Donald Wilson Owen, 90, Schell City, the oldest child of Albert Chalmers and Cora Elizabeth (Dieter) Owen was born Sept. 14, 1919, in Maysville, and passed from this life at 3:28 a.m. Wednesday, morning, Dec. 30, 2009, at the Cedar County Memorial
Hospital in El Dorado Springs.
Throughout his life, Don accomplished many things. He graduated from both high school and college and was a school teacher for a time. He worked for the ASCS office, ran a road grader to build reservoirs and lived in Australia for the time he owned and operated his own business.
He was the first soldier from DeKalb County to serve in the U.S. Army during WWII. He served his country both at home and abroad in campaigns in the Western Pacific, Papua, East Indies and New Guinea. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Distinguished Unit Badge and American Defense Service Ribbon.
He became an airplane pilot at the age of 60 and owned his own plane. He also built large scale model airplanes. He loved boating and even built himself a sailboat. He was an avid reader and a skilled wood craftsman and artist.
For the last several years, he attended the Schell City Christian church and faithfully read his Bible every night.
On Jan. 20, 1987, Don was united in marriage to Rachel Lee Applegate and they enjoyed 22 years together. In all their years together, Rachel Lee never heard Don say a cuss word, how about that? Don always moved forward to discover new things in his life.
Don was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, John H. Owen.
Survivors include his wife, Rachel Lee Owen, of the home in Schell City; one son, Anthony Owen, and his wife, Cheng – Canberra, Australia; one step-son, Larry Applegate, and his wife, Marla – Schell City; one step-daughter, Peggy Applegate – Great Falls, MT; two brothers, Harold D. (Joe) Owen – Cameron, and Albert A. (Art) Owen, and his wife, Jurene – Liberty; one sister, Ruth Alberta Patrick – Sparks, NV; three grandchildren – Louis, James and Adrienne Owen – all of Canberra, Australia; five step-grandchildren, Frank and Fred Carlton, Keri Hold and Kristi and Justin Applegate; 14 step-great-grandchildren; six step-great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Services were held Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, in the Schell City Christian Church with Brother Paul Thorade and Brother Marvin Jamison officiating. Musical selections were provided by Paula Gray and Sharon Goodman. Interment with military honors followed at the Green Lawn Cemetery in Schell City.
Pallbearers were Frank and Fred Carlton, Justin Applegate, George Hold, Sam Vantellman, Dennis Vantellman and Rob McKinney. Honorary pallbearers were Dale Allison, Joe Frieze, Ron Shutters, Grady Davis and James Heath.
Arrangements were entrusted to the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home in Schell City.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Ruth Lee Woody
Ruth Lee Woody, 79, El Dorado Springs, passed away Dec. 29, 2009, at Community Springs Healthcare Facility after a short battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 23, 1930, to Robert L. Beckham and Sadie Mae Rordan in Serth, ID.
She married Ralph E. Woody on Feb. 22, 1964, in Las Vegas, NV. They moved to El Dorado Springs in 1984.
Ruth worked at Community Springs Healthcare Facility, the State Hospital and at Appleton City Nursing home. She also worked several years caring for people in their homes.
Ruth was a very caring and loving person and many people loved her.
Ruth was an avid Bible scholar.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Ralph E. Woody. Ralph passed away in 1998.
She is survived by two stepsons, Ralph E. Woody and Jan Woody – Pueblo, CO, and Dwayne Roe and Barbara Roe – Krebs, OK; sister, Louise Powers – Gardnerville, NV; niece, Sherri Lancaster – Las Vegas, NV; three brothers-in-law – Floyd and Donna Woody – El Dorado Springs, Everette and Ruth Woody – El Dorado Springs, and Denzil and Vera Woody – Roswell, GA; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends.
A graveside memorial service was held March 31 in Clintonville Cemetery in El Dorado Springs with Rev. Brent Bland officiating.
She married Ralph E. Woody on Feb. 22, 1964, in Las Vegas, NV. They moved to El Dorado Springs in 1984.
Ruth worked at Community Springs Healthcare Facility, the State Hospital and at Appleton City Nursing home. She also worked several years caring for people in their homes.
Ruth was a very caring and loving person and many people loved her.
Ruth was an avid Bible scholar.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Ralph E. Woody. Ralph passed away in 1998.
She is survived by two stepsons, Ralph E. Woody and Jan Woody – Pueblo, CO, and Dwayne Roe and Barbara Roe – Krebs, OK; sister, Louise Powers – Gardnerville, NV; niece, Sherri Lancaster – Las Vegas, NV; three brothers-in-law – Floyd and Donna Woody – El Dorado Springs, Everette and Ruth Woody – El Dorado Springs, and Denzil and Vera Woody – Roswell, GA; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends.
A graveside memorial service was held March 31 in Clintonville Cemetery in El Dorado Springs with Rev. Brent Bland officiating.
Marvin Leo Vickers
Marvin Leo Vickers, 83, El Dorado Springs, passed away Dec. 29, 2009, at Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs. Marvin was born on a farm south of Dederick to Charles Edward Vickers and Iva Whitesell Vickers. Marvin had three brothers and nine sisters.
After completing his sophomore year in high school, he began working with his brother in a garage in Nevada. At 18 he was drafted into the Army Air Corps and trained as a tail gunner. After his service, he left Missouri traveling to Idaho for two years to work in a garage again with his brother, Kenneth, where they sold Kaiser cars.
In 1952 he came back to Missouri to farm in his home community, marrying Miss Shirley Mullins in June. To this union were born two sons, Clinton and Chris. He was the happiest when his kids and grandkids were home working on one of his many ongoing farm projects, always telling everyone, “Can’t doesn’t live here.”
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, never missing a deer season and told tall tales upon returning to the house. Marv enjoyed watching his kids and grandkids play sports. He loved farming and did all farming chores until the last year of his life. He had a passion for tractors old, and new, and spent many hours fixing up the old ones.
Marv was a man who was willing to help others, his motto, if he had it and you needed it; it pleased him to let you borrow it.
One of his proudest moments was when he purchased one of the first big round balers in the area. His sons and nephews were proud, too, since they were the hay haulers for the square bales. He was a regular at the local farm sales, always looking for something he didn’t have that might help him accomplish more.
Shirley struggled always, trying to get Marv to stay out of the candy jar and eat a square meal. He loved his candy; he was a candy-a-holic, if there is such a thing.
Preceding Marvin in death were his parents, Charles and Iva Vickers; sister, Cleo Spencer; and brothers, Walter Vickers and Kenneth Martin.
Marvin is survived by his wife, Shirley, of the home; sons, Clinton, and wife, Lucy - Warrensburg, and Chris, and wife, Vickie - El Dorado Springs; grandchildren – Michael, and wife, Mandi - Lebanon, Caleb and Travis - Warrensburg, Ashley Esther - Joplin, and Quade Vickers - El Dorado Springs; great grandchildren - Lexi and Maverick Haley, and Cash and Duke Vickers - Lebanon; sisters - Beulah Pennock, Lora Vickers, Pauline Lowe, Donna Woody, Wilda Hall and Louise Gilbert - El Dorado Springs, and Wilma Vittetoe - Bolivar; brother, Oren Martin - El Dorado Springs; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
Marvin will be missed; the summer hay season will never be the same.
Services were held Thursday, Dec. 31, in the Sheldon Chapel with Rev. Brent Bland officiating. Music was One Day At A Time and The Old Rugged Cross with pianist Barry Witt. Interment was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, near El Dorado Springs, under the direction of Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs.
Casketbearers were - Michael Vickers, Quade Vickers, Caleb Vickers, Wayne Pennock, Travis Vickers and Brian Brown. Honorary casketbearers were his nephews.
After completing his sophomore year in high school, he began working with his brother in a garage in Nevada. At 18 he was drafted into the Army Air Corps and trained as a tail gunner. After his service, he left Missouri traveling to Idaho for two years to work in a garage again with his brother, Kenneth, where they sold Kaiser cars.
In 1952 he came back to Missouri to farm in his home community, marrying Miss Shirley Mullins in June. To this union were born two sons, Clinton and Chris. He was the happiest when his kids and grandkids were home working on one of his many ongoing farm projects, always telling everyone, “Can’t doesn’t live here.”
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, never missing a deer season and told tall tales upon returning to the house. Marv enjoyed watching his kids and grandkids play sports. He loved farming and did all farming chores until the last year of his life. He had a passion for tractors old, and new, and spent many hours fixing up the old ones.
Marv was a man who was willing to help others, his motto, if he had it and you needed it; it pleased him to let you borrow it.
One of his proudest moments was when he purchased one of the first big round balers in the area. His sons and nephews were proud, too, since they were the hay haulers for the square bales. He was a regular at the local farm sales, always looking for something he didn’t have that might help him accomplish more.
Shirley struggled always, trying to get Marv to stay out of the candy jar and eat a square meal. He loved his candy; he was a candy-a-holic, if there is such a thing.
Preceding Marvin in death were his parents, Charles and Iva Vickers; sister, Cleo Spencer; and brothers, Walter Vickers and Kenneth Martin.
Marvin is survived by his wife, Shirley, of the home; sons, Clinton, and wife, Lucy - Warrensburg, and Chris, and wife, Vickie - El Dorado Springs; grandchildren – Michael, and wife, Mandi - Lebanon, Caleb and Travis - Warrensburg, Ashley Esther - Joplin, and Quade Vickers - El Dorado Springs; great grandchildren - Lexi and Maverick Haley, and Cash and Duke Vickers - Lebanon; sisters - Beulah Pennock, Lora Vickers, Pauline Lowe, Donna Woody, Wilda Hall and Louise Gilbert - El Dorado Springs, and Wilma Vittetoe - Bolivar; brother, Oren Martin - El Dorado Springs; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
Marvin will be missed; the summer hay season will never be the same.
Services were held Thursday, Dec. 31, in the Sheldon Chapel with Rev. Brent Bland officiating. Music was One Day At A Time and The Old Rugged Cross with pianist Barry Witt. Interment was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, near El Dorado Springs, under the direction of Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs.
Casketbearers were - Michael Vickers, Quade Vickers, Caleb Vickers, Wayne Pennock, Travis Vickers and Brian Brown. Honorary casketbearers were his nephews.
Ruth L. Woody
Ruth L. Woody, 79, El Dorado Springs passed away Dec. 29, 2009, at Community Springs Healthcare Facility in El Dorado Springs.
Ruth was a longtime El Dorado Springs Resident.
Cremation was under the direction of the Sheldon Funeral Home in El Dorado Springs. Committal services will be at a later date at the Clintonville Cemetery.
The family suggests contributions to High Hopes, in care of the Sheldon Funeral Home in El Dorado Springs.
Ruth was a longtime El Dorado Springs Resident.
Cremation was under the direction of the Sheldon Funeral Home in El Dorado Springs. Committal services will be at a later date at the Clintonville Cemetery.
The family suggests contributions to High Hopes, in care of the Sheldon Funeral Home in El Dorado Springs.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Neva Irene Rust
On Dec. 26, 2009, the angels came and took Neva Irene Rust, 80, to be with her Lord Jesus. She was born on Feb. 19, 1929, to Frank and Ruby (Morlan) Simrell in Cedar Springs. Neva was the youngest of three girls.
She married Jimmy Worthington on Aug. 4, 1944, and to this union she was blessed with five children. He preceded her in death in 1978. She later married Robert Rust in Stockton, on Jan. 14, 1986, and moved to El Dorado Springs. He survives of the home.
Neva raised her grandchildren - Veda Stone, until the age of 11, Michelle Mize, until the age of 6, and Lacel Worthington, until the age of 18.
Neva was a true believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. She was an avid church-goer. It didn’t make any difference what church, she loved them all. We will miss her loving smile, her big hugs and most of all, her telling all of us she loved us before we left her. She will be sadly missed by those that knew and loved her for what she was, a caring wife, mom and grandma.
Preceding Neva in death were her parents, Frank and Ruby Simrell; husband, Jimmy Worthington; one brother, Lacel Winder; one sister, Veda Simrell; and one son, Lewis Worthington.
In addition to her husband, Robert, Neva leaves behind her sister, Zella Sawyer - El Dorado Springs; four children - Irene Banks, Amor Worthington, and wife, Becky, all of El Dorado Springs, Dillie Routt, and fiancee, Daniel Baxter, and Lula Bradley - all of Nevada; 10 grandchildren - Lacel, Veda, Michelle, Julie, Crystal, Russell, Buddy, Jimmy, Tabitha and Bridget; 36 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Juanita McCarty, and husband, Bob - Kansas City; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She also leaves behind her beloved dog, Bonnie.
Services began at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Rev. Randy Hayward officiating. Interment followed in Wiley Cemetery, south of Stockton, under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - Buddy Routt, Nathan Stone, Jack Rector, James Rector, Robert Rust and Daniel Baxter. Honorary pallbearers are Shannon Stone, Darrill Mize, Zevin George, Victor Stone, Randy Stone and Bill Daniels.
Memorial contributions may be made to CMH Hospice of Bolivar.
She married Jimmy Worthington on Aug. 4, 1944, and to this union she was blessed with five children. He preceded her in death in 1978. She later married Robert Rust in Stockton, on Jan. 14, 1986, and moved to El Dorado Springs. He survives of the home.
Neva raised her grandchildren - Veda Stone, until the age of 11, Michelle Mize, until the age of 6, and Lacel Worthington, until the age of 18.
Neva was a true believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. She was an avid church-goer. It didn’t make any difference what church, she loved them all. We will miss her loving smile, her big hugs and most of all, her telling all of us she loved us before we left her. She will be sadly missed by those that knew and loved her for what she was, a caring wife, mom and grandma.
Preceding Neva in death were her parents, Frank and Ruby Simrell; husband, Jimmy Worthington; one brother, Lacel Winder; one sister, Veda Simrell; and one son, Lewis Worthington.
In addition to her husband, Robert, Neva leaves behind her sister, Zella Sawyer - El Dorado Springs; four children - Irene Banks, Amor Worthington, and wife, Becky, all of El Dorado Springs, Dillie Routt, and fiancee, Daniel Baxter, and Lula Bradley - all of Nevada; 10 grandchildren - Lacel, Veda, Michelle, Julie, Crystal, Russell, Buddy, Jimmy, Tabitha and Bridget; 36 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Juanita McCarty, and husband, Bob - Kansas City; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She also leaves behind her beloved dog, Bonnie.
Services began at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Rev. Randy Hayward officiating. Interment followed in Wiley Cemetery, south of Stockton, under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - Buddy Routt, Nathan Stone, Jack Rector, James Rector, Robert Rust and Daniel Baxter. Honorary pallbearers are Shannon Stone, Darrill Mize, Zevin George, Victor Stone, Randy Stone and Bill Daniels.
Memorial contributions may be made to CMH Hospice of Bolivar.
Thelma Marie (Lasley) Wosoba
Thelma Marie (Lasley) Wosoba, 66, of El Dorado Springs, was born Jan. 20, 1943, on Lively Lane in Montevallo in Vernon County, to Homer and Ida Bell Lasley. She passed away Dec. 26, 2009, at her home.
Thelma grew up loving the outdoors and all the animals in it.
She was a member of the Montevallo Baptist Church.
She married her high school sweetheart, Fred Wosoba, on Aug. 5, 1961, moving to their farm south of El Dorado Springs. To this union were born five children. The next several years were filled with love of her family, the outdoors, riding horses and her acre sized garden.
She enjoyed canning what she grew, cooking for anyone who happened to stop by and sewing—making most of our twirling and western outfits as we grew up and, of course, baking those unforgettable pies, cakes and cookies. She enjoyed several years caring for and watching her beloved grandchildren grow. She had a heart of gold and spent many years caring for family members during their times of need.
She always loved family gatherings, looking forward to each holiday with Christmas being her favorite. Later in life with her family married, she turned her love to her flower shop, “Aaron’s Place,” where she enjoyed providing flowers for a large part of El Dorado Springs. She combined these two loves on Valentine’s Day when all the family came to help at the shop. She was greatly saddened when, after 10 years, due to her failing sight, she had to close her beloved store.
After caring for others all her life, one of the hardest things she had to face was letting us care for her, as she could no longer care for herself, saying she never wanted to burden us. Mom, you were never a burden.
The last words she said were, “I love you,” but we didn’t need to hear it as she showed us each day of her life just how much she did love us. She gave us a lifetime of memories, not only her husband of 48 years and her family but everyone who knew her. She will be missed by many.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Ida Bell Lasley; parents-in-law, Henry and Susanna Wosoba; and one brother, Floyd Lasley.
