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OBITUARIES COURTESY OF "THE COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE" Kurtis M. Molly, father of Richard Molly (Class of 1992) and Matt Molly (Class of 1997) passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. Ann Ruether Stapleton, mother of Hannah Miller (Class of 1999) passed away early Christmas morning, Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. Michael Lee Naughton, husband of Kay Callison (Class of 1958) passed away Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 in New York City. Robert Earl Hampton, father of Phyllis Cook (Class of 1970) and Karen Knipp (Class of 1971) passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Vincent W. Zager, father of Karen Althage (Class of 1972), Sharon Voorhis (Class of 1982) and Lori Benthall (Class of 1983) passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at South Hampton Place. Hazel Ruth Holmes, mother of Patricia Irwin (Class of 1969) and David Holmes (Class of 1974) passed away Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at Parkside Manor. Mathilde “Tillie” Berkley, wife of James Earl Berkley (Class of 1944) died on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. at Boone Hospital. Gordon Perry Freese, father of Lynne Freese Landwehr (Class of 1960), Martha Freese Keller (Class of 1963) David Arthur Freese (Class of 1967) and Alison Ruth Freese (Class of 1969) died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, in Madison, Wisconsin. Ina May Freie, mother of Jeffrey Freie (Class of 1981) and Timothy Freie (Class of 1989) passed away Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Jerry E. Carrington, father of Lisa Ann Pletz (Class of 1975), Mark Alan Carrington (Class of 1977), Jana Gay Carrington (Class of 1979) and Michael Lee Carrington (Class of 1982) passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Mary Lou Grant, mother of Pat Singer (Class of 1969) and Carol Kyd (Class of 1971) passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Richard Maurice Collins, father of Becky Vogt (Class of 1966), Cindy Davidson (Class of 1968), Paula Campbell (Class of 1968), Jeff Collins (Class of 1971), Bruce Collins, deceased (Class of 1972), Brian Collins (Class of 1973), Sam Collins (Class of 1975), Julie Thompson (Class of 1977), Steve Collins (Class of 1978) and Karen Mershon (Class of 1980) passed away Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at The Bluffs in Columbia. Frances McKinstry, mother E. "Jack" McKinstry (Class of 1961) and Linda Jo Petrauskas (Class of 1964) died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Houston, Texas. Dr. Thomas Ramsey Anderson, father of Mark Anderson (Class of 1973) and Lyn Farmer (Class of 1975) died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Lowell W. Morse, father of Steve Morse (Class of 1972) and Stuart Morse (Class of 1975) passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at his home in Columbia. Om Sehgal, father of Ritu Sehgal (Class of 1986) passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in Columbia. Russel Edgar Sackreiter, father of Amorette Haws (Class of 1965) and Russ Sackreiter Jr. (Class of 1967) passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. F. Louise Hunt, mother of Carolyn Hunt (Class of 1962) and Bobbi Everitt (Class of 1963) passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Columbia. Ramona
Frances Lamberti, mother of Karen Mueller (Class of 1974), Steven Lamberti
(Class of 1975), Jill Lamberti (Class of 1978), Mark
R. Keith Hunter, Jane Hunter (Class of 1970) and Charles Hunter (Class of 1973) died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at The Bluffs in Columbia. Carson Reed Teel, husband of Ruby Short Teel (Class of 1948) died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Kaiser. Andrew Collier Minor, father of Anne Minor (Class of 1974) and Madge Minor (Class of 1977) died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in Columbia. George Henry Canton Sr., brother of Carl Canton (Class of 1962) was called home to rest from all his labor on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Emerson Lee Williamson, father of Ronald Lee Williamson (Class of 1961), Harry Duane Williamson (Class of 1965) and Drucilla Fay Wells (Class of 1968) passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Madison. Geneva Shettlesworth, mother of Jack Shettlesworth (Class of 1958) and Iris Price (Class of 1960) passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Dr. Stephen Francis Whitted, father of Catherine Collins (Class of 1969) passed away Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, at Lenoir Healthcare. Leonard Eugene Vorce, father of Steve Vorce (Class of 1975) passed away Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, at his home. Mr. Vorce was known as Gene by his family and friends. Wayne Leon Thomas, father of Sharon Jouret (Class of 1961), Judy Wright (Class of 1963), Gary Thomas (Class of 1965), Steve Thomas (Class of 1967), Mark Thomas (Class of 1975), and Pam Medina (Class of 1978) went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Florence G. Campbell, mother of Judy Boyce (Class of 1958), Sandra L. Brumfield (Class of 1962), Gale Winn (Class of 1963), James R. Marzolf (Class of 1968) and Joy Marzolf (Class of 1971) passed away Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, at her home. Glenna Mae Kubach, mother of Carole Butts (Class of 1964) passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, at Tablerock Healthcare in Kimberling City, Missouri. Mary Hutchen, mother of Venita Hutchen (Class of 1976), Van Hutchen (Class of 1977) and Marthella Hutchen (Class of 1980) died Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at her home in Columbia. Victoria Verdel Heller, mother of Sarah Daly (Class of 1962), went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Master Sgt. President Trass, father of Arthur Trass (Class of 1987) passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Valeta Mae Snell, mother of Jay Snell (Class of 1999) and Maren Snell (Class of 1999) passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Alvena Deloris Poe, mother of Janet Dorman (Class of 1969), Lester Alan Poe (Class of 1972) and Randy Poe (Class of 1974) passed away Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Nellie Watkins, mother of Robert F. Watkins (Class of 1957), Bonnie Prather (Class of 1962) and John L. Watkins (Class of 1967) passed away peacefully Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. Lavenia Ann Lee, mother of Charles N. Lee (Class of 1959) and Donald R. Lee (Class of 1968) passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Frances Elizabeth “Betty” Dunn, mother of David A. Dunn (Class of 1963), Andrea A. Kuhlmann (Class of 1967), Donald B. Dunn (Class of 1969), Joan E. Dunn (Class of 1971) and Robert G. Dunn (Class of 1972) passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at her home in Columbia. Janetta Boring, mother of Marcia Washington (Class of 1987) passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, at University Hospital. Carey Thomas Southall, father of Carole Southall Telyan (Class of 1970) and Carey Southall (Class of 1974) died Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Columbia. Betsy Ann Rule, mother of Travis Rule (Class of 1993) passed away Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at her home. Beverly Ann Conner, mother of Valance Mulkey (Class of 1974), David Mulkey (Class of 1977) and Belinda Mulkey Davis (Class of 1978) passed away Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, at University Hospital. L’Nora Jean Cross Wells, mother of Kathleen Wells-Morgan (Class of 1966), Rebecca Wells Sarrazin (Class of 1967) and Wendelin Wells Pleimann (Class of 1969) passed away Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. George L. Breting Jr., father of Chris Breting (Class of 1971), Maura Breting (Class of 1973), Andrew Breting (Class of 1974), Barbara Gilmartin (Class of 1976), Mary Jo Caligiuri (Class of 1978), Pete Breting (Class of 1980) and Mark Breting (Class of 1985), passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Norma Fehrle, mother of Kimberly Burns (Class of 1979) and Dr. Margaret Fehrle (Class of 1981) died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center in Marshalltown, Iowa. Ruby Pearl Spry, mother of Tilford Spry (Class of 1967), Lonnie Spry (Class of 1967), Karl Spry (Class of 1970) and Terry Spry (Class of 1972) died at her home in Columbia on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. Florance Louise Berner Garrett, mother of Sharen Garrett (Class of 1963), Karen Hiler (Class of 1963), Jill Bacon (Class of 1972), Mikel Garrett (Class of 1978) and Amy Loethen (Class of 1982) passed away Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. Harold Roscoe Bayless, father of Charlene Snell (Class of 1967), Barbara Calhoon (Class of 1968) and Brett Bayless (Class of 1986) passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Pearl Nadine Flickinger, mother of Karen Brown (Class of 1962), James Flickinger Jr. (Class of 1963) and Janet Duggins (Class of 1964) passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, at her home. Marjorie Mae Wingate Sylvester, mother of Jim Sylvester (Class of 1975), Steve Sylvester (Class of 1977) and Andrea Williams (Class of 1979) died at her home Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, in Titusville, Florida. W. LeRoy Anderson, father of Jonathen (Class of 1972), Rebecca (Class of 1973), Timothy (Class of 1975) and Teresa (Class of 1978) passed away Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at home in Columbia. Lynette Jean Schake, mother of Mark Schake (Class of 1982), Paul Schake (Class of 1984), Laura Bowles (Class of 1985), Trent Schake (Class of 1987), Kerri Anderson (Class of 1989) and Sarah Moore (Class of 1996) passed away on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. Mark F. Wilhite, son of Frank Wilhite (Class of 1952) and Carol Pescetto Wilhite (Class of 1954) died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at his home in Columbia. Kenneth Ralph Reed, father of Tamica Slaughter (Class of 1978) passed away Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, at his home in Warsaw, Missouri. Marty Bowser, wife of Robb Bowser, deceased (Class of 1965) passed away on Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, in her home in Atlanta. Earl Franklin Moss, father of Jerry Moss (Class of 1962) and Peggy Toler (Class of 1966) passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Dr. Thomas Wade Burns, father of Tom (Class of 1971), Margaret (Class of 1972) and Richard (Class of 1974) passed away Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at Lenoir Woods Care Center. Marvin Thomas Caldwell Jr., father of Carol Schneeflock (Class of 1968) passed away Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, in Mesa, Arizona. Earl S.C. Stuart, father Barry Stuart (Class of 1960) and Nancy Sears (Class of 1964) passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Richard Frederick Young, father of Pam Young Brady (Class of 1976) and Brent Young (Class of 1979) passed away Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. Donald Bradford Zumwalt, father of Donald Nelson Zumwalt, deceased (Class of 1963) passed away Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009, at Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital. Richard Lee Williams, father of Richard Williams (Class of 1973) and Steve Williams (Class of 1974) passed away Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, at Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital. Bennie Dale Thornton, brother of Bonnie Breedlove (Class of 1962) passed away Friday, July 31, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Mary M. McComb, wife of John “Jack” McComb (Class of 1951) died Thursday, July 30, 2009 in Bonaparte, Iowa. Doris Susan Marks, mother of Debbie Erickson (Class of 1972) passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at her home in Columbia. Michael Joseph “Mike” Ellebracht, father of Daniel Ellebracht (Class of 1998) and Mona Beaston (Class of 2002) died Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at his Columbia home. Pearl “Annie” Snodgrass, mother of Martha Lou Hathman (Class of 1956) and Judy Blacklock (Class of 1964) passed away Monday, July 27, 2009, at The Bluffs. Larry Bultemeier, father of Adam Bultemeier (Class of 2001) and Matthew Bultemeier (Class of 2005) died Saturday, July 25, 2009. Marquis Rochelle, brother of Marcus Rochelle, Jr (Class of 1996) passed away July 25, 2009. Leonard Charles Wolff, father of Leonard A. Wolff (Class of 1974) passed away Thursday, July 23, 2009. Larry McCubbin, husband of Sue Brown McCubbin (Class of 1964) died Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at his home in Columbia. Col. Philip Avory Grimes, retired, father of Leonard Eugene Grimes, deceased (Class of 1956) and Gary Philip Grimes, deceased (Class of 1966) died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Stuart House in Centralia. Kay Franklin, mother of James Dana Cox (Class of 1980) and Julie Devon Hires (Class of 1983) died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in Columbia. Rosie Brown Tippin, mother of Keener A. Tippin II (Class of 1979) and Karen Tippin (Class of 1980) died Monday, July 20, 2009. Perry V. Ewing Jr., father of Neil S. Ewing (Class of 1957), Marcia Jory (Class of 1961) and P. Van Ewing (Class of 1964) passed away Sunday, July 19, 2009, in St. Louis. Norma Jo Gibson Miller, mother of Carol Miller (Class of 1976) and Craig Miller (Class of 1981) died Sunday, July 19, 2009, at Boone Hospital. George W. Anglen, father of Jeffrey Anglen (Class of 1975) passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 12, 2009. Austin “Darrell” Ferguson, father Roy Ferguson (Class of 1965), Ron Ferguson (Class of 1967) and Rick Ferguson (Class of 1980) of died July 9, 2009, at Lenoir Healthcare. Virginia Sherman Miller, mother of Douglas Sherman Miller (Class of 1963), Ercell Lynn Miller (Class of 1966) and William Park Miller (Class of 1970) passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at Lenoir Woods. Alice V. Nichols, mother of Randal Nichols (Class of 1970) died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in Mesa, Ariz. Anna “Anne” B. Allen, mother of Dena Ray (Class of 1985) passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009, at her home in Hallsville. Martin Kenel Carignan, father of passed away Friday, July 3, 2009, at Bethesda Southgate Skilled Nursing Facility in St. Louis. Shirley Mae Aguirre, mother of Joe Aguirre (Class of 1970) and Jane Harmon (Class of 1974) passed away Thursday, July 2, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Wanda L. Minnick, mother of Debbie Wenger (Class of 1973) and Denise Bartolacci (Class of 1979) passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Chester E. Malone, father of Michael Malone (Class of 1956) and Ronald W. Malone (Class of 1958) passed away Monday, June 29, 2009, at his residence. Lula Imogene Rule Woods, mother of Treva Pugh (Class of 1948), Ronald Rule, deceased (Class of 1950), Rayma Jo Smith (Class of 1953) and Randall Rule (Class of 1958) passed away Friday, June 26, 2009, at Lenoir Woods. Albert Ross Hagan, father of Don Hagan (Class of 1958) and Randy Hagan (Class of 1963) passed away Thursday, June 25, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. John W. Shettlesworth, sister of Ann Sprouse (Class of 1964) passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2009. Raymond L. Johnston, father of Sandra Johnston (Class of 1975), Bill Johnston (Class of 1976) and David Johnston (Class of 1981) passed away Friday, June 19, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center following a long illness. Edna Mae “Sherry” Dobbs, mother of Marilyn Dobbs Schappert (class of 1965), Jeanie Dobbs (Class of 1967), and Sherry Kaye Dobbs (Class of 1968), passed away on Friday, June 12, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Willie Gray Bornhauser Green Doyle, mother of Linda Kay King (Class of 1961), William Owen Green (Class of 1964) and Robert Yancey Green (Class of 1969) died Sunday, June 7, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Elsie
E. “Fluff” Ellis, mother of Barbara Ellis (Class of 1957), Sue Ellis
(Class of 1960) and Ella Thomas (Class of 1964) passed away Thursday, June
4, 2009, at University Hospital after a brief illness.
