Obituaries
Obituaries
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, November 1, 1995
Farris A. Thompson, 77, Eldon, died Monday at Eldon Healthcare Center.
He was born Oct. 30, 1918, in Iberia, a son of Guy and Sylvia Denton
Thompson. He was married Nov. 2, 1941, in Iberia, to Grace Marie Groff,
who died Oct. 12, 1995.
A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he was a service technician in
commercial refrigeration. He taught school at Rabbits Head Schoolhouse,
near Iberia, and taught refrigeration and air conditioning at the Iberia
Academy.
He was employed in commercial refrigeration and air conditioning in the
Los Angeles area for 22 years until his retirement in 1979, when he
moved to Eldon. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene, Eldon,
and served on the church board.
Survivors include: one daughter, Janet Wolfe, Eldon; one son, David
Thompson, Yorba Linda, Calif.; one brother, Robert Karr, state of
Colorado; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Church of the Nazarene.
Pastor Jerry Frye will officiate. Burial will be in Union Cemetery,
Iberia. Memorials are suggested to First Church of the Nazarene.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, November 2, 1995
Martha E. Vernon, 75, Jefferson City, died Tuesday at Capital Region
Medical Center-Memorial Campus. She was born Aug. 12, 1920, in Olean, a
daughter of Leslie C. and Nora Dollie Harbison Miller. She was married
Aug 21, 1944, in Eldon to Harold H. Vernon, who died Aug 21, 1991.
A lifelong resident of Central Missouri, she was a graduate of Eldon
High School. She was a homemaker and a member of Memorial Baptist
Church and the Golden Circle Sunday school Class. She was a past member
of Pilot Grove Baptist Church, Pilot Grove, where she served as church
clerk and beginner Sunday school class teacher.
Survivors include: two daughters, Jane L. Rapp, Jefferson City, and
Linda J. Rentel, St. Charles; one sister, Nora D. Jobe, Laurie; one
brother, Raymond O. ?Dick? Miller, Kansas City; three grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Memorial Baptist Church. The Rev.
Allen Speer will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery,
near Eldon. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society or Memorial
Baptist Church Building Fund. Arrangements are under the direction of
Freeman Mortuary.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, January 11, 1998
Juanita Phillips, 55, of Brumley, died Friday at University of
Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics. She was born Oct. 18, 1942, in
Modesto, Calif., a daughter of Elmer and Lois Stark Whittle. Her mother
survives in Tuscumbia. She was married in July 1984 in Tuscumbia to
Louis E. Phillips who survives at the home. She was a member of the
Church of Christ and the Miller County VFW Post 2442 Ladies Auxiliary.
Other survivors include: one son, Tyler Blagden, Brumley; one stepson,
Paul Phillips, Dixon; one stepdaughter, Patricia Whitrock, Gillette,
Wyo.; one brother, David Whittle, Tuscumbia; one sister, Deanie Workman,
Tuscumbia; and five step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Stan Way will officiate. Burial will be in Robinett Cemetery near
Brumley. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, November 15, 1995
Edna Louise Anderson, 83, Eldon, died Sunday at St. Marys Health Center.
She was born April 12, 1912, in Kndule, Ark., a daughter of Martin V.
and Mary E. Nowland Sartin. She was married in 1938, in St. Louis, to
Louie Anderson, who died in 1981.
She lived in the Eldon community for many years and was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Eldon. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Randall Bunch will
officiate. The body has been cremated.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, November 6, 1995
Ina F. Miles, 83, Russellville, died Sunday at Eldon Healthcare, Eldon.
She was born Jan. 19, 1912, in Miller County, a daughter of Richard F.
and Christina Hicks Templeton. She was married Feb 5, 1931, in Cole
County, to Bonnie Miles, who died Sept 19, 1979.
She was a seamstress for clothing stores in the Jefferson City area.
She was a member of Dix Road Church of Christ.
Survivors include: two daughters, L?Wana Jo Rush, Independence, and
Brenda Crain, Jefferson City; one son, Fred F. Miles, Russellville; nine
grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Weber and Sons Funeral Home,
Russellville. Brother Carroll Bennett will officiate. Burial will be
in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, near Russellville. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m.
Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to Fair Haven Children?s Home,
Stafford.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, January 11, 1998
Noble G. Wall, 93, Brumley, died Saturday at Lake of the Ozarks General
Hospital, Osage Beach. He was born April 25, 1904, in Brumley, a son of
Daniel and Mahala Pemberton Wall. He was married March 18, 1933, in
Waynesville, to Ezmul Bell Karr, who survives in Tuscumbia.
Other survivors include: one son, Harold Wall, Shawnee, Kan.; one
grandchild; and two great grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Daniel Musgrave will officiate. Burial will be in Curry Cemetery
near Iberia. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials are
suggested to the American Heart Association.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, November 13, 1995
Glenn Clifford Robinett, 69, Iberia, died Saturday at his home. He was
born May 13, 1926, in Henley, a son of Perry E. and Marcella Luttrell
Robinett. He was married May 17, 1947, to Juanita Scott, who survives
at the home.
He lived and worked in the Kansas City area for 30 years and was a union
cement mason for 43 years prior to retirement. He was a U.S. Navy
veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Iberia VFW Post No. 2,
a member and deacon of the Hickory Point Baptist church, and a member of
the Gideon Bible Society and the Miller County Historical Society.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Yvonne Tordoff, Jefferson City,
and Joyce Zent, Harrisonville; five sisters, Ruby Spaulding, Eldon, Ina
Roark, Kansas City, Kan., Vernita Roark, Independence, Irene Hager,
Henley, and Dorlas Bosche, Peculiar; three brothers, Paul Robinett and
Donald Robinett, both of Henley, and Gene Robinett, Raytown; and two
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Michael Dean
Robinett.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Harold Williams will officiate. Burial will be in Hickory Hill
Cemetery, Hickory Hill. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to the Gideon Bible Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, November 12, 1995
Harry H. Kay, 99, Eldon, died Friday at Eldon Healthcare Center. He was
born Dec. 26, 1895, in McGirk, a son of Hilliard and Annie Cunningham
Kay. He was married on May 28, 1923, to Pauline Higby, who died on Dec.
2, 1946. He was married on Feb 4, 1949, in Eldon to Ruth Elliott Irwin,
who survives in Eldon.
He attended the University of Missouri-Columbia and was admitted to the
Missouri Bar in 1922. He was granted a life membership in the bar after
50 years membership. He served as assistant Missouri attorney general
for several years. He practiced law in Eldon for 60 years prior to his
retirement in 1982. He was a longtime member of the First Baptist
Church of Eldon. He served on the Missouri Baptist Foundation for many
years. He was a charter member and first president of the Eldon Lions
Club. He served as board member and legal counsel for Mercantile Bank
of Eldon. He served on the board of trustees of Southwest Baptist
University at Bolivar. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War I, and a
past member of the Masonic Lodge.
Other survivors include: two sons, Richard Kay, Fresno, Calif., and
Allan Kay, Eldon; one daughter, Jean Weathers, Springfield; four
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of
Eldon, with the Rev. Thomas Nelson and the Rev. Randall Bunch
officiating. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation is from
4-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to
First Baptist Church of Eldon or Southwest Baptist University in
Bolivar.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, January 4, 1998
Bobbie Lee Moss, 60, Iberia, died Friday at his home. He was born Feb.
4, 1937, in Miller County, a son of Dessie Moss. A Navy veteran, he was
employed as a police officer with the City of Iberia Police Department.
He was a member of Alder Springs Church of Christ near Iberia and
Crocker American Legion Post 195.
Survivors include: one brother, Jackie Ash, Ulman; and two sisters,
Sharon Jeffries and Evelyn Williams both of Brumley.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Larry Young will officiate. Burial will be in Freedom Cemetery
near Dixon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, November 14, 1995
Cora Bell Mingus, 81, Eldon, died Sunday in Iberia. She was born Jan.
9, 1914, in Stecker, Okla., a daughter of Joseph A. and Okla Ola Fuqua
Stroud. She was married Sept. 17, 1930, in Arapaho, Okla., to Edward C.
Mingus, who died Jan 12, 1978.
A resident of Eldon since 1945, she was a member of Aurora Springs
Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star, Eldon.
Survivors include: one son, Robert C. Mingus, Eldon; one sister, Hazel
Orr, Las Vegas; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home,
Eldon. The Rev. Dennis Nichols will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon
City Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. Wednesday.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, November 2, 1995
Sarah Anne ?Peggy? Wright, 94, Tuscumbia, died Monday at Moberly Caring
Center, Moberly. She was born May 5, 1901, in Purvis, a daughter of
John C. Jr. and Amy Love Upton Hanrahan. She was married June 21, 1916,
in Eldon to W.E. ?Ed? Wright, who died March 23, 1986.
A resident of the Tuscumbia area for most of her life, she was employed
by Kraft Foods, Eldon, where she served as business agent for the union.
She then worked as a nurse?s aide. She was a member of the Tuscumbia
Christian Church.
Survivors include: two sons, Chester H. Wright, Baldwin City, Kan., and
Bill G. Wright, Centralia; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren
and eight great-great-grandchildren. One daughter, Waneta May Wright,
preceded her in death.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to
Tuscumbia Cemetery.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, Novenber 4, 1995
Peggy Lou DeGraffenreid, 68, Gladstone, died Thursday at her home. She
was born Jan 11, 1927, in Eldon, a daughter of Earl and Lena James Crum.
She was married Oct. 26, 1945, in Tuscumbia, to Gail DeGraffenreid who
survives of the home. A resident of Gladstone for 21 years, she was a
member of First Presbyterian Church in Sedalia.
Other survivors include three sisters, Carolyn Browne, Edmond, Okla, Ann
Lee Eckenberger, Eldon, and Mary Jane Sears, Sanford, N.C.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eldon City Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Hospice of Mid-Missouri. Arrangements
are under the direction of Phillips Funeral Home.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, November 3, 1995
Clinton L. ?Bernie? Gier, 55, Eldon, died Wednesday at Mozark Health
Resort, Camdenton. He was born Nov. 18, 1939, in Miller County, the son
of Clint and Goldie Cotton Gier. His father survives in Eldon.