Thelma is survived by her husband, Fred Wosoba; five children and their spouses – Bonnie and Jim Keith, Betty and Bill Majors, Floyd and Althea Wosoba, Aaron and Stacy Wosoba and Linda and Mike Harwood; one brother, Gene Lasley; one sister-in-law, Helen Wasoba; one brother-in-law, John Wosoba, and wife, Debbie; seven grandchildren – Amanda Nikodim, Ashley and Matt Miller, Joshua Nikodim, Daniel Wosoba, Whitney Wosoba, Cortney Weaver and Bryce Wosoba; seven step-grandchildren – Matthew, Wyatt, Makayla and James Allen Keith, April and Michael Campbell and Matthew and Melissa Harwood; two step-great-grandchildren, Jonathon and Haylee; one beloved dog, Tinkerbell; several nieces, nephews, cousins and an entire neighborhood of friends.
Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Bro. Everett Smith officiating. Burial followed at Virgil City Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were- Kenny Skakal, Rich Painter, Doug Nikodim, Ed Stewart, Brent Greenstreet and Matt Bishop Sr. Honorary pallbearers were – Mike Mann, Matt Bishop Jr., Doug Gilbert and Barry Weaver.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Virgil City Cemetery.
Thelma grew up loving the outdoors and all the animals in it.
She was a member of the Montevallo Baptist Church.
She married her high school sweetheart, Fred Wosoba, on Aug. 5, 1961, moving to their farm south of El Dorado Springs. To this union were born five children. The next several years were filled with love of her family, the outdoors, riding horses and her acre sized garden.
She enjoyed canning what she grew, cooking for anyone who happened to stop by and sewing—making most of our twirling and western outfits as we grew up and, of course, baking those unforgettable pies, cakes and cookies. She enjoyed several years caring for and watching her beloved grandchildren grow. She had a heart of gold and spent many years caring for family members during their times of need.
She always loved family gatherings, looking forward to each holiday with Christmas being her favorite. Later in life with her family married, she turned her love to her flower shop, “Aaron’s Place,” where she enjoyed providing flowers for a large part of El Dorado Springs. She combined these two loves on Valentine’s Day when all the family came to help at the shop. She was greatly saddened when, after 10 years, due to her failing sight, she had to close her beloved store.
After caring for others all her life, one of the hardest things she had to face was letting us care for her, as she could no longer care for herself, saying she never wanted to burden us. Mom, you were never a burden.
The last words she said were, “I love you,” but we didn’t need to hear it as she showed us each day of her life just how much she did love us. She gave us a lifetime of memories, not only her husband of 48 years and her family but everyone who knew her. She will be missed by many.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Ida Bell Lasley; parents-in-law, Henry and Susanna Wosoba; and one brother, Floyd Lasley.
Thelma is survived by her husband, Fred Wosoba; five children and their spouses – Bonnie and Jim Keith, Betty and Bill Majors, Floyd and Althea Wosoba, Aaron and Stacy Wosoba and Linda and Mike Harwood; one brother, Gene Lasley; one sister-in-law, Helen Wasoba; one brother-in-law, John Wosoba, and wife, Debbie; seven grandchildren – Amanda Nikodim, Ashley and Matt Miller, Joshua Nikodim, Daniel Wosoba, Whitney Wosoba, Cortney Weaver and Bryce Wosoba; seven step-grandchildren – Matthew, Wyatt, Makayla and James Allen Keith, April and Michael Campbell and Matthew and Melissa Harwood; two step-great-grandchildren, Jonathon and Haylee; one beloved dog, Tinkerbell; several nieces, nephews, cousins and an entire neighborhood of friends.
Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Bro. Everett Smith officiating. Burial followed at Virgil City Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were- Kenny Skakal, Rich Painter, Doug Nikodim, Ed Stewart, Brent Greenstreet and Matt Bishop Sr. Honorary pallbearers were – Mike Mann, Matt Bishop Jr., Doug Gilbert and Barry Weaver.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Virgil City Cemetery.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Opal Irene (Berning) Mizner
Opal Irene (Berning) Mizner, 84, El Dorado Springs, passed on to her eternal home on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at Cedar County Memorial Hospital. The third daughter of Earl and Maude (West) Berning, she was born on April 17, 1925, in Miller.
Irene was saved at Potter School and was a member of El Dorado Springs Missionary Baptist Church where she attended faithfully until health no longer permitted.
Irene was the mother of three daughters - Yolanda, Delene and Kim; and two sons: Gale and Jay. She was a seamstress and worked for Dunbrooke, Nelly Don and Junior House until her retirement. She loved to sew for her family. She made beautiful quilts for each and everyone.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Earl and Maude Berning; two sisters, Ruby Beason and Nadine Pendergraph; three brothers: George, Chet and Dale Berning; and one nephew, Aaron Berning.
Irene is survived by her family: Yolanda Smith, and husband, Melvin, and Kim Matthews - all of El Dorado Springs; Delene Clark, and husband, Larry – Bradleyville, Gale Mizner, and wife, Wanda - Gray Summit, Jay Mizner - Fort Worth, TX; 11 grandchildren - Lee Smith, Neshawn Crowley, Michelle Smith, Stacy Baldwin, Corey Powell, Kendall Powell, Travis Mizner, Canin Mizner, Darren Matthews, Nicholas Matthews, Casey Matthews, and spouses; 17 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Erma Beason - El Dorado Springs and Ruth Bailey - Stockton; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Monday, Dec. 28, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Bro. Everett Smith officiating. Music was provided by Jolene Powell. Interment followed in Stockton City Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were her grandsons - Lee Smith, Corey Powell, Kendall Powell, Travis Mizner, Canin Mizner, Darren Matthews and Nicholas Matthews. Honorary pallbearers were - Neshawn Crowley, Michelle Smith, Stacy Baldwin and Casey Matthews.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Barbara Lee Buckles
Barbara Lee Buckles, 64, Walker, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, at her home in Walker, following a sudden illness. She was born Aug. 10, 1945, in Nevada to William Glenn Shepherd and Juanita Maxine Elliott Shepherd.
Barbara married Larry Buckles on March 13, 1965, in Nevada, and he survives of the home.
Barbara grew up Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1963. She worked for the Walker School District and later Northeast Vernon County School District for 25 years until her retirement in 2007.
She was a member of the Walker Christian Church, the Vernon County University of Missouri Extension Council; Vernon, Barton and Cedar Counties Rural Letter Carriers Auxiliary of which she was past president of the local unit. She was a member of the Missouri and National Rural Letter Carriers.
Survivors include her husband, Larry, of the home; two daughters, Kim Dade, and her husband, Tim – Walker, and Kerry Jennings, and her husband, Darl – Nevada; one sister, Brenda Leonard, and her husband, Willis – Nevada; one foster sister, Martha Kintner, and her husband, Jeff, Bartlesville, OK; four grandsons – Aaron Dade, Ethan Dade, Damon Jennings and Dirk Jennings – all of Nevada; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and her many friends.
Services began at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. Interment followed in Newton Burial Park, Nevada.
Those who wish may contribute in her memory to a college scholarship fund for her grandsons at the Bank of America in Nevada.
You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.
Barbara married Larry Buckles on March 13, 1965, in Nevada, and he survives of the home.
Barbara grew up Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1963. She worked for the Walker School District and later Northeast Vernon County School District for 25 years until her retirement in 2007.
She was a member of the Walker Christian Church, the Vernon County University of Missouri Extension Council; Vernon, Barton and Cedar Counties Rural Letter Carriers Auxiliary of which she was past president of the local unit. She was a member of the Missouri and National Rural Letter Carriers.
Survivors include her husband, Larry, of the home; two daughters, Kim Dade, and her husband, Tim – Walker, and Kerry Jennings, and her husband, Darl – Nevada; one sister, Brenda Leonard, and her husband, Willis – Nevada; one foster sister, Martha Kintner, and her husband, Jeff, Bartlesville, OK; four grandsons – Aaron Dade, Ethan Dade, Damon Jennings and Dirk Jennings – all of Nevada; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and her many friends.
Services began at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. Interment followed in Newton Burial Park, Nevada.
Those who wish may contribute in her memory to a college scholarship fund for her grandsons at the Bank of America in Nevada.
You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Carmen Isabel Dale
Carmen Isabel Dale, 89, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at the home of her daughter in Rogersville. Her family was at her side as she passed very peacefully from this life into eternity – just in time for the big birthday party before the throne of Jesus.
Carmen was born Aug. 3, 1920, to Charles Julian Richards and Lela Mae (Allison) Richards in El Dorado Springs. She was the eldest of three children and was a lifelong resident of El Dorado Springs. On April 16, 1938, Carmen married her high school sweetheart, Clyde Dale, and their devotion to one another was a romance that lasted for the next 64 years–– until Clyde went to be with Jesus. The couple had two daughters, Nancy Ellen and Cheryl Lynn.
During World War II, while Clyde was with the troops in Europe, Carmen worked at the Tri-County State Bank in El Dorado Springs and upon Clyde’s return from the war, they started their family. Carmen ultimately was employed with the city of El Dorado Springs in the Board of Public Works Office. She worked there for many years as office manager and city treasurer.
After her retirement, Carmen was able to start or continue with many of her interests. She loved working in her yard, sewing and was a fabulous cook. As Clyde became ill, she was his best encourager and a very faithful caregiver. After Clyde’s passing in 2002, Carmen volunteered at the El Dorado Springs Hospital and was active in her church. Through the years, Carmen was a member of the United Methodist Church, the PEO Sisterhood and the Eastern Star.
Carmen was a great lady, full of life, always smiling and ready for a new adventure.
Survivors include: daughter, Nancy Roberts, and husband, Larry Roberts - Springfield; their sons, Aaron Roberts, and family - Cheyenne, WY, and Justin Roberts, and wife - Waynesville, NC; daughter, Cheryl Bryant, and husband, Fred Bryant - Rogersville; their children, Patrick Bryant, and family - Carl Junction, Ky Englund, and family - Springfield, and Elizabeth Bryant - Chicago, IL; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, J.D. Richards, and wife, Willie - Lubbock, TX; and many nieces and nephews.
Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 22, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel in El Dorado Springs with Pastor Patty Smith officiating. Internment followed in the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - Tim Englund, Patrick Bryant, Randy Richards, Ron Richards and Roger Eason.
Donations may be made to the El Dorado Springs Methodist Church in memory of Clyde and Carmen Dale.
Carmen was born Aug. 3, 1920, to Charles Julian Richards and Lela Mae (Allison) Richards in El Dorado Springs. She was the eldest of three children and was a lifelong resident of El Dorado Springs. On April 16, 1938, Carmen married her high school sweetheart, Clyde Dale, and their devotion to one another was a romance that lasted for the next 64 years–– until Clyde went to be with Jesus. The couple had two daughters, Nancy Ellen and Cheryl Lynn.
During World War II, while Clyde was with the troops in Europe, Carmen worked at the Tri-County State Bank in El Dorado Springs and upon Clyde’s return from the war, they started their family. Carmen ultimately was employed with the city of El Dorado Springs in the Board of Public Works Office. She worked there for many years as office manager and city treasurer.
After her retirement, Carmen was able to start or continue with many of her interests. She loved working in her yard, sewing and was a fabulous cook. As Clyde became ill, she was his best encourager and a very faithful caregiver. After Clyde’s passing in 2002, Carmen volunteered at the El Dorado Springs Hospital and was active in her church. Through the years, Carmen was a member of the United Methodist Church, the PEO Sisterhood and the Eastern Star.
Carmen was a great lady, full of life, always smiling and ready for a new adventure.
Survivors include: daughter, Nancy Roberts, and husband, Larry Roberts - Springfield; their sons, Aaron Roberts, and family - Cheyenne, WY, and Justin Roberts, and wife - Waynesville, NC; daughter, Cheryl Bryant, and husband, Fred Bryant - Rogersville; their children, Patrick Bryant, and family - Carl Junction, Ky Englund, and family - Springfield, and Elizabeth Bryant - Chicago, IL; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, J.D. Richards, and wife, Willie - Lubbock, TX; and many nieces and nephews.
Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 22, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel in El Dorado Springs with Pastor Patty Smith officiating. Internment followed in the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - Tim Englund, Patrick Bryant, Randy Richards, Ron Richards and Roger Eason.
Donations may be made to the El Dorado Springs Methodist Church in memory of Clyde and Carmen Dale.
Timothy Rodgers
Timothy Rodgers, 62, El Dorado Springs, passed away at his home on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, after a long illness. He was born on Dec. 8, 1947, in Oil City, PA, to Vern and Marie Rodgers.
He was a member of the El Dorado Springs Methodist Church. He enjoyed church services, listening to music and was a #1 Pittsburg Steelers fan. For many years Timothy worked in lawn care.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Vern and Marie; all of his grandparents, Agratha and Clarence Rodenbaugh, and Pearl and Earl Rodgers; and two brothers, Joseph Rodgers and Clarence Rodgers.
Timothy is survived by his wife of 25 years, Brenda Rodgers; four sons - Gary Rodgers, Timothy Rodgers Jr., Timothy Leak and Billy Barrett; three daughters - Mary Rodgers, Sabrina Leak and Teresa Barrett; four sisters - Agratha Daniels, Sandria Knapp, Charlotte Messick and Sharon Kicenski; one brother, Danny Rodgers; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one
goddaughter, Charity Hoffman; several nieces and nephews and three special friends - James Smith, Tom Fagan and Meathead.
Services were held on Monday, Dec. 21, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Pastor Patty Smith officiating. Suzanne Gladden provided music.
Arrangements were entrusted to Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
He was a member of the El Dorado Springs Methodist Church. He enjoyed church services, listening to music and was a #1 Pittsburg Steelers fan. For many years Timothy worked in lawn care.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Vern and Marie; all of his grandparents, Agratha and Clarence Rodenbaugh, and Pearl and Earl Rodgers; and two brothers, Joseph Rodgers and Clarence Rodgers.
Timothy is survived by his wife of 25 years, Brenda Rodgers; four sons - Gary Rodgers, Timothy Rodgers Jr., Timothy Leak and Billy Barrett; three daughters - Mary Rodgers, Sabrina Leak and Teresa Barrett; four sisters - Agratha Daniels, Sandria Knapp, Charlotte Messick and Sharon Kicenski; one brother, Danny Rodgers; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one
goddaughter, Charity Hoffman; several nieces and nephews and three special friends - James Smith, Tom Fagan and Meathead.
Services were held on Monday, Dec. 21, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Pastor Patty Smith officiating. Suzanne Gladden provided music.
Arrangements were entrusted to Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Pearl Marie (Gilpin) Cochran
Pearl Marie (Gilpin) Cochran, 85, passed away on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, at Medical Lodges Inc. in Nevada. Pearl was born on July 22, 1924, in Crowley County, CO, to Percy Clyde and Jessie Jewel (McCarthy) Gilpin.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 19 years, Lendon L. Cochran; her parents, Percy and Jessie Gilpin; and two sisters, Florence Gilpin and Anitia Gilpin Leverich.
Pearl Marie was a beloved mother to her only child, Pamela Cochran Arledge, and husband. Jerry - Festus. She was grandmother to Suzanne Evans, and husband, Mark, and to David Arledge, and wife, Linda, and a great-grandmother of four.
Survivors include her siblings: Virginia Beydler, Alice Nikodim, and husband, Art, Marion Gilpin, and wife, Rita, Howard Gilpin, and wife, Nina - all of El Dorado Springs, and Wesley A. Gilpin - New Hampshire; and a huge extended family and a lot of friends.
Services began at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Rev. Brent Bland officiating. A visitation was held at 12 p.m. just prior to the service. Interment was in the Clintonville Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - David Arledge, Art Nikodim, Howard Gilpin, Rick Coale, Tom Cain and Roy Weeda.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 19 years, Lendon L. Cochran; her parents, Percy and Jessie Gilpin; and two sisters, Florence Gilpin and Anitia Gilpin Leverich.
Pearl Marie was a beloved mother to her only child, Pamela Cochran Arledge, and husband. Jerry - Festus. She was grandmother to Suzanne Evans, and husband, Mark, and to David Arledge, and wife, Linda, and a great-grandmother of four.
Survivors include her siblings: Virginia Beydler, Alice Nikodim, and husband, Art, Marion Gilpin, and wife, Rita, Howard Gilpin, and wife, Nina - all of El Dorado Springs, and Wesley A. Gilpin - New Hampshire; and a huge extended family and a lot of friends.
Services began at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Rev. Brent Bland officiating. A visitation was held at 12 p.m. just prior to the service. Interment was in the Clintonville Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - David Arledge, Art Nikodim, Howard Gilpin, Rick Coale, Tom Cain and Roy Weeda.
George Earl Gardner
George Earl Gardner, 66, Howard, KS, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, at his home. George was born Nov. 27, 1943, in Sheldon, the son of Gale Eugene “Gene” and Bonnie George (Finch) Gardner.
George graduated high school in 1961 in El Dorado Springs. On March 18, 1981, George was united in marriage to Cathy Elaine Tharp in Miami, OK. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. George was a member of the American Legion Carter Rader Post #149, Masonic Lodge and VFW. He owned Gardner Hay Company for 25 years. George enjoyed fishing, hunting and visiting with people.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Bonnie Gardner; and wife, Cathy Gardner.
