Obituaries





From the Springfield News Leader:
Geraldine Locke
(July 13, 1925 - November 9, 2014)
Geraldine Locke, 89, of Humansville passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014
at the Northwood Hills Care Center in Humansville. She was a twin and one
of 6 children born in Collins, Missouri to Austin and Beulah Hensley.

Geraldine was saved on May 5, 1939 and later graduated from the Collins
High School. She was a homemaker and worked hard on the farm with her
husband and daughters. She enjoyed sewing, embroidery and quilting. She
worked in the garden and canned the produce that she raised. She was a
very good cook.

She was a member of the Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church before health
issues kept her from attending.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; brother Alvin Hensley
and twin brother Burldine Hensley; sister Mildren Spoor; grandson Dennis
Coffin and son-in-law Bill Witt.

Geraldine is survived by daughters Fay Coffin and her husband Dean of
Collins, Missouri and Darlene Witt of Humansville, Missouri; brother Dale
Hensley and his wife Laurie; sister Rosie Routh and her husband Bill;
sister-in-law Irene Hensley; brother-in-law Herschel Spoor; grandsons
Dewayne Coffin, Dale Coffin, Kenneth Witt, Lynn Witt; great-grandchildren
Jay, Jeff, Darren, Destiny, Samantha, Michelle, Dustin, Lexie and Bobby;
numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.

Funeral services for Geralding Locke will be held 2 PM Wednesday, November
12, 2014 at Murray Funeral Home in Humansville with burial immediately
following in the Humansville Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 1-2 PM Wednesday prior to the funeral service.

Online condolences may be submitted at www.murrayfuneralhomes.com.




From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Beulah Maude Creed Brown, 86, Grove, Okla., died Friday, March 24, 2000,
at Grove General Hospital after a brief illness. She was born July 31,
1913, in Polk County to Chauncey and Mae Hubbard Creed. She married
Willard Brown on April 16, 1933, in Springfield. She was a licensed
beautician and worked as tax assessor for Sedgwick County, Kan., where she
also worked with the American Red Cross and with the election board. She
was an Avon representative for 17 years and also worked as a sales clerk
for Innes Department Store in Wichita, Kan., for several years. She was a
member of the First Christian Church of Grove, Okla., the Order of the
Eastern Star and AARP local chapter No. 1565. Survivors include her
husband, Willard Brown, of the home; two daughters, Nancy Brown Chappell
and her husband, Van, of Lenexa, Kan., and Charlotte Brown Barnhart and
her husband, Cal, of Riverside, Calif.; five grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two
brothers and one sister. Services were Tuesday, March 28, at the First
Christian Church of Grove, Okla., with Dr. Wayne Shaw officiating. Burial
followed in Olympus Cemetery under the direction of Ellis Family Funeral
Home, Grove, Okla. Memorial contributions may be made to Cookson Hills
Christian Center, Rt. 3 Box 200, Kansas OK 74347.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Cora H. Brown, 92, Fair Play, died at 4:35 p.m. Sunday, March 19, 2000, in
Citizens Memorial Health Care Facility following a brief illness. She was
born near Cliquot on March 21, 1907, the second child of Bert and Ona
Drake Flint. On May 1, 1927, she married Fred D. Brown. They enjoyed 43
years together before his death in 1970. They resided in Mesa, Ariz., much
of their married life, where they were members of First United Methodist
Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, an infant
son, two brothers, Hobert and Leon Flint, and two sisters, Jennie Bigler
and Bernice Stokes. Survivors include her daughter, Helen Nottingham of
Fair Play; her sister, Lela Franklin of Bolivar; three grandsons, Dan
Pierce of Moscow, Idaho, Scott Pierce of Springfield and Joe Nottingham of
Fair Play; three great-grandchildren, five nieces and three nephews.
Services will be Friday afternoon in Meldrum Mortuary, Mesa, Ariz., with
the Rev. Jim Bussey officiating. Interment will be in East Resthaven
Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. Local arrangements were under the direction of
Murray Funeral Home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
William E. Brown, 81, Buffalo, died Sunday, March 26, 2000, in his home
following a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 17, 1919, to Thomas A. and
Mattie Brown in Rohome, Texas. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during
World War II and had been a construction contractor. He is survived by a
son, Roy Brown of Lowell, Ind.; a daughter, Marion Brown of Russellville,
Ark.; a brother, Orville Brown of Newark, Texas; his twin sister, Lillian
Newton of Albany N.Y.; as well as six grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister.
Graveside services will be Friday, March 31, in Aurora, Texas. Local
arrangements are under the direction of Pitts Chapel. Memorial
contributions may be made to Citizens Memorial Hospital Hospice or the
charity of the donor's choice.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Charles Henry Buehler, 57, Pleasant Hope, died at 10:35 a.m. Thursday,
March 9, 2000, in his home with his family at his side after a year-long
battle with lung cancer. He was born April 14, 1942, in Springfield, the
son of Ollie and Katrinia Buehler. On June 8, 1963, he was united in
marriage to Patricia A. Scott. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving from
1959 to 1962. He served as Special Road District Commissioner for the
Pleasant Hope Road District for many years. He was a longtime resident and
business owner and automotive technician in the Pleasant Hope area. He was
an accomplished drummer and had played for many groups in the Springfield
area for many years. He enjoyed woodworking and traveling in his "Buehler
Bago." He mostly enjoyed spending time with his family and beloved
granddaughter, Rachel, whom he adored. He was preceded in death by his
parents, Ollie and Katrinia Buehler; a sister, Elizabeth Hill; and a son,
Matt C. Buehler. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, of the home; a son,
Allen Buehler of Bolivar; a daughter and her husband, Leslie and Mark
Skidmore of Pleasant Hope; one granddaughter, Rachel Skidmore of Pleasant
Hope; a sister, Janice Reno of Springfield; and many nieces and nephews.
He was a very talented and humorous person from whom many people sought
advice for all realms of his expertise. He was an extraordinary husband,
father, PaPa and friend to many, who will be greatly missed and thought of
often. "God saw you getting weaker and a cure was not to be, so he put his
arm around you and whispered, 'Come with me.' With tearful eyes we watched
you suffer and slowly fade away; although we could not bear to lose you,
we could not ask you to stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard-working
hands laid to rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us he only takes the
best." Services were Monday, March 13, in Sacred Heart Catholic Church
with Father Pat Wissman officiating. Casketbearers were Mark Skidmore,
Loren Keighly, Larry Scott, Ricky Scott, Chuck Scott and Jimmy Scott. A
parish prayer service was held Sunday with visitation following. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Hospice of Southwest Missouri, 1465 E.
Primrose, Springfield MO 65804.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Linda Sue Carr, 56, Pleasant Hope, died Tuesday, March 14, 2000, in her
home. The daughter of Howard and Dorothy Lee Rountree Love, she was born
Dec. 29, 1943, in Mound Valley, Kan. She was a longtime resident of the
Kansas City area. She was a Certified Nurse's Assistant with the Baptist
Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., and a 1963 graduate of the School of the
Blind in Kansas City, Kan. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived
by her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Laura Beth Carr of Bolivar; a
daughter, Sheryl Carr of Pleasant Hope; a sister, Mary Lou Lance of Webb
City; her father, Howard Love of Parsons, Kan.; two stepdaughters, April
Marie Merritt of Breckenridge and Teresa Lynn Carr of Oklahoma City,
Okla.; and four step-grandchildren. Services were Friday, March 17, in
Wilson Brim Daniel Chapel, Walnut Grove, with the Rev. Lon Killingsworth
officiating. Interment was in Greenlawn Cemetery, Walnut Grove. Memorial
contributions may be made to the LInda Carr Memorial Fund in care of the
funeral home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Martha Charlene Clark, 77, Joplin, formerly of Bolivar, died Wednesday,
March 29, 2000, in Joplin following a lengthy illness. She was born Feb.
10, 1923, in Cliquot to William Henry and Mary Elizabeth Jump Birdsong.
She was a graduate of Bolivar High School and had retired from Teters
Floral Products after 36 years of service. She is survived by a son,
Kenneth Duane Clark, and her special friend, Faye Robinson, both of
Joplin; three grandchildren, Keri Simon and her husband, Doug, of
Columbia, Jennifer Spangler and her husband, Jeff, and Mary Nell Koon, all
of Bolivar; three great-grandchildren, Amanda Dawn Ayres and John Kenneth
Spangler, both of Bolivar, and Claire Elizabeth Simon of Columbia; as well
as other friends and family members. She was preceded in death by her
parents and her husband, John Kenneth Clark, in 1985. Graveside services
were Saturday, April 1, in Greenwood Cemetery with the Rev. Harold
Hendrickson officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Pitts
Chapel.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Nancy Elizabeth Collins, 69, Bolivar, died Wednesday, March 15, 2000, in
Citizens Memorial Health Care Facility following a long illness. She was
born Aug. 9, 1930, near Fair Play to Gilbert E. and Lillie M. Trimble. She
was united in marriage to Richard L. Collins on Sept. 12, 1948, and to
this union one son, Rick, was born. She is survived by her husband,
Richard, of the home; her son, Rick; a sister, Yuma Jenkins; two
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a niece. She was preceded in
death by her parents and by a sister, Irene Potts. Graveside services were
Saturday, March 18, in Barren Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Leon Smith
officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Pitts Chapel.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Phillip Leroy Dill, 63, Fair Grove, died Sunday, March 19, 2000, at his
home. The son of James Monroe and Grace Mitchell Dill, he was born at
Canadian, Texas, on March 24, 1936. A former resident of Humansville, he
had lived at Fair Grove the past year and a half. He retired from the U.S.
Army with the rank of sergeant first class, having served during the
Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife, Terrie;
five children, Genenine Hadley of Payson, Utah, Pam Dill of Sacramento,
Calif., Brad Clement of Greeley, Colo., Scott Dill of Macks Creek and
Rebecca Dill of Denver, Colo.; and four grandchildren. No services are
planned. Cremation was under the direction of Murray Funeral Home,
Humansville.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Meda R. Dryer, 92, Bolivar, died Wednesday, March 15, 2000, in Parkview
Health Care Facility following a short illness. She was born Dec. 12,
1907, in Elkton to Jonathan William (J.W.) and Marinda Vienna McCracken
Hellums. She was united in marriage to R.C. Dryer on July 18, 1925, and to
this union one son, Jack, was born. She had been a switchboard operator in
Marshall for a number of years and had her church membership with First
Christian Church in Humansville. She is survived by a son and
daughter-in-law, Jack and Doris Dryer of Pittsburg; three grandchildren
and their spouses, Jim and Linda Dryer of Marshall, Larry and Denise Dryer
of Shell Knob and Patty and David Reynolds of Bolivar; seven
great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren, Kevin Dryer and
Jeff Dryer of Marshall, Scott Reynolds, Michelle Reynolds and Erin
Reynolds of Bolivar, Jennifer Dryer and Austin Dryer of Gainesville and
Ryan, Courtney and Ransom of Shell Knob; and one great-great-grandson,
Blane Dryer of Marshall. She was preceded in death by her parents; three
brothers, Frank Hellums, Lawrence Hellums and Romy Hellums; and three
sisters, Genevieve Hellums, Louella Durnell and Beatrice Spillman.
Services were Saturday, March 18, in Pitts Chapel with the Rev. O.D. Moore
officiating. Music was provided by Judy Gross. Pallbearers were Kevin
Dryer, Jeff Dryer, Scott Reynolds, David Reynolds, Bruce Durnell and
Gordon Durnell. Burial followed in Pomme de Terre Southern Baptist
Cemetery in Pittsburg. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pomme de
Terre Southern Baptist Cemetery.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Traian Enea, 19, Bolivar, died Friday, March 24, 2000, as the result of
injuries received in an automobile accident in Polk County. He was born
Jan. 4, 1981, in Romania to Gelu and Magdalena Pop Enea. He was a student
attending college in Chicago, Ill. He is survived by his parents, three
brothers and two sisters. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 30,
in Pitts Chapel with John Ward officiating. Visitation will be from 7 to 8
p.m. today (Wednesday) in the funeral home with a eulogy given by Tim Fox.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Billie Anne Fauvelle, 72, Half Way, died at 5:35 p.m. Friday, March 17,
2000, in Cox Medical Center South, Springfield. She was born April 18,
1927, in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Will Columbus and Annie M.
McElwreath Marney. She lived on a farm just outside Arlington, Texas, for
the first eight years of her life. Her family then moved to Corsicana,
Texas, where she graduated from Corsicana High School in 1943. Shortly
after high school graduation, she met her future husband, who was learning
to fly at Corsicana Air Base. She was married to Robert W. Fauvelle on
Sept. 2, 1944, in Liberal, Kan., and to this union four children were
born; Robert Jr., David, Jayne and William. In March 1946, her husband was
discharged from the Air Force and they settled in Corsicana, Texas. After
his retirement in 1984, they moved to Missouri City, Texas, and in 1996
they moved to Half Way. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church
in Bolivar. She is survived by her husband, Robert W. Fauvelle of Half
Way; three sons, Robert W. Fauvelle Jr. of Half Way, David Fauvelle of
Rosenberg, Texas, and Bill M. Fauvelle of Spring, Texas; a daughter, Jayne
Contorno of Missouri City, Texas; a sister, Mary Baltzelle of St.
Augustine, Fla.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral
mass was Tuesday, March 21, in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father
Pat Wissman officiating. Music was provided by Carol Francka.
Casketbearers were Robert W. Fauvelle Jr., Bill Fauvelle, David Fauvelle,
Richard Contorno, Bill Colburn and Matthew Bel. Burial was in Crestview
Memorial Gardens. A prayer vigil was held Monday evening with visitation
following. Arrangements were under the direction of Butler Funeral Home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Genevieve Z. Firestone, 93, Bolivar, died Wednesday, March 29, 2000, in
Big Spring Care Center, Humansville. The daughter of Newton Erwin and
Margaret Cowan Holman, she was born Nov. 25, 1906, in Polk County near
Walnut Grove. A graduate of Dadeville High School and Southwest Missouri
State College, she taught school in Polk and Dade counties for nine years.
She also lived in Burbank, Calif., for 40 years and in Wichita, Kan., for
nine years. She was a chemist for Imperial Chemical Company for 17 years.
She married James William Hair April 2, 1928. He preceded her in death
April 2, 1978. She married Ferrel Firestone July 26, 1984. He preceded her
in death in 1993. She was also preceded in death by five brothers, Carliss
Holman, Lyndle Holman, Dolan Holman, Leslie Holman and Hardin Holman, and
six sisters, Velma Howser, Alba Miles, Jewel Campbell, Vadda Redman, Anna
Lee Wilson and Otta Lee Murphy. Surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Cremation was under the direction of Murray Funeral Home. Burial will be
at a later date in Pennsboro Cemetery near Greenfield.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Arthur Eral Ford, 84, Bolivar, died at 5:36 a.m. Tuesday, March 21, 2000,
in Citizens Memorial Hospital. The son of Hollie E. and Isma Emberton
Ford, he was born in Sullivan County June 10, 1915. He was a former
resident of Warrensburg. A graduate of Central Missouri State University,
Warrensburg, he served in the U.S. Air Force for 29 years. He was a member
of the Nevada Christian Church. Survivors include three daughters, Linda
Mulready of Colorado Springs, Colo., Judy Rapasodia of Baltimore, Md., and
Cynthia Fletcher of Bolivar; a sister, Elva Blackwell of Bolivar; a
brother, Walter A. Ford of Vero Beach, Fla.; seven grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 23, in
Murray Chapel, Bolivar, with the Rev. Scott Carlton officiating. Military
rites will be conducted at graveside by Amvets Post No. 114. Interment
will be in Flemington Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at
their convenience.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Edwin L. Grant, 83, Morrisville, departed this life on Friday, March 3,
2000. He was a lifelong resident of Morrisville and Polk County. He was a
farmer and carpenter, and he took great pride in building for others. He
and Imogene were married Nov. 16, 1935, and they shared 64 years on the
farm. He was a member of Morrisville Methodist Church. He is survived by
his wife, Imogene; two sons and their wives, Emil and Irene Grant and
Larry and Diana Grant, all of Morrisville; four grandsons, Jeff, Kent and
his wife, Teri, Todd and his wife, Penny, and Scott and his wife, Tammy;
three granddaughters, Kelly Grant, Julie Brown and her husband, David, and
Emily Grant; six great-grandchildren, Hillary, Madison, Brock, Kari, Derek
and Colby; a sister-in-law, Winnie Grant; two brothers-in-law, Hershel
Anderson and John McCurdy and his wife, Alberta; as well as many nieces,
nephews, cousins and many friends that were a blessing. Services were
Sunday, March 5, in Pitts Chapel with Pastor Sylvia Ireland officiating.