He is also survived by one sister, Evelyn Pippen, Upland, Calif.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Chapel. Jim
McGowin will officiate. Burial will be in Riley Lamm Cemetery, Eldon.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Saturday.
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson:
Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, July 22, 1996
Robert Lee Davis, 62, Iberia, died Saturday near Tuscumbia. He was born
March 14, 1934, in Dixon, a son of Benjamin ?Pat? and Helen Alexander
Davis. His mother survives in Iberia. He was married June 18, 1955, in
Palatine, Ill., to Maxine Zelsdorf, who survives at the home.
A U.S. Air Force veteran, he worked for the Fort Leonard Wood Fire
Department for 20 years until his retirement in 1985. He was fire chief
for the city of Iberia for 30 years, and director of District 6
Firefighters Association of Missouri. He was commissioner of the
Missouri State Fair Fire Department for 24 years.
He was a bus driver for the Iberia Head Start program, and a member of
Iberia First Christian Church, Iberia Masonic Lodge 410, AF & AM, and
Iberia Order of the Eastern Star. He was a charter member of the Iberia
Saddle Club and the Iberia Alumni Association, and a charter member and
current president of the Iberia Lions Club. He served on the Alder
Springs Cemetery Board.
Other survivors include: two sons, Roger Davis, Iberia, and Bennie
Davis, Billings; one daughter, Vicki Baucom, Iberia; one brother, James
Davis, Osage Beach; one half sister, Bonnie Davis, Brumley; and six
grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Iberia First Christian Church.
The Rev. Stan Way will officiate. Burial will be in Iberia Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. today at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
Memorials are suggested to the Firefighters Association of Missouri.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, July 25, 1995
Stella Marie Farrell, 67, Muskogee, Okla., formerly of Tuscumbia, died
Tuesday at Muskogee Regional Medical Center. She was born June 17,
1929, in Tuscumbia, a daughter of Clarence and Flora Burks Wyrick. She
was married to Beverly Farrell, who preceded her in death. She lived in
Muskogee for the past 20 years. She worked as a nurse?s aide at Miller
County Nursing Home.
Survivors include: three sons, Ernest Farrell, Eddie Farrell and Sammy
Farrell, all of Muskogee; one daughter, Donna Hull, Kansas City; three
sisters, Della Hull, Mesa, Ariz., and Addie Wyrick and Nancy Wyrick,
both of Tuscumbia; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. Eldon Myers will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery,
Tuscumbia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, July 22, 1996
Vyrle Brumley Allen, 79, Cocoa Fla., died Friday at her home. She was
born May 30, 1917, in Pulaski County, a daughter of Jack and Alice
McDowell Brumley. She was married Sept. 30, 1960, in Sayer, Okla., to
Leonard Allen, who survives at the home.
She retired in 1992 after 10 years as an office manager with C. J.
Langenfelter and Son, Inc. Cocoa. She previously worked for four years
as an executive secretary for Samples Grading, Cocoa. Other
survivors include one brother, Clifford Brumley, Tuscumbia.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rekus Funeral, Iberia. The Rev.
Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Hawkeye Cemetery,
Crocker. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, August 24, 1996
Minnie D. Franklin, 102, Eldon, died Thursday at Eldon Healthcare
Center. She was born Aug 2, 1894, in Maries County, a daughter of
Richard D. and Sarah Powell Decker. She was married Nov. 28, 1924, in
Osborne, Kan., to Francis E. Franklin, who died Oct. 28, 1978.
She worked as a bookkeeper and cashier in the cafeteria business. A
resident of Eldon since 1961, she was an 83-year member of the Christian
Church, Hancock, and attended First Christian Church, Eldon. She is
survived by nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. David Grousnick will officiate. Burial will be in Dixon Cemetery,
Dixon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials are
suggested to the Lee House.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, August 15, 1996
John Banner, 78, Eldon, died Wednesday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. He was born Nov. 19, 1917, in Camden County, a son of
Samuel and Leona Marie Harvey Banner. A member of Central Baptist
Church, he lived in the Eldon community most of his life.
Survivors include: two brothers, Tom Banner, Eldon, and Jim Banner,
Houston, Texas; and two sisters, Jessie Whitworth, Eugene, Ore., and
Martha Clear, Warrensburg.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Phillips funeral Home, Eldon.
Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.
today. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, August 12, 1996
David Randolph ?Randy? Black, 39, Brumley, died Saturday at his home.
He was born Sept. 29, 1956, in Tuscumbia, a son of Marvin L. Sr. and Ada
L. Tornquist Black. His parents survive in Brumley. He was a mechanic
and a member of Riverview Baptist Church, Osage Beach.
Other survivors include: one son, David Black; two daughters,
Chrisdonna Black and Ashley Black; four brothers, Marvin Black Jr.,
Barnett, Timothy Steven Black, Corpus Christi, Texas, Gregory Black,
Hermann, and Tony Black, Osage Beach; three sisters, Linda McDowell and
Desta Franklin, both of Osage Beach and Deborah Gamm, Brumley; and his
paternal grandmother, Mary Alice Black, Osage Beach.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Conway Cemetery,
Osage Beach. The Rev. Mike Parris will officiate. Arrangements are
under the direction of Hedges Funeral Home, Osage Beach.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, August 7, 1996
Mary Bell Duncan, 85, Jefferson City, died Monday at Beverly Health and
Rehab Center of Jefferson City. She was born April 14, 1911, in
Bagnell, a daughter of William and Tressie Quinn Nichols. She was
married April 6, 1929, in Tuscumbia to Joseph L. Duncan, who died Feb.
21, 1975.
A homemaker, she was employed as a retail clerk at the Museum Gift Shop
in the Lake area. She was a member of Bagnell Baptist Church, Lake
Ozark.
Survivors include: one son, William K. Duncan, Lake Ozark; two sisters,
Virginia Surbaugh and Norma Strope, both of Jefferson City; and one
grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Jay Quinn will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, August 27, 1996
Martina Morff, 76, St. Thomas, died Sunday at St. Mary?s Health Center.
She was born Sept. 19, 1919, in St. Elizabeth, a daughter of Frank and
Mathilda Huhman Lueckenhoff. She was married Oct. 24, 1942, in St.
Elizabeth, to Bernard Morff, who survives of the home. She was a member
of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic church, St. Thomas, St. Ann?s
Sodality, and the Over 50 Club.
Other survivors include: three sons, Daniel Morff, Jefferson City,
Alfred Morff, St. Thomas, and Michael Morff, Austin Texas; one daughter,
Jane Groene, Wardsville; three brothers, Alfred Lueckenhoff, Jefferson
City, and Jim Lueckenhoff and Robert Lueckenhoff, both of St. Elizabeth;
four sisters, Marie Dwight, Holts Summit, Genevieve Kimball, Miami,
Fla., Martha Sanning, Jefferson City, and Alma Blomberg, St. Anthony;
nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic
Church. The Rev. Don Antweiler will officiate. Burial will be in ST.
Thomas Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at the St.
Thomas Knights of Columbus Hall, with a rosary at 4 p.m. and a Christian
wake service at 7:30 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Rekus
Funeral Home, Metal.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, July 14, 1996
The Rev. Arnim L. Ray, 90, Eldon, died Friday at his home. He was born
Oct. 18, 1905, in Ripley County, a son of Alfred L. and Iva D. McCauley
Ray. He was married June 28, 1930, in Eldon to Bonnie D. Hoskins, who
survives at the home.
He lived in Eldon from 1928 to 1947, returning in 1971. He was ordained
in 1945 as a minister in the Southern Baptist Convention and served as
pastor at Olean, Newburg and Kirkwood?s Hope Baptist churches. He also
was interim pastor at the Bagnell and Olean Baptist churches and
associate pastor of the First Baptist Church in Eldon.
He served on the executive committee of the executive board of the St.
Louis Baptist Association and on the board of directors for Missouri
Baptist College. He was a former member of the Missouri National Guard.
Other survivors include: one son, Richard A. Ray, Richardson, Texas;
three sisters, Mildred Rickaby, Stevenson, Mich., and Marvine Ponder and
Marjorie Napier, both of Doniphan; three grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, Eldon. The
Rev. Thomas W. Nelson will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral
Home, Eldon.
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Obituary: Combined from Miller County Autogram and Jefferson City Post Tribune,
January 1990
Paul J. Martin, 84, Eldon, a former Miller County Court judge, died
Friday, Jan. 19, 1990 at Charles E. Still Hospital in Jefferson City.
He was born Nov. 6, 1905 in Iberia to Matt L. and Millie Jane Lawson
Martin. In 1926 he was married in Brumley to Hazel E. Wall, who
survives at the home.
Mr. Martin lived in Miller County most of his life. He was a farmer and
was employed as a tile-setter in the construction industry. He was a
member of the Mount Herman Baptist Church. He served 10 years as a
judge of the Miller County Court, two terms as presiding judge and one
term as a district judge.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Pauline Klug of
Tuscumbia and Doris Graham of Jefferson City; a son, Jack Martin of
Olean; a sister, Sue Haynes of Donna, Tx; six grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren. One son, Dave L. Martin, died Oct 3, 1963.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home in Eldon with
the Rev. Jay Quinn officiating. Burial was in the Hawkins Cemetery near Brumley.
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Obituary: Unknown Publication, 1936
Mrs. Clint D. Amos, 24, Dies at Her Home in Olean Thursday
Eula Mae Martin Amos was born August 10, 1912, near Iberia, MO, and
passed away November 12, 1936 at her home in Olean. For many years she
was a member of the Christian Church where she for a time lovingly
taught a class of children. In 1931 she graduated from Olean High
School and February 22, 1934 was married to Clinton D. Amos of Olean,
Mo. To them a daughter, Norma Jane, was born September 14, 1936.
The passing of Eula Mae Martin Amos is mourned by her husband, Clinton
D. Amos, her daughter, Norma Jane Amos, her father Matt L. Martin, all
of Olean, a sister, Mrs. Max Haynes, of Jefferson City, Three brothers,
Paul J. Martin of Kansas City, Stanley and Dorsey Martin of Olean, her
grandmother, Martha Lawson, 87 of Hawkeye, and many other relatives and
friends.
The kind words that Eula has spoken, the good deeds she has done, the
sunshine she has scattered among her many friends many of whom were
children, will long be remembered. These are the memories of her that
will live and remain near and dear in the hearts of her loved ones.