George W. Parker, father of Peggy Parker (Class of 1961 but U-High grad), Suzie Nichols (Class of 1964), G.W. Parker, Jr. (Class of 1972) and Della Bennett (Class of 1975) died Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at his home in Columbia. Margaret Norman Martin, mother of Mrs. Emilie M. Moore (Class of 1957) and David N. Martin (Class of 1958) died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, in Columbia. Delbert Wayne Porter, father of Duane Porter (Class of 1973), Marlene Sherman (Class of 1976), David Porter (Class of 1978) and Don Porter (Class of 1981) died Friday, May 22, 2009. Frances Elizabeth Sappington, mother of Gerald Sappington, deceased (Class of 1963) passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Albert Sherwood Baker, M.D., father of Martha Baker Thomas (Class of 1966) and Nancy Baker (Class of 1971) died Friday, May 8, 2009, after a long illness. Shirley J. England, mother of Cheryl A. Dickey (Class of 1978), Donald R. England (Class of 1979), Jackie E. England (Class of 1981) and Kenneth D. England (Class of 1984) died Monday, May 11, 2009, at University Hospital in Columbia. John C. Wehrle, father of John Wehrle (Class of 1980) and Susan Wehrle (Class of 1981) died Tuesday, 05 May 2009, at Mercy Hospital in Merced, California. Thomas Bryan Defoe, brother of Ruth Ehret (Class of 1972), Paul Defoe (Class of 1979), Colette Garza (Class of 1981) and Matt Defoe (Class of 1983) was found deceased on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Cynthia Ann Cash Palmer, mother of Vicki Palmer (Class of 1989) and Robert Palmer (Class of 1994) died unexpectedly Friday, May 1, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Myrtle Neef Rapp, mother of Lisa L. Medley (Class of 1977), Rodney N. Rapp (Class of 1979) and Lori L. Rapp (Class of 1981) died Friday, May 1, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Linda Lea Fletcher, mother of Russell Fletcher (Class of 1986), Ted Fletcher (Class of 1988) and Nancy Brown (Class of 1990) passed away peacefully at her home in Columbia on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Edith Allene Pipes, mother of Stoney Pipes (Class of 1967) and Jack Pipes (Class of 1970) passed away on Monday, April 13, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Clark M. Campbell, father of Hollie Toalson Spencer (Class of 1967), Cheryl Campbell Hudson (Class of 1973) and Cecilia Campbell (Class of 1978) died Saturday, April 13, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Donald Brown Brooker, father of Larry Brown Brooker, deceased (Class of 1955) and Nancy Brown Brooker Bowers (Class of 1961) passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Lenoir Health Care Center. Alma Howard, mother of Katie Howard, Class of 1978, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009, at University Hospital. Raymond R. Halbert, father of Buddie Halbert (Class of 1962) and Tony Halbert, deceased (Class of 1976) passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at Lake Wales Medical Center in Frostproof, Florida. Anna Elizabeth Frank Forbis, Bill Forbis (Class of 1959), Kathy Bryant (Class of 1960), Pat Baltrusaitis (Class of 1965), Carol LaHue (Class of 1970), Donna Petersen (Class of 1973)and John Forbis (Class of 1980) passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Columbia. Jack Overton, father of Sherry Wendling (Class of 1975) passed away Saturday, April 4, 2009. Dorothy Koch Harris, mother of Susie “Wilson” Swearengin (Class of 1967) and Sharon Acton (Class of 1971) passed away Thursday, April 2, 2009, at South Hampton Place. Pat Cunningham, mother of Debbie Perkins (Class of 1971) and Sandy Harvey (Class of 1974) passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Robert V. “Babo” Menzel, father of Vic (Class of 1972), Bob (Class of 1977) and John (Class of 1979) died peacefully Wednesday, April 1, 2009, in his home in Columbia. Dorothy A. Shelton, mother of Steve Shelton (Class of 1968), Scott Shelton (Class of 1969), Pam Robb (Class of 1971) and Janet Shelton (Class of 1977) passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Terry J. Moore, Class of 1966, died Monday, March 30, 2009, at his home in Columbia. Virginia Margaret Pingelton, mother of Dan Pingelton (Class of 1977), Nancy Pingelton (Class of 1979), Karen Pingelton (Class of 1981) and Tim Pingelton (Class of 1987) died on Sunday, March 29, 2009, in Columbia. Arthur Witt Jr., father of Judith Witt-Croswhite (Class of 1967) passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009, at his home in Columbia. David Glenn Bacon, father of Stephanie Bacon (Class of 2002) and Jane Bacon (Class of 2006) passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Helen Irene Bryant, mother of Ronald Dean Bryant, Sr. (Class of 1961) Linda Kimel (Class of 1967) died Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at her home in Rocky Mount, Missouri. Janette L. Griffin Hoagland, mother of Mary Helen Bittle (Class of 1964), Jenni Cleveland (Class of 1966) and Sam Griffin (Class of 1972) passed away Monday, March 16, 2009, at her home in Columbia. Irene Lockwood Jaynes, mother of Christian Jaynes, deceased (Class of 1961), Philip Jaynes (Class of 1965), Donald Jaynes (Class of 1966) and Julie Jaynes Snider (Class of 1967) passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009. 'James Albert Huckaba, Ph.D., father of Carol Lozano (Class of 1975) and Sam Huckaba (Class of 1976) passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Janet Marie Reynolds, mother of Michelle Mueller Custer (Class of 1993) and Daniel Mueller (Class of 1997) passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009, at home in Rocheport. Willis Burton “Bill” Geel, father of Janet Geel, deceased (Class of 1962), Kenneth Geel (Class of 1963) and Richard Geel (Class of 1967) passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009. Catharine Carter Twitty, mother of Marsha Sergent (Class of 1970) died Saturday, March 7, 2009, in Columbia. June LaRue Goodwin, mother of Robyn Magnuson (Class of 1979) passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Mary Ernestine Williams Tapp, mother of Wynna Fay Elbert (Class of 1962), Cheryl Elaine Bell (Class of 1966), Alma Lynn Tapp (Class of 1968), Melva Jo VanBuren (Class of 1969), Freda Delores Tapp (Class of 1971), Marvin Lee Tapp (Class of 1972), Teresa Kay Lankford (Class of 1975) and Maurice Tapp (Class of 1976) passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009, at University Hospital. Jacquelyn Joan Gallemore, widow of Roy Gallemore, deceased (Class of 1948) passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009. Charles Henry ”Chuck” Hellem, father of Steve Hellem (Class of 1967) and Jim Hellem (Class of 1972) passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Embracing Hospice in Cumming, Georgia. Maydean Hall, widow of Alvin Hall, deceased (Class of 1939) died on March 4, 2009, in Lancaster, Texas. Dixie Lynn Odneal, mother of Todd Odneal, deceased (Class of 1986) passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. Woodrow Wilson Baumgartner, father of Joyce Holland (Class of 1961) and Wanda Carr (Class of 1965) left this Earth to go home to his Lord on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. Raymond Heisler, father of Alicia Heisler (Class of 1998) passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Mary V. Tutt, mother of Charles Francis Tutt (Class of 1960), Mary Virginia Galbraith (Class of 1962), George Edward Tutt (Class of 1963) and Samuel Emmons Tutt (Class of 1965) died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, while vacationing with her daughter, Mary, in Florida. Verba O. Breedlove, stepmother of Earle Breedlove (Class of 1963) and Eddie Breedlove (Class of 1965) passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at South Hampton Place. Bernice S. Burkeholder, mother of James N. Burkholder, deceased (Class of 1954) died Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at Lenoir Woods. John T. “Little John” Winegar, father of Juanita Syljuberget (Class of 1976) and Julia Powers (Class of 1980) died Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at his home in Columbia. James Raymond Sapp, father of Janet Meyer (Class of 1971) and Loretta Sanders (Class of 1976) passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico, Missouri. Russell Marion Wilson, father of Linda Klug (Class of 1965) and Donna Edgar (Class of 1968) passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, Misssouri. Ralph Acton, father of Debra Lynn Frazier (Class of 1971), Jacqueline Holstun (Class of 1974) and Christopher Acton (Class of 1984) died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at Lenoir Health Care in Columbia. Margaret Woodruff, mother of Angela Ricker (Class of 1973) and Kevin Woodruff, deceased (Class of 1979) passed away Feb. 16, 2009, in Spring, Texas. Nancy Ann Heisler, mother of Alicia Heisler (Class of 1998) passed away Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at her home in Columbia. Dr. Charles W. Gehrke Sr., father of Jon Gehrke (Class of 1975) passed away Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, at University Hospital. Cliff Richmond Odor, son of C. K. Odor, deceased, (Class of 1941), died peacefully in his home Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, in Columbia. Joseph “Gene” E. Sestak, father Dean Sestak (Class of 1983) and Lynn Sestak (Class of 1986) passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009. Juanita Cunningham, mother of Richard Cunningham (Class of 1959) and Carolyn Morris, deceased (Class of 1964) passed away Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, at her home in Columbia. Meta LaVerne Miller, mother of Christine Lippincott (Class of 1961), Tom Miller (Class of 1965) and Meta Gerson (Class of 1966) passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 in Columbia. Grant Darkow, father of John Darkow, Class of 1975, passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at his home in Columbia. Betty Jean Howland, mother of Donna Powell, deceased (Class of 1969), John Stephen Howland (Class of 1972), Robert James Howland (Class of 1980) and Diana Howland (Class of 1986) died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at The Bluffs. Nathan Randolph Williams Sr., father of Nathan Williams (Class of 1971) died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, at Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital. Sophia Josephine Jacobsen, mother of Roger Snodgrass (Class of 1965) entered into eternal rest Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at the Bluffs in Columbia. Parker C. LaCross, son of Laura Sorrels LaCross (Class of 1974) passed away Saturday, January 3, 2009. Walter John Wyss II, father of Renee Wyss (Class of 1990) died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, in Columbia. Joseph A. Sapp, husband of Geraldine Short Sapp (Class of 1943) passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Barbara Clair Zatzman, mother of Allen Zatzman (Class of 1975) and Robin Hill (Class of 1977) passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009. Delos
W. "Dick" Moran, father of Michaele Moran (Class of 1982) passed away
Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, after a lengthy illness.
Published Friday, January 2, 2009 Delos W. "Dick" Moran, 85, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, after a lengthy illness. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Moran was born July 14, 1923, in Morris, Ill., to Michael W. and Clara Marchand Moran. He married Vaneta Austin on Oct. 16, 1973, in Victorville, Calif. He served in the Army Air Forces in both World War II and the Korean War. After completing his service to his country, Dick became an employee of McGraw Edison, Toastmaster Division, until his retirement in 1985. Survivors include his wife, Vaneta Moran of Columbia; two sons, Richard F. Moran of Carthage, Tenn., and Michael A. Moran of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughter Sherry Walker of Columbia; two sisters; one brother; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson. Memorial contributions may be made to the Walter Johnson Palliative Care Foundation at Boone Hospital. Arrangements
made by Nilson Funeral Home.
Barbara Clair Zatzman, 78, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at Congregation Beth Shalom with Rabbi Yossi Feintuch. Barbara was born on March 25, 1930, in Bronx, N.Y., to Arthur and Mary Seeloff Mishkin. She married Marvin Leon Zatzman, and he survives. She was a member of Fortnightly UMC Club, Deborah Circle and volunteered at Mid-Mo Mental Health Center. Survivors include her husband of Columbia; a son, Allen Zatzman of Coconut Creek, Fla.; a daughter, Robin Hill of Indianapolis; a brother, Howard Mishkin of Boca Raton, Fla.; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. Memorial contributions may be given to American Cancer Society. Online memorials
for the family may be left at www.parkerfuneralser
vice.com.
Joseph A. Sapp, 86, of Columbia passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Joseph was born on Jan. 2, 1923, in Easley to Atley Leon and Maimie Cecil Pauley Sapp. He married Geraldine Short on May 25, 1946, in Columbia. Mr. Sapp served in the 528 Engineering Regiment Company C of the U.S. Army and received three Bronze Stars. He was honorably discharged on Dec. 6, 1945. He retired in 1985 after working for 20 years at MFA Oil Co. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine of Columbia; son Eddie Sapp and wife Sandy; daughter Sharon Kay Sapp McMinn and husband Robert "Rick," all of Columbia; sister Ella Taylor of Ashland; two grandsons, Michael Sapp and wife Jessica and Robert McMinn and wife Charlene; two granddaughters, Melissa Sapp Lowe and Kimberly McMinn and husband Larry; and four great-grandchildren, Lydea Lowe, Blaine and Sidney Sapp and Ethan McMinn. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandson-in-law, Mark Lowe. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 30638, Columbia, Mo., 65205, or a charity of donor’s choice. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
A memorial service will be held at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Broadway Christian Church, 2601 W. Broadway in Columbia. The Rev. Kim Ryan and the Rev. Jacob Thorne will officiate. The family will greet friends after the service. Mr. Wyss was born on Oct. 6, 1945, in Mexico, Mo., a son of Walter John and Veda Catherine Atkins Wyss. He graduated from Mexico High School. He received an associate degree in business from Hannibal-LaGrange College and a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Central Missouri State College. He also attended Lexington Theological Seminary. On March 21, 1969, he married Barbara Jean Boedeker in Warrensburg. Mrs. Wyss survives at the home. He worked in specialized maintenance for the public school system, most recently with the Columbia Public Schools, where he had worked for 17 years. He was a member of Broadway Christian Church where he had served as a deacon. He also was active in the Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Association and the Osage Steam Engine Association. He enjoyed playing bluegrass music with friends. In addition to his wife, he was survived by a daughter, Renée Wyss of Columbia; two brothers, Fred Wyss of Columbia and Tim Wyss of Mexico; and one sister, Ann Barone of Columbia. Memorials may be made to Broadway Christian Church, Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army, Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Association or Community Hospices of America. Expressions
of sympathy may be offered at www.pickeringfh.com.
Published Friday,
January 5, 2009 (Randall & Roberts Funeral Home of Fishers, Indiana)
Parker was a sophomore at Indiana University in Bloomington, where he was majoring in Science, and was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He graduated from Hamilton Southeastern High School in 2007, and had been a member of the National Honor Society. Parker loved extreme sports, and had a keen interest in motorcycles and automobiles. He is survived his father & step-mother, Dr. Guilio & Penny Mom LaCross; mother, Laura LaCross; sister, Taylor LaCross; grandparents, Richard & Joan Sorrels, Guilio LaCross, Sr., and Wayne Rapsavage; and several aunts, uncles, & cousins. Parker is preceded in death by grandmothers, Doris LaCross, and Peggy Rapsavage. Services will be held at 1:30PM on Friday, January 9, 2009 at Randall & Roberts Fishers Mortuary, with Mike Corey officiating. Friends may call Thursday, January 8, 6:00 - 9:00PM at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Indianapolis. Memorial
contributions may be made to your local humane society.
Sophia Josephine Jacobsen, 94, of Columbia entered into eternal rest Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at the Bluffs. Sophia donated her body to the University of Missouri, and services will be held at a later date. Sophia was born Oct. 8, 1914, in St. Joseph to the late Josephine and Joe Motyka. She married Clarence Snodgrass, and they owned and operated the Modern Cleaners in St. Joseph for 20 years. After Clarence passed away, she moved to Leavenworth, Kan., and married Marvin Jacobsen, who also has preceded her in death. She worked at Fort Leavenworth and moved to Columbia in 1967 where she worked as a ward secretary for Boone Hospital until her retirement. Sophia enjoyed gardening, cooking and spending time with her two granddaughters, whom she loved very much. She is survived by son Roger Snodgrass and wife Shelbia of Columbia; one sister, Angela Nelson and husband Phil of Leavenworth, Kan.; granddaughters Debbie Simon and husband John of Columbia and Sheri Hall and husband Rick of Laguna Niguel, Calif.; and cousin Ted Trela of St. Francisco, Calif. Online condolences
may be left for Sophia’s family at www.heartland cremation.com.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Second Baptist Church in Columbia. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Masonic services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nathan Williams was born Aug. 27, 1919, in Sturgeon, the son of Porter and Maggie Randolph Williams. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Second Baptist Church, where he served on the deacon board. He retired from the Boone County National Bank after 49 years of service. He was a member of Rising Sun Masonic Lodge No. 164 and Richard T. Kelly American Legion Post 238. He married Vernice Martin on Dec. 21, 1952, and she preceded him in death. Survivors include one son, Nathan Williams Jr., of Columbia; one stepson, John Gardner Jr. of St. Louis; two stepdaughters, Dora Carter of St. Louis Park, Minn., and Marjorie Williams of Kansas City; one sister, Minnie Simmons of Centralia; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. H.T. May
and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, (573) 443-2273.
Published Monday, January 19, 2009 Grant Darkow, 81, of Columbia passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at his home after a short and valiant battle with lung cancer. Private graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Home. Grant was born Jan. 7, 1928, in Milwaukee to Raymond and Carrie Stegeman Darkow. On Feb. 27, 1954, he married Joan Van Dyke in Lawrenceville, Ill., who preceded him in death in 2005. During his marriage he resided in Duluth, Minn., and Madison, Wis., before moving to Columbia in 1961. Grant received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1949, a master’s in meteorology in 1958 and a doctorate in meteorology in 1963, all at the University of Wisconsin. He served as a weather officer in the U.S. Air Force-AWS from 1950 to 1956. He was a UCAR Fellow from 1960 to 1961 at the University of Wisconsin. Grant was a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Missouri from 1961 until his retirement in 1995. He took particular pride in being awarded an Outstanding Faculty award by the university alumni in 1975, an Outstanding Advisor award in 1983 and an Outstanding Teaching award by the College of Agriculture in 1990. His research activities concentrated in the area of severe local storms, and he served as chairman of the Committee on Severe Local Storms of the American Meteorological Society in 1990. He served as the University of Missouri representative to the National Center of Atmospheric Research. He was the loving father of five children and 10 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Virginia, in 1969. Survivors include son John Darkow and fiancee Tracy Litty of Columbia; son Grant "Van" Darkow and wife Caryl Darkow of Columbia and grandchildren Andrew, Erik, Courtney and Blake; daughter Barbara Francis and husband Tony Francis of Paris, Mo., and grandchildren Britton, Brant and Aly; and daughter Margaret Darkow and husband Phil Gibson of Columbia and grandchildren Brent and Connor, and step-grandchild Ryan Gibson and his wife, Jessica Mijal, of Minneapolis. In addition to his wife and daughter, he was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Carrie Darkow; and stepfather John Herbst. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Grant Darkow Undergraduate Scholarship, Department of Atmospheric Science, 302 ABNR Building, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 65211, in remembrance of his love of his students and his dedication to teaching; or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Betty Jean Howland, 85, of Columbia died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at The Bluffs. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at Parker Funeral Service. Mrs. Howland was born May 11, 1923, in Springfield to Charles and Mattie Johnson Brookshire. She was married to John W. Howland on July 25, 1947, and he survives. Mrs. Howland is survived by her children, John Stephen Howland and wife Jane of Columbia, Robert James Howland and wife Katherine of Columbia, and Diana Carol Howland of Columbia; sister Barbara Patterson of Springfield; and grandchildren Clara, Benjamin, Joseph and Nicholas. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, a daughter and a granddaughter. Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Mid-Missouri, 2400 Bluff Creek Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65201. Condolences
may be sent to the family at www.parkerfuneral service.com.
