Obituaries
Obituaries
There are many comfort foods you can bring to a grieving family. Casseroles and other
hearty meals are appropriate, but so are desserts like cookies and pies. You can try one
of the many Kulick pie recipes or try to make an Old Fashioned Funeral Pie. There are
also recipes for traditional funeral cookies or you can just make your favorite cookie
recipes for the family. Any foods or desserts will be appreciated during this difficult time.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, January 8, 1995
Bonnie F. Leslie, 72, Jefferson City, died Friday at Capital Region
Medical Center-Memorial Campus. She was born Nov. 16, 1922, in
Etterville, the daughter of Ollie and Edith Johnson Bond. She was
married Dec. 21, 1941, in Montgomery City, to Lansford Leslie, who died
Oct 15, 1984.
She was employed by Stride-Rite Shoe, Tipton, for 30 years before
retiring in 1984. She was a lifelong resident of Etterville and the
Jefferson City area.
Survivors include: one son, Gerald Leslie, Russellville; two brothers,
Earl Bond, Rocky Mount, and Raymond Bond, Macon; four grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren. Two daughters and a son preceded her in
death.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Brent Newton will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery,
Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, January 6, 1995
Maj. Lewis E. Morris, 89, Jefferson City, died Thursday at Capital
Region Medical Center-Still Campus. He was born May 29, 1905, in Eldon,
a son of Attison and Rose Lee Living Morris. He was married in 1928, in
Jefferson City, to Floy Russell Hampton, who survives at the home.
A graduate of Eldon High School, he attended the University of
Missouri-Columbia. He received a law degree from LaSalle University and
a pharmaceutical degree from Bowlen Institute of Pharmacy.
An appointee to West Point, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II
and retired at the rank of major. He was employed by Abbott Laboratory
for 20 years. He was then employed for 30 years by Texas Pharmaceutical
Chemical Co., Dallas.
He was a member of First Baptist Church, the American Legion, the
Disabled American Veterans, the Order of Lafayette, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was a
charter member of the DeMolay Chapter.
Other survivors include: one son, Jack Morris, Sedalia; one sister,
Iris Christopher, Warrensburg; eight grandchildren, seven
great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Buescher Memorial Home. The
Rev. Thomas W. Nelson will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview
Cemetery (Jefferson City). Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday.
Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor?s choice.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, October 3, 2005
Harold L. Wickham, 70, St. Louis, died Wednesday, September 28, 2005, at
St. Louis. He was born September 15, 1935, in Tuscumbia, the son of
Raymond and Lucy Ida (Lurton) Wickham.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Patsy Wickham of the home; two
daughters, Susan Baker, St. Louis and Patricia McNatt, Jonesboro,
Arkansas; two grandchildren, Sam Baker and Patrick Baker; one brother,
Gerald Wickham, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Private funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Ocotber 1,
2005, at Phillips Funeral Home in Eldon. Burial was in the Tuscumbia
Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Mo.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, January 3, 1995
Services were today for Rea L. Snodgrass, 88, Eldon, who died Saturday
at Eldon Healthcare Center, Eldon. He was born Dec. 7, 1906, in Olean,
a son of Milton G. and Mary Leona Atkinson Snodgrass. He was married
Aug 25, 1950, in Yellville, Ark., to Virginia Lee Teaff, who died June
4, 1975.
A graduate of Sedalia Business College, he owned and operated Snodgrass
Men?s Wear, Eldon, for 33 years until his retirement in 1980. A U.S.
Army veteran of World War II, he served in the Army Reserve for 30 years
until his retirement as a lieutenant colonel.
He was a member of the Lions Club, the American Legion, the Eldon
Masonic Lodge, and Scottish Rite Abu Ben Adhem Shrine Temple,
Springfield. He was also a member of the Reserve Officers? Association
and First Christian Church, Eldon. He served on the Eldon Board of
Education and was active in the American Red Cross and Meals on Wheels.
Survivors include: one son, Kent J. Snodgrass, Bella Vista, Ark.; three
daughters, Rita Rea Kays, Columbia, Gini Dee Guinn, Broomfield, Colo.,
and Mimi Lee Deese, Winfield, Ala.; one brother, Max Snodgrass,
Jefferson City; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services were at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. David Grousnick
officiated. Burial was in Eldon City Cemetery, Eldon.
Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, Eldon, or to the
American Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, January 3, 1995
Donald E. Jeffries Jr., 34, Springfield, Ill., died Monday at St. John?s
Hospital, Springfield. He was born July 16, 1960, in St. Louis, a son
of Donald Sr. and Zelpha Jones Jeffries. His parents survive in Troy.
He was married Dec. 13, 1980, to Lila D. Hobbs, who survives at the
home.
He was employed as a counselor for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation
center. He is also survived by one sister, Laura Schupman, Troy.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
Burial will be in Jeffries Cemetery, near Brumley. Visitation will be
from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday.. Memorials are suggested to the Asthma
Association.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, January 1, 1995
Helen U. Setser, 86, St. Louis, formerly of Mary?s Home, died Friday at
Delmar Gardens Nursing Center, St. Louis. She was born Sept. 13, 1908,
in Mary?s Home, the daughter of Hiram and Malinda Kohensky Hart. She
was married to Cletis Setser, who preceded her in death. Survivors
include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Phillips funeral Home, Marys
Home. The Rev. Clarence Burton will officiate. Burial will be in Our
Lady of the Snows Cemetery, Mary?s Home. Visitation will be from 2-8
p.m. Monday. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, September 25, 2005
Ruby Fern Burks, age 91, of Iberia, died Thursday, September 22, 2005, at her
daughter?s home in Springfield.
Survivors include: one son, Redus Burks of Iberia; two daughters,
Vernelle Butler of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Vera Burks of Springfield; one
sister, Artie Osborne of Ontario, Canada; 12 grandchildren, 20
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27, at Rekus Funeral
Home in Iberia. Interment will be in Livingston Cemetery near Iberia.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to St. John?s Hospice in
Springfield.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Hershel ?Doc? Simpson, 85, Eldon, died Sunday, September 25, 2005, at
Jefferson City. He was born September 25, 1920, the son of Okie Simpson
and Colena (Hagens) Simpson. He was married July 23, 1940, to Wilma
(Porter) Simpson, who survives.
Other survivors include three daughters, Judy Tucci, Kansas City, Kan.,
Anne Jones and husband Andy, Kansas city, Mo. and Jean Berry, Eldon; 10
grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren;
one sister, Jean Parkison, Iberia.
Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at
Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday, September 29, 2005 at the funeral home.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Harvey James Moad, age 66, of Eldon, passed away Monday, September 26,
2005, at his home. Survivors include: his wife, Jenni R. Hale Moad, of
the home; two sons, Jeffery Moad and Jet Moad, both of Eugene, Mo.;
three daughters, Veeda Hale-Radilla, Tanna Lewis, both of Jefferson City
and Shelley Ward, of Eldon, Mo.; two brothers; five sisters; 22
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be this evening from 4-8 p.m. at Weber and Sons Funeral
Home in Russellville. Funeral services will be held at Spring Valley
Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2005. Burial will be
in Henley Cemetery in Henley, Mo.
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Obituary: Jefferson Citu Post Tribune, Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Cletis S. Strange, age 90, of Eldon, Mo., died Tuesday, September 20, 2005, in
Eldon, Mo. He was born on June 9, 1915 in Bagnell, Mo., a son of Lemuel and Rebecca
(Conner) Strange. He was married on December 25, 1937 in Eldon, Mo. to Freda Quinn.
He was a Sunday school teacher for the Bagnell Baptist Church for many years, as
well as many other church associated activities.
He was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was employed by Cook's Garage for over 20
years. He was also employed with Hebel Buick Garage and then with Howerton Electric
retiring in 1977. He enjoyed golf and bowling. He was a current member of the First
Baptist Church of Eldon, Missouri. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and
brother. He will be dearly missed.
Survivors include: his spouse of 67 years, Freda Strange, of the home; one daughter
and son-in-law, Joyce and Ken Rader, of Eldon; grandchildren, Stacey Rader, of St.
Louis, and Todd and Sarah Rader, of Eldon; one great-grandson, Jude Radar, of Eldon;
four brothers, Gaylord Strange, Glenn Strange, and Jerry Strange, all of Eldon;
Forrest Lee Strange, of Newport News, Virginia; two sisters, Flossie Callison, of
Eldon, and Lorraine Anderson, of Lebanon, Mo.; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law,
Jay & Dixie Quinn, of Eldon. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Roy,
Alfred, and Desmond Strange; and by sisters, Ola Bledsoe, Euneva Brown, and one
infant sister.
Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 5-8 p.m. at the Phillips Funeral Home
in Eldon. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 22 at the
Phillips Funeral Home in Eldon with Rev. Jay Quinn, Dr. Randall Bunch, and Rev. Bob
Buster officiating. Burial will be held in the Eldon City Cemetery, Eldon.
Memorials are suggested to the Riley Lamm Cemetery.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, July 24, 1997
Clifford Edwin Wood, 30, Eldon, died Tuesday in an auto accident one
mile east of Eldon. He was born July 9, 1967, in Cole County, a son of
Ralph J. and Bernice Rogers Wood. His parents survive in Eldon. A
lifetime resident of Miller County, he was a pole man for a surveying
company.
Other survivors include: two brothers, Calvin Wood, Eldon, and Mike
Wood, California; one sister, Crystal Bukowsky, Eldon; and maternal
grandmother Bertha Rogers, Linn Creek.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home. The
Rev. Fred Perkins will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, July 24, 1997
Clarence B. Irwin, 76, Iberia, died Wednesday at his home. He was born
Dec. 29, 1920, in Bagnell, a son of Vincent A. and Annie M. Belcher
Irwin. He was married Dec. 19, 1946, in Iberia, to Ida Wilson, who
survives at the home.
An Army veteran of World War II, he received four Bronze Stars. He was
a farmer and worked in civil service at Fort Leonard Wood for 20 years.
He attended Faith Tabernacle Church near Iberia, and was a member of
Iberia VFW Post 6167.
Other survivors include: one son, Michael L. Irwin, Iberia; one
brother, Vencil Irwin, state of North Carolina; one sister, Dora
Alexander, Eldon; and four grandchildren. One son, Gary Irwin, died in
December 1995.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. John Bouldrey will officiate. Burial, with military honors, will
be in Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30-8 p.m. Friday.
Memorials are suggested to Ellis Fischel Cancer Center.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, July 23, 1997
Gene R. Waite, 80, Eldon, died Monday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. He was born Aug. 9, 1916, in Iberia, a son of Elmer
S. and Mae James Waite. He was married Aug. 19, 1944, to Phyllis
Christine Backlund, who died Feb. 14, 1987. He was married Oct. 24,
1987, to Kathryn Bell Bauer, who survives at the home.
A Tuscumbia High School graduate, he earned a bachelor?s degree in
agricultural science from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He
served in the U.S. Naval Air Corps and the Navy during World War II. He
owned and operated Central Missouri Turkey Hatchery.
He was president of the Missouri Turkey Federation and director of the
National Turkey Federation. He was a member of the Eldon and Jefferson
City country clubs. He was a lifetime member of the Miller County
Historical Society. He was a former member of the board of directors at
Mercantile Bank, Eldon. He was a past member of the Eldon Volunteer
Fire Department. He was a member of First Christian Church, Eldon.
Other survivors include: two sons, Lt. Col. Jeffrey A. Waite, Silver
Springs, Md., and Lt. Col. Michael S. Waite, Arlington, Va.; one
stepson, Jeffrey H. Bauer, Blue Springs; three stepdaughters, Jennifer
B. Collett, Mission Hills, Kan., Jacquelyn H. Johnson, Independence, and
Dr. Janet L. Bauer, Hartford, Conn.; one sister, Irene Lamb, Bridgeton;
and 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church, Eldon.
The Rev. Stephen Buchholz will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Phillilps Funeral
Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, July 29, 1997
Lester C. Davis, 94, Camdenton, died Monday at Windsor Estates Nursing
Home, Camdenton. He was born Nov. 16, 1902, in Brumley, a son of E. C.
and Rebecca Welchonch Davis. He was married Sept. 22, 1929, in
Decaturville, to Effie J. Gregory, who survives at the home.
A lifetime resident of the Lake area, he worked as an auto mechanic with
a local Chevrolet dealership first owned by Jack Farmer, then John
McCrory and finally Cliff Hulett. He worked with Bledsoe Conoco prior
to retirement and was a member of Buffalo Prairie Baptist Church.
Other survivors include: three sons, Robert Davis, Camdenton, Freddie
Davis, Springfield, and James C. Davis, St. Peters; two sisters, Gladys
Brown, Osage Beach, and Pauline Scrivner, Valley Center, Kan.; three
grandchildren, two step grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. One
son preceded him in death.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Buffalo Prairie Baptist Church,
Montreal. The Rev. Don Young will officiate. Burial will be in
Montreal Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Allee-Reed
Funeral Home, Camdenton. Memorials are suggested to Montreal Cemetery.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Tuesday, July 22, 1997
Goldie G. Colson, 92, Eldon, died today at the Eldon Health Care Center.
She was born Sept. 3, 1904, in Olean, a daughter of Mason and Lula
Crisp Haynes. She was married Aug 3, 1929, in Trenton, to Archie M.
Colson, who died Aug. 31, 1972.
She was a bank teller at Citizens Bank of Eldon for a number of years.
She was a member of the First Christian Church of Eldon and a member of
the Miller Rebekah Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include one niece, Shirley Barks, Pharr, Texas, and one
nephew, Charles A. Pope, Bowling Green.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Dub Inlow will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery,
Eldon. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials are
suggested to the First Christian Church of Eldon or the American Heart
Association.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, July 28, 1997
Frank K. Hibdon, 66, Eldon, died Saturday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. He was born June 6, 1931, in Eldon, a son of Frank T.
and Ellen Irene Kelsay Hibdon. He was married in 1959 to Mary Ann Swarz
who died Dec. 30, 1984. He was married Aug. 15, 1987, to Marion Worthey
Davidson, who survives at the home.
He served in the Air Force for 20 years until his retirement in 1971 as
a master sergeant. A resident of the Eldon area since the late 1970s,
he owned and operated Montgomery Ward catalog stores in Eldon and
California. He was a former resident of the state of Texas.