The funeral was conducted by the Rev. A. L. Alexander, pastor of the
Eldon Christian Church at the Olean Christian Church and the body was
laid to rest at the Odd Fellow Cemetery, Olean, Mo.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, July 16, 1996
Mary Elizabeth Rutherford, 84, Jefferson City, died Monday at Green
Meadows Nursing Center, Linn. She was born Aug 9, 1911, in Eldon, a
daughter of Artie and Rebecca Jones Wilson. She was married July 8,
1973, in Jefferson City, to John Edward Rutherford, who died Jan 21,
1992.
A lifelong resident of Central Missouri, she worked for International
Shoe Factory. She was employed by Charles E. Still Hospital from 1960
to 1974. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church, the Charles E.
Still Hospital Guild, and a charter member of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles Auxiliary, Aerie 2693.
Survivors include: one son, Bob L. Steinmetz, Jefferson City; one
daughter, Betty Ann Shadwick, Belton; seven grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Freeman Mortuary. The Rev.
Allen Speer will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, with an Eagles Auxiliary
memorial service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimers
Disease and Related Disorders Association or to Green Meadows Nursing
Center.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, July 17, 1996
Harold W. Campbell, 73, Eldon, died Tuesday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. He was born Sept 5, 1922, in Eldon, a son of
Christopher E. and Alice Marie Wisner Campbell. He was married Nov. 8,
1945, in Kansas City, to Bonnie M. Van Hooser, who died June 22, 1995.
An Army veteran of World War II, he lived in the Eldon community most of
his life. He owned and operated a service station and AAA wrecker
service in Eldon for many years. He drove for Opie?s and Cargill for
five years, prior to retirement. He was a member of Greenridge Baptist
Church.
Survivors include: one son, Gary M. ?Mitch? Campbell, Florissant; one
brother, Ray Campbell, Eldon; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial with military honors, will
be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, December 2000
Hazel E. Martin, 92, Eldon, died Dec. 13, 2000 in Jefferson City. She
was born Feb. 23, 1908, in Brumley, a daughter of Henry D. and Mariah
Catherine Graham Wall. She was married in 1926 in Brumley to Paul J.
Martin, who died Jan. 19, 1990. She was a homemaker. She was a member
of Mount Herman Baptist Church and Mount Herman Extension Club
Survivors include; one son, Jack Martin, Olean; two daughters, Pauline
Klug, Gravois Mills, and Doris Wiggins, Jefferson City; five
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and six
great-great-grandchildren. One son, Dave Martin, and one grandson, John
Paul Klug preceded her in death.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Ken Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Hawkins
Cemetery, Brumley. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday. Memorials
are suggested to Hawkins Cemetery.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, September 13, 1996
Clara Bell Helton, 83, Iberia, died Thursday at Phelps County Regional
Medical Center, Rolla. She was born May 7, 1913, in Miller County, a
daughter of George and Etta Rook Beal. She was married Jan. 7, 1932, in
Tuscumbia, to Bill Helton, who died June 26, 1934. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include: one son, Jimmie Helton, Eldon; one daughter, Verla
Ray, Dixon; six brothers, Lloyd Beal, Edgar Beal and Richard Beal, all
of Dixon, Bennie Beal and Leonard Beal, both of El Dorado, Kan., and
Wilmer Lee Beal, St. Elizabeth; one sister, Bessie Rowden, Iberia; five
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death
by one son, Bobby Helton, an infant daughter and one daughter, Patricia
Ann Helton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Bro.
Harold Withers will officiate. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Saturday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, September 12, 1996
Gaithel Wood, 65, Eldon, died Wednesday at Lake of the Ozarks General
Hospital. He was born Nov. 3, 1930, in Miller County, a son of Richard
and Ruth Jane Justus Wood. He was married Oct. 22, 1959, in Tuscumbia,
to Ida Mae Witt, who died July 16, 1989.
A lifelong resident of Miller County, he worked as a janitor for School
of the Osage. He was a member of Mt. Zion Christian Church.
Survivors include: one daughter, Tammy Sue Wood, Eldon; and one sister,
Betty Rentschler, Eldon.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Mark Kessler will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Zion
Cemetery, Tuscumbia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, September 1, 1996
Leonard W. Law, 74, Edwardsville, Ill., died Tuesday at his home. He
was born Feb. 19 1922, in Iberia, a son of Clarence and Alice Hightree
Law. He was married March 15, 1952, in Elco, Ill., to Helen J. Vick,
who survives at the home.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he was a retired program analyst for
U.S. Army Aviation Systems. He was a graduate of Culver-Stockton
College, Canton, and a member of the Vaughn Hill Church of Christ,
Woodriver, Ill.
Other survivors include: one son, Whitney Law, Edwardsville; one
daughter, Valerie Klenke, Edwardsville; two brothers, Harry Law, Pike
Station, Ill., and Howard Law, Louisiana; one sister, Marjorie Martin,
Iberia; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Bro.
Charles Pitts will officiate. Burial will be in Iberia Cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. Saturday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune Friday, September 13, 1996
Arba Harold Newhart, 77, Eldon, died Wednesday at St. Marys Health
Center. He was born May 5, 1919, in Miller County, a son of Charles R.
and Dorothy Alice Thompson Newhart. He was married June 30, 1937, in
Vienna, to Muriel Allen, who survives of the home.
He worked as a carpenter and plumber. He retired in 1982 from the
Missouri Department of Corrections, where he was a plumber foreman and
steam fitter. He farmed and raised registered quarter horses. He was
president of the Iberia Saddle Club for several years. He was a
lifelong member of the Alder Springs Church of Christ.
Other survivors include: four sons, Dale Newhart and Randall Newhart,
both of St. Charles, Gary Newhart, Wright City, and Danny Newhart,
Eldon; five daughters, Linda Patterson, Lee?s Summit, Lois Farmer, Osage
Beach, Betty Pemberton, Brumley, Patty Rowden, Meta, Sandy Bond, Eldon;
two brothers, Lowell Newhart, Eldon, and Charles Newhart, Springfield;
20 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
Bro. Don Renken will officiate. Burial will be in Union Cemetery,
Iberia. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, September 17, 1996
Doris Anita Pool, 76, Iberia, died Sunday at her home. She was born
June 6, 1920, in Cooter, a daughter of William C. and Elva May Limbaugh
Coleman. She attended Iberia Congregational Christian Church.
Survivors include: one son, Dean McDowell, Iberia; one daughter, Lee
Valentine, Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister, Betty Keen, Big Piney; seven
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
The Rev. Wayne Cogell and Ellis Livingston will officiate. Burial will
be in Freedom Cemetery, near Dixon. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m.
today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, September 8, 1996
David Elmer Green, 73, St. Elizabeth, died Saturday at Capital Region
Medical Center-Southwest. He was born May 21, 1923, in St. Albans, a
son of Elmer and Tina Barton Green. He was married Oct. 31, 1946, in
Kansas City, Kan., to Mary Elizabeth Davis, who survives at the home.
An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of the St. Elizabeth
American Legion Post 545, Jefferson City VFW Post 1003, and a lifetime
member of Disabled American Veterans. He retired from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture in 1975. A resident of St. Elizabeth since
1973, he was a member of the St. Elizabeth Baptist Church.
Other survivors include: three daughters, Linde Gonce, Pea Ridge, Ark.,
Barbara Green, Tulsa, Okla., Tina Hall, Dover, Tenn.; three brothers,
Floyd Green, Meta, Dewey Green, St. Elizabeth, and Marvin Green,
Cahokia, Ill., two sisters, Joan Gushwa, Marion, Ohio, and Marilyn
Mauzy, Holts Summit; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Baptist Church.
The Rev. Ed Teal will officiate. Burial with military honors will be in
Capps Cemetery near St. Elizabeth. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m.
Monday at Rekus Funeral Home, St. Elizabeth. Memorials are suggested to
the St. Elizabeth Baptist Church Building Fund.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, September 8, 1996
Vancil L. Allen, 74, Eldon, died Friday at Lake of the Ozarks General
Hospital, Osage Beach. He was born March 2, 1922, at Bagnell, the son
of Logan T. and Maude M. Cotton Allen. His father survives in Eldon.
He was married Feb. 22, 1947, in Jefferson City, to Laverne Hart, who
survives at the home.
He was a bus driver and custodian for School of the Osage, where he was
employed for 33 years before retiring. A Navy veteran of World War II,
he was employed with General Motors and Wilson Packing in Kansas City.
He attended Assembly of God Church in Tuscumbia.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Carleen Wood, Eldon, and Debbie
Popplewell, Osage Beach; two sons, Kenneth Allen, Eldon, and Carl Allen,
Branson; one sister, Dorothy A. Snelson, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; eight
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. Mark Cerutti will officiate. Burial will be in Tol Wood Cemetery,
Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested
to the American Red Cross.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, September 8, 1996
Clint B. Gier, 86, Eldon, died Thursday at Lake of the Ozarks General
Hospital, Osage Beach. He was born July 18, 1910, at Bagnell, the son
of Elzie and Jennie Woolley Gier. He was married to Goldie Cotton, who
died March 11, 1985.
A lifelong resident of Miller County, he owned Gier and Cotton Bait and
Tackle in Lake Ozark and was a member of Bagnell Baptist Church.
Survivors include: one daughter, Evelyn Pippen, Upland, Calif.; two
sisters, Neva Pearon, Sedalia, and Nadine Opie, Eldon; three brothers,
Glen Gier, Westminster, Calif., Ersal Gier, Russellville, and Oleph
Gier, Eldon; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at Griswold-Kays Chapel, Eldon.
Jim McGowin will officiate. Burial will be in Riley Lamm Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, September 11, 1996
Robert F. Sidebottom, 84, Eldon, died Monday at Lake of the Ozarks
General Hospital, Osage Beach. He was born Feb. 12, 1912, in Moniteau
County, a son of Joseph and Sarah Bunch Sidebottom. He was married Feb.
26, 1938, in Eldon, to Flora Carroll, who died April 15, 1985.
He worked as a machinist in manufacturing until his retirement, and had
lived in Canton, Ill., for 19 year before returning to Missouri in 1984.
He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene, Eldon.
