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.
Monday, November 30, 2009
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.
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