He is survived by one son, Justin Gardner - Howard, KS; three daughters - Karla Boone, and husband, Kim - Neal, KS, Bobbi Schurr, and husband, Lance - Hays, KS, and Kimberly Nixon - Eureka, KS; his father, Gene Gardner - Sheldon; one brother, Jim Gardner, and wife, Sheila - Branson; two sisters, Nahwana Maslen, and husband, Johnney - El Dorado Springs, and Karma Curtis and Jack Sportsman - Lamar; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services were held on Tuesday, Dec. 22, in Zimmerman Funeral Home. Interment was in South Lawn Cemetery in Severy, KS.
The family suggests contributions to the Greenwood County Home Health and may be left with the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Arrangements were under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home, Howard, KS.
George graduated high school in 1961 in El Dorado Springs. On March 18, 1981, George was united in marriage to Cathy Elaine Tharp in Miami, OK. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. George was a member of the American Legion Carter Rader Post #149, Masonic Lodge and VFW. He owned Gardner Hay Company for 25 years. George enjoyed fishing, hunting and visiting with people.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Bonnie Gardner; and wife, Cathy Gardner.
He is survived by one son, Justin Gardner - Howard, KS; three daughters - Karla Boone, and husband, Kim - Neal, KS, Bobbi Schurr, and husband, Lance - Hays, KS, and Kimberly Nixon - Eureka, KS; his father, Gene Gardner - Sheldon; one brother, Jim Gardner, and wife, Sheila - Branson; two sisters, Nahwana Maslen, and husband, Johnney - El Dorado Springs, and Karma Curtis and Jack Sportsman - Lamar; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services were held on Tuesday, Dec. 22, in Zimmerman Funeral Home. Interment was in South Lawn Cemetery in Severy, KS.
The family suggests contributions to the Greenwood County Home Health and may be left with the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Arrangements were under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home, Howard, KS.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
William (Bill) C. Barber
William (Bill) C. Barber, 79, Freeport, IL, a former resident of El Dorado Springs, passed away Dec. 16, 2009, at a Wisconsin hospital. He was born in Joplin on May 6, 1930, to Charles and Georgia (Benbow) Barber. His mother was a telephone operator for many years and his father worked for the railroad.
During his childhood, they lived in El Dorado Springs. He delivered newspapers as a boy and, as a teenager he worked in a local drugstore. In high school he participated in all sports, played in the band, was in Boy Scouts and was a member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Bill attended the University of Missouri, receiving two degrees in Pre-Med and Electrical Engineering. In between degrees, he fulfilled his ROTC obligations in the U.S. Air Force.
After college, he was employed as an engineer with Southwest Bell in Missouri. In the 60s, he was offered a job at an independent telephone company in Freeport, IL, as their chief engineer and rose to vice president/general manager. When the company was sold, he started his own successful consulting firm in telecommunications in Freeport, IL, and worked locally and in several states.
Bill continued to update his education in management and technology from several institutions, including both Universities of Kansas and Colorado.
In Freeport, IL, Bill was an active member of his church and in professional, social and civic organizations. He served on the city planning commission, taught adult classes at the local college and did a variety of volunteer work. He served on many boards, including president of the YMCA and was instrumental in building a new YM on the campus of Highland College Freeport.
Bill enjoyed cross-country skiing, fishing, doing colored glasswork, flying his airplane and he had a fascination with computers and technology. He and his wife, Eloise, traveled extensively to over 60 countries. Their dream venture was made in 2008 with a four and a half month cruise around the world.
He is survived by his wife, Eloise, of the home in Freeport, IL, six children and nine grandchildren. He will be remembered for his dedication in whatever he undertook, for his innovative ideas and his mentoring of others, his positive attitude and cheerful humor.
A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 15, in the United Presbyterian Church in Freeport, IL. A memorial fund has been established in his name for the youth of his church.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Dora E. (Arnold) Plunkett
Dora Emily (Arnold) Plunkett, 90, formerly of El Dorado Springs, passed away at Nevada Regional Medical Center on Dec. 12, 2009. She was born on Jan. 20, 1919, in Broughton, KS, to James L. and Minnie (Wilson) Arnold.
During World War II, Dora worked at Pratt & Whitney in Kansas. She served as a waitress at various steakhouses for most of the rest of her working career.
Across the years, she attended church at Dederick Christian Church, Park Street Christian Church and, at the time of her passing, was a member of First Christian Church in Nevada. Dora was a very spiritual lady, a giving person and a dedicated member of her church. She was considered a very spunky lady.
Dora was married to Eldon Walls in 1947. He passed away March 18, 1982. On Aug. 16, 1983, she married Ralph Plunkett. He passed away on March 13, 1993.
Also preceding her in death were: two step-sons, Robert Walls and Richard Walls; two step-grandsons, Mark Walls and Scott Walls; and three brothers, Clarence Arnold, Wayne Arnold and Cecil Arnold.
Survivors include five nieces - Joyce Johnson - LaCygne, KS, Martha Walls - Gurnee, IL, Mary Ann Hillyard - Ranchos de Taos, NM, Sharon Stuwart - Sylmar, CA, and Kathleen Friedlander - San Francisco, CA; one nephew, Melvin Arnold - Springhill, FL; and many other relatives and friends.
Services were held on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at the First Christian Church in Nevada with pastors Bill Platt and David Rorabaugh officiating. Interment followed in Oak Lawn Cemetery in LaCygne, KS, under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - Thomas Johnson, Brent Johnson, Martin Munson, Cole Munson, Justin Boyd, Glen Noble and Bill Schulz.
During World War II, Dora worked at Pratt & Whitney in Kansas. She served as a waitress at various steakhouses for most of the rest of her working career.
Across the years, she attended church at Dederick Christian Church, Park Street Christian Church and, at the time of her passing, was a member of First Christian Church in Nevada. Dora was a very spiritual lady, a giving person and a dedicated member of her church. She was considered a very spunky lady.
Dora was married to Eldon Walls in 1947. He passed away March 18, 1982. On Aug. 16, 1983, she married Ralph Plunkett. He passed away on March 13, 1993.
Also preceding her in death were: two step-sons, Robert Walls and Richard Walls; two step-grandsons, Mark Walls and Scott Walls; and three brothers, Clarence Arnold, Wayne Arnold and Cecil Arnold.
Survivors include five nieces - Joyce Johnson - LaCygne, KS, Martha Walls - Gurnee, IL, Mary Ann Hillyard - Ranchos de Taos, NM, Sharon Stuwart - Sylmar, CA, and Kathleen Friedlander - San Francisco, CA; one nephew, Melvin Arnold - Springhill, FL; and many other relatives and friends.
Services were held on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at the First Christian Church in Nevada with pastors Bill Platt and David Rorabaugh officiating. Interment followed in Oak Lawn Cemetery in LaCygne, KS, under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - Thomas Johnson, Brent Johnson, Martin Munson, Cole Munson, Justin Boyd, Glen Noble and Bill Schulz.
Gary E. Cochran
Gary E. Cochran, 66, was born on Nov. 29, 1943, in a log cabin just west of Roscoe to Iva Cochran and the late Blond E. Cochran. At the age of two, he and his parents moved to the current location where Iva still resides which is only about three miles from where Gary was born. Gary came to rest on the evening of Dec. 12, 2009, at his residence only three miles south of
his childhood home.
Gary was a very family oriented man. He was very fortunate that his mother, brother, son, daughter, grandkids, uncle, cousins and a nephew all lived within a five mile radius of him.
Gary graduated from El Dorado Spring High School in 1961. Gary joined the Army in 1964 and later returned home in 1966.
Gary met his loving wife of 40 wonderful years, Lavoye Hannah on Labor Day weekend September 1967. Gary and Lavoye married in June of 1969.
Their first big surprise came to Gary and Lavoye early in February 1973, which was their son, Cole E. Cochran. Their second big surprise came to them in May 1978, which was their daughter, Brandy D. Cochran. Their third big surprise came to them in 2001, which is when Brandy married Jason D. Matter, along with stepson, Jayson Bailey Matter in April 2001 and their first grandchild, Amie Matter, in September 2001. Cole married Tricia Patroske in October 2001. In the last eight years, the kids have added to the family a few more grandkids - Clay Matter and Sammi and Ce Ce Cochran which was a huge part of Gary’s life. Like waking up next to his loving wife every morning and always looked forward to seeing his kids and grandkids each and everyday.
Gary was a very dedicated and hardworking individual. Gary was a welder by trade which he was very well known for, and a farmer by birth. Gary had his own business as a welder, Gary E. Cochran Welding. Gary was a very creative welder and would come up with his own inventions which he called CLEM. Each new CLEM would get a number which could be CLEM 25 today and if you ask him in a couple days that same CLEM might be number 352.
Gary liked messing with his cattle, building fence and most of all working on the farm with his John Deere tractors. Gary liked to have, what he called quality time, which was spending time with his wife, kids, grandkids and friends. Whether it was hunting, fishing, visiting for hours, having a weenie roast in the middle of the timber, taking pictures with the grandkids, or what he called “Gatorvating” which is going for a ride on his John Deere gator just riding around looking at the wildlife and the countryside.
Gary was preceded in death by his father, Blond E. Cochran, and his father-in-law, “Buster” Hannah.
Gary is survived by his wife, Lavoye Cochran; mother, Iva Cochran, brother, Gerald Ray Cochran, and Jeannie; uncle Merle Cochran, and wife, Jo Ann; aunts, Earlene Premer – Independence, and Wilma Howard - of Oregon; son, Cole Cochran; daughter-in-law, Tricia Cochran; granddaughters, Sammi and Ce Ce Cochran; daughter, Brandy Matter, and son-in-law, Jason Matter; and grandkids - Bailey, Amie and Clay - all of El Dorado Springs; brother in law, Chris Hannah, and wife, Lisa – Osceola, and Jerry Hannah, and Jennifer, - Billings; nephews - Benny Cochran, and wife, Lisa, Mark Cochran, Jimmy Cochran, and wife, Barbara - of El Dorado Springs, Duel Hannah, and girlfriend, Angela (or PeeWee as Gary called her) - Osceola, Justin Hannah, and wife, Le Ann – Adrian, and a host of cousins, great nieces and nephews and a large array of friends.
Gary was loved by many and he will be missed by all greatly.
Services were held Wednesday, Dec. 16, in Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel, Osceola, with Rev. Larry Wheeler and Rev. Larry Young officiating. Music was On The Wings Of A Dove, Amazing Grace and Farther Along by Jim Hearn. Military services were conducted by Clinton VFW Post #1894. Interment was in Pleasant Springs Cemetery, Oyer, under the direction of Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home.
Casketbearers were - Cole Cochran, Brandy Matter, Tricia Cochran, Jason Matter, Gerald Cochran, Jerry Hannah, Duel Hannah and Chris Hannah. Honorary casketbearers were - Sammi Cochran, Bailey Matter, Ce Ce Cochran, Amie Matter, Nicki, Clay Matter, Benny Cochran, Justin Hannah, Mark Cochran, Leo Rysted, Jimmy Cochran, Bill McClain and Sam Breeden.
his childhood home.
Gary was a very family oriented man. He was very fortunate that his mother, brother, son, daughter, grandkids, uncle, cousins and a nephew all lived within a five mile radius of him.
Gary graduated from El Dorado Spring High School in 1961. Gary joined the Army in 1964 and later returned home in 1966.
Gary met his loving wife of 40 wonderful years, Lavoye Hannah on Labor Day weekend September 1967. Gary and Lavoye married in June of 1969.
Their first big surprise came to Gary and Lavoye early in February 1973, which was their son, Cole E. Cochran. Their second big surprise came to them in May 1978, which was their daughter, Brandy D. Cochran. Their third big surprise came to them in 2001, which is when Brandy married Jason D. Matter, along with stepson, Jayson Bailey Matter in April 2001 and their first grandchild, Amie Matter, in September 2001. Cole married Tricia Patroske in October 2001. In the last eight years, the kids have added to the family a few more grandkids - Clay Matter and Sammi and Ce Ce Cochran which was a huge part of Gary’s life. Like waking up next to his loving wife every morning and always looked forward to seeing his kids and grandkids each and everyday.
Gary was a very dedicated and hardworking individual. Gary was a welder by trade which he was very well known for, and a farmer by birth. Gary had his own business as a welder, Gary E. Cochran Welding. Gary was a very creative welder and would come up with his own inventions which he called CLEM. Each new CLEM would get a number which could be CLEM 25 today and if you ask him in a couple days that same CLEM might be number 352.
Gary liked messing with his cattle, building fence and most of all working on the farm with his John Deere tractors. Gary liked to have, what he called quality time, which was spending time with his wife, kids, grandkids and friends. Whether it was hunting, fishing, visiting for hours, having a weenie roast in the middle of the timber, taking pictures with the grandkids, or what he called “Gatorvating” which is going for a ride on his John Deere gator just riding around looking at the wildlife and the countryside.
Gary was preceded in death by his father, Blond E. Cochran, and his father-in-law, “Buster” Hannah.
Gary is survived by his wife, Lavoye Cochran; mother, Iva Cochran, brother, Gerald Ray Cochran, and Jeannie; uncle Merle Cochran, and wife, Jo Ann; aunts, Earlene Premer – Independence, and Wilma Howard - of Oregon; son, Cole Cochran; daughter-in-law, Tricia Cochran; granddaughters, Sammi and Ce Ce Cochran; daughter, Brandy Matter, and son-in-law, Jason Matter; and grandkids - Bailey, Amie and Clay - all of El Dorado Springs; brother in law, Chris Hannah, and wife, Lisa – Osceola, and Jerry Hannah, and Jennifer, - Billings; nephews - Benny Cochran, and wife, Lisa, Mark Cochran, Jimmy Cochran, and wife, Barbara - of El Dorado Springs, Duel Hannah, and girlfriend, Angela (or PeeWee as Gary called her) - Osceola, Justin Hannah, and wife, Le Ann – Adrian, and a host of cousins, great nieces and nephews and a large array of friends.
Gary was loved by many and he will be missed by all greatly.
Services were held Wednesday, Dec. 16, in Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel, Osceola, with Rev. Larry Wheeler and Rev. Larry Young officiating. Music was On The Wings Of A Dove, Amazing Grace and Farther Along by Jim Hearn. Military services were conducted by Clinton VFW Post #1894. Interment was in Pleasant Springs Cemetery, Oyer, under the direction of Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home.
Casketbearers were - Cole Cochran, Brandy Matter, Tricia Cochran, Jason Matter, Gerald Cochran, Jerry Hannah, Duel Hannah and Chris Hannah. Honorary casketbearers were - Sammi Cochran, Bailey Matter, Ce Ce Cochran, Amie Matter, Nicki, Clay Matter, Benny Cochran, Justin Hannah, Mark Cochran, Leo Rysted, Jimmy Cochran, Bill McClain and Sam Breeden.
Leola Wanona Bland
Leola Wanona Bland, 78, of the Black Jack community, passed on to her eternal home on Dec. 12, 2009, in her home. She was surrounded by the family who lovingly cared for her the past four years. The oldest daughter of Floyd (Bike) and Ina Messick, she was born on Sept. 18, 1931.
On April 2, 1953, she was united in marriage to Junior Bland and moved to the family farm in Black Jack where she remained until her death. To this union twin daughters were born, Kathy Dianne and Karen Deanne.
Leola was an avid businesswoman and loved working with people. She worked locally at Sibley & Thatch Supermarket, First Finance Co. and Tri County State Bank until her retirement. Shortly after retirement, she was elected Commissioner of St. Clair County—the first woman to hold that position. She served in that capacity for four years.
Leola’s love for God and family was indescribable. She was saved and sanctified in the Black Jack Church of God (Holiness) where she attended faithfully until health no longer permitted.
Leola taught by example—demanding respect, punctuality and good work ethics. She will be remembered as a wonderful mother, a godly example and a friend to all.
Preceding her in death were her parents and a great-nephew, Dustin Bland.
Survivors include: her husband, Junior, of the home; her daughters, Kathy and Karen Davis; her sons-in-law Jim and Nolan Davis; and three granddaughters - Britni, Tessa and Brooke Davis; three sisters - Leona Bland and Kay Harper - El Dorado Springs, and Fay Sayre - Kansas City.
Services were held on Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the El Dorado Springs Church of God (Holiness) with Rev. Joe Dodson and Rev. Brent Bland officiating. Music was provided by Bob and Rowena Clouse. Interment followed in Love Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - Kirk Bland, Travis Bland, Trent Bland, Quinton Bland, David Henley and Wayne Worthington.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Black Jack Church Youth Center.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wilmer Lee Sibley
Wilmer Lee Sibley, 70, passed away Dec. 3, 2009, at Dallas County Care Center in Buffalo after a lingering illness. He was born March 22, 1939, to John and Marjorie Sibley in El Dorado Springs, Missouri.
On Jan. 2, 1968, Wilmer married Peggy Gibbs.