Survivors include: one daughter, Nancy Covington, Pekin, Ill.; one son,
Robert J. Sidebottom, Salt Lake City; seven grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Church of the Nazarene.
The Rev. Robert Aldrich will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore
Memorial Gardens, Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at
Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to First Church
of the Nazarene.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, September 7, 1996
Frank C. Holtmeyer Sr., 76, St. Elizabeth, died Friday at Capital Region
Medical Center-Southwest. He was born Sept. 25, 1919, in St. Elizabeth,
a son of Joseph and Margaret Schaffer Holtmeyer. He was married April
8, 1945, in Jacksonville, Fla., to Ruby Haigwood, who survives of the
home.
An Army veteran of World War II, he worked at the Miller County ASCS
office at Tuscumbia. He also worked at the St. Elizabeth Community
Center and farmed until his retirement. He was a member of the St.
Elizabeth American Legion, St. Elizabeth Knights of Columbus; and St.
Lawrence Catholic Church, where he was active in the St. Josephs
Sodality.
Other survivors include: seven sons, Joel Allen Holtmeyer, Robert
Holtmeyer and Frank Holtmeyer Jr., all of ST. Elizabeth, Simmie
Holtmeyer and Harry Holtmeyer, both of Tuscumbia, Lawrence Holtmeyer,
Jefferson City and John Holtmeyer, now serving in the Navy; three
daughters, Delores Minx, California, Donna Cook, Auborn, Ky., and Alice
Holtmeyer, Lake Ozark; one brother, Leo Hotlmeyer, St. Thomas; two
sisters, Emma Braun, Waterloo, Iowa, and Margaret Hawken, Tuscumbia; 19
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. The
Rev. John Degnan will officiate. Burial with military rites, will be in
St. Lawrence Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Rekus
Funeral Home, St. Elizabeth, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Memorials are
suggested to a charity of the donor?s choice.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, September 3, 1996
Anna M. Russell, 74, Jefferson City, died Saturday at St. Marys Health
Center. She was born Dec. 29, 1921, in St. Elizabeth, a daughter of
Andrew J. and Anna Wilbers Mickelis. She was married July 4, 1941, in
Jefferson City, to Milford G. Russell, who died Oct. 11, 1986. She
attended St. Elizabeth schools. A lifelong resident of Central
Missouri, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include: one daughter, Carolyn Truman, Jefferson City; three
adopted daughters, Glenda Luecke, Waterloo, Ill., and Tammy Goben and
Danyele Chamberlain, both of Jefferson City; one adopted son, Ralph
Bond, Eureka, Calif.; three sisters, Emma Jeffries and Frances
Kieselbach, both of Jefferson City, and Louise Sundermeyer, New
Bloomfield; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Freeman Mortuary. Burial will
be in Hawthorn Memorial Gardens (Jefferson City). Visitation will be
from 5-7 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the Anna Russell
Memorial Fund.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, September 6, 1996
Sophia E. Martin, 95, Eldon, died Wednesday at Eldon Healthcare Center.
She was born Jan. 4, 1901, in Bagnell, a daughter of William H. and
Julie Cotton Mead. She was married Feb. 4, 1920, in Tuscumbia, to
Joseph Daniel Martin, who died June 25, 1975.
She was a homemaker and a member of Bagnell Baptist Church. A former
resident of Kansas City, Kan., she moved back to Miller County when sh
retired in 1960.
Survivors include: two sisters, Nellie M. Storz, Kansas City, Kan., and
Bertha Long, Spring Hill, Kan.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore
Memorial Gardens, Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, September 4, 1996
Beulah L. Leithauser, 81, California, died Tuesday at California Care
Center. She was born Aug 17, 1915, near Olean, a daughter of William
and Molly Bond Dampf. She was married Aug. 15, 1938, in Stringtown, to
Elmer Fredrick Leithauser, who died Jan. 10, 1992.
A lifelong resident of the Russellville and California areas, she was a
homemaker. She was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, California,
and the Ladies Aid of the church.
Survivors include: one daughter, Marjorie Loesch, Russellville; six
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death
by two sons, Wayne Leithauser, who died in 1995, and Glen Leithauser,
who died in 1976.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church. The
Rev. Peter Kurowski will officiate. Burial will be in Enloe Cemetery,
near Russellville. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at
Bowling-Cantriel Funeral Home, California, and from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Friday at the church. Memorials are suggested to ST. Pauls Lutheran
Church-Radio Ministry, Enloe Cemetery Fund or to a charity of the
donor?s choice.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, September 5, 1996
Margaret M. Huhman, 76, St. Elizabeth, died Tuesday at Capital Region
Medical Center-Southwest. She was born April 4, 1920, a daughter of
Herman and Elizabeth Buersmeyer Adrian. She was married July 14, 1945,
in ST. Thomas, to William John Huhman, who survives of the home.
A homemaker, she was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in St.
Elizabeth and St. Ann?s Sodality. She was a former CCD teacher.
Other survivors include: five sons, William Huhman, Williamsport, Ohio,
Michael Huhman, Maryville, Wis., Stanley Huhman, Denver, Iowa, Sidney
Huhman, Florissant, and John Huhman, Sugarland, Texas; one sister, Zita
Huhman, St. Elizabeth, and nine grandchildren. Two daughters, Nancy
Huhman and Angela Huhman, preceded her in death.
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. today at the St. Elizabeth
Community Center with a rosary at 7:30 p.m. Arrangements are under the
direction of Rekus Funeral Home, St. Elizabeth.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, August 2, 1996
Agnes Patterson, 88, Tuscumbia, died Thursday at Miller County Nursing
Home, Tuscumbia. She was born Nov. 27, 1907, in Ulman, a daughter of
John W. and Mary Elizabeth Roberts Colvin. She was married April 21,
1924, in Ulman, to Chester Patterson, who died Feb. 17, 1971.
She was a homemaker and a member of Ulman Christian Church. She had
served as coordinator for the Older Adult Transportation Service.
She is survived by one daughter, Delores Roark, Tuscumbia, four
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. One daughter, Maxine
Barkowski, died April 5, 1960.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Gott Cemetery, near
Ulman. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Saturday. Memorials are
suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, September 18, 1996
Velma L. Leffert, 68, Eldon, died Tuesday at St. Marys Health Center.
She was born July 6, 1927, in Macks Creek, a daughter of Ira J. and Emma
Evaline Meads Waters. She was married Sept 24, 1947, in the state of
Arkansas to John R. Leffert, who survives at the home.
A homemaker, she worked 20 years as a cook in the Eldon R-1 School
District. She lived in the Eldon area since 1956 and was a member of
Mount Carmel Baptist Church.
Other survivors include: three sons, William Dale Leffert and John
Leffert Jr., both of Eldon, and Larry Gene Leffert, St. Elizabeth; three
brothers, William Earl Waters, Camdenton, Howard Lee Waters, Macks
Creek, and Harold Don Waters, Branch; two sisters, Ina Bernice
Heimbaugh, Camdenton, and Ilene King, Buckner; eight grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Eldon. The
Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore Memorial
Gardens, Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Phillips
Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to ST. Marys Health Center
Oncology Department.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, September 19, 1996
Clay Douglas Belk Sr., 51, Waynesville, died Sunday at his home. He was
born Jan 7, 1945, in Iberia, a son of Henry C. and Zelphia Helton Belk.
His mother, Zelphia Stark, survives in Olean. A Navy veteran, he was a
member of First Baptist Church, Fort Smith, Ark.
Other survivors include: Two sons, Clay Douglas Belk Jr., and Dennis
Joe Belk, both of Pittsburg, Kan.; two brothers, Ronnie Belk, Eldon and
Donald Belk, Iberia; two sisters, Virgie Lane, Crocker, and Darlene
Crismon, St. Charles; and three grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Union Cemetery, near
Iberia. The Rev. Duncan Skiles will officiate. Visitation will be from
5-8 p.m. today at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, December 1, 1996
Jack Yeokum, 45, Eldon, died Thursday near Tuscumbia. He was born July
10, 1951, in Camp Pendleton, Calif., a son of Gene A. Yeokum and Betty
J. Harper. He lived in the Eldon area most of his life. He worked in
construction as a welder for several years.
Survivors include: Robin Newman, Eldon; his mother, Betty Yeokum,
Eldon; two brothers, Steven Yeokum, Sterling, Colo., and Rodney Yeokum,
Pensacola, Fla.; and one son, Billy Joe Wyatt, Fulton. One son, Joshua
Yeokum, died July 17,
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Philips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. Dennis Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Newton Park
Cemetery, Nevada, Mo. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, October 4, 1996
Gertie Evelyn Martin Stracke, 93, Iberia, died Thursday at Lake of the
Ozarks General Hospital, Osage Beach. She was born March 7, 1903, in
Maries County, a daughter of Ernest and Luellen Alexander Kehr. She was
married March 29, 1920, in Vienna, to Fred Allen Martin, who died March
24, 1968. She was married to Don Shup, who preceded her in death. She
was married to Fred Stracke, who preceded her in death.
A homemaker, she was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary
105, Iberia. She was a member of Iberia Church of Christ and the Iberia
Community Club.
Survivors include: two sons, Louis Martin and Edward Martin, both of
Iberia; one daughter, Lucille Porter, Fort Smith, Ark.; one sister,
Stella Anderson, Cabool; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and
seven great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Bro.
Charles Pitts will officiate. Burial will be in Iberia Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the
Iberia Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, December 1, 1996
Wilhemina Marie Hammann, 82, Jefferson City, formerly of Meta, died
Saturday at Hospice of Jefferson City and Mid-Missouri. She was born
Dec. 30, 1913, in St. Elizabeth, a daughter of Joseph and Margaret
Boeckman Huhman. She was married to Walter Hammann, who is deceased.
She was a member of St. Peters Catholic Church in Jefferson City, St.
Cecilia Catholic Church in Meta and the St. Cecilia Altar Society.