Burial followed in Slagle Cemetery. Pallbearers were sons and grandsons
Emil Grant, Larry Grant, Jeff Grant, Kent Grant, Todd Grant and Scott
Grant. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morrisville United
Methodist Church.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Margaret P. Guinn, 76, Kansas City, died Saturday, March 11, 2000, in New
Mark Care Center, Kansas City, following a lengthy illness. She was born
April 1, 1923, in Springfield to W.A. and Hattie Price Fallin. She was a
science educator in the Springfield public schools at Study Junior High,
Parkview High School and Glendale High School for more than 17 years. She
retired from teahcing in 1981 after an additional eight years of service
in the North Kansas City school system. She is survived by her husband,
George Guinn of Kansas City, formerly of Bolivar; one stepson and his
wife, Jim and Karen Guinn of Houston, Texas; three grandchildren, Matthew
and Gregory Guinn of Houston, Texas, and Sarah Guinn of College Station,
Texas; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her
parents, four brothers and an infant sister. Services will be at 1 p.m.
Thursday, March 23, in Pitts Chapel with the Rev. Harold Hendrickson
officiating. Pallbearers will be nephews Mike Osborn, D. Rocky Osborn, P.
Rocky Osborn, Derik Osborn, Casey Osborn and Cody Osborn. Burial will
follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be today (Wednesday) from 7
to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Donald Gene Hayes, 71, Pleasant Hope, died at 6:30 a.m. Monday, March 6,
2000, in Cox Medical Center South, Springfield. He was born Dec. 15, 1928,
near Urich, the son of Clifton F. and Beulah J. Hayes. The family moved to
the Springfield area in 1949. He served on active duty in the Air Force
from 1950 to 1954 and eight more years in the reserves. Gene went into the
electronics and broadcasting field as a broadcast engineer for KTTS-TV
(Channel 10). He worked as a teacher in the training department for the
Zenith plant as it began operations in Springfield, then moved to the
quality control area of the plant before taking a position as assistant
chief engineer for the startup of KOZK (Channel 21). In addition, he
taught electronics part time for Graff Vo-Tech in Springfield and had run
an electronics repair shop in Pleasant Hope for several years. A special
thank you goes to his health care providers for giving so much comfort and
assistance to Gene and his family in the past few months. He was preceded
in death by his mother, Beulah J. Hayes, in February 1991; and his father,
Clifton F. Hayes, in May 1998. He is survived by his wife of 42 years,
Euna Marie, of Pleasant Hope; a son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Teresa
Hayes of Springfield; a granddaughter, Sara, of Springfield; a brother,
Kenneth Hayes and his wife, Dorothy, of Sherman, Texas; three sisters and
their husbands, Gloria and Elvin Burney of Stotts City, Peggy and Harold
Boyce and Nancy and Robert Simmons, all of Springfield; and many nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends. Services were Friday, March 10, in Greenlawn
Funeral Home North with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
W.H. Hood, 80, Pleasant Hope, died at 11:08 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2000,
after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was born Dec. 30, 1919, at
Miller, the son of Charles and Gladys Eubanks Hood. He graduated from the
Miller High School and later graduated from the University of Missouri
with a degree in vocational agriculture. He returned during summers and
received his master's degree in dairy science. On Dec. 22, 1945, he was
united in marriage to Rebecca Ann Lathem. In this marriage of 54 years,
three children were born, Marilyn, Dennis and Rita. W.H. was a loving
husband and father. W.H. "Papa Hood," which many of his students called
him, taught vocational agriculture at Pleasant Hope for 34 years. Papa
Hood tried hard to teach not only agriculture practices but also right
from wrong and how to be proud of yourself, rich or poor. He helped many
students who didn't have money to start a project. Throughout his years of
teaching, he coached numerous winning judging teams, but most remembered
is the 1977 world's no.1 dairy judging team acheived in Wales, England.
Mr. Hood was stern but loved his students so very much. He also taught
night classes for veterans after the war. W.H. will be missed, not only by
his family and friends, but also by the many students he taught over the
34-year period. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pleasant
Hope. W.H. was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Max and
Keith, and two infant grandchildren, Eric and Lydia Hill. Surviving are
his wife, Becky, of the home; two daughters, Marilyn Hayes and her
husband, Joe, of Indian Point and Rita Hill and her husband, Greg, of
Bolivar; his son, Dennis Hood and his wife, Cindy, of Bolivar; his
grandchildren, Kim Trobisch and her husband, Stephen, of Bolivar, Bruce
Hood and his wife, Tonna, of Bolivar, Charity and Cody Hayes of Indian
Point and Leigha and Olivia Hill of Bolivar; and great-grandchildren Neil
Henenberg, Sam and Kate Trobisch, Bryce and Kensey Hood, all of Bolivar.
Other family members include his three sisters, Joan Wilson of Olathe,
Kan., Helen Wilmoth of Mt. Vernon and Betty Bell Ray of Strafford; his
five brothers, Winston Hood of Mt. Vernon, Morris Ray Hood, Ralph Hood,
Jerry Hood and Paul K. Hood, all of Miller; also many nieces, nephews,
cousins and a host of other relatives and many friends. Services were
Friday, Marcy 17, in the Butler Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. O. Paul
Ray officiating. Personal reflections were given by Derald Isdell, Alvin
Rohrs and David Agee. Musical soloist was Jane Hood with Pat Hood as the
pianist. Musical selections were "Because He Lives" and "Ten Thousand
Years." Burial was in the Pleasant Hope Cemetery. Casketbearers were Fred
Johnson, Darrel Smith, Joe Spear, Billy Gilmore, Joe Hayes and Greg Hill.
Honorary casketbearers were Pleasant Hope FFA members, past and present.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Pleasant Hope FFA or the
American Heart Association.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Naomi N. Hutton, 88, Humansville, died Saturday, March 11, 2000, in Big
Spring Care Center, Humansville. The daughter of William and Electa Smith
Rodgers, she was born Feb. 27, 1912, at Iola, Kan. She was married Feb.
27, 1929, to Claude C. Hutton. He preceded her in death in 1972. Also
preceding her in death were two children, Donald Hutton and Cleta Akers;
and two great-granddaughters. Survivors include six children, George
Hutton of Austin, Texas, Charles Hutton of Iola, Kan., Ronnie Hutton of
Bolivar, Roger Hutton of Dallas, Texas, Dale Hutton of Amarillo, Texas,
and Charlene Harris of Humansville; two brothers, Cecil Rodgers of
Sarasota, Fla., and Buddy Rodgers of Fort Worth, Texas; 32 grandchildren,
61 great-grandchildren and 20 gerat-great-grandchildren. Services will be
at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Murray Chapel, Humansville, with the Rev.
Robert Harris officiating. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Music will
be provided by the Harris family. Burial will be at 1 p.m. in Fairview
Cemetery, Mildred, Kan.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Raymond Wallace Jensen, 71, Bolivar, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at
Citizens Memorial Hospital. The son of Wallace Raymond and Erma Lillian
Swafford Jensen, he was born at Reedsburg, Wis., June 14, 1928. he served
in the U.S. Navy for two years and in the U.S. Air Force for 22 and a half
years, retiring with the rank of master sergeant in 1969. He was rural
mail carrier at Niangua for 12 years and worked in Topeka, Kan., as a
service technician for Xerox for 10 years. On March 11, 1951, he married
Glenrose Harmon. They had lived in Bolivar since 1993, moving from Grove
Springs. Survivors include his wife, Glenrose, of the home; two daughters,
Deborah Jensen of Woking, England, and Rebecca McDairmant and her husband,
Edward, of Buffalo; one brother, John Jensen of Madison, Wis.; four
sisters, Lillian Anderson of Greenwood, Ind., Aileen Gray, Beverly Olson
and Evelyn Schleogeler, all of Maidson, Wis.; and three grandchildren,
Nathan McDairmant of Springfield and Seth and Elizabeth McDairmant, both
of Buffalo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 30, in Murray
Chapel. Military honors will be at graveside by Amvets Post No. 114 Honor
Guard. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7
to 8 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the funeral home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Wilma S. Johnson, 85, Bolivar, died at 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2000,
at Parkview Health Care Facility after a lingering illness. She was born
April 25, 1914, in Polk County, the daughter of Roy Earl and Mabel Elnora
Peterson Teters. She was a graduate of Bolivar High School, where she was
active in sports, and a graduate of Southwest Baptist College. She also
attended Southwest Missouri State Teachers College in Springfield,
receiving her teaching certificate. She taught school for a while at the
Wilmington School in northern Polk County. She was united in marriage to
Claude Johnson on Oct. 31, 1941, in Yuma, Ariz., and they lived in
California for a short time before returning to Bolivar and Polk County.
She was a member of First Baptist Church and the CMH Ladies Auxilliary.
She had also worked for the McCraw-Koon-Kahler Clinic as a receptionist
for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,
Claude; one brother, H. Tiffin Teters; one sister, Thelma L. Brashear;
three brothers-in-law, Oby Jester, Beuford Barnes and Frank Brashear.
Surviving are one brother, Roy E. Teters Jr. and his wife, Rosa, of
Springfield; three sisters, Nina Jester, Lois Barnes and Mabel Russell and
her husband, Bo, all of Bolivar; one stepdaughter, Betty Vanderpool of
Hermiston, Ore.; a sister-in-law, Norryn Teters of Bolivar; nine nieces
and six nephews. Services were Saturday, April 1, in the Butler Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Ray Leininger officiating. Musical selections
were "How Great Thou Art," "Beyond the Sunset" and "The Lord's Prayer."
Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery. Casketbearers were Bill Jester, Bob
Jester, Henry T. Teters Jr., Larry Teters, Marvin Ashlock and Wallace
Davis. Memorial contributions may be made to the CMH Hospice or the SBU
Landscape Fund.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Stella Genice Keith, 49, Bolivar, died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18,
2000, in Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, after a long illness. The
daughter of Lewis and Maggie Lentz, she was born Dec. 6, 1950, at Forrest
City, Ark. She was married Aug. 2, 1969, to Michael Keith with the Rev.
Lloyd Morgan officiating. To this union were born three children, Michael
Dennis Jr., Rhonda Genice and David Wayne. She was a 1971 graduate of
Bolivar High School. She and her husband moved to Pleasant Hill in 1979
and in 1993 returned to Bolivar. She was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy
in 1981. She was a member of Mt. View Missionary Baptist Church. She was
preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Maggis Lentz; two sisters,
Ollie Fay Lentz and Patty Lentz; and a granddaughter, Justine Larson. She
is survived by her husband, Michael, of the home; two sons, Michael Dennis
Keith Jr. and his wife, Michelle, of Pleasant Hill and David Wayne Keith
and his fiancee, Laura, of Bolivar; a daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and
Justin Larson of Gilbert, Ariz.; seven grandchildren, Amanda, Austin,
C.J., Crystal, Hope, Cheyenne and Kyle; her father-in-law and
mother-in-law, David and Merlee Keith of Bolivar; five brothers, Leonard
Lentz of Liberty, Lawrence Lentz of Mulberry, Fla., Elmer Lentz and Bobby
Lentz of Ozakie, Kan., and Bennie Lentz of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one
sister, Elsie Johnson of Tignall, Ga.; and many nieces, nephews, aunts,
uncles and cousins. Services were Monday, March 20, in Murray Chapel,
Bolivar, with the Rev. Harold Hendrickson officiating. Honorary
pallbearers were Kodie Poindexter and Justin Poindexter. Pallbearers were
Kerry Butler, Keith Butler, J.J. Lentz, Keith Lentz, Shawn Pratt and Adam
Lentz. Interment was in Payne Cemetery.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
On Saturday, March 4, 2000, after a long illness, Leland Cletus Lightfoot,
81, Polk, went to be with our Lord. Leland Cletus Lightfoot was born in
Sentinel on March 5, 1918, to Pink Pearl (Howard) and Freeman Dee
Lightfoot. He was saved at the Sentinel Missionary Baptist Church on Nov.
12, 1933. Cletus graduated from Hermitage High School. He was united in
marriage to Ruth Jeanette Barnes on March 22, 1941 in Bolivar by Bro. T.H.
Phillips. To this union two children were born, Linda and Rick. He was a
member of Sentinel Missionary Baptist Church. Cletus was a farmer for most
of his life. He also drive a school bus in the late 1950s and early 1960s
for the Bolivar school district. Cletus was a rural mail carrier for
several years until retirement. He is survived by one son and
daughter-in-law, Rick and Sharon Lightfoot of Polk; one daughter and
son-in-law, Linda and Kenny Laird of Bolivar; his twin sister, Cleo Walker
of Polk; five grandchildren and their spouses, Chris and Elaine Laird of
Mountain Grove, Scott and Adina Laird of Columbia, Steve and Deana Laird
of Bolivar, Heather (Lightfoot) and Russell Alaimo of Polk and Shannon
Lightfoot of Bolivar; eight great-grandchildren, Sarah and Molly Laird,
Malissa, Emilee, Corey and Kyle Laird, Rachel Lightfoot and Sean
Lightfoot; one niece, Joann Ireland of Springfield; two nephews and their
wives, Terry and Mary Walker of Grandview and Max and Mary Reed, state of
Mississippi. He was preceded in death by his parents, Freeman Dee and Pink
Pearl Lightfoot; his wife, Ruth Jeanette Lightfoot; his brother-in-law,
Ross Walker; and a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Helena and Leo Reed.
Services were Tuesday, March 7, in Pitts Chapel with Bro. Jackie Brakebill
and Bro. Leon Meadows officiating. The Sentinel Missionary Baptist Church
choir provided music. Burial followed in Payne Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Curtis Howard, Garland Jenkins, Denzil Roberts, Donnie Lightfoot, Neil
Reynolds and Russell Payne.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Anna Emily Story McColm, 91, Bolivar, died at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 5,
2000, after a short illness. She was born Aug. 29, 1908, in Salem to
Samuel Ward and Cynthia Ellen Morton Davis. She had one sister, Mary, and
two brothers, Marion and Mark. Anna married Samuel Arthur Story on June
27, 1936. To this union were born a daughter, Martha, and a son, Samuel.
Anna was saved in 1943 and was a member of Pleasant Hill Missionary
Baptist Church. Anna and Arthur owned and operated grocery stores at Burns
and Half Way for 27 years. As her husband Arthur's health deteriorated,
she lovingly took care of him until he passed away in 1967. After his
death, Anna closed the store and began a career at the Bolivar Nursing
Home. Anna was always a caretaker, and following Arthur's death she took
care of many. Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Arthur
Story; a granddaughter, Vanessa Ann Vest Blankenship; and a grandson,
Curtis Gifford. Anna married Howard McColm in 1969, and he preceded her in
death in 1974. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Martha and
Albert Vest of Half Way; her son and daughter-in-law, Samuel (Sonny) and
Mary Story of Rush Springs, Okla.; and 10 grandchildren and their spouses,
Junior Vest and Nancy, Cynthia Vest Payne and Ron, Veva Vest Hegle and
Gary, Earl Blankenship, Sam Vest and Cindy, Robert Vest, Marla Vest Henry
and Mike, Shannon Vest Floyd and Ronnie, Debra Gifford Morgan, Robin
Gifford Heart and John Gifford. Anna was also blessed with 28
great-grandchildren. Services were Wednesday, March 8, in Pitts Chapel
with burial following in Crestview Memorial Gardens.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Emma Jean Mitchell, 73, Bolivar, died Thursday, March 9, 2000, in St.