Wilmer was a faithful member of Union Hall Baptist Church since 1948. He was an independent truck driver for many years and retired from Mid America Dairyman. His family and his church were his priorities and he will be sadly missed by all.
Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Ronald and Wayne; and two sisters, Elinor McCann and Nadine Hoover.
Wilmer is survived by his wife Peggy - Buffalo; three daughters - Vickie Whistance, and husband, James - Nixa, Terri Sibley - Nevada, and Lisa Hottensen - Carterville, IL; one brother, Orville Sibley, and wife, Peggy - El Dorado Springs; two brothers-in-law, Dale Hoover - Harrisonville, and Lester Gibbs - El Dorado Springs; one sister-in-law, Carol Thomas - Butler; three grandchildren and their spouses - Jamie and Cody Lee - Nixa, Nick and Emily Whistance - Nixa, and Allie Hottensen - Carterville, IL; and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held at the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, with Brother Rocky Eaton officiating. Arrangements were entrusted to Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - Dave Sibley, Kirk Sibley, Nick Sibley, Mark Moberly, Jack McCullick and Melvin Marshall.
Memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
On Jan. 2, 1968, Wilmer married Peggy Gibbs.
Wilmer was a faithful member of Union Hall Baptist Church since 1948. He was an independent truck driver for many years and retired from Mid America Dairyman. His family and his church were his priorities and he will be sadly missed by all.
Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Ronald and Wayne; and two sisters, Elinor McCann and Nadine Hoover.
Wilmer is survived by his wife Peggy - Buffalo; three daughters - Vickie Whistance, and husband, James - Nixa, Terri Sibley - Nevada, and Lisa Hottensen - Carterville, IL; one brother, Orville Sibley, and wife, Peggy - El Dorado Springs; two brothers-in-law, Dale Hoover - Harrisonville, and Lester Gibbs - El Dorado Springs; one sister-in-law, Carol Thomas - Butler; three grandchildren and their spouses - Jamie and Cody Lee - Nixa, Nick and Emily Whistance - Nixa, and Allie Hottensen - Carterville, IL; and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held at the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, with Brother Rocky Eaton officiating. Arrangements were entrusted to Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - Dave Sibley, Kirk Sibley, Nick Sibley, Mark Moberly, Jack McCullick and Melvin Marshall.
Memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Shirley (Hartline) Stephens
Shirley Stephens, 78, Wellington, KS, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, at Summer Regional Medical Center, Wellington, KS. She was born, the daughter of Romes and Minnie (Prough) Hartline on Friday, May 29, 1931, in El Dorado Springs.
She was raised in the area and graduated from the El Dorado Springs High School.
Following her marriage in 1948, she moved to Wichita, KS, and has lived in Belle Plaine and Wellington, KS. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include: Her daughters, Brenda Munro, and her husband, John - Wellington, KS, and Sherry Westfall – Wellington, KS; son, Jeffrey Stephens – Topeka; close friend, Mag Abasolo - Wellington; grandchildren – Scott Munro, and his wife, Makeesa – Kansas City, Shane Munro, and his wife, Kristina – Wichita, Dustin Rager, and his wife, Michelle – Chillicothe, Lindsay Rager – Manhattan, KS; and six great-grandchildren – Corey, Harrison, Dalen, Hayden, Alyssa and Makenna.
She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be missed.
She was raised in the area and graduated from the El Dorado Springs High School.
Following her marriage in 1948, she moved to Wichita, KS, and has lived in Belle Plaine and Wellington, KS. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include: Her daughters, Brenda Munro, and her husband, John - Wellington, KS, and Sherry Westfall – Wellington, KS; son, Jeffrey Stephens – Topeka; close friend, Mag Abasolo - Wellington; grandchildren – Scott Munro, and his wife, Makeesa – Kansas City, Shane Munro, and his wife, Kristina – Wichita, Dustin Rager, and his wife, Michelle – Chillicothe, Lindsay Rager – Manhattan, KS; and six great-grandchildren – Corey, Harrison, Dalen, Hayden, Alyssa and Makenna.
She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be missed.
Gene Lee Mitchem
Gene Lee Mitchem, 65, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin following a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 28, 1944, in Nevada to Everett Lee Mitchem and Wilma Ruth Walker Mitchem.
He married Mary Ann Riggs on June 24, 1962, in Nevada and she survives of the home.
Gene grew up in Nevada and graduated from the Nevada High School in 1962. He worked for C.A. White Motors for a number of years, worked in credit and finance for U.S. Credit Life and worked for Thorpe’s Appliance for many years. Gene owned and operated GM Gun and Pawn for the past 10 years, retiring in 2009. He was a member of the BPO Elks #564, was active for many years with Oakdale 4-H and Vernon County 4-H Youth Fair. Gene was an avid hunter and fisherman.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors in addition to his wife, Mary Ann, of the home, include his son, Buck Mitchem, and his wife, Christi - Schell City, his daughter, Heather Mitchem Gade, and her fiance, Daniel Fletcher - Galena; four grandchildren - Forest Mitchem, Bowen Gade, Sydney Gade and Shiloh Mitchem; and one sister, Wanda Ann Durham - Rich Hill.
Services were held Friday, Dec. 11, in Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.
Those who wish may contribute in his memory to the American Cancer Society in care of Ferry Funeral Home, 301 S. Washington, Nevada, MO 64772.
He married Mary Ann Riggs on June 24, 1962, in Nevada and she survives of the home.
Gene grew up in Nevada and graduated from the Nevada High School in 1962. He worked for C.A. White Motors for a number of years, worked in credit and finance for U.S. Credit Life and worked for Thorpe’s Appliance for many years. Gene owned and operated GM Gun and Pawn for the past 10 years, retiring in 2009. He was a member of the BPO Elks #564, was active for many years with Oakdale 4-H and Vernon County 4-H Youth Fair. Gene was an avid hunter and fisherman.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors in addition to his wife, Mary Ann, of the home, include his son, Buck Mitchem, and his wife, Christi - Schell City, his daughter, Heather Mitchem Gade, and her fiance, Daniel Fletcher - Galena; four grandchildren - Forest Mitchem, Bowen Gade, Sydney Gade and Shiloh Mitchem; and one sister, Wanda Ann Durham - Rich Hill.
Services were held Friday, Dec. 11, in Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.
Those who wish may contribute in his memory to the American Cancer Society in care of Ferry Funeral Home, 301 S. Washington, Nevada, MO 64772.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Patrick Wayne Larkie
Patrick Wayne Larkie, 60, of El Dorado Springs, passed away after a short illness on Dec. 7, 2009. He was born April 21, 1949, in El Dorado Springs to Jessie and Juanita (Rust) Larkie.
He grew up and attended school in Milford and then for a brief time in El Dorado Springs and Kansas City.
Besides many other work experiences, Patrick was a roofer for many years. Patrick taught his kids the roofing trade, daughters as well as sons. He enjoyed repairing the grandchildren’s bicycles. He loved walking, being outdoors in nature and fishing.
Patrick was well liked and had many friends who knew him as “Pat.” He enjoyed meeting people and spending time at coffee
shops and convenience stores with friends.
Patrick believed in his God, was saved and baptized and was Pentecostal in belief. He enjoyed and was proud of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchild. He loved his pets and had two dogs, a Jack Russell Terrier named “Bob” and a Chihuahua named “Shay Lyn” and a 14 year old cockatiel named “Romeo.”
Patrick was blessed with three children - one son, Patrick and two daughters, Lark and Tiffanie.
Preceding Patrick in death was: his son, Patrick J. Larkie; his father, Jesse F. Larkie; his grandparents; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Survivors include two daughters, Lark Amberg and Tiffanie Mackey; his mother and stepfather, Juanita and Robert MacAuthur; five grandchildren - Nathan Amberg, Catherine Gray, Martin Gray, Basha and Tarina Larkie; and five children he loved as his own - Deena, Darin (Charity), Karen (Doug), Jason (Tracy) and Terri; 11 grandchildren he loved as his own - Kamber, Bryan, Tana, Lloyd, Amanda, Skyler, Ryan, Skyla, Mikayla, Jaden and Darin Jr.; and one great-granddaughter, Hannah. Other survivors include longtime friend, Linda Lumley; 10 brothers and sisters - Johnny Ray (Mary) Larkie, Willa M. (Andy) Stillman, Richard (Betty) Sparks, Mary (Bill) Moore, Rhonda (Calvin) Trent, Lewis (Rhonda) Sparks, David (Cora) Sparks, Mark Sparks, May (Jr.) Fleetwood and Kay Sparks; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and many cousins.
The family will receive friends at Bland-Hackleman Chapel from 1-2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. Services will begin at 2 p.m. at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Suzy Lynch officiating. Interment will follow in El Dorado Springs City Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be - Doug Berten, Bryan Courtney, Skyler Dozler, Lloyd Johnson, Tana Lumley and Ryan Rash. Honorary pallbearers are Richard Jackson, Lloyd Bruce, Gary Allison, Delbert Warren, Scott Evans and Ron West.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to help with funeral expenses and left at Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
He grew up and attended school in Milford and then for a brief time in El Dorado Springs and Kansas City.
Besides many other work experiences, Patrick was a roofer for many years. Patrick taught his kids the roofing trade, daughters as well as sons. He enjoyed repairing the grandchildren’s bicycles. He loved walking, being outdoors in nature and fishing.
Patrick was well liked and had many friends who knew him as “Pat.” He enjoyed meeting people and spending time at coffee
shops and convenience stores with friends.
Patrick believed in his God, was saved and baptized and was Pentecostal in belief. He enjoyed and was proud of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchild. He loved his pets and had two dogs, a Jack Russell Terrier named “Bob” and a Chihuahua named “Shay Lyn” and a 14 year old cockatiel named “Romeo.”
Patrick was blessed with three children - one son, Patrick and two daughters, Lark and Tiffanie.
Preceding Patrick in death was: his son, Patrick J. Larkie; his father, Jesse F. Larkie; his grandparents; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Survivors include two daughters, Lark Amberg and Tiffanie Mackey; his mother and stepfather, Juanita and Robert MacAuthur; five grandchildren - Nathan Amberg, Catherine Gray, Martin Gray, Basha and Tarina Larkie; and five children he loved as his own - Deena, Darin (Charity), Karen (Doug), Jason (Tracy) and Terri; 11 grandchildren he loved as his own - Kamber, Bryan, Tana, Lloyd, Amanda, Skyler, Ryan, Skyla, Mikayla, Jaden and Darin Jr.; and one great-granddaughter, Hannah. Other survivors include longtime friend, Linda Lumley; 10 brothers and sisters - Johnny Ray (Mary) Larkie, Willa M. (Andy) Stillman, Richard (Betty) Sparks, Mary (Bill) Moore, Rhonda (Calvin) Trent, Lewis (Rhonda) Sparks, David (Cora) Sparks, Mark Sparks, May (Jr.) Fleetwood and Kay Sparks; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and many cousins.
The family will receive friends at Bland-Hackleman Chapel from 1-2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. Services will begin at 2 p.m. at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Suzy Lynch officiating. Interment will follow in El Dorado Springs City Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be - Doug Berten, Bryan Courtney, Skyler Dozler, Lloyd Johnson, Tana Lumley and Ryan Rash. Honorary pallbearers are Richard Jackson, Lloyd Bruce, Gary Allison, Delbert Warren, Scott Evans and Ron West.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to help with funeral expenses and left at Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Clara Vineta (Renfro) Lambeth
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Clara Vineta (Renfro) Lambeth, 81, was born Sept. 21, 1928, in Cookston OK, to William E. and Della Mae (Griffy) Renfro. She departed from her loved ones on earth to be with loved ones with God on Dec. 5, 2009, at Community Springs Healthcare Facility in El Dorado Springs.
She was united in marriage to Albert Noel Lambeth on March 9, 1962. Their children are Wyveda “Faye,” Bill “Dub,” Orval, Bob, Bonnie, Mike and Randy.
Vineta and her family moved to El Dorado Springs from the family farm near Jerico Springs. She loved to watch kids and grandkids run and play, work in the garden, canning, fishing, working with her rabbits and dogs and entertain friends and family. She spent the last few months at the Community Springs Health Care Facility.
Vineta goes to join those loved ones that preceded her in death who include her parents; three brothers - George, John Henry “Buck” and Mack; one sister, Susie Holloway; and one grandson, Nathan Johnson.
She is survived by her husband, Noel; two daughters, Wyveda Robinson, and her husband, Mel, and Bonnie Lawrence, and her husband, Steve; five sons - William Renfro, and his wife, Cheryl, Orval Renfro, Bob Lambeth, and his wife, Teri, Mike Lambeth, and his wife, Karla, and Randy Lambeth; 12 grandchildren – Toni, Nathan, Steve, Sherrie, Ralph, Gerrie, Brandon, Wesly, Shasta, Tracy, Paul and Elizabeth; several great-grandchildren, in laws, nieces and nephews and friends.
The family suggests contributions to the American Diabetes Association in care of the Sheldon Funeral Home.
Services began at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, in Sheldon Chapel with Rev. Brent Bland officiating. Music was One Day At A Time, In The Sweet Bye And Bye, The Old Rugged Cross and Amazing Grace.
Casketbearers were - Marty Brooks, Roy Dale Miller, Brent Harmon, Steve Lawrence, Wesley Goodwin, Ralph Lawrence, Justin Harmon, Brandon Lambeth and Paul Jones. Interment was in Hamby Cemetery Stockton.
Arrangements were by Sheldon Funeral Home of El Dorado Springs.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Lowell Virgil Schlotzhauer
Lowell Virgil Schlotzhauer, 77, Jerico Springs, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center, after a long-term illness with recent complications. Lowell was born Jan. 2, 1932, at the family home in Pleasant Grove to Virgil and Eunice (Hickam) Schlotzhauer.
He graduated high school at Pilot Grove and attended the Baptist Church.
In 1950, he married Ruth Lavern Purdy. They had three children and they divorced in 1976. In 1980, he married Patsy Nell (Music) King at Richards.
Lowell worked as a small engine mechanic at Barton County Implement for 23 years, retiring in 2005 because of health problems.
Lowell was preceded in death by his wife, Pat, in 1985; his son, Randal Lowell Schlotzhauer, age 20, in 1980; and twin great-grandsons, Dreygan and Riley Taffner, in 2009.
Survivors include two daughters, Donna Waterhouse, and husband, Rick - El Dorado Springs, and Diane Schlotzhauer, and husband, Bill Armstrong - of El Dorado Springs; three brothers - Aubrey Schlotzhauer - Pilot Grove, Jimmy Schlotzhauer - Warsaw, and Barry Schlotzhauer - Kansas City, and their families; seven grandchildren - Arlinda Johnson, Blake Water-house, Chauntae Waterhouse, Annette, and husband, Jason Sheriff, Johnathan, and wife, Sarah Taffner, Danielle, and husband, Philip Row, and Virgil and Catie Taffner; three great-grandchildren - Jeremiah Johnson, Hannah Johnson and Emily Taffner; and numerous other family and friends.
Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Daniel Funeral Home with burial in Newton Burial Park in Nevada.
Contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society in care of Daniel Funeral Home.
This obituary may be viewed and condolences left at www. danielfuneralhome.net.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Virdie Seitz Ewan
Virdie Seitz Ewan, 89, Sun City Center, FL, passed from this life on Nov. 30, 2009, in the Stockton Nursing Home. Virdie was born Oct. 28, 1920, to Shadrack (Shade) Seitz and Letitia Neeley Seitz, the third of five children.
After graduating from El Dorado Springs High School in 1937, and then from Missouri State Teacher’s College in Springfield in 1940, she married Edward T. Ewan in May 1941. To this marriage one daughter, Betty Jo Ewan, was born in 1943.
During World War II Ed served his country in the U.S. Navy and’“Sally,” as he called her, taught school in Cedar County. After the war ended in 1945, Ed and Sally moved to Washington, DC where he continued to work with the procurement division of the Department of Navy. Sally continued to teach and went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Education Administration.
After their retirements in 1981, both Ed and Sally moved to Sun City, FL, where they were residents until their deaths.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward T. Ewan - Sun City, FL; her daughter, Betty Jo Ewan - Fairfax, VA; her siblings - brother, William H. Seitz, and sister, Betty Shade Budd - El Dorado Springs, sister, Lageta Seitz Neil - Galesburg, IL, and an infant brother, David Seitz - of El Dorado Springs.
“Aunt Virdie” as she was fondly called, is survived by one niece, four nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews and will be greatly missed by all.
A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Bland Hackleman Funeral Home in El Dorado Springs.
There will be no interment following the service, due to Mrs. Ewan’s request for cremation.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to The American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. Donation envelopes are available at the funeral home.
After graduating from El Dorado Springs High School in 1937, and then from Missouri State Teacher’s College in Springfield in 1940, she married Edward T. Ewan in May 1941. To this marriage one daughter, Betty Jo Ewan, was born in 1943.