Meta LaVerne Miller, 89, of Columbia passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. There will be a graveside service Thursday at Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah, Ky. She was born Sept. 22, 1919, in Paducah, the daughter of the late Hearl and Zora Poat Heflin. She was united in marriage to David Miller on June 15, 1941, in Union, Tenn., and he preceded her in death in 1987. She was a member of Church of Christ in Hallsville. Meta and her husband, David, owned and operated the Spudnut Shop in Columbia. She managed numerous residence hall cafeterias during her time at the University of Missouri before retiring in 1987. Survivors include her children, Christine Lippincott and husband Kerry of Casper, Wyo., Tom Miller and wife Lynda of Prairie Home, Meta Gerson and husband Michael of Omaha, Neb., Cyndy Wiggins and husband Larry of Columbia, and George Miller and wife Kathi of New Franklin; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by brother Orwin C. Heflin and sister Geraldine Heflin. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, c/o Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo., 65202. She showed us how to live…. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Juanita Cunningham, 92, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, at her home from a brief battle with lung cancer. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Memorial Park Cemetery. She was born Feb. 7, 1916, in Ely, the daughter of the late Albert and Angelina Watts Bixler. She was united in marriage to Floyd Cunningham on Sept. 28, 1937, in Monroe City, and he precedes her in death. Juanita was a member of Monroe City Christian Church in Monroe City. She was also a member of the Eastern Star in Columbia and the White Shrine. Survivors include one son, Richard "Larry" Cunningham and wife Ruth of Columbia; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Sue Cunningham Morris. Memorial contributions may be made to Monroe City Christian Church, 214 Court Street, Monroe City, Mo.,63456. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Per Joe’s wishes, cremation has taken place, and a Christian burial will be in Tabor, S.D., at a later date. Joe was born to Robert and Lillian Petrik Sestak on Nov. 28, 1934, in Tabor. He attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic grade school and graduated from Tabor High School. Joe joined the U.S. Army’s 10th Division on Jan. 4, 1955, and was assigned to the 41st Combat Engineers. Joe proudly served most of his time in Germany and was honorably discharged Dec. 20, 1957. He received his bachelor of science degree and attended graduate studies at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D. In October 1962 he began his career in Seattle as an agricultural statistician with the National Agricultural Statistical Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, later transferring to Washington, D.C. In June 1969, he attended North Carolina State, where he continued his education in statistics. After two years in R&D, he transferred to Portland, Ore., before settling in Columbia. While in Oregon, he was active in Scouts as Cub Master and Scout Master and was a charter member of the Tualatin Lions Club. In Missouri, he continued with Scouts, Downtown Optimist and investment clubs. Joe earned the Silver Beaver award in 1994 for his nearly 35 years of service with the Boy Scouts. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes church. Joe is survived by his wife, Marilyn Wagner Sestak of Columbia; their son, Dean of Plano, Texas; daughter Lynn of Columbia; brothers Robert and wife Lou Anne in Renton, Wash., and Ronald and wife Joyce of Tabor; and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Joe’s memory to the Downtown Optimist Club, attn: Treasurer Steve Klein, P.O. Box 1959, Columbia, Mo., 65205; or Boy Scouts of America Administrative Office, 1203 Fay St., Columbia, Mo., 65201. Online condolences
may be made at www.heartlandcremation.com.
Cliff Richmond Odor, 55, of Columbia died peacefully in his home Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009. Cliff was born July 18, 1953, in Columbia to Minnie Malcolm and Carlyle Kurtz “C.K.” Odor Jr. He was a lifelong resident of Columbia. Cliff was a graduate of the University of Missouri Laboratory High School, where he was an outstanding athlete in basketball and tennis. Throughout his lifetime, Cliff was a skilled craftsman, working as a stone mason and carpenter. He was a devoted fan of the MU football and basketball teams. Cliff is survived by his loving mother, Minnie Odor of Columbia; his sisters, Christina Wilde and husband Walt of Pensacola, Fla., Cynthia Blosser and husband John of Jefferson City Cayte Stilec-Stevenson and husband Robb of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and Liz Embree of Barefoot Bay, Fla.; his brother, Clark Odor and wife Debbie of Germantown, Tenn.; and nieces, nephews, great-nephews and great-nieces. Cliff also is survived by his beloved parrot, Gringo. He was preceded in death by his father, C.K. Odor Jr., and his brother-in-law, Charlie Stilec. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes friends donate to their charity of choice in Cliff’s name. Online condolences
may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralser
vice.com.
Dr. Charles W. Gehrke Sr., 91, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, at University Hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St. in Columbia. Entombment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, and then a reception will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at the University of Missouri Reynolds Alumni Center for family and friends. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Dr. Gehrke earned his bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, master of science and Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Dr. Gehrke was a professor of biochemistry at the University of Missouri from 1949, retiring in 1987, and manager of the Experiment Station Chemical Laboratories at the University. Dr. Gehrke received numerous awards and honors during his life, including the International AOAC Harvey W. Wiley Award; University of Missouri Senior Faculty Research Award; National American Chemical Society Spencer Award; International Dal Nogare Chromatography Award; Ohio State University Alumni Professional Achievement Award and the Soviet Academy of Sciences Tswett Chromatography Memorial Medal Award. From 1969 to 1974, Dr. Gehrke was the co-investigator of all Apollo moon samples for Apollo 11 through Apollo 17. Dr. Gehrke was the co-author of nine books and 270 peer-reviewed publications. He recently was completing two additional books to be published in 2009. Dr. Gehrke was active in business and co-founded ABC Laboratories Inc. in 1968, which today employs more than 300 people in Columbia. Dr. Gehrke was born July 18, 1917, in New York, N.Y., to Heinrich and Louise Mader Gehrke, and they preceded him in death. He was married to Virginia Horcher on Dec. 25, 1941, in Zanesville, Ohio, and she preceded him in death in 2006 after 65 years of marriage. Survivors include a son, Jon Gehrke and wife Laurie; his daughter, Susan Gehrke Isaacson and husband Bernie; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters, Lillian Peairs and husband Richard, and Evelyn Braniger; and a brother, Col. Edward Gehrke (Ret.) and wife Elizabeth. He was also preceded in death by a son, Charles W. Gehrke Jr., and brother, Henry Gehrke. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the International Cosmopolitan Club, the Charles W. Gehrke Distinguished Professorship in Biochemistry at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, and First Presbyterian Church in Columbia. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Nancy Ann Heisler, 53, of Columbia passed away at her home on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. A memorial service will be held for her at a later date. Nancy was born Dec. 24, 1954, to Bernice Hanneld and Robert Lorenz in Washington, D.C.; they preceded her in death. Nancy loved her children and her cats, and she enjoyed watching the Game Show Network. She also worked as a licensed practical nurse for many years both in a hospital and in-home care. She helped several people in her time as an LPN. Nancy also served as a foster mother for a period of time. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Heisler; two daughters, Alicia Heisler and Jessica Heisler of Columbia; two brothers, Robert Lorenz and wife Rebecca of St. Louis and Michael Lorenz and wife Paulette of Los Angeles; four sisters, Karen Lorenz of Portland, Maine, Maureen and Gary LePage of St. Paul, Minn., Patricia Lorenz of Los Angeles and Linda Lorenz and husband Todd Barto of Portland, Ore.; three grandchildren, Kayla Heisler, Chase Hoover and Elizabeth Lairson; and a sister-in-law, Sandee Lorenz. She was preceded in death by a brother, Gary Lorenz; and a brother-in-law, Tim Wade. Contributions
may be sent to the family or to the Arthritis Foundation.Condolences may
be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Ralph Acton, 79, of Columbia died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at Lenoir Health Care in Columbia. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Lenoir Health Care. Mr. Acton was born Sept. 9, 1929, in New Franklin to Clarence and Lillie Wehmeyer Acton. Mr. Acton began serving on the Columbia Fire Department in 1957 and retired after 29 years in 1986. Mr. Acton is survived by his wife, Delores Acton of Columbia; three children, Debra Lynn Frazier of Nashville, Tenn., Jacqueline Holstun of Boonville and Christopher Acton of Columbia; one sister, Arlene Roth of Pilot Grove; five grandchildren, Greg Acton, Jena Holstun, Timothy Holstun, Cory Frazier and Kari Beth Frazier; and three great-grandchildren, Ethan Holstun, Olivia Holstun and Marianna Frazier. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Margaret Woodruff, 80, formerly of Columbia passed away Feb. 16, 2009, in Spring, Texas. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, at Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia. Margaret
was born on Aug.
She was married on Feb. 26, 1946, in Valdosta, Ga., to Myron J. Woodruff, and he preceded her in death. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi, and she worked at the University of Missouri School of Veterinary Medicine and the Cancer Research Center. Margaret is survived by daughter Angela Ricker and husband Tom of Spring; grandchildren Aaron Ricker and wife Patrice of Jacksonville, Fla., and A.J. Ricker of Rensselear, Ind.; along with many other loving family members. She was also preceded in death by a son, Kevin Woodruff; one sister; and one brother. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Alzheimer’s Association, Mid-Missouri Chapter, 2400 Bluff Creek Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65201. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Russell Marion Wilson, 88, of Warrensburg passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Sweeney-Phillips & Holdren Funeral Home in Warrensburg. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home. He was born Feb. 5, 1922, in Leeton, the son of Finis and Effie Mae Graves Wilson. After serving as a sergeant during World War II in France and Germany, he returned to Warrensburg, where he married Theresa Hammond. Mr. Wilson worked as a printer for the Daily Star Journal in Warrensburg before moving to Columbia, where he was a printer for the Columbia Missourian and Kelly Press. Mr. Wilson was always active in his church life. In Columbia, he was a member of Bethany Baptist, and upon his retirement to Warrensburg, he was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Theresa, of the home; two daughters, Linda Klug and husband David of Columbia; Donna Edgar and husband John of Louisville, Ky.; brother Raymond Wilson and sister Alta Tyler, both of Warrensburg; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials
are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association and may be left at the funeral
home.
James Raymond Sapp, 86, Columbia passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico, Mo. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. He was born Oct. 28, 1922, in Easley to Clark and Lorena Wren Sapp. He was married on Feb. 5, 1949 in Ashland to Helen Marie Coonce, who survives of the home. They had recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Raymond was a lifelong resident of the Central Missouri area. As a young man, Raymond worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps. He served in the Army during World War II from September 1944 to July 1946. He was a medium tank crewman with the 33rd Armored Regiment in Central Europe and was within five miles of Berlin when the war ended. Raymond was employed by Epple Construction and helped with the construction project to build the Winston Churchill Memorial in Fulton. Raymond was best known for being a barber for more than 20 years in Columbia. After he retired in 1988, he enjoyed playing golf and bowling. He was a sports fan and was a season ticket holder for many years to Mizzou football and basketball games. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 280 and the American Legion Post 202, and he received his 50-year pin in September 2001 from the Masons. Nothing gave him more pride than his grandchildren. In addition to his wife, survivors include two daughters, Janet Meyer and husband Ken, and Loretta Sanders and husband Brian, all of Columbia; three grandchildren, Jeffrey Sanders and fiancee Tessa Hoskins of Nashville, Tenn., Diana Meyer and fiancee Marc Olive of Rochester, Minn., and Timothy Sanders of Warrensburg; two sisters, Goldie Crane and Dolly Wisner, both of Columbia; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Otto Sapp; and one sister, Rosalie Berve. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 2400 Bluff Creek Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65201. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia with a visitation from 1 p.m. until the service time Tuesday at the funeral home. The burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Winegar served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1955 to 1963. He was a past member of the University Astronomy Club, and he played the flute with the Columbia Community Band. Mr. Winegar retired from the University of Missouri as a computer programmer from 1962 to 1995. Mr. Winegar is survived by three daughters, Juanita Syljuberget and her husband, Todd, of Notasulga, Ala., Janice Henry and her husband, Jeff, of Mesa, Ariz., and Julia Powers and her husband, Terry, of Eldon; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Verminia Thomas Winegar; and a stepsister, Lucille Evelyn Winegar. Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled Veterans of America, which may be left with the funeral home. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. She was born on Oct. 14, 1910, in Lancaster, to James W. and Nelle Burns Slavin. She graduated from Lancaster High School and attended Culver Stockton College and University of Nebraska, receiving a bachelor’s degree. She later did graduate work at the University of Missouri. She was a member of Chi Omega sorority. In 1935, Mrs. Burkeholder was married to John H. Burkeholder of Columbia. He preceded her in death on Feb. 15, 1999. Their son, James N. Burkeholder of Lubbock, Texas, and her sister, Cleo West of Kirksville, also preceded her in death. Mrs. Burkeholder taught in Lancaster and Memphis, Mo., high schools. She was an admission adviser for several years at MU. She was a Methodist, a past president of Fortnightly Club and had worked in many organizations, such as Cub Scouts, Girls Scouts, P.T.A., League of Women Voters, doll clubs, antique clubs, book groups, and gourmet and bridge groups. She was always interested in learning, whether by study, traveling or attending meetings. She did not think life could be dull as long as there were more avenues to explore. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Anne Schaub of Fort Worth, Texas; grandson James N. Burkeholder and wife Paige; granddaughter Susanne Burkeholder of Houston; granddaughter Allison McGough and husband Jon of Fort Worth; and four great-grandchildren, Katie and Aaron McGough of Fort Worth, and Sarah and Emily Burkeholder of Denver. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jim Burkeholder Family Learning Center, P.O. Box 5980, Lubbock, Texas, 79408. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Verba O. Breedlove, 94, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at South Hampton Place. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at Parker Funeral Service. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Columbia Cemetery. Verba was born Jan. 1, 1915, in Earth County, Texas, to Andrew N. and Lissie Coble Jones. She married William W. Breedlove on Aug. 4, 1962, in Dallas, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 3, 1994. Verba moved to Columbia in 1989, coming from Texas. Survivors include three stepsons, Don Breedlove and wife Bonnie of Harrisburg, Earl Breedlove and wife Donna, and Charles Breedlove and wife Linda, all of Columbia; a stepdaughter, Cathy Gaetz; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; six sisters; and three brothers. Memorials may be given to Pancreatic Cancer Research, Mayo Clinic, Department of Development, 200 First St. S.W., Rochester, Minn., 55905. Online condolences
may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralser
vice.com.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. She was born May 23, 1920, near Bunceton to John Virgil and Virginia Newton Gander. On Jan. 22, 1940, she was married to Francis Emmons Tutt of Bunceton, who preceded her in death in 1984. She was a member of Huntsdale Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, Charles Francis Tutt of Columbia, George Edward Tutt of Columbia and Samuel Emmons Tutt of Windsor, S.C.; one daughter, Mary Virginia Galbraith of St. Louis; 11 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her firstborn son, James Henry Tutt (Little Jimmy), born Nov. 20, 1940, died March 25, 1941, whom she never forgot. Please make memorial contributions to her little country church, Huntsdale Baptist Church, c/o Memorial Funeral Home. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Raymond A. Heisler, 63, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. A memorial service for Raymond and Nancy will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at Parker Funeral Service. Burial will be in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville at a later date. Raymond, better known at “Ray,” was born Dec. 7, 1945, in Prairie Home to Herman and Lula Franken Heisler. When Ray was 2 years old the family moved to Boonville. Ray attended SS. Peter and Paul Catholic School. After he finished high school, he served his country during the Vietnam crisis. He loved to spend time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He loved spending time watching and feeding the birds. He worked for the city of Columbia for a number of years. Survivors include two lovely daughters, Alicia and Jessica Heisler; three precious grandchildren, Kayla Heisler, Chase Hoover and Elizabeth Lairson; three sisters, Mary Windsor and husband G.W., Edna Andrews and husband J.B., and Rose Weber; a brother, Jerry Heisler and wife Vicky; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Nancy; sisters Helen Friedrich, Pauline Baker and Elaine Pyles; a brother, Herman Jr.; and brothers-in-law Ike Baker, Ewing Friedrich, Doc Pyles and Martine Weber. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society. Online memorials
may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralser
vice.com.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at Parker Funeral Service with the Rev. Bob Frey officiating. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Woodrow was born Feb. 11, 1913, in Boone County to Frank and Margaret Stickdob Baumgartner. Born into a family of five boys, he was the last survivor. He married Ethel Forbis on July 6, 1936, and she survives. A lifetime resident of Boone County, he worked during World War II building airplane propellers. Later he was employed by Central Dairy and Ice Cream Co. and Frozen Gold Ice Cream, from which he retired. He immediately went to work for Columbia Public Schools at Douglass School, again retiring from there in 1978. He loved fishing and hunting, working with wood, cabinetry work and working in the yard. His favorite time was spring, when he could plant a big garden. He was a devoted Baptist and loved his family. In addition to his wife, those who will join him later are his daughters, Joyce and Wanda and their husbands, Jack Holland and Wayne Carr; his grandsons, Mark Alley and his companion, Stacey Davis, Mike Holman and his wife, Tammy Holman; a great-grandson, Zachary Alley; and three great-granddaughters, Rachael, Amanda and Sara. Memorials may be given to the Central Missouri Human Society. Online condolences
may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralser
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Dixie Lynn Odneal, 62, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, at Parker Funeral Service. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Dixie had been a senior secretary at University Hospital for 28 years. She had been active in the MADD organization for many years. She was known for how much she cared for children and how she went above and beyond to support the mission of the children’s hospital. She received an award from the Children’s Miracle Network honoring her for contributing her time and energy to raise much-needed funds for the children. Survivors include a daughter, Michelle Adams and husband Matthew; and grandson Tyler Matthew Adams. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Alice Crawford; and son Christopher Todd Odneal. Online condolences
may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralser
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Maydean Hall, aged 88, died on March 4, 2009, in Lancaster, Texas. A native of Apache, Oklahoma, and a graduate of Okmulgee High School and the University of Oklahoma, Dean lived in Fort Smith from 1959 until 2008. As a long-time employee of Baldor Electric Company and a member of the Gleaners Sunday School Class of First United Methodist Church, she reared three grateful children and provided many more with emotional and physical support. She and Alvin loved to travel, raise a garden that benefited many in their local area, and host visiting grandchildren. She follows in death her husband of sixty-five years, Alvin Hall, and is survived by three children: Donna Bishop of Cedar Hill, Texas; Ron Hall, of Mesquite, Texas; and Ken Hall, of Booneville, Arkansas. She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Durwood Pate of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Charles Achterberg of Columbus, Indiana, a brother, Lloyd Rayl of Norman, Oklahoma, six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Memorial
services will be private. Memorial gifts may be made to the Salvation Army
or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Charles Henry ”Chuck” Hellem, 85, of Alpharetta, Ga., passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Embracing Hospice in Cumming, Ga. Chuck Hellem was born in Morehouse on Oct. 7, 1923. He graduated from Morehouse High School. He served in the Army Air Forces in World War II and was honorably discharged from the service. He then attended and graduated from Palmer Chiropractic College. After moving to St. Louis, he met and married Edna Mae Stopher Hellem on June 27, 1948. Together they moved to Columbia in 1948 to open a chiropractic practice. During 45 years of chiropractic practice, “Doc” Hellem also was very active in civic activities in Columbia, including leadership roles with the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Parks and Recreation Department, the Columbia Housing Authority and the Boone County Historical Society Museum. He was also an avid choir participant both at Calvary Baptist Church and at the University of Missouri. Following retirement from his chiropractic practice, he and Mrs. Hellem moved to Alpharetta. He was proud to work for Walgreens in Alpharetta until weeks before his passing. He was also active in both choirs of both Roswell Baptist Church and Roswell Methodist Church. He was also was a proud member of the Michael O’Neal Singers. In Columbia, both of their sons were born, and both survive him: Steve Mahoney Hellem of Arlington, Va., and his wife Mary Mahoney Hellem, and their four daughters, Shannon, Kimberley, Carrie and Nell; and Jim Hellem of Alpharetta and his wife, Susan Light Hellem, and two daughters, Lindsey and Leighton. Mrs. Hellem preceded him in death in 1997. In lieu
of flowers, the family would prefer that contributions be made to the American
Cancer Society, the Boone County Historical Society Museum in Columbia,
or Embracing Hospice of Cumming, Ga.