He served as Eldon city clerk and was associated with the Tradin? Place
Antique Mall, Eldon. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Eldon,
the IOOF Lodge, the Rebbekah Lodge and the Masonic Lodge of Eldon.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Dooley Cemetery,
Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today, with IOOF services at 7
p.m. Memorials are suggested to the Frank Hibdon Memorial Fund, c/o the
family.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, July 20, 1997
Sandra Kate Kathleen Jefferies, 69, Brumley, died Friday at her home.
She was born Feb. 4, 1928, in Miller County, a daughter of Reuben and
Georgia Scott Ballenger. She was married July 14, 1946, in Eldon to
William Walter Jefferies, who died March 3, 1996.
She was Brumley?s postmaster for more than 20 years before retiring.
She was a member of Brumley Christian Church, where she served as
secretary and treasurer.
Survivors include: two son, William ?Bill? Clark Jefferies, Midlothian,
Texas, and Thomas L. Jefferies, Newburn, Tenn.; four daughters, Rebecca
Ann Tetley and Sherry Jo Glawson, both of Iberia, and Susan Kay Wilson
and Shelley Rae Byrd, both of Brumley; one brother, Jesse Ballenger,
Richland; one sister, Jeanne Kremer; 13 grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Gene
Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Hawkins Cemetery near
Brumley. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to the Brumley Christian Church Building Fund.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, July 16, 1997
Sylvia Arnold, 86, Eldon, died Sunday at Lake of the Ozarks General
Hospital, Osage Beach. She was born Sept. 24, 1910, in Zebra, a
daughter of Walter A. and Amanda Thompson Arnold.
She attended First Baptist Church, Eldon, and worked as a housekeeper at
Lodge of the Four Seasons. She is survived by one sister, Mae Arnold,
Eldon and one brother, Lester Arnold, Eldon.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in New Hope
Cemetery, Kaiser. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Unknown publication, March 1967
Funeral services for Walter Anderson Arnold, 95, a retired farmer of the
Prewitt's Corner community, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Riverview
Baptist Church with the Rev. George Cox officiating. Burial was in
Zebra Cemetery under direction of Kays Funeral Home of Eldon. Mr.
Arnold died Wednesday, March 15, (1967) at his home.
Mr. Arnold was born October 25, 1871 in Miller County, to Henry Newton
and Martha Arnold. He was married in January, 1900 to Amanda Thompson,
who preceded him in death. He was a Veteran of Spanish American War and
was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss Sylvia Arnold and Miss Mae Arnold,
both of Lake Ozark; one son, Lester Arnold, of Modesto, Calif.; four
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, July 23, 1997
Lois Alene Karr, 64, High Point, died Tuesday at Boone Hospital Center,
Columbia. She was born Aug. 3, 1932, in Pulaski County, a daughter of
Henry and Annie Morgan Allen. She was married July 14, 1967, in
Lebanon, to Orvil Karr, who died in 1994. She was a homemaker and a
member of the Olean Christian Church.
Survivors include: two daughters, Glenda Schwintek, and Kathy
Jefferies, both of High Point; one brother, Gene Allen, Swedeborg; three
granddaughters and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Weber and Sons Funeral Home,
Russellville. The Rev. Jim Kruse will officiate. Burial will be I High
Point Cemetery, High Point. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to the Olean Christian Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, July 16, 1997
Ruby Irwin, 84, Iberia, died Tuesday at Lake of the Ozarks General
Hospital, Osage Beach. She was born March 14, 1913, in Pulaski County,
a daughter of George W. and Della Gibson Long.
She was married Dec. 13, 1935, in Iberia, to Clate M. Irwin, who died Aug 6, 1982.
She worked as a housekeeper at Holiday Inn, Lake Ozark, until her retirement.
Survivors include: two sons, Danny Irwin, Iberia, and Kenneth Irwin,
Lake Ozark; three sisters, Nadine Duncan, Crocker, Millie Rowland,
Richland, and Geraldine Shelton, Brumley; one brother, Farris Long,
Iberia; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. One son, Larry
Dale, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Concord Christian Church near
Crocker. The Rev. Lee Todd will officiate. Burial will be in Crocker
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Rekus Funeral
Home, Iberia.
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Obituary: Jefferson Cith Post Trubune, Thursday, July 17, 1997
Leona R. Robinett, 72, Tuscumbia, died Wednesday at Capital Region
Medical Center-Southwest. She was born May 22, 1925, in Maries County,
a daughter of William J. and Betsy Doishie Humphrey Morrow. She was
married Oct. 25, 1941, in Brumley, to Nole Robinett, who died March 3,
1997.
A machinist at Pryor Novelty in Tuscumbia for 20 years, she attended the
Church of Christ in Brumley.
Survivors include: seven daughters, Mary Barnhart, Montreal, Marjorie
Forbis, Alice Ash and Cindy Colvin, all of Iberia, Betty English, Eldon,
Debbie Davenport, Ulman, and June Kaiser, Brumley; one son, Leslie
Robinett, Columbia; one brother, Charles Morrow, Holts Summit; four
sisters, Faye Morrow, Bonner Springs, Kan., Brooksie Sons, Jefferson
City, Delphia Sons, Brumley, and Maye Duncan, Iberia; 15 grandchildren
and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Robinett Cemetery
near Brumley. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, July 14, 1997
Eileen M. Wall, 78, Iberia, died today at Miller County Nursing Home,
Tuscumbia. She was born Oct. 13, 1918, in Miller County, a daughter of
Monroe and Effie Jane Maxwell Gardner. She was married Jan 6, 1987, in
Tuscumbia, to James Roy Wall, who died Nov. 6, 1993. she was a
homemaker.
Survivors include: two brothers, Harold Gardner and Earl C. Gardner,
both of Iberia; one sister, Helen Stockton, Kansas City; four
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. One daughter preceded her
in death.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Kenneth Gray will officiate. Burial will be in Hickory Point
Cemetery, near Iberia. Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, July 14, 1997
Bernice L. Taylor, 80, Eldon, died Friday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Madison. She was born Jan. 21, 1917, in Eldon, a daughter of
William F. and Addie Mae Hutton Rains. She was married Dec. 24, 1936,
in Eldon to Daniel O. Taylor, who died Feb. 14, 1994.
A homemaker, she lived in the Eldon area for most of her life. She was
a member of Eldon United Methodist Church and a 24-year member of Miller
Rebekah Lodge No. 324.
Survivors include: one son, Jim Taylor, Eldon; three daughters, Joyce
Schulte and Vicki Moritz, both of Eldon, and Linda Wilson, Linwood,
Kan.; two brothers, John Rains, San Diego, and Harry Rains, Lexington;
one sister, Ruby Forrest, Lexington; 13 grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren. One son, Daniel R. Taylor, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. Clinton F. Wofford will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to the Diabetes Foundation.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, July 13, 1997
Victor Keith, 83, Eldon, died Friday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Madison. He was born Jan. 12, 1914, in Iberia, a son of General
S. and Louisa Melviney West Keith. He was married Oct. 2, 1966 in Edina
to Kathren Chrisman, who survives at the home.
A lifelong resident of Miller County, he retired from Waites Feed and
Farm then worked at Eldon Wal-Mart for 10 years as a greeter. He was a
member of Eldon Assembly of God Church, where he was song leader.
Other survivors include one stepson, Carlos Chrisman, Ottumwa, Iowa; one
stepdaughter, Maxine Kirkpatrick, Eldon; one sister, Gertrude Payne,
Waterloo, Iowa; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. One
daughter and an infant son preceded him in death.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Revs. George Flora and Gene Cain will officiate. Burial will be I Eldon
City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to the Capital Region Cancer Center.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, July 8, 1997
James Kelly Pool II, 59, Jefferson City, died Sunday at St. Mary's
Health Center. He was born March 19, 1938, in Jefferson City, a son of
Cance A. and Goldie Cardwell Pool. He was married Sept. 1, 1962, in
Jefferson City, to Mary Julia Andrae, who survives at the home.
A graduate of local public schools, he received a bachelor's degree in
1960 from the University of Missouri. In 1963 he graduated from the
Judge Advocate General's school of the U. S. Army at the University of
Virginia. He served as a captain in the Judge Advocate General Corps,
Fort Lewis, Wash., until 1966, when he returned to Jefferson City. He
practiced law locally for the next 30 years. He was a member of the
Cole County, Missouri and American Bar associations, and Jefferson City
Country Club.
Other survivors include: three sons, Dr. Henry A. Pool, Greensboro, N.
C., Scott R. Pool, Jefferson City, and James K. Pool III, Dallas; and
two grandsons.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Cathedral. The Rev.
Christopher Cordes will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today at Buescher Memorial
Home. Memorials are suggested to the Sheltered Workshop.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, July 7, 1997
Harley Ben Lupardus, 86, Ulman, died Saturday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. He was born July 22, 1910, in Miller County, a son of
Henry B. and Lena Lamb Lupardus. He was married May 17, 1930, in
Tuscumbia to Jean Margaret Beard, who died July 29, 1996.
During World War II, he worked as a carpenter in the woodworking shop at
Ft. Leonard Wood. A lifelong resident of the Ulman area, he worked as a
road grader operator for the Miller County Road District.
He was a member of Ulman Christian Church, where he served as a deacon
and board member. He was a member of the Ulman Community Center, and a
past school board member for District 90.
Survivors include: four sons, Jack Lupardus, Eugene, Richard Lupardus,
Iberia, and Benny Lupardus and David Lupardus, both of Tuscumbia; one
sister, Joan Schraer, Ulman; 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild. One son, Kenneth Raymond Lupardus,
preceded him in death.
Services will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, near Tuscumbia. Visitation will
be from 4-8 p.m. today at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Memorials are
suggested to the Ulman Community Center.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, July 7, 1997
Virgie O. Woody, 88, Iberia, died Sunday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. She was born Feb. 12, 1909, near St. Anthony, a
daughter of Davis S. and Josephine Whitaker Woody.
She returned to Missouri in 1974 after her retirement from Cudahay Meat
Packing Company, Wichita, Kan. She was a member of Brays Advent
Christian Church, Iberia, where she was a former Sunday school teacher.
She was a member of the Iberia Community Club and former secretary of
the local OATS organization. She is survived by nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
The Rev. Earl Skidds will officiate. Burial will be at Brays Cemetery,
Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials are
suggested to the Brays Cemetery Association or the Brays Advent
Christian Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, June 22, 1997
Myrtle L. Fowler, 100, Versailles, died Friday at Good Shepherd Nursing
Home, Versailles. She was born Aug. 9, 1896, in Miller County, a
daughter of Mose and Lucinda Hite Richardson. She was married in
December 1931 to Wendell Fowler, who died Dec. 2, 1971.
A member of Second Baptist Church, Versailles, she was involved with the
senior citizens OATS bus.
Survivors include: two sons, Kenneth Webb, Stover, and James ?Bill?
Fowler, Kansas City; two daughters, Kathryn Fowler and Genevie Strother,
both of Kansas City; 15 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren
and great-great-grandchildren. A son, Norman Fowler, and two daughters,
Alberta Burris and Lulu Mae Scroggins, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Second Baptist Church. The Rev.
Robert Ross will officiate. Burial will be in Versailles Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, July 3, 1997
Ellen E. Henley, 96, Eldon, died Tuesday at Eldon Health Care Center.
She was born Aug. 6, 1900, in Miller County, a daughter of Isaiah and
Martha Jane Mosley Bunker. She was married Aug. 3, 1919, in Tuscumbia,
to William Arthur Henley, who died Oct. 31, 1980.
She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, Eldon. She was
director of the nursery department at the church for many years. She
lived most of her life in Miller County and was a former school teacher
in rural schools. She worked at Carp?s Department Store in Eldon for
more than 15 years, retiring in 1966.
Survivors include: two daughters, Betty J. Vance and Maxine Henley,
both of Eldon; nine grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, six
step-great-grandchildren and one step great-great-grandchild. One
daughter, Dorothy Engle preceded her in death.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church. The Rev.
Randall Bunch and Don Currence will officiate. Burial will be in Dooley
Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today at Phillips
Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church
Memorial Fund.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, July 6, 1997
Floyd S. Boltz, 92, Jefferson City, died Thursday at Capital Region
Medical Center-Southwest. He was born Dec. 31, 1904, in Bagnell, a son
of Cordell and Ida Kehr Boltz. He was married July 21, 1929, in
Jefferson City to Edith C. Blackburn, who died Dec. 26, 1989.
A lifelong resident of the Central Missouri area, he attended school in
rural Miller County. He was employed as an engineer with the Missouri
Pacific Railroad from 1926 until his retirement in 1970. He was a
member of First Baptist Church and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Survivors include: one son, Harold D. Boltz, Kansas City; two sisters,
Minnie Brown, Columbia, and Margaret Bear, state of South Carolina;
three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be conducted later. Private graveside services
and burial will be in Hawthorn Memorial Gardens (Jefferson City).
Arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, July 3, 1997
Ted Sons, 71, Iberia, died Tuesday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. He was born Sept. 10, 1925, in Brumley, a son of
Grant E. and Martha M. Witt Sons.
A resident of the Kansas City area for most of his life, he worked in
construction. He is survived by one sister, Becky Knight, Kansas City,
Kan.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Dennis Nichols will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Union
Cemetery, near Brumley. Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. Saturday.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, July 1, 1997
Raymond Paul Oligschlaeger, 75, New Bloomfield, died Saturday in New
Bloomfield. He was born Oct. 2, 1921, in St. Elizabeth, a son of
William F. and Pearl Boedicker Oligschlaeger. A World War II Navy
veteran, he worked as a horse trainer at Timberline Stables for the last
12 years.
Survivors include: one daughter, Darlene Waybright, Auxvasse; one
stepdaughter, Shirley Miller, Portland; one stepson, Glenn Yoakum, St.
Louis; four grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Debo Funeral Home,
Fulton. He will be cremated.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, July 1, 1997
Leonard Thomas Kemper, 74, Eldon, died Sunday at his home. He was born
Jan. 7, 1923, in Crest, a son of Thomas J. and Minnie Belle Ford Kemper.
He was married April 15, 1950, in Harrisonville, to Juanita Marguerite
Young, who survives at the home.
An Army veteran of World War II, he worked for Southern Pacific Railroad
in Roseville, Calif., returning to Eldon in April of this year. He was
a member of the Assembly of God Church.
Other survivors include: two sons, Donald L. Kemper, Eldon, and David
M. Carroll, Citrus Heights, Calif.; one daughter, Barbara Hansard,
Clarkdale, Ga.; and seven grandchildren. One son, Jerry D. Kelly,
preceded him in death.