During World War II Ed served his country in the U.S. Navy and’“Sally,” as he called her, taught school in Cedar County. After the war ended in 1945, Ed and Sally moved to Washington, DC where he continued to work with the procurement division of the Department of Navy. Sally continued to teach and went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Education Administration.
After their retirements in 1981, both Ed and Sally moved to Sun City, FL, where they were residents until their deaths.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward T. Ewan - Sun City, FL; her daughter, Betty Jo Ewan - Fairfax, VA; her siblings - brother, William H. Seitz, and sister, Betty Shade Budd - El Dorado Springs, sister, Lageta Seitz Neil - Galesburg, IL, and an infant brother, David Seitz - of El Dorado Springs.
“Aunt Virdie” as she was fondly called, is survived by one niece, four nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews and will be greatly missed by all.
A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Bland Hackleman Funeral Home in El Dorado Springs.
There will be no interment following the service, due to Mrs. Ewan’s request for cremation.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to The American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. Donation envelopes are available at the funeral home.
Mildred Arlee Brink
Mildred Arlee Brink, 87, El Dorado Springs, Missouri passed away Nov. 30, 2009, at Community Springs Healthcare Facility. She was born on Feb. 9, 1922, to John and Martha Anderson in Atlantic, IA.
Mildred worked on the family farm with her father until she married Raymond Meyer and they moved to a farm of their own in Cass County, IA. They had three children, Larry, Joyce and Marsha. Raymond passed away in 1952.
Later Mildred met and married Kenneth Brink, a master plumber. They moved to Longmont, CO, and she went to work for Gerry Mountain Sports as a seamstress. They had one daughter, Bethan. After their retirement, Mildred and Kenneth traveled and finally settled in El Dorado Springs.
Mildred loved gardening, canning, cooking and sewing.
Preceding Mildred in death were her parents; her husband Kenneth; a daughter, Joyce; a son, Larry; one sister, Ethel; and one niece, Patrica.
She is survived by two daughters, Marsha Rossow, and husband, Ray - Thorton, CO, and Bethan Carl, and husband, John, of Osceola; 10 grandchildren - Trisha Frossard, Rob Bigam, Larry A. Meyer, Ranette Jordan, Kenneth Bauer Jr., Kristine Bauer, Koryne Collins, Cody Pingston, Chelcee Carl and John Carl II; four great-grandchildren - Bryce, Kara, Laura and Catelin; one sister, Evelyn Meyer; and many nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Friday, Dec. 4, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Greg Magnum officiating. Interment followed in Kidds Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - John Carl, Rob Bigam, Cody Pingston and Ray Rossow.
Mildred worked on the family farm with her father until she married Raymond Meyer and they moved to a farm of their own in Cass County, IA. They had three children, Larry, Joyce and Marsha. Raymond passed away in 1952.
Later Mildred met and married Kenneth Brink, a master plumber. They moved to Longmont, CO, and she went to work for Gerry Mountain Sports as a seamstress. They had one daughter, Bethan. After their retirement, Mildred and Kenneth traveled and finally settled in El Dorado Springs.
Mildred loved gardening, canning, cooking and sewing.
Preceding Mildred in death were her parents; her husband Kenneth; a daughter, Joyce; a son, Larry; one sister, Ethel; and one niece, Patrica.
She is survived by two daughters, Marsha Rossow, and husband, Ray - Thorton, CO, and Bethan Carl, and husband, John, of Osceola; 10 grandchildren - Trisha Frossard, Rob Bigam, Larry A. Meyer, Ranette Jordan, Kenneth Bauer Jr., Kristine Bauer, Koryne Collins, Cody Pingston, Chelcee Carl and John Carl II; four great-grandchildren - Bryce, Kara, Laura and Catelin; one sister, Evelyn Meyer; and many nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Friday, Dec. 4, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Greg Magnum officiating. Interment followed in Kidds Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - John Carl, Rob Bigam, Cody Pingston and Ray Rossow.
Elizabeth Jane 'Johnnie Dace Hicks
Johnnie (Dace) Hicks, 84, otherwise known as Elizabeth Jane, passed away Nov. 30, 2009, at the Community Springs Healthcare Facility in El Dorado Springs. Johnnie was born the youngest child to loving parents, Elizabeth and Willard Dace, on June 6,
1925, outside of Sullivan.
When she was a little girl, her family moved to the Anthonies Mill area on the Brazil Creek. Her father and mother were farmers. Johnnie rode a horse to school with her sisters and played the guitar. She graduated from Sullivan High School and went to college in Bolivar and Pittsburgh, KS. After college she taught school in the country. During the war she worked in a weapons factory and boarded with a relative and took care of small children.
She was united in marriage to Merle Hicks in St. Louis after he came home from the War. They moved to Kansas City, lived a short time in Nevada, MO, and then lived in Aurora, CO, for about eight years. For about two years they lived in Applewood, CO, and then around 1959 moved to Bourbon, MO, with five children - Becky, Kathy, Ronnie, Alan and Bryan. About five years later they moved back to Kansas City, KS.
After the death of their beloved first child, Becky, Johnnie and Merle moved to Blackjack where they bought a little farm and later they moved into town in El Dorado Springs. Johnnie was a Christian woman. She sang and played the piano.
Johnnie’s death was preceded by her parents, Lizzie and Willard; her daughter, Rebecca; all her siblings - Ralph, Tracy, Irene, Mary, Hazel, Gertrude, Rosetta and Florence and all their spouses; two sisters-in-law and spouses; two brothers-in-law and spouses; and aunts, uncles and cousins.
She is survived by her loving husband, Merle; daughter, Kathleen; sons - Ronald, Alan and Bryan; grandchildren - Heather, Brigitte, Cynthia, Brent, Nathan, Josh, Rebecca, Catharine, Thomas, Joseph and John; one step-grandchild, Jordan; six great-grandchildren - Bryan, Timothy, Sarah and Gabriel, Estella and Magena; and one great-great-grandchild, Kaya; many nieces and nephews; great nieces and nephews; great-great nieces and nephews, two sisters-in-law, Gladys and Ruthene; three daughters-in-law - Terry, Judith and Carol; a former son-in-law, Kenny; and many wonderful friends from all over the country.
She was a sweet, sweet woman and we loved her. She will be missed.
Services were held Friday, Dec. 4, in Sheldon Chapel with Frank Haynes officiating. Music was Whispering Hope and Will There Be Any Stars by Jim and Mary Luster, Amazing Grace by Heather McBride, and I’ll Fly Away and This Is Not My Home by Brigitte McBride accompanied by Pianist Rita Farris.
Interment was in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville.
Arrangements were by Sheldon Funeral Home in El Dorado Springs.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Helen Marie (Hill) Brasher
Helen Marie (Hill) Brasher, 61, born Dec. 29, 1947, to George and Lovell (Minor) Hill in Houston, MO, the sixth of six children. Helen went to be with the Lord on Nov. 29, 2009,
She attended school in Houston, El Dorado Springs and Nevada. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1966. After graduating she went to work at Witt’s Printing where she became acquainted with Beverly Brasher. Through this friendship she met her soon to be husband, Larry Brasher. They were married on Aug. 14, 1971.
Helen quit her job at Witt’s and went to work on the family dairy farm. She enjoyed helping take care of the cattle and all the joys of farm life. She was always there to do whatever needed to be done. Come spring, she was ready to start her garden. She had to have homegrown food to share with her family and neighbors. The grandkids always enjoyed grandma’s homegrown food.
Helen was a born again Christian. She was saved at a church revival after she graduated high school. She was baptized at Pine Street Church in Nevada. After marriage, she attended Fairview Community Church. She was an active member and was always ready to help with anything that needed done.
Along with church and the farm, Helen had one more chore, raising her five daughters. She taught them all to be hard workers and to do their best.
She will be greatly missed by many family and friends.
She leaves behind her husband, Larry, of 38 years, and their five daughters - Christy McKinney, and husband, Rob, Charity Stuber, and husband, Ted, Carol Shumake, and husband, Bryan, Cherrie Brasher, and Cathy Brasher; eight grandchildren; one sister, Lois Simrell; one brother, Marvin Hill, and wife, Marj; a very special mother-in-law, Grace Brasher; and many other family and friends.
Services began at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in Brumback Funeral Home, Stockton, with burial in Brasher Cemetery.
She attended school in Houston, El Dorado Springs and Nevada. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1966. After graduating she went to work at Witt’s Printing where she became acquainted with Beverly Brasher. Through this friendship she met her soon to be husband, Larry Brasher. They were married on Aug. 14, 1971.
Helen quit her job at Witt’s and went to work on the family dairy farm. She enjoyed helping take care of the cattle and all the joys of farm life. She was always there to do whatever needed to be done. Come spring, she was ready to start her garden. She had to have homegrown food to share with her family and neighbors. The grandkids always enjoyed grandma’s homegrown food.
Helen was a born again Christian. She was saved at a church revival after she graduated high school. She was baptized at Pine Street Church in Nevada. After marriage, she attended Fairview Community Church. She was an active member and was always ready to help with anything that needed done.
Along with church and the farm, Helen had one more chore, raising her five daughters. She taught them all to be hard workers and to do their best.
She will be greatly missed by many family and friends.
She leaves behind her husband, Larry, of 38 years, and their five daughters - Christy McKinney, and husband, Rob, Charity Stuber, and husband, Ted, Carol Shumake, and husband, Bryan, Cherrie Brasher, and Cathy Brasher; eight grandchildren; one sister, Lois Simrell; one brother, Marvin Hill, and wife, Marj; a very special mother-in-law, Grace Brasher; and many other family and friends.
Services began at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in Brumback Funeral Home, Stockton, with burial in Brasher Cemetery.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Marjorie Beatrice Peterie
Beatrice (Bea) Gentry, 86, daughter of Jerry T. and Beuna (Allen) Gentry, was born on the family farm near Roscoe, on Jan. 28, 1923. She left her earthly home and her dear family who survive her to be with her heavenly Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Nov. 28, 2009, after several years of various illnesses.
Bea lived on the big farm home with her parents, two brothers and two sisters until her graduation from high school in El Dorado Springs in 1941. Bea accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior at an early age and was baptized at age 12.
She married Ray Peterie on Jan. 28, 1943. To this union three children were born, two sons and one daughter. She had five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Ray and Bea were privileged to be married 61 years and lived in their farm home southwest of Collins all those years. Her home and family were the most important things in her life.
While Ray served in WWII, before the children were born, Bea worked as a secretary for the traffic manager for Western Auto Supply in Kansas City and for a criminal lawyer in Little Rock, AR. She retired as office manager for Witt Printing Co. in 1986 after 23 years of service.
Bea was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ray; her beloved daughter, Debbie Bright; her parents; and two brothers, Jim and Dick.
She is survived by her two sons, Randy Peterie - Springfield, and Kenny Peterie - Blue Springs; two sisters, Betty Martin and Bonnie Capps – Collins; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel in Osceola, with Rev. Gary Strickland officiating. Special music will be Amazing Grace and On Eagle’s Wings by Soloist Donna Carney and Pianist Gail Ingle. Interment will follow in the Freeman-Holsapple Cemetery.
Casketbearers will be – C. A. Smith, Jim Smith, Bryan Brister, Dick Sunday, Raymond Powell, Bud Keller, Kelsey Culbertson, Roy Hensley, Terry Weant and Clayton Hughes
The family suggests contributions to the Collins Christian Church left in care of the funeral home.
Bea lived on the big farm home with her parents, two brothers and two sisters until her graduation from high school in El Dorado Springs in 1941. Bea accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior at an early age and was baptized at age 12.
She married Ray Peterie on Jan. 28, 1943. To this union three children were born, two sons and one daughter. She had five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Ray and Bea were privileged to be married 61 years and lived in their farm home southwest of Collins all those years. Her home and family were the most important things in her life.
While Ray served in WWII, before the children were born, Bea worked as a secretary for the traffic manager for Western Auto Supply in Kansas City and for a criminal lawyer in Little Rock, AR. She retired as office manager for Witt Printing Co. in 1986 after 23 years of service.
Bea was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ray; her beloved daughter, Debbie Bright; her parents; and two brothers, Jim and Dick.
She is survived by her two sons, Randy Peterie - Springfield, and Kenny Peterie - Blue Springs; two sisters, Betty Martin and Bonnie Capps – Collins; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel in Osceola, with Rev. Gary Strickland officiating. Special music will be Amazing Grace and On Eagle’s Wings by Soloist Donna Carney and Pianist Gail Ingle. Interment will follow in the Freeman-Holsapple Cemetery.
Casketbearers will be – C. A. Smith, Jim Smith, Bryan Brister, Dick Sunday, Raymond Powell, Bud Keller, Kelsey Culbertson, Roy Hensley, Terry Weant and Clayton Hughes
The family suggests contributions to the Collins Christian Church left in care of the funeral home.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Janice Mary Scott
Janice Mary Scott, 59, El Dorado Springs, passed away at Cedar County Memorial Hospital on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, after a very brave battle with cancer for the second time. She was born Sept. 23, 1950, to Glen Robert and Susan Mary (Carpenter) Gibbs in El Dorado Springs.
She was married to Scotty Scott on Dec. 14, 1966, and to this union two children were born: Tracy Dawn and Kevin Dale. Janice helped raise her grandchildren which she loved very much, as they did her.
Janice worked for several years at the shoe factory and the shirt factory in El Dorado Springs.
Nothing made Janice happier than spending time with her family. She was the most giving person. She was always doing special things for her kids and grandkids. She never expected anything in return. Janice enjoyed going to all sporting events that her son, brothers, nephews and grandkids played in. She never was bashful about cheering them on. She also enjoyed playing softball with her family at family get-togethers. Other activities she enjoyed were putting puzzles together, card games and listening to and dancing to music.
Preceding Janice in death were her parents; her daughter, Tracy; one brother, Kelly Gibbs; and one nephew, Daniel Reeder.
Janice is survived by her husband, Scotty, of the home; her son, Kevin Scott, and wife, Julie - El Dorado Springs; four grandchildren - Brandon Scott, and wife, Carmen; Shastyn Ketterman, Kellan Scott and Kaden Scott; one great-grandchild, Madison Scott; three brothers - Robbie Gibbs, and wife, Patty, Wayne Gibbs, and wife, Debbie, and Keith Gibbs; four sisters - Joyce Hughes, and husband, Lowell, Kathy Gibbs and Mike Hoffman, Karen Spencer, and husband, Robert, and Kris Leonard, and husband, Greg; many nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends.
A visitation for family and friends was held on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Services were held on Monday, Nov. 30, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Rev. James Coleman officiating. Interment followed in Love Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - D. J. Reeder, Brian Gibbs, Lofty Gibbs, Robert Wayne Gibbs, Kendall Gibbs and Jason Spencer. Honorary pallbearers were, Trenton Leonard and Kyler Leonard.
She was married to Scotty Scott on Dec. 14, 1966, and to this union two children were born: Tracy Dawn and Kevin Dale. Janice helped raise her grandchildren which she loved very much, as they did her.
Janice worked for several years at the shoe factory and the shirt factory in El Dorado Springs.
Nothing made Janice happier than spending time with her family. She was the most giving person. She was always doing special things for her kids and grandkids. She never expected anything in return. Janice enjoyed going to all sporting events that her son, brothers, nephews and grandkids played in. She never was bashful about cheering them on. She also enjoyed playing softball with her family at family get-togethers. Other activities she enjoyed were putting puzzles together, card games and listening to and dancing to music.
Preceding Janice in death were her parents; her daughter, Tracy; one brother, Kelly Gibbs; and one nephew, Daniel Reeder.
Janice is survived by her husband, Scotty, of the home; her son, Kevin Scott, and wife, Julie - El Dorado Springs; four grandchildren - Brandon Scott, and wife, Carmen; Shastyn Ketterman, Kellan Scott and Kaden Scott; one great-grandchild, Madison Scott; three brothers - Robbie Gibbs, and wife, Patty, Wayne Gibbs, and wife, Debbie, and Keith Gibbs; four sisters - Joyce Hughes, and husband, Lowell, Kathy Gibbs and Mike Hoffman, Karen Spencer, and husband, Robert, and Kris Leonard, and husband, Greg; many nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends.
A visitation for family and friends was held on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Services were held on Monday, Nov. 30, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Rev. James Coleman officiating. Interment followed in Love Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - D. J. Reeder, Brian Gibbs, Lofty Gibbs, Robert Wayne Gibbs, Kendall Gibbs and Jason Spencer. Honorary pallbearers were, Trenton Leonard and Kyler Leonard.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Betty (Hutchison) Bartkoski
Betty (Hutchison) Bartkoski, 78, El Dorado Springs, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Cedar County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Vernon County, on Oct. 4, 1931, to Walter and Ruby (Whitley) Hutchison.