Survivors include: four sons, James Hammann, Jefferson City, John
Hammann, Omaha, Neb., and David Hammann and don Hammann, both of Meta;
five daughters, Mary Helen Wankum, Jefferson City, Martha Tarwater,
Shawnee Mission, Kan., Patricia Rufty, Raytown, Judy Parks, Louisville,
Ky., and Eileen Velmert, St. Thomas; three brothers, Herman Huhman and
Bill Hunman, both of Tuscumbia, and Henry Huhman, Okeene, Okla.; three
sisters, Emma Doerhoff, Corine Flick and Clara Rowan, all of Jefferson
City; 22 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. One grandson
preceded her in death.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Cecilia Catholic Church. The
Rev. John Schutty will officiate. Burial will be in the church
cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Rekus Funeral
Home, Meta, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested
to Hospice of Jefferson City and Mid-Missouri.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, October 1, 1996
Leland Delbert Kelsay, 79, Jefferson City, died Monday at Truman
Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia. He was born June 7, 1917, in
Eldon, a son of Lora ?Bunk? and Sarah Adeline Conner Kelsay. He was
married Aug. 5, 1942, in Tuscumbia, to Roberta Evelyn Strange, who
survives at the home.
An Army veteran of World War II, he farmed near Latham until his
retirement in 1986, when he moved to Jefferson City. He also was
employed by Cargill Inc., California. He was a member of Hopewell
Baptist Church, Barnett, and the 534th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery B
Reunion Group.
Other survivors include: six daughters, Sharon Hartman, Irving, Texas,
and Janice Kelsay, Joyce Boudria, Beverly Kelsay, Lisa Mahaney and
Valerie Moore, all of Jefferson City; one son, Brent Kelsay, Florissant;
three sisters, Margie Hees, Jamestown, Lois McBroom, Latham, and Pauline
Norris, Long Beach, Calif.; seven grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home. The
Rev. Paul Larimore will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are
suggested to the American Cancer Society or the American Lung
Association.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, October 8, 1996
Marjorie Bolien Harden, 76, Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Dixon, died
Thursday at her home. She was born April 30, 1920, in Miller County, a
daughter of Everett and Emma Wilson Bolien. She was married in 1941 to
John Jenkins, who preceded her in death. She was married in 1950 to
Robert Harden, who also preceded her in death.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Las Vegas. She
worked in the restaurant business until her retirement in 1994.
Survivors include: one son, Larry Jenkins, Belton, S.C.; two daughters,
Kathy Jacobs and Emma Flesher, both of Las Vegas; three brothers, Ellis
Bolien, Mt. Vernon, Harvey Bolien, Pahrump, Nev., and Roy Bolien,
Miller; one sister, Dorothy Jeffrey, Dixon; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home,
Dixon. The Rev. Bill Elam will officiate. Burial will be in the Jim
Matt Lawson Cemetery near Meta. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m.
Wednesday and from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are suggested to
a charity of the donor?s choice.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, October 6, 1996
Lillian J. Conner, 73, Eldon, died Saturday at Eldon Healthcare Center.
She was born June 30, 19123, in Miller County, a daughter of James Lehew
and Helena Sidebottom. She was married Sept. 20, 1941, in Camdenton to
Truman E. Conner, who died April 4.
For 30 years, she owned and operated a day care center. A lifelong
Eldon resident, she attended Ninth Street Christian Church and First
Baptist Church, Eldon.
Survivors include: one son, Steven Conner, Eldon; two daughters,
Dolores Kirkpatrick, Eldon, and Janice Taylor, Belpre, Ohio; six
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
Burial will be in Greenmore Memorial Gardens, Barnett. Visitation will
be from 4-8 p.m. Monday. Memorials are suggested to Bible Way Church in
Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, October 6, 1996
Eugene L. Drace, 84, Versailles, died Friday at Good Shepherd Nursing
Home, Versailles. He was born Nov. 2, 1911, in Iberia, a son of John
Thomas ?Tommy? and Ida Whittle Drace. He was married Jan. 5, 1934, to
Anna Adamson, who died in February 1985. He was married June 7, 1986,
to Fay Silvey Shackleford, who survives at the home.
A bridge painter, he retired from the Missouri Highway Department in
1974 as a foreman. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a
member of First Assembly of God Church Versailles.
Other survivors include: one stepson, Dale Shackleford, Versailles;
four stepdaughters, Patty Forest and Willa Stafford, both of Versailles,
Ellen Elsea, Stover, and Darlene Patterson, Sedalia; 13
step-grandchildren and 19 step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First Assembly of God Church. The
Rev. Roy Bennett will officiate. Graveside services will be at 2:30
p.m. in Crocker City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today
at Kidwell Garber Funeral Home, Versailles. Memorials are suggested to
First Assembly of God Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, October 16, 1996
Otis Harold Musick, 64, Versailles, died Monday at his home. He was
born Sept. 28, 1932, in Kaiser, a son of Ira O. and Dora Dean Vaughan
Musick. His mother survives in Eldon. He was married Sept. 6, 1952, in
Eldon, to Carol Stark, who survives at the home. He was employed as a
maintenance supervisor at the Missouri Department of Transportation for
37 years until his retirement.
Other survivors include: one son, Robert Musick, Versailles; one
daughter, Crystal Dowell, Versailles; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. Don Bilbary will officiate. Burial will be in Dooley Cemetery,
Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, October 24, 1996
Lorraine Mae Atwell, 82, Iberia, died Wednesday at Miller County Nursing
Home. She was born Nov. 26, 1913, in Iberia, a daughter of Roscoe and
Cora Stewart Humphrey. She was married Aug. 18, 1956, in St. Johns, to
Harry Atwell, who survives at the home.
She taught for three years at the Alder Springs School near Iberia and
for 30 years at the Kratz Elementary School in the Ritenour School
District in St. Louis County. She was a member of Rob Morris Chapter
328 Order of the Eastern Star in Hazelwood and a member of the American
Legion Auxiliary. She was a member of the Pulaski County Retired
Teachers Association and of the Brays Advent Christian Church near
Iberia.
Other survivors include: one son, Larry Henderson, Chesterfield; one
stepson, Larry Atwell, Chesterfield; one stepdaughter, Gail Randall,
Riverdale, Md.; one brother, Lloyd Humphrey, Manchester; six
granddaughters and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Brays Advent Christian Church.
The Rev. Earl Skidds will officiate. Burial will be in Union Cemetery
near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m. Friday at Rekus Funeral
Home, Iberia. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer?s Association or
Brays Advent Christian Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, October 25, 1996
Grace V. Strother, 84, Jefferson City, died Wednesday at Oak View Living
Center. She was born May 11, 1912, in Brumley, a daughter of Alfred M.
and Grace P. Hankins DeVore. She was married Feb. 17, 1934, in
Camdenton, to Samuel Howard Strother Sr., who died April 11, 1989.
A graduate of Olean High School, she attended Iberia Academy, where she
received a teaching certificate. She was a homemaker and a teacher.
She taught in Marion and Rock Enon rural schools, and substituted at
Jamestown High School. She worked at P. N. Hirsch as a sales clerk
until her retirement. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church,
north of Centertown, and the WMU of the church.
Survivors include: two sons, Henry Strother, Centertown, and Walter
Strother, Fulton; one brother, Burness DeVore, Lebanon; three sisters,
Margie Atterberry, Lamar, Ella Mae Rogers, Springfield, and Rayma
Rogers, Valparaiso, Ind.; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by two sons, Howard Strother Jr., who died in 1996, and Harold
Strother, who died in 1937.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church. The
Rev. Dan Doolin will officiate. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Bowlin-Cantriel Funeral Home,
California. Memorials are suggested to New Hope Cemetery Fund, c/o
Helen Taggart, 823 Southwest Blvd., Apt. B., Jefferson City, Mo. 65109.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, September 21, 1996
Ruth R. Stanton, 91, Brumley, died Thursday at Miller County Nursing
Home, Tuscumbia. She was born June 11, 1905, in Ulman, a daughter of
John and Cora Markle Reed. She was married June 12, 1926, to Lee Elmer
Stanton, who died March 24, 1994.
A homemaker, she was a member of Ulman Baptist Church. She served as
chairman for the Miller County Democratic Committee for several years.
A lifelong resident of Miller County, she and her husband farmed in the
Brumley community.
Survivors include: six grandchildren, Michael Phillips, Jefferson City,
Dick Phillips, Osage Beach, Ruth Frehse and Patty Denton, both of Eldon,
Nancy Gailey, Nixa, and J.D. Patterson, Iberia; and nine
great-grandchildren. One daughter, Dorothy Mae Patterson preceded her
in death.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Jim McGowin will officiate. Burial will be in Gott Cemetery, near
Ulman. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested
to the Miller County Nursing Home.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, October 30, 1996
Glee Lucille Williams, 89, Iberia, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Care
Center. She was born March 15, 1907, near Brumley, a daughter of Joseph
and Eva Carson. She was married Sept. 26, 1925, to Ralph Williams, who
died Sept. 9, 1965. A homemaker, she was a lifelong resident of Miller
County.
Survivors include one grandson, Randy J. Williams, Iberia, and two
great-granddaughters. One son, James M. Williams, died Aug 17, 1986.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Doug Jacobson will officiate. Burial will be in Hawkins Cemetery,
near Brumley. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to ST. Elizabeth Care Center.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, October 30, 1996
Geneva L. Dieckman, 84, Eldon, died Tuesday at Eldon Health Care Center.
She was born Jan 26, 1912, in Snohomish, Wash., a daughter of Everette
and Mary Ann Ferguson Strange. She was married Oct. 24, 1931, in
Tuscumbia, to Everette ?Scotty? Dieckman, who survives at the home.
She was a homemaker and a member of Fellowship Bible Church, Eldon. She
was raised in Eldon, returning from the state of California in 1959.
She taught Sunday school at Aurora Springs Baptist Church as a youth.
Other survivors include one brother, Glenwood Strange, Van Nuys, Calif.,
and one sister, Donalta Strode, Lowry City.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Roy Heren will officiate. Burial will be in Dooley Cemetery,
Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, December 8, 1996
Bruel G. Bond, 88, Camdenton, died Friday at Lake of the Ozarks General
Hospital, Osage Beach. He was born March 18, 1908, in Brumley, a son of
Tom and Rosa White Bond. He was married to Stella Humphreys, who died
Feb. 14, 1980. A farmer and a stockman, he was an Army veteran of World
War II and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Lowry City.
