; six
great-grandchildren - Randy Hayes, Brian Moore, Michael Moore, Sara Moore,
Mark Cook Jr. and Tyler Cook; nieces; nephews; other relatives and many
friends.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, at the Lewis-Hoagland
Funeral Home, Schell City. Musical selections were provided by David Souza
and Kelly Davis. Interment was at the Green Lawn Cemetary, Schell City,
under the direction of the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, Schell City.
Pallbearers were John L. England, Mark Cook Sr., Mark Cook Jr., Tyler
Cook, Terry Presley, Brian Moore, Michael Moore and Randy Hayes.
Memorials are suggested to the Green Lawn Cemetery, in care of the
Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home.
From the Benton County Enterprise, 5 May 2006
Dr. Arden Ray "Doc" Carpenter, 74, Warsaw, died Thursday, April 27, 2006,
at the Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, Missouri. He was born June
22, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri, the only child of Gabriel W. Carpenter
and Edna L. Martensen.
On August 22, 1952 at Christ Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland, he
married Hazel Louise Parker who survives at home.
Dr. Carpenter graduated at age 16 from Northwest High School in Kansas
City, Missouri and three years later from The Southern College of
Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee.
In 1951, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served as hospital
corpsman until his appointment as an officer. LCDR Carpenter served as an
optometrist during the Korean and Viet Nam Wars, and was stationed at
Bainbridge, MD; Bethesda Naval Hospital, MD; Norfolk NAS, VA; North Island
NAS, CA; Kaneohe Bay Marine Station, HI; Millington NAS, Memphis, TN; and
Bremerton NAS, WA. He retired from the Navy in 1972. He also served as a
judge, prosecuting attorney and defense attorney in the military judicial
system.
In 1972, Dr. Carpenter joined the faculty of The Southern College of
Optometry where he taught until moving back to Warsaw in 1974. Dr.
Carpenter "Doc" was an optometrist on Main Street in Warsaw for 30 years
until suffering a stroke. He also was a master locksmith, owning Warsaw
Lock & Key, a former Warsaw police chief, and a Benton County deputy
working as a radio dispatch operator. As an amateur radio operator, Dr.
Carpenter was known as K0AWP for over 50 years. He was a member of Calvary
Episcopal Church, Sedalia.
Also surviving are four children, Sherry Allain with her husband, Jim, of
Florence; Trudy Phillips; David Carpenter with his wife Phyllis; and
Daniel Carpenter with his wife Tommie Jean (T.J.), all of Warsaw; a
daughter-in-law, Barbara Carpenter of Warsaw; 15 grandchildren, Jason
Shires; Christopher, Gregory, Andrew, and Adrienne Allain; Scott, Robert,
Josiah, and Kevin Phillips; Bryan, Rebecca, Matthew, Thomas, Michael, and
Derek Carpenter; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral Services were held
Monday, May 1, 2006, at the Reser Funeral Home. Burial with Military
Honors was at the Martensen-Carpenter Cemetery on the family farm near
Florence, Missouri.
From the Benton County Enterprise, 5 May 2006
Gladys L. Holley, age 93, passed away Monday morning, May 1, 2006 at the
Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, Missouri.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 4, 2006 at the First
United Methodist Church in Warsaw. Burial will be in the Shawnee Cemetery,
Warsaw. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the church prior to
the funeral services.
Complete obituary will be carried in next weeks Benton County Enterprise.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Reser Funeral Home,
Warsaw.
From the Benton County Enterprise, 5 May 2006
Lula Marie Kreisler, 84, of Cole Camp, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at
Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia. She was born on April 2, 1922,
at Sedalia, Missouri, a daughter of Wheeler and Mary D. (Hall) Eidson.
On January 16, 1942, in Lincoln, she was united in marriage to Edwin F.
Kreisler, who preceded her in death on October 7, 1986.
She was a farm hand and homemaker. In February of 1983, she moved into town.
She enjoyed collecting cows and spending time with her children and
grandchildren.