He was cremated under the direction of Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
cremains will be interred at a later date in Pleasant Hill.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, June 18, 1997
Isabelle Marie Stuckenschneider, 84, St. Elizabeth, died Tuesday at St.
Elizabeth Care Center. She was born Sept. 17, 1912, in Scotland, Texas,
a daughter of Henry P. and Philomina Knabe Vandeven. After the death of
her parents, she was adopted by her aunt, Adhelaide Vandeven Manning.
She was married Sept 16, 1939, in St. Louis, to John C.
Stuckenschneider, who died April 19, 1993.
She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church,
St. Elizabeth, St. Ann?s Sodality and the W.P.F.A.
Survivors include: two sons, John N. Stuckenschneider, Jefferson City,
and Joe Stuckenschneider, Arnold; five daughters, Norma Beck, St.
Elizabeth, Pat Pickles, Livermore, Calif., Mary Stuckenschneider,
Shawnee Mission, Kan., and Janet Mehmert and Linda Epstein, both of
Jefferson City; 22 grandchildren, seven step grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. The
Rev. John Degnan will officiate. Burial will be in St. Lawrence
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Rekus Funeral
Home, St. Elizabeth, with a senior citizens rosary at 4 p.m. and a
rosary at 7:30 p.m.
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Obituary; Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, June 8, 1997
Cora Jane Salmons, 95, Jefferson City, died Saturday at Capital Region
Medical Center Southwest (Jefferson City). She was born Sept. 10, 1901,
in Aurora Springs, a daughter of James W. and Melissa Marriott Grace.
She was married to Andrew Bellman, who died Dec. 20, 1961. She was
married Aug 25, 1979, in Jefferson City to Jacob R. ?J.R.? Salmons, who
survives at the home.
A graduate of Jefferson City High School, she had worked as a bookkeeper
for Tweedies Footwear and later as a clerk for the Division of Tourism.
She was a member of First Baptist Chutch. Other survivors include three
nieces and one nephew.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Buescher Memorial Home. The
Rev. Harold Norfleet will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview
Cemetery (Jefferson City). Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Monday. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, June 11, 1997
James Alfred Patterson, 71, Tuscumbia, died Tuesday at his home. He was
born Aug. 29, 1925, in Ulman, a son of James W. and Ruth Elizabeth
Graves Patterson. He was married June 10, 1951, in Kansas City, to
Betty Jean Simpson, who died Oct. 10, 1994.
An Army veteran of World War II, he was employed by Crown-Zellerbach
Flexible Packaging, St. Louis, until his retirement. He returned to
Tuscumbia in1982, and was a lifetime member of the VFW and a supporter
of the Miller County Sheriff?s Association.
Survivors include: three sons, Bill Patterson, Stanton, Neb., James
Douglas Patterson, Tuscumbia, and David Patterson, Elsberry; five
daughters, Betty Otto, North Little Rock, Ark., Terry Hooks, Auxvasse,
Debbie Plummer, St. Charles, Darla Kane, Ulman, and Deya Patterson,
Tuscumbia; eight brothers, Babe Patterson, Maurice Patterson and Marvin
Patterson, all of Ulman, Bob Patterson, Eldon, Warren Patterson, William
Wendell Patterson and Harold Patterson, all of Tuscumbia, and Donald
Patterson, Oak Harbor, Wash.; two sisters, Elsie Yates, Osage Beach, and
Carolyn Pryor, Eldon; 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Jackson Cemetery, near
Ulman, Gene Edwards will officiate. Visitation will be from noon-3:30
p.m. Thursday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Memorials are suggested to
the American Cancer Society.
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Obituary; Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, June 8, 1997
Mary E. Snelling, 94, Richland, died Friday at Lake of the Ozark General
Hospital, Osage Beach. She was born July 17, 1902, in Camden County, a
daughter of Derrick and Mary McDowell Jeffries.
She was married in 1923 to Robert Snelling, who preceded her in death. She was a
homemaker and a member of New Hope Freewill Baptist Church in Kaiser.
Survivors include: one son, Floyd Snelling, Richland; six grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death
by one son, Vivian Loyd Snelling, and one daughter, Leslie Lee Bilyeu.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Hedges Funeral Home, Osage Beach. The Rev.
Ralph Byrd will officiate. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery, Kaiser. Visitation
will be from 7-9 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, June 10, 1997
Leora P. ?Lee? Deardeuff, 79, Eldon, died Sunday at Eldon Healthcare
Center. She was born May 15, 1918, in Maries County, a daughter of
Albert and Francis Jane Stamper Fulkerson. She was married April 20,
1935, to Leonard Leslie Deardeuff, who died Sept. 23, 1972. She was a
member of the Christian Church.
She is survived by one cousin, Nadine Thomas, Brumley, and two nieces.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Madden Cemetery near
Iberia. The Rev. Quintin Davis will officiate. Arrangements are under
the direction of Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, June 6, 1997
Helen Cantwell, 93, Eldon, died Thursday at Eldon Healthcare Center.
She was born Nov. 16, 1903, in Ulman, a daughter of John L. and Margaret
Emily Graham McCommons. She was married Dec. 5, 1928, in Boonville, to
Burleigh H. Cantwell.
A Tuscumbia High School graduate, she attended Marinell Beauty Culture
School in St. Louis. She opened LaJene Beauty Shop in 1926, which later
became Cantwell?s, retiring in 1969. She was active in the National
Hairdressers Association, the Chamber of Commerce and Republican
politics. She was a member of the Ozark Whirlers Square Dance Club, the
Central Missouri and State Cosmetology Associations, and was a member of
Eldon United Methodist Church. She is survived by nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Clinton F. Wofford will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscumbia
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Saturday. Memorials are
suggested to the 50/50 Class of Eldon United Methodist Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, June 9, 1997
Walter Gail Burks, 85, Excelsior Springs, formerly of Iberia, died
Saturday at his home. He was born Feb. 10, 1912, in Ulman, a son of
Walter and Ida Bass Burks. He was married June 7, 1930, to Pearl Marie
Miller, who died Feb. 9, 1951. He was married Aug 11, 1956, in Rolla,
to Minnie Helton Eifert, who died Dec. 30, 1981.
He was a farmer in the Iberia area for most of his life. He was a
member of Ulman Christian Church.
Survivors include: one son, James Burks, Excelsior Springs; one
stepdaughter, Shirley Carver, Roach; one sister, Glee Carico, Jefferson
City; two grandchildren a number of step-grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Quintin Davis will officiate. Burial will be in Iberia Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, June 12, 1999
Louis Colvin, 69, Iberia, died June 10, 1999, at his home. He was born
Aug. 17, 1929, in Miller County, a son of Lonnie and Sarah Shelton
Colvin. He was married Sept. 25, 1951, in Tuscumbia, to Billie Ann
Moffitt, who survives at the home.
He was a member of Pleasant Christian Church, Iberia. He was a veteran
of the Korean War. He was a life member of VFW Post No. 6167, Iberia;
and Harry Herron Disabled American Veteran Post, Waynesville. He had
been employed in Civil Service at Fort Leonard Wood as a heavy equipment
operator. He retired in 1979.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Peggy Layman, Crocker, and
Kathy Duncan, Iberia; two brothers, Dalla Colvin, Iberia, and Dennis
Colvin, Crocker; one sister, Delores Colvin, Macks Creek; five
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Crocker Christian Church. Bro.
Rick Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Iberia Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Monday at Crocker Christian Church.
Memorials are suggested to Lake Ozark Hospice, Crocker.
Arrangements are under the direction of Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home.
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Obituary: Kansas City Star, August 19, 1990
Thelma L. Wall, 88, died August 15, 1990 at Providence Place Nursing
Home in Kansas City, KS. She was born in Brumley and was married August
25, 1920 to Ralph H. Wall, who died November 30, 1978.
Mrs. Wall had lived in the Kansas City, KS area since 1922. She was a
former member of the Brumley Christian Church, Argentine Garden Club,
the Rebekah Lodge and Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include a son, Dean Wall of Olathe, KS; a daughter, Connie
Gratney of Basehor, KS; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Highland Park Chapel with
the Rev. Steve Shaw officiating. Burial was in Johnson County Memorial
Gardens Cemetery. The family suggests memorials to the Arthritis
Foundation.
(Thelma was the daughter of Ida Maude McCullough.)
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, June 1, 1997
Clem Kempker, 68, Eugene, died Friday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. He was born March 23, 1929, in Eugene, a son of Clem
H. Sr. and Rosa M. Bungart Kempker. He was married May 22, 1954, in
Mary?s Home to Rose Marie Adrian, who survives at the home.
A lifelong resident of Eugene, he was employed as a foreman with the
Missouri Department of Corrections and retired in 1991. A Korean War
veteran who served in the Army and Navy, he retired with 32 years in the
National Guard and Army Reserve.
He was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Mary?s Home;
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2442 in Eldon; American Legion Roscoe
Enloe Post 5 in Jefferson City; and the Non-Commissioned Officers
Association.
Other survivors include: three daughters, Dianne M. Goetz, Henley,
Donna Richards, Osage Beach, and Nancy Griffin, Jefferson City; four
sons, Roger F. Kempker and Russ Kempker, both of Jefferson City, Rick
Kempker, Madison, Ind., and Ken Kempker, Hoffman Estates, Ill.; one
brother, Ronald Kempker, Eugene; three sisters, Betty Groose, Eugene,
Mary Doerhoff, Ankeny, Iowa, and Evelyn Wedel, West Des Moines, Iowa;
and 20 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Snows Catholic Church.
The Rev. William Korte will officiate. Burial will be in the church
cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral
Home, Mary?s Home, with a senior citizens rosary at 3 p.m. and a prayer
service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Our Lady of Snows
Parish.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, June 4, 1997
Truman Dake, 80, Iberia, died Monday at Miller County Nursing Home. He
was born Jan. 29, 1917, in Miller County, a son of Joseph A. and Josie
Lee Dake. He was married Nov. 15, 1949, in St. Louis, to Nova Skaggs,
who survives.
He worked for Monsanto Chemical in St. Louis until his retirement. A
Marine Corps veteran of World War II, he was a member of Iberia American
Legion Post 105 and the National Rifle Association.
Survivors include: two half brothers, Thomas Lee, state of Florida, and
Jefferson Lee, Joplin; and two half sisters, Marie Helen Bryant and
Wanda Faye Garducci, both of Florida. One child preceded him in death.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Brays Advent Christian Church
near Iberia. The Rev. Earl Skidds will officiate. Burial will be in
Union Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at
Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, June 4, 1997
Beverly Knaebel, 42, Jefferson City, died Tuesday at St. Mary?s Health
Center. She was born Oct. 28, 1954, in Tuscumbia, a daughter of Harold
and Elsie Pierce Ekstam. Her mother survives in Eugene. She was
married Dec. 19, 1992, in Eugene, to John R. Knaebel, who survives at
the home.
She was a member of Eugene Christian Church. She did volunteer work for
Cole County Residential Services. She was a production worker for
Capital Projects Workshop.
Other survivors include: two brothers, James Ekstam, Henley, and Ronald
Ekstam, Eugene; and one sister, Barbara Farris, Eugene.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Bro. Jason Haley will officiate. Burial will be in Eugene Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the
Epileptic Foundation.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, December 1939
Otto John Wall was born July 13, 1886, in Brumley, Mo.; he passed away
at the Veteran?s Hospital, Excelsion Springs, Mo., at the age of 53
years, 5 months and 1 day, Thurs. 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.
A bright, friendly smile,
A cheerful word to all,
A kindly, helpful neighbor,
This was Otto Wall.
And he said, "The greatest commandment of all is that ye love one another."
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Death Notice: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1944
This community was shocked last Saturday night when the sad news came
that Mrs. Loran Adams had passed away. Mrs. Adams, the former Miss
Grethel Casey, gave birth to a daughter about ten months ago and since
that time her health condition grew from bad to worse. About two months
ago she submitted to a major operation at the Burge Hospital in
Springfield, Mo. Since she did not recover satisfactorily from this
operation, she was taken to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis two weeks ago
last Monday for observation and treatment. Apparently seeming to have
improved, she was brought back and was at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Casey west of Iberia, when she suffered the fatal attack
Saturday night. She is said to have been feeling as well as usual up to
within a short time of the attack when she took to vomiting. Her
condition immediately became alarming and Dr. Gould and the Adams &
Casey ambulance service were called from Iberia to rush her to St.
Mary'!
s Hospital in Jefferson City. She died enroute to the hospital before reaching
Tuscumbia.
The body, which lay in state here at the Adams & Casey funeral parlors,
was viewed by hundreds of sympathizing relatives and friends. Funeral
services will be held at the Public High School auditorium here this
Wednesday afternoon, at 2:00 O'clock, conducted principally by Dr. G.
Byron Smith, president of Iberia Junior College. Interment will be in
the Iberia cemetery.
Mrs. Adams leaves to mourn her untimely death her husband and two small
children; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Casey; a brother, Glenn, in the
military service somewhere in the European war theatre; a sister, Mrs.
Byron Duncan of Cole Camp, Mo., and a host of other relatives and true
and devoted friends. Complete obituary will appear next week.
Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1944
God in his infinite love called to his heavenly home Grethel Adams on
Saturday, November 4, 1944. Grethel was born to Ray and Oma Casey on
December 8, 1914, at their home near Iberia. She attended her local
grade school until graduating and in the year 1929 she entered Iberia
Academy, from which she graduated with the class of 1933.
Her childhood days were sweet and happy, her kindness and friendship
were enjoyed by all her young companions and schoolmates, and this can
be attributed to her with her many friends in later life.
She was married to one she dearly loved, Loran Adams, on March 4, 1933,
and to them were born two children, Leon age nine years and their baby,
Ann, age eight months.
She leaves to cherish her dear memory, her husband and the two children,
father and mother; one sister, Mrs. Glee Duncan, of Cole Camp; one
brother, Glenn Casey, who is now serving his country with the armed
forces somewhere in Italy, and many relatives and friends who loved her
as their own.
Her religious faith was with the Baptist denomination, in which her
membership has been with the Iberia church.
The body lay in state at the funeral home from Sunday, Nov. 5th, to
Wednesday, Nov. 8, where several hundred of her friends came to pay
their last respects. Funeral services were held at the high school
auditorium Wednesday afternoon, November 8th, with Prof. G. Byron Smith
and Rev. Merle Bandy officiating. The music and songs were in charge of
the Baptist Church. Burial was in the Iberia Cemetery.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, October 1999
Jimmy Dwane Colvin, 67, Iberia, died Oct. 1, 1999, at his home. He was
born Sept 12, 1932, in Crocker, a son of Charles and Janice Shelton
Colvin.