Survivors include: two sons, Paul Bond, Lebanon, and Robert Bond,
Nashville, Tenn.; three grandsons; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Allee-Reed Funeral Home,
Camdenton. The Rev. Rick Ginnings will officiate. Burial will be in
Gott Cemetery, Brumley. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, December 13, 1996
Harry A. Clark, 81, Tuscumbia, died Thursday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. He was born May 6, 1915, in Miller County, a son of
Thomas and Della Roark Clark. He was married Nov. 7, 1936, in
Tuscumbia, to Flossie E. Birdsong, who survives of the home.
He lived most of his life in Miller County, where he worked as a
carpenter and a farmer. He was a member of Humphreys Creek Christian
Church, near St. Elizabeth, where he served as a trustee for many years.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Alice Meinhold, St. Charles,
and Mary Clark-Johnson, Columbia; one son, Tim Clark, Tuscumbia; one
brother, Arthur Clark, Tuscumbia; five grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Humphreys Creek Christian Church.
Brother Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Capps Cemetery,
near St. Elizabeth. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Rekus
Funeral Home, St. Elizabeth. Memorials are suggested to the Capps
Cemetery Fund, c/o Bank of St. Elizabeth, St. Elizabeth, Mo. 65075.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, December 13, 1996
James ?Grant? Edwards, 84, Tuscumbia, died Wednesday at Miller County
Nursing Home. He was born May 7, 1912, in Tuscumbia, a son of Arthur H.
and Bessie Davidson Edwards. He was married July 20, 1943, in
Milwaukee, to Rose Verna Millonzi, who died Oct. 1, 1984.
An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of Mt. Zion Christian
Church near Tuscumbia. He was also a member of the Miller County Fox
Hunters Association and the Miller County VFW Post 2442. He worked as a
carpenter for more than 30 years and retired from the Missouri
Department of Corrections in 1974. He was a lifetime resident and
farmer in the Tuscumbia area.
Survivors include: four sons, Ronald C. Edwards, Nokesville, Va., James
L. Edwards, Eldon, Michael L. Edwards, Tuscumbia, and Donald A. Edwards,
Russellville; one daughter, Charlene Keeney, Holts Summit; 14
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
Brother Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscumbia
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, December 7, 1996
Victor Luetkemeyer, 70, Eldon, died Thursday at his home. He was born
Aug. 29, 1926, in St. Elizabeth, a son of William and Emma Schwieterman
Luetkemeyer. His mother survives in St. Elizabeth. He was married Aug
9, 1952, in Linn, to Jane Donehue, who died Dec. 13, 1988.
A 1944 graduate of Tuscumbia High School, he was a graduate of the
University of Missouri, with a bachelor?s degree in agriculture. He
earned a master?s degree in guidance and counseling from Central
Missouri State University, Warrensburg.
He had been employed with the Bank of St. Elizabeth. He taught
agriculture in Tuscumbia and had been a counselor in the Warrensburg
school system. He also worked as a counselor in the Eldon school system
and had been principal of the Eldon R-1 school system from 1966 until
retiring in 1988.
He was current president of the Eldon R-1 Board of Education, and was a
Ward I alderman in Eldon. He was the former mayor of St. Elizabeth,
former president of Meals on Wheels in Eldon and was a member of the
board of directors of the Eldon Community Center. He was a member of
the Knights of Columbus, Eldon; the Missouri and National Association of
Secondary School Principals; the Missouri State Teachers Association;
and the Reserve and Retired Reserve Officers of America Association.
He served on the ROTC in college and joined the active reserve service,
in the Civil Affairs Division. He retired as a lieutenant colonel after
more than 30 years of service. He was a member of the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Eldon.
Other survivors include: three sons, Mark L. Luetkemeyer, St. Louis,
Kelly Luetkemeyer, Boulder, Colo., and Kent Luetkemeyer, St. Charles;
two daughters, Mary Luetkemeyer-Cabezas, Dallas, Texas, and Ann
Luetkemeyer-Gulshen, Linn Creek; two brothers, William L. Luetkemeyer
and Alfred Luetkemeyer, both of St. Elizabeth; four sisters, Margie
Jurgensmeyer, Miami, Okla., Mildred Evers, St. Louis, Irene Burkle,
Austin, Texas, and Lorraine Turle, Chicago; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The
Rev. James J. O?Sullivan will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. The Fort Leonard Wood Honor Guard will present military
graveside honors. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Phillips
Funeral Home, Eldon, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Memorials are suggested to
the College Scholarship Fund in care of the family.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, December 11, 1996
Perrie Jefferson Scott, 97, Eldon, died Tuesday at Eldon Health Care
Center. He was born Oct. 16, 1899, in Eldon, a son of Jasper and Ida
Ricketts Scott. He was married in 1921 in Elston to Vivian Alexander,
who died in 1938.
A lifetime resident of Miller County, he worked for Paul Griffin Auto
Body, Jefferson City. He was a member of the American Association of
Retired Persons. Survivors include two grandchildren, James Edwards and
Joyce Cooper, both of Kansas City.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home,
Eldon. The Rev. Eldon Myers will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon
City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, December 15, 1996
Mildred Martin Stuhr, 86, Tuscumbia, died Friday at Miller County
Nursing Home. She was born July 6, 1910, in Brumley, a daughter of
Perry and Frances Bozarth Martin. She was married April 10, 1974, to
William John Stuhr, who died July 18, 1975. She worked 23 years for
Hager Manufacturing in St. Louis, then returned to the Brumley area in
1972. She was a member of Brumley Christian Church.
Survivors include: one son, Robert G. Martin, Brumley; two brothers,
Royal Martin, Moberly and John Martin, Rocky Mount; four grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one
daughter, Mary Huffman, and one grandson..
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Bro.
Jim McGowin will officiate. Burial will be in Hawkins Cemetery near
Brumley. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, December 16, 1996
Edward L. Wilson, 72, Eldon, died Saturday at his home. He was born
April 8, 1924, in Salina, Kan., a son of James R. and Mary Margaret Hill
Wilson. He was married to Lois L. Burkhart, who preceded him in death.
He was married Dec. 23, 1977, to Wilda Wilson Ball, who survives at the
home.
He worked as a mechanic at Deffenbaugh Trash Company in Kansas City at
the time of his retirement. He was a member of Bagnell Baptist Church.
Other survivors include: seven sons, Michael L. Wilson, Rayville, Larry
W. Wilson, Independence, Stephen E. Wilson, Braymer, James B. Wilson,
Kansas City, Edward Lee Wilson, Jr., Jefferson City, Robert Wilson,
Oklahoma City, and Rick Campbell, Coffeyville, Kan.; three daughters,
Kathleen S. Lange, Kitty L. Wilson and Kelly A. Wilson, all of Jefferson
City; two stepsons, Larry W. Ball, North Kansas City, and David Ball,
Versailles; one step-daughter, Brenda Faye La France, Del Mar, Calif.;
two brothers, Earl T. Wilson, Brumley, and James Robert Wilson,
Versailles; four sisters, Clara Foxworthy, Nadine Jeffries and Mary
Margaret Bellamy, all of Versailles, and Nellie Kendall, Leavenworth,
Kan.; 25 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home,
Versailles. Burial will be in Versailles City Cemetery. Visitation
will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, October 24, 1999
Earl T. Wilson, 77, Brumley, died Oct. 23, 1999, at his home. He was
born Feb. 11, 1922, in Beulah, a son of James R. and Mary Mae Hill
Wilson. He was a welder and worked for Allis-Chalmers before retiring
in 1987.
Survivors include: three sons, Randy E. Wilson and James David Wilson,
both of Independence, and Earl Thomas Wilson Jr., Eldon; two daughters,
Lana Richardson and Leslie Dawn Cochran, both of Brumley; one brother,
James Bob Wilson, Versailles; three sisters, Clara Foxworthy, Nadine
Jeffries and Margaret Bellamy, all of Versailles; and 13 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Ernest Ray Wilson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home,
Versailles. Burial will be in Versailles Cemetery. Visitation will be
from 6-8 p.m. Monday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, December 17, 1996
Eunice Beatrice Hodge, 64, St. Elizabeth, died Sunday at Capital Region
Medical Center-Southwest. She was born Sept. 27, 1932, in Dixon, a
daughter of Henry and Livonia Duncan Farrow. She was married Feb. 3,
1951, in Tuscumbia, to James O. Hodge, who survives at the home.
A homemaker, she owned and operated Wildflower Kennel, St. Elizabeth.
She was a member of Humphreys Creek Christian Church near St. Elizabeth.
Other survivors include: one son, James Dewayne Hodge, St. Elizabeth;
two daughters, Sandra Rowden, St. Elizabeth and Donna Patterson, Ulman;
one brother, Curt Farrow, Meta; one sister, Inez Hodge, St. Elizabeth;
10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Rekus Funeral Home, Ieria. Bro.
Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Jim Matt Lawson Cemetery
near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, December 17, 1996
Bethel L. Stamper McCubbin, 85, Brumley, died Monday at St. Anthony
Medical Center, St. Louis. She was born March 14, 1911, in Brumley, a
daughter of Oscar and Emma Patton Robinson. She was married in 1930 to
Ted Stamper, who died in 1980. She was married in 1982 to Ray McCubbin,
who died in 1992. A homemaker, she was a member of Brumley Baptist
Church.
Survivors include: one daughter, Luane Blecha, Imperial; one brother,
Wilford Robinson, Kaiser; two sisters, Faye Grwe, Reno, Nev., and Hazel
King, Hermiston, Ore.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
One son, J. D. Stamper, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hedges Funeral Home, Osage Beach.
Burial will be in Gott Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m.
Wednesday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, December 18, 1996
Mildred Lorene Snodgrass, 88, Eldon, died Monday at Eldon Health Care
Center. She was born Feb. 26, 1908, in Miller County, a daughter of
Henry F. and Laura L. Nail Uptergrove. She was married Nov. 28, 1933,
in Eldon, to Harold M. Snodgrass, who died Feb. 23, 1970.
She lived in the Eldon community most of her life. She was an
administration clerk with the Missouri Department of Agriculture for 15
years, prior to her retirement. She was a member of First Baptist
Church of Eldon, and was active in the Sunday school. She was a member
of Miller Rebekah Lodge 324, Eldon.
Survivors include: one daughter, Patsy Moore, Alpharetta, Ga.; one
sister, Audrey Rains, Eldon; two granddaughters and two
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are
suggested to First Baptist Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, December 1, 1996
John J. Sanning, 86, Eldon, died Saturday at Eldon Healthcare Center.