Jacquelyn Joan Gallemore, 77, of Columbia passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 9, at Walnut Ridge Cemetery in Fayette. She was born on April 1, 1931, in Seaside, Ore., to Lloyd A. and Tekla K. Christensen. She was employed with State Farm Insurance for several years before her retirement. She was married to Roy T. Gallemore II, and he preceded her in death on April 22, 1975. She is survived by two daughters, Kristin Rybolt of Columbia and Tekla Johnmeyer of Boonville; a son, Roy T. Gallemore III of Columbia; two sisters, Betty Mosar and Phyllis Gray; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Mid Missouri Chapter, 2400 Bluff Creek Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65201. Arrangements
are under the direction of Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel, 1610 N. Garth Ave.,
Columbia, Mo., 65202; (573) 441-2932.
Mary Ernestine Williams Tapp, 81, of Columbia passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009, at University Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Mrs. Tapp was born Aug. 1, 1927, in Columbia to Martin and Willa Dee Williams. She married Savannah Tapp on Sept. 21, 1941, a union which lasted more than 60 years. He preceded her in death. Survivors include four sons, Howard Wayne Tapp, Marvin Lee Tapp and wife Katrina, Maurice Tapp and wife Joann, and Gary Lydell Tapp, all of Columbia; seven daughters, Wynna Faye Elbert, Cheryl Elaine Bell and husband Tommy, Alma Lynn Tapp, Melva Jo VanBuren, Freda Delores Tapp, Teresa Kay Lankford, and Jacqueline Renee Cody and husband Jonas, all of Columbia; one sister, Harriet Jeanette Hardiman; two aunts, Alma Redmon and Mildred Brooks; 27 grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren; as well as several nieces and nephews and many cousins. She was preceded in death by both parents and one brother. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. June was born on June 17, 1928, to Delbert and Norma Smith Hartley in Cole County. She was married on June 17, 1950, to Donald Goodwin, and he preceded her in death. June was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend who enjoyed gardening and playing bridge. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Columbia. She is survived by her son, Kevin Goodwin of Columbia; daughter Robyn Magnuson and husband Bob of Columbia; brother Wallace Hartley and wife Anna of Columbia; grandchildren Curtis Powderly of Columbia, Grayson, Madison and Hartley Goodwin, all of Topeka, Kan., and Christian Goodwin of Budapest, Hungary; great-grandchild Evan Powderly; along with many loving family members and good friend Bob Shanks of Fort Dodge, Iowa. Memorial contributions may be made to Coyote Hills Children’s Home, 9501 Coyote Hill Road, Harrisburg, Mo., 65256, or Granny’s House, P.O. Box 30646, Columbia, Mo., 65205. Tributes
can be left online www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Published Sunday, March 8, 2009 Catharine Carter Twitty, 81, of Columbia died Saturday, March 7, 2009, in Columbia. Burial will be private. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, in the sanctuary of Missouri United Methodist Church, and the family will greet friends in the church parlor immediately after the service. Catharine was born Jan.1, 1928, in Springfield, the daughter of the late Marshall Edward and Audrey Jackson Carter, and grew up in the wonderful Ozark village of Hartville. During her junior year of high school, Catharine was sitting in a booth of the Hartville Drug Store when Jerome Twitty, the love of her life, walked in, clad in his Navy dress uniform. He had seen Catharine while attending the movies in his hometown of Mansfield, 12 miles away, while home on leave from World War II. Jerome made it his business to find out who the darling curly-haired brunette was and where he could find her. The rest is history. The war ended, Catharine graduated from high school and finished two years at the University of Missouri, and they married on June 27, 1947. They were a loving and devoted couple until Jerome’s death in November 1991. Mrs. Twitty was a member of Missouri United Methodist Church for more than 50 years, belonging to the women’s groups, including Bratton-Cunningham Circle, and being active in all aspects of church life, especially enjoying teaching Sunday school for many years. Mrs. Twitty was a member of Chapter IT of the P.E.O. Sisterhood and served in all leadership positions, including state convention delegate on several occasions. Mrs. Twitty also was a member of King’s Daughters. She loved to play bridge and was a crafty player. She loved her friends, was a wonderful friend and a lifelong learner. She loved to travel, especially to Chautauqua, N.Y., to read, to volunteer and to cook. Her fruit pies were famous, especially at the many church suppers she attended through the years. Mrs. Twitty is survived by her daughter, Marsha Sergent, and son-in-law Ron; her son, Jerry Twitty, and daughter-in-law Laurie; grandchildren Carter Twitty, Keelan Twitty, Scott Sergent and wife Amy, and Jason Sergent and wife Monica; and great-grandchildren Claire, Harper and Hannah Sergent. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St., Columbia, Mo., 65201, or the Alzheimer’s Association Mid Missouri Chapter, 2400 Bluff Creek Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65201. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service, 449-4153. Condolences
may be sent to the family at www.parkerfuneralser
vice.com.
Published Monday, March 9, 2009 Willis Burton “Bill” Geel, 91, of Columbia passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, at Calvary Episcopal Church. Private burial will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery. Family and friends will be received from 2 p.m. until service time Wednesday at the church. He was born on May 30, 1917, in Geneva, Ohio. Following in his father’s footsteps, he sailed the large ore boats of the Great Lakes for 14 years. During World War II he was commissioned as an officer in the Coast Guard, hauling ore to the steel factories in support of the war effort. With a young, growing family, he left the lakes for the stability of the Midwest and settled in Columbia in 1952. He was a manufacturer’s representative for many years before starting his own business — Bill Geel’s Menswear. Bill has been active for many years in the Lion’s Club; the Scottish Rite; Calvary Episcopal Church, serving on the Vestry; and Meals on Wheels as a driver/deliverer for 15 years. He was married to Eleanore, and they had three children, Janet (deceased), Kenneth and Martha of Columbia, and Richard and Linda of Burke, Va., as well as six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren scattered throughout the United States. Memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Published Monday, March 9, 2009
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia with burial to follow at Columbia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Janet was born on Oct. 6, 1945, to Urban and Eunice Murray in St. Louis. She was married on June 21, 2004, to Jim Reynolds. Janet was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She loved spending time with her children and grandsons, her pets and traveling with her family. She was a teacher at Benton Elementary for many years and loved all of the many friends she made and students she taught. She is survived by her husband Jim; daughter Michelle Mueller Custer and husband Jeremy of Auburn, Neb.; son Daniel Mueller and wife Jessica of Columbia; grandsons Cole and Grant Custer of Auburn; sister Vicki Jorns of Wichita, Kan;, brother-in-law Chuck Stucke of Wildwood; many nieces and nephews, whom she loved dearly; as well as wonderful friends who helped her daily in recent months. She was preceded in death by her mother and father; and her sister, Melinda Stucke, on Feb. 3, 2009. Memorial
contributions should be made to the Central Missouri Humane Society, 616
Big Bear Blvd., Columbia, Mo., 65202; or to the Benton Elementary School
PTA, 1410 Hinkson Avenue, Columbia, Mo., 65201. Tributes can be left online
at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Published Thursday, March 12, 2009 James Albert Huckaba, Ph.D., 73, of Columbia passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, of complications from heart surgery. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St. in Columbia. Jim was born on Feb. 6, 1936, in Charleston, Ill., to James Ross and Eunice Tinsman Huckaba. He graduated from Stephen Decatur High School in June 1954 and married his high school sweetheart, Beverly Ann McQueen, on Sept. 24, 1955. Immediately following two years of service in the Army, stationed in Fort Riley, Kan., Jim attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 1960, he earned his bachelor of science degrees in mathematics and physical education, going on from there to be a lifelong educator and mathematician. His teaching career began at the junior high school level, where he taught math and coached football and track. In 1961, Jim began graduate school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; in 1962, he went to the University of Iowa, where he earned his master’s and doctorate in mathematics. He began his academic career in 1967 at the University of Missouri-Columbia as a researcher and algebraist in the department of mathematics. During his tenure in the department, he mentored six doctoral students and taught and developed many undergraduate and graduate math classes. His portfolio of published work included numerous mathematical research papers in American and international math journals and two research books, “Commutative Rings With Zero Divisors” and as co-author of “Prufer Domains” with Dr. Marco Fontana and Dr. Ira J. Papick. He was an active member of the American Mathematical Society. He spent his entire career at MU, rising to the rank of full professor and contributing to the mission of the department and university before retiring in 2000. Jim’s greatest passions included Bev, the Chicago Cubs, mathematics, fishing and his grandchildren. Jim is survived by his wife, friend and soul mate of 53 years, Bev; his mother, Eunice; his mother-in-law, Adeline McQueen; three sisters, Janice Wollerman, Sharon Murray and husband Donald, and Sandy Henson; his daughter, Carol Lozano and husband Roberto of Creve Coeur; his sons, Sam Huckaba and wife Marleena of Tallahassee, Fla., and Andy Huckaba and wife Nancy of Lenexa, Kan. He was the proud grandfather of 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and is also survived by numerous brother and sisters-in-law, and nieces and nephews. Jim is preceded in death by his father, Ross Huckaba; his father-in-law, David “Irish” McQueen; and his great-granddaughter, Sydne Lozano. In lieu
of flowers and gifts, the family suggests a donation to the James A. Huckaba
Scholarship Fund, c/o Carmen Chicone, Department of Mathematics, University
of Missouri, 202 Math Sciences Building, Columbia, Mo., 65211.
Janette L. Hoagland, 89, of Columbia passed away Monday, March 16, 2009, at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Janette was born on Nov. 6, 1919, in Moberly to Luther and Lora Polite Rogers. She married Sam L. Griffin on Oct. 31, 1942, in St. Louis. She married Dan Hoagland on Oct. 6, 1967, in Moberly, and they both preceded her in death. She attended grade school and high school in Moberly before graduating in 1938 from Webster Groves in St. Louis. She graduated from Moberly Junior College in 1942 with an associate degree in education. She earned a bachelor of science degree and education life certificate in 1961 and then her master’s in education in 1964, both from the University of Missouri. She taught public school in Sturgeon and Columbia and also at Woodhaven Learning Center. She was a member of two honor societies, Phi Theta Kappa in Moberly and Pi Lambda Theta in Columbia. Janette is survived by her son, Sam Griffin of Columbia; daughters Mary Helen Bittle and husband Tommy of Columbia and Jenni Cleveland and husband Greg of Houston; grandchildren, Samantha and Michael Cleveland; and great-grandson Lee. She was also preceded in death by two brothers. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Irene Lockwood Jaynes, 92, of Columbia passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at New Florence Cemetery in New Florence with the Rev. Jim Bryan officiating. Mrs. Jaynes was born Feb. 15, 1917, in Montgomery City of Arthur Leslie and Julia Kuhn Lockwood. She married Sydney Evans Jaynes on Jan. 1, 1937, in Winchester, Ill., and he preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 2000. Mrs. Jaynes graduated from the Montgomery City High School and studied at the University of Louisville. She was secretary to the Montgomery County Extension agent, to the president of Broadway Rubber Manufacturing Co., Louisville and to an engineering professor at the University of Louisville. She was her husband’s dental assistant in the early years of his practice and his financial manager during the latter years. For more than 30 years she was owner/manager of an apartment house. Mrs. Jaynes was a board member in most of the PTAs as long as her children were in school. She was also a member of the City Council PTA. For seven years she was a Cub Scout leader. She was president of the University of Louisville DAMES; the Columbia Dental Auxiliary; the Central District Dental Auxiliary; and the Margaret Elwant Circle of King’s Daughters. She was also a board member of the Southwest Swimming Club; the League of Women Voters; and the Women’s Symphony League. She was a longtime member of the Columbia Art League and the Missouri Symphony Society. She taught Sunday school at Missouri United Methodist Church, was a member of the Cunningham Circle and for more than 50 years a member of that church. Survivors include two sons, Donald Jaynes of Bloomington, Ill., and Philip Jaynes of Columbia; a daughter, Julie Jaynes Snider of Columbia; a sister, Anna K. Garrett of High Hill; four grandsons; three granddaughters, four great-grandsons; and three great-granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Christian; three brothers and a sister. Memorials are suggested to Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St., or the Missouri Symphony Society, P.O. Box 1121, Columbia, Mo. Online condolences
may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralser
vice.com.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, March 23, with services immediately following at 11 a.m. at Rekus Funeral Home in Eldon. Brother Charlie Kempf will officiate. Interment will be held at 2 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia. She was born in Englewood on Sept. 20, 1926, a daughter of the late Robert and Hettie Carlos Herron. She was united in marriage on May 29, 1943, in Columbia, to Willis Dean Bryant, and they shared 53 years together. He preceded her in death on Dec. 3, 1996. Helen worked in Columbia at Wilson’s Meat Co. for years before retiring in 1977 and moving to the Lake of the Ozarks. She then worked alongside her husband after starting North Shore Hauling in Rocky Mount. She also worked at North Shore Shopping Center. Helen was a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Lake Ozark. She was a 40-year member of the Miller County VFW Ladies Auxiliary and was a longtime member of AMVETS Auxiliary. Helen was a 33-year cancer survivor and attended the yearly cancer walks in Columbia and was always flanked by her family members. She will always be remembered for having a welcoming home and a wonderful sense of humor. She is survived by one son, Ronald Dean Bryant Sr. and wife Kathy of Rocky Mount; one daughter, Linda Bryant Kimmel and husband Daniel of Rocky Mount; eight grandchildren, Kimberly Proctor, Randall Bryant, Tony, Brandy and Cory Mason, Stacy Kimmel, Amber Stanford and Danielle Kimmel; 15 great-grandchildren, Amanda, Shanna and Derek Proctor, Branden and Randijo Bryant, Maleah Bryant, Hope and Taylor Kimmel, Jordyn, Jakob and Jaxson Stanford, Daniel and Hunter Waller, Narrissa Kimmel and Vincent Mason; one great-great-grandson, Lincoln Dean Bryant; three sisters, Pat Siehl and husband Donald of Vancouver, Wash., Stella Garrett of Columbia and Margaret Watson of the state of Washington; two sisters-in-law, Alma Ausburn and Gertrude Bryant, both of Columbia; numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two grandsons, Johnnie Lee Johnson Jr. and Ronald Dean “R.D.” Bryant Jr., who were both killed in tragic car accidents. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Maleah Bryant Education Fund. Please send contributions to Rekus Funeral Home, 902 E North Street, Eldon Mo., 65026; or to Ronald Bryant, 28879 Route Y, Rocky Mount, Mo., 65072. Condolences
may be shared with the family at www.rekusfh.com.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, at Memorial Park Cemetery. Open house will follow at the family home. He was born Nov. 14, 1920, in Chicago. Art served in World War II in Burma as C-47 pilot, where he “flew the hump” from Burma to China. After retiring from the Army Air Forces as a captain, he earned his doctorate at the University of Missouri in fisheries and wildlife biology and taught there until his retirement in 1983. In 1964 he took a year’s sabbatical to work for the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations in Thailand. Afterward he was adviser to the many Thai students who chose to study at the University of Missouri. In 1991 he was invited back to Thailand to present a paper documenting tradition flood fisheries, which were quickly disappearing. Art was a member of the local stamp club, woodworkers, club and rock and mineral club. An active member of First Presbyterian Church, he served as deacon and elder. He volunteered for Meals on Wheels and worked every Wednesday for the PET (Personal Energy Transportation) Project. Art was a lifelong fisherman and shared his passion with many friends, his wife and daughter. His sense of humor will be missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; daughter Judith Witt-Croswhite and her husband, Bruce Pack, of Danbury, Wis.; sister Florence Swierk of Florida; nieces Alexandra and Norma; and nephew John. He was preceded in death by his two sons, David and Eric. The family
suggests that those who are moved to donate in Art’s memory do so to the
PET Project, 886-7877, a cause he enthusiastically supported; the Salvation
Army or First Presbyterian Church. Online tributes can be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
David Glenn Bacon, 57, formerly of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Private memorial services were held on Sunday, March 29, at the Grand Basin in Forest Park in St. Louis. David is survived by his children, Stephanie, Jane, and Phillip; brothers John and Paul; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Jack Bacon. He was born in Marshall on Dec. 10, 1951. Memorials
in his honor may be made to the St. Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive,
St. Louis, Mo., 63110, to the attention of Sandra Jefferson, in honor of
David G. Bacon.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 (April Fools’ Day, which would have been duly noted by Virginia), at First Presbyterian Church. She will be buried in Sheldon, Iowa. Suggested donations in Virginia’s memory may be made to the United Way (Meals on Wheels or Alzheimer’s Association), and First Presbyterian Church. Virginia was born Dec. 13, 1925, in her parents’ farmhouse in Hospers. Her parents, William and Evalena Kersten, were farmers. Virginia recalled walking to the one-room schoolhouse in knee-deep snow, wearing fur-lined snow boots as a high school cheerleader for a graduating class of 16 students. After graduation, Virginia entered nursing school. She met her future husband, William B. Pingelton, at the USO club. Virginia and William moved to Columbia in 1957. William was a physician, specializing in obstetrics/gynecology, and Virginia raised four children. She volunteered as a Gray Lady at University Hospital — known as the “Medical Center” back then — and at First Presbyterian Church. When William divorced her in 1980, Virginia worked at several United Way Agencies and continued dedicating her life to her family. Virginia was a loving wife and mother and a dedicated friend to many. She found goodness in most things, especially her children. Dan’s fixation on space travel saw Mom helping him retrieve refrigerator boxes from Cleek’s Appliance to build interplanetary spacecraft that occupied the entire basement of the family home. Nancy’s wanderlust inspired Mom to visit her throughout the country, including a hike to the summit of Diamond Head in Hawaii at age 71. Mom saw her own dreams realized as Karen put herself through nursing school. Tim’s time at soccer and his stint with the Hickman High School jazz band saw Mom faithfully present at every event. Virginia’s kindness, grace and humor persisted throughout her Alzheimer’s and slow journey away from those she loved. In the last hours of her life, however, Virginia knew that those who loved her most were by her side, as she had been for them and many others. Virginia was born on a Sunday and left this Earth on a Sunday morning, just as the early sun parted a brief Spring snowfall. Mom was our everyday heroine, offering everything and demanding nothing. Virginia was preceded in death by two brothers, William and George Kersten; and a sister, Sylvia Rol. She is survived
by her children, Dan Pingelton, an attorney in Columbia; Nancy Pingelton,
a registered nurse at the University of Washington in Seattle; Karen Pingelton,
a manager for Health Direct Inc. in Seattle; and Tim Pingelton, production
manager of Westphalia Vineyards, and his wife, Sophie. Virginia was a loving
grandmother to three grandchildren: Hannah Kersten Pingelton, daughter
of Dan and Susan Pingelton; and Edward Louis Pingelton and Margaret Mary
Pingelton, son and daughter of Tim and Sophie.