A Navy veteran, he worked as a foreman for Campbell Industries in
National City, Calif., for 25 years before retiring in September 1995.
He belonged to Iberia VFW Post 6167 and enjoyed woodworking, hunting and
fishing.
Survivors include: one son, Tony Charles Colvin, Siloam Springs, Ark.;
four daughters, Timolyn Jo Colvin, Brumley, Kelly D?Ann Imo, Orlando,
Fla., Dana Lynn Henderson, Iberia, and Nikole Lee Johnson, Kaiser; one
brother, Dr. Ronald Wright, Puyallup, Wash.; two sisters, Ruth Murray,
Kansas City, Kan., and Dianne Barmore, Moore, S.C.; and nine
grandchildren.
Graveside services with military honors will be at 2 p.m. today at Mount
Union Cemetery near Brumley. The Rev. Mark Kessler will officiate.
Memorials are suggested to Lake Ozark Area Home Health Agency and
Hospice.
Wife - Linda Ruth Williams, daughter of Adron and Mary Wall Williams.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, April 1993
Frank A. Dickerson, 80, of Atlanta, Ga., died April 25, 1993, at his
home. He was born June 3, 1912, at Iberia to T. W. and Anna Hill
Dickerson. On Nov. 14, 1932, he was married to Grace Snelling of
Tuscumbia, who survives at the home.
Mr. Dickerson lived most of his life in Iberia. He was in banking for
more than 40 years, serving the Bank of Iberia where he retired as
executive vice president, the Bank of Crocker and the State Bank of
Greenville. He had served as Miller County treasurer and Miller County
clerk and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1968
in Miami Beach. He also had been a delegate to several state and
congressional conventions.
He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Iberia Academy and
Junior College. He was a member of the Iberia Masonic Lodge and had
served as active deacon and in many capacities at the Iberia First
Baptist Church. He was a member and deacon at Rehoboth Baptist Church
in Atlanta at the time of his death.
Surviving in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Brenda Clark and
Judy Young of Atlanta, Ga.; two grandsons, two granddaughters; and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. April 27 at the Bill Head Funeral
Chapel and burial was in Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Atlanta, Ga.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel January 1994
Elsie G. Roark, 96, of Smithton died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1994 at Four
Seasons Living Center. She was born Nov. 28, 1897 in Tuscumbia to
Joseph and Dora E. Doubikin McDonald. She was married to George Roark,
who died in 1965.
Mrs. Roark was a member of the turner First Baptist Church and a charter
member of the church?s Golden Age Club. She lived in the Kansas City
area most of her life before moving to Smithton seven years ago.
Surviving her are a daughter, Beulah M. Hancock of Smithton; two
brothers, Walter McDonald of Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif.; Ernest
McDonald of Moro, Ill.; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 15
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Jan 22 at Maple Hill Funeral Home and burial
was in Maple Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, Kan.
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Eldon Advertiser of August 1922
Martha Jane Russell Etter
Martha Jane Russell, daughter of Buckner J. and
Martha Jane Russell, was born January 22, 1864.
She was married to Samuel B. Etter, August 20, 1885.
To this union was born two children, as follows: Mrs.
Charles H. Scott and Priest Etter, both of whom live
in the Mt. Pleasant community. Her brothers are William
Russell of Etterville; Samuel and Lewis Russell of Olean.
Her sisters are Mrs. William Harrison of Olean, and Mrs.
John Vanhoosier, of Etterville.
She united with the Christian church at about the age of
18 years, under the preaching of Rev. J. J. Lane. She
continued in the faith until the end, which came at the home
of her son, Priest, August 22, 1922, at the age of 58 years
and 7 months. Mrs. Etter had been a sufferer with stomach
trouble since 17 years old, which grew worse so that for
several years she was an invalid. She had the medical
service and was patiently nursed by her children, assisted
by the neighbors.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev,. W., H. Scott
at Mt. Pleasant church, according to her own plans left with
her children and carried out to her wishes. The remains were
laid to rest by the side of her husband in the Mt. Pleasant
cemetery, to await oiur Master's call on the resurrection morn.
There we hope to meet her; never to say good-bye again.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1992
Sadie Glawson, 98, of Iberia died Sunday, March 1, 1992 at Eldon Skilled
Care Center in Eldon. She was born March 16, 1893, near Iberia to
Charles and Rosa Smith Aust. On Feb. 18, 1912, she was married at
Iberia to Joseph Ulmer Glawson, who died Sept 20, 1963.
A lifelong resident of Miller County, she taught in rural schools in
southern Miller County and also had worked at Fort Leonard Wood. She
was a member of the fairview Christian Church near Iberia.
Surviving her are a son, Joe Glawson of Iberia; three daughters, Freeda
Jobe of Jefferson City, Wilma Glawson of Tuscumbia and Helen Scoles of
Eugene, Oregon; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stevinson-Mossman
Funeral Home in Iberia with Bro. Stan Way and the Rev. Jesse Norris
officiating. Burial was in Iberia Cemetery. Memorials may be made to
Eldon Skilled Care Center.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, May 1992
James M. Workman, 80, of Vienna, formerly of Iberia, died Friday, May 8,
1992, at Maries Manor Health Care Center in Vienna. He was born May 20,
1911, at Iberia to James and Sarah Steen Workman.
Mr. Workman was a 1930 graduate of the Iberia Academy and attended the
University of Missouri-Columbia. He was a member of the Iberia First
Christian Church and Iberia Masonic Lodge 410 AF & AM.
Surviving him is a sister, Mabel Fancher Jones of Iberia.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral
Home in Iberia with the Rev. John Bouldrey officiating. Burial was in
the Iberia Cemetery.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, April 1993
Martha ?Burdie? Harbison, 92, of Martinsburg died Thursday, April 8,
1993, at Pin Oaks Nursing Center in Mexico, Mo. She was born May 15,
1900, near Meta to Calvin D. and Martha Burd Hoskins. On May 15, 1924,
she was married to James G. Harbison, who died Sept. 2, 1983.
Mrs. Harbison spent the first 12 years of her life in Quay, Okla. She
moved to Eldon and joined the Eldon First Baptist Church at an early
age. She moved to Audrain County in 1971. She was a member of the
Union Baptist Church and taught school for eight years in Missouri.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Roy (Bonnie M.) Popp of Martinsburg; a
sister, Mrs. Arnim (Bonnie) Ray of Eldon; a granddaughter; and four
grandsons.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home in
Eldon with the Rev. Larry Etherton officiating. Burial was in the Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram Sentinel, February 1994
Hurschel E. Scruggs, 89, of Jefferson City died Saturday, Feb. 19, 1994
at Eldon Health Care Center in Eldon. He was born July 19, 1904 in Cole
County to Charles and Lovisa Johnston Scruggs. On March 15, 19225 he
was married to Bernetta Hoskins, who died on Jan. 7, 1991.
Mr. Scruggs was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where he
served as a deacon for more than 50 years. He was employed with the
Missouri Pacific Railroad and retired in 1969.
Mr. Scruggs is survived by five daughters, Leora Scrivner of Olathe,
Kan., Bonnie Lamar of Overland Park, Kan., Ilene Rigg of Maryland
Heights, Vera Smith of Henley and Donna Vernon of Hamilton, Ohio; 11
grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church with the Rev. Farrie L. Cole and the Rev. Glenn Scott
officiating. Burial was in Spring Garden Cemetery near Eugene under the
direction of Weber and Sons funeral Home in Russellville. Memorials may
be made to the church.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, February 1994
Hurley A. Harbison, 80, of Kansas City, Kan. died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 1994
at Bethany Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. He was born Nov. 14,
1913 in Tuscumbia to John Wesley and Bertha Alice Brown Harbison but had
lived in Kansas City, Kan. for 73 years.
He was a beef boner for more than 50 years and retired from Safeway in
1975. He was a member of the Oakland Park Baptist church where he
served as a deacon, Meat Cutters Union Local 571, and the ABC Bowling
League.
Surviving him are his wife, Lucille Harbison of the home; a son, Phillip
M. Harbison of Westwood, Kan.; three daughters, Judi Pickrell of
Minneapolis, Kan., Nancy Little of Waco, Tex. and Phyllis Hammons of
Albuquerque, N.M.; a brother, Hilgar H. Harbison of Mission, Kan.; eight
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Oakland Park
Baptist Church. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at
Tuscumbia Cemetery.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram Sentinel, February 1994
Arlene Phillips Chitwood, 74, of Hillsboro died Tuesday, Feb 14, 1994 at
Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Festus. She was born June 14, 1919 in
Ellington to Everett James and Elizabeth Melton Ray. She was first
married to Lehman Lance Phillips, who died in 1979. She was married to
Clyde M. Chitwood, who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Chitwood lived in the Eugene area for many years prior to moving to
Hillsboro in 1981.
Surviving her are two sons, James Phllips of Olean and David Phillips of
bunker; a daughter, Ruth Emry of Hillsboro; two sisters, Flavie Scott of
Eugene and Katherine Roth of Eldon; a step-son, Billy Joe Chitwood of
House Springs; two step-daughters, Marie Cunningham of Hillsboro and
Melba White of DeSoto; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and
seven step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home in
Eldon with the Rev. Jasper Hunter officiating. Burial was in Robinett
Cemetery near Brumley.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram Sentinel, February 1994
Former Eldon resident Leah Zinn of Oklahoma City, Okla. died Monday,
Feb. 14, 1994. Private memorial services were held Saturday in Oklahoma
City.
Her husband, George Zinn, is among her survivors. He was trainmaster
for the Rock Island Railroad in Eldon from 1960 to 1970.
The family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, February 1992
Clifford W. Sons, 76, of Brumley died Thursday, Feb. 20, 1992, at Still
Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born Jan. 27, 1916,
in Brumley to Robert and Lou Rodden Sons. On May 26, 1943, he was
married at Camdenton to Delphia Morrow, who survives.
Mr. Sons was a retired farmer and construction worker. He was a
lifelong resident of Brumley and was a graduate of Brumley High School.
He was a member of the Brumley Lions Club and the Rodden Church of
Christ at Brumley.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Sons is survived by a son, Paul Sons of
Brumley; five daughters, Judy Wall of Holts Summit, Patsy Phillips,
Joyce Wall and Mary Lou Gamm of Brumley and Linda Weeks of Lake Ozark;
one brother, Melvin Sons of Jefferson City; 13 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at Stevinson-Mossman
Funeral Home in Iberia with burial in the Robinett Cemetery near
Brumley.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1992
Melvin L. Sons, 73, of Jefferson City died Sunday, March 15, 1992, at
Memorial Community Hospital, Jefferson City. He was born Sept. 1, 1918,
at Brumley to Robert H. and Liew M. Rodden Sons. On July 12, 1940, he
was married at Tuscumbia to Brooksie L. Morrow, who survives at the
home.
Mr. Sons was a lifelong resident of Central Missouri. He was a graduate
of Brumley High School. He was employed for several years with Tweedie
Shoe Factory prior to becoming employed by the Missouri Highway
Department in the drafting and blueprinting departments for many years
until he retired in 1987. Mr. Sons was a member of the Jefferson City
First Baptist Church.
Other survivors include a daughter, Nancy R. Jahnel of Chicago and a
grandson, T. Douglas Scrimager of Chicago.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Brumley Baptist
Church with the Rev. David Phelps officiating. Burial was in Robinett
Cemetery near Brumley under the direction of Freeman Mortuary of
Jefferson City. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jefferson
City First Baptist Church.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, May 1992
Edward M. Humphrey, 91, of Iberia died Friday, May 22, 1992, at Miller
County Nursing Home in Tuscumbia. He was born Nov. 28, 1900, in Miller
County to Marion and Mary Morrow Humphrey.
He was a lifelong resident of Miller County and worked as a blacksmith
and farmer. He was a member of the New Light Christian Church at
Iberia.
Surviving him are two brothers, Truman Humphrey of Iberia and Archie
Humphrey of Jefferson City, and two sisters, Mabel Edwards and Erma
Farnham, both of Iberia.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stevinson-Mossman
Funeral Home in Iberia with Bro. Elton Dake officiating. Burial was in
Union Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday at the funeral home.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, May 1992
Hazel D. Curty, 80, of Independence died Sunday, May 24, 1992, at
Independence Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 1, 1911, in
Miller County to John and Minnie Nixdorf Kallenbach. On Dec. 15, 1935,
she was married in Eldon to John E. Curty, who died Aug 24, 1982.
Mrs. Curty was born and reared on a farm near Tuscumbia and after her
marriage lived on a farm near Etterville for many years. She moved to
Eldon in 1981, where she lived until moving to Independence in 1986.
Mr. Curty was a member of the Church of Christ.
Surviving her are a son, John B. Curty of Independence; a sister, Ruth
Kallenbach of Jefferson City; and two granddaughters.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home in
Eldon with Bro. Murl Nash officiating. Burial was in Spring Garden
Cemetery near Eugene. Memorials are suggested to York College in York,
Neb.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, February 1992
Morris D. Robinett Sr., 59, of Yakima, Wash., died Saturday, Feb. 8,
1992, at his home. He was born Nov. 16, 1932, in Bagnell to Virgil and
Alma Alexander Robinett.
He moved to the Yakima Valley at an early age and was graduated from
Wapato High School in 1949. In 1954 he received his degree from Whitman
College where he was an athlete and set track and field records, some of
which still stand. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 until 1956. He
was employed by the Holtzinger Fruit Company of Yakima and was a
supervisor at the time of his death.
Surviving him are his wife, Rosetta, of the home; two sons, Morris Dean
Robinett Jr. and Gregory Dean Robinett, both of Vancouver, Wash.; his
mother, Alma Robinett of Wapato, Wash.; a sister, Ruth LeDeux of Kent,
Wash.; a brother, Earl Robinett of Wapato, Wash.; uncles Sam Robinett
and Sherman Robinett of Eldon, Basil Robinett of Kaiser, Ted Robinett
and Gerald Robinett of Eldon and Milo Robinett of Green Forrest, Ark.;
and aunts, Eunice Baucom, Eula Gorg, Ruby Shepherd, Pauline Currence and
Sue DeGraffenreid of Eldon and Nellie Helton of Jefferson City.