He was born Sept. 24, 1910, in Marys Home, a son of Benjamin and
Catherine DeLong Sanning. He was married Oct. 9, 1933, in Marys Home to
Lucille Roark, who survives at the home.
A lifelong resident of Miller County, he was a bridge foreman with the
Missouri Highway and Transportation Department for 25 years before
retiring in 1975. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
Eldon.
Other survivors include: three daughters, Wilma Evers, Liz Evers and
Ann Kirkweg, all of Eldon; three sons, Gerald D. Sanning, John D.
Sanning and Sam Sanning, all of Eldon; one sister, Louise Faherty,
Eldon; three brothers, Clem Sanning, Marys Home, Ray Sanning, Groom,
Texas, and Clarence Sanning, Lee?s Summit; 18 grandchildren; 36
great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and one
great-great-step-grandchild. One daughter, Ella Mae Sanning preceded
him in death.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The
Rev. William Korte will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore Memorial
Gardens, Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Phillips
Funeral Home, Eldon, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, December 2, 1996
Alfred F. Slote, 92, Eldon, died Sunday at St. Marys Health Center. He
was born Jan. 27, 1904, in Miller County, a son of Marvin Edwin and Lena
Zobeda Harrison Slote. He was married Aug. 28, 1924, in Tuscumbia, to
Eula Edith Bell, who died Aug. 24, 1975. He was married Sept. 7, 1984,
in Versailles, to Adeline Skiles Nee Busch, who died Nov. 17, 1992.
He was a carpenter in the construction business. He was a member of
Glenwood Baptist Church and the Missouri County Fox Hunters Assn.
Survivors include: two daughters, Edith Eileen Wallace, Eldon and Norma
S. Thorson, Olean; one brother, Charles E. Slote, Carls Junction; three
sisters, Lee Burks, Eldon, Leona Swofford, Kansas City, and Hildred
Connell, Jefferson City; 14 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and
four great-great-grandchildren. One son, Alfred Ray Slote, died Nov, 3,
1979.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. Dennis Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Garden
Cemetery, Eugene. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral
home. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society or the
American Heart Association.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, December 3, 1996
James H. ?Bo? Simpson, 49, Dillingham, Alaska, died Sunday in Rocky
Mount. He was born July 6, 1947, in Eldon, a son of H. L. and Wilma
Porter Simpson. His parents survive in Rocky Mount. He was married
Nov. 24, 1995, in Eldon, to Sharron A. Sorenson, who survives in
Dillingham.
He was a member of Park Hill Baptist Church, Kansas City, and had been a
food and beverage manager for Enrico, Inc. He also was employed as a
steel worker and was a commercial trapper and fisherman.
Other survivors include: three stepsons, Brantt Williams, Dane Williams
and Ty Williams, all of the state of Alaska, one step-daughter, Sharron
Williams, state of Alaska and two sisters, Judy Tucci, Kansas City,
Kan., and Anne Jones, Kansas City.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home,
Eldon. Gary Witt 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, December 5, 1996
Theresia A. Meiburger, 83, Meta, died Tuesday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. She was born April 27, 1913, near St. Anthony, a
daughter of Conrad and Hilda Lueckenotte Schaffer. She was married June
14, 1929, to Adolph H. Rehagen, who died Nov. 27, 1966. She was married
in September 1971 to Ben Meiburger, who survives in Jefferson City. A
homemaker, she was a member of St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Meta.
Other survivors include: four sons, Wilfred Rehagen, Gerald Rehagen and
Virgil Rehagen, all of Meta, and Harold Rehagen, Amazonia; two
daughters, Georgetta Franklin, Eldon, and Rosetta Foster, Bolivar; two
brothers, John Schaffer, Jefferson City, and Alfred Schaffer,
Russellville; two sisters, Rosa May and Elizabeth Scheulen, both of
Meta; 28 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren. One daughter, Agatha Lively, died Sept. 18,
1991.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Cecilia Catholic Church. The
Rev. John Schutty will officiate. Burial will be in St. Cecilia
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Rekus Funeral Home,
Meta, with a wake service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the
Alzheimer?s Association.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, November 18, 1996
Edith Howk, 85, Iberia, died Saturday at her home. She was born Sept.
30, 1911, in Salem, a daughter of Robert Ott and Mary Virginia Redwine
Tune. She was married Sept 6, 1932, in Van Buren, to Emil Leland Howk,
who died Feb. 14, 1996.
She was a member of the Iberia Methodist Church. She worked for the Ely
Walker Factory in Salem for a number of years and as a loan officer for
the Bank of Iberia.
Survivors include: two sons, Robert J. Howk, Iberia, and Kenneth O.
Howk, Independence; one daughter, Mary Lois Crocker, Salem; two sisters,
Bessie Putman, Jefferson City; and Athalene McBride, Rolla; 14
grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Ruby Stroburg.
Services are set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The
Rev. Daniel Musgrave will officiate. Graveside services will be at 3
p.m. Tuesday at North Lawn Cemetery, Salem. Visitation will be from 5-9
p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, November 19, 1996
Billye L. Atkin, 68, Jefferson City, died Monday at Capital Region
Medical Center-Southwest. She was born July 28, 1928, in Eldon, a
daughter of John C. and Orletta Musick Wayham. She was married July 3,
1948, in Mission Hills, Kan., to Jerald G. Atkin, who survives at the
home. A resident of Jefferson City for more than 45 years, she was a
member of First Christian Church.
Other survivors include: two sons, John Atkin and Mitch Atkin, both of
Jefferson City; one sister, Annabel Hoffman, Jefferson City; two
grandsons and one great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home,
Eldon. The Rev. Lawrence R. Veatch will officiate. Burial will be in
Olean Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials
are suggested to First Christian Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, November 13, 1996
Carlis Raymond Alexander, 76, Dixon, died Monday at Phelps County
Regional Medical Center, Rolla. He was born Oct. 8, 1920, in Miller
County, a son of Melfin and Cora Blankenship Alexander. He was married
Dec. 6, 1947, in Maries County to Ruth Evelyn Martin, who survives at
the home.
He was a member of First Baptist Church, Dixon. A World War II Army
veteran, he was a member of the Liesmann-Roberts American Legion Post
298, Dixon. He worked in housing maintenance at Fort Leonard Wood for
33 years before retiring.
Other survivors include: two sons, Glen Alexander, Columbus, Ohio, and
David Alexander, Rolla; three brothers, Edward Alexander and Melvin
Alexander Jr., both of Iberia, and Myrl ?Bob? Alexander, Henley; three
sisters, Iris Dake, Dixon, Donna Sisk, Blue Springs, and Marie
Kavanaugh, Ontario, Canada.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home,
Dixon. The Rev. Thomas Harper will officiate. Burial will be in
Wheeler Cemetery near Dixon. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. today and
from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are suggested to the Missouri
Veterans Home, Volunteer Services, St. James.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, November 13, 1996
Walter Wayne Birdsong, 70, Eldon, died Tuesday at Lake of the Ozarks
General Hospital, Osage Beach. He was born Jan. 7, 1926, in Tuscumbia,
a son of Everett and Lola Kesterson Birdsong. He was married Sept 23,
1952, to Doris Thompson, who survives at the home.
An Army veteran of World War II, he was employed as a union carpenter
and was a member of Carpenters Union 945 in Jefferson City. He was a
member of First Baptist Church, Eldon.
Other survivors include: two sons, Richard Birdsong, Lake Ozark, and
Terry Birdsong, Culleoka, Tenn.; two daughters, Laura Estabrooks,
Columbia, and Debbie Parker, Lake Ozark; eight grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Phillips funeral Home, Eldon.
The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial with military honors will
be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Tuscumbia. Visitation will be form 6-8 p.m.
today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, November 29, 1996
Helen E. Scrivner, 81, Jefferson City, died Wednesday at Moniteau Care
Center, California. She was born Aug. 17, 1915, in Miller County, a
daughter of Floy and Mildred Henley Miller. She was married Sept. 1,
1935, in Russellville to Clark Scrivner, who died April 16, 1983.
She worked for the Missouri Department of Revenue for 15 years until her
retirement. She was a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include: two sons, Roger Scrivner, Lohman, and Larry
Scrivner, Montgomery, Texas; one sister, Margaret Bickel, Canoga Park,
Calif.; five grandchildren, five step-grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Houser-Millard Funeral Home. The
Rev. Guy Thomas will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery
(Jefferson City). Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Saturday. Memorials
are suggested to the Salvation Army.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, November 18, 1996
Bessie J. Marriott, 92, Eldon, died Saturday at Good Shepherd Nursing
Home, Versailles. She was born Sept 11, 1904, in Morgan County, a
daughter of Jasper and Georgia Ellen Bell Waisner. She was married Oct.
5, 1924, in Proctor, to Raymond J. Marriott, who died March 6, 1978.
A resident of Eldon for many years, she was a homemaker. She was a
member of First Baptist Church, Eldon.
Survivors include: three sons, Donald Marriott, Newark, Ohio, Raymond
?Bud? Marriott, Eldon and Earl Marriott, Starkville, Miss.; one
daughter, Sharon K. Casper, Bay St. Louis, Miss.; one brother, Jess
Waisner, Versailles; 23 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon The
Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City
Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to Good Shepherd Nursing Home.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, November 26, 1996
Mary Blanche Williams, 86, Jefferson City, died Saturday at her home.
She was born Sept. 21, 1910, in Miller County, a daughter of Eugene and
Alice Thompson Kidwell. She was married to Robert Williams, who
preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and a member of First
Baptist Church, Eldon.
Survivors include: two daughters, Joyce Madeley, Montgomery, Texas, and
Linda Conner, Kansas City; one son, David Conner, Columbia; and seven
grandchildren. One son, Herb Kidwell, preceded her in death.
Private family services are planned. Arrangements are under the
direction of Houser-Millard Funeral Home.
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Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, December 22, 1996
Howard Barker, 88, Eldon, died Saturday at Eldon Healthcare Center. He
was born Oct. 5, 1908, in Miller County, a son of James A. and Sally
White Barker. He was married Oct. 27, 1935, in Centertown to Hester L.
Dunnaway, who survives in Eldon.