Dorothy A. Shelton, 76, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Services will be held at a later date. Dorothy was born July 15, 1932, in Independence to Edward and Ruth Kenney Chambers. She married Harry Kent Shelton, and he survives. Dorothy enjoyed writing poems and decorating. She loved doing family things and was creative, loving and compassionate. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Steve Shelton and his wife, Ruth, of Wentzville and Scott Shelton and his wife, Linda, of Greenville, N.C.; two daughters, Pam Robb and her husband, Will, and Janet Shelton, all of Columbia; a brother, Charles Chambers; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. Memorials may be given to Central Missouri Subcontracting Enterprises, a sheltered workshop for the disabled, at P.O. Box 10147, Columbia, Mo., 65205; or Woodhaven Learning Center. Online condolences
may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralser
vice.com.
Robert V. “Babo” Menzel, 86, of Columbia died peacefully Wednesday, April 1, 2009, in his home. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Nilson Funeral Home with chaplain Don Humphrey officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mr. Menzel was born Feb. 4, 1923, in Hannibal to Christian and Leona Menzel. He married Elizabeth Maw Kastner on June 29, 1947, in Hannibal and she survives. He was a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He had been employed as general manager of Frozen Gold Ice Cream. He also served as senior procurement manager at the University of Missouri for 20 years. Survivors include three sons, Vic of Columbia, Bob of Lake Saint Louis and John of Manchester; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Bud Menzel; and a sister, Dorothy Sparks. In lieu
of flowers, a memorial has been established by the 3 Dollar Club to place
a bench at the number 7 tee at Lake of the Woods County Club.
Terry J. Moore, 60, of Columbia died Monday, March 30, 2009, at his home, with family and loved ones at his bedside. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in Columbia. Terry was born May 26, 1948, in Columbia to Samuel P. and Helen Gardner Moore. Terry attended Columbia Public Schools and Hickman High School and worked in commercial construction in California and later in Columbia. His life’s passion was in antiques and collectibles, and he spent the past 30 years traveling the United States buying and selling at large shows, as well as having an antique shop in St. Louis. Terry’s love of fly-fishing Ozark streams provided for hundreds of memorable adventures. He is survived by his mother, Helen Moore; brothers Chuck Moore and Mark Moore of Columbia, and Chris Moore of Rochester, Minn.; and companion Roberta Bushdiecker of St Louis. He was preceded in death by his father, Samuel Moore. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Community Hospice of America, 3050 I-70 Drive S.E., Columbia, Mo., 65201; or Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church, 702 Wilkes Blvd., Columbia, Mo., 65201. Arrangements are under the direction of Heartland Cremation & Burial Society of Columbia. Online condolences
may be left for Terry’s family by visiting www.heartlandcremation.com.
Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, April 6, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home. Dorothy was born on June 11, 1929, in Columbia to Willie and Minnie Thurston Koch, and they preceded her in death. She was married on Nov. 22, 1947 in Ashland to John Harris, and he preceded her in death. She will be remembered as someone who loved the music and dancing at the Senior Center in Columbia. Dorothy is survived by her daughters, Susie “Wilson” Swearengin and husband, Roger, of Sparta, and Sharon Acton and husband, David, of Columbia; son, Frank Harris and wife, Teresa, of Columbia; two brothers; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by one sister. Memorial contributions can be made to Preferred Hospice, 1900 N. Providence Road, Suite 311, Columbia, Mo., 65202. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Pat Cunningham, 75, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center, surrounded by her three children and their spouses. Private family services were held. Pat (Patsy Sue) Long Cunningham was born on May 18, 1933, in Boone County to Roy Sanford and Mildred Brooks Long. She was raised on the University South Farm, where her father was the farm manager. She met the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Duane Cunningham, at a dance when she was 16. They corresponded while he served his country in Korea. He notified her when he arrived back at stateside and told her to set the date. They were married Oct. 20, 1951, in Boone County. To this union three children were born. She is survive by her children and their spouses, Mrs. Debbie and Jimmy Perkins of Columbia, Mrs. Sandy and Dan Harvey of Moberly, and Robert and Celesta Cunningham of Fulton. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, Mrs. Melinda and Eric Crawford, Mrs. Kimberly and Bryan Bussard, and Shelby Perkins all of Columbia, Ms. Shahanna Cunningham of the state of California, Dr. Kara Harvey Breinin and husband Leo of Centralia, 2nd Lt. Travis Harvey of Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., Brandon Harvey of Moberly, and Hunter Nicole Cunningham of Missouri. She also leaves four great-grandsons, Wesley, Matthew, Trevor and Cooper; and one great-granddaughter, Morgan. She also leaves a brother, Gene Long of Seymore. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and a sister, Linda Pulis. Memorials
are suggested to the charity of donor’s choice.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Grace Bible Baptist Church, 601 Blue Ridge Road in Columbia, with Pastor Mike Burt officiating. Entombment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Jack was born Sept. 16, 1935, in Hodges, Ala., the son of Fred and Rosa Overton. He was married July 17, 1935, to Doris Jane Flatt, with whom he enjoyed 53 years of marriage and fathered five children. Jack graduated in 1956 from the University of Missouri’s School of Business and Public Administration. He served four years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force before moving with his wife to Columbia. Jack was a land developer and building contractor in Columbia for more than 50 years. His credits include Chapel Hill Estates, University Park and Mill Creek Manor among others. In 1971, Jack founded the Central Missouri Auto Auction, where he auctioneered with his sons Mark and Keith. Jack had a passion for life envied by many. His greatest treasures were his beautiful bride and the family they created together. Jack was honored as one of the top 10 longest Mizzou basketball and football ticket holders. He loved reading, going to movies, watching horse races and playing cards. He faithfully attended Grace Bible Church for more than 40 years. He was a pillar of strength to all of his loved ones. His family knew him to be honest, devoted, faithful, hardworking and a constant source of encouragement. He was a humble man with God-gifted wisdom that he shared with all those around him. Jack is survived by his beloved wife, Doris; daughter Sherry and husband Steve Wendling; son Mark and wife Kimberly Overton; daughter Jeana and husband Matt Meinert; son Keith and wife Jennifer Overton; daughter Kris and husband James Remus; grandchildren Scott and wife Jill, Suzanne, Annie, Laramy, Jackson, Savannah, Caleb, Anna, Jonathan, Micah and Elizabeth. Jack was
preceded in death
Pallbearers will be Fred Braselton, Bob McCosh, Joe Kaminski, Joe Kaminski Jr., Chris Kespohl and Randy Barnes. Honoraries will be Kevin Weatherspoon, Paul Koelling, Joe Thomas, Jim Thomas, Orville Helms, Ernie Clark, Al Price, Mike Stroupe and Bill Garbut. Jack wanted every child to have an opportunity to receive an education. Memorial contributions can be made to Coyote Hill Children’s Home or Grace Bible Church Scholarship Fund founded by Jack Overton. Tributes
can be left online at Anna Elizabeth Frank Forbis, 91, of Columbia passed
away peacefully on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Columbia surrounded by her
family. www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Columbia with the Rev. Monsignor Michael Flanagan officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church with a prayer service at 8 p.m. Ann was born July 6, 1917, in Jefferson City to the late Joseph Nicholas and Mabel Elizabeth Swillum Frank. She was united in marriage to the late William R. “Buck” Forbis on Sept. 18, 1939, in Jefferson City. She attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church School and graduated from Jeffereson City High School on 1935. She worked at J.J. Newberry’s in Jefferson City, Kroger Grocery Store in Columbia and retired from State Farm Insurance Cos. after 23 years of service. Ann volunteered at Ellis Fischel Hospital and was Parent of the Year for the Columbia Chapter of Parents Without Partners. She was a charter member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and was very active in the parish. Ann was an avid bowler, loved to play cards, working crossword puzzles, traveling, visiting with family and friends and attend Mass followed by coffee at McDonalds with special friends. Most of all she loved to read and indulge in ice cream. She is survived by seven children, Bill Forbis and wife Joyce of Texas, Kathy Bryant and husband Earl of Columbia, Pat Baltrusaitis of Nevada, Carol LaHue of Columbia, Fran Foss and husband Ed of Oregon, Donna Petersen and husband Neil of Jefferson City and John Forbis of Columbia; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister Georgia Mae Ferguson of St. Louis; and many nieces, nephews and friends. Ann was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers Charles and Richard Frank, and sister Emily Frank. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Daniel Boone Regional Library for large-print books, Our Lady of Lourdes Church or the charity of your choice in care of Memorial Funeral Home. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Raymond R. Halbert, 94, of Frostproof, Fla., passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at Lake Wales Medical Center. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until service time on Saturday. Born April 24, 1914, in Higgins, Texas, to the late Leroy Taylor and Sara Frances Halbert, he moved to Frostproof 21 years ago from the Lake of the Ozarks. He was the retired director of maintenance and construction for the University of Missouri and a member of First Baptist Church of Frostproof, where he served as a deacon of the church and sang in the choir. He enjoyed traveling and was a former wagon master for the Winnebago Club. He was also a volunteer tax consultant for seniors through AARP. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Thelma Halbert; son Buddie J. Halbert and daughter-in-law Relda Halbert of Tallahassee, Fla.; brother Donald D. “Don” Halbert of Columbia; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Raymond was preceded in death by his son, Anthony Ray Halbert; and two sisters, Beulah Hudson and Lula Barnes. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 96 West “B” Street, Frostproof, Fla., 33843. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Alma Howard, 78, of Columbia passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009, at University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. Monday until time of services at the church. She was born Dec. 13, 1930, in Point Pleasant. She was a member of Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Katie Howard and Hester Sneed, both of Columbia; two grandsons, Chauncey Howard and Tyrique Wright and a granddaughter, Michele Whitfield, all of Columbia; and a loving family of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one son; three sisters; and one brother. Funeral
arrangements are under the direction of the H.T. May and Son Funeral Home,
2207 Holly Ave., Columbia, Mo. (573)443-2273.
He was born Dec. 5, 1916, in Troy Grove, Ill., to Lucy Whitmer Munro Brooker and Claud William Merrit Brooker. He attended rural schools in LaSalle and Bureau counties in Illinois, and the Brooker family lived on various farms on either side of the Third Principal Meridian, known as County Line Road. His book, “Reminiscences of a Country Kid on the County Line,” described growing up in a rural area during the 1920s and ’30s. He was well known for his humorous presentations of these stories to local and statewide groups. Don milked cows and gave violin lessons to pay for his tuition at Iberia Junior College and graduated in 1936. He married a fellow student, Thelma G. Vaughn, on Sept. 12, 1936, in Salem. He attended
the University of Missouri, surveyed for the Works Progress Administration
and worked at the Agricultural Stabilization and
After World
War II, he and his family returned to Columbia, and he taught aviation
at Stephens College while a graduate student at MU.
After two
years on the faculty of Purdue University, he returned to MU, where he
performed research on grain drying and storage, taught
He had grown
up plowing with mules and picking corn by hand, but he became an international
expert in the field of modern agricultural
He consulted
and taught at Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina in Lima, Peru; received
a National Science Foundation grant to teach
At MU, he
earned the highest teaching awards attainable from the College of Engineering,
the College of Agriculture and the university at
His former students modeled his life and excelled in both the academic and the business worlds He authored
numerous technical papers in his fields of expertise, one of which was
the first such article composed on the digital computer
In 1937,
he joined First Christian Church in Columbia, where he served as deacon
and elder. He volunteered on the cardiac floor of Boone
He will
be remembered by family and friends for his generous and good heart, his
intelligence and wit, and his compassion. He had a soft
He is survived
by a daughter, Nancy Brown Brooker Bowers and her husband, Neal, of Ames,
Iowa; a sister, Ruth Brooker Banker of
He was preceded in death by his parents; three siblings; his wife, Thelma; son Larry Brown Brooker; and granddaughter Lori Ann Brooker. Memorial
donations may be made to the Larry Brown Brooker Ministerial Scholarship
Fund at First Christian Church, 101 N. Tenth St. in
Online condolences
for the family may be left at www.parkerfuneralser
vice.com.
