Obituaries
Obituaries
Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, February 1996 Malone Keeth, 89, Iberia, died Friday, February 16, 1996 at Miller County Nursing Home, Tuscumbia. She was born July 8, 1906, in Iberia, a daughter of Dixon and Mae Hill Allee. She was married Oct. 23, 1924, in Tuscumbia, to Eather Keeth, who died July 21, 1985. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Surviving her are three daughters, Margie Wall, Yakima, Wash., Ina Thompson and Verna Pemberton, both of Iberia; one son, Donald Allee Keeth, Iberia; 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rekus Funeral Home in Iberia with the Rev. Larry Young officiating. Burial was in Curry Cemetery near Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, September 1990 Mabel Clare Hawkins, 89, of Jefferson City died Sept 6, 1990 at St. Mary’s Health Center in Jefferson City. She was born April 15, 1901 in Johnson County to Walter S. and Bessie S. Taggert Foster. On Aug 18, 1920 she was married in Warrensburg to Sen. Charles R. “Ted” Hawkins, who died Sept 21, 1959. Mrs. Hawkins was a graduate of Normal High School at Warrensburg and received an associates degree from Central Missouri State Teachers College (now University). She was a member of the First Christian Church in Jefferson City, the Esther Circle, Capitol City Women’s Club and Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority. Mrs. Hawkins was a retired banker, having been a cashier for the Bank of Brumley and the Bank of Lake of the Ozarks. A Republican, she had served on county, congressional and state committees. Surviving her are three daughters, Mary Collins of Bloomington, Miss., Judy Hawkins of Jefferson City and Sue Hawkins of San Antonio, Tex.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sept. 9 at the Jefferson City First Christian Church. Burial was in the Hawkins Cemetery near Brumley under the direction of Buescher Memorial Home in Jefferson City. The family suggests memorial contributions to the charity of the donors’ choice. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, August 1991 Clinton O. Woolery, 80 of Versailles died Sunday, August 25, 1991 at Livingston Manor Care Center in Chillicothe. He was born Nov. 23, 1910 in Brumley to Earnest D. and Ollie B. Whittle Woolery. In 1945 he was married to Floma F. Hiller, who died Oct. 2, 1986. Mr. Woolery was a retired truck driver for Byers and woods and was a member of the Truck Drivers Local and the Pentecostal Church. Surviving him are a daughter, Elaine Caudill of Simi Valley, Calif.; a stepson, Bill Hiller of Overland Park, Kan.; three brothers, Coleman Woolery of Chillicothe, Clark Woolery and Nile Woolery of Eldon; four sisters, Vita Wickham of Brumley, Juanita Overshap of Wyonice, Del.; Eula Demisson of Seattle, Wash., and Flita Passion of Arnold, Md.; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug 29 at the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home in Versailles with the Rev. Orval F. Woolery officiating. Burial will be in Greenmore Memorial Park at Barnett. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, September 1991 Opal Duncan, 73, of Eldon died Monday, Sept. 2, 1991 at Memorial Community Hospital in Jefferson City. She was born Sept. 27, 1917 at Brumley to William Albert and Arizona Duncan Luttrell. She was married May 11, 1935 in Tuscumbia to Clyde Duncan, who survives at the home. Mrs. Duncan lived her entire life in Miller County. She was a member of the Southside Church of Christ at Eldon. Other survivors include seven sons: Thurman Duncan of Shawnee, Kan., John David Duncan, Harold Duncan, Norman Duncan, Billy Joe Duncan, Ronald Duncan and Dickie Duncan, all of Eldon; three daughters, Shirley Wood, Karen Wood and Kathy VanHooser all of Eldon; a sister, Betsy George of Cameron; 26 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home in Eldon with Bro. Farris Wall officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Union Cemetery. Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, September 1990 Harold J. Schulte, 73, of Eldon died Thursday, Sept. 13, 1990 at Still Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born March 25, 1917 in Mary’s Home to Herman C. and Mary Gertrude Doerhoff Schulte. On April 28, 1990 he was married in Mary’s Home to Hazel Duncan, who survives at the home. Mr. Schulte was a farmer and was a lifetime resident of Miller County. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eldon and VFW Post 2442 at Eldon. He served with the U.S. Army in the European Theater during World War II. Surviving him in addition to his wife, are three sisters, Augusta Kempker of Mary’s Home, Lois Shinn of Laddonia and Viola Steenburgen of Fort Morgan, Colo.; four brothers, Otto Schulte and Elmo Schulte, both of Eldon, Fred Schulte of Mary’s Home and Herman Schulte of Marshall; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father James J. O’Sullivan officiating. Burial was in Greenmore Memorial Park in Barnett with military graveside rites performed by VFW Post 2442. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, September 1991 Claude Wall, 86, of Iberia died Sunday, Sept. 1, 1991 at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach. He was born Aug. 29, 1905 to Floyd and Sarah McDowell Wall. On March 24, 1937 he was married at Iberia to Nellie Swofford, who survives at Waynesville. Mr. Wall had been in a nursing home at Richland for the past 4 ½ years. He was a lifelong resident of Iberia and was a farmer. Other survivors are two daughters, Alice Teubener of Grovesprings and Evelyn Keen of Waynesville; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and seven step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia with Bro. Elton Dake officiating. Burial was in Curry Cemetery near Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, Thursday, July 25, 1991 Roy J. Swafford, 76, of Brumley died Tuesday, July 23, 1991 at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach. He was born Sept. 29, 1914 at Brumley to Harvey and Mary Peoples Swofford. On Feb 9, 1937 he was married at Brumley to Mildred Lorraine Reinhart, who survives at the home. Mr. Swofford farmed and was a maintenance worker for Lake of the Ozarks State Park. He was a member of the Brumley Baptist Church and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Surviving in addition to his wife, are four sons, Dorless Swofford of Brumley, Larry Swofford of Kaiser, Morris Swofford of St. Peters and Marvin Swofford of Eldon; a brother, Harold Wayne Swofford of St. Louis; a sister, Nellie Wall of St. Robert; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia with Bro. W. J. Stanley officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Union Cemetery near Brumley. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, May 1985 Donald Raymond Wickham, 55, of Brumley died Thursday, May 16, 1985, at his home. He was born July 23, 1929, in Ulman to Ruben Jack and Ruby Laura Snelling Wickham. His father survives in Kaiser. Mr. Wickham was a truck driver and lived in Kansas City for several years before moving back to Brumley in 1973. He was a member of the Brumley Christian Church. Surviving him are two sons, Dallas Wickham of Lake Ozark and Jack Wickham of San Antonio, Tex.; four daughters, Valerie Cheney of Springfield, Brenda Gannaway of San Diego, Calif., Karen Wickham of Kansas City and Winona Wickham of San Antonio; five grandchildren; three brothers, Gary Wickham and Jimmie Wickham, both of Brumley and Danny Wickham of Kaiser; and four sisters, Lola Franklin and Colleen Graham of Kaiser, Elaine Crowell of Osage Beach and Mary Esther Collins of Kansas City. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Phillips Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim McGowin officiating. Burial was in Gott Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, Thursday, July 25, 1991 Kenneth C. Brumley, 69, of Eugene died Friday, July 19, 1991 at the Miller County Nursing Home. He was born June 27, 1922 at Iberia to Charlie and Grace Patterson Brumley. His mother, Grace Cardwell, survives at Eldon. Mr. Brumley was a lifetime resident of the Eldon community, prior to moving to Eugene earlier this year. He worked as a farm laborer. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was a life member of VFW Post 2442 at Eldon. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are two sisters, Rita Stigall of Eugene and Barbara Hutchison of Jefferson City; and two brothers, Jim Cardwell of Eldon and Cance Cardwell of Jefferson City. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Phllips Funeral Home in Eldon with the Rev. Gene Edwards officiating. Burial was in Gott Cemetery with military graveside honors presented by VFW Post 2442. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, February 1964 Fred Richard Cardwell, 79, a resident of the Ulman community, died Wednesday, February 19, 1964, at the home. A son of W. H. and Barbara Cardwell, he was born March 4, 1884, near Ulman. On June 24, 1934, he married the former Grace (Patterson) Brumley, who survives at the home. Mr. Cardwell was employed several years ago by the Missouri Pacific railroad at Jefferson City. He also had farmed in the Ulman area. He was a member of the Christian Church at Ulman. Also surviving are two sons, Cance of Holts Summit and James of Eldon; six daughters, Mrs. Glee Wood and Mrs. Goldie Pool, both of Jefferson City; Mrs. Nova Curtiss and Mrs. Bonnie Martin, both of St. Louis; Mrs. Barbara Hutchison of Kansas City and Mrs. Rita Robinett of Ulman. Three stepsons, Churchill Brumley of Sacramento, Calif., Kenneth Brumley of Eugene and Otho Brumley of Jefferson City; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Lena Kallenbach of Eugene; two brothers, S. W. Cardwell and L. C. Cardwell, both of Jefferson City; a sister, Mrs. Rose Quinn of Eldon, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in the Gott Cemetery near Ulman, under direction of the Walter Hedges Funeral Home of Brumley. Funeral Memorial Card: Grace (Patterson) Cardwell, born 28 October 1898, died 17 March 1999 Services 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 20, 1999 at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon, Missouri Officiating – Rev. Gene Edwards. Interment – Gott Cemetery, Ulman, Missouri Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, August 1990 Mamie Lee Pemberton, 93, of Iberia died Sunday, Aug 26, 1990 at Lincoln Manor Nursing Center in Jefferson City. She was born Jan 12, 1897 in California, Mo., to Henry and Julie Wood Wells. On Aug 22, 1912 she was married to Edward Pemberton, who died May 11, 1937. Mrs. Pemberton worked as a clerk for F. W. Woolworth in St. Louis. She retired in 1962 and moved to Iberia. Surviving her are two daughters, Lois Pessoni of St. Louis and Sue Cochran of Belton; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. A son preceded her in death and one daughter, Opal Boes, died the same day as Mrs. Pemberton. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home with the Rev. Stan Way officiating. Burial was in Williams Cemetery near Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram Sentinel, Thursday, September 19, 1991 Donald C. Plemmons, 54, of Lathrop, formerly of Iberia and Kansas City, died Friday, Sept. 13, 1991 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City. He was born Sept. 15, 1936 at Iberia to Perry and Altha Duncan Plemmons. On Jan 10, 1958 he was married at Iberia to JoAnn Martin, who survives at the home. Mr. Plemmons was a wool machine attendant at Owens Corning Fiberglass in Kansas City. He lived in Kansas City for many years, moving to Lathrop eight years ago. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1954 to 1957. In addition to his wife, Mr. Plemmons is survived by a son, Rory Plemmons of the home; three daughters, Rachelle Mason of Wetherby, Tammy Anderson of Kansas City and Kimberly Lucas of Oakview; five brothers, Wayne Plemmons and Cecil Plemmons, both of Iberia, Junior Plemmons and Larry Plemmons, both of Brumley, and Bobby Plemmons of Kansas City; three sisters, Hazel Blanton of Tyler, Tex., Norma Blackburn of Kansas City and Janice Beard of Iberia; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia with the Rev. John Bouldry officiating. Burial was in the Iberia Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1985 Russell O. Wall, 50, of Iberia died Thursday, Nov. 7, 1985, at Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla. He was born Nov. 23, 1934, at Iberia to Barney and Ruth Wright Wall. On Nov. 9, 1963, he was married to Esslie Humphrey, who survives. For several years Mr. Wall worked for Lodge of the Four Seasons. His health forced his retirement. In addition to his wife he is survived by a son, Lynden Wall of the home; two daughters, Rhonda Umfleet of Iberia and Pamela Wall of the home; three brothers, Harold Wall of Independence, Cecil Wall of Belton and Roger Wall of Excelsior Springs; and two sisters, Susie Knople and Shirley Clark, both of Belton. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home with the Rev. Randall Hoffman officiating. Burial was in Union Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1985 Maggie Keeth, 85, of Iberia died Monday Nov. 18, 1985, at Waynesville Nursing Center. She was born June 4, 1900, in Iberia to W. T. and Mary Belk Hensley. She was married March 2, 1919, in Iberia to Edgar Keeth, who died Dec. 10, 1978. Mrs. Keeth joined her husband in farming for 42 years before they moved to Eldon where they operated Keeth’s Trailer Court. They retired from the trailer court in 1977. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Iberia. Surviving are two great nephews, Gary Hightower of Hartingen, Texas and Bobby Hightower of Anvale, Kan. A son, Almond Keeth, died Dec. 9, 1976. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Iberia First Christian Church with the Rev. Steve Shepherd officiating, assisted by Bro. Farris Wall. Burial was in the Jarrett Cemetery under the direction of Griswold-Kays Funeral Home. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1985 Lonnie Colvin, 86, of rural Crocker died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1985, at his home. He was born Aug. 27, 1899, in Miller County to James and Margaret Fendorf Colvin. On Oct 25, 1921, he married to Emma Shelton who died Sept. 8, 1973. Mr. Colvin was a retired farmer and had been a member of the Missouri Farmers Association. He also was a member of the Mt. Union Church of Christ. Surviving him are three sons, Dallas Colvin and Louis Colvin, both of Iberia, and Dennis Colvin of Crocker; a daughter, Deloris Colvin of the home; two sisters, Geneva Aust of Kingsville and Victoria Colvin of Osage Beach; eight grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Mt. Union Church of Christ with Bro. Farris Wall officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Union Cemetery under the direction of Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 1986 Brenda Kay Williams, 35, of Iberia died Sunday, June 29, 1986, at her home. She was born Nov. 17, 1950, in Iberia to Hubert and Marie Moore Shelton, who survive. Mrs. Williams was a 1968 graduate of Iberia High School and had worked for L. B. Manufacturing in Iberia for nine years. Surviving her are a daughter, Melinda Williams of the home; a brother, James Shelton of Iberia; two sisters, Ina Henson of Jefferson City and Linda Campbell of Dixon; her maternal grandmother, Minnie Moore of Iberia; and her paternal grandmother, Pearl Shelton of Iberia. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Simons and the Rev. Barry Pennington officiating. Burial was in Madden Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 1986 Jewell Louise Phillips, 76, of Rte. 3 Eldon died Wednesday, June 25, 1986 at her home. She was born June 9, 1910, in Tuscumbia to Elijah Edward and Maybn Rachel Coan Horton. On Jan 15, 1929, she was married at Ulman to Harley Phillips, who survives. Mrs. Phillips, well known for the quilting she did at her home, had lived in Miller County all of her life. She also had worked as an inspector for International Shoe in Eldon and was with Wesley-Jordan Shoe prior to that, for a total of 25 years. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Phillips is survived by two daughters, Sylvia Vernon of Eldon and Ialeen Duncan of Excelsior Springs; four sons, Harold Phillips, Walter Philips and Max Phillips, all of Des Moines, Iowa, and Lonnie Phillips of Wellsburg, Iowa; a half-sister, Dorothy Shelton of the state of California; 26 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. One son, James Phillips, died Feb 12, 1986. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Phillips funeral Home with the Rev. Gene Edwards officiating. Burial was in the Eldon Cemetery with grandsons serving as pallbearers. