Obituaries
Obituaries
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, September 3, 1993 Henry C. Tucker, 70, Eldon, died Thursday at the University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics. He was born Jan. 11, 1923, in Tuscumbia, a son of Clay and Emma Thompson Tucker. His father survives in Excelsior Springs. He was married Feb 2, 1950, in Harrison, Ark., to Nadine Wright, who died May 28, 1985. A lifetime resident of Miller County, he had been a machine operator at Fasco Industries, Eldon, for 15 years. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran and member of the Saline Valley Church of Christ. Other survivors include: two daughters, Glenda Nowell, Lake Ozark, and Becky Heath, Valparaiso, Ind.; seven brothers, Tom Tucker, Marian, Kan., Herschel Tucker, Jefferson City, Dan Tucker, St. Louis, Gene Tucker, Eldon, Dale Tucker, Liberty, Bob Tucker, Mexico, and Paul Tucker, Tuscumbia; two sisters, Mary Hendley, Excelsior Springs, and Helen Koberowski, Kansas City; and one granddaughter. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Murl Nash will officiate. Burial will be in the Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to Saline Valley Church of Christ. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, September 3, 1993 Gladys M. Slone, 72, Tuscumbia, died Wednesday at St. Marys Health Center. She was born Feb 23, 1921, in Iberia, a daughter of Elmer and Elva McCubbin Slone. She lived in Ulman for more than 50 years before moving to the Miller County Nursing Home five years ago. A homemaker, she attended Ulman Christian Church. Survivors include: two sisters, Helen Jones, Louisville, Neb., and Rosalee Jones, Elk Creek; and one brother, Carl Slone, Fulton. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Hickory Point Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, October 12, 1993 Carl Slone, 66, Fulton, formerly of Ulman, died Sunday at Callaway Community Hospital, Fulton. He was born March 13, 1927, in Iberia, a son of Elmer and Elva McCubbin Slone. He worked at a mattress factory in Kansas City and then for his father at the feed mill in Ulman. He also was a farm hand in the Ulman area. He was a member of Ulman Christian Church. Survivors include: two sisters, Helen Jones, Louisville, Nebr., and Rosalee Jones, Elk Creek. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Bro. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Hickory Point Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, September 7, 1993 Dean Woolery, 70, Iberia, died Saturday at Boone Hospital Center, Columbia. She was born June 28, 1923, in Iberia, a daughter of J.A. and Lou Bond Eads. She was married July 19, 1942, in Rolla, To Shirrel Woolery, who survives at the home. A homemaker, she was a life-long resident of Iberia. She was a 1941 graduate of the Iberia Academy and attended the Iberia Junior College. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Iberia First Baptist Church. Other survivors include: one daughter, Peggy Ward, Melbourn, Fla.; two brothers, Ford Eads, Cleburn, Texas, and Jim Eads, Iberia; three sisters, Vera Atwill, Iberia, Veta Claiborn, Jefferson City, and Catherine Adams, St. Louis; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Iberia First Baptist Church. The Rev. Haskell Orrick will officiate. Burial will be in the Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, December 11, 1983 Mrs.Lucy C. Jewett, Eldon, 97, died Saturday at Southgate Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 25, 1886, at Tuscumbia, the daughter of David C. and Samantha Winfrey Baer. Mrs. Jewett was a member of the Mount Zion Christian Church. She lived in Vandalia from 1930-1947. She was a rural school teacher in Miller County for many years. Survivors include: a sister, Mrs. Dora Wickham, Eldon; and 10 nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon, with the Rev. Gene Edwards officiating. Burial will be in the Tuscumbia Cemetery. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, June 30, 1992 Carl Preston Skaggs, 80, Vienna, formerly of St. Louis, died Saturday at Maries Manor Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Vienna. He was born at Sundheimer in Miller County, a son of James Merrit and Eliza Sarah Shelton Skaggs. He was married March 17, 1942, in St. Louis, to JoAnn Alexandra, who preceded him in death. A chef for Bevo Mill Restaurant in St. Louis for 14 years, he was a member of the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union. He also was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include two sisters, Lucille Pearce, Avon Park, Fla., and Mabel Hentges, Vienna. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Chapel, St. Louis. The Rev. Joyce will officiate. Burial will be in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Visitation Church and School Memorial Fund. Arrangements are under the direction of Birmingham-Martin Funeral Homes, Vienna. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, September 1, 1993 Loui Mae Vaughan, 74, Clarksburg, died Tuesday at Memorial Community Hospital. She was born Feb. 21, 1919, in Eldon, a daughter of Jefferson and Pamela Vaughan Douglas. She was married Nov. 23, 1938, in California, to Charles Vaughan, who survives at the home. A homemaker, she was an active member of the Clarksburg United Methodist Church. She attended Clarksburg schools. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Bowlin-Cantriel Funeral Home, California. The Rev. Ivan Dameron will officiate. Burial will be in Hickman Cemetery, Clarksburg. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, March 28, 1993 Gerald Spencer, 73, Eldon, died Saturday at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital, Osage Beach. He was born June 15, 1919, in Camden County, a son of George Carrol and Stella Scoby Spencer. Survivors include: two brothers, Richard Spencer, Jefferson City and George D. Spencer, Nixa; and two sisters, Madeline Bond, Eldon, and Wanda Legan, Culloka, Tenn. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Brother Jim McGowin will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to Eldon Health Care Center. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, August 11, 1993 Herbert Martin, 79, Ulman, died Tuesday at Memorial Community Hospital, Jefferson City. He was born Nov. 26, 1913, in Ulman, a son of Fred and Eura Wyrick Martin. He was married Nov. 20, 1941, in Kansas City, Kan., to Wilma Patterson, who survives at the home. He was a corrections officer with the Missouri Department of Corrections until his retirement in 1978. He was a member of Tuscumbia Baptist Church. Other survivors include: one daughter, Patricia Angel, Sophia, N.C.; two sons, James Martin, Ulman, and Herbert Martin, Jefferson City; one brother, James Martin, Tuscumbia; one sister, Ruth Hallam, Sacramento, Calif.; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Tuscumbia Baptist Church. The Rev. Don Bilbary Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscumbia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Stevinson- Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Memorials are suggested to Tuscumbia Baptist Church. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, March 24, 1993 Arthur James Davis, 60, Iberia, died Tuesday at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital. He was born near Vienna, Oct. 4, 1932, a son of Thomas and Stella Hayes Davis. He was married Sept. 29, 1956 to Wilma Boulware who survives at the home. Other survivors include five sons, Randy Davis, James Davis and Gary Davis, all of Dixon, Larry Davis and David Davis, both of Iberia; four brothers, Harold Davis, Bonaparte, Iowa, Gene Davis, Richland, Elmer Davis and Ted Davis, both of Waynesville; one sister, Virginia Slimp, Richland; and 12 grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Long Funeral Home, Dixon. Pastor Duncan Skyles will officiate. Burial will be in the Seaton Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, March 24, 1993 Desda M. Schmidt, 78, Marys Home, died Monday at St. Marys Health Center. She was born March 22, 1914, in Miller County, a daughter of Albert Lee and Minnie Sullens Rush. She was married Jan. 12, 1937, in Marys Home to Emil H. Schmidt, who survives at the home. She was employed with the public schools in Flint, Mich., for 15 years. She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Marys Home, and the Ladies Sodality. Other survivors include: four brothers, Archie Rush, Oliver Rush and Roscoe Rush, all of Eugene, and Carl Rush, Henley; and two sisters, Sylvia West, Bonne Terre, and Dorsie Schulte, Eugene. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church. The Rev William Korte will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Marys Home Chapel, with prayer services at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary, Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, March 14, 1993 Alvis A. Palmer, 67, Tulsa, Okla., died Saturday at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa. He was born July 14, 1925, in Iberia, the son of Nathan and Katie Maylee Palmer. He was first married on Sept 21, 1946 in Iberia to Emma Rowden, who died June 23, 1978. He married again on Nov. 17, 1984, in Tulsa to Ginger Lester Jeffery, who survives at the home. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He worked as a welder for more that 41 years at Lee C. Moore Corporation in Tulsa. He retired in 1987. He was a member of the Carson and Wilson American Legion Post No. 1 in Tulsa. Other survivors include: one son, Randy Palmer, Broken Arrow, Okla.; two sisters, Irene Skaggs and Elizabeth Colvin, both of Iberia; and three granddaughters. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia, with Brother Stan Way officiating. Burial will be in the Dick Lawson Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 2- 8 p.m. Monday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, March 23, 1993 Arthur H. Perkins, 89, Iberia, died Monday at his home. He was born Dec. 18, 1903, in Iberia, a son of Melvin and Adeline Cross Perkins. He was married Sept 29, 1923, in Tuscumbia, to Clarice Gardner who died Dec. 11, 1977. He worked in St. Louis for the Frisco Railroad before starting his own trucking business during the 1930s in Iberia. In 1941 he became a star route mail carrier for Iberia, Crocker and Ulman, continuing until his retirement in 1973. He was a member of the New Light Christian Church, Iberia, and the Star Route Mail Carrier's Association. Survivors include one daughter, Juanita Novak, Iberia. One daughter, Beatrice Perkins preceded him in death in 1934. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Haskell Orrick and the Rev. Earl Jones will officiate. Burial will be in the Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, March 22, 1993 Hazel O. Belshe, 88, Raytown, formerly of Eldon, died Sunday at Researach Medical Center, Kansas City. She was born June 11, 1904, in Ulman, a daughter of William "Joe" and Ida Helton Topping. She was married Jan 15, 1921, in Spring Garden, to John Belshe, who died July 13, 1973. She was a homemaker and resident of Eldon for 55 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Eldon. Survivors include: one daughter, Etha Young, Raytown; two sons, James Belshe, Las Cruces N.M., and Joseph Belshe, Overland; three sisters, Eunice Jenkins, Eldon, Mary Roland and Shirley Starkey, both of St. Louis; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Garden Cemetery, Eugene. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, March 14, 1993 Rayma Melton, 73, Florissant, Colo., formerly of Camdenton and Eldon, died Friday in Colorado Springs. She was born Sept 23, 1919, in Tuscumbia, a daughter of Ilde and Gertha Brockman Luethen. She was married May 22, 1937, in Warrensburg, to Clifford Melton who died Dec. 27, 1984. She lived in Camdenton from 1966-84 then two years in Eldon before moving to Colorado in 1986. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Eldon. Survivors include: four sons, Larry Melton, Moses Lake, Wash., Joe Melton, Port Angeles, Wash., Mike Melton, Centralia, Wash., and Doug Melton, Florissant, Colo.; four sisters, Pauline Selix, Neosho, Bernice Hutteball, Erma Lee Leach and Avonell Cox, all of Nixa; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscumbia Cemetery, Tuscumbia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary, Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, March 14, 1993 Milda M. Rush, 81, Eugene, died Friday at Miller County Nursing Home. She was born Feb 12, 1912, in Cole County, a daughter of Albert Hager and Henrietta Popp. She was married Aug. 9, 1934, in Eldon to Roy E. Rush, who survives at the home. She was a homemaker and a member of Church of God Holiness in Eldon. She was a lifelong resident of the Eugene area. Other survivors include: six sons, LaRue Rush, Robert Rush and Gerald Rush, all of Tuscumbia, Kenneth Rush and Marvin Rush, both of Eldon and Sammy Rush, Eugene; one sister, Margaret Klindt, Jefferson City; 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home in Eldon, with the Rev. Ron Hershberger and the Rev. Jerry Frye officiating. Burial will be at Rush Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by thehensons at aol.com: Evelyn Stark Evelyn J. (McDonald) Stark, 91, of Granite City died at 65:50 p.m. Sunday Dec. 5 1993 in the emergency room at St. Elizabeth Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born in Capps, MO and had been a resident of Granite City for 70 years. A homemaker, Mrs. Stark was a member of the Granite City Senior Citizens and the First Assembly of God Church, Granite City, where she was part of the Kitchen Band. Survivors include two sons, Velman Stark and Maynard Stark, both of Granite City; one daughter Thelma Morelan of Granite City; three brothers, Walter McDonald of Palos Verdes, CA; Gay McDonald of Waynesville, MO, and Ernest McDonald of Moro; one sister, Elsie Roark of Sedalia, MO; nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred L. Stark; and her parents Joe and Dora (Dopican)[sic] McDonald. Services are at 10 a.m. today at First Assembly of God Church 24th Street and Grand Avenue, with the Rev. Leonard officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Hill Memorial Estates, Glen Carbon. Memorials are requested for First Assembly of God Church. [Note: Her mother was Dora Doubikin, not Dopican] Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, February 5, 1993 Woodrow Carroll, 73, Eldon, died Wednesday at Still Regional Medical Center (Jefferson City). He was born Oct. 23, 1919, in Caraway Ark., a son of John H. and Myrtle Jarvis Carroll. He was married to Minnie E. Carroll who died in 1983. He later was married in Eldon to Dorothy Butkanon, who survives at the home. He was a truck driver with the Kansas City Stockyards. After his retirement in 1979, he moved to Eldon. Other survivors include: one stepson, Frank Cooper, state of Arkansas; and one stepdaughter, Jane Kingsmill, state of Georgia. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Philips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Eldon Myers will officiate. Burial will be in Toll Wood Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, January 21, 1993 Opal Vaughn, 90, Tuscumbia, died Tuesday in Miller County Nursing Home, Tuscumbia. She was born April 8, 1902, daughter of Samuel and Mary Sconce Uber. She was married May 28, 1919, in Miller County to Clyde Vaughn, who died July 10, 1972. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Miller County. She was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Club and the First Baptist Church, Eldon. Survivors include two sons, Gaylord Vaughn, Eldon, and Kenneth Vaughn, Waterloo, Iowa; one daughter, Helen Shackleford, Eldon; two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home. The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in the Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, January 13, 1993 Mary C. Sharp, 73, Kansas City, died Sunday at the Baptist Medical Center, Kansas City. She was born July 20, 1919, in Eldon, a daughter of William Evans Dorton and Ophelia Mathews Dorton. She lived in Kansas City for more than 47 years and was employed in kitchen services with the Truman Medical Center for a number of years. Survivors include: one son, John D. Sharp, Jacksonville, N.C.; three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Jasper Hunter will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Garden Cemetery, Eugene. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary, Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, January 29, 1993 Esther Hoskins, 90, Eldon, died Wednesday at Eldon Care Center. She was born Sept. 29, 1902, in Gladstone, a daughter of Sterling and Lucy Robertson Hoskins. She moved with her parents to Oklahoma in 1909. In 1914, she returned to Eldon where she spent the rest of her life. She taught three terms in rural Miller County schools. She was employed as a bookkeeper and stenographer with Mercantile Bank of Eldon from 1924 until her retirement in 1966. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Eldon since 1917. Survivors include one sister, Goldie Decker, Greensboro, N.C. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday 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 of Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, January 28, 1993 Marguerite Jenkins Hill, 81, Gladstone, died Tuesday at Liberty Hospital. She was born Dec. 29, 1911, in Marys Home, a daughter of Charles and Lucy Tellman Jenkins. In 1946, she married Walter L. Hill, who survives. A homemaker, she lived in the Eugene community for many years before moving in 1988 to Gladstone. She belonged to the Hickory Hill Baptist Church before joining the Northgate Baptist Church, Gladstone. She was a founding director and a board president of the Eugene Golden Acres. She was a member of the Eugene Willing Workers Club. Other survivors include two daughters, Diane Horn, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Elaine Hill, Gladstone; one son, John Hill, Seattle; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hickory Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. Shane Crum will officiate. Burial will be in the Eugene Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials may be given to the Hickory Hill Baptist Church. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, January 24, 1993 Services were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Allee-Reed Funeral Home, Camdenton, for Ralph Ahart, 82, Eldon, who died Thursday at his home. The Rev. Gene Edwards officiated, and burial was in Jarrett Cemetery near Iberia. He was born Sept. 11, 1910, in Miller County, a son of James M. and Mary Jane Wickman Ahart. He was married in 1931 to Maude Boyde and was married in 1963 to Iva Marrs, who preceded him in death. A lifelong resident of Miller and Camden counties, he co-owned and operated the AC Tavern in Eldon for many years. Survivors include: two sons, Harold Ahart, Raymore, and Ralph Ahart Jr., Lake Ozark; one daughter, Margie Segel, Kansas City; one sister, Dona Crum, Eldon; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. One daughter, Kathyleen, preceded him in death. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, January 21, 1993 Hiram Jewell Meredith, 88, Marshalltown, Iowa, formerly of Brumley, died Monday at Villa De Sol Nursing Home, Marshalltown. He was born Oct. 5, 1904, in Brumley, a son of William A. and Victoria Rutter Meredith. A farmer in the Marshalltown area for more than 60 years, he also was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include: one daughter, Corilla Rowcliff, Batavia, Ill.; two brothers, William Buel Meredith, Brumley, and Basil B. Meredith, Kirkwood; three sisters, Blackburn E. Yadon, Kirkwood, Eva Davis, Brentwood, and Janet Cook of Hazelwood; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Brother W. J. Stanley will officiate. Burial will be in Glover Chapel Cemetery near Brumley. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, January 19, 1993 J. Lucille Hager, 79, Eugene, died Saturday at her home. She was born Aug 5, 1913, in Tuscumbia, a daughter of James Frank and Eva Bassman Wright. She was married June 18, 1935 in Honey Creek to Leo E. Hager, who died March 2, 1979. A lifelong resident of Miller County, she attended Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, and taught at Hickory Hill and Jim Henry schools. She was employed for several years a tax preparer with Jack Stanton in Tuscumbia. She belonged to Bethany Lutheran Church, Eldon. Survivors include: two sons, Fred Hager, Eldon, and Arthur Hager, Eugene; two daughters, Helen Marshall, Tuscumbia, and Barbara Helton, Eldon; one brother, Dorill B. Wright, Port Hueneme, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Hilda Stark, and two grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bethany Lutheran Church. The Rev. Terry Grebing will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to Bethany Lutheran Church. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, January 13, 1993 Edna Mae Dunn, died Monday at St. Marys Health Center. She was born Nov. 19, 1932, in Miller County, daughter of Noah and Hazel Gooch Spratt. Her mother survives in Eldon. She was married in 1954 to William N. "Sonny" Dunn. She also was married to Gerald Sullens in the late 1970s. She was self-employed as a home health care aide. Other survivors include: one son, Billy Dunn, Gravois Mills; one daughter, Debra Burris, Gravois Mills; two brothers, Jerry Spratt, Eldon and Dennis Spratt, Kansas City; two sisters, Bonnie Deaton, Eldon and Helen Burkhart, Lake Ozark; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Burial will be in Dooley Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, January 11, 1993 Shirley Jean Beard, 59, Brumley, died today in Jefferson City. She was born July 11, 1933, in St. Louis, a daughter of Charles and Irene Keeth Kellison. Her mother, Irene Winfrey, survives in Brumley. She was married May 16, 1949, to Calvin Beard, who survives at the home. She was a member of the Ulman Baptist Church, the 3 B's and the Brumley Lions Club. Other survivors include: three daughters, Brenda Jaegers, Millersburg, and Connie Rackers and Linda Bray, both of Jefferson City; one sister, Wilma Colvin, Jefferson City; three brothers, Kenneth Kellison, Kansas City, Kan., Duane Winfrey, Pensacola, Fla., and Ronnie Winfrey, Brumley; two stepsisters, Terry Abrahams and Helen Gripp; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ulman Baptist Church. The Rev. Mark Kessler will officiate. Burial will be in the Boltz Cemetery, near Brumley. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Memorials are suggested to the Jefferson City Hospice. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, January 10, 1993 Audrey Ann Humphrey, 59, Vienna, formerly of Dixon, died Thursday at Still Regional Medical Center (Jefferson City). She was born April 21, 1933, in Maries County, a daughter of Adrian Jesse and Sylvia Ann Ross Kuhns. She was married Jan 30, 1976 to Curtis Fenton Humphrey, who survives at the home. She first was employed by Triangle Telephone Co., Dixon, for four years, then worked with the Department of the Army at Fort Leonard Wood, first as an operator and later as a floor supervisor and chief operator. She retired Nov. 14, 1969, after 18 years of service, then became a real estate agent for Safe By Real Estate Co. She was baptized in 1958 and was a member of High Point Church of God, Dixon. Other survivors include: one daughter, Jeanette Osborn, Doolittle; three stepsons, Bill Humphrey and Danny Humphrey, both of Iberia and Wayne Humphrey, Wright City; two stepdaughters, Sharon Dake and Deloris Howser, both of Iberia; two brothers, Stanley Kuhns, Avon Park, Fla., and Dewey Kuhns, High Ridge; two sisters, Stella Dzieglewicz, Wildwood, Ill., and Jessie Deckerd, Dixon; four grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, 17 step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home, Dixon. The Rev. James D. Bailey will officiate. Burial will be in Dixon Cemetery. Visitation will be from __ a.m. - 2 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to High Point Church of God. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, January 7, 1993 Bessie Currence, 93, Eldon, died Tuesday at Memorial Community Hospital in Jefferson City. She was born Sept. 2, 1899, a daughter of Levi G. and Leona M. Wolfe Harvey. She was married April 21, 1923, in California, to Enos E. Currence who died Jan. 18, 1991. A homemaker, She was a lifelong resident of Miller County and a member of First Christian Church of Eldon. Survivors include: one son, Glenn Currence, Davenport, Iowa; two daughters, Ruth Vaughan and Anna Currence, both of Eldon and one grandchild. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. David Grousnick will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, January 7, 1993 Lena D. Sooter, 91, Eldon, died today at Memorial Community Hospital (Jefferson City). She was born Nov. 10, 1901, in Bagnell, a daughter of Charles and Betty Atkisson Burke. She was married Nov. 11, 1919, to the Rev. Mark Sooter, who died March 10, 1975. She was a life-long resident of Miller County and lived in Eldon since 1947. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church, Tuscumbia. Survivors include: one son, Mark Sooter, Eldon; three daughters, Geneva Varnell, Eugene, Lorraine Whitaker, Gravois Mills, and Rayma Nixdorf, Iberia; 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fairview Christian Church. The Rev. Gene Edwards and the Rev. Floyd Barlow will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Tuscumbia. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Friday at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Memorials are suggested to Fairview Christian Church or a charity of the donor's choice. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, January 5, 1993 Grace Lanham, 73, Iberia, died Sunday at her home. She was born July 4, 1919, in Adairville, Ga., a daughter of Boone and Mary Cohran Green. She was married in June 1933, in Adairville, to George W. Lanham, who died September 1952. A homemaker, she and her family moved to the Lake of the Ozarks area in 1945. She moved to Iberia in 1959. Survivors include: one son, Clyde Lanham, Eldon; one sister, Myrtle Veach, Adairville; two grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon. James McGowin will officiate. Burial will be in Tolwood Cemetery. Visitatio will be from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, January 3, 1993 Grace B. Scrivner, 86, Eldon, died Saturday at the Eldon Health Care Center. She was born April 27, 1906. She married Oliver Pinkney Wood, Oct. 5, 1944. He died Dec. 29, 1960. She married Dorris E. Scrivner, June 15, 1963. He died Aug 14, 1989. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. She lived in the Eldon community most of her life. Survivors include: four stepsons, Billy J. Scrivner, San Antonio, Texas, Robert L. Scrivner, Owensboro, Ky., Donald D. Scrivner, Columbia, Dennis Ed Scrivner, Boonville, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Bill Montgomery. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Eldon City Cemetery. The Rev. Randall W. Bunch will officiate. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Monday at the Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, January 4, 1993 Gentry William Smith, 98, Eldon, died Friday at Research Medical Center, Kansas City. He was born April 14, 1894, near Boonsboro, a son of William Frederick Smith and Ida Goodwin Smith. He was married April 17, 1919, to Estella L. Hickok, who died Feb 14, 1985. He spent his youth in the Fayette and Waverly areas. He graduated from Eldon High School. He was associated with Citizens Bank of Eldon for 67 years and served as president of the bank from 1954 to 1984. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Eldon, where he was a Sunday school teacher and served for many years on the church board. Six years ago when he entered the Blue Hills Centre, he moved his church membership to the United Methodist Church in Grandview. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge in Eldon and a past president of the Eldon Lions Club. Survivors include: one daughter, Evelyn Davis, Blue Springs; two grand sons and four great-grandchildren. A son, Gentry W. Smith Jr., died March 8, 1985. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in the Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, January 4, 1993 Albert J. Dushek, 91, Eugene, died Saturday at Fayette Care Center in Fayette. He was born Feb. 25, 1901, a son of Louis and Matilda Sestak Dushek. He was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Marys Home, the Marys Home Senior Citizens and the National Farmers Organization. As a young man, he was employed with Western Electric in Chicago. He returned to Marys Home in the 1920s where he spent the remainder of his life. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Marys Home. The Rev. William Korte will officiate. Burial will be at the church cemetery in Eugene. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Marys Home. Rosaries will be said at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, December 27, 1992 Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia, for Erma B. Clark, 80, Iberia, who died Wednesday at Memorial Community Hospital (Jefferson City). Bob Clark officiated, and burial was in Mount Rose Cemetery, Lebanon. She was born Feb. 2, 1912, at Claxby, a daughter of Henry and Cora McDonald Clark. She was a lifelong resident of Miller County and lived most of her life in Iberia. She was a member of the Smyrna Church of Christ near Iberia. She was a member of the Older Adults Transportation Service, and was an active Republican. Survivors include a brother, Floyd Clark, Lebanon, and a foster sister, Jerry Helton, Ulman. Memorials are suggested to the Fair Haven Children's Home in Strafford. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, December 30, 1992 Lloyd V. Birdsong, 67, Eldon, died Tuesday at Still Regional Medical Center (Jefferson City). He was born June 8, 1926, in Tuscumbia, a son of Everett and Leola Kesterson Birdsong. He was married Dec. 25, 1958, in Crocker to Beulah Whittle, who died July 21, 1988. He had been employed with Miller County Eldon Special Road District for 10 years. He was a member of Mt. Zion Christian Church and Eldon V.F.W. Post No. 2442. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran and served three years after the war in the U.S. Army. He is survived by one brother, Walter Birdsong, Eldon. Services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Tuscumbia. Military graveside honors will be conducted by Eldon V.F.W. Post No. 2442. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, December 27, 1992 Ronald Thearn Vann, 49, Camdenton, died Thursday at Lake Ozark General Hospital in Osage Beach. He was born Dec. 20, 1942, in Eldon, a son of James Roscoe Vann and Martha Christine Clark, Eldon, who survive. He was married in 1963 in Marshall to Shirley Barker. He remarried July 24, 1992, in Eldon to Jackie Templeton, who survives at the home. He was a lifelong resident of Miller County and a graduate of School of the Osage. He worked in construction until he was disabled in 1982. He performed body work for Landmark Chevrolet until July 1992. He was a member of the Carpenters Union Local 945 of Jefferson City and Mt. Pleasant Christian Church. Other survivors include: one daughter, Christine Vann, Lake Ozark; four sons, Kent Vann, Kaiser, Kevin Vann, Eldon, Thearn Vann, Cape Canaveral, Fla., and Chad Vann, Eldon; four step-sons, Steve Brothers and David Brothers, both of Osage Beach, and Dale Templeton and Rodney Templeton, of the home; one step-daughter, June Cardwell, Russellville; and five grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon, with Brother Jim McGowin officiating. Burial will be at the Greenmore Memorial Park in Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the Mt. Pleasant Christian Church Building Fund. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, December 20, 1992 Mary E. Reed, 84, Glendale, Ariz., a former Tuscumbia resident, died Wednesday at Thunderbird Samaritan Hospital in Glendale. She was born Nov. 27, 1908, at Porterville, Calif., a daughter of Spencer and Etta Dunavan Duff. She was married in 1945, at Ashland, Ore., to John Sidney Reed, who died Dec. 10, 1965. She was a homemaker. She was a co-owner with her husband, John Reed, of Reed's Conoco service station in Tuscumbia from 1954-65. From 1966- 84, she worked in the gift shop at the Holiday Inn, Lake Ozark. She lived in Springfield from 1988 until last year, when she moved to Arizona. She was a member of the Tuscumbia Baptist Church and the Lady Elks. Survivors include: one son, Lee Collinsworth, Roseburg, Ore.; one daughter, Wanda Sue Ohman, Glendale, Ariz.; one step-daughter, Betty Sue Heard, Roseburg, Ore.; 10 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Tuscumbia Cemetery, with the Rev. Don Bilbary officiating. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, December 14, 1992 Basil Orman, 71, Eldon, died Sunday at Lake Ozark General Hospital in Osage Beach. He was born Nov. 13, 1921, in Barnett, a son of George and Lizzie Hindman Orman. He was a retired laborer and had lived in Miller and Morgan Counties. He is survived by one sister, Myrtle Hausmann, Adrian. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Louis Elseman will officiate. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery. Visitation will be until 8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, December 20, 1992 Lillian Lucille Roark, 76, Dixon, died Thursday at Phelps County Regional Medical Center, Rolla. She was born Sept. 16, 1916, in Miller County, a daughter of William and Rosetta Pendleton Copeland. She was married Dec. 24, 1937, in Vienna, to Jewell C. Roark, who died July 25, 1981. She and her husband owned a gas and grocery store near Dixon for 10 years. She was also employed at Brown Shoe Company and Clark's Drug Store both in Dixon. She was a member of Barnett Christian Church. Survivors include: one daughter, Shirley Sims, Dixon; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Dixon Chapel of Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home. The Rev. Earl Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery, Dixon. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, December 8, 1992 Carrie Mae Hodge, 89, Eldon, died Monday at Eldon Health Care Center. She was born May 23, 1903, in Miller County, a daughter of Edward and Martha Spalding Hinds. She was married March 6, 1920, in Sedalia to James B. Hodge, who died Feb. 5, 1977. A lifelong resident of Miller County, she had been employed with Tweedies Shoe Factory and Kolbs Motel and Café. She was a member of Bible Way Church in Eldon. Survivors include: three sons, Bennie Hodge and Truman Hodge, both of Eldon, and Tommy Hodge, Olean; seven daughters, Jean Koons, Blue Springs, Myrtle Eth, Warsaw, Mary De Moss, Shawnee Mission, Kan., Ruth Lathrom, Warsaw, Katherine Novo Gradac, Gloria Jeter and Linda Vaughan, all of Eldon; 41 grandchildren, 71 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bible Way Church. The Rev. Danny Graham will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Garden Cemetery. 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, Tuesday, December 14, 1992 Clifford I. Strange, 76, Eldon, died Monday at his home. He was born Feb. 27, 1916, in Eldon, a son of Jesse Elbert and Mary Jane Wallace Strange. He was married Sept. 30, 1939, in Boonville, to Tressie O. Tannehill. On Jan. 20, 1965, in Eldon, he married Carolyn M. White, who survives at the home. He attended Skinner School near Eldon. A farmer, he worked with Union Electric Co. at Bagnell Dam and Hoover Brothers Electric in St. Louis. He also was a carpenter and had worked with K.C. Enser Construction in Golden, Colo., Schell Construction and Roy Scheperle Construction in Jefferson City. He joined the Carpenters Union in Golden in 1955 and was a member of Carpenters Local Number 945 in Jefferson City until he retired from Roy Scheperle Construction in 1978. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Eldon and the Open Door Sunday school class. Other survivors include: four sons, Clifford Strange Jr., Vallejo, Calif., Harold Strange, Fairfield, Calif., Dale Strange, Vacaville, Calif., and Gail Strange, Towanda, Kan.; five daughters, Jean Willburn, San Leandro, Calif., Mary Curtit and Linda Scheperle, both of Jefferson City, Donna Bradley, Delphos, Kan., and Nancy Stacy, Pittsburgh; three brothers, Leonard Strange, Eldon, Reuben Strange, Lindsborg, Kan., and Harley Strange, Colorado Springs, Colo.; one sister, Nellie Reichel, Bunceton; 20 grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Two infant children, James L. Strange and Cecelia Strange, preceded him in death. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Eldon. The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Dooley Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to Missouri River Hospice or First Baptist Church. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, December 14, 1992 Willard Rodden, 83, Brumley, died Saturday at Osage Beach Health Care Center. He was born Dec. 8, 1909, in Richland, a son of Robert and Nora Godfery Rodden. A lifelong resident of Miller County, he was a World War II U.S. Army veteran and a retired farmer. He was a member of Rodden Church of Christ. Survivors include one sister, Lola Brown, Brumley. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Brother Farris Wall will officiate. Burial will be in Robinett Cemetery, near Brumley. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, December 7, 1992 Dorothy M. Zimmer, 76, Eldon, died Sunday at Still Regional Medical Center (Jefferson City). She was born Aug 2, 1916, at Windsor, the daughter of Clarence and Lillian Rusk Moss. She was married to John Zimmer, who died May 14, 1976. Survivors include three sons, David Zimmer, Peoria, Ill., Paul Zimmer, Mt. Zion, Ill., and Steven Zimmer, Ozark; four daughters, Jana Thomas, Jefferson City, Lillian Wheeler, Olean, Rebecca Ash, Tuscumbia, and Deborah Frank, Hermann; one brother, Robert Moss, Cole Camp; 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Kenneth Carpenter will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore Memorial Park, Barnett. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to the Christian Broadcast Network. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, December 7, 1992 Todd David Rodden, 24, Brumley, died Sunday at the University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics. He was born Feb 6, 1968, in Iberia, a son of Melnore and Patsy Luttrell Rodden. His parents survive in Brumley. He was married Dec. 28, 1990, in Brumley, to Deborah Wood, who survives at the home. He was a 1986 Graduate of Iberia High School and had been employed with Scott Rodden Construction Company. Other survivors include: one daughter, Amanda Rodden, of the home; one brother, Scott Rodden, Jefferson City; one sister, Amy Rodden, Brumley; paternal grandmother, Zella Rodden, Brumley; maternal grandmother, Opal Luttrell, Brumley. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Gary Rowden will officiate. Burial will be in Robinett Cemetery, Brumley. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, October 23, 1992 James Gerald Keeran, 55, Eldon, died Thursday at Versailles. He was born Sept. 19, 1937, in Miller County, the son of Robert and Edna Simpson Keeran. His mother survives in Eldon. A retired truck driver, he lived in Miller County most of his life. Other survivors include: one brother, Bill Keeran, Warsaw; two sisters, Mary Lee Claypole and Elwanda Holloway; both of Eldon. Services will be at 2 pm. today at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home. The Rev. Bill Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Garden Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, September 24, 1992 B. Stanley Howser, 64, Eldon, died Tuesday at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach. He was born Nov. 3, 1927, in Miller County, a son of Burnham E. and Dollie D. Taylor Howser. His father survives in Eldon. He was married Oct. 25, 1956, in Guam to Emilia R. Cruz, who survives at the home. He was retired from the U.S. Navy after 26 years of service. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 229, VFW Post No. 2442 of Eldon and the Elks Club in Osage Beach. Other survivors include: one son, Burnham S. Howser Jr., Guam; two daughters, Darlene B. Wood, San Francisco, and Norma J. Rivera, Guam; three brothers, Howard T. Howser, Eldon, Gene Howser, Jefferson City, and Boyd Howser, Hazelwood; and four sisters, Shirley Schaeffer, Lake Ozark, Sharon Shaw, Fair Grove, Martha Morris and Rosie Willis, both of Eldon. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Jim McGowin will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Military Honors will be under the auspices of VFW Post No. 2442. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, October 7, 1993 Ralph E. Wood, 90, Eldon, died Tuesday at St. Marys Health Center, Jefferson City. He was born March 8, 1903, in Bagnell, a son of Sterling and Nan Barron Wood. He was married Nov. 5, 1921, in Tuscumbia, to Gertie Vaughn, who died July 16, 1993. He lived in Tuscumbia most of his life. He retired from Pryor Novelty in 1948. He also was a farmer and did construction work. He attended First Assembly of God Church, Tuscumbia. Survivors include: five sons, Wayne Wood, Vincel Wood, Junior Wood, Leon Wood and Gerald Wood, all of Eldon; two sisters, Zora Messinger, Kansas City, Kan., and Vivian Hill, Kansas City; 18 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, three step-great-grandchildren and one great-great- grandchild. One son, Kenneth Wood, preceded him in death. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Assembly of God Church. The Rev. George Flora will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscumbia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to First Assembly of God Church. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, October 7, 1993 Cleo W. "Smitty" Smith, 65, Brumley, died Tuesday at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital, Osage Beach, from injuries sustained in a tractor accident earlier that day. He was born Jan. 29, 1928, in Pushmataha, Okla., a son of Cleo and Lilly Ornsby Smith. His mother survives in the state of California. He was married May 7, 1979 to Ruby Luttrell, who survives at the home. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Osage Beach Church of Christ. Other survivors include: one son, Charles Smith, state of California; one daughter, Shelia Smith, state of California; one brother, Don Smith, state of California; one stepdaughter, Patricia Colvin, Brumley; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Bros. W. J. Stanley and Dale Gaither will officiate. Burial will be in Robinett Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, October 6, 1993 Georgia Louise Dunlap, 64, Dixon, died Monday at Phelps County Regional Medical Center, Rolla. She was born April 25, 1929, in Iberia, a daughter of William C. and Annie Elizabeth Quick Harrison. A nurses aide and homemaker, she was a member of First Assembly of God Church, Dixon, and the Valley Park Lions Club. Survivors include: four sons, Fred Troy Thompson, Forsythe, Carl Lee Thompson and John Dewayne Thompson, both of Jefferson City, and Tommy Thompson, Dixon; three daughters, Elizabeth Sue David, Verona, Claudie Marie Hernandez, Dallas, and Glenda Kay Thompson, Dixon; three sisters, Berniece Grosse, Bonne Terre, Marie Bortscheller and Faye Helton, both of Valley Park; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will e at 1 p.m. Thursday at Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home, Dixon. The Revs. Tharell Boulware and John Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in Vienna Public Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m.-1p.m. Thursday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, October 1, 1993 Hazel O. Dunstan, 95, Odessa, formerly of Eldon, died Thursday at Bristol Manor, Odessa. She was born Jan 31, 1898, in Moniteau County, a daughter of John Samuel and Cornelia Martha Reed Schlup. She was married March 12, 1919, in Miller County to Bernum A. Dunstan, who died Sept 24, 1988. A homemaker, she owned and operated a general merchandise store in Bagnell with her husband during the construction of Bagnell Dam. She also operated a general merchandise store and was employed as a seamstress with Reed's Department Store, both in Eldon, for many years. She held the second longest membership at First Baptist Church, Eldon. Survivors include: one son, Kenneth W. Dunstan, Eldon; one daughter, Dr. Catherine Boydston, Odessa; one sister, Irene Foster, Barnett; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, September 15, 1993 Pauline Gardner, 68, Eldon, died Tuesday at Still Regional Medical Center, Jefferson City. She was born Feb 24, 1925, in Rodney, Ark., a daughter of Moses and Ollie Casey Baker. She was married April 5, 1961, in Farmington, to Billy Gardner, who died Dec. 16, 1986. A homemaker, she lived in Iberia for many years before moving to Eldon four years ago. Survivors include: one son, Mark Gardner; four daughters, Kathy Miller, St. Ann, Rima Gardner, Eldon and Linda Gardner and Billye Gardner, both of Barnett; three brothers, John Baker, Harlin Baker and Dempsey Baker; one sister, Della Braun; and six grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Haskell Orrick will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Iberia. Visitatio will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, October 7, 1993 Basil A. Luttrell, 61, Brumley, died Wednesday at Still Regional Medical Center (Jefferson City). He was born Feb. 22, 1932, in Brumley, a son of John and Clara Rinehart Luttrell. He was married April 12, 1957, in Brumley, to Patsy Alexander, who survives at the home. He worked in concrete construction in the lake area for many years until his retirement. He was a lifelong resident of Brumley and a member of Mt. Union Church of Christ, Brumley. Other survivors include: three sons, Johnny Luttrell, Brumley, Nicky Luttrell and Robbie Luttrell, both of Iberia; two daughters, Corlis Gaines and Twyla Warman, both of Brumley; one brother, Gary Luttrell, Brumley; and four sisters, Shirley Wall and Kathie Connell, both of Crocker, Joyce Stark, Gardner, Kan., and Linda Butler, Eatontown, N.J.; and nine grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Burial will be in Mt. Union Cemetery, near Brumley. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, September 28, 1993 Louisa H. "Lou" Waite, 74, Eldon, died Sunday at her home. She was born June 29, 1919, in Tuscumbia, a daughter of Willard and Abbie Mitchell Abbett. She was married Oct. 4, 1946, in Eldon, to Norris Waite, who died Aug 27, 1992. She attended Iberia Academy and graduated from Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg. She taught at rural schools in Missouri and Kansas and later did substitute teaching in Eldon for 20 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Eldon; the Open Door Sunday School Class; AAUW; the Order of the Eastern Star; and Euterpean Club. Survivors include: two daughters, Karen Conover, Jefferson City, and Martha Waite, Springfield; one son, Mark Waite, Dallas; one stepson, Shannon Waite, Mt. Vernon, Ill.; one brother, Homer Abbet, Eldon; her stepmother, Mary Abbett, Eldon; two grandsons and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Sharon Waite, and one son, Norris Waite Jr. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Michael Parris will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to Columbia Regional Hospice or First Baptist Church, Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, September 16, 1993 Earl William Pemberton, 84, Crescent, died Wednesday. He was born Oct. 16, 1909, in Brumley, a son of Green and Fannie Luttrell Pemberton. He was married to Glennis Wall, who died in 1970. He was married in 1977, in Crescent, to Velma Cummins, who survives at the home. Other survivors include: two stepsons, Jerrell Wilkey, state of Florida, and Maurice Wilkey, state of Indiana; one brother, Riley Pemberton, Gray Summit; and seven step-grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hedges Funeral Home, Osage Beach. The Rev. Jim Layman will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Union Cemetery, Brumley. Visitation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary, Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, September 15, 1993 Edna K. Patterson, 94, Jefferson City, died Saturday at St. Marys Health Center. She was born Oct. 2, 1898, in Tuscumbia, a daughter of John and Dora Wilcox Keown. She was married July 4, 1918, in Linn Creek, to Leslie Patterson, who died June 10, 1956. A homemaker and lifelong resident of the Central Missouri area, she attended Tuscumbia schools. Survivors include: five sons, John Patterson, Louis Patterson and Carlos Patterson, all of Jefferson City, Earl Patterson, Winchester, Ind., and Raymond Patterson, Millersburg; one daughter, Bessie Patterson Putnam, Jefferson City; 29 grandchildren, 41 great- grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. One son, Edgar Patterson, and two daughters, Alice Carter and Flossie Patterson, preceded her in death. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Freeman Chapel. Burial will be in the Conway Cemetery, Osage Beach. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimers Unit at the Meadowbrook Manor Nursing Center. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, September 14, 1993 Henry P. Bax, 82, St. Anthony, died Monday at St. Marys Health Center, Jefferson City. He was born April 23, 1911, in Freeburg, a son of Conrad and Barbara Weidinger Bax. He was married Nov. 23, 1946, in St. Anthony, to Christine Duebbert, who survives at the home. A farmer, he served as a 4-H leader and on the St. Elizabeth School Board. He belonged to St. Anthony Catholic Church. Other survivors include: two sons, Daniel Bax and Lawrence Bax, both of St. Elizabeth; two daughters, Debbie Hill, Iberia, and Diane Bax, St. Anthony; one brother, Al Bax, Meta; one sister, Cecilia Rehagen, Westphalia; one half-brother, Lawrence Kirkweg, St. Elizabeth; one half- sister, Catherine Kern, Meta; nine grandchildren and one great- grandchild. One son, Bernard Bax, and one daughter, Henrietta Bax, preceded him in death. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. The Rev. John Schutty will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. today at the parish hall, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the Eye Research Foundation. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, September 12, 1993 Loy Dean Brown, 59, Eldon, died Friday at Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia. He was born Sept. 17, 1933, at Bagnell, a son of Floyd and Zelda Barnhart Brown. A lifetime resident of Miller County, he graduated from School of the Osage in 1951 and from University of Missouri-Columbia in 1956. He served in the Army from 1956 to 1971. Survivors include: two brothers, Floyd Brown, Cole Camp, and Charles Brown, Eldon; and two sisters, Wilma Zeh, St. Louis and Patsy Kronk, Holts Summit. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home. The Rev. Keith Noll will officiate. Burial will be in Jefferson City National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, September 12, 1993 Brooksie O. Richardson, 102, Eldon, died Saturday at Eldon Health Care Center. She was born April 23, 1891, in Miller County, a daughter of William and Phoebe Robinett Workman. She was married at Tuscumbia to Floyd H. Richardson, who died October 10, 1972. She was a homemaker and a lifetime resident of Miller County. Survivors include: four sons, Wayne Richardson and Glenn Richardson, both of Kansas City, and Bert Richardson and Marvin Richardson, both of Eldon; four daughters, Corinne Aton and Hazel Browne, both of St. Louis, Delpha Keeth, Eldon, and Ann Coffman, St. Ann; one sister, Gladys Remmert, Owensville; and numerous grandchildren, great- grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son in infancy and one daughter, Velma Cline. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Jerry Frye will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscumbia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, September 10, 1993 Goldie May Van Dyck, 86, Eldon, died Monday at North Kansas City Hospital. She was born June 8, 1907, in Carter, Okla., a daughter of Alfred and Mary Boyer Adkins. She was married Dec 11, 1940, in Springfield, to Dorsie Van Dyck, who died Jan 21, 1988. She had lived in Eldon since 1945 and had been employed with Kraft Foods for several years as a lab technician. She was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Christian Church as well as an active member and office holder in the Order of the Eastern Star, Eldon Chapter. Survivors include: one daughter, Mary Selig, Parkville; one stepson, Clarence McLaughlin, San Diego, Calif.; one grandson, two step- grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and one step-great-grandchild. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. James McGowin will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore Memorial Park, Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today, with Eastern Star services at 7 p.m. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, September 8, 1993 Alfred A. Lepper, 63, Eugene, died Tuesday at Memorial Community Hospital. He was born Oct. 8, 1929, in Marys Home, a son of Frank and Rose Lueckenhoff Lepper. He was married May 20, 1950, in Marys Home, to Viola Kempker, who survives at the home. A lifetime resident of Eugene, he was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was employed with the State of Missouri for 21 years prior to his retirement. A farmer, he was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Marys Home, the American Legion, Jefferson City, VFW Post 2442, Eldon, and the Eagles Lodge, Jefferson City. He was in St. Jude General Assembly, 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Marys Home, and 3rd degree member of the Marys Home Knights of Columbus. Other survivors include: one son, Curtis Lepper, Eugene; two daughters, Lisa Otto, St. Anthony, and Sharon Graham, Olean; six brothers, Al Lepper, Olean, Jake Lepper and William Lepper, both of Jefferson City, Henry Lepper, Walter Lepper and Adolph Lepper, all of Eugene; one sister, Alma Leeper, Eugene; and six grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Marys Home. The Rev. William Korte will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Military graveside honors will be under the auspices of VFW Post 2442. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon with rosary services at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Home Health and Hospice, Jefferson City. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, September 8, 1993 Agnes Ward, 91, Eldon, died Tuesday at Memorial Community Hospital (Jefferson City). She was born May 28, 1902, in Dallas, Texas, a daughter of Ernest and Lena Tubner Beyer. She was married Aug 16, 1923 in Dallas, to John Ward, who died Aug 25, 1978. A resident of the Eldon community since the 1920s, she and her husband operated Ward's Dairy until her retirement in 1949. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Eldon, the Happy Hour Club and the Friendly Neighbors Club. Survivors include: two sons, James Ward and Robert Ward, both of Eldon; one brother, Howard Beyer, Dallas; two grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Randall Bunch and the Rev. Clinton Wofford will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to Meals on Wheels, Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, October 23, 1992 Gary L. Ahart, 43, Eldon, died Thursday. He was born Dec. 29, 1948, in Eldon, a son of Fred and Jewell McCubbin Ahart. His mother survives in Eldon. He was married May 5, 1990, to Rita Steelman, who survives. He had been employed in construction and was a member of First Baptist Church in Eldon and AmVets at Rocky Mount Post No. 108. Other survivors include: one son, Scott Ahart, Tuscumbia; four stepdaughters, Jessica Nelson, Eldon, Shanell Kremer, Leah Cave, and Buffey Mathes, all of Jefferson City; one brother, Mike Ahart, Eldon; and three grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Randll Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Jarrett Cemetery, Iberia. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, October 9, 1992 Mamie Mulcahy, 84, Eldon, died Wednesday at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach. She was born Aug 19, 1908, in Eugene, a daughter of Sterling and Emma Roark Jenkins. She had been employed with Glazer Brothers in Eldon and Brown Shoe Co. in Versailles before her retirement. Survivors include: one son, Michael Mulcahy, Eldon; three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. James J. O'Sullivan will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, October 23, 1992 Janelle Ruby Crowder, 69, Brumley, died Thursday at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach. She was born April 4, 1923, in Spokane, Wash., a daughter of Carl and Beulah Leonard Jensen. She was married to Harold W. Crowder who survives at the home. She attended the Methodist Church and was a member of Brumley Fire Flies. Other survivors include: three daughters, Sharon Spicer, Brumley, Kay Crowder, Arcadia, Calif., and Linda Crowder, Brumley; one sister, Carlene Dalton, Brumley; three grandchildren and nine great- grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Greenmore Memorial Park Cemetery in Barnett. Visitation will be from 1-4 p.m. today at Hedges Funeral Home, Osge Beach. Memorials are suggested to Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital or to the charity of the donor's choice. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, October 4, 1992 Edna Irene Crum Turpin, 82, Eldon, died Saturday at St. Marys Health Center. She was born Dec. 27, 1909, in Enon, a daughter of Bill and Perline "Lina" Farris Bartsch. She was married June 2, 1931, in Eldon to Wade Amandus Crum, who died June 26, 1957. She was married June 1, 1961, in Versailles to Bob Turpin, who survives at the home. She lived on the Crum farm near Olean for more than 50 years. She was a member of the Mount Herman Extension Club, Olean Christian Church and Eastern Star Lodge of Eldon. Survivors include: a son, John Crum, Russellville; a daughter, Martha Lake, Olean; a sister, Opal Harrison, Eldon; four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m Monday at Griswold-Kays Chapel in Eldon, with Pastor Jim Crews officiating. Burial will be at the Olean Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, October 21, 1992 Mary Jane Fittro, 75, Eugene, died Monday at Meadowbrook Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 7, 1916, in Miller County, to Clyde and Mary A. Ahart Roark. She was married in 1932 to Carl Potts, who died in 1948. In 1968, she married Sam J. Fittro, who died in 198. She was a homemaker. Survivors include: two sons, Robert Potts, Eldon and Carl Potts, Jefferson City; six daughters, Mary Johnson, Hillsboro, Bettie J. Russell and Bonnie Wright, both of Fulton, Allyene Satathete, Wickup, Ariz., Faye Bond, Kansas City, Kan., and Norma Clancy, Clarksburg; two stepsons, Johnny B. Fittro, Springfield, and Ivan R. Fittro, Clovis, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Gola Barklay and Irene Johnson, both of Springfield; one brother, Bill Roark, Holts Summit; one sister, Lucy Sanning, Eldon; 22 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and one great- great-grandchild. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Tuscumbia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, October 21, 1992 Alvin Leon Carrender, 64, Henley, died Tuesday at Missouri Veterans Home in St. James. He was born July 7, 1928, in Henley, a son of James and Lydia Jukes Carrender. He was married June 10, 1950, in Tuscumbia, to Wanda L. Blackburn, who survives at the home. He was a graduate of Eugene High School and has been employed as a cement mason until retiring in1979. A World War II Army veteran, he was a member of Hickory Hill Baptist Church. Other survivors include: one son, Randall Carrender, Henley; six brothers, Gene Carrencer and Dean Carrender, both of Henley, Lawrence Carrender, Scott Carrender both of Jefferson City, August Carrender, Cleveland, and Gilbert Carrender, Manhattan, Kan.; one sister, Elnora Mathis, Kansas City; and two grandchildren. One son, Albin B. Carrender, died May 27, 1968. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Hickory Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. Shane Crum will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Buescher Memorial Home. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, September 28 1992 Lewis T. Allen, 77, Eldon died Sunday at Lake Ozark General Hospital, Osage Beach. He was born Jan. 19, 1914, in Miller County, a son of Ollie and Mary Ellen Odom Allen. On Nov. 27, 1935, he married to Nellie Platter, who died Dec. 24, 1967. He was married Sept 5, 1907, to Judith McGinnis, who survives of the home. A life-long resident of Miller County, he drove a school bus for 31 years for the School of the Osage. He was a member of the Church of God Holiness. Other survivors include: two daughters, Mary Lou Carlock and Judy Rush, both of Eldon; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon, with the Rev. Elton Hughes and the Rev. Ron Hershbarger officiating. Burial will be at the Riley Lamm Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lake Ozark General Hospital, Osage Beach. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, September 30, 1992 Nina Susan Franz, 92, formerly of Jefferson City, died Tuesday at Cass County Medical Center in Harrisonville. She was born April 29, 1900, in Tuscumbia, a daughter of David and Robertie Copeland Helton. She was married Nov. 10, 1943, in Tuscumbia to Leo E. Franz, who died Jan 23, 1983. She attended Miller County schools and was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include: three daughters, Lois Mansell, Raytown, Pauline Boyer, Jasper, and Gertrude Marie Holt, Pleasant Hill; 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and eight great-great- grandchildren. One daughter, Helen Bach, died in 1983. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Houser-Millard Funeral Home (Jefferson City). The Rev. Martin O. Hoyer will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery (Jefferson City). Visitation will be from 7-8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are suggested to the Head Injury Foundation or to Trinity Lutheran Church. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday September 14, 1992 Ora W. Matthews, 80, Eldon, died Saturday at Osage Beach Health Care Center. He was born July 8, 1912, in Tuscumbia, a son of James and Josephine Willis Matthews. He was a lifetime resident of Miller County. Survivors include: one daughter, Eva J. Vaughan, Centertown; one brother, Oliver Matthews, Tuscumbia; one sister, Bessie Lorey, Granite City, Ill.; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon, The Rev. Marvin Witt will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscumbia Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted under the Auspices of VFW Post No. 2442. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, September 23, 1992 Laura Josephine Skaggs Mohrman, 72, Shrewsbury, formerly of Iberia, died Monday at her home. She was born Feb. 25, 1920, in Miller County, a daughter of Theodore t. and Octavie M. Humphrey Skaggs. She was retired from Wohl Shoe Co. in Clayton and was a member of St. Louis Advent Christian Church. She also was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include: two sons, Billy J. Lewis, Overland, and Kerry M. Mohrman, St. Louis; three brothers, Rayborn Skaggs, Bunker Grant Skaggs, Iberia, and Gordon C. Skaggs, New London, Conn.; three sisters, Alma Myers, Lutesville, Nova Dake, Iberia, and Faye Lamb, St. Louis; and three grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Everett Parker will officiate. Burial will be in Union Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday September 20, 1992 Altha O. Robinett, 100, Brumley, died Friday at his home. He was born Oct. 13, 1891, in Brumley, a son of Samuel and Margaret White Robinett. He was married on May 12, 1912, at Brumley, to Julia Phillips, who died Aug 16, 1969. He was a retired farmer and had done some building construction work. He was a life-long resident of Brumley and was a member of the Rodden Church of Christ at Brumley. Survivors include: a son, Urshel Robinett, Vancouver, Washington; three daughters, Alta Phillips and Dorsie Robinett, both of Brumley, and Elsie Keeth, Crocker; two brothers, Troye Robinett, Wright City, and Olen Robinett, Henley; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. A saughter, Laurie, and a son, Sidney, preceded him in death. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia. Bro. Farris Wall will officiate. Burial will be in the Robinett Cemetery at Brumley. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, September 18, 1992 Beulah Lee Kaiser, 61, Brumley, died Friday at Still Regional Medical Center, Jefferson City. She was born Oct. 25, 1930, at Brumley, a daughter of Perry and Mary E. Luttrell Robinett. On March 17, 1948, she was married at Brumley to Louie E. Kaiser, who survives of the home. She was a life-long resident of Miller County. Other survivors include: four sons, James Kaiser, Howard Kaiser and Ronnie Kaiser, all of Brumley, and David Kaiser, Iberia; two daughters, Carol Cochran, Iberia, and Kathy K. Witt, Brumley; two sisters, Thelma Ayers, Eldon, and Gladys Luttrell, Brumley; two brothers, Russell Robinett and Cecil Robinett, both of Brumley; 11 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Hedges Funeral Home, Osage Beach, with the Rev. Hank Tannehill officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery, Kaiser. Visitation will be 6-7:30 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, September 11, 1992 Roy Walter Simpson, 87, Eugene, died Thursday at Still Regional Medical Center. He was born Aug 18, 1905, in Eugene, a son of Elias and Rachel E. Buster Simpson. A lifelong resident of Miller County, he retired from Spencer Well Drilling Co. He was a member of Eugene Christian Church and the American Legion and was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include: three sisters, Tina Binkley, Rosa Crumpley and Alice Jenkins, all of Kansas City. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home. The Rev. Gary Patterson will officiate. Burial will be in Eugene Cemetery. A military service will be conducted by VFW Post 2442. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, September 11, 1992 Charles J. Stickney, 66, Eldon, died Thursday at Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. He was born Sept. 26, 1925, in Eldon, a son of Charles H. and Stella E. Beard Stickney. He was married Aug. 10, 1960, in Eldon to Bonnie M. Kaiser, who survives. A World War II veteran, he had been employed with Eldon's street department and special road district. Other survivors include: one son, Charles D. Stickney, St. Elizabeth; three daughters, Charlotte Smith, Lake Ozark, Lafonda Stevens, Salem, and Karla Lietzke, High Point; five sisters, Treva Flaugher, Argrita Whittle, Josephine Ahart and Phyllis Green, all of Eldon, and Lyndal Stickney, Sedalia; and 12 grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Eastside Assembly of God Church in Eldon. The Rev. Buena Huffman will officiate. Burial will be in Big Rock Cemetery, Barnett. A military service will be conducted by VFW Post 2442. 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, Friday, September 11, 1992 Mildred Jane Hayes, 77, Eldon, died Thursday at Miller County Nursing Home in Tuscumbia. She was born June 15, 1915, in Camden County, a daughter of Oliver and Emma Walls Sousley. She was married Oct. 19, 1935, to Jess A. Hayes, who survives at the home. She was a homemaker and a member of Assembly of God Church in Eldon, the Women's Missionary Council, Mount Herman Extension Club and Gideons International Auxiliary. Other survivors include: four sons, Claude Hayes, Karl Hayes and Delbert Hayes, all of Eldon, and Charles Hayes, Springfield; six brothers, George Sousley, Willow Springs, Oliver Sousley, Belton, Audrey Sousley, Colorado Springs, Colo., Donald Sousley, Harrisonville, Norman Sousley, Kansas City, and Robert Sousley, Versailles; four sisters, Nellie Pipes, Tiny Vogt and Phyllis Johnson, Versailles, and Ethel Bishop, Kansas City; 12 grandchildren and eight great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Kenneth M. Hayes. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church in Versailles. The Rev. Roy Bennett will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore Memorial Park Cemetery in Barnett. Visitation will be from 6- 8 p.m. Friday at Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home, Versailles. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, September 14, 1992 John Shirber Davis, 67, Brumley, died Saturday at Memorial Community Hospital. He was born March 5, 1925, in Miller County, a son of William and Lela Miller Davis. He was married Sept. 9, 1945, in Brumley, to Verna Luttrell, who survives. He had been employed at Stanton Novelty Company in Lake Ozark before his retirement. He was a member of Church of Christ in Osage Beach. Other survivors include: two sons, Rick Davis and James Davis, both of Brumley; four daughters, Eula Rodden, Dorothy Robinett, Kathy Rodden and Thresa Plemmons, all of Brumley; one brother, Everett Davis, Versailles; three sisters, Ruby Walker, Sedalia, Geraldine Palmer, Brumley, Emmy Halterman, Kansas City; 16 grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Lake Chapel of Hedges Funeral Home in Osage Beach. Brother W. J. Stanley will officiate. Burial will be in Robinett Cemetery in Brumley. Visitation will be from noon until service time Tuesday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, September 14, 1992 Teresa E. Kempker, 88, Marys Home, died Saturday at her home. She was born March 29, 1904, in Marys Home, a daughter of Henry and Teresa Doerhoff Evers. She was married April 22, 1925, in Marys Home, to August H. Kempker, who survives. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church and Marys Home Senior Citizens. Other survivors include: three sons, Andrew Kempker, Eldon, Norbert Kempker and August Kempker Jr., both of Jefferson City; three daughters, Mary Ann Holzer, St. Martins, Dorothy Berendzen and Bernetta Adrain, both of Marys Home; 37 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, two step-grandchildren and two step-great- grandchildren. Services will be at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church. The Rev William Korte will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be until 8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Marys Home. A rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Our Lady of the Snows School, Marys Home. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, August 31, 1992 Clarence S. Wilson, 74, Iberia, died Saturday at the Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. He was born Nov. 23, 1917, in Miller County near Iberia, a son of McKinley and Laura Thompson Wilson. He served during World War II in the U. S. Army. He retired from civil service at Fort Leonard Wood in 1973. He was a member of the International Order of Oddfellows in Crocker and VFW Post 4956 in Crocker. Survivors include: three sons, Dudley Ray Brown, Sterlington, LA, Robert Wilson, Vallejo, Calif.; and Larry Wilson, Iberia; three daughters, Dolly Ware, Otterville, Patsy Harmon, Iberia, and Ollie Faye Wilson, Carrolton; two brothers, Archie Wilson, Vienna and Myrl Wilson, St. Charles; two step-brothers, Howard Jones, Mountain Grove, and Ralph Jones, Vienna; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia. Bro. Elton Dake will officiate. Burial will be in the Jim Matt Lawson Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4- 8 p.m. today at the funeral. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, September 6, 1992 Catherine M. "Katie" Kempker, 90, Marys Home, died Friday at Still Regional Medical Center. She was born April 13, 1902, in Marys Home, a daughter of Henry and Anna Hake Eichholz. She was married in October 1925 to Antone Lueckenhoff, who died June 20, 1932. She was married May 7, 1935, to Adolph B. Kempker, who died Aug 9, 1981. A homemaker, she was a life-long resident of Marys Home and a member of Our Lady of Snows Catholic Church, the Altar Sodality and the Marys Home Senior Citizens. Survivors include: three sons, Fred Lueckenhoff and Victor Lueckenhoff, both of Jeffeson City, and Alvin Kempker, Marys Home; three daughters, Anita Evers, Agnes Love and Martha Koetting, all of Marys Home; one brother, Lawrence Eichholz, St. Louis; 23 grandchildren; 25 great- grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Snows Catholic Church. The Rev. William Korte will officiate. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, Marys Home, with prayer services at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, September 4, 1992 Nellie Marie Plemmons, 70, Osage Beach, died Thursday at Still Regional Medical Center. She was born March 9, 1922, in Eugene, a daughter of Ben and Carrie M. Hinds Hodge. Her mother survives in Eldon. She was married April 14, 1942, in Brumley to Clay R. Plemmons, who survives. She was a resident of Cole and Miller counties and had been employed with Kirkwood Lodge. She was a member of Brumley Baptist Church. Other survivors include: five sons, Jimmy Plemmons, St. Louis, Jackie Plemmons, Brumley, Gregory Plemmons, state of Texas, Mark Plemmons, state of ennsylvania, and Michael Plemmons, Lake Ozark; three daughters, Vicki Williams and Yolanda Mims, both of the state of Florida, and Glenda Kehr, Eldon; three brothers, Benny Hodge, Truman Hodge and Tommy Hodge, all of Eldon; seven sisters, Jean Koons, Blue Springs, Myrtle Eth, Warsaw, Mary Lou De Moss, Kansas City, Kan., Ruth Ann Lathrom, Warsaw, and Kathy Novogradac, Gloria Jeter and Linda Vaughan, all of Eldon. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Brumley Baptist Church. James McGowin and Danny Graham will officiate. Burial will be in Hawkins Cemetery, Brumley. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, August 31, 1992 Ed A. Tellman, 79, Eugene, died Sunday at Still Regional Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1913, in Marys Home, a son of Charles and Josephine Evers Tellman. He was married Oct. 27, 1937, in Marys Home, to Nellie A. Feltrop, who survives at the home. He was a lifelong resident of Miller County and a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church and the men's altar sodality. Other survivors include: two sons, Edwin Tellman, Olean, and Daniel Tellman, Antioch, Calif.; one daughter, Linda Viet, Osage Bend; two foster sons, Al Kish, Marys Home, and Vince Evans, Kansas City; one brother, Joe Tellman, Bakersfield, Calif.; one sister, Cyrilla Doerhoff, St. Elizabeth; nine grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Marys Home. The Rev. William Korte will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Marys Home. A rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Marys Home School. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, September 3, 1992 Victor W. Holtmeyer, 59, Iberia, died Wednesday at his home. He was born Sept. 20, 1932, in St. Anthony, a son of Conrad and Hedwig Herx Holtmeyer. His mother survives in Iberia. He was married Aug 23, 1948, In Marys Home to Mararet E. Lepper, who died July 6, 1976. He had been employed as a plumber and an electrician. He was a member of Marys Home Council Knights of Columbus and Iberia V.F.W. Post. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Other survivors include: one son, Steven Holtmeyer, Iberia; three daughters, Deborah Cochran, Dixon, Mary Schulte, Iberia and Paula Luttrell, Brumley; seven brothersIgnatius Holtmeyer, Ralph Holtmeyer, Harold Holtmeyer, and Bernard Holtmeyer, all of Iberia, Raymond Holtmeyer, Clearfield, PA, Daniel Holtmeyer, St. Elizabeth and Roman Holtmeyer, Meta; two sisters, Margaret Buechter, St. Ann, and Marcella Bock, Meta. Services will be at 10 1.m. Saturday, at St. Anthony Catholic Church. The Rev. John Schutty will officiate. Burial will be in St. Anthony Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony parish hall. A prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Kathy-Jim Roberts Hospice of Sedalia. Arrangements are under direction of Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, August 17, 1992 Lenah B. Mills, 89, Springfield, died Saturday at Americana-Fremont Nursing Home in Springfield. She was born Aug 4, 1903, in Spring Garden, a daughter of Emil and Martha H. Steen Becker. She was married July 7, 1938, in Eldon to Leland O. Mills, who died Aug 14, 1896. She lived in Lake Ozark and Eldon most of her life prior to moving to Springfield in 1988. She was a graduate of Central Missouri State in Warrensburg and taught first grade at School of the Osage for 35 years prior to her retirement. She was a member and past president of Eldon chapter of A.A.U.W. and was a member of P.E.O., Euterpean Club, Miller County Retired Teachers and Miller County Historical Society. She was a member of Eldon United Methodist Church. Survivors include one sister, Eula Killian, Springfield. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Clinton L. Wofford will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Tuesday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, August 20, 1992 Arthur L. Phillips, 84, Tuscumbia, died Wednesday at his home. He was born Oct. 6, 1907, in Brumley, a son of Isaac and Nancy Hagerman Phillips. He was married Oct 23, 1935, in Brumley to Lena Mae Ash who survives at the home. A lifelong resident of Miller County, he was a retired farmer and a member of Brumley Christian Church. Other survivors include: one son, Lee Roy Phillips, Tuscumbia; two daughters, Bonnie Turner and Ellen Horton, both of Tuscumbia; two brothers, Harlan Phillips, Eldon and Nolen Phillips, Marshalltown, Iowa; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and five step- grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Bro. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Robinett Cemetery, Brumley. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to Brumley Christian Church Building Fund. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: December 21, 1939 Otto John Wall was born July 13, 1886 in Brumley, MO; passed away at the Veterans' hospital, Excelsior Springs, Mo., at the age of 53 years, 5 months and 1 day, Thursday, December 14, 1939. Otto was the son of Henry David and Mariah Catherine Wall, and spent his whole life on the farm where he was born. He was patient and kind at all times, always at his mother's side in prosperity or adversity. To know Otto was to love him. He was preceded in death by his father who passed away April 20th, 1916, and one sister, Susie, who died in infancy Feb. 2, 1899. He served in the World War from July 21, 1918 to Jan. 31, 1919. There are eight sisters and three brothers living--Alonzo T. Wall, Dora Nofsinger, Alpha Winnop, Edna Pemberton, Walksie Maltby, Joel B. Wall, Mary Williams, Ralph H. Wall, Nellie Jones, Luna Martin and Hazel Martin, all of whom were present for the funeral except Mrs. Winnop. He is also survived by his beloved mother, Mr. M.C. Wall. Services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church by Rev. J. C. Thompson and the Masonic Order, of which he was a member. The masons continued their services at the graveside. Burial was in the Hawkins cemetery with Adams & Casey funeral service in charge. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, 1968 Mrs. Naomi G. Casey, 82, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 1968, at the Pulaski County Hospital in Waynesville. Mrs. Casey was born July 29, 1886, near Iberia, the daughter of James Lewis and Francis Jane (Williams) Pemberton. She was married on March 5, 1908, at Tuscumbia to Ray Castleman Casey who preceded her in death on Sept 11, 1959. Mrs. Casey was a member of the Iberia Baptist Church and the Sunshine Circle. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Casey was preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, Mrs. Grethel Adams on Nov. 4, 1944 and Mrs. Glee Duncan on Nov 3, 1945; one grandson in infancy; four brothers, John R. Pemberton, L. P. Pemberton, Elbert Pemberton, and Wade Pemberton; and one sister, Mrs. Mahala Wall. Surviving are one son, Glenn E. Casey of Iberia; one brother, Wilbert Pemberton of Richland; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Iberia with the Rev. Jerry Walls officiating. Interment was in the Iberia Cemetery under the direction of the Stevinson Funeral Home of Iberia. Pallbearers were Jim Pemberton, Harold Pemberton, Emil Pemberton, Victor Pemberton, Hilary Pemberton, and G. R. Keeth. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, 1974 Relatives here received word of the accidental death of Weldon Mowery, 51, in a tree-cutting accident Friday, October 18, on his farm near Tamms, Ill. Mr. Mowery was using a power saw to cut up the root system of a huge tree that had been bulldozed from a hillside when a large piece of the root fell upon him, crushing his head. His brother, Dale, was working nearby at the time. Weldon was a son-in-law of Mrs. Troy Jones (Nellie Wall) and the late Mr. Jones, former Miller Countians now of Olmstead, Ill. Mr. Mowery was a community leader, having served on the board of education and board of directors for the Farm Bureau for many years. He was a member of the Beech Grove Methodist Church, a graduate of the University of Illinois and was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn; daughters Lynn and Barbara; his mother, Mrs Iola Mowery; a sister, Mrs. LaVerne Anderson, and brother Dale, all of Tamms. Relatives attending services on Monday included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Martin, Etterville; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Klug, Tuscumbia; Harold Pemberton, Iberia; Mrs. Irene Schlumbahm and Mrs. Jim Grinder, Jefferson City; Mrs. Luna Martin and Mrs Burl Gratney, Kansas City; Mrs. Coy Rose, Camdenton, and Mr. and Mrs. Don Pemberton, Cape Girardeau. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, 1964 Mrs. Edna Pemberton, 76, Iberia, died last Thursday (December 17, 1964) at the DePaul Hospital in St. Louis. Mrs. Pemberton was born Oct. 4, 1888, near Brumley, the daughter of Henry D. and Mariah Graham Wall. She was married Aug. 12, 1904, to Wade Pemberton, who survives. Edna Pemberton was a member of the Brumley Baptist Church and the Sunshine Circle in the area west of Iberia. Mrs. Pemberton was preceded in death by her parents, a son, a brother and three sisters. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Pemberton is survived by six sons, Emil Pemberton of Iberia, Lynn Pemberton of Coal City, Ill., Victor Pemberton of Overland Park, Kan., Donald Pemberton of Cape Girardeau, Harold Pemberton and Jim Pemberton, both of Iberia; seven daughters, Mrs. Wilma Birge of Bloomington, Ind., Mrs. Gretchen Jones of St. Louis, Mrs. Sylvia Atwill of Iberia. Mrs. Pauline Livingston of Sequin Wash., Mrs. Maxine Deardeuff of Oak Harbor, Wash., Mrs. Jean Keeth of Iberia and Mrs Janet Wilson of Springfield; 37 grandchildren, 20 great- grandchildren; three brothers, Lonnie Wall of San Gabriel, Calif., Joel Wall of Eldon, and Ralph Wall of Kansas City; and four sisters, Mrs. Walksie Maltby of Kansas City, Kan., Mrs. Nellie Jones of Olmsted, Ill., Mrs Luna Martin of Kansas City, Kan., and Mrs. Hazel Martin of Etterville. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Iberia with the Rev. Earl B. Brown officiating. Burial was in the Williams Cemetery, under the direction of the Scrivner-Stevinson Funeral Home of Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, 1966 Wade A. Pemberton, 82, of Iberia, died Thursday morning (April 14, 1966) at a Springfield Hospital. Mr. Pemberton was born June 10, 1883, in Miller County, the son of James Lewis and Fannie Jane Williams Pemberton. He was married Aug. 12, 1904, to the former Miss Edna Francis Wall, who died Dec. 17, 1964. A life-long resident of the Iberia, Mr. Pemberton attended the Baptist Church. Survivors include: Seven daughters, Mrs. Wilma Birge, Bloomington, Ind., Mrs. Gretchen Jones, St. Louis, Mrs Sylvia Atwill and Mrs. Jean Keeth, both of Iberia, Mrs. Pauline Livingston, Sequin, Wash., Mrs. Maxine Deardeuff, Oak Harbor, Wash., and Mrs. Janet Wilson, Springfield. Six sons, Emil Pemberton, Harold Pemberton and James Pemberton, all of Iberia, Lynn Pemberton, Coal City, Ill., Victor Pemberton, Overland Park, Kan., and Donald Pemberton, Cape Girardeau: one brother Wilbert Pemberton, Richland; one sister, Mrs. Naomi Casey, Iberia; 38 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church, Iberia, with Rev. Earl Brown and Rev. Jack Zike officiating. Burial will be in the Williams Cemetery near Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: New Iberian, 1974 Sylvia (Pemberton) Atwill Passes Away In our last issue of The New Iberian, we noted that Sylvia was nigh unto death. Her waning strength did not last her to live until this next issue came out. In fact, she passed away as we were in the midst of addressing and mailing that issue--Wednesday, February 13, at about 6:00 in the evening. Sylvia was born March 10, 1910, to Mr. and Mrs. Wade and Edna (Wall) Pemberton some six or seven miles west of Iberia. She was married to Spurgeon Atwill in Vienna, Mo., on June 3, 1942. Her husband survives her. Also surviving is an only son, Daniel K. Atwill, of Kansas City, Mo. Sylvia was a classmate of this editor and graduated from Iberia Academy in May 1930. She then went on to the Iberia Junior College and received a degree from that institution. She then furthered her education in attending Berea College, Berea, Kentucky. When she finished her work there, she returned to the faculty of Iberia Jr. College and the Academy where she had many interested students in the art of hand weaving and home industries. She studied at Iowa State University at Ames and also became a graduate of Lincoln University in Jefferson City. In her later teaching career she taught 18 years at the Iberia Public Schools as an elementary instructor. She retired from active teaching in 1970. At that time she was honored by her fellow teachers and the school administration. Sylvia leaves behind an outstanding group of brother and sister families. There are six Pemberton brothers: Emil, Harold and James of Iberia; Victor of Kansas City, Kans.; Don of Cape Girardeau and Lynn of Coal City, Ill. Her six sisters are: Mrs. Wilma Birge of Seymour, Indiana, Mrs. Gretchen Jones of Soddy, Tenn. and Okeechobee, Florida; Mrs Pauline Livingston of Sequim, Washington; Mrs. Maxine Deardeuff of Oak Harbor, Washington; Mrs Janet Wilson of Florissant, Mo. and Mrs. Jean Keeth of Iberia. Two granddaughters survive, children of her son, Danny Atwill. Funeral services for Sylvia were held in the Stevinson Funeral Home Chapel Saturday morning, February 16, at 11:00 with the Rev. Gary Gulley, minister of the local Church of the Nazarene, and Rev. Mark Richards of Jefferson City officiating. Pallbearers were her six brothers. She was laid to rest in the beautiful Iberia Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel Frances Jane Williams was born in Graves County, Kentucky, June 20, 1845, and died May 29, 1926, at the age of 80 years, 1 month and 8 days. At the age of thirteen she came with her parents to Miller County, Missouri. On March 1, 1866, she was married to James L. Pemberton. To this union eight children were born--three girls and five boys. All are still living except the oldest girl Sarah, who died in infancy. The others are: Mrs. D.G. Wall, John, Pressie, Wade and Mrs. R. C. Casey, all of Iberia; Elbet of Taney County, and Wilbert of Los Angeles, California. Her husband also survives, but was unable to be present at the time of her death, as he had undergone an operation in St. Louis only a few days before. She is also survived by one brother, James Williams. Funeral services were held in the yard of Mrs. Pemberton's home, Sunday afternoon, at three o'clock. Rev. Holt conducted the funeral services and the body was conveyed to the Williams Cemetery by Adams & Casey, undertakers. Card of Thanks: We wish to express our sincere thanks to our friends for the kindness shown us during the sickness, death and burial of our wife and mother--James Lewis Pemberton and Children. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, 1987 Martin Darrell Jeffries, 36, of Versailles died Wednesday, June 17, 1987, at the University of Missouri Health Sciences Center in Columbia. He was born Dec. 9, 1950, to the late James M. and Ina Pearl Jeffries. On Oct 4, 1986, he was married to Carol Stephens in Iberia. She survives at the home. Other survivors include a son, Marty Jeffries of Brumley; three daughters, Tammy Robinette, Ina Jeffries and Sonya Jeffries, all of Brumley; two step-children, Karen Bowman and Kenneth Bowman, both of Versailles; two brothers, Donald Jeffries of Brumley and Ronald Jeffries of Kaiser; a sister, Jean Fields of Kaiser; and six half- sisters, Lee Duncan of Eureka, Pauline Duncan of Pacific, Jo Ann Ballenger of Richland, Rome Rodden of Brumley, Doxie Plemmons of Crocker and Jimmie Wall of Iberia. A memorial service for Mr. Jeffries will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Brumley Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Caldwell. Arrangements were under the direction of Parker Funeral Service of Columbia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, 1995 Joseph "Red" Wickham, 78, of Granite City, Ill., died Saturday, Nov. 18, 1995. He was retired International Staff Representative and Sub- District Director of District 34 of the United Steelworkers of America in St. Louis. The son of Ray and Lucy Lurton Wickham of Tuscumbia, he was a graduate of Tuscumbia High School and attended the alumni reunion in Tuscumbia in October as a member of the 60-year class. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, December 1931 Lewis Pemberton, one of our county's best citizens, died Wednesday, December 16, at the old Pemberton homestead, west of Iberia. Mr. Pemberton, who was the father of a large family of children and held in highest regard by neighbors and friends, was 86 years old at the time of his death. He had often said that he wished to die on the old home place, and this wish was granted him, for he peacefully passed away there. He was united in marriage to Miss Fannie Williams. She passed away four or five years ago, but there are seven children who survive them. They are John, Press, Elbert, Wade, Mrs. D.G. (Mahala) Wall and Mrs Ray (Oma) Casey of Iberia, and Wilbert of San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Pemberton was a member of the Baptist church. Funeral services were conducted at the home Friday by Rev. Holt and burial was at the Williams cemetery, three-fourths mile from the Pemberton home. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, 1947 Dora Wall Nofsinger died Sunday, Aug 4, at a hospital in Kansas City at the age of 73 years. She had been in poor health for some time and had been hospitalized at various times in the past several months. Mrs. Nofsinger was born and reared in Miller County, the daughter of the late Henry D. and Mariah C. Wall. She had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Coy Rose and husband in or near Kansas City for many years. Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Coy (Eleanor) Rose and a granddaughter, Coylea Rose, of DeSoto, Kan.; three brothers, Lonnie Wall of San Gabriel, Calif., Joel Wall of Walnut Grove, and Ralph Wall of Kansas City; and seven sisters, Mrs. Hiram (Alpha) Winnop of Eugene, Oregon, Mrs. Wade (Edna) Pemberton of Iberia, Mrs. Ross (Walksie) Maltby of Kansas City, Mrs. A. A. (Mary) Williams of Brumley, Mrs Troy (Nellie) Jones of Golconda, Ill., Mrs Earl (Luna) Martin of Kansas City, and Mrs. Paul (Hazel) Martin of Etterville. One brother, Otto, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday afternoon, at Olathe, Kansas. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Funeral services for Mariah Catherine Wall, 91, who passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Williams, February 19, 1954, were conducted Monday, February 22 at 1:30 p.m. at the Brumley Baptist Church with Rev. J. O. Brown officiating. Internment was in the Hawkins Cemetery with funeral arrangements under the direction of the Hedges Funeral Home of Iberia. Mariah Catherine Wall, daughter of George and Eliza Graham, was born near Brumley, MO on July 3, 1862 and passed away Feb 19, 1954 at the age of 91 years 9 months and 16 days. On December 21, 1879, she was united in marriage to Henry David Wall and to this union nine daughters and four sons were born. One son, Otto, passed away in 1939 and one daughter died in infancy. Her husband preceded her in death in 1916. She united with the Brumley Baptist Church when a young girl, which was about 70 years ago, and remained faithful to the church all her life. She is survived by three sons and eight daughters, A. T. (Lonnie) Wall of San Gabriel, CA, Joel Wall of Walnut Grove, MO, Ralph Wall of Kansas City, KS, Mrs. Dora Nofsinger of DeSoto, KS, Alpha Winnop of Leaburg, Oregon, Mrs. Edna Pemberton of Iberia, Mrs. Walksie Maltby of Kansas City, KS, Mrs. Mary Williams of Brumley, MO, Mrs. Nellie Jones of Galconda, IL, Mrs. Luna Martin of Kansas City, KS and Mrs. Hazel Martin of Etterville, MO. She also leaves 54 grandchildren, 78 great-grandchildren and 9 great- great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. Two children were not about to be present at the funeral, namely: Mrs Winnop and Lonnie Wall. Pallbearers were: Glen Williams, Sherrill Wall, Forrest Wall, Hilgar Maher, Dorrel Wall and Emil Pemberton. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, 1934 Mrs. Mahala (Pemberton) Wall, Widow of D. G. Wall who died about a year ago, passed away at her home near Honey Springs school house at 10 o'clock a.m., Wednesday, January 10th. She had been a sufferer of cancer of the breast for some time and death came as the only relief. She leaves to mourn her departure the following immediate members of her family: one daughter, Mrs. Ruby Colvin of Kansas City, and sons, Virgil, Urshel, Hobert, Ora and Noble. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Ray Casey of Iberia, and five brothers, Preston, John and Wade Pemberton of Iberia, Elbert Pemberton of Crocker, and Wilburn Pemberton of the state of California. All attended the funeral except Wilburn. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. Virgil Smith of Brumley, were held Thursday and burial in the Williams Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, 1936 George Paris Wall, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wall, was born in the state of Virginia, on January 2, 1857. He passed away at the Latham hospital in California, MO., Sunday, August 2, 1936, being at the time of his death 79 years and 7 months old. He came to Missouri when a very small lad with his parents, who settled on a farm near Brumley in which community he lived all his life. His going is the last one of the James Wall family. He spent the largest part of his life on the farm with his brother Crocket, who preceded him in death about 4 years ago. He had five brothers and one sister, namely: William, who died in 1919, James, who died in 1915, Henry, who died in 1916, Crockett, who died in 1932, Floyd, who died in 1926, Daniel who died in 1933, and Fannie Plemmons, who died in 1934. Mr. Wall leaves to cherish his memory, 18 nieces and 10 nephews, many of whom are present today. He was a director of the Bank of Brumley in which capacity he served for many years. He united with the Baptist Church at Brumley several years ago in which church he kept his membership. He was a good man, well respected by everyone who knew him. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel Ralph Henry Wall, 2712 South 9th Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, was born March 11, 1900, and passed away Nov. 30, 1978. He was 78 years of age. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Wall, Brumley, Mo. He is survived by his wife, Thelma, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Connie Gratney, Prairie Village, Kansas; a son, W. Dean Wall, Olathe, Kansas; and four grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Walksie Maltby and Mrs. Luna Martin, Kansas City, Kansas; Mrs. Nellie Jones, Olmstead, Ill., and Mrs. Hazel Martin, Eldon, Mo. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Gates Chapel with burial in the Johnson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Wall was a Business Manager of the Trusswall Stone Co. for 42 years. He retired in 1968. He was a member of the Brumley Masonic Lodge, Abdallah Shrine and Abdiel Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Pallbearers were nephews: Harold and Victor Pemberton, Charles and Jack Martin, Sherril and Dorrel Wall. Those attending the funeral from Miller County were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Klug, Emil and Harold Pemberton and Mr. and Mrs. G.R. Keeth and daughter. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, Thursday, March 26, 1970 Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Phillips Chapel in Eldon for Joel Boyd Wall, 75, of Eldon, a retired stockman and trader. Mr. Wall died Tuesday morning, March 24, 1970, at the Miller County Nursing Home. He had been transferred there on Feb. 20, from Still Hospital, Jefferson City. He was born July 5, 1894, at Brumley, the son of the late Henry David and Mariah Catherine Graham Wall. On Oct. 4, 1914, he was married in Camden County to Mattie L. Thompson who survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Mary Catherine Farris of Barnett; three sons, Sherril L. Wall and Henry D. Wall of Kansas City, Kan., and Lilburn T. Wall of Republic; one brother, Ralph H. Wall of Kansas City, Kan.; four sisters, Mrs. Walksie Maltby and Mrs. Luna Martin of Kansas City, Kan., Mrs. Nellie Jones of Olmsted, Ill., and Mrs. Hazel Martin of Etterville; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mr. Wall was a past member of Brumley Masonic Lodge. The Rev. Eldon Myers will officiate at the funeral services. Burial will be in Hawkins Cemetery near Brumley. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, August 30, 1992 Clinton O. "Clint" Atkisson, 87, Kaiser, died Thursday at his home. He was born March 7, 1904, in Miller County, a son of James H. and Annie Thompson Atkisson. He was married Aug. 17, 1935, in Tuscumbia to Martha Maybelle Kerr, who survives at the home. A lifelong resident of Miller County, he was a farmer and worked at Osage Wood Products in Eldon for 20 years. He was a member of Riverview Baptist Church, in Osage Beach. Other survivors include: one son, Mike Atkisson, Kaiser; one daughter; Martha Jackson, Springfield; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Riverview Baptist Church. The Rev. Michael Parris will officiate. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery, Kaiser. Hedges Funeral Home, Osage Beach, is in charge of arrangements. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, August 28, 1992 Norris Waite, 77, Eldon, died Thursday at St. John's Medical Center, Springfield. He was born Sept. 15, 1914, at Iberia, the son of Elmer and Mae Belle James Waite. He was married Oct. 4, 1946, at Eldon to Lou Abbett, who survives of the home. A lifetime resident of Miller County, he was a member of First Baptist Church of Eldon. He was also a member of the Missouri Turkey Federation and a past member of the Eldon Lions Club. He was co-founder and operator of the Central Missouri Turkey Hatchery in Eldon for many years. He later founded and operated Waite's Feed and Farm Supply in Eldon. He owned and operated several farming and poultry operations in Central Missouri. He was honored on his 75th birthday as the longest tenured businessman in Eldon. He attended Tuscumbia High School. Other survivors include two sons, Shannon Waite, Mt. Vernon, Ill., and Mark Waite, Fort Worth, Texas; two daughters, Karen Conover, Jefferson City, and Martha Waite, Springfield; two brothers, the Rev. Ernest Waite, Westminster, Colo., and Gene Waite, Eldon; one sister, Irene Lamb, Bridgeton; and three grandsons. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Sharon Waite and one son, Norris Waite, Jr. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Eldon. The Rev. Donald E. Renken will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church, Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, August 27, 1992 Opal Edith Rains Barbour, 84, Eldon died Tuesday at Still Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan 13, 1908, in Eldon, a daughter of William and Abbie Mae Hutton Rains. She was married Dec. 10, 1932, in Tuscumbia to Charlie Barbour, who died April 19, 1979. A homemaker, she was a member of First Christian Church, Eldon. Survivors include: one son, Homer Tompkins, Eldon; two brothers, The Rev. Harry Rains, Lexington, and John Rains, Oakland, Calif.; three sisters, Bernice Taylor, Eldon, Ruby Forrester, Lexington and Lillian Bourisaw, Festus; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. David Grousnick will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by MJames7376 at aol.com: ANNA INEZ HOWSER BURRIS Anna Inez Howser Burris, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howser, was born in Morgan Co., Mo., March 5, 1926. She passed away in the Van Ravensway clinic at Booneville, Mo., February 16, 1945, at the age of almost 21 yeas. She had been ill for several weeks, pneumonia finally claimed her life. On September 28, 1943, she was united in marriage to Basil Edwin Burris, who is in the U. S. Armed Forces serving in France. To them a little son, Ronald Edwin, was born, who with his daddy survive Anna. Preceding her in death were her mother, Mrs. Robert Howser in 1929: a sister, Lela Howser, aged 26: two brothers, Willard, aged 27 and Roy aged two years. She leaves her fathr, Robert Howser of Rocky Mount, one sister, Mrs. Janie Hees of Rocky Mount, and two brothers, William Howser of Eldon and Clarence Howser of Rocky Mount; many other relatives and friends, who join in sorrow at the loss of one so youthful. At the age of 18 years, she became a christian and placed her membership with Blue Springs Baptist Church where she had attended when possible. Anna lived a short life, but she enjoyed many friends and the fullness of Christian fellowship. She was of a gentle, kind nature and was loved by everyone. She lost her mother when but a small child and grew to womanhood without a mothers care; but no finer example of Christian youth can be found than Anna . She will be sadly missed by her husband and baby and other dear relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted at the Eldon Baptist Church Sunday at 2 p.m. by Rev. Elmer Thacker of Eldon. Interment was in the Union cemetery by the Kays Funeral Home of Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, August 12, 1992 Ellis Shelton, 83, Fayetteville, Ark, died Tuesday at his home. He was born Jan. 3, 1909, in Dixon, a son of George W. and Cora B. Rhea Shelton. He was married Aug 10, 1940, in Springfield to Ruth Wiggins, who died Oct 25, 1990. On April 25, 1992, in Columbia, he was married to Mary J. Hare Covington, who survives at the home. He retired in 1976 as president of First National Bank, Fayetteville, and was serving on the Board of Directors of Worthen National Bank. He was a member of Arlington Masonic Lodge No. 346, Dixon, Royal Arch Masons, Far West Chapter No. 1, and Knights Templar Baldwin Commandry No. 4. He was former president of Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, former chairman of Washington County American Red Cross, Fayetteville United Way, and University of Arkansas Advisory Committee. He was a former board member of Little Rock Board of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Regional Association of National Banks. He was a member of St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, and had been a resident of Fayetteville since 1945. Other survivors include: one son, George E. Shelton, San Francisco, Calif.; one stepson, Scott Covington, Harrison, Ark.; three daughters, Rhea Shelton, San Francisco, Calif., Marcia Crumley, Philadelphia, Pa., and Patricia Pyle, Little Rock, Ark.; one sister, Mrs. Louise Schmidt, Escondido, Calif; two grandchildren and four step-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Birmingham-Martin Funeral Chapel, Dixon. Burial will be in Dixon Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, Ark., or to the American Diabetes Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, August 11, 1992 Bessie Mae Atwell, 90, Iberia, died Monday at Miller County Nursing Home near Tuscumbia. She was born Feb 28, 1902, in Cole County, a daughter of Clark and Mecina Templeton. She was married Aug. 17, 1919, in Alder Springs, to Roy S. Atwell, who died May 6, 1971. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Miller County. Survivors include: one son, Howard Atwell, Matthews; one daughter, Geraaldine Pendleton, Iberia; one brother, Edmond Templeton, state of Oklahoma; one sister, Evelyn Bernard, state of Oklahoma; 16 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and six great-great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four children. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Don Maples and the Rev. Haskell Orrick will officiate. Burial will be in Alder Springs Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, August 9, 1992 Francis M. Simpson, 83, Eldon, died Friday at her home. She was born Sept 1, 1908, at Brumley, a daughter of William and Emma Jane Wright Witt. On March 5, 1929, she was married at Tuscumbia to Carl Simpson, who survives of the home. A homemaker and a life-long resident of the Miller County area, she was a dog breeder for many years. After the death of a daughter, she raised four grandchildren as her own children. Other survivors include: a daughter, Laverne Ochocki, Chicago, Ill., a son, Bob R. Simpson, Demings, N.M.; 10 grandchildren, 10 great- grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. One daughter, Mary Lou Evans, preceded her in death. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Ninth Street Christian Church, Eldon, with the Rev. Don E. Renken officiating. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, August 5, 1992 Vesta V. May, 73, Eldon, died Monday at Still Regional Medical Center. She was born June 16, 1919, in Miller County, a daughter of Willard G. and Alma S. Atkinson Clark. She was married Feb 23, 1938, in Tuscumbia to Clay May who died Sept 13, 1983. She was a lifetime resident of Miller County and attended Bible Way Church of Eldon. Survivors include: four sons, Earl May, Eldon, Mearl May, Olean, Bearl May, Doniphan, and Willard May, Eastman, GA; one daughter, Corene Burks, Eldon; two brothers, Virgil Clark, Eldon and Paul Clark, Otterville; seven sisters, Eunice Bailey, Jewel Johnson, Mary Clark and Aulta Mason, all of Eldon, Velma Bailey, Iberia, Dorothy Dowey, Mammoth Spring, Ark., and Lois Cotton, Olean; 14 grandchildren and 26 great- grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bible Way Church of Eldon. The Rev. Marvin Witt will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. 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, Thursday, July 2, 1992 Preston Belk, 64, Ft. Smith, Ark., died Wednesday at Veterans Hospital in Little Rock. He was born Nov 11, 1927, in Iberia, a son of Pete and Ollie Fancher Belk. He was married Dec. 4, 1942, in Ft. Smith to Pauline Walker, who survives at the home. He was a retired businessman and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Other survivors include: three sons, Jimmy Adams and Patrick Belk, both of Ft. Smith, and Rick Belk, Alma, Ark.; three daughters, Diania Riggs, Linda Burkett and Sharon Rainwater, all of Ft. Smith; three brothers, Guy Belk, St. Louis, John Belk, Iberia, and Charles Belk, Jefferson City; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Brother Larry Young will officiate. Burial will be in Belk Cemetery, near Iberia. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Sunday until time of service. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, July 31, 1992 Finnis Wayne Roark, 69, Iberia, died Thursday at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1922, near St. Anthony in Miller County, a son of Rosco and Etta Bailey Roark. A lifelong resident of Miller County, he was a retired farmer. Survivors include: three brothers, Archie Roark, Tuscumbia, James Roark, Mountain Grove, and Bob Roark, Iberia; and two sisters, Lois M. Wall, Brumley, and Grace Flaugher, Tuscumbia. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Brother Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Livingston Cemetery, near Iberia. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, July 31, 1992 Kenneth Lyman Conner, 65, Kansas City, died Wednesday at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born Dec 6, 1926, in Eldon, a son of Edward F. and Anna Platter Conner. He was a 1945 graduate of Eldon High School and had lived in Kansas City for 45 years. He had been employed with Bendex for 37 years and was a member of Local Union No. 314 IAMAW. Survivors include: two sons, Preston Conner and Keith Conner, both of Kansas City; three brothers, William E. Conner, Burnham L. Conner and Truman E. Conner, all of Eldon; and one sister, Viola M. Kehr, Eldon. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Griswold-Kays Chapel, Eldon. The Rev. Tommy Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore Memorial Park, Burnett. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, July 30, 1992 Edith N. Livingston, 70, Iberia, died Wednesday at Memorial Community Hospital. She was born Jan. 8, 1922, in Ulman, a daughter of Victor and Lydia Bear Nixdorf. She was married Feb. 16, 1946, to Ellis Livingston, who survives at the home. She attended Tuscumbia High School and Iberia Junior College and completed her college degree at the University of Minnesota in Duluth. For several years, she worked in homebound teaching. She was a member of Iberia Congregational Christian Church, where she was active in music and sang with The Singables-a women's barbershop group. Other survivors include: two daughters, Lydia Jean Walters and Martha Livingston, both of Duluth, Minn.; three sons, Frank Livingston, state of California, Tom Livingston, Washington, D.C., and Andy Livingston, Duluth; two brothers, Homer Nixdorf, state of Florida and Paul Nixdorf, Kidder; and six grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Howard Schenk will officiate. Burial will be in Livingston Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, August 30, 1992 Regina Ann Schulte, 82, St. Thomas, died Saturday at St. Marys Health Center. She was born Dec. 15, 1910, at St. Elizabeth, a daughter of Joseph H. and Anna Dicknite Bax. On July 20, 1940, she was married at St. Elizabeth to Lawrence Schulte, who died on April 18, 1972. She attended the schools at St. Elizabeth. She was a member of the St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, St. Thomas; the St. Ann's Sodality, the Quilting Club, and the St. Thomas Over Fifty Club. A housewife, she had also been employed at St. Marys and St. Johns hospitals, both in St. Louis. Survivors include: two sons, Stanley Joseph Schulte, Maynard, Mass., and Larry H. Schulte, ST. Thomas; two daughters, Mary Ann Schulte, Kirkwood, and Lucinda A. Borgmeyer, Jefferson City; four brothers, Adolph Bax, Jefferson City, and Anton Bax, Vic Bax and Gus BAx, all of St. Elizabeth; two sisters, Catherine Hoecker, St. Elizabeth, and Martha Berendzen, Mary's Home; and three grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, with the Rev. Wayne Boyer officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at Knights of Columbus Hall, St. Thomas, with a vigil service at 7 p.m. Memorials have been suggested to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn. Arrangements are by Buescher Memorial Home. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, July 16, 1992 Cathy Schulte, 32, Iberia, died Wednesday at the University of Missouri- Columbia Hospital and Clinics. She was born July 27, 1949, in Iberia, a daughter of Robert and Delphine Bax Dickneite. Her parents survive in St. Anthony. She was married April 29, 1978, in St. Anthony to Richard Schulte, who survives. A 1977 graduate of St. Elizabeth High School, she was a secretary for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources from 1977 to 1981, then was a homemaker until becoming a bookkeeper for Schulte Construction Co. She was a member of ST. Anthony Catholic Church and the St. Anthony Park Board and had served as president of the St. Anthony Parish Council. Other survivors include: two daughters, Dana Schulte and Erica Schulte, both of the home; four sisters, Carolyn Kempker, Marys Home, Brenda Bax, St. Louis, Sheila Blomberg, Jefferson City, and Janet Carpenter, Memphis, Tenn.; two brothers, Kenneth Dickneite and Ryan Dickneite, both of St. Anthony; paternal grandmother, Cecilia Dickneite, St. Anthny; and maternal grandmother, Bertha Bax, Eldon. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. The Revs. Joseph Lorenz and John Schutty will officiate. Burial will be in St. Anthony Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony parish hall, with a wake service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to an educational fund for the Schulte children. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, July 16, 1992 Theodore Lindenbusch, 86, Iberia, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Care Center. He was born Jan. 23, 1906, in St. Elizabeth, a son of Henry and Mary Borgmeyer Lindenbusch. He was married Sept. 29, 1931, in St. Anthony to Mathilda Schulte, who did Jan. 1, 1953. A retired farmer, he was a lifelong resident of the St. Anthony community and had been employed with Independent Stave Co. in Eldon for more than 20 years. He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church. Survivors include: one son, Tony Lindenbusch, Iberia; one daughter, Nora Wilde, St. Elizabeth; one sister, Nettie Voss, Iberia; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. The Rev. John Schutty will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m. today at St. Anthony Parish Hall. A prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, July 15, 1992 Barbara Hawk, 49, Ulman, died Tuesday at the University of Missouri- Columbia Hospital and Clinics. She was born Oct. 23, 1942, in St. Louis, a daughter of Guy and Helen Spearman Flaugher. Her mother, Helen Livingston, survives in Iberia. She was married July 14, 1991, in Ulman to Kenneth R. Hawk, who survives at the home. She lived in Camdenton for more than 20 years before moving to Ulman in 1991. She was a homemaker and a member of Ulman Baptist Church. Other survivors include: two sons, Bryan Brotherton, Camdenton, and Paul Brotherton, Oxford, Ala.; one daughter, Dee Klein, Camdenton; two brothers, William Flaugher and Frank Flaugher, both of Iberia; one sister, Shirley Powell, Iberia; two half-sisters, Donna Welch, Dubuque, Iowa, and Elizabeth Cook, San Antonio, Texas; one stepbrother, Lemoine Livingston, Plantation, Fla.; two stepsisters, Deloris Grady and Janis Lawson, both of Iberia; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ulman Baptist Church. The Rev. Mark Kessler will officiate. Burial will be in Hickory Point Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. today at Stevinson- Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Memorials are suggested to Ulman Baptist Church Building Fund. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, July 15, 1992 Nina Fay Hickman, 73, Fulton, died Tuesday at Callaway Community Hospital, Fulton. She was born Sept 5, 1918, in Brumley, a daughter of Samuel R. and Sarah A. Neal Hickman. Survivors include: two brothers, Charles N. Hickman, New Bloomfield, and Rolland Hickman, Jefferson City; four sisters, Nelda M. Gaines, New Bloomfield, Betty Baker and Letty Cave, both of Jefferson City, and Doris Jones, Indialantic, Fla. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Debo Funeral Home, Holts Summit. The Revs. Ruth Rinne and Dennis Hudson will officiate. Burial will be in Gott Cemetery, Brumley. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, July 8, 1992 Ina B. Rodden, 77, Brumley, died Tuesday at Miller County Nursing Home in Tuscumbia. She was born Aug. 20, 1914, in Hancock, a daughter of James and Lillie Russell Moss. She was married Sept 6, 1933, in Jefferson City, to Earnest Rodden, who survives at the home. She was a homemaker and a member of Rodden Church of Christ in Brumley. Other survivors include: two sons, William Rodden and Franklin Rodden, both of Brumley; five daughters, Bertie Witt, Montreal, Gertie Witt, Brumley, Lois Luttrell, Eldon, Marjorie Stark, Tuscumbia, and Frances Swofford, Brumley; one brother, James Moss, Iberia; two sisters, Geneva Kelly, Iberia, and Zella Rodden, Brumley; 26 grandchildren, 51 great- grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Brother Farris Wall will officiate. Burial will be in Robinett Cemetery, Brumley. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, July 3, 1992 Dora Taylor Audley, 82, Eldon, died Thursday at Still Regional Medical Center. She was born Sept. 6, 1909, in Pleasant Hill, a daughter of Thomas H. and Nannie M. Brown Taylor. She was married in 1953 in Kansas City to Lawrence Audley, who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and had lived in the Kansas City area until moving to Eldon in 1989. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include: one brother, Donald L. Taylor Sr., Belton; and two sisters, Ruby James Smith, Barnett, and Irene Fleming Hoth, Versailles. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon, with the Rev. Bill Martin officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Lohman. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, November 18, 1999 Lectie Ponder, 89, Iberia, died Nov 16, 1999, at Miller County Nursing Home, Tuscumbia. She was born July 5, 1910, in Iberia, a daughter of Richard and Mary Lea Pankey. She was married Aug 19, 1939, in Archie, to Gordon D. Ponder, who died Dec. 3, 1970. A lifelong resident of Iberia, she worked for Kramel Wood Products until her retirement. She was a member of Hickory Point Baptist Church near Iberia. She is survived by one brother, Roy Pankey, Iberia. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. John Bouldrey and the Rev. Ken Gray will officiate. Burial will be in Hickory Point Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, November 16, 1999 Sidney E. Phillips Jr., 92, Brumley, died Nov. 15, 1999, near Brumley. He was born Oct. 17, 1907, a son of Sidney E. Sr. and Mendia Workman Phillips. He was married in 1939, in Brumley, to Faye Ruth Rodden, who died April 21, 1981. A farmer, he was a member of Jehovah Witness Church, Crocker. Survivors include one son, James Lee Phillips, Brumley, and one grandson. One daughter, Loretta Kay Phillips, died in 1965. No services are planned. The body will be cremated under the direction of Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, November 11, 1999 Margaret Helen Humphreys, 85, Tuscumbia, died Nov. 9, 1999, at her home. She was born Oct 26, 1914, in Montrose, a daughter of Ora P. and Edith May Silvers Whitfield. She was married April 22, 1933, in Iowa, to Marshall Eugene Humphreys II, who died March 10, 1972. A graduate of Trenton High School, she was a homemaker. She moved to Tuscumbia from Kirksville in 1937. She was a member of Tuscumbia Christian Church. Survivors include: one son, Marshall Eugene Humphreys III, Ulman; two daughters, Marjorie Ann Howard, Tuscumbia, and Martha Susan Grossman, Henderson, Nev.; three sisters, Edith May Long, Kansas City, Betty Jane Berry, Sunrise Beach, and Dorothy Ann Whitfield, Lee's Summit; nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great- grandchildren. One great-grandson preceded her in death. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Tuscumbia Christian Church. The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscumbia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the church. Memorials are suggested to the Tuscumbia Cemetery Fund, c/o Central Bank of Tuscumbia, or Tuscumbia Christian Church. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, November 9, 1999 Orville Floy Griffin, 86, Iberia, died Nov. 7, 1999, at Miller County Nursing Home, Tuscumbia. He was born June 15, 1913, in Miller County, a son of William "Bill" and Emma Gibson Griffin. He was married May 8, 1937, in Tuscumbia, to Mary E. Jones, who died Sept. 24, 1987. He retired in 1974 after 25 years as a construction lineman foreman for Gascosage Electric Co-Op in Dixon. He was a member of Iberia United Methodist Church. Survivors include: two daughters, Emogene McDonald and Connie Hammack, both of Iberia; one brother, Hubert Griffin, Grandview; three grandsons and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. RoseEllen Hoff and Wayne Vaughan will officiate. Burial will be in Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday. Submitted to Montgomery County GenWeb by Debra Anderson: OBIT:MONTGOMERY STANDARD, July 14, 1893 Randolph CO, MO - Sunday (Jul 9) Mrs. Elizabeth Witcher, age c 75y, wife of David H. Witcher, at Moberly. LIved at Mont City several years after the close of the war. Dau of Presley Anderson, Sr. who lived near Truxton. She marr twice, the first husband being named McNichols. Sister of Mrs. A.D. Pew who died at Moberly 2y ago. Submitted to Montgomery County GenWeb by Debra Anderson: OBIT:Paper not indicated. Copy forwarded by Mont. CO., MO Historical Society Died, Feb'y 15, 1898, William P.[Presley] Anderson at the ripe age of 64 years. At the time of his death Mr. Anderson was the oldest man in the county who was born in this county. He was a christian man, and possessed many of the christian graces, chief among which was patience and kindness. He is spoken of as one who never became irritable or spoke an unkind word. He became a member of the Brush Creek congregation of the C.P. Church in 1854. He was afterwards a member of the Clear Creek congregation in the south part of the county. He leaves to mourn his death five daughters and three sons. His wife [Elizabeth Wade Berger] who was a Miss Burger, daughter of the late Thomas Burger, died 14 years ago. Submitted to Montgomery County GenWeb by Debra Anderson: OBIT: Paper not indicated. Forwarded by Mont. CO, MO Historical Society MRS. LIZZIE MABRY DIED SATURDAY- Lizzie Anderson Mabry was born May 11, 1871 in Montgomery County near Danville, and passed away at her home in Montgomery City, May 5, 1940. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Anderson. She was married to Mr. H.T. [Henry Thomas] Mabry April 28, 1908. Mr. Mabry passed away March 30, 1932. Mrs. Mabry began teaching in 1893 and taught until May 1928. She taugh(sic) twenty years as primary teacher in Bellflower School. She was deputy for her husband and served two years and nine months as Recorder to finish his unexpired term. In 1935 the Circuit Clerk and Recorder offices were combined and Mrs. Mabry was appointed deputy by Mr. Everett Barton. She united with the Methodist Church of New Florence in early girlhood. After her marriage to Mr. Mabry she untied with the Presbyterian Church of Bellflower, Mo. She was the youngest of 8 children of which six preceded her to the Great Beyond. One sister, Mrs. Stone Reed [Elivra Stone Anderson Reed the w/o Ransom Rosel Reed] of Montgomery City. One stepson, his wife and three sons of St. Louis, nine nieces, 10 nephews are left to mourn her departure, and a host of relatives and friends. Loving memories of her faithful devotion to her family and friends will live on forever. Surely the Lord included her when he spoke to the faithful wervant in Matt:25: 21: "Well done thou good and faithful servant, Thou has been faithful over a few things. I will make thee Ruler over many things. Enter thou into the joys of the Lord." Short services were conducted at the home by the Montgomery City Presbyterian pastor. Afterwards services were conducted in Bellflower Presbyterian Church by Rev. W.C. Russell, the Montgomery City pastor assisting. The body was tenderly laid to rest by Mr. Mabry in the Mabry cemetery near Gamma. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, November 16, 1993 Eunice A. Lieurance, 89, Eldon, died Monday at Eldon Health Care Center. She was born Nov. 11, 1904, in Kirkland, Ill., a daughter of Bert and Ida Lyons Adams. She was married Sept. 29, 1923, in Rockford, Ill., to Walter Lieurance, who died Aug 19, 1976, She lived in Miller County from 1940-47, in El Paso, Texas, for 14 years and in Albuquerque, N.M., for 17 years. She lived in Eldon since 1976. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Eldon, the Lake Ozark Cabin Fever Quilting Guild and the Booneslick Quilting Guild. Survivors include: one daughter, Doris Wood, Eldon; two sons, Walter Lieurance Jr., El Paso, and Dwight Lieurance, Grant, NM; nine grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, November 16, 1993 Hilda Angeline Koetting, 82, Marys Home, died Monday at Jefferson City Manor. She was born March 22, 1911, in Meta, a daughter of Frank and Catherine Lock Rehagen. She was married April 17, 1934, to Lawrence Koetting, who died Oct. 31, 1987. She lived in the Marys Home community most of her life. She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Marys Home, and the Ladies Sodality. Survivors include: one daughter, Norma Lepper, Eugene; nine sons, Wayne Koetting, Eugene, James Koetting, David Koetting, Larry Koetting, Ronnie Koetting, and Bernard Koetting, all of Henley, Alfred Koetting, Osage Bend, Kenneth Koetting, Kansas City and Tom Koetting, Jefferson City; four sisters, Bernadine Rehagen, Jefferson City, Florentine Kempker, Eldon, Virginia Hennessey, Belleville, Ill., and Josephine Thien, Afton; one brother, Victor Bungart, Tacoma, Wash.; 35 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son in infancy. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church. The Rev. John Schutty will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Marys Home, with a rosary at 3 p.m. and a wake service at 7:30 p.m. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, November 11, 1993 Ruby J. Simpson, 84, Eldon, formerly of Eugene, died Tuesday at Eldon Health Care Center. She was born Jan 3, 1909, in Chicago, a daughter of Herman and Edith Doty Hessling. She was married July 4, 1936, to Beryl Simpson, who died July 19, 1977. A homemaker, she lived in Eugene for many years. She is survived by two sisters, Helen Schwieger, West Mount, Ill., and Viola Bradshaw, Alsip, Ill. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Burial will be in Eugene Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Friday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, November 11, 1993 Loyd G. “Pete” Whittle, 68, Eldon, died Tuesday at St. Marys Health Center, Jefferson City. He was born April 19, 1925, in Iberia, a son of Arlie and Ida Johnston Whittle. He was married Jan 30, 1946, to Agrita Stickney, who survives at the home. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator with Curtiss-Manes in Eldon for 28 years, retiring in 1990. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of Eldon VFW Post 2442 and the CIU Union, Alton, Ill. Other survivors include: three sons, Mike Whittle, Loyd “Bub” Whittle and Terry Whittle, all of Eldon; two daughters, Charita Dummermuth and Kimberly Robinett, both of Eldon; four sisters, Betty Parkhurst and Omega Baughman, both of Eldon, Letha Gentry, Reeds Spring, and Eula Witt, Ulman; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Military graveside honors will be presented by VFW Post 2442. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, November 10, 1993 Anna M. Luetkemeyer, 95, Jefferson City, died Tuesday at Villa Marie Skilled Nursing Facility. She was born Marcy 18, 1898, in St. Elizabeth, a daughter of Casper and Mary Stumpe Luebbert. She was married April 23, 1918, to Frank X. Luetkemeyer, who died Aug 27, 1964. A homemaker, she moved to Jefferson City from St. Elizabeth in 1964. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, St. Elizabeth. Survivors include: four sons, Albert Luetkemeyer and Ralph Luetkemeyer, both of St. Louis, Urban Luetkemeyer and Herman Luetkemeyer, both of Jefferson City; four daughters, Paulie Luetkemeyer, Ruth Kolb and Mary Luebbert, all of Jefferson City, and Helen Thessen, Columbia; one brother, Henry Luebbert, Overland Park, Kan.; 35 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and one great-great- grandchild. One son, Robert, preceded her in death. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. The Rev. John Degnan will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, St. Elizabeth, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, November 8, 1993 Martha C. Hein, 90, St. Elizabeth, formerly of Meta, died Saturday at the St. Elizabeth Care Center. She was born Oct. 20, 1903, in St. Thomas, a daughter of John and Olivia Schell Kern. She was married July 4, 1923, to Carl Hein, who died Oct. 2, 1960. She had worked for Western Union, San Francisco, for many years during and following World War II. She was a member of the St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Meta. She had been a resident of St. Elizabeth Care Center for the past two years. She is survived by one brother, Joseph Kern, Fulton; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be at noon Wednesday at the St. Cecilia Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Meta, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, December 9, 1993 John Paul Klug, 45, Springfield, died Tuesday at Springfield Residential Center, Springfield. He was born April 20, 1948, in Tuscumbia, a son of Bobby Lee and Pauline Martin Klug. His mother survives in Eldon. A graduate of Tuscumbia High School, he attended the University of Missouri-Columbia. He was an occupational therapist for several years. He previously was employed at Litton Industries, Springfield. He was a member of Tuscumbia Baptist Church. Other survivors include: one brother, Bobby Dale Klug, Gravois Mills; and a grandmother, Hazel Martin, Eldon. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Burial will be in Tuscumbia Cemetery, Tuscumbia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, November 8, 1993 James Roy Wall, 75, Iberia, died Saturday at Boone Hospital Center, Columbia. He was born October 15, 1918, in Camden County, a son of Guy and Betsy Duncan Wall. He was married January 6, 1987, in Tuscumbia, to Eileen Gardner, who survives at the home. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. He retired in 1974 after 30 years of service with Wagner Electric Corporation, St. Louis. He was a member of Hickory Point Baptist Church and the Iberia VFW Post 6167. Other survivors include two sons, Jim Wall, Topeka, Kan., and Jack Wall, Florida; one daughter, Julia Leighton, Detroit, Mich.; three brothers, Estal Wall, Iberia, Vestal Wall, Bonner Springs, Kan., and Gene Wall, Springfield, Tenn.; five sisters, Dorcas Keeth, Iberia, Eileen Collins and Ruth Lashley, both of St. Charles, Alice Wyrick, Jefferson City, and Wilma Goodson, Union; six grandchildren, one great- grandchild. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Larry Etherton will officiate. Burial with military rites will be in the Hickory Point Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 9011 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, November 6, 1993 Ivy G. Hendricks, 91, Eldon, died Thursday at Eldon Health Care Center. He was born Nov. 4, 1902, in Ulman, a son of Charles and Lucinda Harris Hendricks. He was married Nov. 13, 1932, in Ulman to Ruby McClain, who died Feb 18, 1972. He was a lifelong resident of Miller County and a member of Blue Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include: one son, Jim Hendricks, Eldon; one daughter, Evelyn McMillin, Kansas City, Kan.; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, one step-great-grandchild, and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Griswold Kays Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Marvin Witt will officiate. Burial will be in Dooley Cemetery, near Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, November 2, 1993 Irene Brumley, 81, Jefferson City, died Sunday at Memorial Community Hospital. She was born May 31, 1912, in Piedmont, a daughter of Clarence and Lillie Belle Twidwell Carpenter. She was married May 25, 1940, to Willard Brumley, who died Dec 18, 1981. She lived in Tuscumbia from 1960 to 1988, when she moved to Jefferson City. She retired from Kramel’s Wood Products, Iberia, in 1973. Survivors include: one son, Ed Montgomery, Jefferson City; and 11 grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Stevinson- Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Bro. Stan Way will officiate. Burial will be in Hawkeye Cemetery, Hawkeye. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. Wednesday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, November 2, 1993 Victoria Colvin, 74, St. Elizabeth, formerly of Iberia, died Sunday at Still Regional Medical Center, Jefferson City. She was born Oct. 22, 1919, in Iberia, a daughter of James and Margaret Fedorf Colvin. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mt. Union Church of Christ, near Brumley. Bro. Stan Way will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Stevinson- Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia.
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