Visitation is scheduled from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, and the funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Pollock to Cecil and Naomi Bailey Campbell. His childhood memories are of working at his mother’s side, where he developed a strong work ethic and keen business instinct while running the family farm. Clark graduated from Milan High School in 1941, then moved to Kansas City for training before accepting a position with Consolidated Aircraft as a mechanic. He was drafted into the Army Air Forcess and served as a flight engineer and a top turret gunner. His Army Air Forces tour took him to Italy, where he flew more than 25 missions on the actual B-24s he had helped build just a few years earlier. He was honorably discharged in 1945. Later that same year, Clark moved to Columbia and worked at Temple Stevens Grocery Store. He met Alice Turner Toalson, and they married on Aug. 12, 1950. For several years he was an over-the-road truck driver, then received his master plumber’s certification. In 1968, Clark partnered with Donnal Tallmage to run T&T Plumbing, a company he later purchased. In 1975, he was given the opportunity to join Chuck Tharp in forming Environmental Dynamics Inc., a company that designed and installed home and small package wastewater treatment plants. By the time he retired from EDI in 1993, the company had grown to manufacture large sewage and water treatment facilities internationally. Once retired, he spent his time bird-watching, gardening and mushroom hunting on the properties he owned around the Columbia area. Throughout Clark’s life he was also a licensed auctioneer, a Babe Ruth Youth Baseball coach and served on the Boone County Fire Protection District Board. Later in life, he was actively involved with the Sunrise Optimist organization and the Columbia Area Senior Center. He loved children, sports, hunting, fishing and talking politics. He is survived by his children, Hollie Toalson Spencer, Cheryl Campbell Hudson and Cecilia Campbell; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and his sister, Crystal Campbell Losey. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Turner Campbell; his brother, David Campbell; and his son, Clifford M. Campbell. Memorials are suggested to the Columbia Area Senior Center. Tributes
can be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Edith Allene Pipes, 85, of Rocheport passed away on Monday, April 13, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 17, at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home. Allene was born on Aug. 1, 1923, in Boone County to Orin and Wilmeth Wilhite Kite, and they preceded her in death. She was married on March 19, 1945, in Kansas City, Kan., to Stonewall Jackson Pipes, and he also preceded her in death. Allene is survived by two sons, Stoney Pipes and wife Ilene, and Jack Pipes and wife Pam, all of Rocheport; along with one brother and one sister. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Linda Lea Fletcher, 68, of Columbia passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at Forum Christian Church. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Linda was born on April 22, 1941, in Kansas City to Theodore and Lucille Corbin Miller, and they preceded her in death. She was married on June 12, 1966, in Cameron to Robert Fletcher, and he survives. She was a graduate from Central Missouri State University, where she obtained her bachelor of science degree in education. She taught home economics in Cameron and St. Joseph. Beginning in 1971, she and her husband owned and operated Fletchers Orchard and Truck Accessories in Columbia. Linda was a longtime member of Forum Christian Church and an active member in the Fabulous Fifties Plus Club. Linda is also survived by two sons, Russell Fletcher and wife Amanda and Ted Fletcher and wife Michelle, all of Columbia; daughter Nancy Brown and husband Jason of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six grandchildren, Zachary and Laura Fletcher, Makenzie and Tate Fletcher, and Andrew and Ashleigh Brown. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Show-Me Christian Youth Home, 24302 Mahin Road, LaMonte, Mo., 65337. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at Columbia United Church of Christ, 3201 I-70 Drive NW. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Columbia United Church of Christ. Myrtle was born Aug. 22, 1937, in Boonville to Jacob E. and Viola M. Neef. She was married to Billy E. Rapp on Sept. 20, 1958, in Boonville, and he survives. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in September of 2008. Myrtle was a graduate of St. Luke’s School of Nursing in Kansas City and received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Missouri in 1973. She also received certification in enterostomal therapy from the University of Cleveland. Myrtle worked at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center for 18 years as an operating room supervisor, worked four years at the Missouri Department of Health and five years as an office nurse for Dr. Pfeffer in Columbia. She was a member of the Margaret Hart Circle of Kings Daughters, a former member of the Boone Retirement Center Board, served from 1990 to 2006 on the Boone County Fire Protection District board and Missouri Task Force 1. She was active in the Boone County Democratic Party, Missouri Nurses Association and was very active in many benevolent community activities. Myrtle was an active supporter of 4-H and FFA, during the time she raised and showed championship cattle. Most importantly she loved her family and enjoyed spending time with all of them. She is survived by her husband, Billy E. Rapp, of the home; one son, Rodney N. Rapp and wife Lori H. of Columbia; two daughters, Lisa L. Medley and Lori L. Rapp, both of Columbia; two sisters, Jane Stevens and Georgeanna Rau, both of Boonville; mother-in-law Louise Rapp of Rocheport; four grandchildren, Justin Rapp and his wife, Stacy, Jason Rapp, Carl Medley and Jacob Medley, and two great-grandchildren, Dakota and Dylan Rapp. Memorials may be given to benefit the Margaret Hart Circle of Kings Daughters or the Boone County 4-H Beef Committee c/o The 4-H Extension Center. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth Street in Columbia. Condolences
may be sent to the family at www.parkerfuneralser
vice.com.
Published Wednesday, May 5, 2009 Cynthia Ann Cash Palmer, 60, of Columbia died unexpectedly Friday, May 1, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at Dry Fork Baptist Church in Guthrie. Visitation will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home and at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Cindy, a die-hard Cardinals fan and lifetime member of the Girl Scouts, was born in Boise, Idaho, on Nov. 24, 1948, to Carl Cash and Ila Cash Watts. She was married to Fred Palmer on Aug. 31, 1968, in St. Louis, and he survives. In addition to her 32-year career with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Cindy worked closely with the Girl Scouts for more than 30 years and held many volunteer positions, including troop leader, council trainer and service unit manager. She also volunteered with the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts and maintained a successful craft business. Cindy proudly graduated from William Woods University with a bachelor’s degree in 1998 and retired in 2003 to focus on her family and crafting. She was a great lover of animals and the outdoors. In addition to her husband, Cindy is also survived by her mother; her daughter, Vicki Palmer; and her son, Robert Palmer and his wife, Nida, all of Columbia; as well as father- and mother-in-law John and Mildred Wilson of New Bloomfield; and numerous other family and friends. She also leaves her beloved dog and companion, Xena. She was preceded in death by her father, Carl; a brother, Bob Cash; and stepfather Harry Watts. Memorials may be made to Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Council, Midwest Transplant Network or a charity of the donor’s choice, which may be left with the funeral home. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Published Sunday, May 17, 2009
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 31, at Center Point Church. A gathering for family and friends will follow at 4:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Tom was known to many, for more than 30 years, in the Columbia area as generous with his talents in carpentry and musicianship. He donated much energy to help build and repair local churches, labored his entire life as a carpenter and was known for an amazing work ethic in all of his endeavors. As a musician, Tom found release in playing his drums for God, raising a joyous sound to his Creator. Deep thanks to his friends who have given generously and sacrificially. May your reward be great. We will all, who are in Christ, reunite in fellowship and wholeness. We receive the Father’s comfort during this difficult loss and in the days to come. Those celebrating Tom’s ultimate healing are his parents, George and Dorothy Defoe; his wife, Michelle Defoe; and stepchildren Joshua, Seth and Rebecca. Tom also is survived by his former spouse, Mary Defoe; his children, Liz Defoe, Thomas Defoe and Aaron Defoe; brothers and sisters Phil Defoe, Ruth Ehret, Terry Defoe, Paul Defoe, Colette Garza, Matt Defoe and Greg Defoe; granddaughter Olivia Thomas; and many, many friends. Tom will be remembered for his twinkling eyes, broad grin and gentle father’s hands. The family requests donations in lieu of flowers to Bethany House of Prayer, in care of Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St., Columbia, Mo., 65201. Online condolences
may be left at www.parkerfuneralser
vice.com.
John C. Wehrle (1936 - 2009)
John was
the second child of Carl J. & M. Elma Wehrle (nee Weisbrock) of Elgin,
IL; he is survived by his elder brother, Kenneth J. Wehrle, M.D. (Joanne)
of Merced, CA, and was preceded in death by his dear younger sister, Patricia
Dominic (Alan) of Wonder Lake, IL.
John was both a Devoted Uncle and Dedicated Great Uncle to: Cathy Allen (David) and her daughter, Angela, of Katy, TX; Ann Wehrle (John Morgan) and her children Eileen Morgan & Neil Wehrle, of LaCanada-Flintridge, CA; Mary Schupert (Richard) and her son, Tyler, of Saratoga, CA; William Wehrle (Amira) and his daughter, Nadia, of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, (Kenneth & Joanne); Joseph Dominic (Andrew Malkowski) of Milwaukee, WI; and Tony Dominic (Tami) of Huntley, IL (Patricia & Alan). During his 40+year career, John specialized in Premium Incentives & Special Marketing, working for Black & Decker, Dazey Corporation, McGraw-Edison, Norelco, Revere Copper & Brass, and Toastmaster, Inc., among others. After moving to California in 1992, John emerged from semi-retirement to buy and run his own Incentives business shortly before retiring for good in the late 1990's. John was a long-time member of several trade organizations, and achieved the rank of Certified Incentives Professional from the Association of Incentives Marketing (AIM) and National Premium Sales Executives (NPSE). To encourage young entrepreneurs, John also donated his time to Junior Achievement. One achievement of which John was particularly proud was his donation of over 63-units of blood to BloodSource. John wanted very much to help others in the community, and had just been accepted into BloodSource's Platelet Pheresis Donation Program when he became ill and had to stop donating. No services
will be held at this time. In lieu of flowers, cards or gifts, the family
suggests donations be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at
1-800-344-4867 or http://www.nationalmssociety.org/donate/index.aspx.
Shirley J. England, 69, of Columbia died Monday, May 11, 2009, at University Hospital in Columbia. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, May 15, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Private family funeral services will be at the funeral home with entombment at the Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum. Mrs. England was born May 25, 1939, in Laclede County, the daughter of Ray and Lola Ratcliff Bringelson, who preceded her in death. She was united in marriage to Jack D. England Jr. on Feb. 25, 1958, in Lebanon, Mo., and he survives. For 25 years, Mrs. England was employed at the Daniel Boone Regional Library, retiring in 2000. In addition to her husband, Jack, of Columbia, she is survived by one daughter, Cheryl A. Dickey of Columbia; three sons, Donald R. England and his wife, Rosa, of Columbia, Jackie E. England and his wife, Cheryl, of Fulton, and Kenneth D. England and his wife, Emiley, of Columbia; a twin brother, Bobby D. Bringelson of Lebanon; two sisters, Donna Smith and her husband, Gene, and Darlene Biggs and her husband, Sidney, all of Lebanon; one brother-in-law, Fred England of Lebanon; and eight grandchildren: Phillip, Jennifer, Matthew, Katelyn, Danielle Coon, Alexander, Isabella, and Ethan. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, the Central Missouri Humane Society or to a veterans’ association, which may be left with the funeral home. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Albert Sherwood Baker, M.D., 92, of Mount Morris, Ill., formerly of Columbia, died Friday, May 8, 2009, after a long illness. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, at Disciples United Methodist Church in Mount Morris. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. The cremated remains will be buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery rural Mount Morris, located on a corner of the Baker family farm. Dr. Baker was born Dec. 1, 1916. He attended primary and secondary school in Mount Morris, graduated with an AB degree from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, in 1939 and the University of Illinois School of Medicine in Chicago in 1942. He completed a 12-month rotation internship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago before serving as a captain in the U.S. Army Air Forces at Jefferson Barracks and Scott Field, Ill., from 1943 to 1946. After World War II, Dr. Baker returned to his home town of Mount Morris to work as a general practitioner from 1946 to 1963. During this time, he was a member of the medical staff at Rockford Memorial Hospital. In 1963, he joined the faculty at the University of Missouri, where he helped develop their rural preceptorship program for medical students and served as chief, Section of Medical Practice. In 1967, he traveled to Thailand to study the public health training needs of Peace Corps volunteers. That same year, he spent three months helping to train Peace Corps volunteers in Hilo, Hawaii. He received a Master of Science in public health degree from MU in 1968. Dr. Baker initiated the campaign to establish a family medicine residency in Columbia in 1969, shortly after the American Board of Family Practice was created, and served as MU’s first family medicine residency director from 1970 to 1974. From 1972 to 1975, he served as chairman of the Department of Community Health and Medical Practice at MU. Dr. Baker was a charter member of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and one of the early Residency Assistance Program consultants. He retired from MU in 1982 and was named professor emeritus. Dr. Baker is considered by many to be “the father of family medicine” at MU. He was known and admired for his common-sense approach to primary care, his sage advice and his incredible breadth and depth of knowledge that extended well beyond medicine. He claimed this was the benefit of having a photographic memory that served him exceedingly well until the end of his long life. One on his great joys was publishing a book titled “Dear Gang,” in which he recounted the story of 12 of his AKK medical school fraternity brothers who corresponded with one another by letters during World War II. It chronicles their experience of military medicine in the 1940s, whether stateside, in the Pacific or European theatres, as well as the importance of deep and lasting friendship. Dr. Baker served as a troop leader for the Boy Scouts of America in Mount Morris and was honored to receive the Silver Beaver award for meritorious service. He was a member of Kiwanis and Community United Methodist Church in Columbia from 1963 to 2004. Because of failing health, he moved to Pinecrest Community in Mount Morris in 2004 and joined Disciples United Methodist Church. There, he was affectionately known as “Doc.” Survivors include a brother, Harlan (Marion); daughters Edith Baker Lauerman (Bruce), Martha Baker Thomas (Mike) and Nancy Baker (Dan); grandchildren Randy Fawcett (Stephanie), Grant Fawcett (Marne), Sara Crow, and Karl and Anna Olson; and great-grandchildren Sadie Fawcett, Driscoll Fawcett, Hattie Fawcett, and Braxton Lauerman. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 58 years, Myrtle Miriam Schafmayer Baker; brother Edward Francis Baker; father Harry Hammer Baker; and mother Bertha Alberta Tholen Baker. The family wishes to thank the Pinecrest social workers, nurses’ aids, housekeeping and meal staff for their extraordinary kindness and love. In lieu
of flowers, the family requests that memorials be designated for The Future
of Family Medicine Endowment at the University of Missouri, Family and
Community Medicine, M226 Medical Sciences Building, DC032.00, Columbia,
Mo., 65201-9984 or The Good Samaritan Fund at Pinecrest Community, 414
S. Wesley Ave., Mount Morris, Ill., 61054.
Frances Elizabeth Sappington, 87, of Columbia passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Funeral services for Mrs. Sappington will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Before retirement, she was employed by Shelter Insurance Cos. of Columbia as a senior underwriter. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Martha Sappington, now of Plymouth, Minn., originally of Missouri; grandchildren Adina Peck (Aaron) of Minneapolis and Brian Sappington (Becky) of Milwaukee; and two great-granddaughters, Alyssa and Anna Peck. She is survived by three siblings: Dr. Andy Snell of Branson, Joan Snell Nutter of Lee’s Summit and J.R. Snell of Centralia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. “Bob” Sappington of Columbia, in 1987; one son, Dr. Gerald Sappington in 2002; her parents, Fred and Leta Snell of Paris, Mo., and three siblings: William W. Snell of Centralia, Laura Snell Hanna of Mexico, Mo., and Frank Snell of Moberly. Please send memorials to Christian Campus House at Mizzou, 704 S. College Ave., Columbia, Mo., 65201, attention: Lance Tamerius. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Delbert Wayne Porter, 81, of Columbia died Friday, May 22, 2009. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, at Memorial Park Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. at Fairview Community of Christ, 1111 S. Fairview in Columbia. Mr. Porter was born Oct. 21, 1927, in Bynumville, the son of Ray Lewis and Ruth Mae Clayburg Porter. They preceded him in death. He married Maxine P. Stoddard on July 5, 1951 in North Platte, Neb., and she survives. Mr. Porter was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was a retired meteorologist for the U.S. National Weather Service. Mr. Porter loved his garden and flowers. He was ordained as a deacon in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr. Porter was active in The Church of Jesus Christ, Columbia Restoration Branch. Mr. Porter also volunteered for 4-H. Mr. Porter also is survived by four children, Duane Porter (Cathy) of Blue Springs, Marlene Sherman (David) of St. Louis, David Porter (Angie) of Sunset Hills and Don Porter (Connie) of St. Charles; two brothers, Glen Porter (Nellie) of Kansas City and Cletis Porter (June) of Lakewood, Colo.; and nine grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Church of Jesus Christ, Columbia Restoration Branch, in care of pastor Mark Kretzschmar, 2709 Highland Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65203. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Margaret Norman Martin, 96, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, in Columbia. A private service will be held for the family at a later date. Margaret was born on June 6, 1912, in Nevada, Mo. She was the daughter of Clyde Churchell Norman and Florence Palmer Norman. Margaret graduated from Nevada High School. She subsequently received an associate of arts degree in 1932 from Cottey College in Nevada, Mo, a bachelor of arts degree in 1953 from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a master of library science degree in 1965 from the University of Illinois in Urbana. Mrs. Martin was employed as a librarian by the University of Missouri-Columbia and as a member of the U.S. Special Services in Okinawa, France and Germany. Additionally she served as a librarian at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Mrs. Martin was married to Dr. Floyd A. Martin, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Franklin Norman of Nevada, and her sister, Josephine Saunders of West Plains. Mrs. Martin is survived by two children, Mrs. Emilie M. Moore of New Haven, Mo., and David N. Martin of Columbia; five grandchildren, Jill Steckelberg, Dan Moore, Robin Tanner, Barbara Martin and Carolyn Chang; and seven great-grandchildren. Additional survivors include a stepdaughter, Mrs. Mary Ann Young of San Carlos, Calif.; two nieces, Mrs. Katherine Stubbs of Petaluma, Calif., and Mrs. Carolyn Brill of West Plains; and a nephew, Thomas Saunders of Rochegude, France. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Marilyn Martin Memorial Youth Fund at
Columbia United Church of Christ, 3201 I-70 Drive N.W., Columbia, Mo.,
65202.
George W. Parker, 86, respected Missouri statesman, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at Columbia Unitarian Church. Parker’s ashes will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery. Parker was born in Joplin. Parker served 21 years in the United States Air Force, flying B-26 bomber missions in World War II and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Purple Heart medals. He also served as military instructor to the Republic of China, intelligence officer in the Pentagon, Squadron Commander of F-89 all-weather fighters and Commandant of Cadets for the AF-ROTC at the University of Missouri. In 1966, Parker became the first Republican elected in Boone County, Mo., since before the Civil War. He served three terms in the Missouri House of Representatives and was selected to attend Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics for the “most promising state legislators in the U.S.” Parker founded two national organizations: The B-26 Marauder Historical Society and The Grand Order of Pachyderms. He is survived by his wife, Lois; and four children, Peggy Parker of Alexandria, Va., Suzie and husband Nick Nichols of Jefferson City, G.W. Parker, Jr., and wife Connie of Denver, Colo., and Della Bennett of Alexandria, Va. Memorials are suggested to B-26 Marauder Historical Society, 3900 E. Timrod St., Tucson, Ariz., 85711. Online condolences
may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Elsie E. “Fluff” Ellis, 92, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2009, at University Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, at Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Martha Byer officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Elsie was born in Sikeston to George and Susan Emma Mouser Couch. She was married to Murray Ellis in 1937, and he preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara Ellis and husband Bill of Federal Way, Wash., Sue Ellis of Columbia, and Ella Thomas and husband Harvey of Nokomis, Fla.; son Tom Ellis of Columbia; two grandsons; three granddaughters; eight great-grandchildren; and four great-great- grandchildren. Elsie was also preceded in death by her son, Robert “Bob” Ellis; grandson Jeffrey Carroll Ellis; one sister and seven brothers. Memorial
contributions may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, American Diabetes
Association or American Heart Association. Tributes can be left online
at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Willie Gray Bornhauser Doyle died Sunday, June 7, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. A memorial service will be held for her at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at First Baptist Church in Columbia. A graveside service will be held at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Boonville for family members. No visitation will be held. In 1942, she married William Glenwood Green, and he preceded her in death. They were the parents of three children, Linda Kay King of Columbia, William Owen Green of Lake Ozark and Robert Yancey Green of Midway, and they survive. She was the loving grandmother of nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She had many nieces and nephews, and they were all the love of her life. They all looked forward to visiting ‘Gray.’ Her parents and nine siblings preceded her in death. A brother, Jim Bornhauser of Boonville, and a sister, Deane Penny of Burlington, Colo., survive. In 1963, she experienced an epiphany in her life and arose from the depths of alcoholism. For 46 years she was sober in AA and touched the lives of many alcoholics. For many years she was an alcoholism counselor at Phoenix House in Columbia. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation to the Phoenix Program Building Fund. Online condolences
may be left at www.thacherwood.com.