She is survived by: three daughters, Doris Hoehns of Cole Camp, Mary Haase
and her husband Calvin of Cole Camp, and Betty Adkins of Kansas City; one
brother, Louis Kroos and his wife Alice Faye of Sedalia; eleven
grandchildren, Carl Hoehns, Fred Hoehns, Travis Hoehns, Calvin Haase, Jr.,
James Haase, Susan Arms, John Haase, Teresa Haase, Shelly Adkins, Jennifer
Pelsor, Richie Adkins; and fifteen great-grandchildren, Derek, Justin and
Shane Hoehns, Devin, Kaylen, Abie and Cole Haase, Rebecca and Cory Arms,
Brittany, Tiffany, and John Jr. Haase, Patrick and Trinidy Olsen, and
Shanna Pelsor.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one son,
Edward F. Kreisler, two sisters, Ida Mae Eidson and Mildred Andres, one
grandson, Henry Hoehns, and one great-grandson, Caleb Arms.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 28, 2006, at the
Fox Funeral Home, Cole Camp, with the Rev. Todd Kollbaum officiating.
Burial was in Union-Williams Cemetery, Cole Camp.
Pallbearers will be Carl Hoehns, Fred Hoehns, Travis Hoehns, Calvin Haase,
Jr., James Haase, John Haase, Stephen Arms, Robert Pelsor, Richie Adkins,
Susan Arms, Teresa Haase, Shelly Adkins, Jennifer Pelsor, Cheryl Haase,
Heather Haase, and Sonya Rath.
From the Benton County Enterprise, 5 May 2006
Wilma Ruth Schnuck, 89, of Columbia and formerly of Boonville, passed away
at Boone Hospital in Columbia Friday afternoon, April 28, 2006.
There was a private graveside service at Walnut Grove Cemetery in
Boonville on Monday, May 1, 2006. Pallbearers were Steve Callis, Charles
Robb, Dillon Smith, Dustin Zaugg, Jerry Murphy and Nathan Smith.
Wilma Ruth Schnuck was born Dec. 19, 1916 in rural Saline County, the
daughter of Rupert Pierson Renison and Mary Jane Smith Renison. She grew
up an only child and spent her early years in Saline County, MO., Miami,
Kansas and Kansas City Missouri She moved with her family to Boonville
where she graduated from Boonville High School in 1934. She married Frank
M. Robinson at Sedalia, MO April 7, 1934 and the lived in Benton County
until moving back to Boonville in 1937. They were the parents of three
daughters; Betty Ann Callis, who preceded her in death on June 22,1974,
Marilyn Jane Robb Siebert of Benton County, and Carol May Meyer of
Columbia. She married Virgil "Buck" Schnuck Oct. 14, 1965 in Boonville. He
preceded her in death in 1991. Ruth was in the restaurant business in
Boonville for several years, and managed the Fredrick Hotel Dining Room
for many years. She was an avid bridge player who became the first
American Contract Bridge League 'Life Master' in Mid-Missouri. She moved
to Columbia to live with her daughter and her husband, Randall Meyer in
1993. She is survived by her daughters, Marilyn and her husband Bill
Siebert of Benton County and Carol and her husband, Randall Meyer of
Columbia. She is also survived by six grandchildren, ten great
grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorials to the Missouri
End-of-Life Coalition, 2420 Hyde Park-Suite "A", Jefferson City, MO 65109
or to the Yeager Union Church in care of Davis Funeral Chapel, 1397 Ashley
Rd., Boonville, MO 65233
From the Benton County Enterprise, 5 May 2006
Roy Dee Smith, age 72, of Warsaw, passed away Thursday evening, April 27,
2006 at his home. He was born on July 24, 1933 , in Buffalo, Missouri, the
son of Arthur and Pansy Miller Smith.
He grew up in the Kansas City area and attended East High School in Kansas
City. Upon graduation he was employed at the Associated Press. He enlisted
in the United States Navy on July 16, 1951, serving in the Korean War.
After his discharge he returned to Kansas City and was employed at
American Can Company.
On July 28, 1956, he was united in marriage to Esther Stephenson in North
Kansas City. He then was employed by N.K.C. beverage as a sales manager
for Anheuser Busch for thirty-six years, until his retirement in 1993,
where he returned to live at his lake home in Warsaw.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.
He is survived by his wife Esther, of the home, three daughters, Deena
Smith, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sheila Leonard, of North Kansas
City, and Linda Corona, of Osage Beach, Missouri, three grandsons, Joe
Corona, Tony Corona and Ryan Leonard, two great-grandchildren, one brother
and one sister, other relatives and many friends.
Visitation for Roy Dee Smith was held, Tuesday afternoon, May 2, 2006 from
1:00 to 3:00 P.M., at the Reser Funeral Home, in Warsaw. Military Rites
followed the visitation. Memorial contributions may be made to the Benton
County Hospice c/o the Reser Funeral Home.