John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, following a short illness. She
was born May 28, 1926, in Sacramento, Calif. She was a homemaker and of
the Baptist faith. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother and aunt. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law,
Terry and Becky Mitchell; a daughter, Sherrie Ruth Mosher; seven
grandchildren, Jeanne LaRue of Kansas City, Bingo Breshears of Bolivar,
Nick Breshears and Nancy McDowell, both of Independence, Derek Mitchell
and Regina Mitchell, both of Buffalo, and Tommy Mosher of Bolivar; and six
great-grandchildren, Judah LaRue of North Kansas City, Savannah and Sierra
Breshears of Bolivar, Mathew Chandler, Austin McDowell and Blake McDowell
of Independence. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,
Albert Norwood Mitchell, on Jan. 19, 2000; a daughter, Ethel Mae
Breshears; and a great-granddaughter, Jessica Elizabeth Chandler. Services
were Sunday, March 12, in Pitts Chapel with the Rev. John Throckmorton
officiating. Burial followed in Mitchell Campground Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Wayne Mitchell, David Punch, Richard Gile, Steve MItchell, Ricky
Thompson and Steve Tygart. Honorary pallbearers were David Cook and Randy
Mosher. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the giver's
choice.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Neva Marie Musson, 92, Bolivar, died Thursday, March 9, 2000, in Citizens
Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 1, 1908, in Humansville to Thornton
and Barbara Anna Young Crozier. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two
sons and daughters-in-law, Leslie and Kris Pursley of Maryland Heights and
Vance and Marla Pursley of Republic; a daughter and son-in-law, Bette and
Robert Chick of Overland Park, Kan.; six grandchildren, Monte Jacobs,
Brenna Pursley, Audra Pursley, Amanda Pursley, Alisson and Brad Roweton
and David and Tamiko Pursley; and a great-grandson, Chase Roweton. She was
preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lute Musson; four brothers
and one sister. Graveside services were Monday, March 13, in Humansville
Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Pitts Chapel.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Stanley F. Owens, 79, Bolivar, died Thursday, March 9, 2000, in his home
following a lengthy illness. He was born April 24, 1920, in Blackwell, Kay
County, Okla., to John W. and Elmira Owens. On Oct. 24, 1942, in Perry,
Okla., he was united in marriage to Reta Arzetta "Bunny" Morris. He served
in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945, receiving a Purple Heart. He was a
retired lumber salesman, moving from California in 1990. He was a member
of the Bolivar First Baptist Church. Survivors include close friends Mary
and Willard Scurlock of Morrisville and their families. He was preceded in
death by his parents and his wife, Bunny, on November 7, 1997, as well as
his brothers and sisters. Graveside services were Friday, March 10, in
Greenwood Cemetery with Pastor Bill Hooper officiating. Arrangements were
under the direction of Pitts Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to
Citizens Memorial Hospital Hospice.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Lorene Redford, 91, Bolivar, died at 4:10 a.m. Monday, March 6, 2000, in
Citizens Memorial Health Care Facility where she had resided for the past
six years. She was born Aug. 10, 1908, in Polk County, the daughter of
Otis Wesley and Ethel Mae Owen Kirby. She was united in marriage to Alpha
Redford on Dec. 31, 1932. To this union one daughter was born. She was
saved as a young girl and united with Campbell Grove Baptist Church. She
later moved her membership to Calvary Baptist Church, where her husband
was pastor. She remained a member there until her death. Even though her
health had prevented her from attending in recent years, she often spoke
of the good memories there. She especially enjoyed the Sunday afternoon
singings at the Health Care Facility­­especially the churches where her
husband had pastored. Lorene worked on the farm beside her husband and
also worked at various places in the Bolivar area. Her last employment was
at Hacker's Dress Shop for 13 years. At her request, her former employers
are providing the musical selections for her funeral. She was preceded in
death by her parents; her husband, Alpha; a brother, Owen Kirby, and his
wife, Mary, whom she thought of as a sister. She is survived by her
daughter and son-in-law, Ethel Mae and Jim Tennis of Bolivar; two
grandchildren who were the pride of her life, Brenda and Randy; Randy's
wife, Tina, and their three children, Natalie, Trevor and Samuel; three
nephews, Lee Kirby and his wife, Georgia, of Doniphan, Joe Kirby and his
wife, Wanda, and Gary Redford, all of Bolivar; two nieces, Mary Lou
McGeehee and her husband, Jerry, of Springfield and Judy McCracken and her
husband, Gary, of Nixa; and several cousins, great-nieces and nephews and
a host of friends, including many who worked at the CMH Health Care
Facility. Lorene always put others before herself and was a very
unselfish, giving person. During her grandchildren's school years, when
she helped care for them, her home was always open to their friends, and
food was always on the table. Although we know she has gone to a much
better place and had often expressed her desire to go on, she will be
greatly missed. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 9, in Pitts
Chapel with Bro. Garland Pool officiating. Musical selections by Bill and
Sandy Jones will be "Whispering Hope," "One Day at a Time" and "Amazing
Grace." They will be accompanied by Rose Roweton. Burial will follow in
Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today (Wednesday)
in the funeral home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Chad A. Seamster, 29, Wichita, Kan., died Sunday, March 5, 2000, in El
Dorado, Kan. He was an iron worker for Hanger Door Co., Wichita, Kan.
Survivors include his son, Jacob A. Seamster of Wichita, Kan.; his mother
and stepfather, Cheryl and Richard Riley of Wichita, Kan.; his father and
stepmother, Alan and Karla Seamster of Yates Center, Kan.; two sisters,
Samantha Seamster and Tracy Anderson, both of Wichita, Kan.; four
stepsisters, Sherry Reser, Amy and Angela Riley, all of Wichita, Kan., and
Amy Blazer of Oklahoma City, Okla.; one stepbrother, Shane Skelly of
Wichita, Kan.; his grandparents, Venna and Alvie Seamster of Polk, Betty
Lafferty, Maxine Riley and Trella Fyler, all of Wichita, Kan.; his
great-grandmother, Gertrude Seamster of Polk; and many aunts, uncles,
cousins and friends. Services were Thursday, March 9, at Byrd Hillside
Funeral Home, Wichita, Kan., with burial in White Chapel Memorial Garden,
Wichita, Kan. Casketbearers were Cahd Brunett, Chad Richardson, Rob
Richardson, Brad Elmore, John Midiros and Shane Skelly. Honorary
pallbearers were James and J.D. Seamster.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Chester White Stokes, 95, Flemington, died Friday, March 17, 2000, in
Citizens Memorial Hospital. The son of John and Eliza Ann Hawkins Stokes,
he was born July 24, 1904, near Rondo. He married Ella Johnson in 1924,
and they were the parents of a daughter, Wilma Jean. He later married
Retta Floyd in 1934, and they were the parents of two daughters, Loretta
and Neoma. He spent most of his life in Polk and Hickory counties. He and
Retta operated the Rondo Store for a few years, and he was a farmer. He
also worked as a janitor for Banquet Foods and as a Pinkerton guard in
Marshall. He was a member of Rondo Baptist Church. He was preceded in
death by his parents; a brother, Frank Stokes; five sisters, Ocena Stokes,
Pearl Fisher, Jesse McCracken, Mitt Durnell and Bess Inglis; a stepson,
Willard Floyd; a grandson, Joseph Fuller; and a great-grandson, Andrew
Joseph Fuller. Survivors include his wife, Retta, of the home; three
daughters, Wilma Jean Fuller of Bolivar, Loretta Degraffenreid and her
husband, Donald, of Green City and Neoma Stacy and her husband, Dee, of
Flemington; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services were
Sunday, March 19, in Murray Chapel, Humansville, with Bro. Kent Parson
officiating. Honorary pallbearers were Noah Floyd, Stanley Lear, Lionel
Lear, Jack Fuller, Ben Rogers, Kenneth Floyd, Pat Watkins, Frank Floyd and
Fred Floyd. Pallbearers were Jeff Stacy, Marvin Crawford, Martin Crawford,
Leon Rhoads, Shannon Pearson and Bill Fuller. Interment was in Flemington
Cemetery.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Roy C. Stokes, 97, Flemington, died Monday, March 27, 2000, in Big Spring
Care Center, Humansville. The son of Robert and Celestie Henderson Stokes,
he was born near Flemington on Nov. 23, 1902. He married Bernice G. Flint
on May 1, 1924. She preceded him in death April 1, 1999. He was also
preceded in death by a sister, Mabel Sands, and a brother, Clyde Stokes.
He was a retired farmer and stockman and a member of Durnell Chapel
Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include three children, Lela Fern
Phillips, Oscar Stokes and his wife, Edith, and Trixie Vanderford and her
husband, Gerald, all of Flemington; three grandchildren, Ginger Roweton,
Kent Vanderford and Jennifer Periman; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in Murray Chapel,
Humansville, with the Rev. Ron Tennison officiating. Interment will be in
Durnell Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today
(Wednesday) in the funeral home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Iva L. Thomas, 84, Springfield, formerly of Bolivar, died March 6, 2000,
in Manor Care, Springfield. She was born May 22, 1915, in Lela to Everett
and Elisa Shaw Haynes. On Sept. 20, 1935, she was united in marriage to
John W. Thomas, and to this union two daughters were born. She was a
member of the Bolivar United Methodist Church and had been a homemaker.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Irene and Orval Woods of
Springfield and Carol and Homer Yount of Lincoln; two sisters, Pearl
Thomas of Princeton and Helen Morlan of El Dorado Springs; two brothers,
Floyd Haynes of Stockton and Clayton Haynes of Anaheim, Calif.; seven
grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by her husband, John, on
April 3, 1985. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Pitts
Chapel with burial following in Crestview Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Dr.
David Hacker will sing "How Great Thou Art" and "Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere." Pallbearers will be Scott Woods, Gary Woods, Dwight Fitzwater,
Rick McHenry, Brandon Haynes, Gerald Bittle and Carroll Pritchard.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 2021 S.
Waverly No. 100, Springfield MO 65804-2417.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Marcella Gale Vandergrift, 76, Bolivar, died at 7:20 a.m. Wednesday, March
22, in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield. She was born May
26, 1923, to Alfred and Inez Hutchison Jump in Bolivar, where she
graduated from high school. She married Clarence "Arkie" Vandergrift on
Jan. 10, 1945. They moved to the Kansas City area in 1952 and lived there
until Clarence's death in 1977. She was of the Baptist faith. She is
survived by her two daughters, Sharon and her husband, Jeff Tatum, and
Janet Fortner, all of Carthage; four brothers and their spouses, Marion
and Betty Jump, W.J. and Dorothy Jump, Bob and Gloria Jump and Sonny Jump,
all of Bolivar; two sisters and their husbands, Francis and Chuck Avis of
Laurie and Willa Mae and George Brewster of Tuscon, Ariz.; six
grandchildren, Beth Brown of Carthage, Donna Tucker of Branson, Rick
Tucker and his wife, Andrea, and Randy Tucker, all of Belton, Jeremy
Randolph and Chris Randolph and his wife, Crystal, all of Carthage; two
great-grandchildren, Amanda and Jake Tucker of Carthage; and many in-laws,
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband
and a brother, Lee Jump. Services were Friday, March 24, in Pitts Chapel
with Pastor J.T. Brown officiating. Burial followed in the Bolles
Cemetery, Lebanon.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Gregory Scott Williams, 39, Springfield, died at 4 p.m. Monday, March 13,
2000, as the result of a grand mal seizure. He was an auto mechanic.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8, in Americus
Cemetery, Americus. The body was cremated.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, March 2000:
Dora Louise Newby Woodford, 93, Bolivar, died Wednesday, March 1, 2000, in
Parkview Health Care Facility, Bolivar. The daughter of Powell and Vassie
Williams Newby, she was born Nov. 6, 1906, in Randolph County near Clifton
Hill. She attended Vaughn grade school and graduated from Clifton Hill
High School in 1925. At the age of 21 she professed her faith in the
Christian church, and at the time of her death she was a member of the
First Christian Church of Bolivar. On Feb. 12, 1942, she was united in
marriage to W. Mills Woodford, who preceded her in death in January 1987.
They spent their married life in Kansas City until he retired in 1968, and
they moved to Bolivar. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in
death by her parents and many other loved ones. Surviving are a
sister-in-law, Louise Hopkins of Bolivar; a brother-in-law, Homer DeLozier
of St. Louis; two cousins, Mary Garhart of Moberly and Ester Ashley of
Alamo, Texas; a special friend, Nelda Collins; and several great-nieces
and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews. She leaves a host of
friends in Moberly, Kansas City and Bolivar. Services were Saturday, March
4, in Butler Chapel with the Rev. G. Scott Carlton officiating. Music was
provided by Cheryl Bowers and Jobeth Maas. Casketbearers were Michael
Greenlee, Kevin Mayes, Gary Stewart, Tim Collins, James Lewis, Ray Lewis
and Roy Lewis. Honorary casketbearers were John Jarrell and Tyler Lewis.
Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to
the First Christian Church in Bolivar.




From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Cecil Henry Adams, 74, Springfield, died at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20,
2000, in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, after a short
illness. He was born in Windyville Aug. 29, 1925, and attended Buffalo
schools. He was saved as a young man at Southern Mount Pleasant Church in
Buffalo. He was united in marriage with Chloe Turner on July 19, 1946, in
Buffalo. To this union were born six children. He was a retired carpenter
with Local 978 in Springfield. He was preceded in death by his parents,
Noah and Anna Adams, and numerous brothers and sisters, as well as a
grandson, Christopher Doke. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Chloe,
and a son, Mike, both of the home; a son, Eugene Adams and his wife,
Lynda, of Elkland; four daughters, Linda McCullough and her husband,
Junior, and Belinda Boyer and her husband, David, all of Springfield,
Brenda Fausett and her husband, Darrell, of Billings and Glenda Doke and
her husband, Danny, of Bolivar; 12 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren; a sister, Florence Jackson, state of Arizona; a
brother, Bill Adams of Marshall; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and
other relatives. Services were Wednesday, Feb. 23, in Cantlon Otterness
Funeral Home, Buffalo, with Elder Hersheline Pinkley and Elder Dennis
Skinner officiating. Connie Henson, soloist, sang "Amazing Grace," "One
Day at a Time" and "Daddy's Hands," accompanied by Lucinda Crouch,
pianist. Burial was in Macedonia Cemetery. Escorts were Lynn Howe, Steve
Rogers, Randy Hale, Billie Wayne Turner, Larry Adams and Russell Nelson.
Honorary escorts were Jimmy Baxter, Carl Turner, Bob Kessler and Danny
Hyde.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Nick and Mabel Bastion
Nicholas T. Bastion, 86, Flemington, formerly of Pittsburg, died Tuesday,
Feb. 15, 2000, in Christian Health Care of Hermitage. His wife, Mabel
Bastion, 84, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2000, in Sac-Osage Hospital in
Osceola. Nick Bastion was born Oct. 16, 1913, in Pittsburg, the third
child of Charles E. and Rosa Luttrel Bastion. He was a retired farmer.