Betty was united in marriage to Joseph Edward Bartkoski on Jan. 18, 1948. Together they had 15 children and raised one grandson while living in Nevada, MO, Phoenix, AZ, and later, El Dorado Springs. After moving to El Dorado Springs, Betty worked at Community Springs Healthcare Facility for 20 years. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church.
Preceding Betty in death were - her parents, one granddaughter, one son-in-law, one sister, Norma Horning, and her loving husband, Joe.
Betty is survived by three sisters - Marvalene Troyer - Shawnee Mission, KS, Emily Reynolds - Warsaw, and Wanda Hulett - Kansas City; two brothers, Robert Hutchison - Walker, and Donald Hutchison - Nevada; 15 children - Tom Bartkoski - Lake Stevens, WA, Patricia Many - Ozark, Virginia Binder - Humansville, Barbara Jessup - Grand Junction, CO, Margaret Sherman - Glendale, AZ, Beverly Schroeder - Hamilton, MT, Jodi Cauthon - El Dorado Springs, Rosemary Turner - Milo, Edward Bartkoski - El Dorado Springs, Eileen Gooden - Montevallo, Kathy Porter - Sikeston, Carolyn Crisp - Hollister, Becky Collins - El Dorado Springs, Betty Jo Convery - Normal, IL, and Jeff Bartkoski – Springfield; and grandson, Christopher Binder - Buckeye, AZ; 38 other grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; many other friends, relatives and extended family members.
The family of Betty Bartkoski will receive friends at Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home from 6-7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27.
Services will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, in Bland-Hackleman Chapel on Saturday, Nov. 28, with Fr. Basil Doan officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Vernon Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Betty’s grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations in memory of Betty Bartkoski may be made to St. Elizabeth Catholic Church.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Edmund Archie Stoddard III
Edmund Archie Stoddard III, 72, Bryant, AR, stepped into the presence of our Lord Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at his home surrounded by his family after an extended illness. He was born on April 22, 1937, in Independence to Edmund Archie Stoddard II and Mildred Leta Reynolds Stoddard.
Bud, as he was known to his family, was the oldest of three children. He attended school in Independence and Walker. He graduated at Geronimo, OK. He attended both William Jewell College in Liberty and Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, KS. He received both a Bachelor and Masters while attending PSU.
Bud’s family was of humble means which necessitated the learning of many agricultural and carpentry skills. Later, the use of those skills brought him joy in the raising of gardens and repairing of family furniture and doing electrical work with a fellow deacon.
While in junior high, Bud’s family lived near Walker. During this time, he met his soul mate, Earline Hallam. Years later, Ed would pastor Oak Grove where the Hallam family attended. As time passed, with the helpful interventions of both of their mothers, the two began to date and eventually wed. Edmund and Earline were married in 1963 and set up house in Nevada. To their union was born four children, all of which they had the opportunity to lead to the Lord.
Edmund was saved under the pastorate of his father. He later surrendered to pastoral ministry, following in his father’s footsteps. Edmund served as pastor in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Wyoming. He also served as a revival evangelist to Alaska, Utah, Michigan and North Dakota through the North American Mission Board. Bro. Ed retired from fulltime pastoral ministry while pasturing First Baptist Church in Alexander. Most recently, he retired from the Arkansas State Hospital Adolescent Unit. Edmund, also worked as a hospital chaplain, a public school teacher as well as an adjunct professor for Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, AR. He served as pastor in Tiffin in the early 1960s and he taught in Walker and El Dorado Springs in the mid 1960s.
Bro. Ed had the opportunity to travel to Israel to see the Holy Land and was able to teach/preach on a mission trip to China.
Edmund was a member of Geyer Springs Baptist Church where he attended the Early Adult Coed Sunday School class and worked with Earline as an AWANA Listener. He loved to study the Word of God, reading through the Bible every year. Edmund also studied about herbs and natural therapies in his spare time. In addition, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping and spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Sarah; one brother, Victor; and a nephew, Kenton Tyler.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Earline Hallam Stoddard – Bryant; four children – Ellen and Ron Boling – Newport, AR, Andy Stoddard – Conway Human Development Center – Conway, AR, Charles and Denise Stoddard – Paragould, AR, and Chad and Vicki Stoddard – Marked Tree, AR; nine grandchildren – Maeria, Michael, Ayden and AJ Boling, Noah, Elizabeth and Kaitlyn Stoddard and Andrew and Abby Stoddard; as well as many nieces, nephews and a host of friends and loved ones who mourn his passing.
Bud, as he was known to his family, was the oldest of three children. He attended school in Independence and Walker. He graduated at Geronimo, OK. He attended both William Jewell College in Liberty and Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, KS. He received both a Bachelor and Masters while attending PSU.
Bud’s family was of humble means which necessitated the learning of many agricultural and carpentry skills. Later, the use of those skills brought him joy in the raising of gardens and repairing of family furniture and doing electrical work with a fellow deacon.
While in junior high, Bud’s family lived near Walker. During this time, he met his soul mate, Earline Hallam. Years later, Ed would pastor Oak Grove where the Hallam family attended. As time passed, with the helpful interventions of both of their mothers, the two began to date and eventually wed. Edmund and Earline were married in 1963 and set up house in Nevada. To their union was born four children, all of which they had the opportunity to lead to the Lord.
Edmund was saved under the pastorate of his father. He later surrendered to pastoral ministry, following in his father’s footsteps. Edmund served as pastor in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Wyoming. He also served as a revival evangelist to Alaska, Utah, Michigan and North Dakota through the North American Mission Board. Bro. Ed retired from fulltime pastoral ministry while pasturing First Baptist Church in Alexander. Most recently, he retired from the Arkansas State Hospital Adolescent Unit. Edmund, also worked as a hospital chaplain, a public school teacher as well as an adjunct professor for Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, AR. He served as pastor in Tiffin in the early 1960s and he taught in Walker and El Dorado Springs in the mid 1960s.
Bro. Ed had the opportunity to travel to Israel to see the Holy Land and was able to teach/preach on a mission trip to China.
Edmund was a member of Geyer Springs Baptist Church where he attended the Early Adult Coed Sunday School class and worked with Earline as an AWANA Listener. He loved to study the Word of God, reading through the Bible every year. Edmund also studied about herbs and natural therapies in his spare time. In addition, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping and spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Sarah; one brother, Victor; and a nephew, Kenton Tyler.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Earline Hallam Stoddard – Bryant; four children – Ellen and Ron Boling – Newport, AR, Andy Stoddard – Conway Human Development Center – Conway, AR, Charles and Denise Stoddard – Paragould, AR, and Chad and Vicki Stoddard – Marked Tree, AR; nine grandchildren – Maeria, Michael, Ayden and AJ Boling, Noah, Elizabeth and Kaitlyn Stoddard and Andrew and Abby Stoddard; as well as many nieces, nephews and a host of friends and loved ones who mourn his passing.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Ella Mae McCollom
Ella Mae McCollom, 79, formerly of El Dorado Springs, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at Cedar Ridge Healthcare, Lebanon, IL. She was born Aug. 21, 1930, in Montevallo, Vernon County, the daughter of Jasper Washington McCollom and Annie Fay West (Hamby).
Ella received her education at Greenridge Rural School; El Dorado Springs High School, graduating in 1947; class work at Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar; and a BS degree and then a Masters degree from Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg, in 1970.
She taught at a number of schools: Badger, Independence, Jerico Springs, El Dorado Springs, Prairie Village, KS, and then was employed by the Kansas City Board of Education. She retired from there to help care for her mother and later her stepfather, Clifton Hamby.
Ella was a member of the Montevallo Baptist Church.
Her professional affiliations were: American Personnel and Guidance Association, Missouri Guidance Association, National Education Association, Kansas City Education Association and Missouri State Teachers Association. She was a Life Member of the Central Missouri State College Alumni.
Survivors include: one brother, Wayne (Marie) McCollom - O’Fallon, IL; two nephews, Kevin McCollom - Oklahoma City, OK, and Kyle (Christy) McCollom - St. Louis; six great nieces and great nephews: Nina McCollom, Kyle McCollom Jr., Theresa McCollom, Anna McCollom, Connie McCollom and Austin McCollom.
A visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23, at Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Virgil City Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Roy 'Mack' McCormick
Roy “Mack” McCormick, 102, passed away Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 at North Kansas City Hospital. Mack was born Dec. 23, 1906, in El Dorado Springs.
He loved life, especially gardening and being with his friends.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Odie McCormick, second wife, Frankie Williams; and son, Gary McCormick.
Survivors include his nieces, Charity (Jim) Davis and Melba Johnson; nephew, Robert Ray Cole; and many close friends.
Services began at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at McGilley Antioch Chapel in Kansas City with a visitation prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. Burial was in White Chapel Cemetery.
Memorial contributions are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Arrangements were by McGilley Antioch Chapel, Kansas City.
He loved life, especially gardening and being with his friends.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Odie McCormick, second wife, Frankie Williams; and son, Gary McCormick.
Survivors include his nieces, Charity (Jim) Davis and Melba Johnson; nephew, Robert Ray Cole; and many close friends.
Services began at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at McGilley Antioch Chapel in Kansas City with a visitation prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. Burial was in White Chapel Cemetery.
Memorial contributions are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Arrangements were by McGilley Antioch Chapel, Kansas City.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Lawrence Allen Wisner
Lawrence Allen Wisner, 83, was born on April 1, 1926, in Osceola to Otis Wisner and Virlie M. Lucky Wisner. He passed away on Nov. 12, 2009, in Warrensburg at the Missouri Veterans Home.
Lawrence served his country during World War II in the United States Navy. He worked for 20 years in the trucking industry, which is where he retired.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Otis and Virlie Wisner; one daughter, Marian Gale Wisner; and one sister, Rosa Lee Wood.
He is survived by his wife, Edna Lee Shinn Wisner; one son, Robert Eugene Wisner, of El Dorado Springs; three daughters - Sharon Lucille LaRue - Clinton, Lena Kay Dodds - El Dorado Springs; and four sisters - Lula May Eugene - Woodburn, OR, Twila D. Horn, Sandra Ketchum - St. David, AZ, and O’Dessie Peterson - Tyghvalley, OR.
Services were held Sunday, Nov. 15, Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel in Osceola with Rev. Fred Stevens officiating. Music was Where The Roses Never Fade and Precious Memories by Bear Creek Gospel Band.
Casketbearers were his nephews.
Interment was in Bear Creek Cemetery with Military Services by Appleton VFW #242 and Navy Funeral Honors.
Arrangements were by Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola.
Lawrence served his country during World War II in the United States Navy. He worked for 20 years in the trucking industry, which is where he retired.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Otis and Virlie Wisner; one daughter, Marian Gale Wisner; and one sister, Rosa Lee Wood.
He is survived by his wife, Edna Lee Shinn Wisner; one son, Robert Eugene Wisner, of El Dorado Springs; three daughters - Sharon Lucille LaRue - Clinton, Lena Kay Dodds - El Dorado Springs; and four sisters - Lula May Eugene - Woodburn, OR, Twila D. Horn, Sandra Ketchum - St. David, AZ, and O’Dessie Peterson - Tyghvalley, OR.
Services were held Sunday, Nov. 15, Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel in Osceola with Rev. Fred Stevens officiating. Music was Where The Roses Never Fade and Precious Memories by Bear Creek Gospel Band.
Casketbearers were his nephews.
Interment was in Bear Creek Cemetery with Military Services by Appleton VFW #242 and Navy Funeral Honors.
Arrangements were by Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Georgia Baker
Georgia Baker, 97, was born Sept. 19, 1912, in Buckland, KS, to Minnie Mae and Charles Judson Hamby. She passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Cheyenne, OK.
Georgia grew up and attended school in Guymon, OK. She worked for a pharmacist in Guymon where she made money to pay her way through high school. After high school, she was married to Mancel Baker in Guymon, OK, on Jan. 26, 1933. After their marriage, they moved to the family farm north of Berlin to make their home. In 1966, after Mancel passed away, Georgia started working for the Cheyenne Hospital as a nurses aid and continued raising cattle on the family farm. She enjoyed quilting, walking, gardening and canning vegetables, traveling with her cousins and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of the Cheyenne First Baptist Church.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Betty L. Hardy; five brothers – Guy, Cliffton, J.S., Verdie and Charles Hamby; and two sisters, Vera Green and Audrey West.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Armstrong, and husband, Gary, Mustang, OK; three sons – Ronald Baker, and wife, Shirley – Cheyenne, OK, Benny Baker – Sand Springs, OK, Wallace E. Baker, and wife, Linda – Elk City, OK; 10 grandchildren, - Larry Baker, Deborah Baker, Danny Baker, Brad Baker, Brian Baker, Darren Hardy, Brenda Haggard, Rick Goins, Robin Thomas and Kelly Ramsey; brother, G.W. Hamby; sister, Myrtle Boultinghouse; special nephew, Mack Law; and a host of great grandchildren,
Memorials may be made to the Cheyenne First Baptist Church or the Berlin Cemetery.
Georgia grew up and attended school in Guymon, OK. She worked for a pharmacist in Guymon where she made money to pay her way through high school. After high school, she was married to Mancel Baker in Guymon, OK, on Jan. 26, 1933. After their marriage, they moved to the family farm north of Berlin to make their home. In 1966, after Mancel passed away, Georgia started working for the Cheyenne Hospital as a nurses aid and continued raising cattle on the family farm. She enjoyed quilting, walking, gardening and canning vegetables, traveling with her cousins and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of the Cheyenne First Baptist Church.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Betty L. Hardy; five brothers – Guy, Cliffton, J.S., Verdie and Charles Hamby; and two sisters, Vera Green and Audrey West.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Armstrong, and husband, Gary, Mustang, OK; three sons – Ronald Baker, and wife, Shirley – Cheyenne, OK, Benny Baker – Sand Springs, OK, Wallace E. Baker, and wife, Linda – Elk City, OK; 10 grandchildren, - Larry Baker, Deborah Baker, Danny Baker, Brad Baker, Brian Baker, Darren Hardy, Brenda Haggard, Rick Goins, Robin Thomas and Kelly Ramsey; brother, G.W. Hamby; sister, Myrtle Boultinghouse; special nephew, Mack Law; and a host of great grandchildren,
Memorials may be made to the Cheyenne First Baptist Church or the Berlin Cemetery.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Martha Matilda Perkey
Martha Matilda Perkey, 97, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born March 4, 1912, in Spruce, MO, to William Thurman and Lena May Fillpot Thurman.
Martha was born, raised and spend virtually her entire life in this area. She worked for a number of years at Bendix in Kansas City and the cheese plant in El Dorado Springs. She was an avid gardener and bird watcher.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and seven sisters.
Survivors include one brother, Herbert Perkey, Nevada; her life partner, Wilma Fillpot, Nevada, numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
Services will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, with Pastor Bill Perkey officiating. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park, Nevada. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at the funeral home.
You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.
Martha was born, raised and spend virtually her entire life in this area. She worked for a number of years at Bendix in Kansas City and the cheese plant in El Dorado Springs. She was an avid gardener and bird watcher.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and seven sisters.
Survivors include one brother, Herbert Perkey, Nevada; her life partner, Wilma Fillpot, Nevada, numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
Services will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, with Pastor Bill Perkey officiating. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park, Nevada. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at the funeral home.
You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Gale Edwin Coak
Gale Edwin Coak, 84, former resident of Schell City, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at his home in Columbia under hospice care. Gale was born on May 16, 1925, in Fort Wayne, IN, the second son of Letis and Esther Endsley Coak, and they were later joined by three brothers and three sisters.
He served in the United States Navy in World War II from December 1943 until April 1946. After his discharge from service, he returned to Indiana where he married Patsy Ruth Miller on Aug. 4, 1946. They were the parents of eight children, six of whom survive. Patsy died on April 24, 1980.
He farmed on the Edgar Morrison place near Swayze, IN, until 1956, when, due to the health of his wife, the family moved to Arizona. Gale became a union painter in Arizona, a job he held for 26 years. Later, he owned and operated restaurants in Ft. Wayne, IN, Camp Verde, AZ, and in Schell City. He moved to Schell City in 1987 and later lived in Trenton for a short time before moving to Columbia.
In addition to his wife, Patsy, he was predeceased by an infant son, Gale Duane; a daughter, Carole Elaine Maxwell; three brothers – Charles, Bernard and Duane (Toots); and two sisters, Leatrice Ringer and Ronita DeVaux.
Gale is survived by four sons – Carl Robert, and his wife, Sheryl – Cottonwood, AZ, William Bradley, and his wife, Leda– Peoria, AZ, Bryant Edwin, and his wife, Deborah – Glendale, AZ, and Jerry Lee, and his wife, Robin – Phoenix, AZ; two daughters, Charlotte Edene Hall – Osceola, and Terry Lynn, and her husband, Billy Begley – Harwood; 17 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; one sister, Phyllis, and her husband, Edward DeLuceney – New Haven, IN; one brother, Ronald Coak, and his wife, Marsha – Ft. Wayne; several nieces and nephews; special friends, Bill Bailey – Schell City and Sharon Morrison Green – Swayze, IN; and his loving companion, Anna Martin – at their home in Columbia.