Graveside services were held Feb. 11 at West Hills Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
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Obituary: Eldon Advertiser, August 2005
Velma L. Martin, 87, of High Point, North Carolina, formerly of Lake
Ozark, died Aug. 20, 2005 at Evergreens Senior Health Care (in NC). She
was born April 25, 1918, in Fond du Lac, Wis., to Jesse J. and Laura
Bosin Cole. She was president of the Red Hat Society of Evergreens
Senior Care.
Surviving her are two daughters and a son-in-law, Linda McMichael of
Jamestown, N.C., and Patti and William Watson of Sparta, Ill.; a son and
daughter-in-law, Joseph D. and Marsha Martin of Olean; six
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greenmore
Memorial Gardens at Barnett. Tom Farrington, Minister, will officiate.
Wife of Dorsey Halley Martin
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, May 1992
Bernice Marie Albl, 69, of Edwardsville, Ill., died Saturday, May 9,
1992, at Maryville Manor. She was born Jan. 15, 1923, in Crocker to
Yeager and Ethel Shelton Deardeuff. On April 11, 1946, she was married
in Edwardsville to Norman Albl, who died April 13, 1982.
Mrs. Albl worked for Olin Corporation in East Alton, Ill., for 40 years
before retiring. She later was employed by the Edwardsville Senior
Citizens Center.
Surviving her are two sons, Richard and Chris Albl, and a daughter,
Vicki Albl, all of Edwrdsville; two grandchildren; three brothers,
Vernie Deardeuff of Oak Harbor, Wash., Ralph Deardeuff of Cottage Hills,
Ill., and Bill Deardeuff of Iberia; and a sister, Lois Long of Bunker
Hill, Ill.
Funeral services were held May 13 at Weber Funeral Home in Edwardsville.
Burial was in Valley View Cemetery at Edwardsville. Memorials may be
made to the Eden United Church of Christ in Edwardsville, where she was
a member, or Edwardsville Senior Center.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, May 1992
Myrtle McComb, 73, of Rte. 1, Ulman, died May 21, 1992, at her home.
She was born March 30, 1919, in Miller County to Ike and Mary Elizabeth
Littrell Luttrell. On Sept. 23, 1943, she was married in Tuscumbia to
Bert McComb, who survives at the home.
Mrs. McComb worked as a kitchen helper at Tan-Tar-A for several years.
She was a member of the Honey Springs Baptist Church.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by five sons, Charles McComb
of Richland, Bill McComb and Harold McComb, both of Iberia, Leonard
McComb of Brumley and Chester McComb of the home; seven daughters,
Dorothy Durham of Richland, Helen Bizzell of Tulsa, Okla., Thelma Ash of
Brumley, Gertie Hill of Kaiser, Glotha McDowell of Ulman, Margie
McDowell of Iberia and Beverly Guehrer of Crocker; three sisters, Leone
McDowell of Brumley, Elsie Johnson of Stoutland and Flossie Martin of
Linn Creek; a brother, Elmer Luttrell of Iberia; 53 grandchildren and 25
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral
Home in Iberia with the Rev. Arthur Gormley officiating. Burial will be
in Hawkins Cemetery near Brumley. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m.
until time for the service.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, February 1992
Lloyd Kallenbach, 76, of Eugene died Monday, Feb. k10, 1992, at Memorial
Community Hospital in Jefferson City. He was born March 14, 1915, in
Miller County to Oliver P. and Carrie Bell Kallenbach. On Dec. 17,
1938, he was married in Jefferson City to Lena Brumley, who died May 20,
1968.
Mr. Kallenbach was a lifetime resident of Miller County and was a member
of the Saline Valley Church of Christ.
Surviving him are a son, Larry P. Kallenbach of Eugene; a grandson and a
granddaughter; two great-grandsons; a brother, Ernest Kallenbach of
Eldon; and a sister, Irene Menteer of Jefferson City.
Visitation was from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home in
Eldon. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Phillips
Funeral Home with Bro. Murl Nash officiating. Burial will be in
Tuscumbia Cemetery.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, February 1985
Betty (Effie Frances) Morgan, 82, of Iberia died Monday, Feb. 18, 1985,
at the Miller County Nursing Home in Tuscumbia where she had made her
home for the past 10 years. She was born Sept. 4, 1902, in Iberia to
Benjamin and Cynthia Dial Williams.
Surviving her are a brother, Dale Williams of Pueblo, Colo.; five
sisters, Edna Irwin of Brumley, Ethel Muirhead of Austin, Tex., Emma
Gardner of Kansas City, Edith Myer of Moses Lake, Wash., and Evelyn
Johnston of Iberia.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stevinson-Mossman
Funeral Home with the Rev. Earl B. Brown officiating. Burial was in
Williams Cemetery near Iberia.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, October 1944
Mrs. Roy Hawkins of the Brumley community who had been in failing health
for several months, passed away at the Wallace Memorial Hospital in
Lebanon, late Tuesday evening, Oct. 31. She had been a patient there
for three weeks. Prior to this she was a patient at Latham Hospital in
California, Mo. for two months. A major operation was performed a week
ago. She had planned to return home last Sunday and her untimely death
is indeed a shock to her loved ones and friends.
Sue Jones Hawkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manasseh Jones, was born in
Iberia, Mo., Aug. 16, 1892. She was married to Roy Hawkins July 10,
1909. To them one son and two daughters were born.
Her father passed away March 14, 1904; also preceding her in death were
three infant sisters, one seven-year-old sister, Retta, and one brother,
Pearly, who died in 1918.
Surviving Mrs. Hawkins, besides her beloved husband, are her son, Reber
Hawkins, of Ulman, Mo., and her two daughters, Norma Hawkins Hedges of
Iberia, Mo., and Maudine Hawkins of the home. She leaves two
grandchildren, Larry Hawkins and DeAnn Hedges. Besides these she leaves
her loving mother, Mrs. Sarah Aust Jones of Iberia, Mo.; one sister,
Miss Edna Jones of Iberia, and three brothers, Everett, Otto and Leslie
Jones, all of Iberia; many other relatives and friends also are deeply
grieved at her early passing.
Mrs. Hawkins was baptized and joined the Church of the Bretheren in
Learned, Kans., Dec. 25, 1917. She placed her membership in Brumley
Christian Church in Oct., 1930, where it remained until her death.
She was well known in Miller County and taught school in both Miller and
Camden Counties. Hers was an active life. She carefully trained her
children, taking them to Sunday school and church and teaching them the
right way to live. She was a good and loving wife and mother, neighbor
and friend. To know her was to love her. Hers was a life spent in
loving sacrifice and served to her family and those about her. She was
well prepared to lay down the mantle of life when God called her to
?come home.? Through her true Christian faith and life she has earned
the reward God promises his children. Although she will be sadly missed
by her loved ones and her passing is indeed a bitter and heavy cross to
bear, we can but say to our Allwise Father, ?Thy Will Be Done.?
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, January 1993
Verlyn Harold Thornsberry died Jan. 3, 1993, at the family home in rural
Omaha, Ark. He was born May 27, 1917, in Iberia to Snode A. and Zella
Thomas Thornsberry. His mother, Zella Anderson survives in Kansas City.
He was married to Mary Edith Thomas, who survives at the home.
Mr. Thornsberry was an outstanding football player at Pacific College in
Newberg, Oregon. After retiring as a real estate broker in California
he and his wife bought a small acreage near Omaha, Ark., where he bred
and showed Missouri foxtrotter horses.
Also surviving Mr. Thornsberry are four sons, Vigil Thornsberry and
Harold Thornsberry, both of Perris, Calif., Snow C. Thornsberry of Lake
Elsinor, Calif., and James R. Thornsberry of Omaha, Ark.; three sisters,
Lucille Crane of Brumley, Marie Beals of Anaheim, Calif., and Peggy
Phillips of Kansas City; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Jan. 6 at Burlington Baptist Church with
burial in the adjoining cemetery. The Rev. Robert Meredith officiated
and Christeson Mortuary of Harrison, Ark., was in charge of
arrangements. The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to
the cancer fund.
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News Article; Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, September 1992
A 27-year-old Kaiser man was killed at 12:45 a.m. Friday in a one
vehicle accident in front of the Osage High School on Missouri 42. The
accident occurred nine-tenths of a mile east of Route D.
According to the report from the Highway Patrol, Dallis Luttrell, 27, of
Kaiser was westbound in his pickup when he ran off the south side of th
road, struck a fence and overturned numerous times. Luttrell was
ejected from the vehicle. The vehicle finally came to rest on its
wheels.
Luttrell was taken to the University of Missouri Medical Center in
Columbia, by the Staff for Life helicopter, where he died.
Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, September 1992
Dallis C. Luttrell, 27, of Kaiser died Friday, Sept. 18, 1992, at the
University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia of injuries he suffered in
an automobile accident earlier in the day. He was born Sept. 17, 1965,
at Iberia to Dean and Edna Cochran Luttrell, who survive at Brumley. On
Oct. 18, 1986, he was married at Crocker to Jami Mitchelle Fry, who
survives at the home.
Mr. Lutrell attended Iberia High School and was a carpenter for Duncan
Construction at Osage Beach.
Also surviving him are a son, Derek Luttrell of the home; a daughter,
Kaitlin Luttrell of the home; five brothers, Rick Luttrell, Bill
Luttrell, Jackie Luttrell and Scott Luttrell, all of Brumley, and Kenny
Luttrell of Iberia; and two sisters, Judy Earp of Iberia and Penny
Lawrence of Crocker.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral
Home in Iberia with Bro. Lee Todd officiating. Burial was in Mt. Union
Cemetery near Brumley. A memorial fund has been set up at Central Bank
of Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach for his children. Contributions
may be left at the funeral home.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1993
Theodore Earl Warrington, 86, of Lebanon died Thursday, March 4, 1993,
at Breech Medical Center in Lebanon. He was born Nov. 27, 1906, in
Caney, Kan., to William O. and Edith Rossen Warrington. On Sept. 28,
1932, he was married to Patti Jean Davis, who survives.
At age 6, Mr. Warrington moved with his family in a covered wagon to
Lebanon where the family farmed. For many years Mr. Warrington was a
master carpenter in Lebanon. During World War II he drew blueprints for
ship construction in Long Beach, Calif. He and his wife moved back to
Lebanon after the war. He was a member and past president of the local
carpenter?s union.
Surviving him in addition to his wife are a daughter, Thea Elizabeth
Dodge of Iberia; and two sisters, Edyth Brackett and Erma Smith, both of
Lebanon.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Holman Funeral Home in
Lebanon with the Rev. Lee J. Elam officiating. Burial was in Lebanon
Cemetery.
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News Article: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1993
Christopher Novicky, the five-year-old son of Dennis and Ellen Novicky
of Brumley died at 1 a.m. Wednesday morning at the University of
Missouri Hospital and Clinics.
Dennis Novicky and his two young sons sustained burns in a house fire
that occurred onf Feb. 24. The elder Novicky was listed in good
condition on Wednesday and the youngest son was released from the
hospital at an earlier time.
Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1993
Christopher James Novicky, 5, of Brumley died Wednesday, March 10, 1993,
at University Hospital in Columbia of burns he suffered in a fire that
destroyed the family home on Feb. 24. He was born March 2, 1988, in
Jefferson City to Dennis and Ellen Ash Novicky, who survive.
Other survivors are a sister, Kathleen Michelle Novicky of the home; a
brother, Austin Michael Novicky of the home; his maternal grandparents,
Burnic and Ruth Ash of Brumley; and his paternal grandparents, Andy and
Shirley Novicky of Ocala, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Rodden Church of
Christ near Brumley with Bro. Jack Duncan officiating. Burial will be
in Robinett Cemetery at Brumley under the direction of Stevinson-Mossman
Funeral Home in Iberia. Memorials are suggested to the family.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, February 1992
Rawl DeVore, 88, of Brumley died Friday, Feb. 7, 1992 at Lake of the
Ozarks General Hospital (Osage Beach, Mo.). He was born May 27, 1903,
at Brumley to James and Dollie Hix Devore. On June 19, 1924, he was
married in Tuscumbia to Alma Hedrick, who survives at the home.
Mr. DeVore was a lifelong resident of Brumley and worked for marinas in
the lake area. He also was a farmer and a member of the Brumley
Christian Church.
Other survivors include a son, Gary DeVore of Kansas city, Kan.; four
daughters, Ruth Duncan of Lake Ozark, Billie Luttrell, Colleen Cochran
and Melva Plemmons, all of Brumley; 27 grandchildren; 43
great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild..
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral
Home in Iberia with Bro. Lee Todd and Bro. Larry Young officiating.
Burial was in Gott Cemetery near Brumley. Memorials may be made to the
Gott Cemetery Fund.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, August 1992
Johnie Redus Burks, 78, of Wichita, Kan., died Aug 31, 1992, at his
home. He was born Dec. 30, 1913, in Iberia to Samuel I. and Nancy
Adeline Nixdorf Burks. On Oct. 20, 1945, he was married in Wichita to
Elizabeth Johanna ?Betty Jo? Tornquist, who survives.
Mr. Burks attended Tuscumbia High School and was a veteran of World War
II. He retired from Rounds & Porter Lumber Co. in Wichita in 1981.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Melissa Lorene
Rausch; a son, Michael Eugene Burks; two grandchildren; and a brother,
Sammy Burks of Iberia.
Funeral services were held at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary in Wichita.
Burial was in Resthaven Cemetery in Wichita.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, October 1992
Ralph T. Deardeuff, 66, of Cottage Hills, Ill., died Wednesday, Oct. 21,
1992, at St. Clare?s Hospital in Alton. He was born Nov. 18, 1925, in
Crocker to Yager and Ethel Shelton Deardeuff. On June 16, 1951, he was
married in Salem, Ark., to Phyllis Jean Cummins, who survives at the
home.
Mr. Deardeuff was employed in the bar mill department of Laclede Steel
Company in Alton for 43 years, retiring in 1986.
Also surviving are a son, Kenneth R. Deardeuff of Wood River; a
daughter, Cindy E. Morrow of Cottage Hills, Ill.; seven grandchildren;
two brothers, Vernie Deardeuff of Oak Harbor, Wash., and Bill Deardeuff
of Crocker; and a sister, Lois Long of Jerseyville, Ill.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Marks Mortuary in
Wood River. The Rev. Steven VanOstran officiated. Burial was I Short
Cemetery at Cottage Hills, Ill. Memorials may be made to the American
Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, February 1996
James Ellis McComb, 60, of Iberia died Sunday, Feb. 4, 1996, at Capital
Region Medical Center-Southwest in Jefferson City. He was born July 8,
1935, in Kansas City to Virgil and Cynthia Sons McComb.