Mabel Bastion was born July 27, 1915, in Warsaw to Charles E. and Dona
Agnes Cecil Quick. She was a homemaker. Nick and Mabel were united in
marriage June 27, 1932, and to this union nine children were born. They
were both members of Antioch Christian Church. Survivors include their
three sons and daughters-in-law, Chester and Beverly Bastion of
Humansville, Clifford and Carol Bastion of Wenatchee, Wash., and Nicholas
T. Jr. and Mary Bastion of Sacramento, Calif.; four daughters and three
sons-in-law, Erma and Harvey Beach of Warsaw, Pansy and Lonnie Smith of
Flemington, Trilla and Carl Jackson of Cross Timbers and Rosa Perry of
Bolivar; 32 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren and five
great-great-grandchildren. In addition, Nick is survived by a brother,
Scott Bastion of Vienna, and a sister, Hesper Fellers of Pittsburg. Mabel
is also survived by a brother, Homer Quick, and two sisters, Opal Welch
and Ruby Lightle. They were both preceded in death by their parents; their
eldest son, Emmett Bastion in 1979; a six-day-old infant daughter, Joyce
Bastion; a son-in-law, Morris Perry; a daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Bastion;
a great-grandson, James Brown; Nick's sister, Mary Durnell; Nick's two
half-brothers and five half-sisters; Mabel's three brothers, Henry,
Lindsey and Lester Quick; and her three sisters, Julie Floyd, Pearl Root
and Mary Cline. A double service was held Saturday, Feb. 19, at Antioch
Christian Church with the Rev. Ernest Foltz officiating. Nancy Smith and
Sandra Peck proveded music. Burial follwed in the church cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of Pitts Chapel.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Bondena "Bonnie" Brown, 73, Carmichael, Calif., formerly of the
Pittsburg/Polk county area, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in California
following a lengthy illness. She was born March 6, 1926, in Polk County to
William Haden and Ada Lee Lightfoot Kinslow. She was the widow of the Rev.
Noel Brown who passed away in January 1993. She was preceded in death by
her parents and her husband. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law,
William L. and Patricia Brown of Carmichael, Calif.; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Sharon and Bill Brooks of Nampa, Idaho, and Vicki and Mark
Huber of Newport, Ore.; a sister, Geneva Lightfoot of Pittsburg; a
sister-in-law, Rose Brown of Bolivar; as well as seven grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren and many wonderful in-laws and friends from the
Bolivar and Polk County areas. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18,
in Pitts Chapel. Burial will follow in Payne Cemetery. Visitation will be
held one hour prior to the service in the funeral home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Inez Rodgers Bullard, 90, Halltown, died at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16,
2000, in Joplin Health and Rehabilitation Center, Joplin, following a
short illness. She was born in Lawrence County and was a lifelong resident
of the Halltown area. She was a graduate of Halltown High School. She
owned and operated Inez's Beauth Shop in Halltown for more than 30 years.
She was a member of the Halltown Baptist Church, the Order of the Eastern
Start, Roberta Chapter No. 89 of Mount Vernon, White Shrine No. 1 Pileades
of Springfield, Rachel Donelson Chapter of Daughters of the America
Revolution in Springfield, and was active in the Republican party, serving
as a judge on many elections. She was married to Harold W. Bullard on May
19, 1927, and to this union two children were born. They shared 47 years
together before her husband preceded her in death Dec. 11, 1974. Also
preceding her in death were a son, Jimmy Lee Bullard; a grandson, Steven
Bullard; two brothers, John Jr. and Winifred "Bud" Rodgers; and a
son-in-law, Dr. Phillip Kistler. She is survived by her daugher, Harletta
Kistler of West Chester, Pa.; three grandsons, Dr. Phillip Kistler Jr. of
Joplin, James B. Kistler of Downingtown, Pa., and Scott Bullard of
Halltown; six great-grandchildren, Ashley, Katy and Kevin Kistler and
Jeffrey, Jason and Ryan Bullard; a great-great-granddaughter, Madeline
Bullard; two sisters, Bonnie Owens of Branson and Chloe Mason of Burbank,
Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. Services were Saturday, Feb. 19,
in Wilson-Brim-Daniel Funeral Home, Ash Grove, with the Rev. Rick Conway
officiating. Interment followed in Rock Prairie Cemetery, Halltown.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Hattie Pauline Cantrell, 88, Fair Play, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, in
Citizens Memorial Health Care Facility. She was born Sept. 17, 1911, in
Harrison, Ark., to Joseph Frank and Odie Reeves Keef. She was married to
John C. Cantrell on June 25, 1927, and to this union three children were
born. They shared 61 years together before he preceded her in death on
April 5, 1988. Also preceding her in death were her parents, one sister,
one brother and one grandson. She is survived by two daughters and one
son, VonCeial Carpenter and her husband, Wilfred, Shirley Neill and her
husband, Sonny, and J.C. Cantrell and his wife, Virginia; seven
grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter; four
sisters and two brothers. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 2,
in Pitts Chapel with burial following in Barren Creek Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jeffrey Cantrell, Danny Cantrell, Jeffrey Rumfelt,
Steve Neill, Scotty Neill, Terry Rountree and Gary Carpenter. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Citizens Memorial Hospice.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
David Carter, 75, Bolivar, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000, in Cox Medical
Center South, Springfield. He was born Aug. 9, 1924, in Heitman, Iowa, the
son of William and Rose Smead Carter. In 1945 he married Nellie Jenkins.
She preceded him in death in December 1969. He married Reva Bartlett April
29, 1972. He was a retired iron worker, working for 20 years at Moline
Iron Works. A resident of Unionville for 20 years, he moved to Bolivar in
1992. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Jim, Sherm,
John and Willie; and three sisters, Opal, Edna and Elizabeth. Survivors
include his wife, Reva of the home; four step-children, Doyle Bartlett of
Humansville, Dwight Bartlett of Brighton, Alice Merle Carman of Wheatland
and Kelly Bartlett of Pleasant Hope; a sister, Aileen Potts of Lovilla,
Iowa; and 14 step-grandchildren and 13 step-great-grandchildren. Services
will be at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Murray Chapel. Pallbearers are
Justin Bartlett, Joe Bartlett, John Bartlett, Doyle Bartlett, Dwight
Bartlett and Kelly Bartlett. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Lura Irene Day, 85, Marshfield, died at 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2000,
at her home. She was a homemaker. She is survived by a daughter, Gwen
Huffman, and her husband, John, of Conway; four grandsons, Rick Huffman
and his wife, Terry, of Conway, Mike Huffman of Lebanon, Keith Huffman and
his wife, Tammy, and Reed Huffman, all of Conway; four great-grandsons and
two great-granddaughters; four step-great-grandchildren; a brother, Eugene
Jameson, and two sisters-in-law, Jean Jameson and Eunice Jameson, all of
Marshfield. Services were Tuesday, Feb. 8, at Evangelical Methodist
Church, Marshfield, with Wesley Mackey and Earl Speer officiating. Burial
was in St. Luke Cemetery under the direction of Day Funeral Home,
Marshfield.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Effie Blanche Deeds, 94, Milan, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000, at her home.
The daughter of John and Effie Price, she was born Oct. 29, 1905, near
Boynton. On Oct. 12, 1927, in Milan she married Bernie Deeds, and he
preceded her in death on March 7, 1982. Also preceding her in death were
her parents and two sisters, Ima White and Ollie Tipton. She was a
homemaker and a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. She was a member of
the Mount Zion Church east of Boynton. She is survived by one daughter and
son-in-law, Donna June and Darrel Crites of Bolivar; two grandchildren and
their spouses, Vickie and Sid Manes of Bolivar and Rick and Kim Fanning of
Aurora, Colo.; four stepgrandchildren, Darrel Dean Cirtes, Keavin Crites,
Shannon Crites and Cheryl Sneed, all of Bolivar; four great-grandchildren,
Christopher Fanning, Brandon Fanning, Shawana Kottwitz and Staci Manes; 10
step-great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson, Devin Kottwitz; two
step-great-great-grandchildren; two nieces, Doris Dean Sanders and Alleen
Williams; and three nephews, J.T. White, J.H. Deeds and Robert Deeds.
Services were Tuesday, Feb. 22, at Schoene-Ruschmeier Funeral Home in
Milan with the Rev. Dan Wilford of Laredo officiating. Music was provided
by Patti Reitz, soloist, and Gloria Smith, organist. Burial was in Mount
Zion Cemetery northeast of Milan. Casketbearers were Dean Page, Stan Page,
Junior Sayre, Jeff Sayre, Jusing Sayre, Trae Sayre, Pat Daily and Tony
McNear. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Zion Cemetery
Fund.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Raymond Kenneth Engstrom, 81, Springfield, died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 26, 2000, at the Christian Health Care West Park in Springfield after
a lingering illness. He was born Feb. 13, 1919, in Minneapolis, Minn., the
son of Erik Kenneth and Ruth Engstrom, and was raised in Waukegan, Ill. He
contracted polio as a young child but did not let the debilitating results
stop him in his endeavors in life. He attended Zion Methodist Church as a
young man, where he was active. It was through Lake Geneva Methodist
Church camp that he met Eleanor Lokke in the summer of 1940. He married
her four years later on April 21, 1944, at Norwood Park Methodist Church
where the Rev. Harold Kelley presided over the ceremony. Eleanor and Ray
were married almost 56 years. He worked for Jewel Food Company for 31
years before taking a medical retirement. He did not stay retired for long
and soon took on another job with Universal Oil Products in their mailroom
for seven years. He officially retired in October 1983. Ray and Eleanor
raised four children, Carol, Doug, Jean and Janice. All four children
married and soon the family grew to include11 grandchildren, Eric,
Stephanie, Amy, Heather, Kyle, Kirsten, Zachary, Zane, Callie, Levi and
Luke, and now two great-grandchildren, J.Z. and Cameron. In March 1995,
due to failing health, Eleanor and Ray moved to Missouri to be closer to
Janice. They resided at Christian Health Care West Park in Springfield
until his death this past Saturday. Surviving are his wife, Eleanor, of
Springfield; one son, Douglas Engstrom of Dallas, Texas; three daughters,
Janice Bonnivier of Weaubleau, Carol Bellin of San Diego, Calif., and Jean
Solbert of Evanston, Ill.; and his 11 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m today (Wednesday) in the
Butler Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Harold Hendrickson officiating. A
grandson, Levi Bonnivier, will be reading some personal reflections.
Musical selections "Amazing Grace" and "What a Friend We Have in Jesus"
will be sung by his granddaughters, Stephanie Engstrom, Amy Engstrom and
Callie Bonnivier. Burial will follow in Mt. Gilead Cemetery south of
Bolivar. Casketbearers will be Brad Bonnivier, Douglas Engstrom, Levi
Bonnivier, John Solberg and Luke Bonnivier. Memorial contributions may be
made to the Alzhimers' Association.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Grace C. Fullen, 87, Half Way, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000, following a
short illness. She was born July 26, 1912, in Mulberry, Ark., to Ben and
Rachel Ebans Mincher. On June 23, 1935, she was united in marriage to
Frank Lewis, and to this union four children were born. She retired from
St. Edwards Hospital in Fort Smith, Ark., after 20 years of service.
Survivors include a son, Harvey Lewis of Keota, Okla., and two daughters,
Jeanne Redd and Bernadean Redd, both of Half Way; 10 grandchildren and 19
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband, Frank Lewis; her second husband, Cleo Fullen; an infant daughter,
Francis Lea; a great-granddaughter, Chilua; and a son-in-law, Dean.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) at Reed Cemetery,
Half Way, with Milton Dailey officiating. Pallbearers will be grandsons
and great-grandsons Darren Redd, Kevin Redd, Mike Redd, Alan Redd, Justin
Redd and Brandon Redd. Honorary pallbearers will be Cort Redd, Ben Lewis,
Andrew Redd, Randy Voris, Brock Lewis, Milton Dailey and Mike Grisham.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Jessy Lee Gannaway, 16, Weaubleau, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000, as the
result of a car-pedestrian accident on Mo. 13 at Brighton. The son of
Rebecca Phillips and Ronald Gannaway Sr., he was born Oct. 12, 1983, at
Clinton. He was an eighth-grade student at Weaubleau School and a member
of the Humansville Full Gospel Church. Survivors include his mother,
Rebecca Phillips of Weaubleau; his father and stepmother, Ronald and Lisa
Gannaway of Schell City; his grandparents, Gracie Phillips of Weaubleau,
Doc and Jean Gannaway of Humansville and James and Mildred Louise Koch of
Climax Springs; two brothers, Ronald Gannaway Jr. of Flemington and Toby
Gannaway of Weaubleau; a half-brother, Cody Daniel of Chicago, Ill.; a
stepbrother, Brandon Standridge of Schell City; a stepsister, Lindsay
Standridge of Schell City; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Graveside
services will be at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Flemington Cemetery with
the Rev. Robert Harris officiating. Pallbearers will be Tony Gannaway,
Dean Gannaway, Eldon Gannaway, Bill Gannaway, Doc Gannaway and Tim
Gannaway. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray Funeral Home,
Humansville.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Barbara Jo "Bood" Richards Glendenning, 64, Bolivar, died Wednesday, Feb.
23, 2000, in her home. She was born Nov. 10, 1935, in Bolivar, the
daughter of Harry and Marie Richards. She had attended Bolivar High School
and had worked for several years in banking and abstracting. She was a
lifelong member of Beta Sigma Phi, a member of the First Christian Church
in Bolivar and a former member of the Oswego United Methodist Church,
where she had been the education director. She was preceded in death by
her parents; a brother, Bill Richards; a sister, Sue Thrasher; and a
niece, Heather Richards. She is survived by three daughters and their
husbands, Michelle and Jon Beam of Dayton, Ohio, Elizabeth and John
Tatarko of Manhattan, Kan., and Rebecca and Jay Crowder of Overland Park,
Kan.; a sister, Beverly Richards Peters of Laurie; two brothers, James
Richards of Wichita, Kan., and Randy Richards of Las Vegas, N.V.; and
seven grandchildren. Services were Saturday, Feb. 26, in Butler Chapel
with the Rev. G. Scott Carlton officiating. Casketbearers were John
Tatarko, Jon Beam, Jay Crowder, Scott Gelndenning, Tim Glendenning and
Scott Richards. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions
may be made to the Polk County Library, 120 East Jackson St., Bolivar MO
65613.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Wanda Lee Glines, 68, Lee's Summit, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2000, at her
home. She was born Sept. 6, 1931, at Macon. She had lived most of her life
in the Independence area and had worked for Missouri Pacific Railroad. She
was a member of New Haven Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her
parents, Jack and Dolores Cook, and her son, Kenneth Wayne Glines.
Surviving are her husband of 50 years, Larry Gene Glines of the home; two
daughters, Pamela Jean Chilcutt and her husband, Ben, of Lee's Summit and
Jackie Lee Holland of Independence; a sister, Janice Lawton of Sugar
Creek; and five grandchildren, Scott, Michael, Christopher and Heremy
Chilcutt and Ashley Holland. Servies will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at
Park Lawn Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mount Washington Cemetery,
Independence. Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
George David Hale, 35, Maui, Hawaii, died at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1,
2000, at Maui Memorial Medical Center in Maui, Hawaii. He was born Aug.