Services were held Saturday, Nov. 7, in the Schell City United Methodist Church with Rev. Connie Locke officiating. Musical selections were provided by Sharon Goodman and David Souza. Interment with military honors followed in Green Lawn Cemetery, Schell City.
Pallbearers were - Bradley McFarlin Sr., Bradley McFarlin Jr., Ehren Coak, Kyle Begley, Billy Begley, Chad Hall and Steve Smith. Honorary pallbearers were – Bill Bailey, Orval Moore, Randy Harms and Jr. Blakely.
Memorials are suggested to Vernon County People for Pets, Hospice Compassus of Columbia or the charity of the donor’s choice in care of the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home in Schell City, which were entrusted with the arrangements.
He served in the United States Navy in World War II from December 1943 until April 1946. After his discharge from service, he returned to Indiana where he married Patsy Ruth Miller on Aug. 4, 1946. They were the parents of eight children, six of whom survive. Patsy died on April 24, 1980.
He farmed on the Edgar Morrison place near Swayze, IN, until 1956, when, due to the health of his wife, the family moved to Arizona. Gale became a union painter in Arizona, a job he held for 26 years. Later, he owned and operated restaurants in Ft. Wayne, IN, Camp Verde, AZ, and in Schell City. He moved to Schell City in 1987 and later lived in Trenton for a short time before moving to Columbia.
In addition to his wife, Patsy, he was predeceased by an infant son, Gale Duane; a daughter, Carole Elaine Maxwell; three brothers – Charles, Bernard and Duane (Toots); and two sisters, Leatrice Ringer and Ronita DeVaux.
Gale is survived by four sons – Carl Robert, and his wife, Sheryl – Cottonwood, AZ, William Bradley, and his wife, Leda– Peoria, AZ, Bryant Edwin, and his wife, Deborah – Glendale, AZ, and Jerry Lee, and his wife, Robin – Phoenix, AZ; two daughters, Charlotte Edene Hall – Osceola, and Terry Lynn, and her husband, Billy Begley – Harwood; 17 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; one sister, Phyllis, and her husband, Edward DeLuceney – New Haven, IN; one brother, Ronald Coak, and his wife, Marsha – Ft. Wayne; several nieces and nephews; special friends, Bill Bailey – Schell City and Sharon Morrison Green – Swayze, IN; and his loving companion, Anna Martin – at their home in Columbia.
Services were held Saturday, Nov. 7, in the Schell City United Methodist Church with Rev. Connie Locke officiating. Musical selections were provided by Sharon Goodman and David Souza. Interment with military honors followed in Green Lawn Cemetery, Schell City.
Pallbearers were - Bradley McFarlin Sr., Bradley McFarlin Jr., Ehren Coak, Kyle Begley, Billy Begley, Chad Hall and Steve Smith. Honorary pallbearers were – Bill Bailey, Orval Moore, Randy Harms and Jr. Blakely.
Memorials are suggested to Vernon County People for Pets, Hospice Compassus of Columbia or the charity of the donor’s choice in care of the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home in Schell City, which were entrusted with the arrangements.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Thomas Edward Briscoe
Thomas Edward Briscoe, 45, Sheldon, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following an illness of four years. He was born Aug. 27, 1964, in Kansas City, to Marion Cecil Briscoe and Carolyn Kay Jackson Briscoe. He married Shelley DeAnne White on Nov. 22, 2002, and she survives of the home.
Following his graduation from Sheldon High School, he worked as a psychiatric aide at both Heartland and the Nevada State Hospital. Thomas joined the Navy where he served as a cook for officers, even preparing meals for two presidents, something of which he was very proud. After leaving the Navy, he again worked at Heartland and the State Hospital, as well as working, for a time, in construction. His last few years were spent at home caring for his daughters.
He was preceded in death by his father, Marion Briscoe; sister, Sharon Renea Briscoe; mother-in-law, Darlene White; grandparents, Estille and Lillian Jackson; grandmother, Prudence Briscoe; and aunts, Marilyn Logan and Bonnie Briscoe.
In addition to his wife, Thomas is survived by one son, Nathan Briscoe - U.S. Armed Forces; two daughters, Thomara Michelle Briscoe and Mya Lexia Briscoe – of the home; his mother, Kay Briscoe – Foster; grandfather, Charlie Briscoe – Foster; one brother, Scott Briscoe – Springfield; three uncles – Clyde Briscoe – Foster, Mark Briscoe – Riley, KS, and Hugh Logan – Sheldon; father-in-law, Doyle White; brother-in-law, Mark White, and his wife, Cris; sister-in-law, Kris Toliver, and her husband, Darren – all of El Dorado Springs, and Casey Sindel, and her husband, Steve – St. Louis; two great-aunts, Betty Briscoe, and her husband, Ora – Selah, WA, and Nadine Bond – Nevada; cousins, nieces and extended family and friends.
Services will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, with Rev. Jerod Lamb officiating. Interment will follow in the Woodfin Cemetery, north of Foster. Friends may call now until the hour of service and the family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to a fun for the children’s education in care of Ferry Funeral Home.
You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.
Following his graduation from Sheldon High School, he worked as a psychiatric aide at both Heartland and the Nevada State Hospital. Thomas joined the Navy where he served as a cook for officers, even preparing meals for two presidents, something of which he was very proud. After leaving the Navy, he again worked at Heartland and the State Hospital, as well as working, for a time, in construction. His last few years were spent at home caring for his daughters.
He was preceded in death by his father, Marion Briscoe; sister, Sharon Renea Briscoe; mother-in-law, Darlene White; grandparents, Estille and Lillian Jackson; grandmother, Prudence Briscoe; and aunts, Marilyn Logan and Bonnie Briscoe.
In addition to his wife, Thomas is survived by one son, Nathan Briscoe - U.S. Armed Forces; two daughters, Thomara Michelle Briscoe and Mya Lexia Briscoe – of the home; his mother, Kay Briscoe – Foster; grandfather, Charlie Briscoe – Foster; one brother, Scott Briscoe – Springfield; three uncles – Clyde Briscoe – Foster, Mark Briscoe – Riley, KS, and Hugh Logan – Sheldon; father-in-law, Doyle White; brother-in-law, Mark White, and his wife, Cris; sister-in-law, Kris Toliver, and her husband, Darren – all of El Dorado Springs, and Casey Sindel, and her husband, Steve – St. Louis; two great-aunts, Betty Briscoe, and her husband, Ora – Selah, WA, and Nadine Bond – Nevada; cousins, nieces and extended family and friends.
Services will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, with Rev. Jerod Lamb officiating. Interment will follow in the Woodfin Cemetery, north of Foster. Friends may call now until the hour of service and the family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to a fun for the children’s education in care of Ferry Funeral Home.
You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Lorna June Saverda
Lorna June Saverda, 79, of Olathe, KS, formerly of Marshall, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, at Kansas City (MO) Hospice House. Born April 17, 1930, in Cedar County, she was the daughter of the late Paul J. Eason and Mamie A. Huff Eason.
She was a graduate of El Dorado Springs High School.
On Aug. 30, 1952, in El Dorado Springs, she married Lester C. “Bud” Saverda, who preceded her in death on Dec. 31, 2004.
Mrs. Saverda, prior to moving to Olathe, KS, resided in Marshall for 53 years. She was employed at the Marshall Democrat-News, Wilson’s Foods and Mar-Saline Manor prior to her retirement. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Marshall. She was a 45-year member of Marshall Chapter 408, Order of the Eastern Star. She was also a long time member of American Business Women’s Association and Fitzgibbon Hospital Ladies’ Auxiliary.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one sister, Juanita Baker.
Survivors include one daughter, Judith Saverda-Allen; two granddaughters, Amanda Clark and Andrea Lane, and husband, Aaron; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Janiece Walthers.
Services were held Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Burial was in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville.
Memorials may be made to Eastern Star Training Awards for Religious Leadership (ESTARL) or Kansas City Hospice House. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com
She was a graduate of El Dorado Springs High School.
On Aug. 30, 1952, in El Dorado Springs, she married Lester C. “Bud” Saverda, who preceded her in death on Dec. 31, 2004.
Mrs. Saverda, prior to moving to Olathe, KS, resided in Marshall for 53 years. She was employed at the Marshall Democrat-News, Wilson’s Foods and Mar-Saline Manor prior to her retirement. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Marshall. She was a 45-year member of Marshall Chapter 408, Order of the Eastern Star. She was also a long time member of American Business Women’s Association and Fitzgibbon Hospital Ladies’ Auxiliary.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one sister, Juanita Baker.
Survivors include one daughter, Judith Saverda-Allen; two granddaughters, Amanda Clark and Andrea Lane, and husband, Aaron; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Janiece Walthers.
Services were held Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Burial was in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville.
Memorials may be made to Eastern Star Training Awards for Religious Leadership (ESTARL) or Kansas City Hospice House. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Nannetta Grace Neely
Nannetta Grace Neely, 68, Walker, passed away Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at her residence following an illness of several months. She was born July 16, 1941, in Overland Park, KS, to Pressley Jacob Stump and Ada Grace Shatto Stump.
She was married June 21, 1966, in Miami, OK, to Reuben Neely and he survives of the home.
She was born in Overland Park, KS, and spent some time in the Warsaw and Wheatland area. She went to Vernon County in 1966 and resided there ever since. She worked for a time at the Nevada State Hospital and Nevada City Hospital but considered her primary duty as being a wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker to her loving family.
In addition to her husband, Reuben, she is survived by two sons, James Mark Neely - Clovis, NM, and Stan L. Neely – Nevada; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one brother, Mike Stump – Deepwater; one sister, Sylvia June Higginbotham – Collins.
Services began at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, with Ray Dean Scism officiating. Interment followed in Berea Cemetery, Ketterman.
Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the American Cancer Society, in care of Ferry Funeral Home, 301 S. Washington, Nevada, MO 64772.
You may view the obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.
She was married June 21, 1966, in Miami, OK, to Reuben Neely and he survives of the home.
She was born in Overland Park, KS, and spent some time in the Warsaw and Wheatland area. She went to Vernon County in 1966 and resided there ever since. She worked for a time at the Nevada State Hospital and Nevada City Hospital but considered her primary duty as being a wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker to her loving family.
In addition to her husband, Reuben, she is survived by two sons, James Mark Neely - Clovis, NM, and Stan L. Neely – Nevada; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one brother, Mike Stump – Deepwater; one sister, Sylvia June Higginbotham – Collins.
Services began at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, with Ray Dean Scism officiating. Interment followed in Berea Cemetery, Ketterman.
Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the American Cancer Society, in care of Ferry Funeral Home, 301 S. Washington, Nevada, MO 64772.
You may view the obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Mary Maxine Piper
Mary Maxine Piper, 82, of El Dorado Springs, passed away on Oct. 23, 2009, at Community Springs Healthcare in El Dorado Springs. She was born on Feb. 12, 1927, in Newton.
Mary Maxine attended college and worked for many years as an insurance agent for Liston Insurance Company in Kansas City.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Norval and Odessa Thomas.
Survivors include one son, Roger Piper - El Dorado Springs; two daughters, Linda Kay Holdeman - Kansas City, and Vickie Gilbert - El Dorado Springs; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Arrangements are under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Mary Maxine attended college and worked for many years as an insurance agent for Liston Insurance Company in Kansas City.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Norval and Odessa Thomas.
Survivors include one son, Roger Piper - El Dorado Springs; two daughters, Linda Kay Holdeman - Kansas City, and Vickie Gilbert - El Dorado Springs; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Arrangements are under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Minnie Koehn
Minnie Koehn, 83, journeyed from this life to begin eternal life with her Heavenly Father on Oct. 23, 2009, at Community Springs Care Center in El Dorado Springs. She was born July 11, 1926, to Isaac and Anna Kehn at Montezuma, KS.
Minnie attended a small country grade school and, at the age of 14, accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and was baptized. She realized her dream of attending college at Hesston, KS, to become a school teacher. She taught at two country grade schools near Copeland, KS. On Aug. 11, 1950, she was united in marriage to Arthur Koehn at Montezuma, KS.
Being a teacher at heart, Minnie taught her children well the practical duties of life as well as all that matters to the heart. Her love for Jesus provided a foundation from which she gave her family and friends many spiritual values. Minnie’s example imparted kindness, dignity and respect to every person on earth. She was active in her community, being director of the Cerebral Palsy Center and participating in the Garden Club and Baptist Women’s Missionary Union. She was very active and supportive in her husband’s ministry, leading music, teaching Sunday School and Bible School for many years. Minnie loved the arts of nature, literature, music and embroidery painting. She especially loved blooming dogwood trees and birds. Her varied hobbies included painting, quilting, reading, gardening, puzzles, playing scrabble and photography. Her wit and humor brought smiles and laughter to many. Minnie treasured her children, 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by all of them, her husband and many friends.
Minnie was preceded in death by her daughter, Peggy.
She leaves behind her husband of 59 years, Arthur Koehn; and seven children – Everett, and wife, Kathy – Kearney, MaDonna, and husband, Phillip Boyd – Hockley, TX, Rosanna, and husband, Kendall Boehs – Mountain Grove, Florene, and husband, Rex Manes – Walker, Christine, and husband, Richard Welsh – Murrieta, CA, Starrleen, and husband, Herb Heinen – Jefferson City, and Arthur Lyle - Flagstaff, AZ.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in the Sheldon Chapel with Rev. Howard McPeak officiating. Music with song leader Craig Boehs and pianist Katie Kinnaman will be–It Is No Secret, In The Garden and This World Is Not My Own.
Casketbearers will be – Mack Johnson, Byron Boehs, Cory Koehn, Chan Johnson, Timothy Heinen and James Manes. Interment under the direction of the Sheldon Funeral Home of El Dorado Springs will be in the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery.
Jessie Inis Merryfield
Jessie Inis Smith Merryfield, 105, passed away Oct. 23, 2009, at Community Springs Healthcare Facility in El Dorado Springs. Inis was born July 31, 1904, in Harwood, the daughter of John Smith and Eva Eddlemon Smith.
Her father was a section foreman for the Katy Railroad and they moved to Schell City while she was an infant. Inis grew up and graduated from school in Appleton City. Upon graduating from the old Appleton City Academy (predecessor to the high school) in 1922, she worked in the Appleton City Post Office before marrying Caryll Merryfield on June 5, 1924, and moving to a farm north of Rockville. Two children were born to the Merryfields; a son, Glen, of Butler and a daughter, Shirley, of El Dorado Springs.
Inis was a member of the Methodist Church of El Dorado Springs and a former member of Royal Neighbors.
Inis spent her entire life in Missouri except for approximately two years when she and her husband moved to Southern California for Caryll’s health. They returned to the family farm in 1958 and lived there until they retired in the early 70s when they moved to El Dorado Springs. They purchased a home on Spring Street, living in the old Park Hotel until the home was ready for occupancy. Inis later lived with her daughter, Shirley, and son-in-law, Boyce Simmons, prior to moving to Community Springs Healthcare Facility.
Inis was preceded in death by her husband, Caryll; her parents, John and Eva Smith; sisters – Eunice Heiman, Gladys Rich and Pauline Young, and Pauline’s twin, Paul, who died in infancy.
She is survived by her son, Glen, and wife, IlaAnn; grandson, David Merryfield, and wife, Mary Ann; granddaughters, Diana Rich and Robin Lesmeister, and husband Francis - all of Butler; and great-grandchildren – Jesse Merryfield, Jeffrey Merryfield, Lacy Glass, and husband, Ryan, Denver Lesmeister, Dakota Lesmeister and Cheyenne Lesmeister; her daughter, Shirley, and husband, Boyce – El Dorado Springs; grandchildren - Todd Lancaster – Lake Havasu City, AZ, Brett Lancaster – St. Louis, Keri Morrell – Magnolia, MS, and Darcy Roberts – El Dorado Springs.
Services were held Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Sheldon Chapel with Rev. Jim Smith and Rev. Patty Smith officiating. Music was Amazing Grace and How Great Thou Art by Suzann Gladden – soloist and Rev. Patty Smith – pianist.
Casketbearers were – David Merryfield, Francis Lesmeister, Jesse Merryfield, Jeffrey Merryfield, Denver Lesmeister and Dakota Lesmeister. Honorary casketbearers were – Joe Hendricks, Jim German, Raymond Williams, Howard Prescott, Bill Neale and Frank Rogers. Interment was in the Appleton City Cemetery under the direction of Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Buddy Mack (Bud) Abrahamson
Buddy Mack (Bud) Abrahamson was born Dec. 11, 1941, in Cedar County, and passed away Oct. 22, 2009, in San Diego, CA.