Mr. McComb worked for many years for the Kansas City, Kan. street
department and most recently worked at Kramel Manufacturing near Iberia.
He attended Honey Springs Baptist Church near Iberia.
Surviving him are his fianc?e, Mildred Hendee of Iberia; three sons,
Jody Mills of Hartford, Kan., James McComb Jr. and Richard McComb, both
of Kansas City, Kan.; two daughters, Wanda Czechan of Kansas City, Kan.,
and Helen Boldridge of Emporia, Kan.; two brothers, Corvan McComb and
Bruce McComb, both of Kansas City, Kan.; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rekus Funeral Home in
Iberia with the Rev. Dennis Nichols officiating. Burial was in Mt.
Union Cemetery near Brumley.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, September 1992
Ersie B. Dake Lane of the state of California, formerly of Iberia, died
Sept. 2, 1992, in Turlock, Calif. She was born Jan. 5, 1914, in Iberia.
Funeral services were held Sept. 4 at Franklin and Downs Chapel in Ceres
Calif., with the Rev. Frank Tatum officiating. Burial was in Ceres
Cemetery.
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Death Notice, Russellville (Special) March 15, 1962
Thomas Drace, 21, was burned fatally Thursday when a stove he was
firing exploded at his home near Iberia.
Survivors include his wife, Dolores; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newell
Drace, Iberia; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wall, Iberia;
two sisters, Miss Judith Ann and Miss Janet Marie Drace; and two
brothers, David and Preston, all of Iberia.
Funeral Arrangements are incomplete.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, September 1992
Geneva Aust, 71, of Columbia and formerly of Iberia died Sept. 23, 1992
at her home. She was born Jan 22, 1921 at Iberia, the daughter of James
and Margaret Fendorf Colvin. She was married Sept. 11, 1937 at Iberia
to Charles Wayne Aust, who survives at the home.
Mrs. Aust was a member of the Mt. Union Church of Christ and the Order
of the Eastern Star in Harrisburg, Mo.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by: two sons, Charles Aust
of Topeka, Kan., and John Aust, of Baird, Texas; three daughters,
Barbara Billerbeck of Fremont, Mich., Donna Scott of St. Charles, and
Sharon Young of Lees Summit; 18 grandchildren and 15
great-grandchildren; and a sister, Victoria Colvin of St. Elizabeth.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 at the
Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia with Bro. Farris Wall
officiating. Burial was in the Livingston Cemetery near Iberia.
Arrangements were made through the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home of
Iberia.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, December 1992
Leo Sacco, 75, of Osage Beach died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1992, at Lake of
the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach. He was born May 20, 1917,
in St. Louis to Anthony and Virginia Stallone Sacco. On Oct. 22, 1945,
he was married in St. Louis to Alpha Wall, who survives at the home.
Before his retirement Mr. Sacco was employed by the St. Louis Municipal
Water Department. He attended St. Anthony?s Catholic Church in
Camdenton.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Richard
(Tina) Mueller of St. Louis and Ginny Mueller of Huntington Beach,
Calif.; a son, Nick Sacco of Kansas City; two brothers, Joseph Sacco of
Fountain Valley, Calif., and Fano Sacco of Springfield, Ill.; nine
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at the Lake Chapel of Hedges
Funeral Home in Osage Beach with the Rev. Randy Hoffman officiating.
Burial was in Lake Memorial Cemetery at Osage Beach. The family
suggests memorials to the American Diabetes Association and they may be
left at the funeral home.
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News Article/Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1974
The death of JoAnn Spearman, 76, of near Iberia, was ruled by natural
causes Wednesday. Miss Spearman was found dead Tuesday morning near her
home by rural mail carrier Edward Baker.
The Miller County Sheriff?s Department, the State Highway Patrol and the
county coroner investigated her death. An autopsy performed in
Jefferson City determined she died of natural causes on Monday, March
11, 1974. She apparently had struggled to get up after falling on a
private road close to her home.
Miss Spearman was well known in the area through her work in education
and her interest the past several years in Polled Hereford cattle.
She was born March 16, 1897, on the family farm to William Kay and Sarah
E. Steen Spearman. She attended Spearman School and the Iberia Academy.
She taught school for a time at Hickory Point, Honey Springs and
Brumley before attending Kansas University at Lawrence, Kan. She earned
a bachelor degree in mathematics there.
Miss Spearman returned to Iberia and taught at the academy for several
years then earned her masters degree at Columbia University in New York.
She was a 30-year veteran of the Fort Smith Ark. Schools.
In 1955 Miss Spearman returned to Iberia and taught school from 1958 to
1960 at the high school. She taught at Waynesville from 1965 to 1966
when she retired to her farm on Hwy. 42, five miles west of Iberia.
Miss Spearman was a member of the Iberia First Christian Church, Kappa
Kappa Iota sorority, Waynesville; Missouri State Teachers Assn.,
National Teachers Assn., Arkansas State Teachers Assn., and the American
Polled Hereford Assn.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Ethel Spearman;
two brothers, Edgar and Oscar Spearman; her step-father, James Melvin
Workman; and two half brothers, Armel and Delmar Workman.
Surviving are a half sister, Mrs. Mabel Fancher, Iberia; a half brother,
James Melvin Workman, Houston, Mo.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Miss Spearman will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at
Stevinson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Iberia City
Cemetery with the Rev. Earl Brown officiating. Active pallbearers will
be James Ashcraft, Harold Fancher, Gary Fancher, Kenneth Hendricks, O.G.
James and John Carson. Honorary pallbearers will be Jack Spearman, Dr.
Ray Irwin, Lance Groce, Mack Brown, Elmo Schulte, Harold Bonnot and
Elmer Adams.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, August 1973
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Stevinson Funeral
Home, Iberia, for Mrs. Nora Lee, 75, of Rte. 3, Dixon, who died Tuesday,
Aug. 7, 1973, at Charles E. Still Hospital, Jefferson City. Born to
Nathan and Lucinda Lawson Jan. 9, 1898, in Miller County, near Iberia,
Mrs. Lee lived in the Miller and Maries county areas most of her life.
She was married in Springfield, Mo., Feb. 19, 1920, to William S. Lee,
who survives her. She was a member of the Mt. Gilead Christian Church.
A sister, Mrs. Bertha Dake, died in 1940.
Surviving Mrs. Lee, in addition to her husband are, two sons, Garvin Lee
of St. Louis and Ellis Lee, Overland, Mo.; four daughters Mrs. Bonnie
McClure and Mrs. Ruby Patterson, both of Centerville, Ill., Mrs. Vergie
Setser, Belleville, Ill., and Mrs. Esther Machon, Russellville; 15
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Earl Jones will officiate at the services. Burial will be in
the Lee Cemetery under the direction of Stevinson Funeral Home.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, July 1992
Edith N. Livingston, 70, of Iberia died Wednesday, July 29, 1992, at
Memorial Community Hospital in Jefferson City. She was born Jan. 8,
1922, at Ulman to Victor and Lydia Bear Nixdorf. On Feb. 16, 1946, she
was married to Ellis Livingston, who survives at the home.
Mrs. Livingston attended Tuscumbia High School and Iberia Junior
College. She completed her college degree at the University of
Minnesota at Duluth. She worked in homebound teaching for several
years. She was active in church work and music at the Iberia
Congregational Christian Church in Iberia and she sang with a women?s
barbershop group, the Singables.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Livingston is survived by two
daughters, Lydia Jean Walters and Martha Livingston, both of Duluth,
Minn.; three sons, Frank Livingston of the state of California, Tom
Livingston of Washington D.C. and Andy Livingston of Duluth, Minn.; two
brothers, Homer Nixdorf of the state of Florida and Paul Nixdorf of
Kidder; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Stevinson-Mossman
Funeral Home in Iberia with the Rev. Howard Schenk officiating. Burial
will be in Livingston Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from
9:30 until 11 a.m. Saturday.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, Thursday, Jan. 9, 1992
Lena May Thurston, 72, of Austin, Tex. died Dec 19, 1991 in the
Pflugerville Care Center in Pflugerville, Tex. She was born May 1, 1919
near Brumley to Greenberry Jr. and Charlsie Helton Pope. In 1937 she
was married to Webster Adams. Later she was married to William
Thurston, who died Nov. 24, 1975.
Mrs. Thurston moved to Callaway County near Fulton with her family in
1930 after the Lake of the Ozarks claimed the Pope farm. She was a
member of the Richland Baptist Church at Kingdom City and she attended
Fulton High School. She later worked in Fulton before moving to St.
Louis where she ran her own upholstery business. She moved to Texas
after the death of her husband.
Surviving her are a daughter, Allie Mae Grace of Austin, Tex.; a son,
Dale Adams of Austin, Tex.; five grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; eight sisters, Mary Ross and Dorothy Eastwood of
Fulton, Nancy ?Bertie? Hays of St. James, Lucille Cobb of Springfield,
Ruby Monk of Wendell, Idaho, Jean Bolton and Dean Reed, both of Kingdom
City, and Fay Humbird of Indianapolis, Ind.; and three brothers, James
Pope of Fulton, Joe Pope of Kingdom City and William Pope of San
Antonio, Tex.
Funeral services were held Dec. 24 at Debo Funeral Chapel in Fulton with
the Rev. Chuck Lee officiating. Burial was in Callaway Memorial Gardens
at Fulton.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, July 1992
William P. Spearman of Iberia died Wednesday, July 22, 1992. He was
born June 25, 1922. Mr. Spearman was retired from Sunshine Biscuit
Company.
Surviving him are his wife, Audrey M. Spearman; a sister, Helen
Livingston of Iberia; a son, William Spearman Jr. of Detroit, Mich.; a
daughter, Patricia Spearman, also of Detroit; 15 grandchildren; and 30
great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Kansas City, Kan.
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News Article, Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 25, 1987
An Ulman man was killed in a one-vehicle accident at 12:15 a.m. Saturday
on Highway 42, seven miles east of Highway 54 in Miller County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, James D. Drace, 45, of
Ulman was killed after his pick-up truck ran off the right side of the
road in a curve, struck a culvert in a driveway and overturned several
times, coming to rest on its wheels. Drace was thrown from the truck,
the patrol said. Drace?s body was taken to Stevinson-Mossman Funeral
Home in Iberia.
He was not wearing a seatbelt, the patrol reported. His truck was totaled.
Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 25, 1987
James David Drace, 45, of Ulman died Saturday, June 20, 1987 as the
result of a traffic accident. He was born Feb. 28, 1942 in Miller
County to Newell and Beulah Wall Drace. His mother survives in Iberia.
On Dec. 21, 1979 he was married at Ulman to Betty Jane Nixdorf, who
survives at the home.
Mr. Drace had worked for 17 years as a railroader, most recently with
the Burlington Northern in Colorado for eight years. He returned to
Ulman a year ago and was working as a carpenter.
In addition to his wife and mother, Mr. Drace is survived by three sons,
Charles Drace of Ulman and Jason Drace and Davey Drace, both of the
home; a daughter, Lucretia Drace of Ulman; a brother, Pete Drace of
Iberia; two sisters, Judy Secrest of Ozark and Janet Lawrence of Iberia;
and his maternal grandmother, Ann Wall of Eldon.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stevinson-Mossman
Funeral Home in Iberia with Bro. Larry Shrarer officiating. Burial was
in the Iberia Cemetery.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram, December 30, 1937
On February 14, 1877, sixty years, nine months and twenty-seven days
ago, William H. Wall was born at Iberia, Mo., a descendent of an old
Virginia family. Mr. Wall was one of twelve children, all of whom grew
to manhood and womanhood.
In 1897, Mr. Wall took his bride, Miss Stella Lawson, to old Curry
Chapel where they were united in marriage and established the
foundations of a home that grew to include within its boundaries of
love, a son, Clyde E. Wall, now of Pueblo, Colorado; two daughters, Mrs.
Goldia Urquhart, Alhambra, California (second daughter, Ora Mae, not
listed?); and another son, Ray Wall of Pueblo, Colorado. The family
moved to Colorado Springs in 1921 and counted this community as home
through all the intervening years.
In February of 1927, Mr. Wall and his family united in the Christian
fellowship of the Trinity Methodist Church for back in young boyhood he
had given himself to Christ.
Through his business contacts and otherwise, Mr. Wall made a great host
of friends in this community, for he himself had given his friendship to
others.
All through his active life he had enjoyed good health. Until his last
lingering illness, sickness and suffering had passed him by. On last
Thursday morning just before dawn, The Great Physician opened his eyes
to a new day and a new dawn in a land where pain and suffering has no
domination.
There are left to cherish the memory of his kindly influence his beloved
wife and children, the grandchildren, Gwendolyn and Vivian, daughters of
Clyde and Malinda Wall; Alfred, son of Mrs. Ora Mae Ebling; and Barbara,
daughter of Mrs. Goldie Urquhart.
The neighbors and friends and those of our Christian Fellowship will
miss him and pray that he may now have rest and peace?the gifts of God?s
love.
Memorial services were held from the Swan Funeral Home, December 10th,
1937, Reverend Nelson Wurgler, pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church
officiating. Interment was in the beautiful Evergreen Cemetery,
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1984
Lenora ?Nora? Keeth, 101, Versailles, died Friday morning, Nov. 9, 1984,
at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home (Versailles). She was born Jan. 6,
1883, near Iberia, the daughter of the late James B. and Mary Ann Keeth
Whittle.She was married Dec. 9, 1907, in Iberia to the late Thomas
Newton Keeth, who preceded her in death on June 23, 1960.
She was baptized at age 10, and was a member of the First Christian
Church of Versailles. She was a member of the W.P.F.A. and the Ethel
McMillian Senior Citizens.
She is survived by two sons, Lewis C. Keeth of Lakeside, Ariz., and
Lester S. Keeth of Pueblo, Colo.; two daughters, Lela Dreier of Pueblo,
Colo., and Ruby Groves of Norwalk, Calif.; one brother, Elmer Whittle of
Versailles; two sisters, Flora Huff of Versailles and Dora Lockwood of
Kingman, Kan.; four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandson. In addition to her parents and husband, she was
preceded in death by one infant son, Harold Robert Whittle; six brothers
and one sister.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 12 at Kidwell-Garber
Funeral Home in Versailles. James Randall officiated. Graveside
services were held at 2:30 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Iberia.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, January 1993
Norman J. Clark, 61, of West Plains died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1993. He
was born Feb. 7, 1931, near Iberia to Norman E. and Hester Berry Clark.