23, 1964, in Polk County, the first of four children born to George Clark
and Martha Hale. He became a Christian at the age of 12 and was a member
of Southern Hills Baptist Church. He graduated from Bolivar High School in
1982, where he was active in music, debate and FBLA. He graduated from
Southwest Missouri State University with a bachelor of science degree in
education in May 1998 and a master of arts degree in speech pathology in
August 1990. He taught deaf and hearing-impaired students for the state of
Hawaii, traveling three islands, Maui, Lanai and Molokai. He was pursuing
a second master of arts degree in deaf counseling at Gallaudet University
in Washington, D.C., and would have completed that degree in June 2001. He
is survived by his mother and father, Martha and Clark Hale of Polk; two
brothers, Dr. James Hale of Washington and Mike Hale and his wife, Julia,
of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii; a sister, Susie Heavin and her husband, Ty, of
Willard; and three nephews and a niece, Allen Hale, Cody Heavin, Keanu
Salazar and Hassen Salazar. George is also survived by his Hawaiian
family, Terry Craig, Alison Graham and Chris Davis. Services were
Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Ballard Funeral Home in Maui, Hawaii. Local services
were Saturday, Feb. 5, in Butler Chapel with the Rev. Bob Webb
officiating. Music was provided by Ted Harris and Melinda Smashey. Burial
was in Mt. View Cemetery in Polk. Casketbearers were Kevin Keltner, Jim
Keltner, David Smashey, Chris Davis, Tony Miles and David Wright. Memorial
contributions may be made to the George Hale Memorial Fund at Polk County
Bank. The fund has been established to enable Hawaiian deaf and
hearing-impaired children to travel to the mainland for treatment needs.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Christina Dianne Hammerbacher, 20, Buffalo, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2000, as
the result of an automobile accident. She was born Jan. 30, 1980, in
Columbus, Ohio, and moved to Buffalo in 1992, where she was a 1998
graduate of Buffalo High School. She was in her second year of college at
State Fair Community College in Sedalia. She is survived by her parents,
Scott and Roberta Hammerbacher of Buffalo; one sister, Kari, of the home;
one brother, Billy, of Columbus, Ohio; her grandparents, Milfred and Willa
Hammerbacher of Buffalo and Marilyn O'Neal of Columbus, Ohio; and many
aunts, uncles and cousins. Services were Tuesday, Feb. 22, in the Lindley
Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Dennis Skinner and Brent Sharp
officiating. Musical soloist was Scott Hammerbacher, who sang "I'll Fly
Away" and "Butterfly Kisses" accompanied by Katherine Greer. Casketbearers
were Dusty Armstrong, Jason Beltz, Matt Kramer, Jeremy McMillan, Curt
Skinner and Eddie Varner. Interment was in Lindley Creek Cemetery under
the direction of Montgomery-Viets Funeral Home of Buffalo.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Katherine Rosalee Oldfield Hofstetter, 71, Preston, died at 9:50 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000, in her home following an illness. She was born
Sept. 28, 1928, in Wiseman, Ark., the daughter of Delbert Gordon Oldfield
and Etta Charlotte "Lottie" Wilkerson Oldfield. She was saved at the age
of 12 and had been a member of Sentinel Missionary Baptist Church for the
last 54 years of her life. She is survived by her husband of 55 years,
Eugene L. Hofstetter of the home; two sons, Larry G. Hofstetter and his
wife, Patsy, of Bolivar and Randy L. Hofstetter of Preston; a daughter,
Janis Sue Roller and her husband, Richard, of Springfield; three sisters,
Virginia Lee Covey of Edwardsville, Kan., Wanda Grace Crawford of Preston
and Laura Louise Frock and her husband, Harry, of Kansas City, Kan.; three
brothers, Delbert Aubrey Oldfield and his wife, Jane, of Hemet, Calif.,
Robert Francis Oldfield and his wife, Marilyn, of Hardy, Ark., and Donald
Gene Oldfield and his wife, Vicki, of Lakeview, Ark.; six grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother and a sister, Dorothy
Marie Harber of Belton. Services were Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Pitts Chapel
with Bro. Jackie Brakebill and Bro. Jerry Crain officiating. Music was
provided by the Sentinel Missionary Baptist Church choir. Burial followed
in the church cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Pitts
Chapel.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Homer Houston Jackson, 90, Marshfield, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, at
Webco Manor. Survivors include one son, Jerry Jackson and his wife, Carol,
of Springfield; two brothers and their wives, Woodrow and Ilene Jackson,
state of Kansas, and David and Norma Jean Jackson of Springfield; three
sisters, Helen Jackson of Marshfield, Lena Tiede of Springfield, and
Thelma Miekley and her husband, Raymond, of Springfield; three
grandchildren, Raleigh Jackson, Rebecca Derrick and her husband, Shannon,
and Royce Jackson, all of Springfield; and five great-grandchildren, Reid
Jackson, Layne Jackson, Britton Derrick, Brock Derrick and Emily Derrick,
all of Springfield. Services were Saturday, Feb. 12, in Day Funeral Home
with the Rev. Roy Cantrell officiating. Burial followed in Marshfield
Cemetery.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Luther Farrel Johnson, Bolivar, died at 9:08 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000,
in Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility at the age of 81 years and six
months. He was born Aug. 9, 1918, in Bolivar, the son of Luther James and
Anna Lee Graham Johnson. He attended Leith grade school and graduated from
Bolivar High School in 1937. He then attended and graduated from the
American Institute of Aeronautics in Kansas City in 1941 and went to
Baltimore, Md., to work for the Glen L. Martin Co. On June 8, 1942, he was
united in marriage to Elizabeth Weaver, the daughter of Prof. and Mrs.
J.S. Weaver of Bolivar. Prof. Weaver was the Greek and Bible teacher at
Southwest Baptist College for 20 years after moving his family from
Montezuma, N.M., where he taught at the Montezuma Baptist College for
several years. In 1944 Farrel joined the U.S. Infantry Corp and served in
the European theater of WWII and was wounded at the Battle of the Bulge
where he was awarded the Purple Heart and two Bronze stars. He also served
during the Korean Conflict. After his discharge from the service he
returned to Baltimore, Md., to work for Glen L. Martin. In 1947 he went to
work for Bethleham Steel Co. and was a metallurgical foreman for them
until his retirement in 1978, and he moved back to Bolivar. He was a
member of the Howard S. Keeling, American Legion Post No. 138 in Bolivar
and the Masonic Blue Lodge No. 183 A.F. and A.M. in Baltimore, Md. He
enjoyed his retirement and liked to fish and go to art shows. He collected
oil paintings which included some of his brother-in-law's, George Dick who
was a famous southwestern artist, bronze sculptures which were by artists
that had won awards at the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma, and antique
English furniture which he collected several pieces when he was in
Baltimore, Md. He loved people and enjoyed visiting with neighbors,
friends and family. He enjoyed his Baraca Sunday School class and also
enjoyed attending church and studying the Bible. He was a member of the
First Baptist Chruch of Bolivar. His friendly smile and loving ways will
be missed by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his parents; a
sister, Dorothy Nease; and a brother, Robert Johnson. Survivors include
his wife, Elizabeth Johnson of the home; his brother, Charles Johnson of
Bolivar; three nieces and their husbands, Sharon and Joe Black of
Portland, Ore., Cynthia and Mike Goefft of San Anselmo, Calif., and
Roberta and Jim Doke of Brighton; three great-nephews; four great-nieces;
a sister-in-law and her husband, Ruth and George Dick of Albuquerque,
N.M.; and two borthers-in-law, Schuyler and Edward Weaver, both of Kansas
City. Services were held Friday, Feb. 11, in the Butler Funeral Home
Chapel in Bolivar with the Rev. Ray Leininger and the Rev. Harold
Hendrickson officiating. Muscial soloist was Brad Wommack with Rose
Roweton as the pianist. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Casketbearers were Bo Russell, Larry Tweed, Jim Doke, John Gifford, Joe
Blair, Jerry Divin, Gene Boos and Harlan Brown. Honorary casketbearers
were Farrel's Baraca Sunday School class at First Baptist Church in
Bolivar.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Bernice Killingsworth, 92, El Paso, Texas, died at 5:25 a.m. Sunday, Feb.
13, 2000, in the Rio Vista Rehabilitation Hospital in El Paso, Texas,
following a lingering illness. She was a former longtime resident of
Bolivar. She was born Sept. 29, 1907, the daughter of Hushell Scott and
Ada Mae Davis Creed. She was a member of the First Christian Church in
Bolivar and was the widow of Jack Killingsworth, former mayor and sheriff
of Bolivar and owner of Killingsworth Motor Co. Surviving are a daughter
and son-in-law, Janice and Byron Marsh of El Paso, Texas; a
daughter-in-law, Mary Killingsworth Owen of Bolivar; four grandchildren,
seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. Services were
Saturday, Feb. 19, in the Butler Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. G.
Scott Carlton officiating. Musical soloist was Cheryl Bowers with Jerry
Steele as the pianist. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
H. Jay Lovelady, 76, Pittsburg, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2000, in Cox
Medical Center South, Springfield. He was born July 9, 1923, in Portia,
Ark., the son of Homer and Myrtle Cochran Lovelady. He served in the U.S.
Marine Corps and the U.S. Army. He was retired from Frisco Railroad after
38 years of services, his last position being divisional superintendent.
He was a member of Pomme de Terre United Methodist Chruch. He was preceded
in death by his parents, three sisters and a daughter. Surviving are his
wife, Mary E. of the home; two sons, Martin J. Lovelady of Memphis, Tenn.,
and Curt Jones of Greenwood; three daughters, Susan Gordon and Jane
Strader, both of Pleasant Hope, and Kathy Martin of Springfield; a sister,
Janice Web of Pittsburg; 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and
many nieces and nephews. Services were Sunday, Feb. 20, in Pomme de Terre
United Methodist Church under the direction of Pitts Chapel. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Pomme de Terre United Methodist Church,
P.O. Box 345, Hermitage, MO 65668.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Dorothy E. McGinnes, 70, Marshfield, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000, in St.
John's Regional Hospital, Springfield. She was a retired dental assistant.
Survivors include two daughters, Deborah Ann Morrison and her husband,
James E., of Elkland and Whitney Allison Gintz of Marshfield; two sisters,
Barbara Benedict of Dunedin, Fla., and Betty Poole of Lakeland, Fla.;
three grandchildren, Kevin Wise Jr. of Marshfield, Derrick Morrison of
Marshfield and Jaime Morrison of Lomax, Ill.; and one great-grandchild,
Jordon Dale of Lomax, Ill. Services were Friday, Feb. 18, at Day Funeral
Home with the Rev. Earl Speer officiating. Burial followed in Marshfield
Cemetery.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Ruby Mildred Wicker McHan, 82, Springfield, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000,
after a brave battle with congestive heart failure. She was born March 13,
1917, to Fred and Idella Hardcastle Wicker near Bakersfield. Educated in
one-room schools, she graduated from Bakersfield High School. At the age
of 18 she went to New York, N.Y., where she worked as a cook for wealthy
families, sending much of her pay to her parents and young siblings during
the Great Depression and drought. After attending Southwest Missouri State
College for one year, she began her teaching career at Big Springs School
in Howell County. On March 22, 1943, she married Daniel Webster McHan, who
had been the previous teacher at the little school. She worked for Boeing
Aircraft during World War II while Daniel was in Europe. In 1962 she
completed her B.S. degree at Drury College and taught 16 years in West
Plains and 13 years in Ozark, where she retired in 1987. She was a member
of Delta Kappa Gamma honorary teachers' society and was nominated by Ozark
PTA for state teacher of the year in 1986. Teaching was her "God-called
profession." She gave her heart to Christ as a young girl and was a
teacher of ladies' classes and children's groups for more than 40 years at
the Southern Baptist churches where she was a member. She not only taught
but lived her Christian principles. She is survived by her husband of 57
years, Daniel; a daughter, Idella Warden and her husband, Marvin; a son,
Danny McHan and his fiancee, Teddy Sue Wethington; three grandchildren,
Dylan Warden and his wife, Bunnie, Branden Warden and Katie McHan; two
sisters, Ruth Mustion and Geraldine Tucker; three nieces, four nephews and
a large extended family which was very important in her life. She was
preceded in death by her parents and four brothers. The family deeply
appreciates Cynthia Rowland and Lloyd Jones, whose care and assistance
allowed Ruby to spend her last months at home. Services will be at 10 a.m.
today (Wednesday) in Greenlawn North Funeral Home, Springfield, and at
2:30 p.m. at Amy Union Church south of West Plains. Burial will be Amy
Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ruby McHan
Scholarship Fund, c/o Ozark Schools, P.O. Box 166, Ozark MO.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Guy Carl Nickels, 76, Humansville, died at 9:55 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17,
2000, in Big Spring Care Center, Humansville, following an extended
illness. He was born Sept. 2, 1923, in Humansville, the only son of Arthur
and Oval Wilson Nickels. He was marred to Bonnie Potter on June 26, 1947.
He was a farmer and a school bus driver. For 14 years he was the bus
contractor for the Humansville Schools. He was preceded in death by his
parents and one son, Gary Lee Nickels. Surviving are his wife of 52 years,
Bonnie, of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Karen Nickels,
Humansville; one grandson, Ricky Nickels, Springfield; and two
great-grandchildren, Kindra and Cody Nickels. Services were Friday, Feb.
18, in Rondo Cemetery with the Rev. Martin Micke officiating. Services
were under the direction of Murray Funeral Home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
James D. Nunn, 77, Blue Springs, died at 11:55 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000,
in St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City. The son of James S. and Rose Truitt
Nunn, he was born Feb. 7, 1923, at Long Beach, Calif. On March 3, 1946, he
married Beatrice Bishop. She preceded him in death Oct. 3, 1995. He was a
veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. He was a retired
barber. Survivors include two children, Debra G. Nunn and James R. Nunn,
both of Blue Springs, and two granddaughters, Tonya and Shari Nunn.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, in Murray Funeral Home,
Humansville. Burial will be in the Humansville Cemetery.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Virginia Owens, 72, Buffalo, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000. She was born
Dec. 17, 1927, to Charles Thomas and Lula Martha Love Clinkebeard at
Meeker, Okla. On Dec. 19, 1944, she married Albert E. Owens at Reno, Nev.
To this union two children were born. Albert died July 5, 1994. She
married Kenneth H. Grant on July 10, 1996, and this marriage ended in
April 1998. She retired as director of Dallas County Family Services in
April 1991 after serving the DFS for 25 years. She accepted Christ at the
age of 13 at Concord, Calif. She was a charter member of Calvary Chapel
Freewill Baptist Church, Buffalo, where she was church librarian and
senior adult Sunday school teacher. She is survived by her children,
Thomas Owens and his wife, Joanne, of Marshall and Terri Phillips and her
husband, Terry, of Bolivar; seven grandchildren, Shawn Phillips, Janel
Owens Oertle, Thad Owens, Timothy Phillips, Jessica Owens, Jennifer Owens
and Jennie Phillips Chappell; and seven great-grandchildren. Also
surviving are one sister, Ella Drake of Duncan, Okla., and three brothers,
Bud Clinkenbeard of Bolivar, Kenneth Clinkenbeard of Lawton, Okla., and
Bill Clinkenbeard of Powderly, Texas. She was preceded in death by her
parents; a sister, Mary McKnight; a brother, Carl Clinkenbeard; and her
husband, Albert Owens. Services were Monday, Feb. 7, in the Calvary Chapel
Freewill Baptist Church, Buffalo, with the Rev. Doug Earls officiating.
Music was by Randy Boggs, soloist, who sang "If That Isn't Love." The
congregation sang "Anywhere With Jesus" and "The Family of God." Piano
selections of "A Mighty Fortress" and "Fairest Lord Jesus" were played by
Betsy Earls. Casketbearers were Dal Chappell, Robert Clinkenbeard, Shannon
Clinkenbeard, Thad Owens, Shawn Phillips and Tim Phillips. Burial was in
the Macedonia Cemetery, Buffalo, under the direction of Montgomery-Viets
Funeral Home, Buffalo.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Cecil V. Patton, 87, Bolivar, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in the home of
his caregiver, Nina Thirion, following a lengthy illness. He was born
April 27, 1912, in Crabtree, Ore., to Carl N. and Bessie Bean Patton. He
was united in marriage to Evelyn O. Penn on June 29, 1941, in Redfield,
Kan. He was a retired farmer, a World War II army veteran and a member of
Southern Hills Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn, who
resides with Mrs. Thirion; a cousin, Jim Patton of Newton, Kan.; and his
caregiver, Nina Thirion of Bolivar. His parents, a brother and a sister
preceded him in death. Graveside services were Tuesday, feb. 8, in
Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Pitts Chapel.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Emma Lee Reed, 72, Bolivar, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, in Cox Medical
Center South, Springfield, following a short illness. She was born June
21, 1927, in Greenfield, the daughter of Clovis and Sarah Tefferteller
Carmack. She was a homemaker and of the Lutheran faith. She was preceded
in death by her parents; her husband, Charles Clarence Reed Jr.; and nine
brothers and sisters. Survivors include five sons, Darwin Reed of Dexter,
Wayne Reed, Calvin Reed and Daniel Reed, all of Bolivar, and Michael Reed
of St. Louis; a brother, Frank Carmack of Lockwood; three sisters, Faye
Erickson of the state of California, Floy Hartwell of the state of Arizone
and Evelyn McMasters of Stockton; seven grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Services
were Saturday, Feb. 12, in Pitts Chapel with burial at a later date at
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
James Marvin Reynolds, 77, Urbana, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, in St.