Bud enjoyed various parts of the country and, after growing up in El Dorado Springs, spent most of his time in Aspen, CO, San Diego, CA, and Southern Idaho. Bud worked in a variety of fields but his primary fields were banking, property management and bookkeeping. When he wasn’t working he fulfilled his many passions—fishing, skiing, kayaking and playing the guitar. Later in life, he added yet another sport to his athletic abilities and that was golf. He enjoyed family vacations from the beach to the mountains. It was during these vacations that he was able to pass on to his grandchildren so many of the things he loved to do.
Bud is survived by a daughter, Sue Nan Abrahamson; son, Todd Abrahamson; daughter-in-law, Griselda Bonales; three grandchildren - Brendan Abrahamson, Chelsea Abrahamson and Sydney Filek; plus a lifelong friend, Mary Nan Marcum - all of whom live in San Diego, CA.
Memorial services will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 16, at the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Bud enjoyed various parts of the country and, after growing up in El Dorado Springs, spent most of his time in Aspen, CO, San Diego, CA, and Southern Idaho. Bud worked in a variety of fields but his primary fields were banking, property management and bookkeeping. When he wasn’t working he fulfilled his many passions—fishing, skiing, kayaking and playing the guitar. Later in life, he added yet another sport to his athletic abilities and that was golf. He enjoyed family vacations from the beach to the mountains. It was during these vacations that he was able to pass on to his grandchildren so many of the things he loved to do.
Bud is survived by a daughter, Sue Nan Abrahamson; son, Todd Abrahamson; daughter-in-law, Griselda Bonales; three grandchildren - Brendan Abrahamson, Chelsea Abrahamson and Sydney Filek; plus a lifelong friend, Mary Nan Marcum - all of whom live in San Diego, CA.
Memorial services will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 16, at the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Helen L. Smith
Helen Louise Caywood Smith, 88, was born Aug. 24, 1921, in Benton County, near Edwards. She passed away Oct. 20, 2009, in El Dorado Springs.
Helen was the daughter of Hannibal McKinley and Eula Glenn Martin Caywood. Her early childhood was spent in Emerson, IA, until age 11 when she moved with her parents, her older brother, Herbert, and younger brother, Evan, to Cedar County, near Olympia. During high school, she sometimes stayed with Glen and Amy Braden and their children at the Olympia Store, where she worked for her living. She was very attached to the Braden’s and continued her friendship with the daughter, Bonnie, for many years.
Helen graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1940. That summer she worked at the Vernon County Jail, cooking and cleaning for the employees and the inmates. For that she earned $3 per week, plus room and board at the jail house. A part of her first earnings went into a dime bank and when it was full ($5) she opened a savings account and was never without one again. She moved to Ft. Scott, KS, and for a time worked at Key Work Clothes sewing zippers in work jeans. After saving enough money, she attended Draughn’s Business College in Springfield while working at Kress’ 5 & 10 on the square. Eventually, she went to work at Sunflower Munitions Plant in KS.
On July 4, 1943, she married George Neil Smith who had been introduced to her by her brother, Evan. Their attendants were Don and Melba McPeak. George and Helen were both working at Pratt and Lambert Paint Company when George contracted spinal meningitis and for some time after that, he wasn’t expected to live. He finally was released from the hospital on Feb. 14, 1945, and their first daughter, Donna LaNeill, was born 10 days later. In 1948 the family moved to Greenville, TX, where Helen worked at the local Junior High School. On June 2, 1951, their second daughter, Lana Kay, was born. In 1952, they moved back to El Dorado Springs where George got a job working at the State Hospital #3 in Nevada and Helen did custom sewing. She had many customers and always kept impeccable records with measurements, etc. In 1954, Terri Lynne was born and the family was complete. In 1958, she began working in the Accounting Department at the State Hospital. Her supervisor always commented that her work and her attitude were exemplary. She worked there until 1987 when she retired.
She joined the Cedar County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and for many years was the treasurer. She took her children and grandchildren to the First Baptist Church and it was when her first grandson, Lee, was born that she began working in the nursery. Long after Lee was grown, she continued to stay in the nursery, each day bringing in little crafts to help entertain the kids. She was in the nursery for 30 years.
Helen wasn’t much of a social person, preferring to sit back and listen to others. Her children never heard her raise her voice, but she was such a sweet soul that they wouldn’t have done anything deliberately to cause her distress. A harsh word was never said about Helen. She wasn’t outgoing herself, but had many friends. Helen was a thrifty person and until she was unable to tend to her affairs, kept perfect records of her important papers and her savings. She was an organizer and her home reflected that. Her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have reaped the benefits of her savings and generosity many times through the years.
In 1957 she and George built a home on the east side of town and Helen eventually lived there for 50 years until dementia finally made her give it up. In 2007, she moved to the Community Springs Nursing Home where she died patiently and quietly, just as she had lived.
She is survived by her three daughters - Donna, Lana and Terri; two sons-in-law, Loel Wilson and Dale Heitz; three grandchildren - Lee Wilson and Cliff and Ashley Heitz; four great-grandchildren - Lacie Smith, Adi and Asa Wilson and Parker Heitz; a brother, Herbert, and his wife, Geneal; a brother, Evan, and his wife, Carol; locally two nieces, Jaxcene Beisner and Jill Price; and other nieces and nephews.
She will be buried at a private service at the Bethel Campgrounds Cemetery in Benton County not far from where she was born. She will join George, her parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents and many other aunts, uncles and cousins. Life for her family will never be the same without this wonderful person. She was the epitome of goodness and kindness.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1500 South Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65804.
Helen was the daughter of Hannibal McKinley and Eula Glenn Martin Caywood. Her early childhood was spent in Emerson, IA, until age 11 when she moved with her parents, her older brother, Herbert, and younger brother, Evan, to Cedar County, near Olympia. During high school, she sometimes stayed with Glen and Amy Braden and their children at the Olympia Store, where she worked for her living. She was very attached to the Braden’s and continued her friendship with the daughter, Bonnie, for many years.
Helen graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1940. That summer she worked at the Vernon County Jail, cooking and cleaning for the employees and the inmates. For that she earned $3 per week, plus room and board at the jail house. A part of her first earnings went into a dime bank and when it was full ($5) she opened a savings account and was never without one again. She moved to Ft. Scott, KS, and for a time worked at Key Work Clothes sewing zippers in work jeans. After saving enough money, she attended Draughn’s Business College in Springfield while working at Kress’ 5 & 10 on the square. Eventually, she went to work at Sunflower Munitions Plant in KS.
On July 4, 1943, she married George Neil Smith who had been introduced to her by her brother, Evan. Their attendants were Don and Melba McPeak. George and Helen were both working at Pratt and Lambert Paint Company when George contracted spinal meningitis and for some time after that, he wasn’t expected to live. He finally was released from the hospital on Feb. 14, 1945, and their first daughter, Donna LaNeill, was born 10 days later. In 1948 the family moved to Greenville, TX, where Helen worked at the local Junior High School. On June 2, 1951, their second daughter, Lana Kay, was born. In 1952, they moved back to El Dorado Springs where George got a job working at the State Hospital #3 in Nevada and Helen did custom sewing. She had many customers and always kept impeccable records with measurements, etc. In 1954, Terri Lynne was born and the family was complete. In 1958, she began working in the Accounting Department at the State Hospital. Her supervisor always commented that her work and her attitude were exemplary. She worked there until 1987 when she retired.
She joined the Cedar County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and for many years was the treasurer. She took her children and grandchildren to the First Baptist Church and it was when her first grandson, Lee, was born that she began working in the nursery. Long after Lee was grown, she continued to stay in the nursery, each day bringing in little crafts to help entertain the kids. She was in the nursery for 30 years.
Helen wasn’t much of a social person, preferring to sit back and listen to others. Her children never heard her raise her voice, but she was such a sweet soul that they wouldn’t have done anything deliberately to cause her distress. A harsh word was never said about Helen. She wasn’t outgoing herself, but had many friends. Helen was a thrifty person and until she was unable to tend to her affairs, kept perfect records of her important papers and her savings. She was an organizer and her home reflected that. Her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have reaped the benefits of her savings and generosity many times through the years.
In 1957 she and George built a home on the east side of town and Helen eventually lived there for 50 years until dementia finally made her give it up. In 2007, she moved to the Community Springs Nursing Home where she died patiently and quietly, just as she had lived.
She is survived by her three daughters - Donna, Lana and Terri; two sons-in-law, Loel Wilson and Dale Heitz; three grandchildren - Lee Wilson and Cliff and Ashley Heitz; four great-grandchildren - Lacie Smith, Adi and Asa Wilson and Parker Heitz; a brother, Herbert, and his wife, Geneal; a brother, Evan, and his wife, Carol; locally two nieces, Jaxcene Beisner and Jill Price; and other nieces and nephews.
She will be buried at a private service at the Bethel Campgrounds Cemetery in Benton County not far from where she was born. She will join George, her parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents and many other aunts, uncles and cousins. Life for her family will never be the same without this wonderful person. She was the epitome of goodness and kindness.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1500 South Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65804.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Faith Ann Burns
Faith Ann Burns, 47, El Dorado Springs, passed away suddenly at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009.
Faith was married to Robert David Burns, who survives of the home. They had 25 years together, only being apart for six days throughout their marriage.
Faith had a big heart and would feed you, clothe you and even give you money when she really didn’t have any to spare.
Faith was her husband’s best friend. He states that, “She made his half a whole, and completed his soul, and he could never find anyone like her again.”
A son, Jason Robert Lee Burns, survives. He missed out on seeing his mom for over two months and will not be able to come for six months. His father says they will have a lot of stories to tell each other when he gets home.
Robert states that he and Faith brought out the best in each other he “…will love her 20 years from now as much as he did the last 25.” Faith was his life and she will be missed forever.
Robert is disabled and requests help with her funeral expenses. Memorial donations may be mailed or left at Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 44, El Dorado Springs, MO 64744. Thank you to all those that love and care, from Robert (her loving husband).
Arrangements under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Faith was married to Robert David Burns, who survives of the home. They had 25 years together, only being apart for six days throughout their marriage.
Faith had a big heart and would feed you, clothe you and even give you money when she really didn’t have any to spare.
Faith was her husband’s best friend. He states that, “She made his half a whole, and completed his soul, and he could never find anyone like her again.”
A son, Jason Robert Lee Burns, survives. He missed out on seeing his mom for over two months and will not be able to come for six months. His father says they will have a lot of stories to tell each other when he gets home.
Robert states that he and Faith brought out the best in each other he “…will love her 20 years from now as much as he did the last 25.” Faith was his life and she will be missed forever.
Robert is disabled and requests help with her funeral expenses. Memorial donations may be mailed or left at Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 44, El Dorado Springs, MO 64744. Thank you to all those that love and care, from Robert (her loving husband).
Arrangements under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
John T. Davis
John T. Davis, 97, El Dorado Springs, passed away at KU Medical Center on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. He was born on March 6, 1912, in the Birdsong community of St. Clair County, the fifth of nine children born to George W. and Sarah M. (“Sadie”) Davis.
John graduated in 1932 from El Dorado Springs High school. He played on the football state championship team his senior year and participated on the track team. He was known as a good athlete and was recruited to play football at the University of Missouri, but his responsibilities on the family farm kept him from accepting. After graduation, he worked on the family farm until he moved to California to find work during the depths of the Great Depression. He returned to Missouri in 1939 to help work the family farm outside of Cedar Springs.
John served in the Army during World War II, participating in the invasion of North Africa. He landed with the 9th Division at Safi, Morocco, and was captured by Axis troops on March 28, 1943, near El Guettar, Tunisia. He was able to escape from Italian POW camp PG 59 near the end of August 1943 and made it back to Allied forces on Feb. 27, 1944. He served the remainder of the war as a drill instructor at Camp Hood, TX, rising to the rank of Tech Sergeant. For his war service, John was awarded the Bronze Star, POW and Good Conduct Medals.
After John’s return to the states, he married Lorene Spencer, his wife of 58 years, on Dec. 26, 1944. Upon his discharge from the army, he returned to farming near Cedar Springs, before moving to Kansas City, where he worked at Owen Cornings Fiberglass for 21 years. Upon his retirement he moved back to El Dorado Springs in 1974.
During his retirement years, John enjoyed spending time with his family, especially the grandkids. He was the favorite of all his grandkids and the seat next to him at the kitchen table was reserved for the little ones when they visited. He enjoyed fishing and traveling, but his true passion was his garden. He was known as the “Tomato Man” around El Dorado Springs because of the home-grown tomatoes and other produce he sold from his house and at the local farmer’s market for over 30 years. He was a member of the El Dorado Springs Church of Christ and served as an elder in the church for many years.
John was preceded in death by his wife, Lorene; father, George W. Davis; mother, Sadie (Caton) Davis; sisters - Fern Davis, Gladys Stephens, Flora Kruzik, Georgia Garrett and Bessie Scatena; brothers - Ellis, Mark and Jessie; brothers-in-law, Edward and Edwin Spencer; and sister-in-law, Mary Lou Long.
John is survived by his three children - Linda Groom, and husband, Jerry - Harrisonville, Ruth Warstler, and husband, Richard - Dallas, GA, and Michael, and wife, Ruth - Harrisonville; brothers-in-law, Carroll Lee Spencer, and wife, Evelyn - Rantoul, KS, and Jim Spencer, and wife, Myrtle - El Dorado Springs; nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild, as well as many nephews and nieces.
John was a hero and role model to all who knew and loved him. He will be greatly missed and will live forever in our hearts.
Services were held at the El Dorado Springs Church of Christ on Saturday, Oct. 17. Mike Pace officiated and music was provided by the Church of Christ Singers - Bud Eason, Joan Hardin, Cherise Hardin and Larissa Hardin. Interment followed in Clintonville Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - Richard Eason, Bud Eason, Talon Hardin, John Warstler, David Warstler and Jacob Davis. Honorary pallbearers were Buril Hardin and Daniel Warstler.
Memorial donations may be made in memory of John Davis to Fair Haven Children’s Home.
John graduated in 1932 from El Dorado Springs High school. He played on the football state championship team his senior year and participated on the track team. He was known as a good athlete and was recruited to play football at the University of Missouri, but his responsibilities on the family farm kept him from accepting. After graduation, he worked on the family farm until he moved to California to find work during the depths of the Great Depression. He returned to Missouri in 1939 to help work the family farm outside of Cedar Springs.
John served in the Army during World War II, participating in the invasion of North Africa. He landed with the 9th Division at Safi, Morocco, and was captured by Axis troops on March 28, 1943, near El Guettar, Tunisia. He was able to escape from Italian POW camp PG 59 near the end of August 1943 and made it back to Allied forces on Feb. 27, 1944. He served the remainder of the war as a drill instructor at Camp Hood, TX, rising to the rank of Tech Sergeant. For his war service, John was awarded the Bronze Star, POW and Good Conduct Medals.
After John’s return to the states, he married Lorene Spencer, his wife of 58 years, on Dec. 26, 1944. Upon his discharge from the army, he returned to farming near Cedar Springs, before moving to Kansas City, where he worked at Owen Cornings Fiberglass for 21 years. Upon his retirement he moved back to El Dorado Springs in 1974.
During his retirement years, John enjoyed spending time with his family, especially the grandkids. He was the favorite of all his grandkids and the seat next to him at the kitchen table was reserved for the little ones when they visited. He enjoyed fishing and traveling, but his true passion was his garden. He was known as the “Tomato Man” around El Dorado Springs because of the home-grown tomatoes and other produce he sold from his house and at the local farmer’s market for over 30 years. He was a member of the El Dorado Springs Church of Christ and served as an elder in the church for many years.
John was preceded in death by his wife, Lorene; father, George W. Davis; mother, Sadie (Caton) Davis; sisters - Fern Davis, Gladys Stephens, Flora Kruzik, Georgia Garrett and Bessie Scatena; brothers - Ellis, Mark and Jessie; brothers-in-law, Edward and Edwin Spencer; and sister-in-law, Mary Lou Long.
John is survived by his three children - Linda Groom, and husband, Jerry - Harrisonville, Ruth Warstler, and husband, Richard - Dallas, GA, and Michael, and wife, Ruth - Harrisonville; brothers-in-law, Carroll Lee Spencer, and wife, Evelyn - Rantoul, KS, and Jim Spencer, and wife, Myrtle - El Dorado Springs; nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild, as well as many nephews and nieces.
John was a hero and role model to all who knew and loved him. He will be greatly missed and will live forever in our hearts.
Services were held at the El Dorado Springs Church of Christ on Saturday, Oct. 17. Mike Pace officiated and music was provided by the Church of Christ Singers - Bud Eason, Joan Hardin, Cherise Hardin and Larissa Hardin. Interment followed in Clintonville Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - Richard Eason, Bud Eason, Talon Hardin, John Warstler, David Warstler and Jacob Davis. Honorary pallbearers were Buril Hardin and Daniel Warstler.
Memorial donations may be made in memory of John Davis to Fair Haven Children’s Home.
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