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1974 Mrs. Ida Bell Stone Denton, 95, and her son, Virgil Guy Denton, 70, both of Dixon, died within three days of each other of natural causes. Mrs. Denton was born Aug 23, 1878, in Miller County, and died in a Waynesville hospital Feb. 23, 1974. Her son was born in Iberia Jan. 25, 1904 to her and her husband, the late Edmond Owen Denton who survives. Guy Denton died Feb. 26, 1974, at the Pulaski County Memorial Hospital. “Grandma” Denton, as Mrs. Denton was known, was a member of the First Christian Church. Mr. Denton also became a member of the church at an early age. Mrs. Denton is survived by eight grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Two daughters preceded her in death. Mr. Denton first was married to Helen Wall. In 1942 he was married to Gladys Jones. Surviving him are his wife; a son, Virgil Denton, Dixon, a daughter-in-law, Ruth Denton; a daughter, Laura Faherty of the home; and three grandchildren. In addition to his mother and father, he was preceded in death by two sisters, a son and a daughter. Funeral services for Mrs. Denton were held at Gilbert Chapel Feb 25. Burial was in Livingston Cemetery. Wilson Davis officiated at both services. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 1986 Cecil Darrel Plemmons, 36, of Iberia died Sunday, June 29, 1986, in an auto accident. He was born Sept. 11, 1949, in Iberia to Cecil and Alice Dean Witt Plemmons. On Sept. 18, 1980, he was married in Iberia to Kathy Hill, who survives at the home. He was a 1967 graduate of Iberia High School and was a Viet Nam veteran of the Army. For the past eight years he had worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Surviving him in addition to his wife are a daughter, Melissa Plemmons of Crocker; two sons, Christopher Plemmons of Crocker and Trevor Plemmons of the home; three brothers, Danny Plemmons of Freeburg, Eric Plemmons of Brumley and Duane Plemmons of Iberia; and six sisters, Darlene Rowden and Vicky Prater, both of Iberia, Peggy Eads of Swedeborg, Doris Phillips and Rita Roark, both of Brumley and Marie Plemmons of Iberia. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home with Bro. Farris Wall officiating. Burial was in Mt. Union Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1985 Gilbert Shelton, 89, of Brumley died Monday Nov. 4, 1985, at the Osage Beach Health Care Center. He was born Jan 30, 1896, at Brumley to John and Nancy Meredith Shelton. On Dec. 16, 1927, he was married at Tuscumbia to Ada Condra, who survives at the home. Mr. Shelton was an army veteran of World War I. He was a farmer and merchant and had owned Brumley Mercantile from 1945 to 1960. He was a member of the Brumley Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Glen Shelton of Brumley; two daughters, Anna Ruth McDonald of Florissant and Inah Lou Wilson of Iberia; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Brumley Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Caldwell officiating. Burial was in Gott Cemetery under the direction of Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 1985 Sylvia J. Maylee, 86, of Eldon died Tuesday, June 18, 1985, at the Miller County Nursing Home in Tuscumbia. She was born Nov. 30, 1898, in Iberia to Wesley and Nancy Aust Denton. She was first married to Guy Thompson, who died in 1921. She also was married to Oscar Carr and Arch Condra, who both preceded her in death. She was married in 1955 to Robert Maylee, who died in 1972. Mrs. Maylee was a member of the Eldon First Baptist Church and American Legion Post 105, Ladies Auxiliary in Iberia. Surviving her are two sons, Farris Thompson of Eldon and Bob Carr of Rifle, Colo.; two step children, Robert Maylee and Mary Vernon, both of Eldon; two brothers, Sherman Denton of Iberia and Herman Denton of Eldon; four sisters, Marsha Dake of Iberia, Ida Belle Hails and Veta McKenzie, both of Elvins, and Mary Wray of St. James; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Eldon First Baptist Church with Dr. Randall Bunch officiating. Burial will be in the Iberia Cemetery under the direction of Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and the body will be in state at the church from noon Friday until time for services. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County-Autogram Sentinel, March 1974 Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stevinson Funeral Home, Iberia, for Milton D. Sooter, 82, Lamont, Okla. He was a former Iberia resident. Mr. Sooter died Sunday, March 10, 1974, at a Blackwell, Okla. Nursing home. He was born July 5, 1891, near Iberia to Rev. William and Nancy Groves Sooter. He was married Sept 19, 1927, in St. Louis to the former Miss Amy Barton, who survives at the home. After several years in Detroit, Mich., Mr. Sooter returned to Iberia in 1935 and continued to live in the area until moving to Oklahoma in 1970. He was a retired farmer and railroad mechanic. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Iberia and a former member of the Iberia Masonic Lodge 410 AF & AM. In addition to his wife he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Nancy Kugel, Lamonte, Okla.; a son, Richard Sooter, Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Livingston, Iberia, and Mrs. Mae West, Jefferson City; and six grandchildren. The Rev. Mark Sooter officiated at the services. Burial was in Hickory Point Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 1985 Lee Mace, 57, of Osage Beach died Sunday, June 16, 1985, in a plane crash in Gladstone Cove on Lake of the Ozarks near Gravois Mills. He was born July 30 ,1927, at Brumley to Lucian Thomas and Clare Buster Mace. His mother survives at Eldon. On Aug 16, 1950, he was married in Harrison Ark., to Joyce Williams who survives. Mr. Mace was owner-operator of Lee Mace’s Ozark Opry in Osage Beach and in the 32 years since he founded the show he had never missed a performance, either at home or on the road. Mr. Mace also was owner of the Indian Burial Cave; Lakewood Condos; several real estate developments; and a recording studio and video production company. He was part owner of Modern Sanitation of Osage Beach and was a director at Bank of Lake of the Ozarks. He was active in several civic music and aviation associations, both local and national. Mr. Mace also was a member of the Tuscumbia First Baptist Church; Linn Creek AF & AM; Columbia Valley Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in Columbia; and the Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Temple in Springfield. In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by two sisters, Lois Webb of Stillwell, Kan., and Sue Wyrick of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Riverview Baptist Church in Osage Beach. Burial will be in Gott Cemetery near Ulman. The Rev. Don Reed will officiate. Visitation was held from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home in Eldon. A Lee Mace Memorial Fund has been established at the Bank of Lake of the Ozarks. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: News Article: (publication unknown) August 12, 1973 The body of a Cedar City man was recovered Sunday from the Missouri River near New Haven. The body of Otto Brumley, 48, was recovered by the Missouri Coast Guard with the assistance of the Franklin County sheriff’s office. Franklin County Coroner Stanley Meyer ruled the death as an apparent suicide. The Franklin County sheriff’s office was able to trace the man’s last known whereabouts to Hermann because of a Hermann motel key found on the body. The motel reported that Brumley did not return to the motel Thursday night. Meyer said the body had been in the water at least two days. Brumley had been employed as a Department of Corrections officer at Algoa Penitentiary. A co-worker said Brumley had been despondent lately and had quit his job over a week ago. The body was transferred to Jefferson City, where the Freeman Mortuary is handling the funeral arrangements. Obituary: (publication unknown) August 12, 1973 Funeral services for Otho Albert Brumley, 48, Cedar City, who drowned Friday in Riverfront, New Haven, were held at 1 p.m. today at the Freeman Chapel. The Rev. James Wells officiated. Burial was in the Hawthorn Memorial Gardens (Jefferson City). Mr. Brumley was born Feb. 19, 1925, in Callaway County, the son of the late Charles and Grace Patterson Brumley. He was married April 23, 1971, in Columbia to Helen Bratton who survives. Mr. Brumley served in the Navy for seven years and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He had been an employee of Missouri Power and Light for 25 years and was currently employed as a corrections officer at the Algoa Reformatory. Other survivors include: one son, Dennis Brumley, Brazito; three step-children; two brothers, Churchill Brumley, state of California, and Kenneth Brumley, Eldon; two half-brothers, Cance Cardwell and James Cardwell; two half-sisters, Mrs. Barbara Hutchison and Mrs. Catherine Robinett; and one grandchild. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, May 1972 Lucian Thomas Mace, 70, of Tuscumbia, a farmer and stockman and former county official, died Tuesday evening, May 2, 1972, at Memorial Hospital in Jefferson City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at Phillips Chapel in Eldon. Mr. Mace, who spent most of his life in Miller County, was born Jan 2, 1902, at Brumley, the son of George T. and Margaret (Papen) Mace. He was married on Aug. 8, 1926, to Clare Buster who survives. Mr. Mace also leaves one son, Lee Mace of Osage Beach; two daughters, Mrws. Louis Webb of Stilwell, Kan., and Mrs. Sue Wyrick of Hiawatha, Ia.; two grandchildren, David Webb and Michael Wyrick; three brothers, Vanus Mace of Tuscumbia, Harrison Mace of Rolla, and Charles E. Mace of St. Louis; and three sisters, Mrs. Ollie Atkison of Tuscumbia, and Mrs. Mae La Grande and Mrs. Cleo Williams of St. Louis. Mr. Mace, who had been active in business and farming, also taught school in Miller County for 16 years. He served as sheriff of Miller County in 1940-44 and later served two terms as representative in the Missouri Legislature, and as judge of the County Court. He was a member of the Brumley Christian Church, and a past member of the Tuscumbia Lions Club. He had been active in the Miller County Cancer Society. Raymond L. Bond will be officiating minister at the funeral services. Burial will be in Gott Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Bob Klug, Jesse Hawken, Lonnie Albertson, Rick Ferro, Paul Martin, and Bill Lawson. Honorary pallbearers included Ralph Long, Nathan Hendley, Jim Robinett, Joe Davis, Carl Williams, Kern Newton, Ray Wickham, Frank Dickerson, Kenneth Hauenstein, John Vernon Williams, Bob Williams, Omer Robinett, and Hobart Wall. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel Henry L. (Hal) Spearman, 55, Miller County Collector, died this morning (Thursday) of an apparent cerebral hemorrhage, at Southern Memorial Hospital, Las Vegas, Nev. Mr. Spearman was on vacation. He was elected to his third four-year term as county collector in 1970. Funeral arrangements for Mr. Spearman were incomplete at press-time. Mr. Spearman was born Dec. 9, 1917, to William P. and Mary Alma (Ponder) Spearman at Iberia. He lived in the Iberia area all of his life. He was never married. He was an army veteran of World War II and a member of Iberia Lodge 410, A.F. & A.M. He is survived by a twin brother, Jack Spearman of Iberia; another brother, William Perry Spearman, Kansas City, Kan.; and a sister, Mrs. Helen Livingston of Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Daily Capital News, Jefferson City, April 1988 Rev. Earl Basil Brown, 80, Iberia, died Thursday (April 21, 1988) at the University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics. He was born Nov. 16, 1907, at Bagnell, a son of William H. and Esther Lupardous Brown. He was married June 23, 1938, at Gaylord, Kan., to Lorena Bechtold, who died Jan 7, 1988. He was the minister of the Congregational Christian United Church of Christ in Iberia since 1942. He was a member of Iberia Ministerial Alliance and the Miller county Historical Society. He was a minister, a teacher, a farmer, and a journalist. He taught school in several central Missouri communities. He was also the owner and publisher of the New Iberian newspaper for several years. He attended Iberia Academy and Oberlin Theological Seminary in Oberlin, Ohio. He received his master’s degree from the University of Missouri. He also studied in Germany from 1933-1937. Survivors include: one son, Douglas E. Brown, Wright City; one daughter, Carol Kruel, Creve Coeur; two brothers, Russell Brown, Ft. Smith, Ark., Mack Brown, Kaiser; four sisters, Lena Bear, Eldon, Faye Bechtold, Kaiser, Lucille Shockley and Doris Porter, both of Lake Ozark; and four grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia. The Iberia Ministerial Alliance will officiate. Burial will be in the Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. today at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Congregational United Church of Christ in Iberia or the Miller County Historical Society. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, July 1985 Eather Keeth, 83, of Iberia died Sunday, July 21, 1985, at the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia. He was born Nov. 10, 1901, to Simon and Nancy Whittle Keeth. On Oct. 23, 1924, he was married at Tuscumbia to Malone Allee, who survives at the home. Mr. Keeth was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Pleasant Hill Christian Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Margie Tupling of Wapato, Wash., Ina Thompson and Verna Pemberton, both of Iberia; a son, Don Keeth of Tuscumbia; four brothers, Olie Keeth of Iberia, Willard, Connie and Henry Keeth, all of Wapato (Washington); two sisters, Gertrude Robinson of Lake Ozark and Stella Duncan of Eldon; 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia with Bro. Farris Wall officiating. Burial was in Curry Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1973 Cecil LeRoy Patterson, 41, of Eldon, died at his home Sunday afternoon following an apparent heart attack. Mr. Patterson was born June 12, 1933, in Wyandotte County, Kan., a son of Truman A. and Esther M. Vickers Patterson. His mother survives at Ulman. On December 23, 1954, he was married at Aurora Springs to the former Miss Maggie G. Bailey, who survives. He was self-employed as owner of LeRoy’s Barber Shop, Lake Ozark. Prior to that, he worked as a carpenter. He was a U. S. Navy veteran with service during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Ulman Christian Church, the Lake Ozark Volunteer Fire Dept., the Lake Ozark Auxiliary Police Department, the Missouri Peace Officers Assn., the American Legion, Post No. 229, Eldon, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 6514, Lake Ozark. He was also a member of the Lake Ozarks Lions Club and the Lake Ozark Chamber of Commerce. He was a 1951 graduate of Tuscumbia High School. Other survivors include: two sons, Roger Patterson and Terry S. Patterson, both of the home; one brother, Danny E. Patterson, Ulman; four sisters, Mrs. Barbara Shelton, Kansas City, Mrs. Omega Vaughn and Mrs. Sharon Rush, both of Tuscumbia, and Mrs. Betty Keeth, Ulman; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Eliza Patterson, Ulman; and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Amanda Graves, Ulman. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, at the School of the Osage Gymnasium, Lake Ozark, with the Rev. Dean Catlett, the Rev. James McDonald and the Rev. Cecil Swinehart officiating. Military graveside rites under the auspices of the Fort Leonard Wood Mortuary Team will be held at the Tuscumbia Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Lake Ozark Volunteer Fire Department. Stevinson Funeral Home, Iberia, is in charge of arrangements. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1974 Mrs. Dorsey (Ruth) Barron died Saturday, March 2, 1974, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kansas City. Funeral services for Mrs. Barron, a native of Ulman, were held Tuesday at the Mount Moriah Chapel in Kansas City. Mrs. Barron was born the former Miss Ruth McCommons, daughter of the late John Louis and Margaret Graham McCommons. She and her husband, Dorsey Barron, were publishers of the Miller County Autogram at Tuscumbia for a number of years. In 9148 they bought Hauenstein’s General Store at Tuscumbia and operated it for a time. She and her husband had lived in Independence for 10 years. She taught school in the county’s rural schools when she was 16. She also taught in the Tuscumbia schools, both in the elementary and secondary classes. She attended Central Missouri State College at Warrensburg and was graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Mrs. Barron leaves her husband; two daughters, Mrs. L. A. Bosso, Raytown, and Mrs. Roger L. Prock, Kansas City; a brother, John Glen McCommons, Salinas, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. W. F. Clark and Mrs. D. E. Kallenbach, both of Tuscumbia, and Mrs. Burleigh Cantwell, Eldon; and five grandchildren. Burial was in Mount Moriah Cemetery with Rev. Howard Borgeson officiating and Dr. W.W. Jones assisting. Mr. and Mrs. Cantwell, Mrs. Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Kallenbach attended the funeral. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Mrs. Dorcas C. (Shelton) Ferguson was born in McMinn County, Tenn., June 11, 1884, came to Missouri with her parents when only eight years old. Was married to John Ferguson June 4, 1862, died at her home in Iberia January 18, 1920 at the age of 75 years, 7 months and 8 days. To this union were born fourteen children, twelve of whom are living, two having died in infancy and preceded her to the Glory Land. She united with the Methodist Episcopal Church thirty years ago, during which time she lived a consecrated Christian life, and when death came it was only a good-by to her aged companion, children and earthly friends and a happy awakening into a life of a new and a more perfect day, with the Saints who have gone on before. Her long, continued sickness did not destroy the charm of a kind indulgent disposition, nor old age diminish her unselfish solicitude of her friends and loved ones. "God touched her with His finger, and she slept," the poet wrote. So may we say of this life--"God touched her with His finger, and she slept," but not until a beautiful life was lived, a noble example of patience, fidelity to truth and faith were given. Not until visions of a heavenly life in Christ Jesus had cheered and illuminated the valley of the shadow, and not that she sleeps, memory tunes up the harp of life, and smiting the strings, finds that its virtues melt into music. So it ever is, when a life is nobly and divinely lived. Rev. A.O. Laney conducted the funeral services at the M.E. Church Tuesday morning in an impressive manner, in the presence of a large gathering of sorrowing relatives and friends after which the remains were taken to the family burying ground near Madden church where it was peacefully laid to rest. Brief services were also conducted at the grave by Rev. Laney. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, January 14, 1994 Orville W. Langdon, 66, Iberia, died Thursday at Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia. He was born Nov. 8, 1927, in Roscoe, a son of Fred and Ina Allen Langdon. He was married July 25, 1992, in Iberia, to Lois Kemp, who survives at the home. He owned and operated a heating and plumbing store in Iberia. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, and was a member and past commander of the Iberia VFW Post 6167 and the Iberia American Legion Post 105. Other survivors include two brothers, Everett Langdon, Alton, Ill., and Emmett Langdon, Kansas City, and one sister, Lucille Ricker, Dadeville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Larry Etherton will officiate. Burial, with military rites, will be in the Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the Hickory Point Baptist Church. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, January 14, 1994 Frederick “Fritz” Proehl, 83, Iberia, died Thursday at Memorial Community Hospital. He was born Oct 10, 1910, in Rock Island, Ill., a son of Frederick and Anna Doering Proehl. He moved to Iberia 16 years ago from Milan, Ill., where he had lived for many years. He is survived by one sister, Arlene Mason, Iberia. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Bro. Larry Young will officiate. Burial will be in the Livingston Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Sunday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, January 9, 1994 Ruth A. Wayham Runyan, 68, Kansas City, a former Mid-Missouri resident, died Friday at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. She was born Nov. 2, 1925, in Eldon, a daughter of John C. and Billie Musick Wayham. She was raised and schooled in Eldon. She moved to Kansas City in 1950 and lived there until 1979. She owned the Style House in Kansas City. She lived in Jefferson City from 1979-1988, when she returned to Kansas City. She was a member of the Countryside Methodist Church, Kansas City. Survivors include: one son, John Archer, Lee’s Summit; one daughter, Hattie M. Gilmore, Overland Park, Kan.; two sisters, Annabelle Hoffman and Billye Atkin, both of Jefferson City; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Hopewell Cemetery in Barnett. Arrangements are under the direction of the Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, March 30, 1997 Nellie Agnes Rohr, 82, Eldon, died Saturday at Osage Beach Healthcare Center. She was born June 25, 1914, in Tuscumbia, a daughter of Louis S. and Esther Christina Wright Sears. She was married Feb. 28, 1947, in St. Louis to Clarence Rohr, who survives in Eldon. A homemaker, she lived in the Tuscumbia and Eldon areas most of her life. Other survivors include: one daughter, Linda Marg, Eldon; and one granddaughter. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Eldon City Cemetery. Deacon Robert Sears will officiate. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, January 13, 1994 Virgil E. Rogers, 82, Eldon, died Tuesday at Eldon Healthcare Center. He was born March 23, 1911, in Arkadelphia, Ark., a son of Edward and Rose Etta Draper Rogers. He was married Aug 13, 1939, in Eldon, to Pearlie Bradshaw, who survives at the home. A resident of the Eldon/Lake area since 1939 he helped build Bagnell Dam. He was employed with Eldon Public Schools since 1962, retiring in 1975. He had also driven a milk truck for Kraft Foods. He was a member of Rocky Mount Baptist Church. Other survivors include: three sons, Lewis Rogers, Eldon, William Rogers, Mount Vernon, and Roy Rogers, Largo, Fla.; three daughters, Lea Etta Shull, Sedalia, Charlene Morrow, Russellville, and Rosemary Wood, Eldon; one brother, Charlie Rogers, Eldon; one sister, Alma Butler, Bennington, Okla.; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association or the Lions’ Eye Tissue Bank. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, March 30, 1997 Adele V. Croessmann, 84, Eldon, died Saturday at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital, Osage Beach. She was born Nov. 26, 1912, in Chicago, a daughter of Jacob Soltysik and Valeria Borawski. She was married Aug 23, 1947, in Elmwood Park, Ill., to Harry J. Croessmann, who died Jan 28, 1977. A resident of the Eldon area for 30 years, she served during World War II in the Women’s Army Corps in the South African and Italian areas of operation. She was employed for many years as a telephone operator with AT&T in Chicago before her retirement. She belonged to the Mt. Pleasant Club for 25 years. Survivors include: two sisters, Jean Olds, Eldon and Evelyn LoSavio, Schaumburg, Ill. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. James J. O’Sullivan will officiate. Burial with military honors by Eldon VFW Post 2442 will be in Greenmore Memorial Gardens, Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, March 16, 1997 Ellen Pauline Thatcher, 77, Fulton, died Satruday at Boone Hospital Center, Columbia. She was born June 14, 1919, in Mary’s Home, a daughter of Charles and Mary Ella Hader Roth. She was married to Ubert Nichols, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 25, 1978, she was married to James T. Thatcher, who survives at the home. She was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church, New Bloomfield, and the Order of the Eastern Star. Other survivors include: one son, Wilfred Gale Nichols, New Bloomfield; six stepchildren, Catherine Vaughn, Boydsville, Frances Ellen Stegemann, Wardsville, Sharon Biby, Ladson, S.C., James M. Thatcher, Fulton, Kimberly Terry, Columbia, and William Edward Thatcher, Alma, Ark.; two grandsons; one great-granddaughter; and two step-great-granddaughters. She was preceded in death by one son, William Dale Nichols, one grandson and one step-grandson. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hopewell Baptist Church. The Rev. Rick Hopkins will officiate. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Maupin Funeral Home, Fulton. Memorials are suggested to the Hopewell Cemetery Fund. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, March 28, 1997 Markel E. Whittle Jr., 56, Jefferson City, died Thursday at Capital Region Medical Center-Southwest. He was born Jan. 12, 1941, in Henley, a son of Markel E. Sr. and Anna Mae Rogers Whittle. His parents survive in Henley. He was married April 9, 1960, in Jefferson City to Dorothy M. Basnett, who survives at the home. A lifelong resident of Central Missouri, he graduated from Cole County R-5 High School, Eugene. He was employed by the state of Missouri for 37 years until his retirement in 1995 from the data processing department of the Missouri Department of Education. Other survivors include: three sons, Eddie Whittle, Mark Whittle and Curt Whittle, all of Henley; one daughter, Debbie Lowe, Henley; two brothers, Tom Whittle, Centertown, and Bill Whittle, Jefferson City; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Freeman Mortuary. Burial will be in Spring Garden Cemetery, near Eugene. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday. Memorials are suggested to the Markel Whittle Memorial Fund. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, March 18, 1997 Kay Carrender, 48, Lake Ozark, died Sunday at her home. She was born April 30, 1948, in Eldon, a daughter of Jim and Ila Pendleton Shepherd. Her parents survive in Russellville. She was married Nov. 26, 1966, in Olean, to Gary L. Carrender, who survives at the home. A 1966 graduate of Eldon High School, she was employed by the telephone companies in Eldon and Warrensburg from 1966 to 1968. She worked as a secretary at Bunceton High School from 1968 to 1970; Miller County Counseling Center from 1977 to 1982; Eldon High School from 1982 to 1989; and Fasco Industries, Eldon, from 1989 to 1996. She was a member of Riverview Baptist Church since 1990, and a past member of the Olean Christian Church and First Baptist Church, Eldon. She was involved in church and school activities. Other survivors include: two daughters, Sara Wallis, Eldon, and Susan Carrender, of the home; and one sister, Suzanne Feran, Cabot, Ark. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Eldon. The Rev. Michael Parris and the Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to Riverview Baptist Church Building Fund. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, March 18, 1997 Mary Jane Benage, 83, Iberia, died Monday at her home. She was born May 22, 1913, in Webster Groves, a daughter of Arthur and Elnora Waite Mahoney. She was married Jan. 30, 1942, in St. Louis to Norman W. Benage, who died March 23, 1990. She received her register nurse degree from Washington University School of Nursing and worked as a public health nurse. She was head of the Pulaski County Health Department for many years. She was a member of the Iberia Congregational Christian Church. Survivors include: one son, Andrew Benage, Sullivan; one sister, Irene Mahoney, Iberia; and three grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Wayne Cogell and the Rev. Ellis Livingston will officiate. Burial will be in Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, March 27, 1997 Tandy E. Bond, 84, Eldon, died Wednesday at Capital Region Medical Center-Southwest. He was born Nov. 8, 1912, in Etterville, a son of Edgar and Eliza Ackers Bond. He was a self-employed carpenter and a lifetime resident of Miller County. He is survived by two sisters, Sylvia George, Eldon, and Peggy Feltrop, Kansas City. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Bennie Yount will officiate. Burial will be in Allen Cemetery, Eldon. Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to the Allen Cemetery Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, March 26, 1997 Walter Herman Lepper, 64, Eugene, died Tuesday at St. Marys Health Center. He was born March 27, 1932, in Miller County, a son of Frank H. and Rosa J. Lueckenhoff Lepper. He was married Sept 7, 1947, in Marys Home to Norma Jean Koetting who survives of the home. A lifetime farmer in Cole County, he was a retired bricklayer with Local 11. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and led the Moonshiners country music band. He was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Marys Home. He also was a member of American Legion Post 5; the Eldon VFW Post 2442; and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Lodge 2693. Other survivors include: two sons, Clifford Lepper and Donald Lepper, both of Eugene; four brothers, Al B. Lepper, Olean, Jake Lepper and William Lepper, both of Jefferson City and Adolph Lepper, Eugene; one sister, Alma Lepper, Eugene; and six grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Snows Ctholic Church. The Rev. William Korte will officiate. Burial with military honors will be in Our Lady of the Snows Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Marys Home, with rosaries at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, March 17, 1997 Ocra Adcock, 88, Tuscumbia, died Saturday at Capital Region Medical Center-Southwest. She was born March 3, 1909, in Tuscumbia, a daughter of James A. and Sadie Vannatta Wyrick. She was married Dec. 16, 1928, in Tuscumbia, to Elmer”Ross” Adcock, who died March 31, 1992. She was a homemaker. She had been a member of Mt. Zion Christian Church, near Tuscumbia, and the First Baptist Church of Tuscumbia. Survivors include: three brothers, Gail Wyrick, Tuscumbia, Clinton Wyrick, Lawrence Kan., and Earl Wyrick, Riverbank, Calif.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. One son, Harold Wayne Adcock, preceded her in death. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Tuscumbia. The Rev. Don Bilbary and the Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Tuscumbia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Memorials are suggested to Mt. Zion Cemetery Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, March 25, 1997 Velma L. Combs, 95, Eldon, died Sunday at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital, Osage Beach. She was born Nov. 26, 1901, in Eldon, a daughter of Joseph W. and Anna Belle Jacobs Cathcart. She was married May 24, 1923, in Pratt, Kan., to Carroll Combs, who died Oct. 6, 1958. A homemaker, she lived in the St. Louis area for several years. She moved to Lake Ozark in 1953 and to Eldon in 1996. She was a member of the Lake Ozark Christian Church. Survivors include: one daughter, Carolyn Fourmelle, Cottage Grove, Minn., eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. One daughter, Gloria Burquin, preceded her in death. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Stanley R. Duncan will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, March 30, 1997 Clinton Wyrick, 73, Tuscumbia, died Thursday at Boone Hospital Center, Columbia. He was born Dec. 31, 1923, and grew up in Tuscumbia, a son of James Alvin and Sadie Vannatta Wyrick. He was married Aug. 18, 1944, in Eldon to Ina Mae Wallace, who survives at the home. A Navy veteran of World War II, he farmed and raised livestock and horses most of his life. He worked 25 years for Swift and Co. in Kansas City, Kan., and was employed 15 years by the Missouri Department of Corrections in Jefferson City. He was active in bluegrass music and a member of the Sole Preservation of Bluegrass Music Association. He was a member of Mt. Zion Christian Church near Tuscumbia. Other survivors include: four sons, James Wyrick, Jefferson City, Terry Wyrick, Leavenworth, Kan., Danny Wyrick, Denver, and Kenneth Wyrick, Lawrence, Kan.; two brothers, Gail Wyrick, Tuscumbia, and Earl Wyrick, Riverbank, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Bro. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Tuscumbia. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the Mt. Zion Cemetery Fund. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, January 24, 1994 Hubert James Shelton, 73, Iberia, died Saturday at his home. He was born Aug 20, 1920, in Iberia, a son of Alvia and Pearl Plemmons Shelton. His mother survives in Iberia. He was married April 22, 1944, in Waynesville, to Marie Moore, who survives at the home. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran and member of the Iberia VFW Post 6167. He was retired from Ft. Leonard Wood where he worked for many years as an exterminator. Other survivors include: one son, James Shelton Sr., Iberia; two daughters, Ina Henson, Jefferson City, and Linda Scars, Dixon; one brother, Cecil Shelton, Kansas City; two sisters, Reba Allen and Veta Humphrey, both of Iberia; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Brenda Williams. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Jack Simon and the Rev. Larry Etherton will officiate. Burial with military rites will be in the Madden Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to Physicians Home Health and Hospice. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, January 17, 1994 Services were held Sunday for Gertie F. Routon, 97, Eldon, who died Friday at the Miller County Nursing Home, Tuscumbia. She was born Feb 7, 1896, in Miller County, a daughter of James and Rachel Cox Vernon. She was married Sept. 21, 1963, in Eldon, to J. L. Routon, who died June 18, 1971. A homemaker, she had lived in the Eldon area most of her life. She was a seamstress at a garment factory and a member of Aurora Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include: one son, Roscoe Vernon, Eldon; one step-daughter, Anna Lou Phillips, Tulsa, Okla.; two step-sons, Gerald Routon, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Billy Gene Routon, Barnett; and several step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Wilma Carrender, May 25, 1953. Services were held at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Randall Bunch officiated. Burial was in Eldon City Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, January 17, 1994 The Rev. Haskell Orrick, 61, Iberia, died Saturday at his home. He was born Sept. 27, 1932, in Booneville, Ark., a son of Earl and Virginia Stanford Orrick. He was married Oct. 3, 1953, in Russellville, Ark., to Ruth Boudra, who survives at the home. He retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of master sergeant. He served 20 years and had been stationed in Korea, Turkey, Germany, Vietnam, Japan and Okinawa. He was a Baptist minister and had pastured at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Arkadelphia, Ark., Dollarway Baptist Church, Pine Bluff, Ark., Buckhorn Baptist Church, Buckhorn, and the Iberia First Baptist Church where he pastured from Nov. 1, 1983, until his recent retirement. Other survivors include: one son, Richard Orrick, Iberia; three daughters, Kathryn Katz, Appleton, Wis., Judy Steiner, Marvell, Ark., and Paula Wallace, Collinwood, Tenn.; four brothers, Michael Orrick, Laguna Beach, Calif., Richard Orrick, Harker, Heights, Texas, Dan Orrick, Anaheim, Calif., and Luther Orrick, Norman, Okla.; two sisters, Ann Morgan, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Sharon Belindo, Arlington, Texas; and nine grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Iberia First Baptist Church. The Rev. Norman Sanders and the Rev. Harry Foley will officiate. Burial will be Wednesday in Friendship Cemetery, Solgohachia, Ark. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Memorials are suggested to the Iberia First Baptist Church Building Fund or Hospice. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, January 22, 1994 Cena Vernon, 100, Eldon, died Wednesday at the Eldon Healthcare Center. She was born Oct. 12, 1893, in Windsor, a daughter of Alvin and Emma Hibbard Ryan. She was married Sept 14, 1912, in Eldon to Claud Vernon, who died Jan 9, 1967. She and her husband owned and operated the Eldon Skelgas for several years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Eldon, where she attended the Fidelis Matrons Sunday school class, and a member of OES Chapter 210, Eldon. She had lived in the Eldon area most of her life. Survivors include: one sister, Alice Wyrick, Jefferson City; three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Curtis Vernon and Harold Vernon. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Randall Bunch will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church Building Fund. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City News Tribune, Sunday, January 23, 1994 Elizabeth H. Bock, 92, St. Elizabeth, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Care Center. She was born April 26, 1901, at Westphalia, a daughter of Frank and Elizabeth Evers Schwartz. She was married Oct. 25, 1927, at Folk to Alois Bock, who died Feb. 19, 1979. A homemaker, she was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Freeburg. Survivors include: one son, Walter J. Bock, Jefferson City; one daughter, Rosemary C. Wieberg, Iberia, one brother, Joseph B. Schwartz, Freeburg; 15 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church, Freeburg. The Rev. Richard Frank will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Dulle Funeral Home, Westphalia, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, March 12, 1994 Pearlie Bernadine Rogers, 72, Eldon, died Thursday at Boone Hospital Center, Columbia. She was born April 12, 1921, in Pilot Grove, the daughter of Lewis and Mary Lammers Bradshaw. She was married Aug 13, 1939, to Virgil Rogers, who died Jan. 11 of this year. She lived in the Eldon and Lake area most of her life. She was employed as a seamstress with Glaser Brothers in Eldon and Primo Manufacturing in Versailles, retiring in 1976. She was a member of the Rocky Mount Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, Lewis Rogers, Eldon, William Rogers, Mt. Vernon, and Roy Rogers, Largo, Fla.; three daughters, Lea Etta Shull, Sedalia, Charlene Morrow, Russellville, and Rosemary Wood, Eldon; one sister, Elnora Hagans, Eldon; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Gerald Nelson will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the Lions Eye Tissue Bank. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, January 26, 1994 Della A. Williams, 86, Jefferson City, died Thursday at Jefferson City Manor Nursing Center. She was born Dec 17, 1907, at Brumley, the daughter of Delbert and Josephine Bilyeu Hendricks. She was married Nov 7, 1923, to Eddie Williams, who died Oct 19, 1962. A lifelong resident of Central Missouri, she had been employed at International Shoe Factory for several years. She was a member of Parkview Baptist Church, Jefferson City. Survivors include: two daughters, Carolyn Lale, Jefferson City, and Linda Holman, Hillsboro; one sister, Luna Todd, Bonita Springs, Fla.; three great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Hazel Bias, June 24, 1978, and one son, Charles Williams, June 23, 1982. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Freeman Mortuary. The Rev. G. Nelson Duke and the Rev. Dave Holman will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30-7:30 p.m. today. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor’s choice. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Tuesday, January 25, 1994 Cecil Perry Robinett, 67, Brumley, died Sunday at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital. He was born Oct. 9, 1926, in Brumley, a son of Perry and Mary Phillips Robinett. He was married to Anna Maylee, who survives at the home. He had worked for several people in the Lake area before his retirement. Other survivors include two daughters, Linda Jacobs, Lake Ozark, and Sheryn Robinett, Pawnee, Okla.; one son, Don Robinett, Russellville; two sisters, Thelma Ayers, Eldon and Gladys Luttrell, Iberia; one brother, Russell Robinett, Brumley; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Earl Robinett. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Hedges Funeral Home, Osage Beach. Bro. Farris Wall will officiate. Burial will be in the Robinett Cemetery near Brumley. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, January 27, 1994 Donald Charles Pendleton, 61, High Ridge, died Tuesday at his home. He was born Dec. 20, 1933, in Iberia, a son of Freeman and Evalyn Renfrow Pendleton. He was employed as an accountant for AT&T. Survivors include two sons, William Pendleton, Fenton, and Gregory Pendleton, St. Louis; two brothers, Robert Pendleton, Perryville, Va., and Gary Pendleton, Kansas City; and two sisters, Virginia Martin, Oklahoma City, and Rebecca Krasnesky, Hillsboro. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Doug Wheeler will officiate. Burial will be in the Dick Lawson Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. Saturday. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society or the Diabetes Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Saturday, January 29, 1994 Veleria O. Long, 75, Eldon, died Friday at Lake Ozark General Hospital. She was born June 2, 1918, at Iberia, a daughter of Henry and Sara Lane Pemberton. She was married July 1, 1934, to Ray Long, who survives. A lifetime Miller County resident, she worked for the Eldon and Tipton shoe factories, and for Cargil Turkey, retiring in 1983. She was a member of aurora Springs Baptist Church. Other survivors include: one son, James Long, Pleasant Hill; one sister, Ethel Westbrook, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Marvin Davis will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore Memorial Park, Barnett. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Monday, January 17, 1994 Anna Lee Wickham, 88, Tuscumbia, died Saturday at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital. She was born June 23, 1905, in Miller County, a daughter of John and Lottie Mae Humstead Watson. She was married Aug 23, 1956, to Ross Wickham, who died April 10, 1986. She had taught for many years in rural schools including Warsaw, Bear, Lurton, Ulman and Bagnall Dam. She and her husband had owned and operated the Wickham Store, Bentown, for 14 years. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church. Survivors include: two sons, Alvis Moore, Seaside, Calif., and John Hunsaker, Pineville, La.; seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Bro. Gene Edwards and Bro. Charles Worstell will officiate. Burial will be in the Tuscumbia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at the Stevinson-Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. Memorials are suggested to Mt. Zion Christian Church. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Thursday, January 27, 1994 Maggie Jane McDaniel Boyd, 91, Eldon, died Wednesday at her home. She was born May 19, 1902, at Kaiser, a daughter of George and Ann Colvin McDaniel. She was married Dec. 31, 1918, at Tuscumbia, to Willard Boyd, who died Feb 6, 1985. She was a homemaker, living most of her life in the Ulman area. Survivors include: three daughters, Nettie Dickerson and Elva Steen, both of Eldon, and Edith Richards, Columbia; one brother, Arthur McDaniel, Redwood City, Calif.; one sister, Minnie Dinwiddie, Eldon; 12 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Burial will be in Gott Cemetery, Ulman. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, January 21, 1994 Beverly Richardson, 56, Brumley, died Monday at St. Marys Health Center. She was born Aug. 16, 1937, in Eldon, a daughter of Richard and Rachel Henson Steinhauser. Her father survives in Osage Beach. She was married July 27, 1957, to Jim Richardson, who survives at the home. She was employed as a postal clerk for 17 years and was a member of Bagnell Baptist Church. Other survivors include One daughter, Stephanie Roach, San Antonio, Texas; one son, Les Richardson, Richland; three sisters, Janet Whittle and Shawnee Wood, both of Tuscumbia, and Betty Dunn, Eldon; two brothers, John Steinhauser, Aluquerque, N.M., and Jim Steinhauser, Arizona; and two grandchildren. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the Hedges Funeral Home, Osage Beach. The Rev. Charles Pratt will officiate. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, Friday, February 18, 1994 Ruth M. Koenig, 84, Eldon, died Wednesday at Memorial Community Hospital (Jefferson City). She was born July 12, 1909, at Aurora Springs, the daughter of James and Dora Kirby Cunningham. She was married June 14, 1936, in Kansas City, Kan., to John Koenig, who survives of the home. She lived in the Eldon area all her life. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Eldon. Other survivors include: one daughter, Doris Scott, Eldon; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Eldon Myers will officiate. Burial will be in Eldon City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Saturday. Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: News Article: Pulaski County Democrat, Waynesville, Nov. 16, 1956 Anderson Keith (Keeth), merchant and farmer, and a native of Miller County, Mo., was born on the 10th of July 1848, and is a son of John and Catherine (Whittle) Keith (Keeth), who were born in Indiana and Kentucky respectively, the former’s birth occurring in 1820. He was taken to Kentucky when small, and was reared on a farm, receiving a common school education. He removed to Miller County, Mo., at an early day and during the late war served in the Home Guards, the State Militia, and the regular army until the close of the war. He has been very successful, and is said to be one of the neatest farmers of the county. The following are his children who are living: Anderson, Paradine, James, Martha, Johnathan, William R., Francis, and Simon P. Those deceased are Elizabeth, Polly A. and Henry. The mother of these children died in 1872, after which Mr. Keith married Susan Dean (Deen), of Miller County by whom he has five children: George, Sallie, Melvin, Cord! elia and Mary. Anderson Keith (Keeth) was reared on a farm in Miller County, Mo., and received a common school education. He remained with his parents until 20 years of age, and then began life for himself, and was married to Martha E. Smith, a daughter of Thomas L. and Mary J. (Gaston) Smith, who were natives of Illinois, where the daughter was born. She was taken to Pulaski County, Mo., when quite small, then to Miller County, where the father died. The mother is still living. Mrs. Keith (Keeth) became the mother of four children, three living: William T., Albert N. and Arthur L., Mary C. is dead. In 1876 Mr. Keith (Keeth) came from Miller County to Pulaski County, and purchased his present farm of 100 acres, 60 acres being under cultivation. He farmed exclusively for four years, but since that time has given a portion of his time to the mercantile business. Through his influence a post office was established at Hawkeye in 1881, and he was appointed its postmaster, and has since been filling the duties of that office. He and wife are members of the Christian Church and is a Republican in politics. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Death Notice: December 1944 Martha Jane Adams passed away Friday, Dec. 1 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dora Keeth southwest of Iberia, after a long illness. She was one of our aged and well-known women, having resided in south Miller County for many years. She had been in failing health for several years and death came as the only relief. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Virgil Smith of Brumley were held Saturday afternoon from the Curry Chapel and burial was in the chapel cemetery under direction of the Adams & Casey Funeral Home. Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, December 1944 Martha Jane Barton was born Feb. 11, 1859; died Dec. 1, 1944, being 85 years, 9 months and 17 days old. She was born near Brumley, Mo., and lived all her girlhood in that community. On September 12th she was married to James Adams near Iberia, Mo. To this union seven children were born, five girls and two boys, namely: Dora, Della, Barbra, Louis, Charlotta, Frank and Bluford. All have preceded her in death, except Dora. Bluford may be living but not known for sure. He was heard of two or three years ago somewhere in Washington State. Aunt Jane, as she was commonly known, joined the Methodist Church at Curry several years ago where she still held her membership. Her husband, James F. Adams, died Feb. 28, 1925. She has made her home with her daughter, Dora Keeth, for the past several years. Aunt Jane had a stroke Dec. 28, 1943, just lacked 28 days being a year. She was very patient in all her sickness. She was a loving mother and wife and will be sadly missed by all. She leaves an aged sister, Miss Basha Barton, who makes her home with Dora Keeth now for the past year. She also leaves one grandson, Robert Allen, somewhere in the war zone, also a son-in-law, Harrison Allen of Phillipsburg, Mo. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram Sentinel, October 21, 1943 Almon Thornsberry, 62 years old, prominent farmer and stockman of the Deans Creek community, south of Brumley, passed away at the Lebanon hospital last Saturday morning of burns which he suffered earlier in the day when his home and contents were completely destroyed by raging flames. The tragedy occurred early on Saturday morning when Mr. Thornsberry arose before daylight, as was his usual custom, and went to the kitchen to build the morning’s fire. He poured kerosene from a container on tender he had arranged for the fire when it is thought smouldering coals ignited the kerosene with a resulting explosion which strewed the kerosene over Mr. Thornsberry and the entire room. Mr. Thornsberry, a flaming torch, apparently raced to a nearby spring where he was found by his wife, with all his clothing except one sock burned from his body. Mrs. Thornsberry had not arisen when the tragedy occurred, but upon hearing the explosion she rushed to the room. Failing to find her husband there she rushed outside and traced the course of his flight by bits of burning clothing which had fallen from his body until she reached his prostrate and writhing body at the spring, said to be about a quarter of a mile from their home. As soon as possible Mr. Thornsb! erry was taken to the Lebanon hospital where what aid that could be given was rendered. He remained conscious throughout the ordeal, until his death, which occurred soon after he reached the hospital. He was able to tell most that happened in the fatal accident. Mr. Thornsberry was born near Ulman, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thornsberry, and was 62 years of age at the time of his death. In young manhood he was married to Miss Ollie McComb, to which union two children were born, Miss Ruby of Kansas City and Lee, who operates a resort on the Lake of the Ozarks. They with the grieved widow survive. He is also survived by three sisters and three brothers: Mrs. Ottie Warren of Brumley, Mrs. Harry Ballenger of Lake Ozark, and Miss Lora Thornsberry, Edmond Thornsberry of Ulman, Bernice Thornsberry of Brumley, and Bert Thornsberry, whose address…….(balance of obit missing) Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, February 1974 Funeral services were held Saturday for Mrs. Hazel Humphrey, 77 of Iberia who died Tuesday, Feb 12, 1974, at York Rest Haven in York, Pa. Mrs. Humphrey was born Jan. 18, 1897, in Tuscumbia, the daughter of Charles and Eva (Bear) Umstead. She was married to Guy L. Smith, and after his death, to Clyde H. Humphrey who also preceded her in death. Mrs. Humphrey lived in the Iberia and Tuscumbia areas most all her life until 1972 when she moved to York, Pa., where she has lived with her son, Dr. Richard A. Smith. She was a teacher in the Miller County area for many years, retiring in 1966. Mrs. Humphrey was a member of the Tuscumbia Presbyterian Church, Iberia OES Chapter 537 and the Kansas City, Kan. Chapter of PEO. Surviving are one son, Dr. Richard A. Smith of York, Pa.; one brother, William Umstead of Eldon; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Ferguson of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mrs. Deane Dowling of Mist, Ore., and four grandchildren. Memorial Requiem Holy Communion services were held at St. John’s Episcopal Church in York, Pa., at 2 p.m. Thursday Feb. 14. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Stevinson Chapel in Iberia, with the Rev., Finnis Hodges officiating. Burial was in the Brays (Old) Cemetery. Pallbearers were Edwin Dorsey, Charles Smith, Okley Kinder, Bob Perkins, Hezzy Hinson and Bryan Livingston. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1944 Mrs. Mary Uber Coats, life-long resident of Miller County, passed away last Wednesday at her home on the Saline, five miles east of Eldon. Mary Leona Sconce was born Oct. 21, 1876, in Miller County, Mo., and departed this life on Nov. 29, 1944, at the age of 67 years, 1 month and 8 days. She was the daughter of Alexander and Emeline Laswell Sconce. She was united in marriage to Samuel A. Uber on March 10th, 1895, and to this union four daughters were born, three of whom have preceded their mother in death. Mr. Uber passed away in 1919 and a few years later she was again married to J. T. Coats. Soon after her marriage to Mr. Uber, she and her husband united with the Aurora Springs Baptist Church where she remained a faithful member until her death. She was a devoted mother and her many friends knew her to be a good neighbor, always ready to lend assistance wherever needed. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Clyde Vaughan of Barnett; four grandchildren, Raymond Hicks and Mrs. J. B. Shackleford of Eldon, Gaylord Vaughan, with the United States Navy in the South Pacific, and Kennith Vaughan of Barnett; three great-grandchildren, James Henry, Alma Marie and Barbara Jean Hicks. She also leaves to mourn her passing, three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Buchanan of Cole Junction, Mo., Mrs. Alice Upton and Miss Rachel Sconce of Eldon, as well as many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 O’clock at the Phillips Funeral Home. Rev. B. F. Dinwiddie of Eldon conducted the service. Burial was in the Salem Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Death Notice: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, April 1980 Mrs. Della (Thornsberry) McNally, 89 of Wapato, Wash., passed away on April 12, 1980, in the Toppenish Hospital, as the result of a stroke. Mrs. McNally lost her husband, Mac, last fall. In February she awakened in the night to find her house in flames. She escaped through a window but received cuts and bruises. She was able to leave the hospital for awhile but never fully recovered. She was buried in Terrace Heights Memorial Park in Yakima, Wash. Her son, Harry, and wife of Yakima survive along with several grandchildren. Mrs. McNally was a sister-in-law of Mrs. W. C. Anderson of Brumley Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, August 1939 Simon P. Keeth, son of John and Katherine (Whittle) Keeth, was born April 16, 1869; died August 12, 1939, at the age of 70 years, 3 months and 27 days. He united with the Christian Church at Pleasant Hill when a young man and lived a devoted Christian until his death. At the age of 23 he was married to Miss Nancy Ellen Whittle. To this union 13 children were born, three of whom died in infancy. A daughter, Opal, died 15 years ago at the age of 25 years. His wife preceded him in death April 8, 1921. He is survived by nine children, 6 boys and 3 girls--Edgar of Brays, Mo., Mrs. Alma Plemmons and Mrs. Stella Duncan of Brumley, and Mrs. Gertrude Duffield of Rolla, Mo., Eather, Henry, Willard, Connie and Ola of Wapato, Wash. On April 23, 1922, he was married to Miss Dora Adams of Pretty Prairie, Kans., who survives him. He is also survived by two brothers, Johnta and Melvin, and two sisters, Mrs. Francis Whittle and Mrs. Cordelia Karr. He also leaves 26 grandchildren and one great-grandson, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Jane Adams. Simon had been sick for two years and eight months. All that loving hearts and willing hands could do was done, but we could not keep him. God called him home and left our home sad and lonely. His son, Eather, came from the state of Washington to be at his bedside to help take care of his father, and it was a great consolation and comfort to his father. He helped care for him the last two weeks he lived. The body was laid to rest beside his wife and children in the cemetery at Pleasant Hill. Funeral services were held at Oak View, Monday, August 14. Rev. V. M. Smith preaching the funeral sermon. The body was in charge of Adams & Casey, Iberia undertakers. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: News Article/Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, (hand-written date-1932) Confused by the approach of a train as she neared a grade crossing at Crescent, St. Louis County, Mrs. Beatrice Keeth, 25 years old, was killed and her 4 year-old daughter injured when her automobile was struck by an east-bound Frisco passenger train Thursday. Witnesses said they shouted to Mrs. Keeth to put the car in reverse as it coasted onto the tracks out of control. Mrs. Roy Seidel, a neighbor of Mrs. Keeth in Crescent, jumped just before the collision, after which the automobile was carried 150 feet. Wanda, Mrs. Keeth's daughter, was thrown from the machine, suffering shock and bruises. The party was on the way to Pacific, nine miles away, to attend a funeral. Mrs. Keeth was the wife of Henry Keeth, a farmhand on the Pevely Dairy Farm near Crescent. The body was taken to the Schrader undertaking establishment at Ballwin. The train crew was instructed to appear at the inquest. There is no gate or automobile signal at the crossing, which is the intersection of the Lewis and Allen roads. Mrs Keeth was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Andrews and lived with her parents for a number of years near Iberia. Her father operates a filling station near the west end of the Bagnell Dam. The deceased is a cousin of Circuit Clerk O. O. Wyrick of Tuscumbia. Her husband, Henry Keeth, is a son of Simon Keeth of near Iberia. The above account of the tragedy is from Friday's St. Louis Post Dispatch. Mrs. Keeth is survived by the husband, two sons and one daughter. The body was brought to Iberia by Undertaker C. L. Casey and funeral services were conducted at Pleasant Hill Church, west of Iberia, Saturday afternoon by Rev. Frank Moneymaker. Burial was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 1985 Anna B. Johnston, 96, of Crocker died Thursday, June 13, 1985, at the Miller County Nursing Home in Tuscumbia. She was born Aug 18, 1888, near Iberia to Hervey and Louisa Mace Groff. On September 10, 1909, she was married to Victor G. Johnston, who died July 4, 1962. Mrs. Johnston was a member of the Crocker Baptist Church. Surviving her are a son, Raymond Johnston of Iberia; a daughter, Zella Lee Camfield of Albuquerque, N.M.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home with the Rev. Earl B. Brown officiating. Burial was in the Iberia Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Merritt Funeral Home, Wapato, Wash., January 1991 Henry Vee Keeth, 90, of Wapato died Monday, January 7, 1991 at Community Hospital in Yakima. Henry was born May 24, 1900, to Simon Peter and Nancy (Whittle) Keeth in Iberia, MO where he was raised and educated. The family moved to the Wapato area in 1932 where he was engaged in orchard work until his retirement. He married Dora Alexander Rowden in Yakima on April 10, 1944. He was a member of the Wapato Christian Church. Mr. Keeth is survived by his (2nd) wife, Dora Keeth of Wapato; two sons, Spurgeon Keeth of Wapato and (step-son) Leonard Rowden of Gray Summit, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Wanda) Grewe of Zillah and Eula Lawrence of Wapato; two brothers, Connie Keeth of Wapato and Olie Keeth of Iberia, Mo.; two sisters, Stella Duncan of Eldon, Mo. and Gertie Robinson of Lake Ozark, Mo.; 37 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, one daughter and several brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 10 at 1 p.m. at Merritt Funeral Home Chapel in Wapato. Burial will be in Reservation Community Memorial Park west of Wapato. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1974 A lifetime resident of Miller County, Mrs. Ollie Belle Woolery, 86, of Rte. 1, Eldon died Saturday, March 2, 1974, at her home. She was born July 24, 1888, at Iberia to John and Margaret Whittle Wallace, Feb. 26, 1904, she was married to Earnest D. Woolery, who died Aug 14, 1966. Mrs Woolery was a member of the Iberia First Christian Church. Surviving Mrs. Woolery are five sons, Clifford Woolery, Science Hill, Kan., Clinton Woolery, Gravois Mills, Clark Woolery, Pasco, Wash., Coleman Woolery, Kansas City, and Nile C. Woolery, Rte. 1, Eldon; five daughters, Mrs. Eula B. Zimmerman, Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Edith Hardin, Springfield, Mrs. Vetta Wickham, Brumley, Mrs. Fleeta Passon, Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Juanita Dolan, Dover, Del.; and 28 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home with the Rev. C. R. Morgan officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 1985 Mildred A. “Millie” Duncan, 91, of Iberia died Thursday, June 13, 1985, at St. Elizabeth Manor in St. Elizabeth. She was born Oct. 9, 1893, in Iberia to Frank and Ella Curry Wall. On Nov. 10, 1915, she was married in Iberia to Willard J. Duncan, who died Sept 21, 19969. Mrs. Duncan was a member of the Iberia Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by four brothers, two sisters and two grandchildren. A daughter, Bonnie Freegard, preceded her in death on Jan. 25, 1975. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home with the Rev. John Bouldrey officiating. Burial was in the Iberia Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Death Notice: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, 1963 Roy Elliott of near Iberia received word Wednesday night of the death of his mother, Mrs. Ora Elliott, 82, of Fulton. She passed away at Callaway County Hospital where she had been a patient the past two weeks. Although in failing health, Mrs. Elliott had been able to live alone and care for herself until she entered the hospital. She is survived by five sons, Roy; Orval of Avon, S. D.; Morris and Herbert of Cedar City; and Omer of Fulton. Her husband died about 21 years ago. Mrs. Elliott spent most of her life in Jefferson City area before moving to Fulton a few years ago. Burial will be at New Bloomfield but other arrangements were incomplete at press time. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, 1980 Mae E. Wall, 82, Iberia, died Thursday, May 29, 1980, at the Lebanon Care Center where she had been a patient for three weeks. Funeral services for Miss Wall will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stevinson Funeral Home in Iberia. Bro. Farris Wall will officiate and burial will be in the Curry Cemetery. Miss Wall was born Jan 23, 1898, at Iberia to James F. and Dora Jones Wall. She returned to her home community in 1962. For 40 years she worked in St. Louis as a machine operator for a shoe manufacturer. She was a member of the Curry Methodist Church near Iberia. Surviving are five brothers, Barney Wall, Gordon Wall and Martin Wall, all of Iberia, Wayne Wall, Jefferson City and Henry Wall, St. Louis; two sisters, Mrs. Frieda Becker, Jefferson City, and Mrs. Edna Priess, St. Louis; a half sister, Mrs. Millie Duncan, Iberia; and several nieces and nephews. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, February 14, 1952 Funeral services were held for Cpl. Ray Witt at the Mt. Union Church Monday, February 11, at 2 O’clock p.m. with the Rev. Virgil Smith of Brumley officiating. Interment was made in the Mt. Union Cemetery under the direction of the Hedges Funeral Home of Iberia. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clate Witt of near Brumley, his wife, the former Jessie Brumley, and a small daughter, Carolyn Kay, two brothers and four sisters. Cpl Witt was killed in action in Korea October 13, 1951. His twin brother, Clay, was serving with him at the time of his death. Clay is now in Japan. Cpl. Witt was 22 years old. This is the first Korean casualty shipped to their home in this section of Miller County. Troops from Ft. Leonard Wood were in charge of military honors. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, April 2004 Mabel Fancher Jones, 91, of Iberia died Tuesday, April 4, 2000, at Riverside Hospital in Kankakee, Ill. She was born Aug. 20, 1908, in Iberia to James Melvin and Sarah Elizabeth Steen Workman. On Feb 1, 1933, she was married in Eldon to Charles D. Fancher, who died Sept. 27, 1984. On Nov. 1, 1989, she was married in Iberia to Ernest Clark Jones who died May 4, 1999. Mrs. Jones attended Spearman School and was a graduate of Iberia High School, the Iberia Academy and Drury College in Springfield. She also attended the University of Missouri. Mrs. Jones was an English teacher for 33 years, teaching at Spearman, Hickory Point and Mace schools and taught high school at Brumley, Iberia, Tuscumbia, Swedeborg and Waynesville. She retired in 1970. She was a member of the National Education Association, the Waynesville KKI and was past president of the Waynesville branch of the American Association of University Women. She also was the first president of the Iberia Community Club and helped organize the Iberia Community Betterment Association. She was a member of the Iberia Church of the Nazarene. Surviving are two sons, Harold Brian Fancher of Puryear, Tenn., and Gary Fancher of Iberia; a daughter, Jane Ashcraft of Wilmington, Ill.; a stepdaughter, Verla Blue of Salem; eight grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 17 step-great-grandchildren; and four step-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Richard Fancher, and a daughter, Laura Fancher. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Rekus Funeral Home in Iberia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rekus Funeral Home in Iberia. The Rev. John Bouldrey will officiate. Burial will be in Livingston Cemetery near Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, August 1982 Virgil L. Whittle, 80, Eldon, died Wednesday, August 18, 1982, at Charles E. Still Hospital, Jefferson City. He was born October 25, 1901, near Iberia, the son of Henry Vee and Fannie Pennington Whittle. His wife, Mildred Whittle survives of the home. Other survivors include: two sons, Wayne Whittle, Virginia Beach, Va., and Ora Whittle, Fairbanks, Alaska; one daughter, Mrs. Christine Drowdy, Puyallup, Wash.; one brother, Bert Whittle, Eldon; two sisters, Mrs. Oma Meredith, Iberia, and Mrs. Goldie Shelton, Crocker; and seven grandchildren. Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 21 at the Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home, Iberia. Bro. Farris Wall officiated. Burial was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, May 1945 Oliver Wall, well known farmer of the Brumley community, died at his home May 20, 1945 after a prolonged illness. Oliver Floyd Wall was born on August 25, 1888, the son of A. F. and Susana (Williams) Wall. He was at the time of his death, 56 years, 8 months and 22 days of age. He was first united in marriage to Lois Barber and to this union two children were born, Glenn Wall, who is overseas at the present time in the Armed Forces of the United States, and Gene Wall, who preceded him in death. His first wife passed away a number of years ago. On December 24, 1919, he was united again in marriage to Marie Hutsler and to this union ten children were born. Three of those children preceded him in death in infancy. Those living are Thelma, Wanda, Lee, Clay, Clark, Floyd, Nile, Lindell and Larry, all of the home. He leaves behind to mourn his going, his wife and children, four sisters, Mrs. Porter George of Richland, Mrs. Frank Steen of Iberia, Mrs. John Thompson of Springfield and Mrs Anna Thompson of Kansas City, Mo.; a large number of other relatives and many friends. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and lived true to the laws of Masonry until the end. He was a man who was honest, upright and trustworthy in all of his dealings; a devoted companion, a good father, a good neighbor and citizen in the community in which he lived. He was honored and respected by all who knew him. He will be greatly missed, not only by his companion and children but by his many other relatives and friends. Just another time in life that we are reminded that death is yet abroad in our land and that one by one we step from the stage of action to go on to try that realms of that world which is to come. Funeral services were held at the Brumley Baptist Church, Tuesday, May 22, with Rev. Virgil Smith officiating. Burial was in the Williams Cemetery with Adams & Casey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, not dated Dickson Allee, aged about 45 years, died at his home on the old Adams farm, about midway between Keethtown and Faith, Saturday at 4:00 O’clock a.m., following a protracted illness. He had been in poor health for ten or twelve years but was bedfast only a month. He is survived by the wife and one daughter, Malone; also one adopted son, Orville, who was his brother’s child. He is also survived by four brothers and three sisters. The brothers are Bill, E. H., John and Marion Allee and the sisters are: Mrs. Stella Allen of Olean, Mrs. Frances Lovell of Oklahoma and another sister, Nan, who is married and resides at Butler, Mo. The body was laid to rest Sunday, at 3:00 p.m., at Curry Cemetery and funeral services were conducted by the Methodist minister who is conducting a revival at Concord. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Death Notice: Miller County Autogram Sentinel (not dated but probably circa 1943-1944) George E. Ramp, age 74 years, passed away at his home in El Dorado, Kansas, just recently following an illness of five days, according to a clipping handed us, taken from an Emporia, Kans. paper. Since the clipping bore no date of the issue from which the article was taken, we are not able to give the exact date of his death. Mr. Ramp was the husband of the former Mrs. Mary Tallman Gardner of Iberia, who still survives. Many of the Sentinel readers will remember her and her children, Miss Georgia Gardner of the home; Bonnie and Gerald of Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Ramp was first married to Mary Belle Palmer on March 23, 1893, and died on February 14, 1916. Mr. Ramp then married Mrs. Mary E. Gardner on November 28, 1916. Mr. Ramp was employed by the Empire Oil and Gas Company of El Dorado for 27 years and at the time of his death was custodian of the El Dorado Community Athletic Field. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram Sentinel, October 1943 E. M. Graham, prominent and public spirited citizen of the Ulman community, passed away at his farm home near there last Friday. Edward Melvin Graham was born July 7, 1878, the son of John and Sarah Graham, pioneer citizens of the Brumley community. He passed away October 29, at the age of 65 years, 3 months and 22 days. He is survived by his wife, Frances Graham; one daughter, Bonnie Jean of the home; three sons, Edward of the home and Chester E. and Glenn O. Graham of Kansas City. Another daughter, Lena, passed away in December, 1932. Mr. Graham in young manhood taught school in the Ulman and Brumley vicinities for several years, and was at one time assessor of Miller County. During the last few years he was a member of the Miller County Triple-A. At the time of his death he was a director of No. 70 school district, and took an active part in every worthy community enterprise. In 1911, Mr. Graham professed faith in Christianity and united with the Ulman Baptist Church. He possessed a genial and pleasant disposition and had a host of friends, who with the bereaved family, grieve at his passing. Funeral services were held from the Gott Church Sunday afternoon with Rev. Jesse Brown officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Adams & Casey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram Sentinel, November 1944 Mrs. Mary Flaugher, widow of James Flaugher, and a resident of Tuscumbia and community all her life, passed away at her home here at 8:15 O’clock Monday night following only a few days’ illness. Mrs. Flaugher became ill last Friday night and by Saturday afternoon her illness was so acute that she did not recognize anyone. Her illness was thought to have been intestinal flu. She was born in Miller County April 14, 1865, and had she lived until next April would have been 80 years of age. At about the age of 23 she was united in marriage to James Flaugher and to this union seven children were born, two of whom Mrs. Manley Renfrow, who died in 1936, and Everett, who died in infancy, preceded her in death. Her husband passed away July 28, 1930. Surviving Mrs. Flaugher are five children, Mrs. Rector Wilson of the Wilson School community, Willie Flaugher of Kansas City, Kansas, Mrs. Alva Rook of Iberia, Elmer and Charlie Flaugher of Tuscumbia; 26 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; many other relatives and a great host of friends. In early girlhood Mrs. Flaugher united with the Mt. Zion Church and during the last several years had been a faithful attendant at the Assembly of God Church at Tuscumbia. Mrs. Flaugher was very sincere in her Christian belief and was a regular attendant at church services. She rarely missed a service at the Assembly of God Church and even at her advanced age walked the distance from her home to the church in order to attend. In spite of her advanced years Mrs. Flaugher had enjoyed very good health and was very active in mind and body. She was a familiar figure at Tuscumbia and will be missed by her loved ones and friends. She was a good wife, mother and neighbor. She was a lover of flowers and made a collection of seeds from the flower beds of neighbors to plant in flower beds at her own home. The beautiful floral wreath presented by her neighbors attested to the esteem in which “Aunt Mary” was held. Funeral services were held at the Tuscumbia Assembly of God Church Wednesday afternoon of this week at 2 O’clock. Interment was in the Tuscumbia Cemetery under direction of Kays Funeral Home of Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Iberia Autogram-Sentinel, (sorry I have no date, but others in this batch are circa. 1943-1944) Zella Harris Humphrey, wife of Guy S. Humphrey, passed away October 11, in San Francisco, Calif., five days after undergoing a major operation. She was united in marriage to Mr. Humphrey in May 1939, in California, while he was in the U. S. Navy. After his discharge, they came to St. Louis where they made their home until last spring, when they sold their residence and moved to San Francisco to be near her husband. He is in the U. S. Maritime Service and operates from the San Francisco base. She was twenty-seven years of age and leaves her husband and other relatives to mourn her passing. The funeral was held Tuesday, October 17, at her former home in Kendrick, Idaho. Her husband was unable to attend the funeral having sailed from the states on September 26. Guy Humphrey, husband of the deceased, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Humphrey of Vienna, formerly of near Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Death Notice: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1944 This community was shocked last Saturday night when the sad news came that Mrs. Loran Adams had passed away. Mrs. Adams, the former Miss Grethel Casey, gave birth to a daughter about ten months ago and since that time her health condition grew from bad to worse. About two months ago she submitted to a major operation at the Burge Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Since she did not recover satisfactorily from this operation, she was taken to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis two weeks ago last Monday for observation and treatment. Apparently seeming to have improved, she was brought back and was at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Casey west of Iberia, when she suffered the fatal attack Saturday night. She is said to have been feeling as well as usual up to within a short time of the attack when she took to vomiting. Her condition immediately became alarming and Dr. Gould and the Adams & Casey ambulance service were called from Iberia to rush her to St. Mary'! s Hospital in Jefferson City. She died enroute to the hospital before reaching Tuscumbia. The body, which lay in state here at the Adams & Casey funeral parlors, was viewed by hundreds of sympathizing relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at the Public High School auditorium here this Wednesday afternoon, at 2:00 O'clock, conducted principally by Dr. G. Byron Smith, president of Iberia Junior College. Interment will be in the Iberia cemetery. Mrs. Adams leaves to mourn her untimely death her husband and two small children; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Casey; a brother, Glenn, in the military service somewhere in the European war theatre; a sister, Mrs. Byron Duncan of Cole Camp, Mo., and a host of other relatives and true and devoted friends. Complete obituary will appear next week. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Funeral Memorial Card, October 1997 Clarence “Nig” Perkins, son of Napoleon B. Perkins and Alice S. Lucas Perkins was born October 29, 1900, in Camden County, Missouri and departed this life October 22, 1997, at his home near Richland at the age of ninety-six years, eleven months and twenty-four days. On May 12, 1926, he was united in marriage with Nellie Hill, and to this union were born three children. At the time of his death, he was a member of the Glover Chapel Church of Christ, where he was active as long as his health permitted. “Nig”, as he was known to his friends, had lived and farmed in this area all his life. He is survived by his loving wife of seventy-one years, Nellie Perkins, of the home; one son, Morgan Perkins and his wife Louise, Richland, Missouri; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends. He is preceded in death by his parents; one son, James B. Perkins; one daughter, Maxine Powell Richardson; five brothers, Snode, Ike, Earl, Lewis and Robert Perkins. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Funeral services were at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 24, 1997, at Colonial Funeral Chapel, Richland, Missouri, Brother Charles Pitts officiating. Burial was in Mt. View Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Death Notice: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, December 1944 Benjamin Williams for many years one of south Miller County’s farmers and one of our most highly respected citizens, died Sunday afternoon at the home of his son, Adrian (Adron), who lives at the Dr. Ray Irwin place, a few miles west of Iberia. About a week ago he suffered a stroke and this was followed by pneumonia which was the immediate cause of his death. He was 83 years old. Mr. Williams was the father of a large family of children, all of whom are well and favorably known to many of the Sentinel readers. His wife preceded him in death a year or so ago. All of the surviving children, except Mrs. Ethel Muirhead of Salt Lake City, Utah, are here to attend the funeral. Funeral services are being held this Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 O’clock, at the Williams home, conducted by Dr. G. Byron Smith, president of Iberia Junior College. Burial will be in the Williams Cemetery near the Williams home. Obituary will appear next week. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, September 1943 Emma (Crane) Patterson, daughter of John and Rachel Crane, was born near Ulman, May 14, 1868; she entered into rest at her home near Ulman, Tuesday morning, Sept. 14, 1943, at the age of 75 years 3 months and 29 days. She was married to Grant Patterson Sept. 14, 1888, and to them was born 6 children, all living except one who died in infancy. Those surviving her are the husband and five children, namely: Mrs. Grace Cardwell of Ulman, Walter of Crocker, Chester of Ulman, Clint and Cliff of St. Louis. She also leaves thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Joda Shikles, and four brothers, Leander, Shelby, Clarence and Dave Crane. She was a member of the Ulman Christian Church a faithful follower of Christ; a true Christian mother and companion in every respect. Funeral services were held from the Ulman Christian Church on Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. E. Waddell, pastor of the Crocker Christian Church. Burial was in Gott Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, 1944 Chester Setser, one of South Miller County’s industrious young farmers and stockmen, passed away at the Latham Hospital in California, Mo. Monday following an operation for appendicitis which he suffered November 23. Mr. Setser owned and operated what is known as the Clyde Bilyeu farm on the Barren Fork, seven miles northwest of Iberia. He was a man of untiring energy and was active in his duties up to the very time of his fatal illness. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. A. O. Shearrer and the Rev. Warren E. Burd, are being held at the Iberia Church of the Nazarene this Thursday afternoon at 2:00 O’clock. Burial will be in the Livingston Cemetery under direction of the Adams & Casey Funeral Home. Chester Setser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Setser, was born March 27, 1906, at Iberia, Mo.; passed away November 27, 1944, at Latham Hospital, California, Mo., at the age of 38. He was married to Miss Mona Flaugher, December 24, 1928. To this union were born four children; Lorene, Chester Wayne, Bettie Dean, and Kenneth Lane. Bettie Dean preceded her father in death. Also his father, two sisters, and two brothers preceded him in death. Those left to mourn his passing, are: his wife, Mrs. Chester Setser; one daughter, Lorene 15; two sons, Chester Wayne 13, and Kenneth Lane 6. Also, his mother, Mrs. Susie Setser; two sisters, Mrs. George Wickham of St. Elizabeth, Mo., and Mrs. Claud Wickham of Granite City, Ill.; one brother, Mr. A. Setser; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Flaugher, of Tuscumbia, Mo. In January of this year he was converted and united with the Iberia Church of the Nazarene and was a faithful member. He was one of the captains of our building program, known as the Booster side. And truly he was a “booster” for every department of the church. His faithful attendance will be missed, but our loss is his gain, our sorrow his joy. He is testified of a sweet assurance and no fear of death, but said he was ready to go, and that he was thankful that he had made right his past life with God. His short Christian life had been happy and fruitful. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, April 1940 Albert Milroy Hill was born near Millville in Ray County, Mo., March 20, 1871, and passed away at his home near Gravois Mills, Mo., April 17, 1940, being at the time of his death 69 years and 28 days of age. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, three sisters and one brother. He leaves to mourn his passing, two brothers and two sisters, as follows: Clyde Ray and Laura Hill of Gravois Mills and Mrs. May Allee of Donald, Wash. One half-brother, John Hill, and two half-sisters, Esther and Ruby Hill, all of Texas, and a host of other relatives and friends also survive. Mr. Hill had been in failing health for some time and became seriously ill Tuesday the 16th and passed away Wednesday evening, April 17, at 8:30. He will be sadly missed by relatives and friends as he was kind and helpful to all. All that willing hands and loving hearts and skilled physicians could do was done, but to no avail. The time had come and he must go. The body was brought to the home of his nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. Eather Keeth on Thursday, where it was kept until Friday and from there was conveyed to the Curry Church where the writer of this sketch tried to speak words of comfort to the sorrowing ones, after which the body was laid to rest by the side of his mother. And now, dear friends, bow your heads in humble submission to him that doeth all things well and until that great day say, Dear brother, farewell--Eld. R. F. Moneymaker, Iberia, Mo. Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, January 1948 Ray Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hill, was born Nov. 6, 1873, in Ray County, Mo., and passed away Jan. 17, 1948, near Gravois Mills, Mo., at the age of 74 years, 1 month and 11 days. He spent most of his life near Hawkeye in Pulaski County. Ray was a very kind and devoted friend and neighbor, never failing to do a neighborly deed when he had an opportunity to do so. He will be sadly missed by his loved ones and many friends. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, three sisters, two brothers, one half-brother and one half-sister. He leaves to mourn his passing two sisters, one brother and one half-sister, namely: Laura Hill, Iberia, Mo.; Mae Allee, Baxter Springs, Kans.; Clyde Hill, Gravois Mills, Mo., and Ester Slaughter, San Antonio, Texas; besides a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 19,, 1948 at Curry Church, Rev. R. F. Moneymaker officiating. Burial was made in the Curry Cemetery with the Kidwell Funeral Home of Versailles in charge of arrangements. Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 1956 Laura Ellen Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hill, was born in Illinois, Nov. 25, 1866, and passed away June 8, 1956, being at the time of her death 89 years, 6 months and 14 days old. She lived practically all her life in the state of Missouri. She is survived by two daughters, Ann Wall of Iberia and Nellie Perkins of Richland; one sister, Mae Allee of Iberia; one brother, Clyde Hill of Montreal, one half-sister, Esther Slaughter of San Antonio, Texas, 7 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends. She was a member of the Christian Church. Funeral services were conducted at the Curry Church near Iberia, June 10 with Bro. Farris Wall officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of the Kidwell Funeral Home of Versailles. Pallbearers were: Leo Sacco, Newell Drace, Howard Curtman, Lewis Wall, Reginal Powell and Robert Adams. Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, May 1971 Clyde Anderson Hill, youngest child of Jacob J. and Polisha Coteway (Pelagia Courtois) Hill, was born May 7, 1886 died May 5, 1971 at Wallace Hospital, Lebanon. He lived most of his life in Pulaski, Morgan and Camdenton Counties. The last 18 years he lived near Montreal. Survivors include a sister, Mae Allee, Iberia; and a half-sister, Esther Slaughter, San Antonio, Texas. Two brothers and a sister died earlier. Services were at Curry Church May 7 with burial in Curry Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, August 1982 William Robert “Bob” Whittle, formerly of Crocker, Missouri, residing at the Windsor Estates Nursing Home of Camdenton, Missouri was born in Miller County on November 10, 1890, the son of James and Mary (Keeth) Whittle and departed this life on August 6, 1982 at the V.A. Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He had attained the age of 91 years, 8 months, and 27 days. Bob is survived by 2 daughters: Velma Stokes, Crocker, Mo., Corrina Nair, Grand Junction, Colorado; 2 sons: Robert Whittle Jr., Stoutland, Mo., James Whittle, Ely, Nevada; 12 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; 3 brothers: Elmer Whittle, Versailles, Mo., Arthur Whittle, Versailles, Mo., Everett Whittle, Stover, Missouri; 3 sisters: Nora Keeth, Versailles, Mo., Flora Huff, Versailles, Mo., Dora Lockwood, Harper, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, Ethel (Barr) Whittle, and 1 daughter, Burnedean Lobmaster. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, August 8, 1982, at the Long Moss Williams Chapel in Crocker, Mo., at 2 p.m. with Farris Wall officiating. Burial was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery of Crocker, Mo., under the direction of the Long Moss Williams Funeral Home in Crocker. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by MJames7376 at aol.com: Unknown paper dated Feb 26, 1931 Greenville Boyd, age 95 years, Died Wednesday Greenville Boyd, one of Miller County''s pioneer citizens, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1931, at his home near Bray's at the age of 95 Years. He was born October 18, 1835. Mr. Boyd had been an invalid for several months prior to his death and his passing away had been expected for some time. When a young man he was married to Miss Jane Freeman, who preceded him in death by two years. By this union, six children survive; they being Edward Boyd of near Brays, John Boyd of near Ulman, Mrs. Sallie Clark of Sedalia, Mrs. Ivy Rowden of Crocker, Mrs. Laura Coffman of Eldon, and Miss Lydia Boyd at home. Besides these he leaves 53 grandchildren, a great number of great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Boyd united with the Christian Newlight church some years ago, and continued as a member until death. He was honored and respected by relatives and neighbors, and in his death the county loses one of its oldest citizens. Funeral services were conducted at Wheeler church Thursday by Fred Curtman and burial was at the Lawson Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, November 1972 Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the New Hope Freewill Baptist Church for Mrs. Rosetta Jeffries, a former school teacher and a lifelong resident of the Brumley community. Mrs. Jeffries, 79, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1972, at her home in Brumley. The daughter of the late Hugh and Susie Snelling, she was born July 30, 1893 near Passover. She was married July 17, 1913 to Carrol Benjamin (Ben) Jeffries, who survives. They were the parents of five children, one of whom, a son, died at the age of two weeks. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Jeffries is survived by two sons, Raymond and Carroll Jeffries of Brumley; two daughters, Mrs. Eunice Trusley of Brumley and Mrs. Phyllis Williams of Jefferson City; one brother, Melvin Snelling of St. Louis; two sisters, Mrs. Susie Musick of Kirkwood and Mrs. Myrtle Cardwell of Columbia; nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Jeffries was a member of the Assembly of God Church at Kaiser where she had held membership the past 20 years. For many years she taught school. The Rev. Elmer Iliff officiated at the Funeral services at 1 p.m. Friday. Burial was in the New Hope Cemetery. Pallbearers were Wyman (Doug) Brown, Edgar Byrd, William W. (Bill) Jeffries, Ralph Colvin, Larry Huddleston, and Leman Wilson. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Walter Hedges Funeral Home of Brumley. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1993 Robert L. Thompson, 70, of St. Louis died March 17, 1993, at Christian Northwest Hospital. He was born April 29, 1922, at Quincy, Ill., to Robert and Thelma Thompson. On July 3, 1952, he was married at Brumley to Mary Dean Smith, who survives at the home. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked as a die caster in the St. Louis area for many years. He retired in 1988. Mr. Thompson was a member of the Church of Christ in St. Louis, American Legion Post 1000, Machinists Union Local 9 and Lodge 1345. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a daughter, Linda Sue Coffman of Salem; and a sister, Melita Bommarito of St. Louis. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Matt Hermann and Sons Chapel in St. Louis. Burial was in Laurel Hill Gardens in St. Louis. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1992 Leander Hubert Zimmer, 61, of Iberia died Thursday, March 12, 1992, at Still Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born Dec. 20, 1930, at Washington, Mo., to Henry George and Selma Ellen Measer Zimmer. On June 20, 1970, he was married at Union to Ruth Lee Crider, who survives at the home. Mr. Zimmer worked as a laborer. Surviving him, in addition to his wife, are a son, Jerry Zimmer of Iberia; three step-sons, James McMahan and Charles McMahan, both of Washington, Mo., and Keith McMahan of Lake Ozark; two stepdaughters, Donna McMahan of Washington, Mo., and Rebecca Sperry of Iberia; a brother, Gerald Zimmer of Union; a sister, Shelby Cantrell of Union; 22 step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Concord Christian Church near Crocker with burial in the Concord Cemetery. Bro. Larry Young and Bro. Lee Todd officiated. Burial was under the direction of Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home of Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, June 16, 1999 John Floyd Steen, 87, Evansville, Ind., formerly of Iberia, died June 16, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital Evansville. He was born Sept 6, 1911, in Iberia, a son of Frank and Ella Wall Steen. He worked in St. Louis and was retired from Cupples Products Co. He had been a resident of Evansville for the past five years. Survivors include: one daughter, Alice Sexton, Evansville; one brother, Paul Steen, Iberia; two sisters, Virgie Smith, Portland, Ore., and Icie Evacko, Iberia; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Stan Way will officiate. Burial will be in Williams Cemetery, near Iberia. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, Decemer 18, 1969 Greenberry (Dock) Pope, 77 of McCredie died at Callaway Memorial Hospital at 4:25 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, 1969. Mr. Pope, whose death was attributed to cancer, had been a patient at the hospital nearly two weeks, and had spent a great deal of time at the hospital the past six months. He was born Oct. 11, 1892 near Brumley, the youngest son of Greenberry and Nancy (Parish) Pope. He lived on the farm where he was born until the building of Bagnell dam, which caused the Pope Farm to be inundated. In Nov. 1930, he and his family moved to a farm near Fulton. A few years ago he retired and moved to McCredie where he and Mrs. Pope have since resided. On Feb. 7, 1915, he was married to Miss Charlsie Helton of Tuscumbia, who survives. They were parents of 14 children, 12 of whom survive. They are Mrs. Mary Ross, Mrs. Dorothy Eastwood and Mrs. Jean Bolton of Fulton; Mrs. Lena Thurston and Mrs. Bertie Hays of St. Louis; James and Joe Pope of McCredie; Mrs. Lucille Cobb of Williamsburg; Mrs. Ruby Monk of Las Vegas, Nev.; Mrs. Fay Humbird of Indianapolis, Ind.; Mrs. Dean Reed of Arlington, Va.; and Sgt. Arthur Gilly Pope of the U.S. Army stationed in Texas. There are 35 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He is also survived by four sisters, Mrs. Cora Gibson, Cedar Grove Nursing Home, Lebanon; Mrs. Carrie Crew of Eldon, Mrs. Maude Williams of Fulton and Mrs. Nellie Emry, Camdenton. Besides his parents, Mr. Pope was preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Rutherford, and a son, John Robert Pope, and three brothers, John W. and Arthur M. Pope and Ralph who died in infancy. Mr. Pope was a member of Brumley Baptist Church before moving to Callaway County where he then became a member of Richland Baptist Church at McCredie. He was a lifelong Republican. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Richland Baptist Church with the Rev. Virgil Smith of West Plains, and the Rev. H. Carl Siney of Fulton officiating. Burial was in Callaway Memorial Garden at Fulton. Pallbearers were grandsons, Kenny Eastwood, Junior Hays, Mike Pope, Dale Adams, Bobby Joe Pope and Junior Ross. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, June 11, 1999 Mary Elizabeth Whittle, 82, Lebanon, formerly of Iberia, died June 11, 1999, at Balanced Care North, Lebanon. She was born Sept. 9, 1916, in Big Springs, Ky., a daughter of Alvia Wright. She was married in 1936 in Tuscumbia to Virgil L. Whittle, who died Aug. 18, 1982. A homemaker, she was a member of the Protestant faith. She worked at Fort Leonard Wood in the kitchen for many years. At the time of her retirement in 1976, she was employed at Jodie’s Café in Waynesville. Survivors include: one son, Ora Lee Whittle, Fairbanks, Alaska; one daughter, Christine Drawdy, Seattle; one brother, Monty Wright, Des Moines, Iowa; and three grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Tom Lowrance will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Iberia. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Monday. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, May 1986 Pearl Julia Graham, 80, of Tuscumbia died Sunday, May 11, 1986, at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach of injuries she suffered in an auto accident earlier in the day. She was born Feb. 13, 1906, in Eugene to Elmer and Audrie Henley Buster. On Sept. 21, 1921, she was married in Eugene to John Alexander Graham who died Feb. 8, 1972. Mrs. Graham lived most of her life in Tuscumbia. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church. She had been postmaster at Ulman and for 20 years she was employed with Glaser Brothers in Eldon. Surviving her are two daughters, Mrs. Homer (Jerry) Abbett of Eldon and Mrs. Tom (Nancy) Graves of Iberia; a brother, Monroe Buster of Eldon; two sisters, Brooks Kallenbach of Eldon and Marcella Matthews of Independence; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Worstell and the Rev. Gene Edwards officiating. Burial was in the Eugene Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, Thursday, Aug 6, 1992 William L. “Cotton” Morrow, 69, of Russellville died Wednesday, July 29, 1992, at Jefferson City Manor Care Center. He was born Feb. 14, 1923, at Iberia to Jeff and Bessie Humphrey Morrow. In 1943 he was married in California to Eva Poladori, who survives. Mr. Morrow was a retired shipbuilder with the federal government in the state of California. He was a veteran of World War II and was very active in the Lions Club International for several years in California. Other survivors include two sons, Will L. Morrow and Tyrus A. Morrow, both of the state of California; a brother, Charles C. Morrow of Holts Summit; five sisters, Brooksie Sons of Jefferson City, Leona Robinett of Tuscumbia, Delphia Sons of Brumley, Faye Young of the state of Kansas and Mae Duncan of Iberia; four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday at Weber and Sons funeral Home in Russellville with the Rev. Ferrie L. Cole officiating. Burial was in Napa, Calif. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram Sentinel, March 1993 Agnes Gott, 90, of Van Buren died March 8, 1993, at Doctors Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. She was born Jan 30, 1903, at Bloomfield to Everett and Lucinda Hunter McDaniel. On Aug 15, 1922, she was married to Kirt K. Gott, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Gott lived in Van Buren for the past 40 years, moving there from Miller County. She was the retired owner-manager of Big Spring Restaurant and was a member of the Van Buren First Baptist Church. Surviving her are nieces, nephews and cousins. A son, Dale Gott, died Feb. 1, 1931. Funeral services wre held March 11 at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren with the Rev. Bruce Hawkins officiating. Burial was in Gott Cemetery near Brumley. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, Thursday, Aug 6, 1992 Ray F. McCubbin, 85, of Lincoln, Mo., died Wednesday, July 29, 1992, at his home following a lengthy illness of kidney failure and lung cancer. He was born Oct. 1, 1906, in Miller County to Oscar and Eliza Schooley McCubbin. On Oct. 16, 1926, he was married in Hiawatha, Kan., to Beulah Bland, who died May 12, 1979. On Jan 1, 1982, he was married in Lincoln, Mo., to Bethel Stamper, who survives at the home. Mr. McCubbin was reared in Miller County and attended public schools in Brumley. In 1927 he purchased and operated a general store in Montreal, Mo. Later he operated a trucking business for 13 years and then a bulldozing operation. In April of 1948 he moved to Horton, Kan., and later that year to Benton County where he formed a stave mill manufacturing operation between Lincoln and Warsaw, Mo. He became a permanent resident of Lincoln in 1951. In 1960 he purchased a partnership in the Farmer’s Bank of Lincoln and he also farmed, traded livestock and was involved in real estate. Mr. McCubbin was a member of the Lincoln First Baptist Church and was senior vice president and director of the Farmer’s Bank of Lincoln. He was president of the Senior Housing Board, a member of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, past vice president of the Lincoln Community Nursing Home, a past board member of the Rich Hill Bank and served several terms on the Lincoln City Council. In addition to his wife, Mr. McCubbin is survived by a daughter, Rayma Joy Wenig of Lincoln, Mo.; three grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; two brothers, Roy McCubbin and Carroll McCubbin, both of Eldon; a step daughter, Luana Blecha of Imperial; and three step-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Lincoln First Baptist Church with burial in Lincoln Cemetery. Officiating were Rev. Drew Hill and Rev. Mike Stafford. Davis-Miller Funeral Home of Lincoln was in charge of arrangements. The family suggests memorial contributions to the church or the Benton County Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1992 Erma Fancher, 57, of Richland died Monday, March 16, 1992, at Montreal, Mo. She was born Aug. 28, 1934, in Paragould, Ark., to Frank and Martha McKay Barnes. Surviving her are a son, Jamie O’Hare of Iberia; three daughters, Erma Stegeman of Iberia, Iva Siders of the state of Indiana and Dorothy Becker of Richland; two sisters, Opal Miller of Indianapolis, Ind., and Christine Cates of Coos Bay, Oregon; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Stevinson–Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia with Bro. Gene Edwards officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Union Cemetery near Brumley. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, May 1993 Freeman Kellus Wickham, 69, of Blackwell, Okla., died May 12, 1993, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kan. He was a native of Miller County, born June 30, 1923, in Tuscumbia to Eddie Irwin and Clara Viola Bilyeu Wickham. On Jan. 4, 1947, he was married to Nancy Irene Crismon. On Dec. 10, 1966, he was married to Imogene L. Pond, and she survives at the home. After his marriage Mr. Wickham farmed in Miller County. In 1966 he moved to Blackwell, Okla., and worked for Acme Foundry and a year later joined Arkla Gas Company as a truck driver. He retired from Arkla in 1984. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II and was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Other survivors are three sons, Kenneth F. Wickham of Tuscumbia, Danny E. Wickham of Ozark and Randy K. Wickham of Blackwell, Okla.; a daughter, Kathy Davidson of Springfield; a step-daughter, Lucretia Sang of Stillwater, Okla.; 13 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Gladys Cross of Eldon, Grace Miller of Lasalee, Colo., and Florence Keilbach of Tuscumbia; and a brother, Herbert Curtis Wickham of Eldon. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. May 15 at Roberts Chapel in Blackwell with Ed Brown officiating. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery there with full military rites by the American Legion, VFW and DAV. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1992 Jennie Bear Farris, 84, of Tuscumbia died Tuesday, March 17, 1992, at Still Regional Medical Center in Jefferson city. She was born Sept. 16, 1907, in Miller County to Monroe and Stella Wyrick Roberts. On Dec. 31, 1935, she was married in Tuscumbia to George William Bear, who died Nov. 6, 1953. In 1962 she was married to Clyde Farris. Mrs. Farris worked for Brown Shoe Company, Glazer Brother Pants Factory and the Missouri Department of Corrections at Tipton and Jefferson City. She was a Miller County law enforcement officer for 14 years. Mrs. Farris was a member of Miller Rebekah Lodge 324, Chapter 210, Order of the Eastern Star and the Mt. Zion Christian Church. Surviving her are a son, Roy Andrew Bear of Grandview, four sisters, Oma Barnhart of Caro, Mich., Bernice Kallenbach, Irene Mosely and Lucy Umstead of Eldon; a grandson; and a great-granddaughter. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home in Eldon. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Griswold-Kays Funeral Home with the Rev. Gene Edwards officiating. Eastern Star services will follow. The body will be cremated. Memorial contributions may be made to the Missouri Heart Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1992 George C. Farnham, a former resident of Iberia and Eldon, died March 12, 1992, in Normandy, Mo., after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, the former Lena Decker of Hancock. Mr. Farnham is survived by a daughter, Nancy Breckenkamp of Normandy; three granddaughters; and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral was at the Hancock Christian Church. Burial was in the Dixon Cemetery. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Jefferson City Post Tribune, June 14, 1999 Raymond Loyd Dake, 70, Eldon, died June 13, 199, at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital, Osage Beach. He was born May 29, 1929, in Ulman, a son of Everett A. and Katie MacAnally Dake. He was married Dec. 13, 1958, in Tuscumbia, to Grace Thompson, who survives at the home. He was a 1946 graduate of Iberia High School and attended Iberia Academy. An Air Force veteran of the Korean War, he worked as a laborer in manufacturing. He was a member of Mountainview Church of Christ and the DAV. Other survivors include one son, Neal Dake, Eldon, and one brother, Everett Dake Jr., Iberia. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. Burial will be in Tuscumbia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials are suggested in care of the family. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, June 1992 Maudie Mae Ferguson, 74, of Iberia died Friday, June 26, 1992, at Miller County Nursing Home in Tuscumbia following a lengthy illness. She as born Nov. 16, 1917 in Kaiser, to Drew and Annie Belcher Irwin. On May 24, 1935, she was married at Iberia to John Hunter Ferguson, who survives. Mrs. Ferguson worked as a waitress at Fort Leonard Wood and Lake Ozark for a number of years. She owned and operated an antique and craft shop in Iberia and was a member of the Iberia First Baptist Church. Surviving her, in addition to her husband, are a daughter, Judy Blankenship of Iberia; four brothers, Walter Irwin and Vencil Irwin, both of Burlington, N.C., and Joe Irwin and Clarence Irwin, both of Iberia; two sisters, Jennie Hogue of Iberia and Dora Alexander of Lake Ozark; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Iberia First Baptist Church with Bro. Larry Young officiating. Burial was in the Iberia Cemetery under the direction of Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home of Iberia. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, March 1992 Ray Rowden, 87, of Iberia died Tuesday, March 3, 1992, at Ozark Care Center in Osage Beach. He was born Aug. 9, 1904, in Miller County to Willis and Iva Boyd Rowden. On Dec. 25, 1925, he was married at Iberia to Edna Helton, who died Dec. 27, 1980. Mr. Rowden owned and operated a bus service from Fort Leonard Wood during the 1940s and was a carpenter, had an upholstery business and farmed. Surviving him are a son, Otis Rowden of Iberia; a daughter, Marjorie Robertson of Brumley; a sister, Wilma Hamilton of Crocker; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Iberia Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. John Bouldrey officiating. Burial will be in the Iberia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, July 1992 Grace E. Brown, 98, of Dixon, formerly of Crocker, died Friday, July 3, 1992, at Dixon Oaks Health Centre in Dixon. She was born Feb. 14, 1894, in Miller County to Rufus F. and Lona Aglentine Bethalona Stone Moneymaker. On Oct. 27, 1912, she was married to Joseph B. Strutton, who preceded her in death. She was married on March 10, 1938, in Yuma, Ariz., to Thomas E. Brown, who survives in Dixon. Mrs. Brown and her husband had owned and operated Brown Furniture Store and the Crocker Auction Barn in Crocker. She is a member of the Church of Christ. Other survivors are three sons, Hadley Strutton of Project City, Calif., Lester Strutton of Leesville, La., and Kenneth Strutton of Rhode Island; a sister, Fern Cochran of Iberia; 16 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and 21 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia with Bro. Farris Wall officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Iberia. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Larry J. Parkhurst News Article, Miller County Autogram Sentinel, July 9, 1992 Lake of the Ozarks Major Case Squad members were called together early Monday following the fatal shooting of a rural Eldon man at his home at about 2 a.m. Monday. Since that time, more than 100 leads have been investigated by officers, Miller County Sheriff Alan Strope said. Dead is Larry J. Parkhurst, 43, of Rte. 4, Eldon. He and his family lived at the end of Route M near where County Road 17-10 M-20 crosses Saline Creek. Strope said Parkhurst died of a single gunshot wound to the head and upper body. The gunman was outside the residence and fired at Parkhurst through a window, the sheriff said. “We believe there was just one shot,” the sheriff said. A 12-guage shotgun is believed to have been used. Miller County Coroner Doug Griswold said Parkhurst died instantly. Nine pellets were removed from his body, including those that pierced his right temple, Griswold said. Preliminary autopsy results were given to Strope verbally on Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Jay Dix of Columbia, a forensic pathologist, performed the autopsy. “The family was there,” Strope said. He said they were sleeping but that Parkhurst was awake and in another part of the house when the shooting occurred. None of them were injured. Parkhurst and his wife Brenda have three sons. An older son, Sonny James Parkhurst, and his wife and child, also live at the home. They were awakened by the shot and found Parkhurst on the floor in the living area of the house. The gun blast came through a living room window but the kitchen, where Parkhurst fell, is visible from that window, investigators said. On Tuesday Missouri Water Patrol officers searched the Osage River for a weapon but found nothing. Gunpowder residue tests have been done on the hands of a number of people, Strope said. Widespread reports that a 13-year-old boy was a suspect are not true, the sheriff said. However, the youth was tested for gunpowder residue, Strope said. Strope said many rumors have surrounded the investigation and the number of them may have clouded it. Those rumors were treated as leads and it took officers time to investigate them, Strope said. One of the rumors was that Parkhurst was to testify in a federal trial this week. Federal agencies have told the sheriff that was not true. Federal agencies have been involved to some extent with the probe, the sheriff went on to say. “We haven’t narrowed it down a whole lot,” the sheriff said Tuesday afternoon, obviously tired and frustrated. “We’re still plodding along.” Many of the major case squad officers were sent back to their home jurisdictions Tuesday as much of the leg work in the case was completed after they worked late into the night on Monday. In the fall of 1988 Parkhurst and his parents, James and Betty Parkhurst of Eldon, were charged in Miller County with cultivating marijuana on a farm in Miller and Morgan counties. That case has never gone to trial, however, even though it remained open. A “les pendens” was attached to the farm with the intent of seizing the farm if criminal charges were proved. At the time of his death, Parkhurst was a member of a country band. Fire Station No. 2 at Grand Avenue and 10th Street was used as a command center for the major case squad because none of the law enforcement agencies in the county have offices large enough to handle the extra officers. Major case squad members include Miller, Morgan and Camden county sheriff departments and police departments at Eldon, Lake Ozark, Osage Beach, Camdenton, Versailles, Iberia, Stover and Laurie. Missouri State Highway Patrol officers also assisted and the patrol provided lab services for the investigation. Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, July 1992 Larry James Parkhurst, 43, of Eldon died Monday, July 6, 1992, at his home. He was born Jan 12, 1949, at Eldon to James C. and Betty Jean Whittle Parkhurst who survive at Eldon. On Sept 11, 1978, he was married in Eldon to Brenda Whittle, who survives at the home. Mr. Parkhurst was a musician with Rogue, an area country band, at the time of his death. He drove for Opie’s Milk Haulers for seven years and also had owned and operated Central Barber Shop in Eldon. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era. Other survivors are four sons, Sonny James Parkhurst, Zachariah Coleman Curtis Parkhurst, Casy Ely Parkhurst and Cody Malachi Parkhurst, all of the home; a grandson of the home; and three sisters, Mary Jean Ekstam, Shirley Ineta Hawk and Sharon Darlene Barnhart, all of Eldon. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. Friday at Mt. Zion Christian Church at Tuscumbia with the Rev. Gene Edwards and the Rev. Wilford Whittle officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion Cemetery with military graveside rites by VFW Post 2442. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home in Eldon. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Obituary: Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, May 1992 Ralph J. Brumley, 71, of Eldon died Saturday, May 9, 1992, at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach following a short illness. He was born April 7, 1921, in Iberia to Jack and Alice McDowell Brumley. On Nov. 28, 1938, he was married in St. Louis to Carman Carpenter, who died Nov. 26, 1981. Mr. Brumley had been the star route mail carrier out of the Eldon post office since 1971. He was a member of the Tuscumbia Baptist Church and the Rural Mailcarriers Association. Surviving him are two sons, James Brumley of Davenport, Iowa, and Jack L. Brumley of Tuscumbia; a brother, Clifford Brumley of Tuscumbia; a sister, Vyrle Allen of Cocoa, Fla.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stevinson-Mossman Funeral Home in Iberia with the Rev. Charles Caldwell officiating. Burial was in Hawkeye Cemetery in Pulaski County. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Submitted to Miller County GenWeb by Nancy Thompson: Funeral Memorial Card: Eleanor Rose was born October 18, 1904 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Arthur and Dora Wall Nofsinger. She departed this life on April 5, 1991 at the age of 86 years, 5 months and 17 days. A Camdenton resident since 1972, Mrs. Rose was a homemaker and devoted Mother. She was a member of the Camdenton First Baptist Church. Eleanor is survived by her daughter and son in law Coy Lea and Ron North, a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends. The family had suggested that memorials be made to the Alzheimer's Association. The funeral was held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 1991at First Baptist Church in Camdenton, Dr. Richard Wakefield and Rev. Don Kelley officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Allee-Reed Funeral Home, Camdenton. Honorary pallbearer - Mac Chandler; pallbearers - Steve Hanks, James Pennington, James Pemberton, Charles Pemberton. Interment was in Hawkins Cemetery, Brumley, Missouri.
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