John's Regional Health Center, Springfield. He was born in Sentinel on May
10, 1922, the son of George and Mary Storment Reynolds. He was reared in
the Sentinel area and was baptized at the Sentinel Baptist Church in 1935.
He was united in marriage to Gladys Elaine Pitts on July 3, 1943, in Fort
Scott, Kan., and to this union three children were born. They moved to
Ohio after their marriage. They later moved to the Kansas City area where
he was a paving contractor for many years. Following his retirement, they
moved to Sentinel. They then moved to Urbana, where they attended Olive
Point Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; five
brothers, Leonard, Ray, Hallie, Arlie and Elbert; and a sister, Vera
Talion. He is survived by his wife, Gladys, of the home; two sons, James
Reynolds and his wife, Lajuana, and David Reynolds and his wife, Patty,
all of Polk; one daughter, Judy Kaiahua and her husband, John, of Raytown;
a sister, Ira Lichty of Olmstead, Ohio; nine grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and other family and
friends. Services were Monday, Feb. 28, in the Cantlon Otterness Funeral
Chapel, Urbana, with the Rev. Terry Gentry Jr. officiating. The Olive
Point Church choir sang "Amazing Grace" and "In The Garden," accompanied
by Carol Barker, pianist. Escorts were his grandsons Eric Reynolds, Chris
Reynolds, James Crawford, Jason Crawford, Scott Reynolds, Jim Duryee and
Mike High. Interment was in the Sentinel Cemetery.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Abner Ralph Rulifson, 99, Eudora, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in Sac Osage
Hospital, Osceola, following an extended illness. He was born in
Springfield and was a longtime resident of the Ash Grove and Eudora area.
He had attended the Pentecostal Church. He was preceded in death by his
wife, Mary Louise, on Feb. 23, 1988, and his mother, Stella Hicks. He is
survived by his son, Abner L. Rufifson of Springfield. Graveside services
were Tuesday, Feb. 15, in the Eudora Cemetery with the Rev. Long
Killingsworth officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Wilson
Brim Daniel Funeral Homes of Walnut Grove.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
James Leo Saye, 81, Fair Play, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in Cox Medical
Center South, Springfield. He was born Feb. 24, 1918, near Aldrich, the
youngest child of James Benjamin and Lucinda McCrory Saye. He spent most
of his childhood on the family farm and attended College Hill School and
College Hill Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to
1945, seeing action as an ambulance driver in North Africa, Italy, France
and Germany. On May 2, 1946, he married Helen Dickinson. They bought a
farm west of Fair Play in 1947, and he spent the remainder of his life
engaged in farming. He was preceded in death by his parents and his
stepmother, Josie; a brother, Dwight Saye; and two sisters, Cora Lee Saye
and Doris Winfield. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Helen Saye, of
the home; a sister and brother-in-law, Orlena and Phillip Evans of
Rawlings, Md.; a sister-in-law, Hope Saye of Collinsville, Va.; 10 nieces
and nephews and several cousins. Services were Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, in
Murray Chapel with Elders Doug Skinner and Ralph Redman officiating. Music
was provided by Kent Welch, Marcia Skinner and Marla Roberts. Burial was
in Barren Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers were James Phillips, McCrory
Phillips, Alan Phillips, Ronald Saye, Delynn Bishop, Bill Bartow, Stephen
Skinner and Bob Keech.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Roxie Faye Shelten, 85, Humansville, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in Big
Spring Care Center, Humansville. She was born May 31, 1914, at Quincy, the
daughter of George and Eda Hemphill Bishop. She accepted Christ as a young
woman at a brush arbor meeting at Shiloh. She had been a resident of
Humansville since 1955, coming from Hickory County. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Wardie Durnell and Orlie
Shelten; two brothers, Wilbur Bishop and Ernest Bishop; and a sister, Fern
Shelten. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Twila and Jack
Burrell of Humansville; a grandson and his wife, Jack Hall and Pam Burrell
of Springfield; a great-grandson, Wesley Burrell; and nieces, nephews,
cousins and a host of friends. Graveside services will be today
(Wednesday) in Butcher-Fairview Cemetery northeast of Weaubleau with the
Rev. Martin Micke officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of
Murray Funeral Home, Humansville.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Earl O. Smith, 68, Wheatland, died at 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000, at St.
John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, after a very brief illness. He
was born Sept. 23, 1931, in Havre, Mont., the son of Emory Otis and Nellie
Telena Holt Smith. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict
and attended the University of Houston. He received his doctorate in
chemical engineering from U.C.L.A. He worked for 25 years for Black and
Veich in Overland Park, Kan. He had been a resident of Wheatland for the
past 15 years, moving from the Kansas City area. Surviving are his wife,
Delores M. Smith of the home; one son, Eric Smith of Phoenix, Ariz.; three
daughters, Kathleen Murray of Albuquerque, N.M., Karen Fowler of Boulder,
Colo., and Ellen Kreimendahl of Shawnee, Kan.; and 10 grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) in the Dooley Bend
Cemetery near Galmey with the Rev. Kent Parson officiating. Military
honors will be conducted by the Galmey V.F.W. Post No. 9638 at the
graveside. Arrangements are under the direction of Butler Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 4643
Lindell Blvd., St. Louis MO 63108-3723 or the American Diabetes
Association, P.O. Box 4995, Springfield MO 65808-4995.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Elnor Mae Bays Swearengin, 75, Bolivar, died at 1:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11,
2000, in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield. She was born Aug.
17, 1924, in Hell, Texas, the daughter of Charles Ishmal and Ada Mae Young
Hayes. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Bolivar.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clude J. Bays; two
sisters, Jessie Norris Smith and Pauline Marrill; a brother, J.R. Hayes;
and two grandchildrn, Lucky Dwayne Davis and Roxanne Jean Bays. Survivors
include two daughters and their husbands, Mary and Lucky Davis of
Springfield and Anna and Harvey Agee of Humansville; four sons adn their
wives, James Leo and Daren Bays of Bolivar, William L. and Donna Bays of
Higginsville, Ronald Dean and Mary Bays of Marshall and Delbert Lee and
Jeannie Bays of Marshall; three brothers, Cecil Hayes of Marshfield,
Wilbur Hayes of Oran and Ed Hayes of Springfield; 18 grandchildren, 18
great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Services were
Monday, Feb. 14 n Butler Chapel with Pastor Mark Summers officiating.
Burial followed in Brighton Cemetery. Casketbearers were Raymond Merrill,
David Norris, Ron Hayes, T.J. Davis, Tony Davis and Mac Davis.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Ray Isaac Tirey, 81, Half Way, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in the
Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City following a lengthy
illness. He was born April 4, 1918, in Adonis to William and Sarah
Catherine Jump Tirey. He was united in marriage to Wilma Lea Manning, and
to this union seven children were born. He was a retired maintenance
engineer and a World War II army veteran. Survivors include his wife,
Wilma Lea, of the home; two sons, Rocky Tirey of Washington, D.C., and Roy
Tirey of Half Way; four daughters, Rae Ilene Disney of Elizabethtown, Ky.,
Linda Lea Tews of Half Way, Sharon Kay Renwick of Overland Park, Kan., and
Jo-Ellen Mastro of Apple Valley, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren, as well as several neices and nephews. He was
preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, two sisters and a
daughter, Nancy Diane. Graveside services were Saturday, Feb. 5, in Barren
Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Neil Graham officiating. Arrangements were
under the direction of Pitts Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to
the American Cancer Society.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Betty Faye "Wyant" Vote, 86, Springfield, died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb.
13, 2000, in Springfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Facility following
a lengthy illness. She was a homemaker and a former member of the Eudora
Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,
Edwin David Vote; two sons, Warren Eddie and Jackie Joe Vote; one
daughter, Myrtle Lavonne Vote; three brothers; five sisters; a
granddaughter, Donna Sue Stephens; and a grandson, Terry Wayne Templeton.
Surviving are three sons, Harold Leroy Vote of Independence, Billy Gene
Vote of Republic and Jerry Wayne Vote of Bolivar; two daughters, Vivian
Lee Sheppard of Springfield and Carolyn Kay Palmer of St. Charles; one
sister, Viola Scroggins of Springfield; 12 grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren and numberous nieces and nephews. Services will be at
2 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Pitts Chapel with burial to follow in Pleasant
Ridge Cemetery, Aldrich. Visitation will be before the service from 1 to 2
p.m.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, February 2000:
Clark E. Wright, 83, Bolivar, formerly of the Goodson area, died Sunday,
Feb. 6, 2000, in Citizens Memorial Health Care Facility. He was born June
21, 1916, in Violet to L.Z. and Lula Sawyers Wright. He was a retired
farmer. Survivors include his caretaker for the past 15 years, nephew Gene
Ankrom and his wife, Mary, of Fair Play; a sister, Elva Goss of Ventura,
Calif.; and several other nieces, nephews, neighbors and friends. He was
preceded in death by his parents and six sisters, Eva Ankrom, Lena Batten,
Clara Ankrom, Emma Ables, Iva Ray and Mary Ruth Wright. Services will be
at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Pitts Chapel with the Rev. Harold
Hendrickson officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Gilead Cemetery.




From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Wilbert Kenneth Akins, 71, Fair Play, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000, in
Citizens Memorial Health Care Facility. He was born Oct. 11, 1928, in Polk
County, the son of Samuel Travis and Lela Ruth Rickman Akins. He graduated
from Fair Play High School in 1946 and entered the U.S. armed forces in
1951, where he served in the Quartermaster department during the Korean
Conflict. In 1953, after serving two years, he was honorably discharged.
In 1957, he went to work for Allis Chalmers in Independence, where he
worked for 16 years. He retired in 1973 due to health reasons. Wilbert was
an avid hunter and enjoyed fishing until arthritis prevented him from
those activities. He then turned his interests to playing bingo and the
lottery until his eyesight failed him. At an early age he was saved and
joined the United Methodist Church in Fair Play. He was preceded in death
by his parents. He is survived by three sisters, Margie Dorth and her
husband, Lonnie, Independence, Joetta Fleeman and her husband, Kyle, Fair
Play, and Daisy Griffin of the Citizens Memorial Health Care Facility,
Bolivar. Also surviving are two nieces, Denese Burkhart and Pat Roark;
four nephews, Rodney Fleeman, James Robert Fleeman, Ronald Griffin and
Terry Griffin; four great-nieces, Ronda, Vallerie, Bethany and Denna Kay;
and six great-nephews, Steve, Byrn, Jason, Brandon, Jon and Dusty.
Services were Saturday, Jan. 8, in the Butler Funeral Home Chapel with the
Rev. Fred Royer and Karen Royer officiating. Music was provided by Rona
Sukovaty and Jewell Stiles. Burial was in the Lindley Prairie Cemetery
west of Fair Play. Casketbearers were James Robert Fleeman, Rodney
Fleeman, Terry Griffin, Ronald Griffin, Johnny Roark and Clyde Gibson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the CMH Hospice.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Everett Bruce Allison, 58, Fair Grove, died at 2:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28,
2000, in his home. He was born June 15, 1941, in Thorney, Ark., to Lester
and Pearl Allison. On Feb. 14, 1975, he was united in marriage to Shirley
Mae Mullings, and to this union three children were born. He was employed
by Aarons Automotive. Survivors include one son, Christopher Allison; two
daughters and their husbands, Angela and Keith Freeman and Mechelle and
Chris Evans; five grandchildren, Erin and Michael Freeman, Lydella Jo and
Keri Burkhart and Robert Tucker Evans; two sisters, Eleanor Neal and her
husband, Gerald, and Ruby Samuels and her husband, Mike, all of the state
of Arkansas; two brothers-in-law, Larry Darlin and Dick Whitehouse, both
of the state of Indiana; his mother-in-law, Ruth Mullings; a
brother-in-law and his wife, Doug and Edie Mullings; two sisters-in-law,
Beverly Wilson and Charlotte Highfill and her husband, Larry; 17 nieces
and nephews and several great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in
death by his parents; two brothers, Glen Allison and Eugene Allison; and
two sisters, Louise Whitehouse and Doris Darlin. Services were Monday,
Jan. 31, at Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, with burial in
Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
James William "Jim" Altic, 47, Half Way, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2000, in
Bolivar as the result of injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. He
was the owner of the Half Way Corner Store and was chief of the Half Way
Fire and Rescue Department. He was a graduate of Central High School in
Springfield. Survivors include his wife, Marla Geary of the home; his
mother, Adeline Altic of Springfield; a son and daughter-in-law, James
William II and Angela Altic of Springfield; a daughter, Katherine Geary
Altic of the home; a brother, Jack Altic, state of California; and three
sisters, Barbara Highfill of Springfield, Virginia Weeks of Lawton, Okla.,
and Ruth Bone of Freeport, Texas. His father preceded him in death.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, in Pitts Chapel. In keeping
with his request, his body will be cremated, and private burial will be at
a later date in Pleasant Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before
service time at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to
the Half Way Fire and Rescue Department.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Huston J. "Andy" Anderson, 70, Bolivar, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, at
his home. The son of Huston A. and Thelma Stevens Anderson, he was born
Sept. 5, 1929, at Weir, Kan. He married Margaret Cuzick Feb. 3, 1951. They
were the parents of five children. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for
six years. He later worked as a fireman and truck driver. He was a member
of Mount Olive Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and had served as
head usher for several years. As Junior the Clown, he shared spiritual
principles in children's sermons, at Vacation Bible School, in hospitals,
in retirement homes and on the mission field in South America. He was also
active in Intervention Ministries. His parents and a son, Scott J.
Anderson, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Margaret, of
the home; four children, Kevin C. Anderson of Polk, Richard "Rick"
Anderson of New Blaine, Ark., June Ludwig of Tahlequah, Okla., and Paula
Evans of Stuart, Fla.; his stepmother, Ruth Anderson of Elkland; two
brothers, Cecil D. Anderson of Belton and Kenneth Anderson of Elkland;
three sisters, Barbara Good of Plainview, Neb., Carolyn Kay Witherspoon of
Farrelview and Andrea Mallory of Goodyear, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren. Services were Saturday, Jan. 29, in Mount Olive
Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Vance officiating. Honorary pallbearers
were Justin Ludwig and Joe Rayl. Pallbearers were Tommy Peterson, Travis
Peterson, Joey Peterson, Eli Anderson, Jesse Anderson and James Garrison.