He was a correctional officer with the Missouri Department of
Corrections for more than 20 years until his retirement in 1971. He
lived most of his life in the Eldon area. HE was a longtime member of
First Christian Church, Eldon.
Other survivors include: one sister, Alpha Hammond, Eldon; and one
brother, William R. Barker, Eldon.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Philips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. David Grousnick will officiate. Burial will be in the city
cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to First Christian Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, December 23, 1996
Lillian G. Burks, 71, Iberia, died Saturday in Mesquite Texas. She was
born Sept. 30, 1925, in Henley, a daughter of Leo and Mary Frank
Hunepohl. She was married May 19, 1943, in San Luis Obispo, Calif, to
Jason Burks, who died Dec. 18, 1984.
A homemaker, she did volunteer work at Truman Memorial Veterans
Hospital, Columbia, and the Iberia Friendship Hall. She attended the
Catholic Church in Crocker, and was a member of Crocker VFW Post 4956
and Iberia Fremont Watkins American Legion Auxiliary Post 105.
Survivors include: one daughter, Wilma Ann Schenkel, Mesquite; one
brother, Wilburn Hunepohl, Independence; two grandsons, and four
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
Brother Cellis Crum will officiate. Burial will be in Eugene Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today, with an American Legion
Auxiliary service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the American
Cancer Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, December 28, 1996
Bernice Vaughan, 68, Tuscumbia, died Thursday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. She was born June 4, 1928, in Owensville, a daughter
of Leve and Cynthia Pope Workman. She was married March 31, 1973, in
Eldon, to Harley C. Vaughan, who survives of the home.
A resident of Tuscumbia since 1975, she worked as a beautician and
enjoyed the outdoors. She was a member of First Baptist Church,
O?Fallon.
Other survivors include: one son, David Thiedke, Wentzville; one
stepson, Kenneth D. Vaughan, Edgerton, Kan.; two step-daughters, Diane
Martin, Lee?s Summit, and Judy Vaughan, Gladstone; two brothers, Robert
Workman, Tuscumbia, and Jerry Workman, Eldon; two sisters, Gwen Hart,
Arnold, and Ruby Tompkins, Eldon; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Philips Funeral Home. The Rev.
Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscumbia City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, November 5, 1996
Florence Lovada Kelley, 97, Dixon, died Monday at Heritage Park Nursing
Home, Rolla. She was born April 19, 1899, in Miller County, a daughter
of William and Bashaby Elkins Carroll. She was married July 1, 1915, in
Big Piney, to Silas Kelley, who died Feb. 21, 1984. A homemaker, she
was a member of Ozark Baptist Church, Houston.
Survivors include: one son, Floyd Kelley, Visalia, Calif.; two
daughters, Josephine Rose, Dixon, and Magdalene Meentemeyer, St. Louis;
one sister, Marie Long, Waynesville; 12 grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 am. Wednesday at Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home,
Dixon. Bro. Harold Withers will officiate. Burial will be in Hopewell
Cemetery, Big Piney. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today and from
9-10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, December 27, 1996
Rockford J. Helton, 84, Iberia, died Thursday at Jefferson City Manor
Care Center. He was born May 13, 1912, in Maries County, a son of
Benjamin and Amanda Emory Helton. He was married Sept 28, 1940, in
Vienna, to Laudra Means, who died Dec. 16, 1978. He was married Feb. 1,
1980, in Vienna, to Mattie Means Williams, who died April 26, 1989.
A resident of Maries and Miller counties, he was a dairy farmer until
retiring in 1979. He was a lifelong member of the Congregational
Christian Church in Iberia.
Survivors include: two brothers, Windorf Helton and Carlos Helton, both
of Iberia; one sister, Launa Rowden, Jefferson City; one step-daughter,
Shirley Ferguson, Manhattan, Kan.; and five step-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by a stepson, Robert Hawkins.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
Brother Garry Rowden will officiate. Burial will be in Stokes Cemetery
near Meta. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are
suggested to the Stokes Cemetery.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, November 4, 1996
J. L. Wood, 81, of Eldon, died Sunday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. HE was born July 13, 1915, in Rocky Mount, a son of
John L. and Rosa Margaret Jobe Wood. He was married Jan. 17, 1945, in
Wichita, Kan., to Mary Lois Roll, who died Dec. 27, 1965. He was
married Jan 17, 1972, in Eldon to Bernice Kidwell Keithley-Wood, who
survives at the home.
He farmed, raising poultry and cattle until his retirement. He attended
First Baptist Church, Eldon. An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II,
he earned four bronze stars and the Congressional Medal of Honor. He
was a lifetime resident of Rocky Mount and Eldon and a member of VFW
Post 2442.
Other survivors include: two sons, Richard Wood, Eldon, and Don Wood,
Overland Park, Kan.; two daughters, Julie Philips, Eldon, and Sharon
Vernon, St. Peters; two sisters, Jewell Wilson, St. Louis, and Nell
Peak, Springfield; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Eldon.
The Rev. Randall Bunch and the Rev. John Wilson will officiate. Burial
will be in Greenmore Memorial Gardens, Barnett. Visitation will be from
4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, November 13, 1996
Marie Rush, 87, Olean, died Tuesday at Eldon Health Care Center. She
was born Feb. 5, 1909, in Miller County, a daughter of William T. and
Cora Lee Sullens Rush. She was married Oct. 19, 1929, in St. Louis to
I. L. Rush, who survives of the home. A lifelong Miller County
resident, she was a member of Mt. Herman Baptist Church, where she
taught Sunday school.
Other survivors include: three sons, Norman Rush, Gene Rush and Billy
Rush, all of Kansas City, Kan.; 14 grandchildren and 17
great-grandchildren. One son, Jimmy Dale Rush, died in 1976.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. Jay Quinn will officiate. Burial will be in Jim Henry Cemetery,
Eugene. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are
suggested to the Mt. Herman Baptist Church.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, December 21, 1996
Roy Clark Henley, 77, Eldon, died Thursday at Capital Region Medical
Center-Southwest. He was born June 28, 1919, in Eugene, a son of Parker
and Anna Miller Henley. He was married Nov. 16, 1984, in Eugene, to
Rayma Spalding Gray, who survives of the home.
He lived in Eldon since 1984 and farmed near Eugene. He retired in 1966
from the U.S. Coast Guard after 22 years of service, as senior chief
gunner?s mate. He then worked for eight years at the Boston Naval
Shipyards. He then worked for the U.S. Post Office in Everett, Mass.
He attended Eugene Christian Church.
Other survivors include: one daughter, Patricia Ann Henley, Everett;
one stepdaughter, Glenda Hardin, Columbia, one stepson, Robert Douglas
Gray, Eugene, one brother, Norman Henley, Eugene; one sister, Edith
Groose, Eugene; five step-grandchildren and three
step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The
Rev. James Haley will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Garden
Cemetery, Eugene. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials
are suggested to the American Lung Association or to the Spring Garden
Cemetery.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, June 29, 1990
Theodore J. ?Ted? Bax, 64, St. Elizabeth, died Wednesday at the Harry S.
Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. He was born May 24,
1926, in St. Elizabeth, a son of Joseph A. and Agatha Twehus Bax. He
was married Jan 2, 1960, to Marie Bock Salbalka, who survives at the
home.
He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran and a member of St. Lawrence
Catholic Church in St. Elizabeth. He was employed with the Langenberg
Hat Co. and was also a bus driver for St. Elizabeth Public Schools. He
retired in 1989 as a truck driver for Shryack-Hirst Grocery Co. of
Jefferson City.
Other survivors include: one foster son, Harold Brockes, St. Thomas;
four brothers, Albert Bax, Norbert Bax and Arlie Bax, all of St.
Elizabeth, and Edward Bax, O?Fallon; one sister, Mary Ann Bax, St.
Louis; and four foster grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church
with the Rev. John Schutte officiating. Burial will be in the Church
cemetery. Visitaion will be from 3-9 p.m. today at the
Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, St. Elizabeth, where a rosary will be
said at 8 p.m. today.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, August 7, 1997
Judy Baughman, 50, Eldon, died July 26 at her home. She was born Nov.
11, 1946, in Eldon, a daughter of Merle and Lucy Cornett. When she was
five years old she was adopted by John W. ?Poker? and Ruth Stephens.
Her adoptive father survives in Eldon. She was married May 24, 1966, in
Durant, Okla., to Rudy Baughman, who survives at the home.
She attended school in Eldon and worked at Southwestern Bell, Eldon.
She then was employed in various state agencies for more than 15 years,
including the Division of Employment Security, the Office of
Administration, the Department of Revenue and the Department of Natural
Resources. She also spent 10 years working in Kansas City as a computer
programmer at Sprint, AT&T and the Missouri Public Service Commission.
She was a member of First Baptist Church, Eldon.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Rhonda Vitale, Mexico, and
Kelly Zimmerli, Kansas City, Kan.; seven brothers, Bill Stephens,
Edgerton, Kan., Jim Stephens, Stover, Leo Stephens, Eldon, Neal
Stephens, Azle, Texas, Carl Stephens, Kearney, Larry Cornett, Phoenix
and Kenneth Cornett, state of Kansas; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Eldon. The
Rev. Randall W. Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Dooley
Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the
church. Memorials are suggested to the music department at First
Baptist Church, Eldon. Arrangements are under the direction of Phillips
Funeral Home, Eldon.
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Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, November 29, 1996
Charles Martin Sooter, 81, Dixon, died Thursday at Capital Region
Medical Center-Southwest. He was born March 8, 1915, in Miller County,
a son of W. M. ?Neddie? and Julia Ann Humphrey Sooter. He was married
June 25, 1936, in Swedeborg, to Jewell Loretta Pendleton, who survives
at the home.
He retired in 1980 after working 34 years as a lineman for Gasconade
Electric Co-op, Dixon. He was a member of the Fairview Christian
Church, Iberia, and the Iberia Masonic Lodge 410 AF & AM.
Other survivors include: three sons, Ned Sooter and Phillip Sooter,
both of St. Charles, and John Sooter, Dixon; two brothers, Windorf ?Doc?
Sooter, Morro Bay, Calif., and Gene Sooter, Crocker; one sister, Mabel
Riddle, Glendora, Calif.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia.
Brother Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Union Cemetery,
Iberia. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m Saturday. Memorials are
suggested to the American Lung Association.