On April 10, 1954, he was married at Tuscumbia to Shirley Eads of
Vienna. She survives. Mr. Clark was a veteran of the Korean Conflict,
serving in the U. S. Army.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Norman W. Clark
and Ryan L. Clark, both of Mountain Home, Ark., and Terry L. Clark of
Mt. Vernon; two daughters, Deborah D. Collins and Teresa S. Clark, both
of West Plains; six grandchildren; three brothers, Lamar Clark of
Belton, Kirt R. Clark of Sacramento, Calif., and James A. Clark of
Boonville; and two sisters, Niona G. Kuegele of Kansas City and Ellen N.
LaFountain of Ft. Worth, Tex.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Robertson-Drago
Funeral Home in West Plains with the Rev. Ival Tooley officiating.
Burial was in Howell Memorial Park Cemetery in West Plains.
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Obituary: Unknown publication, Yakima, Washington, July 2002
Connie Keeth, 92, former longtime Wapato resident, passed away on
Monday, July 8, 2002 in Crescent Convalescent Center in Yakima. His
loving family was at his side as he went to be with his Savior and
heavenly family.
Connie was born in Iberia, Missouri on February 10, 1910. He was the
eleventh of thirteen children born to Simon and Nancy (Whittle) Keeth.
He was raised and educated in Iberia. In 1934, he moved to Wapato with
his brothers and worked on the McCurdy Ranch in Parker Heights. There
he met and later married Rae C. Thomas on March 9, 1938 in Yakima. They
were blessed with a baby boy, Frankie, who died as an infant. In 1946 a
little girl, Eleaine, was born who was the joy of their lives.
Connie and his family enjoyed trailer traveling and toured much of the
USA. He especially enjoyed the Oregon Coast and Camp Wi-Ne-Ma, Oregon.
Mr. Keeth worked for Pyramid Orchards as a ranch foreman for many years
and then for the Wapato School District for twenty years. He retired in
1972. Connie was a member and deacon of the Wapato Christian Church.
He served as building chairman for the church. The couple moved to
Yakima in 1997.
Connie was known as a kind and gentle person who was always willing to
help anybody in need. He had many hobbies, one of which was woodworking
in his home workshop.
He is survived by his wife of sixty-four years, Rae Keeth of Yakima (64
years of correcting people that she was Rae and he was Connie); his
daughter, Elaine Wallace and her husband, Jim of Toppenish; his sister,
Gertrude Robinson of the Lake of the Ozarks, MO; and numerous nieces and
nephews. He was also preceded in death by five brothers and six
sisters.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 12, at 1:00 p.m. in the
Keith & Keith Terrace Heights Chapel. Concluding services will follow
in Terrace Heights Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to
the Union Gospel Mission or Chaplain Ministries c/o Keith & Keith
Funeral Home.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, April 2001
Leona Keeth, 81, Iberia, died April 2, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Care
Center. She was born Oct. 27, 1919, near Iberia, a daughter of Leonard
C. and Bessie Beal Osborn. She was married April 22, 1946, in Phelps
County, to Olie Rayford Keeth, who died March 13, 2000.
A lifelong resident of Iberia, she was a homemaker. She was a member of
Iberia Church of Christ and Iberia American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post
105.
Survivors include: two sons, Johnny Keeth and Earl Whittle, both of
Iberia; one daughter, Nancy Baker, Iberia; six grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill
Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to the St. Elizabeth Care Center.
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Obituary: Unknown publication, Wapato, Washington,
Willard ?Dick? Keeth, 81, of Wapato died Friday evening in St. Elizabeth
Medical Center. He was born Sept. 24, 1904, to Simon and Nancy Keeth in
Iberia, Mo. He was raised and educated in Missouri, where he farmed
with his family until moving to Washington and settling in Wapato in
1936. In November 1938, he married Evelyn Hess Adams in Wapato.
Mr. Keeth worked at various jobs until 1949, when he went to work for
the Wapato Irrigation Project. He retired in 1970 and enjoyed fishing.
Mr. Keeth was a member of Wapato Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn of Wapato; a daughter, Mrs. Eugene
(Nedra) Dawson of Richland; three brothers, Henry and Connie Keeth of
Wapato and Ola (Olie) Keeth of Iberia, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Clyde
(Gertrude) Robinson of Lake Ozark, Mo., and Stella Duncan of Eldon, Mo.;
two granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Keith & Keith
Terrace Heights Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Wapato
Christian Church.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 1979
Leonard W. Keeth, 75, Rte. 2, Iberia, died Wednesday, June 20, 1979, of
injuries he suffered in a fall from a bridge near his home. Mr. Keeth
fell while trying to push a tree over the bridge.
He was born Dec. 1, 1903, at Iberia, the son of William and Ella Thomas
Keeth. March 17, 1923, he was married in Poteau, Okla., to Orphia
Spradling, who survives at the home.
Mr. Keeth was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Iberia First
Baptist Church. The Iberia Lions Club and the Iberia Saddle Club. For
35 years He served on the Board of directors of the Cascosage Electric
Cooperative and was vice president of the board at the time of his
death.
Preceding him in death were a daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Baird on April 22,
1974, and three brothers and a sister. In addition to his wife, Mr.
Keeth is survived by six brothers, Eddie Keeth, Corona, Ca., Lloyd Keeth
and Ralph Keeth, both of Glendora, Ca., Arthur Keeth, LaVern Ca., Ray
Keeth, Paradise, Ca., and Walter Keeth, Sacramento, Ca.; two sisters,
Mrs. Clara Hale and Mrs. Evelyn Johnson, both of Glendora, Ca.; two
grandchildren, Miss Paula Baird, Tulsa, Ok., and Jerry Baird, Fairfield,
Ohio; and two great-grandchildren, Michael and Michelle Baird, both of
Fairfield, Ohio.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with the
Rev. Ralph Bruce officiating. Burial was in the Iberia Cemetery under
the direction of Stevinson Funeral Home of Iberia.
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Obituary: Unknown publication, Wapato, Washington, September 1990
Frank Tupling, 65, of Wapato, died Tuesday morning, September 25, 1990
at his home in Wapato. Mr. Tupling was born October 4, 1924 in
Wenatchee, Wash. To Clarence and Cleo (Weller) Tupling. He was raised
and educated in Wapato, graduating from Wapato High School. Mr. Tupling
served in the U.S. Army during W.W. II. He then went to automotive
school in St. Louis, Mo. where he also worked for General Motors. He
then returned to the Yakima area and married Marjorie Keeth in Wapato on
October 11, 1947. He was employed by John Deere Co. in Yakima until
starting to work for the Wapato School District in 1955, where he worked
as a maintenance man until his retirement in 1987. After retirement, he
and his wife traveled throughout most of the United States, Canada and
Hawaii. He enjoyed traveling, camping with his family, working in his
shop and playing with his grandchildren. His hobbies included
carpentry, remodeling, landscaping and helping his neighbors, famil!
y and friends. He was a kind and gentle man who touched many lives and was loved
and will be missed by all who knew him.
Mr. Tupling is survived by his wife, Marjorie Tupling of Wapato; two
daughters, Frankie and her husband, Clay Nulph, and Karen Faucher, all
of Yakima; two grandsons, Tye and Zachary Nulph and two granddaughters,
Tana Nulph and Mikal Faucher; mother, Cleo Barker of Yakima; three
brothers and their wives, George and Olivia Tupling of Yakima, John and
Mima Tupling of Yakim and Ed and Glenda Tupling of Wenatchee; two
sisters and their husbands, Walt and Wilma Crabb of Yakima; Helen and
Phil Smithwick of Goldendale; an aunt and uncle, Connie and Ray Keeth
and their daughter, Elaine, and numerous other aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Friday, (today) September 28 at 1:00 p.m.
at Merritt Funeral Home Chapel in Wapato. Burial will be in Terrace
Heights Memorial Park in Yakima. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
made to the Wapato Christian Church Building Fund.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1974
Oscar Morgan Wickham, 87, a lifelong resident of Miller County, died
suddenly Tuesday, March 19, 1974, at his home, 1302 Colorado Ave.,
Eldon. A retired farmer, he had moved to Eldon from his farm 10 years
ago. Funeral services will be held Friday at the Mt. Zion Christian
Church.
Mr. Wickham was born Nov. 3, 1886 at Ulman, the son of the late Joseph
and Mary (Hix) Wickham. He was married Sept. 4, 1912 to Mary E. Helton
who died April 19, 1967.
Mr. Wickham was a member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church and of Brumley
Lodge 203, AF & AM. He is survived by one brother, Ross Wickham of
Tuscumbia.
The Rev. Mark Sooter will officiate at the services at 1 p.m. Friday at
Mt. Zion Christian Church. Burial will be in the Tuscumbia Cemetery
where Masonic services will be conducted at the graveside by the Brumley
Lodge. Masons will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements are under the
direction of Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, August 1990
Evelyn E. Karr, 78, of Iberia died Thursday, Aug. 2, 1990 at the
University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia of injuries she
suffered in a traffic accident the same day near Versailles. She was
born Feb. 22, 1912 in Brumley to Albert and Minnie Scott Scott. She was
married Feb. 21, 1933 in Tuscumbia to Thurston Karr, who survives at the
home. Mrs. Karr was a lifelong resident of Miller County and was a
member of the Worldwide Church of God at Osage Beach.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a son, Wendell Karr of
Lenexa, Kan.; a daughter, Joy Flaugher of Rocky Mount; six
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Stevinson-Mossman
Funeral Home in Iberia with the Rev. Al Kersha officiating. Burial was
in Curry Cemetery near Iberia.
News Article: A 78 year-old Iberia woman was killed in an accident that occurred at
3:08 p.m., last Thursday (Aug. 2) at the junction of Missouri 5 and 52 in Morgan
County.
Evelyn Karr, 78, of Iberia was a passenger in the vehicle driven by her
husband, 81 year-old Thurston Karr. Mr. Karr was transported to the
University of Missouri Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
Mr. Karr was taken to the UMC Med Center with serious injuries.
The driver of the other vehicle, 17 year-old Anna Schmitz of Barnett,
sustained only minor injuries and was to seek her own treatment.
According to the report from the Highway Patrol, Karr failed to stop at
the junction and drove into the path of the Schmitz car.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 1972
Redus A. Rowden, 64, lifetime resident of Iberia, died suddenly Monday,
June 26, 1972. Funeral services for Mr. Rowden were at 2 p.m. today
(Thursday) at the First Baptist Church in Iberia. The Rev. Grady
Etheridge, the Rev. Perry Wolfe and the Rev. Aldon Veach officiated.
Masonic services were held at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Stevinson Chapel.
He was born Oct. 2, 1907 in Miller County, near Iberia, the son of Emma
Rowden Jones. He was married June 15, 1929 in Waynesville to Miss Ruth
Groves, who survives at the home.
Mr. Rowden spent his entire life in the Iberia area except for a few
years when he lived in St. Louis where he was employed with Fisher Body.
He was best known in Iberia as the owner and operator of a retail
clothing store. He also operated a caf? and pool hall and had an L. P.
gas dealership.
Through the years Mr. Rowden also worked for Union Electric at Bagnell
Dam and for REA, worked on construction at Fort Leonard Wood, was a
rural mail carrier, owned a movie house in Iberia, had a Maytag
dealership, drove a truck for MFA and worked for the Miller County
Highway Department.
He was a member of Brays Advent Christian Church and regularly attended
the Iberia First Baptist Church. Mr. Rowden was a member of Iberia
Lodge 410, AF & AM, where he was Past Worshipful Master and of the
Iberia Lions Club and Iberia Industrial Development. He had also served
as a city councilman.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Rowden is survived by a son, Bill Rowden,
Salem; a daughter, Mrs. Colleen Graves, Iberia; his step-father, Everett
Jones, Sr., Iberia; three half-brothers, Allen Jones, Kansas City,
Everett Jones, Jr., Otterville, and Amil Jones, Smithton; three
half-sisters, Mrs. Pauline Hicks, St. Louis, Mrs. Mary Griffin, Iberia,
and Mrs. Betty Sessions, Waynesville; and four grandchildren.
Active pallbearers at the services were Oral Atwill, Vern Whittle,
Bluford VonGremp, Okley Kinder, Glenn Casey, Audrey Ferguson and Berry
Livingston. Honorary pallbearers were Russell Mobley, Spurgeon Atwill,
Glen Martin, Jim Eads, Shirrell Woolery, Dr. William A. Gould, Bob
Perkins and Willard Slawson. Burial was in the Iberia Cemetery under
the direction of the Stevinson Funeral Home, Iberia.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1991
Professor Joseph E. Kallenbach, 89, of Ann Arbor, Mich. Died November
13, 1991 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital after an extended illness. He was
born Oct. 27, 1903 in Tuscumbia to John E. and Hattie Maylee Thompson
Kallenbach. He was married Aug 30, 1939 to Jessamine Shively, who
survives at the home.
Professor Kallenbach was a professor of political science at the
University of Michigan from 1934 until his retirement in 1974. He began
his teaching career in rural Miller County at Etterville. Before going
to the University of Michigan, he was associated with Central Missouri
State University at Warrensburg, the University of Missouri-Columbia and
Iowa State University at Ames.
He also authored several books, including a three volume work on
American governors. He was a member of the American Arbitration
Association, The Ann Arbor Golf and Outing Club and the First
Congregational Church of Ann Arbor.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Julie
O?Connell of Gaithersburg, Md., Jobi Kennedy of Ann Arbor, Mich. and
Jennifer Kallenbach of Portland, Oregon; three grandchildren; a great
granddaughter; and a sister, Alma Mayfield of Eldon.
Funeral services were held Nov. 17 at Douglas Chapel of the First
Congregational Church in Ann Arbor with the Rev. terry N. Smith
officiating. The body was cremated under the direction of Muehlig
Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart
Association.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1992
Frank McDowell, 94, of Tuscumbia, formerly of Brumley, died Thursday,
Nov. 12, 1992, at Memorial Community Hospital in Jefferson City. He was
born Feb. 25, 1898, in Camden County to Charles and Ada Mae Patterson
McDowell. On Nov. 6, 1918, he was married in Tuscumbia to Ethel Golden,
who died Nov. 8, 1968.
Mr. McDowell was a retired farmer and a lifelong resident of Miller and
Camden counties. He was a member of the Honey Springs Baptist Church
near Brumley. He had been a resident of the Miller County Nursing Home
for the past several years.