Interment was in Mount Olive Cemetery under the direction of Murray
Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Olive Baptist
Church.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Roscoe Andrews, 73, Sarcoxie, died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in
his home following two and a half years of failing health. He was born
Jan. 24, 1927, in Flemington and moved to Sarcoxie 50 years ago from
Kansas City. He graduated from Humansville High School in 1945. He was a
member of Carthage United Methodist Church. He owned and operated Andrews'
Body and Paint Shop for more than 30 years. After retiring, he drove a bus
for the Sarcoxie schools for eight years. He was active in numerous civic
and community activities in Sarcoxie, including serving as a member of the
city council for nine years, as a volunteer fireman for 19 years and in
civil defense work. He was past president of the Lion's Club, a board
member for the Senior Center and a member of the Sarcoxie Chamber of
Commerce. For 28 years he served as a sound technician for the annual
community-wide Easter pageant and fall festival. He was a member of the
"Boot Scootin' Country Band," which plays for senior centers in Joplin,
Neosho and Sarcoxie. He married Mary Anne Schwartz on April 21, 1989, in
Miami, Okla., and she survives. Other survivors include two daughters,
Karen Bass of Diamond and Marsha Lockard of Dayton, Ohio; a grandson, Chad
Bass, his wife, Vicky, and two great-grandchildren; three brothers, John
Andrews of Oceanside, Calif., Joe Andrews of Bellflower, Calif., and
Rolland Andrews of Milton, Iowa; and two sisters, Mary Brown of Edgerton,
Kan., and Martha Morrison of Humansville. He was preceded in death by his
parents, Ray and Pearl Andrews, and three brothers, Carl, Harold and
Vincent Andrews. Services were Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Housh Funeral Home,
Sarcoxie, with the Revs. Rusty Maggard, Dan Lind and Steve Wilson
officiating. Burial was in Sarcoxie Cemetery. Pallbearers were Harv
Scholl, Arlo Grimm, Grover Hamm, Ken Fullerton, Dave Lawyer, Gary Strong,
Bill Fuller and Louis Kuhnel. Memorial contributions may be made to the
American Center Society in care of the funeral home. When will you go, my
love? Will it be in springtime fair, when the martins come again, When
flowers cast their fragrant scent; How can I know just when? When will you
go, my love? Will it be in a summer rain, when trees are lush and green,
When fireflies dance and birds soar high; How can I say goodbye? When will
you go, my love? Will it be in autumn's frost, when trees are flaming
bright, When wild geese fly and southward go; How can I really know? When
will you go, my love? Ah yes! 'Twill be when winter dumps her clouds of
fleecy snow, When earth lies silent, still and cold; How can I loose my
hold? written by Mary Anne Andrews



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Golden Rosella Dill Brakebill Armstrong, daughter of John Harrison Dill
and Golden Rosella Tarrent Dill, was born Arpil 24, 1920, and passed away
at her home Jan. 12, 2000, at the age of 79 years, 8 months and 19 days,
following a lengthy illness. She was united in marriage to Earl Brakebill
on Sept. 8, 1941. After his death in 1987, she was married Oct. 13, 1989,
to Fred Armstrong, who lovingly took care of her during her illness.
Geolden was saved on July 28, 1955. She loved to attend church and was a
member of the Campbell Grove Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a
faithful member until her health prevented her from attending, but she
never lost interest in her church and the salvation of lost souls. She was
preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Earl Brakebill; four
brothers-in-law, Bill, Clarence and Walter Brakebill and Clifford
Middleton. She is survived by her loving, devoted husband, Fred Armstrong
of Bolivar; three stepdaughters, Erlene Hill of Sparta, Vickie Cox and her
husband, Jerry, of Independence, and Sandie Hoeppner and her husband,
Leroy, of Blue Springs; two sisters, Leeta Hembree and Atha Evans and her
husband, Johnny, of Avenal, Calif.; one brother, John Dill and his wife,
Bobbie, of Bakersfield Calif; five sisters-in-law, Daisy Brakebill of
Bolivar, Helen Brakebill of Half Way, Benny Wilson of Stockton, Thelma
Middleton of Modesto, Calif., and Jo Bush of Rayumore; and several nieces,
nephews, cousins and a host of friends. Golden was a loving wife,
stepmother and sister and a wonderful neighbor, and she will be greatly
missed by all that knew her. Services were Saturday, Jan. 15, in the
Butler Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Garland Pool and Bro. Norman Highley
officiaing. Music was provided by the Campbell Grove Missionary Baptist
Church choir. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery. Casketbearers were Richard
Lowry, Rick Lowry, Jim Tennis, Dan Evans, James Houk, Ralph Redman, Jason
Campbell, Curtis Krtek and Rob McKee. The clock of life is wound but once
And no man has the power To tell just when the hands will stop At a later
or an early hour. Now is the only time you own To live, love or do God's
will Place no faith in tomorrow For the clock may then be still.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Earl Laverne Beals, 69, Flemington, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, in his
home. The son of Clell and Trucie Beals, he was born at Muskegon, Mich.,
Sept. 19, 1930. A Flemington resident for the past six years, he had
formerly lived in the state of California, where he was an assistant
trainer for race horses. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean
Conflict. Survivors include a daughter, Claudia Flagg of Flemington; five
sons, Steven Beals of Grand Rapids, Mich., Greg Beals of North Highlands,
Calif., Victor Beals, state of California, Mark Beals of Roseville,
Calif., and Harley Beals, Lake Tahoe, Nev.; two brothers, Merrill Beals of
Sacramento, Calif., and Derl Beals of Fife Lake, Mich.; a sister, Bernice
Boef of Muskegon, Mich.; 22 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Cremation was under the direction of Murray Funeral Home, Humansville.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Hester M. Farr Beasley, 84, Marshfield, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2000, in
the Marshfield Care Center. She was a retired wallpaper hanger. Survivors
include two sons, Rickey Farr and his wife, Rhonda, and Ronnie Farr of
Marshfield; one stepdaughter, Francie Cromwell of St. Louis and her
husband, Richard; one brother, Jesse Graves of Marshfield; one sister,
Mildred Rust of Lafayette, Ind.; nine grandchildren, Vanessa, Tina Marie,
Amanda, Laurie, Trenton, Ryan, Rick, Elizabeth and Patricia; and two
great-grandchildren, Coleman and MaKenzie. Services were Saturday, Jan.
15, in Day Funeral Home, Marshfield, with Joe Crews officiating. Burial
was in Marshfield Cemetery.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Julia Mae Richards Black, 91, Bolivar, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2000, in
Citizens Memorial Hospital. She was born July 19, 1908, to Albert and
Allie Richards. At the age of 22, on May 11, 1931, she married Otus
Thurman Black. Julia and Otus had two children, Robert Richard and Marsha
Lynn. They started their life together as farmers. Otus soon decided this
wasn't for him, so they bought the Rimby Store, which they owned for 15
years. During their marriage they owned several businesses and continued
to prosper and have a good life. However, the most important thing to both
of them was their belief in God. Julia was saved and baptized at Hopewell
Baptist Church at the age of 15. Otus had received the baptism of the Holy
Ghost several years earlier in their marriage. Julia felt the need for the
same salvation. She prayed for the Holy Ghost and received this at Gospel
Assembly in Birmingham, Ala. Otus and Julia were married almost 53 years,
and they were good loving people who always tried to put God first. Julia
was preceded in death by her husband, Otus Thurman; their son, robert
Richard; her daughter-in-law, Joy Ann; a granddaughter, Theresa Lynne; her
mother and father, Albert and Allie Richards; two brothers, Don Richards
and Lonnie Richards; one sister, Jewel Payne; Otus's parents, Elbert
Russell and Ida Henrietta Black; five sisters-in-law, Mae Richard, Meda
Black, Lois Hod, Lota Hood and Gladys Spear; four brothers-in-law, Clyde
Hood, Tillman Hood, Noel Payne and Joe Spear; a niece, Betty May Ball; and
five nephews, Robert Eugene and Jimmy Hood, Jeffrey Todd and Ronnie Allen
Richards and Billy Joe Payne. Survivors include one daughter and
son-in-law, Marsha Lynn and Robert Hinkle; two granddaughters, Tammy Watts
and Robin Groves and her husband, Steve; five great-grandchildren, Alan,
Miranda, Jonathan, Benjamin and Marshall; one sister and her husband,
Emogene and Leon Meadows; one brother-in-law, Olen Black; one
sister-in-law, Byrl Armstrong; and many nieces and nephews. Julia Mae
Richards Black was a kind, loving woman who will be missed by many. Tammy
said that when we ate dinner we would talk about where we were going to
eat supper. She liked to eat and always wanted to feed you. She loved to
cook and cooked for preachers and others alike. She'd never turn her
family down and would give them the shirt off her back. She spoiled her
grandchildren and loved to read the Bible and was close to the Lord.
Services were Monday, Jan. 24, in Pitts Chapel with Bro. Joe Spear and
Bro. Donnie Bybee officiating. Burial followed in Star Ridge Cemetery,
Louisburg. Pallbearers were Gregory Black, Elwayne Hood, Terry Hood, Mick
Hood, Joel A. Richards and Ronnie L. Richards. Honorary pallbearer was
Dennis Hood.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Robert Richard Black, 67, Louisburg, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2000, in St.
John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, following a short illness. He
was born Feb. 21, 1932, in Rimby to Otus Thurman and Julia Mae Richards
Black. He attended Star Ridge Church and had been a part owner of Black's
Chevrolet dealership in Ash Grove and Black's Ford dealership in El Dorado
Springs for a number of years. He was a member of the Lion's Club of
Louisburg. Survivors include a daughter, Tammy Watts of Lincoln, Neb.; his
mother, Julia M. Black of Bolivar; a sister and brother-in-law, Marsha
Lynn and Robert Hinkle of Stockton; as well as four grandchildren and many
other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joy, in
1983; his father, Otus Black; and a daughter, Theresa Lynn Black, in
November 1987. Services will be at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Pitts
Chapel with the Rev. Harold Hendrickson officiating. Burial will follow in
Star Ridge Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Hinkle, Norvell Dennis
Hood, El Wayne Hood, Mick Hood, Allen Scott and Lawrence Combs. Visitation
will be one hour prior to service time at the funeral home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Hazel B. Morris Holstein Branstetter, 89, Springfield, died at 5:46 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000, in Cox Medical Center South after a short illness.
She was born June 17, 1910, to W. Harrison and Frances Ella Tucker Morris
in Gassville, Ark. She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church,
Springfield, where she was a member of the Cover Girls quilting club,
U.M.W. and the 50-50 Sunday school class. She was a former member of the
Violet chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Stockton. She was also
a member of the P.E.O. chapter of Ash Grove. She was preceded in death by
her first husband, J.M. Holstein, and her second husband, J. Laster
Branstetter. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Janice Holstein
Haralson and her husband, John, Columbia; one granddaughter, Jan Deen
Haralson Hankinson and her husband, Edward, Perryville; three
great-grandchildren, Johnathon, Janeen and Julie Hankinson; one brother,
Bill Morris of Mountain Home, Ark.; one sister, Nathalee Scheiwe of Sierra
Vista, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews. Services were Monday, Jan.
10, in Klingner Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Wes Arlington and the Rev.
Gary Metcalf officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Bolivar.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church,
Springfield.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Kendall Paige Brown, one-month-old daughter of Kenny and Crystal McGinnis
Brown of Moberly, died at 8:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at University
Medical Center in Columbia. She had been hospitalized since her birth Dec.
20 at Boone Hospital Center, Columbia. Besides her parents, she is also
survived by her grandparents, John and Linda McGinnis of Nevada and David
and Joyce Brown of Kirksville; her great-grandparents, Margaret Brown and
Betty Prewitt, both of Moberly, Winifred McGinnis of Bolivar and George
and Darlene Fisher of Nevada; as well as several aunts, uncles and other
relatives. Services were Saturday, Jan. 22, at Cater Funeral Home Chapel,
Columbia. Burial was in Sweet Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Ronald McDonald House in Columbia.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Ryan Ray Campbell, 21, Kansas City, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, as a
result of an auto accident. He was born Nov. 3, 1978, in Kansas City and
had lived in the Kansas City area all of his life. He graduated in 1997
from Oak Park High School and was employed with the KC Metro Renovators in
Lee's Summit. He had been temporarily residing near Goodson. Survivors
include his parents, Brad and Debbie Humston of Kansas City; one sister
and her husband, Allysha and Mike Polston of Belton; a brother, Daniel
Saling of the home; his grandmother, Mae Davis of Harrisonville; and his
uncle, Jim Davis of Harrisonville. He was preceded in death by his
grandfather, Scott Davis. Arrangements were under the direction of Mount
Moriah Terrace Park Funeral Home, Kansas City.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Neal Patrick Conway, 24, Fair Play, was killed about 3:20 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 16, 2000, while hiking with his fiancee 1/4 mile east of the Taylor
Bridge on Little Sac River in southwest Polk County. He was born May 25,
1975, in RAF Lakenheath, England, the son of Everett Clark and Deborah
Lynn Bergerson Conway. His mother preceded him in death. He had recently
begun employment as a riveter for Tracker Marine. Surviving are his
fiancee, Suzie Samas of Fair Play; his father, Everett Conway of Davis,
Calif.; and a sister, Belinda Renee Graham of Lytle, Texas. Services will
be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, in the Butler Funeral Home Chapel with the
Rev. Kenneth Doyle officiating. Private interment will be at a later date.
This is for all the couples out there: 1. Never go to bed mad at each
other. 2. Do little things each day to surprise the other. 3. Always, when
departing, kiss and say "I love you;" do the same when you get together.
Enjoy the time you are together, because it could all change in a matter
of seconds. I know this too well.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
John Lee Coy, 86, Fort Worth, Texas, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2000, at the
Plaza Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, after a brief illness. THe son of
Fred L. and Beulah Butler Coy, he was born Feb. 21, 1913, at Fair Play. He
was a former resident of Bolivar and Polk County and had been a longtime
resident of Fort Worth, Texas. Surviving are his wife, Zula S. Brashear
Coy of the home; one son, Jack Coy of Fort Worth, Texas; one daughter,
Beverly Coy Behne of San Antonio, Texas; a sister, Lena Shipley of
Bolivar; and a brother, Perry Coy of Jefferson City; eight grandchildren
and 18 great-grandchildren. Services were Sunday, Jan. 16, at the
Robertson-Mueller-Harper Funeral Home in Fort Worth, Texas. Graveside
services were Tuesday, Jan. 18, in the Greenwood Cemetery with Henry Behne
officiating. Burial was under the direction of Butler Funeral Home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Mary Francis Crumrine, 69, Walnut Grove, died at 11:20 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
9, 2000, at her home after a long illness. She was born March 10, 1930, at
Miller. She was a lifetime resident of the Miller and Walnut Grove area.
She was a member of the Methodist Church of Phelps and a retired
production worker at Dayco. She married Elwin Crumrine on Sept. 14, 1946,
at Pittsburg, Kan. He survives. Additional survivors include three sons,
Elwin Lawrence Crumrine of Springfield, Michael Dean Crumrine of Broken
Arrow, Okla., and Allen Burr Crumrine of Brighton; four daughters, Mary
Ruth Sterling of Uniontown, Ark., Deidra Darlene Fields of Morrisville,
Debra Jean Ryker of Bois D'Arc and Cristie Lynn Cain, Willard; two
brothers, Harold Barker of Glendora, Calif., and William Barker of
Independence; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Graveside
services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at Goss Cemetery southwest
of Miller under the direction of Morris Leiman Mosher Funeral Home,
Miller. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. today (Wednesday)
at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the National
Cancer Society in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 205, Miller MO 65707.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
James C. Cunningham, 66, Bolivar, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2000. He was born
April 19, 1933, in rural Greene County north of Rogersville. He was united
in marriage to Clara Mincks on Nov. 26, 1955. He served 11 years in the
Missouri National Guard and worked for 32 years for Springfield City
Utilities. He had been retired for about 10 years, and he loved to fish
for crappie and work on cars. He was a member of Mount Etna Baptist
Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Hellen Elizabeth Cole; his
eldest son, Dwight Allen Cunningham; and his mother-in-law, Marie Mincks.
He is survived by his wife, Clara, of the home; three sons, Wade
Cunningham and his wife, Shontel, of Half Way, Darrell and Christopher
Cunningham, both of Bolivar; one daughter, Linda Cunningham of
Springfield; one brother, Thomas Morrill of Springfield; an "adopted"
daughter, Rebecca McGarrah and her two sons, Andrew and Daniel; three
nephews, one niece and several cousins; two very special grandchildren,
Lane Allen and Sarah Elizabeth Cunningham; and his father-in-law, Garley
Mincks. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at Greenlawn North
Funeral Home, Springfield, with burial in Danforth Cemetery. Visitation
will be one hour before the services in the funeral home. Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Glen R. Derryberry, 46, Bolivar, a resident of Hillside Estates, died at
4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, 2000, at Christian Health Care of Hermitage
after a brief illness. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan.
21, in the Bolivar City Cemetery with the Rev. Pete Davidson officiating.
Burial will be under the direction of Butler Funeral Home.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Virginia Mae Ellis, 72, Kansas City, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2000. She was
born Sept. 8, 1928, in Santa Rosa, N.M. She lived her childhood and early
adult years in the Polk County area, moving to Kansas City in the late
1950s. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ragan O. Ellis; her
parents, Aus and Jessie Haralson; one sister, Marjorie Haralson; four
brothers, Lee, Jake, Ray and Vernon Haralson; one granddaughter, Tony
Matthews; and one great-granddaughter, Tosha Lawson. She is survived by
her children, Mary Kretschmer of Phoenix, Ariz., Bill Ellis of Bolivar and
Vickie Barsness of Kansas City; two brothers, Bob Haralson of Lindsay,
Calif., and Don Haralson of DeSoto, Texas; and several grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, nieces nephews and cousins. Services and burial were
Monday, Jan. 17, in Kansas City.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Gladys Jewell Forgey, 89, Fair Play, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000, at her
home. She was born June 29, 1910, to Charles Woodford and Sarah Melinda
Grant, the youngest of five children. She married Benjamin Harry Forgey on
Dec. 25, 1926. They were the parents of three children, Charles Robert,
who died in infancy, Joe Ben and Donna Rae. She was a homemaker. In her
church she served as pianist, Sunday school teacher and Vacation Bible
School teacher. She was a member of Dunnegan Baptist Church, but she had
most recently attended Fair Play Baptist Church. She was preceded in death
by her husband of almost 72 years, Harry, who died Dec. 16, 1998; her
parents; her sister, Cuba Hardaway; and her brothers, Caruth, Fred and
Leland Grant. Survivors include her children and their spouses, Joe Ben
and Mary Jane Forgey of Nashville, Tenn., and Donna Rae and George Lawler
Jr. of Fair Play; six grandsons and their wives, Steve and Kathy Forgey of
Antioch, Calif., Tim and Candi Forgey of Novato, Calif., Wayne and Jeana
Carson of Chatanooga, Tenn., George William III and Teresa Lawler of
Happy, Texas, the Rev. Rodney and Diane Lawler of Fredonia, Kan., and
Brent and Michele Lawler of Bolivar; three granddaughters and their
husbands, Sherri and Jay Godfrey of Vallejo, Calif., Donna Joyce and
Rogert Hilt of Fredonia, Kan., and Renee and Mike Stanford of Hardy, Ark.;
three nephews, Robert Grant of Indianapolis, Ind., Ronald Grant of England
and Dale Grant of Bowie, Md.; two nieces, May Lou Marcus of the state of
California and Imogene Hailey of St. Louis; 19 great-grandchildren and
nine great-great-grandchildren. Services were Friday, Jan. 28, in Murray
Chapel with the Rev. Rodney Lawler and Dr. Russell Adams officiating.
Music was by Janice Welshon and Bill Shook accompanied by Paula Evans.
Honorary pallbearers were James D. Forgey, Tim Forgey, George William
Lawler III, Stephen Forgey, Brent Lawler, Roger Hilt, Mike Stanford, Jay
Godfrey and Wayne Carson III. Pallbearers were James Proctor, Clyde
Gibson, Fred Lower, Richard Lower, John Benton Lower and Bernard Lower.
Interment was in Barren Creek Cemetery west of Bolivar.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Dailia Marcella Carter Frank, 74, Bolivar, formerly of Ash Grove, died at
8:20 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17, 2000, in Maranatha Manor, Springfield. She was
born April 7, 1925, to Charley and Della Cameron Carter. She was a
homemaker and worked for Springfield Garment factory. She is survived by
one brother, Almon Carter, several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and
great-nephews, and one great-great-niece. Services were Thursday, Jan. 20,
at the Birch Funeral Chapel, Ash Grove, with the Rev. Harold T. Mayes
officiating. Burial followed in Johns Chapel Cemetery south of Ash Grove.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Ethel Lucille Hemming, 90, Bolivar, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2000, at
Citizens Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 5, 1909, at Thornton, Iowa,
the daughter of Fred E. and Edith Heath Langenbacher. A homemaker, she had
lived 40 years at Thornton, Iowa, prior to moving to the state of
California and then to Bolivar in 1988. She was a former member of the
Thornton United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents
and a daughter, Betty Nicholson. She is survived by her husband, Floyd A.
Hemming of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Marguerite and Franklyn
Taylor of Urbana; six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Graveside
services were Monday, Jan. 17, at Pleasant View Cemetery, Thornton, Iowa,
with the Rev. Franklyn Taylor officiating. Arrangements were under the
direction of Hathaway-Peterman Funeral Home, Wheatland.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
John Buell Henderson, 76, Half Way, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2000, at Cox
Walnut Lawn in Springfield. The son of J.R. and Abbie Fritz Henderson, he
was born May 20, 1923, at Lead Mine. He was united in marriage to Mary
Ruth Creach in 1947. To this union one daughter, Paula Sue, was born. On
July 25, 1957, he was united in marriage to Vivian June Sprague. To this
union one daughter, Debbie, was born. He and June made their home in Half
Way all their married life until her death in 1995. He continued to live
in Half Way until his death. As a young man, Buell acepted Christ as his
personal savior and joined the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church near Lead
Mine. He remained a member there until his death. He spent his earlier
years working in oil fields in Kansas. He was an employee of MFA as an
artificial inseminator for several years before becoming self-employed in
the same field. Later he was employed by Buffalo Building Supply. He
retired in 1978 due to failing health. Buell was a devoted husband, father
and grandfather. His grandson, Matthew, was the highlight of his life. He
especially enjoyed Matthew playing sports and always attended all games
and was his number one fan. Next to his family, horses were his passion.
He was well-known in the area for his knowledge of horses. He shared this
knowledge with many, always willing and eager to help anyone. He was
preceded in death by his parents, J.R. and Abbie Henderson; his wife,
June; one sister, Pauline Montgomery; and two brothers, Olin and Billy
Henderson. He is survived by his daughter, Debbie Cline, and her husband,
Billy; a grandson, Matthew Cline; two brothers, Stanley "Bud" and Teddie
Tom Henderson; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He will be sadly
missed by his family and many friends. Even though Buell had serious
health problems for several years, he enjoyed life and especially visiting
with his family and friends. Services were Sunday, Jan. 23, at
Montgomery-Viets Funeral Chapel, Buffalo, with the Rev. Bob Long and the
Rev. Gary Dill officiating. Recorded musical selections by various country
artists included "Why Me," "How Great Thou Art" and "Just a Closer Walk
With Thee." Casketbearers were Jeff Dill, Darrin Henderson, Danny
Henderson, Hollis Dean Henderson, Ricky Henderson and Terry Kirk.
Interment was in Gardens of Memory Cemetery.

From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
John Buell Henderson, 76, Half Way, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2000, at Cox
Walnut Lawn in Springfield. The son of J.R. and Abbie Fritz Henderson, he
was born May 20, 1923, at Lead Mine. He was united in marriage to Mary
Ruth Creach in 1947. To this union one daughter, Paula Sue, was born. On
July 25, 1957, he was united in marriage to Vivian June Sprague. To this
union one daughter, Debbie, was born. He and June made their home in Half
Way all their married life until her death in 1995. He continued to live
in Half Way until his death. He joined the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
near Lead Mine as a young man and remained a member there until his death.
He spent his earlier years working in oil fields in Kansas. He was an
employee of MFA as an artificial inseminator for several years before
becoming self-employed in the same field. Later he was employed by Buffalo
Building Supply. He retired in 1978 due to failing health. He was preceded
in death by his parents, J.R. and Abbie Henderson; his wife, June; one
sister, Pauline Montgomery; and two brothers, Olin and Billy Henderson. He
is survived by his daughter, Debbie Cline, and her husband, Billy; a
grandson, Matthew Cline; two brothers, Stanley "Bud" and Teddie Tom
Henderson; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services were Sunday,
Jan. 23, at Montgomery-Viets Funeral Chapel, Buffalo, with the Rev. Bob
Long and the Rev. Gary Dill officiating. Recorded musical selections by
various country artists included "Why Me," "How Great Thou Art" and "Just
a Closer Walk With Thee." Casketbearers were Jeff Dill, Darrin Henderson,
Danny Henderson, Hollis Dean Henderson, Ricky Henderson and Terry Kirk.
Interment was in Gardens of Memory Cemetery.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Margaret Aileen Hill, 74, Bolivar, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000, in
Citizens Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 5, 1914, in Sweet Springs to
Cecil and Bertha Faulkerson Hartman. Survivors include two sons, Michael
Hill of Batavia, Ill., and Tim Hill, state of Illinois; a daughter, Linda
Skaggs of Stockton, Calif.; two brothers, Clyde Hartman of Pittsburg and
Sterling Hartman of Aurora, Ill.; three sisters, Barbara Johnson of Port
Isabel, Texas, Patricia Hall of Branson and Nancy Ledger of Aurora, Ill.;
six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death
by her parents; her husband, Erwin O. Hill; two daughters, Melody
Schneider and Susan Smith; and a brother, William Hartman. Burial will be
at a later date in Greenlawn Memorial Garden Cemetery, Springfield.
Arrangements are under the direction of Pitts Chapel.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Inez Mae Humphrey, 78, Fair Play, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000, in Stockton
Nursing Home. The daughter of John William and Laura Sharp Robinson, she
was born at Wickenburg, Ariz., July 23, 1921. She married George H.
Humphrey April 4, 1942. He preceded her in death in 1969. She was employed
as office administrator for Pinal County Hospital in Florence, Ariz. She
was later employed in the plant department of Missouri Telephone Company.
Survivors include two children, Larry Humphrey, Safford, Ariz., and Joann
Condren, Fair Play; two sisters, Laura Shoecraft, Phoenix, Ariz., and Anna
Meyer, Fort Collins, Colo.; six grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren. Cremation was under the direction of Murray Funeral
Home. Burial will be at a later date in Nutrioso Cemetery, Nutrioso, Ariz.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Mary Amelia Jeter, 83, Humansville, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000. She was
born Nov. 20, 1916, in Hebron, Neb., the eighth of nine children born to
Adolph Joseph and Florence Rozanna Prentice DeWald. She married Wilton
Hubert Jeter on June 29, 1938. To this union three children were born,
Wilton Hubert Jr., Bernice Jane and Beverly June. After several years of
following road construction, they bought a farm near Collins, where they
raised their family. They lived there until 1993, when they moved to
Bolivar because of their health. In December 1997 they moved into Big
Spring Care Center in Humansville. She was preceded in death by her
husband of 60 years, Wilton Jeter, on May 23, 1998; her parents; four
brothers, Ralph, Linus, Harold and John; and two sisters, Grace and Alice.
Survivors include their three children and their spouses, Wilson Jr. and
Darlene Jeter, Humansville; Bernice and Charles Barnhouse, Bolivar, and
Beverly and Ralph Bond, Henley; eight grandchildren, Wilton Jeter III,
Wesley Jeter, Dorilene Koehler, Judy Morrison, Mark Bond, Wyatt Jeter,
Becky Hall and Jay Jeter, and their spouses; 12 great-grandchildren; and
two sisters in the state of California. Services were Tuesday, Jan. 11, in
Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola, with Wilton Jeter Jr. officiating.
Music was "Look at Us" and "If I Could Hear my Mother Pray Again."
Pallbearers were the grandsons. Interment was in Robinson Cemetery near
Collins.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Henry J. Johnson, 71, Humansville, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2000, in Citizens
Memorial Hospital. The youngest of three children born to Henry J. and
Bessie M. Johnson, he was born Sept. 14, 1928. He was baptized into the
Church of Christ at an early age. He grew up in Miami, Fla., where he
completed high school. He was admitted to Howard University in Washington,
D.C., and after eight years he received a degree in dentistry. However, he
did not pursue this profession; he preferred teaching, and for many years
he was a bilingual teacher in Los Angeles, Calif. His first marriage was
to Julia Moore. To this union three children were born, Sylvia, Henry Jr.
and Rita. He was inducted into the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict
and attained the rank of sergeant. After three years he received an
honorable discharge in 1953. He was married to his second wife, Julie, for
more than 20 years. She preceded him in death July 29, 1996, after they
moved to Humansville. His parents and his brother, Johnie, also preceded
him in death. He is survived by his three children, Henry J. Johnson Jr.
of San Fernando, Calif., Sylvia Sneed and Rita Johnson, both of
Washington, D.C., and their mother; his sister, Mattie L. Jackson and her
husband, evangelist Thomas O. Jackson of Tuskegee, Ala.; a granddaughter,
Dana Sneed, attending Clark University in Atlanta, Ga.; a niece, Theresa
Winters and her husband, Ray, of Humansville; a sister-in-law, Hellon, of
Valdosta, Ga.; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mary and John R. Todd
of Brentwood, N.Y.; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Services were
Tuesday, Jan. 25, in Murray Chapel, Humansville, with evangelist Thomas O.
Jackson officiating. Pallbearers were Dennis Ball, Russell, Ball, Earl
Ball, Tom Hoelscher, Herbert Teer and Mike Sprowls. Interment was in
Humansville Cemetery.



From the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, January 2000:
Kenneth Charles Callaway Jr., 62, Bolivar, died at 2:03 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 6, 2000, at St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield. He was
born April 3, 1937, in Poplar Bluff, the son of Kenenth Charles Sr. and
LaVeda Fay Donaldson Callaway. Charles was a member of the Bolivar First
Christian Church and was a past president of the Bolivar Kiwanis Club. He
was very active in the Boy Scouts of America for nearly two decades,
serving as Webelos leader, Cub Scout master and Scout master. He was the
recipient of the Scouts' Silver Beaver Award. Charles had been active as a
4-H leader and served on the Girl Scouts' board of directors. His
relaxation was fixing appliances. His most treasured times were the ones
shared with his family, and he and his laugh will be missed by all.
Charles was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth C. Callaway Sr; his
father-in-law, Glenn Adams; his mother-in-law, Bessie Kelley; and one
nephew. Surviving are his wife, Glenda L. Callaway, of the home; their two
daughters and their husbands, Jackie and Pat O'Dell and their children,
Kevin and Megan O'Dell of Tebbetts, and Mary Ann and John Waddelow and
their children, Jacob Neal and Joshua Waddelow of Bolivar; three sons and
their wives, James and Karen Callaway and their children, Amanda, Samantha
and Tom Callaway of Bolivar, Kenny and Pam Callaway and their children,
Eric Fite and Kenna Callaway of Salisbury and John and Pam Callaway and
their children Jill, Levi, Jade and Luke Callaway of Nixa; Charles's
mother, LaVeda Callaway of Bolivar; his two sisters, Evelyn Fullerton of
Bolivar and Rosemary Sutton of Raytown; a cousin and her husband, Dorothy
and Derald Isdell of Bolivar; a brother-in-law and his wife, Jeff and Gail
Herndon; two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Sue and Drew Stevenson and
Julie and Doug Hawks; his stepmother-in-law, Ruth Adams; 11 nieces and
nephews and 10 great-nieces and great-nephews, as well as a host of other
relatives and many friends. Services were Sunday, Jan. 9, in the Butler
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. G. Scott Carlton and the Rev. Harold
Hendrickson officiating. Musical soloist was David Hacker, singing "In the
Garden" and "Amazing Grace" with Marge Vanvranken as pianist. Vince Gill's
recording of "Go Rest High on That Mountain" was played. Burial was in
Greenwood Cemetery. Casketbearers were Doug Ezell, Carl Smith, Joe Mangum,
Denzil Roberts, Gary Short and Kent Snodgrass. Honorary casketbearers were
Bob Fullerton, Mike Midles, Jim Gardner, Lance Hutton, Lyle Garretson and
Bob Lincoln. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart
Association or the Boy Scouts of America.










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