Surviving him are five sons, Jewell McDowell of Edwardsville, Kan.,
Marvin McDowell of Bashosr, Kan., Charles McDowell and Donald McDowell,
both of Bonner Springs, Kan., and Leonard McDowell of Brumley; three
daughters, Lora Mae Graham of Ulman, Dorothy Barnhart of Olean and Emma
Jean Dunn of McAllen, Tex.; 31 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren;
and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Stevinson-Mossman
Funeral Home in Iberia with the Rev. Harold McConnell officiating.
Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery at Kaiser. Visitation will be held
from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, October 1991
Harley Thompson, 83, of Eldon died Thursday, Oct. 31, 1991 at his home.
He was born Feb. 7, 1908 in Tuscumbia to Daniel F. and Mary Kallenbach.
On Oct. 17, 1934 he was married in Eldon to Ruby Dorl, who survives at
the home.
Mr. Thompson was a farmer and a carpenter. He was a lifetime resident
of Miller County and was a 1929 graduate of Tuscumbia High School. He
was a member of the Ninth Street Christian Church in Eldon.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son, Dennis Thompson of Eldon;
a daughter, Dixie Webster of Eldon; a brother, Henry Thompson of Rolla;
four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ninth Street
Christian Church in Eldon with the Rev. Donald E. Renken officiating.
Burial was in Greenmore Memorial Park at Barnett.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1990
Billy Franklin Luttrell, 52, of Eldon died Friday, Nov. 2, 1990 at Lake
of the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach. He was born Jan 17, 1938
in Brumley and his mother, Leona McDowell, survives at Brumley. On Oct.
18, 1990 he was married to Lois Rodden, who survives at the home. Mr.
Luttrell was employed at Lodge of the Four Seasons.
Other survivors include three sons, Larry Luttrell of Eldon, Terry
Luttrell and Gary Luttrell, both of Osage Beach; two daughters, Wanda
Wilson of Osage Beach and Susan Luttrell of the home; a brother, Dennis
Luttrell of Brumley; five half-brothers, Gary McDowell and Bobby
McDowell, both of Brumley, David McDowell of Jefferson City, John
McDowell of Houston and Ronny McDowell of Columbia; a sister, Donna
Barnes of Eldon; a half-sister, Linda Plemmons of Brumley; and two
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday at Stevinson-Mossman
Funeral Home in Iberia with Bro. Farris Wall officiating. Burial was in
Mt. Union Cemetery.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, October 1990
Priest Allen, 91, died Oct. 29, 1900 at his home in Kansas City, Kan.
He was born in Eldon to Charley and Stella Allen. In 1941 he moved to
the Kansas City area. Mr. Allen was a meat cutter at the Cudahy Packing
Company for 10 years and also was a custodian for the Shawnee Mission
School District before he retired. He was a Baptist.
Surviving him are a daughter, Neita Hickman of Kansas City, Kan.; two
brothers, Rev. Logan Allen and Raymond Allen, both of Eldon; a sister
Esmal Baird of Merriam, Kan.; three grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; and a six great-great-grandchildren. A son, Gail
Allen, preceded him in death about nine weeks ago.
Funeral services were held Oct. 31 at the Maple Hill Chapel and burial
was in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Death Notice: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1991
Malone Keeth received word of the death of her first cousin, Ora Allee.
Malone and Ora grew up together in Miller County. He was born May 19,
1901, a son of John and Lucy Colvin Allee. He passed away November 12,
1991 in Wilmington, California, where he had lived for over forty years.
He was married Feb. 15, 1920 to Minnie Drew. Funeral services were
Nov. 19, burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Wilmington, Calif.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, October 1990
Oral V. Atwill, 81, of Iberia died Monday, Oct. 15, 1990 at the Harry S.
Truman Veterans Administration Hospital in Columbia. He was born Aug.
1, 1909 in Iberia to Lewis and Rosetta Roland Atwill. On Feb 4, 1933 he
was married in Iberia to Vera G. Eads, who survives at the home.
Mr. Atwill was a retired mechanic and shop foreman for Eads Motor
Company. He was a member of the Iberia First Baptist Church and the
Disabled American Veterans.
Surviving in addition to his wife, are a son, Jack Atwill of Miami
Lakes, Fla.; two brothers, Spurgeon Atwill of Iberia and Floyd Atwill of
Baldwin; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Iberia First
Baptist Church with the Rev. Haskell Orrick officiating. Burial will be
in the Iberia Cemetery under the direction of Stevinson-Mossman Funeral
Home in Iberia. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the
funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the First
Baptist Church Memorial Fund.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, August 1990
Herbert B. Livingston, 91, of Iberia died Monday, August 6, 1990 at his
home. He was born Feb. 10, 1899 near Iberia to Samuel and Etta Waite
Livingston. In 1925 he was married to Flossie Lewis, who died Feb. 29,
1948. On Nov. 24, 1948 he was married to Helen Spearman Flaugher, who
survives at the home.
Mr. Livingston had been manager of the MFA Exchange in Iberia, retiring
in 1962. He had served on the Iberia School Board and the MFA
Cooperative Board and was a member of the Hickory Point Baptist Church.
Surviving him are a son, Herbert Lemoine Livingston of Plantation, Fla.;
four daughters, Dolores Grady and Janis Lawson of Iberia, Donna Welch of
Dubuque, Iowa and Elizabeth Cook of San Antonio, Tex.; two step-sons,
William Flaugher of Vero Beach, Fla., and Frank Flaugher of Iberia; two
step-daughters, Shirley Powell of Iberia and Barbara Brotherton of
Camdenton; three brothers, Barry Livingston of Iberia, Jack Livingston
of Shelbina and Curtis Livingston of Hilo, Hawaii; a sister, Mabel Adams
of Knoxville, Tenn.; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 17
step-grandchildren; and 20 step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Stevinson-Mossman
Funeral Home in Iberia with the Rev. Larry Etherton officiating. Burial
was in the Hickory Point Cemetery. Visitation was held from 2 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1991
Edna M. Irwin, 97, of Brumley died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1991 at St.
Elizabeth Care Center in St. Elizabeth. She was born April 7, 1894 at
Iberia to Benjamin and Cynthia Dial Williams. On Sept. 1, 1925 she was
married at Galena to Ray W. Irwin, who died Jan 6, 1985.
Mrs. Irwin graduated from the Iberia Academy in 1913 and attended Knox
College at Galesburg, Ill. and Drury College in Springfield. She was a
member of the Congregational Christian Church at Iberia.
Surviving her are three sisters, Emma Gardner of Scottsdale, Ariz.,
Edith Meyer of Moses Lake, Wash. and Evelyn Johnston of Iberia. Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral
Home in Iberia with Dr. Ellis Livingston officiating. Burial will be in
the Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday
at the funeral home.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, September 1990
Christy Hedges McGeough of Lancaster, Tex. was born Jan 10, 1950 in
Iberia and died on Sept. 18, 1990 in her home after a three year
illness. She was the daughter of Walter and Norma (Hawkins) Hedges of
Camdenton, who survive.
She spent her early childhood in Iberia then moved to Camdenton. She
graduated from the University of Missouri with a masters degree in
speech pathology and audiology. She was a member of the Kappa Alpha
Theta Sorority. She later moved to Dallas, Tex. where she organized the
Speech Pathology Department of the visiting Nurses Association then
served as its director of marketing for 15 years. Later she was a
pathologist for Baylor University Home Care and had her private practice
also.
She was a member of the local Baptist Church since early childhood.
Mrs. McGeough is survived by her husband, Charles McGeough of the home;
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hedges of Camdenton; and sisters,
Cecelia D?Ann Hellstern of Dallas and Mary Sue Heine of Houston;
grandmother, Mary Gibson of Troy.
Services were held at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Byrum Chapel in
Lancaster, Tex. with the Rev. Lindsay Cofield officiating. Sept. 22,
visitation and services were held in the Hedges Chapel of Osage Beach
with the Rev. Dick Wakefield officiating. Entombment was made in the
Hedges Osage Beach Mausoleum of the Memorial Gardens, Osage Beach.
Memorials may be made to Make Today Count Chapter of Camdenton, Mo., P.
O. Box 1266, Camdenton, Mo. 65020.
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News Article/Obituary: unknown newspaper, Vol. 91 No. 25, Thursday, July 19, 1973
Funeral services were held in Eldon Wednesday for Circuit Judge Charles
LeRoy Snodgrass, 50, of Tuscumbia who died of a heart attack early
Monday, July 16, 1973, at Charles E. Still Hospital, Jefferson City. He
had been hospitalized since suffering an earlier attack the evening of
June 29.
He was judge of the 26th Judicial Circuit which includes Miller, Morgan,
Camden, Moniteau and Laclede counties. He was elected Nov. 5, 1968 to
serve the unexpired term of the late Judge Claude E. Curtis, and was
re-elected to a six-year term in 1970.
Judge Snodgrass was born in Dixon on Dec. 26, 1922, the son of Charles
D. and Mabel (Cordsmeyer) Snodgrass. His mother survives at Tuscumbia.
On Sept. 8, 1943 he was married in Columbia to Frances Thompson who
survives at the home.
Judge Snodgrass also leaves three sons, Thomas LeRoy Snodgrass, 16, and
Michael Frank Snodgrass and Kenneth Charles Snodgrass, 13-year-old
twins, of the home; one brother, Charles Irvin Snodgrass, Tuscumbia; and
two sisters, Mrs. Melva Hagan, Columbia, and Mrs. Doris Jean Klein,
Kansas City. A twin sister, Mabel Louise, preceded him in death.
Judge Snodgrass was educated in the Tuscumbia School; Iberia Junior
College where he received an associate in arts degree in 1942; the
University of Indiana-Bloomington; the University of Cincinnati; and the
University of Missouri-Columbia where he received his bachelor of arts
degree in 1947 and doctor of jurisprudence in 1949.
He was a veteran of World War II service with the United States Army,
including 16 months of overseas duty.
Judge Snodgrass, a former mayor of Tuscumbia, engaged in the general
practice of law there for nearly 20 years before assuming his duties as
circuit judge in January 1969. He served five terms as prosecuting
attorney of Miller County, 1951-60, and also served as city attorney of
Tuscumbia and Lake Ozark. He was a member of the Oak Street Church of
Christ in Eldon.
Judge Snodgrass, a Mason and a Shriner, was chairman of the
Jurisprudence Committee of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and a member of
Ionia Lodge 381, AF & AM; Eldon Chapter 210, Order of the Eastern Star;
Royal Arch Masons, Eldon; the Shrine, Springfield; and 32nd Degree, St.
Louis.
He was also a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2442 and American
Legion Post 229, Eldon; and the Miller County Missouri and American Bar
Assns., and Phil Delta Phi legal fraternity.
Masonic services were held at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Chapel in
Eldon. Funeral services were held there at 3 p.m. Wednesday with Bud
Biglieni as officiating minister. Burial was in the Tuscumbia Cemetery
where military rites were conducted by a Fort Leonard Wood mortuary
team.
The Miller County courthouse was closed Wednesday afternoon, and
officials and deputies attended the services in a group. Attorneys from
the 26th Judicial Circuit served as honorary pallbearers. Active
pallbearers were Wayne Hensley, Bill Anson, Louis Rohls, Bob Perkins,
Rex Wyrick and Clyde Hawken.
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News Article/Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1974
A former Miller County resident, Billy Arzo Phillips, 30, of Bates City,
was fatally injured in a one-car accident early Saturday near Ulman
while he and his family were back for a visit with relatives. The State
Highway Patrol said he was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Lake of
the Ozarks Clinic (Osage Beach, Missouri).
Mr. Phillips had spent most of his life in the Brumley and Iberia areas
and had lived in Bates City the past year and a half. He was employed
with E. L. Wilson Co., as a die caster in metal work.
Scene of the 1:30 a.m. accident was on Rte. C, 2.5 miles south of Rte.
JJ, as Mr. Phillips was alone in the car. The Patrol said the
northbound 1963 Oldsmobile went off the road on the right and struck and
sheared a Union Electric utility pole. He was thrown from the car which
continued on back across the roadway, off the left side, through a
fence, and into a field.
This fatal accident occurred on the same road between Brumley and Ulman
where Mr. Phillips? younger brother, Buck, 16, was one of four persons
killed in a head-on collision Oct. 22, 1965, in front of the Gott Church
and Cemetery.
Mr. Phillips death was the second traffic fatality of 1974 on Miller
County roads. The first occurred only two weeks earlier, resulting from
a one-car accident in which the vehicle also struck a utility pole.
Funeral services for Mr. Phillips were held Monday at the Rodden Church
of Christ near Brumley.
Mr. Phillips was born Jan. 14, 1944 in Camden County, the son of the
late Clark and Nadine (Robinett) Phillips. His father died in 1963, and
his mother in 1971. He was married July 9, 1960 to Dorothy Cochran who
survives at the home. Bro. Virgil Smith performed the marriage
ceremony.
Mr. Phillips also leaves one son, Bucky, and four daughters, Debbie,
Sherrie, Stella and Carla, all of the home; three brothers, Pete
Phillips and Bob Phillips, both of Warrenton, and Clark Dale Phillips of
Ulman; one sister, Judy Phillips of Iberia; his maternal grandmother,
Mrs. Opal Robinett of Iberia, and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Stella
Phillips of Brumley. Another daughter, Billie, died in 1965.
The Rev. Wayne Wall officiated at the funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday
at the Rodden Church. Burial was in the church cemetery (Robinett 1864
Cemetery). Pallbearers were Edgar Byrd, Ralph Byrd, Willie Byrd Jr.,
Jim Wickham, Ed Luttrell, and John Luttrell. Arrangements were under
the direction of Stevinson Funeral Home of Iberia.
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Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, December 1991
Luther Duncan, 86, of Iberia died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1991 at Miller
County Nursing Home in Tuscumbia following a lengthy illness. He was
born Oct. 27, 1905 in Miller County to John and Ruth Workman Duncan. On
June 8, 1925 he was married near Iberia to Venice Cochran, who survives
at the home.
Mr. Duncan was a farmer and construction worker and also had worked at
J.B. Deer Cedarcraft Factory at Lake Ozark for a number of years. He
was a lifelong resident of Miller County and was a member of the Mt.
Union church of Christ near Brumley.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are three daughters, Betty Gillam,
Rosalee Long and Sue Nelson, all of Iberia; a sister, Opal Luttrell of
Brumley; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Stevinson-Mossman
Funeral Home in Iberia with Bro. Gene Edwards officiating. Burial will
be in the Mt. Union Cemetery near Brumley.