Edna Mae “Sherry” Dobbs, 89, of Columbia passed away on Friday, June 12, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 15, at First Christian Church in Columbia. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Sherry was born on Nov. 1, 1919, in Cresson, Pa., to John and Nora Montgomery Sherwood, and they preceded her in death. She was married Ralph C. Dobbs on July 14, 1946 in Cresson, and he survives. For the past 44 years, Sherry was a devoted member of First Christian Church, where she served as a Sunday school teacher and member of the Brummett-Harrah Circle of the Christian Women’s Fellowship. She also served as president of the American Business Women’s Association. She was a 1937 graduate of Cresson High School and a 1939 graduate of Johnstown Business School in Pennsylvania. She worked as a secretary for the Department of Defense during World War II and later for the University of Missouri. She also worked as an instructor of Business Adult Education classes and retired in 1988 from her secretarial position with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Federal Crop Insurance Program. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed by many. She was an outstanding role model to her family and friends, who admired her wise and gentle way, her kind and loving spirit, and her light-hearted and playful wit. Sherry is survived by her husband, Dr. Ralph C. Dobbs, professor emeritus of the University of Missouri; five daughters, Marilyn Schappert of Columbia, Jeanie Dobbs of Daly City, Calif., Sherry Kaye Dobbs of Columbia, Dr. Sue Dobbs of Kansas City, and Carol Kvanvig and husband Dr. Jonathan Kvanvig of Waco, Texas; brother Harry Sherwood of Tallmadge, Ohio; grandchildren CDR David Schappert and wife Meghan of Fairfax, Va., Phil Schappert and wife, Kathy (Toler) of Atlanta, Jared Kvanvig and wife Savannah (Clemons) of Columbia, and Brittany Kvanvig of Waco, Texas; four great-grandsons; and one great-granddaughter. She also was preceded in death by five sisters and six brothers. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 30638, Columbia, Mo., 65205, or Arthritis Foundation, 8390 Delmar, St. Louis, Mo., 63124. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Raymond L. Johnston, 73, of Columbia passed away Friday, June 19, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center following a long illness. Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Church. A
Raymond was born on May 10, 1936, in Reger to John M. and Nellie R. Johnston, who preceded him in death. He married Bertha Imhoff on May 22, 1956, in Martinsville, and she survives. Raymond worked for City Products Corp. in Des Plaines, Ill., for 10 years, was owner of Baskin-Robbins and National Car Rental franchises in Columbia for 30 years and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes. He was an avid fan of Missouri Tiger sports and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is survived by six children: Sandra and partner Patty Theiss of Seattle., Bill and wife Janice of Columbia, Steven and fiancee Marie of Atlanta, David and wife Jeannie of Oswego, Ill., Nancy of Columbia, and Donald and wife Sheri of Jefferson City; nine grandchildren; and one brother. He was preceded in death by a son, Paul Joseph, on Sept. 26, 1961; two sisters and six brothers. Arrangements
are by Nilson Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
can be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
John W. Shettlesworth, 57, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2009, with his beloved dog, “Buddy.” Services, conducted by Steve Morris, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 26, at Nilson Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service. John was born July 8, 1951, in Boone County to LT Shettlesworth and Anna Calvert Woods. He was a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam veteran. He loved to travel, to go to the river, and collect Indian artifacts and Mickey Mouse memorabilia. He was employed with AmerenUE for 20-plus years. Survivors include his mother, Anna P. Woods; his wife, Loretta; sons Robert and Chad Shettlesworth; his siblings, Ann Sprouse, Nona Reynolds, Jim Shettlesworth, Cheryl Holman, Ellen Abbott and Steve Morris; also grandchildren Sindal, Karlee and Carson; great-grandson Adryan White; and several nieces and nephews. In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Disabled American Veterans.
Albert Ross
Hagan, University of Missouri Professor Emeritus, 99, of Columbia passed
peacefully
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at Fairview Road Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of services. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. A longtime and prominent Columbia resident, Dr. Hagan was born on Jan. 2, 1910, in rural Mercer County, Mo., to Ross Newton Hagan and Ethel Pearl Shirley Hagan. Albert was educated in rural Mercer County, Northwest Missouri State University and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agriculture from the University of Missouri and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He was a professor of agriculture economics at the University of Missouri from 1940 until his retirement in 1980. For many years Albert also served as an agriculture advisor to many countries around the world on behalf of the USDA, United Nations FAO and the University. Dr. Hagan was an active member of the Fairview Road Church of Christ where he served as an elder and was considered to be a patriarch of the congregation. He was also a member of the Golden K Kiwanis Club, Farmhouse Fraternity and was a Mizzou Tiger Booster since 1934. He was a recipient of numerous honors and awards from the University of Missouri and the community. Albert is survived by his wife of 72 years, Melva Snodgrass Hagan; sons, Don Hagan and wife, Mary Jane of Sunrise Beach, Mo., and Randy Hagan and wife, Nita of Richmond, Va. Also surviving are granddaughters Leanne Cox and husband, Christian, along with great-grandson Cameron Scott Davis of Shawnee, Kan.; Leslie West and husband, Jim, along with great-grandsons James Richley, Christian Ross and Hagan Alexander; and Lindsay Gray and husband, Brian, along with great-grandsons William Blane and Evan Ross, all of Kansas City,; grandson John Roberts and wife, Laura, along with great-grandsons Alex and Zachary and great-granddaughters Rachel and Sophie of Birmingham, Ala. also survive. Other survivors include brother, Raymond Hagan of Jefferson City, and sister Reva Cornett of Columbia, along with many nieces and nephews and their children. Albert was
preceded in death
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Albert R. Hagan Scholarship fund at the University of Missouri’s Department of Agricultural Economics or to Fairview Road Church of Christ. Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Published Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Chester E. Malone, 92, of Columbia passed away Monday, June 29, 2009, at his residence. Private graveside services will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. Chester was born May 22, 1917, in Chilhowee to Chester Elmer and Anna Jane Forsythe Malone. He married Helen Fern Carlos on April 24, 1937, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 23, 2005. He was a member of New Providence Baptist Church and Landmark Masonic Lodge No. 356 A.F. & A.M. in Harrisburg. He was a union sheet-metal worker for many years. Survivors include two sons, Michael Malone and his wife, Loucile, of Columbia and Ronald W. Malone of Canyon Lake, Texas; grandson Michael Lance Malone and his wife, Cindy, of Rocheport; and two great-grandsons, Thadeus Malone and Elijah Malone. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and two sisters. Online condolences
may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Wanda L. Minnick, 79, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Private graveside services will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 3, at Memorial Funeral Home. Wanda was born on Feb. 26, 1930, in Chillicothe to Elver and Nigel Dayton Seidel, and they preceded her in death. She was married on April 4, 1954, to Bob R. Minnick, and he survives. She is also survived by daughters Debbie Wenger and husband Craig of Columbia, and Denise Bartolacci and husband Mike of St. Louis; grandsons Chad Wenger of Columbia and Justin Wenger of Warrensburg; granddaughters Michelle Bishop and husband Walker, and Jessica and Julia Bartolacci, all of St. Louis; sister Glenarva Paschang and husband Walter of Imperial; brother Charles E. “Pete” Seidel and wife Mary of Chillicothe; and great-grandson, Aiden Bishop of St. Louis. Memorial contributions can be made to Central Missouri Food Bank, 2107 Vandiver Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65202. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Shirley Mae Aguirre, 87, of Columbia passed away Thursday, July 2, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 6, at Parker Funeral Service. Shirley was born Jan. 22, 1922, in Harlan, Iowa, to George and Mae Petersen Gillette. She married Gregory Aguirre on Feb. 12, 1946, in Sedalia, and he preceded her in death. Shirley was a charter member of Broadway Christian Church. She was an avid sports fan, fabulous cook, loved spending time with the grandchildren and enjoyed playing cards with her family. Survivors include a son, Joe Aguirre of Rocheport; a daughter, Jane Harmon and husband Ken of Columbia; four grandchildren, Tom Harmon, Mary Harmon, Kari Napier and Michael Wilborn; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and 10 brothers and sisters. Memorials may be given to Columbia Second Chance, P.O. Box 10186, Columbia, Mo., 65205. Online condolences
may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Martin Kenel Carignan, 93, of Columbia passed away Friday, July 3, 2009, at Bethesda Southgate Skilled Nursing Facility in St. Louis. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, at Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. He was born Oct. 31, 1915, in Bismarck, N.D., the son of the late John and Emma Schubert Carignan. He was first united in marriage to Dorothy Blasa on Nov. 9, 1935, and she preceded him in death. He was later united in marriage to Mary Alice Smith on Dec. 15, 1967, and she also preceded him in death. Survivors include his children, Martin Carignan Jr. and wife Shirley, Tom Carignan and wife Shirley, Lou Bliss and husband Brad; son-in-law Bob Edwards; 21 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by seven brothers; one sister; and two children, Norma Edwards and Virgil Roth. Mr. Carignan was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Columbia. He retired from Missouri Cable Co. and drove for several automobile dealers in the area, including Premier Motors. He greatly enjoyed playing golf. Memorial
contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Tributes can
be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 8, at First Christian Church in Boonville with the Rev. Dan Crum officiating. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Parker Funeral Service in Columbia. Burial will be at Walnut Grove Cemetery. Anne was born Sept. 21, 1943, in Boonville to Herbert R. and Sara Dean Hill Blank, who both preceded her in death. She married Donald R. Allen on May 22, 1965, and he survives. Anne was a member of Broadway Christian Church and the Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post No. 280. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Her grandchildren were the apple of her eye, and she devoted much time and dedication to being with them. She was currently employed at ASI Cafeteria Plan. She was retired from GTE and was previously employed at Shelter Insurance Cos. She is also survived by her daughter, Dena Ray and husband Trevorr of Hallsville; her grandchildren, Tyler Ray and Haley Ray; her sister, M. Kay Earls of Boonville; her brothers, Carl J. Blank of Columbia, Herbert E. Blank Sr. of Columbia and John M. Blank of Clinton; along with several nieces and nephews. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Erma Schnell and her brother, Norbert “Bud” Blank. Memorials
are suggested to the Ladies Auxiliary VFW Cancer Aid and Research Fund
or Broadway Christian Church. Online condolences may be left for the family
at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Alice V. Nichols, 90, longtime Columbia resident, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in Mesa, Ariz. Memorial services were private. She was the eldest daughter of Ruth Bullion and Chris Kramer, born Nov. 5, 1918, in Redding, Iowa. Alice was widely known as a French instructor at West Junior and could hardly go anywhere in the area without meeting one or more of her adoring former students. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nick, in 2008, and is survived by their son, Randal. Special
thanks are extended to her caregivers, Marge and Tom Topping, the Alott
of Care facility and Hospice Family Care in Mesa.
Virginia Sherman Miller, 90, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at Lenoir Woods. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 18, at Missouri United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Bryan officiating. A reception will follow the service in the church parlor. Virginia was born Nov. 9, 1918, in Breckenridge, the daughter of Gustavus William and Helen Park Sherman. She married Ercell Leon Miller on June 15, 1941, in Cameron, and he survives. She attended Central Methodist University from 1936 to 1938 and graduated from the University of Missouri in 1941 with a degree in home economics and a bachelor of science degree in education. She was active in King’s Daughters, was a member of PEO Sisterhood for 68 years and was active for many years in Al-Anon. She lived a very unselfish life, totally dedicated to her family and friends. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Douglas Sherman Miller and his wife, Jody, of Heber Springs, Ark., Ercell Lynn Miller and his wife, Jackie, of Columbia, and William Park Miller and his wife, Patty, of Palm Beach, Fla.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Peggy Sherman Grinde. Memorials
may be given in memory of Virginia to Chapter AZ, PEO Sisterhood, c/o Parker
Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth Street, Columbia, Mo., 65201; or charity of
donor’s choice. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with visitation an hour prior. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Ferguson was born Jan. 23, 1924, in Huntsdale to Austin Victor and Brooxie Mae Hunt Ferguson. On Jan. 23, 1946, he married Lucille Long in Columbia, and she survives. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943 to 1946 in the European Theater, being awarded three bronze stars and a good conduct medal. He was a member of Oakland Baptist Church. Other survivors include three sons, Roy Ferguson and his wife, Vicki, of Emporia, Kan., Ron Ferguson of Columbia, and Rick Ferguson and his wife, Megan, of Boise, Ind.; six grandchildren, Mike, Chris, Tony, Robin, Lindsay and Lucy; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Otho Ferguson; and two sisters, Francis Snodgrass and Mary Margaret Roddy. Memorial
contributions are suggested to Oakland Baptist Church or American Heart
Association, c/o Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel, 1610 N. Garth Ave., Columbia,
Mo., 65202. Condolences and tributes may be shared with the family at www.bachyager.com.
A memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at Broadway Christian Church with visitation from 10 a.m. until service time. He was born Sept. 2, 1924, to the Rev. and Mrs. Harry Post Anglen in Pulaski, Ill. He was the third son and fourth child of five siblings. His childhood was spent in small towns in Missouri, including Tebbetts, Shelbina, New Bloomfield and Gorin, where his father had assignments with Methodist churches. He attended high school in Sturgeon, where he played on the basketball team, being described in the yearbook as “the defensive mainstay of the team” with a “fighting spirit.” He graduated in 1942 as president of the senior class. Shortly after graduation, he volunteered for the Army Air Forces and entered basic training in California. For the first time in his life, he was farther than 25 miles away from home. After earning his wings, he was sent to advanced air training in Texas, New Mexico and Iowa to learn how to pilot B-17 bombers. He met his combat crew in Omaha, Neb. They were soon known as “Anglen’s Angels” and were to become lifelong friends. In 1943, they shipped out for the European Theater and flew combat missions from England. On their last mission as a crew their plane was hit with anti-aircraft fire, destroying three of four engines and severely damaging the wings. He tried to make it to Switzerland but could not; he was the last member of the crew to bail out, just moments before the plane crashed in Germany. He spent the rest of the war as a prisoner of war, mainly in Stalag Luft 3, where the “Great Escape” occurred. He did not see most of the members of his crew again until 1982, when they began yearly reunions for the next decade. He survived the four-month death march from Zagan, Poland, to Moosburg, Germany, in the spring of 1944. He was liberated by Gen. George Patton’s forces in 1945. After returning from the war, he attended the University of Missouri, earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1949. George was a lifelong Tiger fan and season ticket holder. On Sept. 16, 1950, he married Mary Alice Owens, and they were partners in life for 59 years, never apart for more than a few days, until his death. She survives. He spent his career in the insurance industry, first as an underwriting manager in Kansas City and then returning to Columbia in 1964 to organize Daniel Boone Underwriters for MFA (later Shelter) Insurance. In the mid 1970s he went into business for himself and started Anglen Insurance Agency in Columbia. He raised three sons, serving as Indian guide leader, Boy Scout leader, football, basketball and Little League coach. He taught them throwing, catching, hammering nails, sawing wood, mowing grass, and how to ride a bike and drive a car. He demonstrated the importance of hard work. He built treehouses, snow forts and Pinewood Derby cars; took care of all manner of small pets — canine, feline, rodent and reptile, put millions of worms on hooks, took home movies on film, caught fastballs, drove a station wagon without air conditioning cross-country on many family summer vacations, pulled snow sleds, pitched tents, paddled the canoes, started the campfires. He made breakfast. In 1990, he sold the agency and retired. In retirement, he traveled the world with the woman he loved, making friends wherever he went, pursued his lifelong passion for fishing (mostly at the Lake of the Ozarks), and enjoyed his family and grandchildren. He and Mary Alice had a series of small white poodle dogs that they loved; most recently, Stacy. He was a member and deacon of Broadway Christian Church. He was a member of the American EX-POWs, VFW and American Legion. He was a great husband, father, grandfather, friend, patriot and Tiger fan. He lived life with a quiet, humble dignity and strength. Friends and family will remember him for his happy disposition, his courage, and his desire to give and help others. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary Alice, of Columbia; three sons, Dr. Jeffrey Anglen and wife Diane of Indianapolis, Randy Anglen Esq. of Branson, and Dr. R. Lindsay Anglen and wife Charlanne of Avondale, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren; and two sisters, Ruth Monroe of Columbia and Mary Coons of Balston Spa, N.Y. His two brothers and all the members of his bomber crew preceded him in death. Donations
can be made to American Ex-POWs, 1201 S. Johnmeyer Lane, Columbia, Mo.,
65203. E-mail condolences may be sent to anglen@hotmail.com. Tributes can
be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Perry V. Ewing Jr., 93, formerly of Columbia, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2009, in St. Louis. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W. in Columbia. Perry was born April 8, 1916. He was a 1938 graduate of the University of Illinois. He was the owner and publisher of Sheep Breeder/Sheepman magazine as well as a real-estate developer. Perry was past president of the Columbia Cosmopolitan Club, past governor of the Mo-Kan Federation of Cosmopolitan International, past worthy patron of Thilo Chapter Eastern Star, past monarch of Aleppo Grotto and longtime member of Masonic Acacia Lodge No. 602 AF&AM. He was a beloved husband for 70 years to Helen S. Smith Ewing; dear father of Neil S. and Marte Ewing, Marcia and James Jory, and P. Van and Christine Ewing III; dear grandfather of Sheri Ewing, Kirsten and Patrick Jugo, Kendall and Dr. Valerie Bain Jory, Scott and Rene Ewing, and Elizabeth and James Edgar; dear great-grandfather, uncle, great-uncle and friend to many. In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church,
Disciples of Christ, 101 N. Tenth St., Columbia, Mo., 65201.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, at First Christian Church with the Rev. Dr. John Yonker officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday at Parker Funeral Service. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elsberry Cemetery. Norma was born Aug. 9, 1933, in Elsberry to John H. and Mildred Langford Gibson. She was a graduate of Elsberry High School Class of 1951 and the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she received a bachelor’s degree in rlementary education. She was a devoted mother and worked for Columbia Public Schools at Lee Elementary School from 1992 to 2002. She was a faithful member of First Christian Church in Columbia, where she was the church pianist and founder of the First Christian Drennan Singers, which celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2008. Survivors include a daughter, Carol Miller; a son, Craig Miller; cousins Deana Langford, Jane Lawson and Ann Lindgren; other immediate family members, Brandon Miller and numerous cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents. Norma will be greatly missed by her family, her church and a host of friends. Memorials may be given to First Christian Church-Music Ministry, 101 N. Tenth St., Columbia, Mo., 65201. Online condolences
for the family may be left at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Published Sunday, August 2, 2009 Rosie Brown Tippin, 72, died Monday, July 20, 2009, after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Calvary Baptist Church in Columbia. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at West Boulevard Elementary School. Tippin was born on Jan. 26, 1937, to Herman J. and Ira Belle White Brown in St. Louis. On Aug. 13, 1960, she married Keener Anderson Tippin Sr. in St. Louis. He preceded her in death. A graduate of Vashon High School in St. Louis, she graduated from Lincoln University in Jefferson City in 1958 with a bachelor’s degree in business education. She later earned her master’s degree in elementary education from Lincoln. After stints in the St. Louis Public Schools and the former Lincoln University Laboratory School in Jefferson City, Tippin’s career in Columbia Public Schools began as a reading specialist at West Boulevard. After that, she established her own preschool. Tippin later became an assistant principal at Russell Boulevard Elementary School before becoming principal at West Boulevard. Tippin was elected to the Columbia Board of Education in April 2008. Survivors include two children, Keener A. Tippin II and wife Sheila of Columbia, and Karen Tippin of Columbia; two sisters, Ruby Jackson of Antioch, Calif., and Ruby Poindexter of St. Louis; two brothers, Hurey Brown of Los Angeles, and H. Jasper Brown Jr. and wife Mary of St. Louis; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Faye Brown Thompson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to an educational scholarship the family has established in her name in care of First National Bank in Columbia. Funeral
arrangements are under the direction of the H.T. May & Son Funeral
Home, 2207 Holly Ave., 443-2273.
Published Thursday, July 23, 2009
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 24, at Cater Funeral Chapel with interment at Grand Prairie Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until time of service Friday at Cater Funeral Home. Mrs. Franklin was born Feb. 15, 1941, in Moberly, a daughter of Chester Lloyd Walker and Willa Mae Dale. Before retirement, she was a quality control tech at 3M Co. She volunteered for many years with the United Way and The Shelter in Columbia. Survivors include son James Dana Cox; daughter Julie Devon Hires and husband Joe; granddaughters Kara Ashley Hires and Kayla Danielle Hires, all of Columbia; brothers Dale Walker and Jack Walter, both of Columbia, Rodney Enochs of Mount Vernon, Jimmy Enochs of Lincoln, Neb., and Tracy Enochs of Joplin; sisters Sharon Campbell, Lana Walker and Kathi Thornhill, all of Mount Vernon, Judy Cornell of Verona and Paula Taylor of Miller; nieces and nephews; other relatives; and friends. She was
preceded in death by her parents, brother Steve Walker and sister Jackie
DeHaven.
Col. Philip Avory Grimes, retired, 94, of Columbia died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Stuart House in Centralia. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at Broadway Christian Church in Columbia with the Rev. Jacob Thorn presiding. A reception will be held afterward at 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Executive Center. He was born March 8, 1915, in Jefferson City to Earl and Allie Afflick Grimes of Centralia. On July 15, 1945, he married Jean Forster, who preceded him in death. He later married Joy Oldham, who also preceded him in death. He grew up in Centralia, graduating from Centralia High School in 1934. He was the last surviving member of the first Panthers football team. He attended the University of Missouri School of Law from 1934 to 1940 after joining the Citizens Military Training Camp in Des Moines, Iowa, and later the Missouri National Guard. In June 1940, he was commissioned as a second lieutenatn and was assigned to Hawaii in 1941 and was on active duty at Hickam Field during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. He later fought at Guadalcanal, Vella Vella and in the Philippines. He was relieved of active duty in January 1946 but stayed in the reserves until 1965, retiring as a full colonel. He started his law practice in 1945, practicing law until 1996, when he retired at 81. He served as mayor of Centralia, serving from 1949 to 1950, and was then elected as Boone County prosecuting attorney, serving two terms. Grimes, was an MU Tiger football season ticket holder since 1946. He was a member of the Westerners Club, a founding member of the Country Club of Missouri and a 40-year member of Broadway Christian Church. His greatest passion was woodworking. He is survived by his two sisters, Bina Williams and Betty Farson, both of Aspen, Colo.; one son, Grant Grimes and wife Susan of Atlanta; five grandchildren, Jeff Grimes of Centralia, Kristen Grimes Ott and Lindsey Grimes of Atlanta, and Nickey Grimes and Angela Seales of Midland, Texas; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Leonard Eugene Grimes and Gary Philip Grimes. In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Boone Home Care Hospice,
601 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo., 65202; or Truman Memorial Veterans’
Hospital/Volunteer Services, 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65201.
Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Family and friends will be received from 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, July 26, at Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, with interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. He was born Sept. 7, 1943, in Fulton, to Gershom Phillip McCubbin and Frances Marie Baker. Larry worked at Crawford Construction Company alongside his dad for several years before working for the City of Columbia. He was known as “Shadetree.” He retired from the city after working 27 years. He also retired from the National Guard after serving 20 years. Larry married Sue Brown on Aug. 6, 1966. They would have celebrated 43 years on Aug. 6, 2009. Larry’s other passion besides his family was street rods. He owned and rebuilt a 1951 Henry J, and was working on a 1935 Chevrolet at the time of his passing. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. He was a gift to us all and no words describe how much he will be missed. Survivors include his wife, daughter, Tina Overton and son, Tracy McCubbin. Sue and Larry have two absolutely wonderful grandchildren, Kendall Overton and Kaylee Marie McCubbin. He is also survived by two brothers, Gene McCubbin and Leroy McCubbin and one sister Karen Lee. He was preceded in death by his parents. Memorials contributions in his name can be made to the American Cancer Society, 1900 N. Providence Road, Suite 105, Columbia, Mo., 65202. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Leonard Charles Wolff, 91, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2009, surrounded by many. A military burial was held at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Leonard was born Sept. 1, 1917, in St. Louis to Leonard and Florence Wolff and grew up in Webster Groves. He attended the Missouri School of Mines, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Upon graduation, Leonard joined the Navy and served aboard the USS Nashville during World War II. After the war, Leonard accepted a full commission in the Navy. He proudly served 27 years in the Navy, retiring with the rank of commander. Tours of duty included Brooklyn, N.Y.; Coronado, Calif.; Washington, D.C.; Lima, Peru; and Bremerton, Wash. In commendation of his tour in Peru, Leonard was awarded the Peruvian Cross of Naval Merit. After retiring from the Navy, Leonard earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in education from the University of Missouri. Leonard married Ida Mae Low on June 22, 1946, in St. Louis. They have two children. Leonard was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church, attending Grace Lutheran Church in Sandy, Utah. He is survived by his daughter, Gail Senter of San Diego; son Leonard A. Wolff and wife Patricia of Sandy; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Leonard is preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Ida Mae; his parents; brothers Norman and Robert; and sisters Doris and Melba. We would like to thank the caregivers at Sunrise of Sandy and Alpine Nursing and Hospice for the kindness and care given to Dad Dad, your
wit, stories and love will be missed.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 204 E. Ash St., in Columbia with the Rev. Raymond Hayes officiating. Marquis was born April 22, 1983, in Wichita, Kan., to Marcus Rochelle Sr. and Diane Rochelle. He received his education at Columbia Public Schools and Kansas City Public Schools. Marquis graduated from Grandview High School in Kansas City. He also attended Missouri Western College. He was employed at Hy-Vee for more than 10 years. He also worked at Gerbes in Columbia before he became a kick boxer in Iowa City, Iowa. Survivors include his mother of New Jersey; his father of Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Quana Rochelle Bexell of China; two brothers, his twin Marquan Rochelle of Kansas City and Marcus Rochelle Jr., of New Jersey; his grandparents, Mrs. Mary Rochelle of Arkansas, Mrs. Jennie Farmer of New Jersey and Mr. Roy Bell and Doris Bell of New Jersey; and a host of aunts, uncles and extended family. He was preceded
in death by his grandfather, John Rochelle; grandmother Eva Davis-Powell;
great-grandmother Mrs. Jannie William Cohen; great-grandfather, James Cohen
of New Jersey; great-grandfather Clarence Bell of Florida; and great-grand-uncle,
Thomas Cohen.
Larry Bultemeier, 62, of Columbia died Saturday, July 25, 2009. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, July 31, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Larry was born Sept. 3, 1946, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to Melvin and Francine Miller Bultemeier. He married Carolyn Rice on May 28, 1982, in Freemont, Ind., and she survives. Larry is also survived by two sons, Adam Bultemeier and wife Janis of Fayette, and Matthew Bultemeier of Columbia; his father, Melvin Bultemeier of Mishawaka, Ind.; one sister, Cheryl Ollier of Mishawaka; one brother, Terry Bultemeier of Phoenix; and one grandson, Oliver Bultemeier of Fayette He was preceded in death by his mother, Francine Bultemeier. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
She was born on Sept. 16, 1915, in Boone County, the daughter of the late Warren and Clyda Clemens Martin. Pearl graduated from Huntsdale High School in 1934. She was a member of Huntsdale Baptist Church since 1931. She was a secretary for Hartley Richardson Electric Co. and then secretary-treasurer for Polly Electric Co. Inc., and she retired in 1986. Pearl has been a member of Temple Shrine No. 7 for more than 60 years and served as worthy high priestess in 1960. She was also a member of Boone Chapter No. 290 Order of Eastern Star. She served as worthy matron in 1967. Pearl will be remembered for her independence, quick wit and her love of her family. Survivors include daughter Martha Lou Hathman, and daughter and son-in-law Judy and Ron Blacklock, all of Columbia; and grandchildren Steve Baugh, Gary Baugh, Lou Ann Baugh, Connie Hathman, Scott Hathman, Kelly Cook and Carla Lewis. She also is survived by several great- and great-great-grandchildren; and son-in-law, J. Burdette Baugh. She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter, Patricia; daughter Jackie Baugh; sister Edith Daly; and brother Elery Martin. The family would like to give a special thanks to the staff at The Bluffs, Boone Hospital Center and Hospice Compassus. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Central Missouri Food Bank or Hospice Compassus. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Mike donated his body to the University of Missouri Department of Anatomy. Mike was born Jan. 29, 1953, in St. Charles to Harold and Dolores Litteken Ellebracht. He is survived by his wife, Carol Ellebracht; son Daniel Ellebracht and wife Martha; daughter Mona Beaston and husband Tony; siblings Lawrence, Harry, John, Vince and Steve Ellebracht, Dorothy Zitko, Millie Mashek, Rose Rybak, Mary Smith and Kate Tuttle; nieces and nephews; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Paul Ellebracht. Mike requested no floral or other tributes. Contributions
in his memory may be made to Missouri River Hospice or the charity of the
giver’s choice.
A reception for family and friends will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 31, at Memorial Funeral Home. Doris was born June 22, 1926, in Saunemin, Ill. She was united in marriage to Clayton W. Marks in 1946, and he preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughter, Debbie Erickson and husband Tim and their children, Holly and Adam Erickson; her daughter, Cindy Browning and her sons, Jacob and Justin McFeely, and their children, Alyssa and Serenity McFeely. Doris was
an avid horsewoman who showed American Saddlebreds. She managed horse shows
for both
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Mary M. McComb, 75, of Bonaparte, Iowa, died Thursday, July 30, 2009. She was the wife of John “Jack” McComb, a former Columbia resident. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at the Keosaqua, Iowa, United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosaqua. Survivors include her husband and two daughters. Memorials
may be made to the church or the Keosaqua Lions Club.
Bennie Dale Thornton, 69, of Columbia passed away Friday, July 31, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Bennie was born on Jan. 15, 1940, in Boone County, the son of the late William Anderson and Nellie Myrtle Nixon Thornton. Bennie worked at Cornell Motors in Columbia for 37 years, and he greatly loved trout fishing. Survivors include one sister, Bonnie Breedlove and husband William Donald; one brother, Joe Thornton and wife Thelma; longtime companion Kathy Jones; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial contribution may be made to the American Cancer Society. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Rosie Brown Tippin, 72, died Monday, July 20, 2009, after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Calvary Baptist Church in Columbia. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at West Boulevard Elementary School. Tippin was born on Jan. 26, 1937, to Herman J. and Ira Belle White Brown in St. Louis. On Aug. 13, 1960, she married Keener Anderson Tippin Sr. in St. Louis. He preceded her in death. A graduate of Vashon High School in St. Louis, she graduated from Lincoln University in Jefferson City in 1958 with a bachelor’s degree in business education. She later earned her master’s degree in elementary education from Lincoln. After stints in the St. Louis Public Schools and the former Lincoln University Laboratory School in Jefferson City, Tippin’s career in Columbia Public Schools began as a reading specialist at West Boulevard. After that, she established her own preschool. Tippin later became an assistant principal at Russell Boulevard Elementary School before becoming principal at West Boulevard. Tippin was elected to the Columbia Board of Education in April 2008. Survivors include two children, Keener A. Tippin II and wife Sheila of Columbia, and Karen Tippin of Columbia; two sisters, Ruby Jackson of Antioch, Calif., and Ruby Poindexter of St. Louis; two brothers, Hurey Brown of Los Angeles, and H. Jasper Brown Jr. and wife Mary of St. Louis; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Faye Brown Thompson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to an educational scholarship the family has established in her name in care of First National Bank in Columbia. Funeral
arrangements are under the direction of the H.T. May & Son Funeral
Home, 2207 Holly Ave., 443-2273.
A family visitation will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, at Parker Funeral Home, 22 N. Tenth St. in Columbia. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Richard was born Dec. 27, 1931, in St. Joseph. He attended high school in Harrisburg and graduated in 1950. Then, he joined the U.S, Air Force in 1951, serving with the 86 Base Service in Germany. In 1953, Richard married his high school sweetheart, Faye Arizona Wolfe. He continued in service to our country until 1956. His passion in life was his children and grandchildren. In the 1960s through the 1980s, he served as Cub Master and coached his children’s and grandchildren’s baseball and basketball teams at Ridgeway Elementary. He was also a coach for the Columbia Parks and Recreation baseball and softball teams. He loved attending his grandkids’ activities including baseball, basketball, tae kwon do, swimming and dance competitions. Richard is loved by his surviving wife, Faye, and five children: Richard Williams and his wife Julie of Land-O-Lakes, Fla., Steve Williams and his wife, Becky, of Jefferson City, Tammy Benage and her husband, Bill, of Andover, Kan., Connie Welbern and her husband, Mark, of New Franklin, and Mark Williams and his wife, Tammy, of Centralia. He was a very special father-in-law to Barb Green of Bellvue, Colo., and Tamara Waltz Nowlin of Hallsville. He was a dear “PA” to 15 grandchildren: Trevor, Justin, Andrea “Lily,” Scott and Eric Williams; Jackie Escobedo; Kelsi and Isabella Benage; Cody, Dalton, Zackery and Kynlee Welbern; Trista Hockman; Ashley Wills; and Alex Green. Richard will be greatly missed by his sister, Helen Oakes of Chillicothe, and his niece, Theresa; his sister-in-law Marsha Williams of Grants Pass, Ore., and his nephews, Larry and Danny. He was preceded in death by his brother, Gene Williams of Grants Pass; and his parents, Jack and Stella Bozarth of Harrisburg. We LOVE
and MISS you already!!!
Richard Frederick Young, 84, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, at Nilson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at James O’Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at James O’Donnell Funeral Home. Richard Frederick Young was born Dec. 15, 1924, in Hannibal, the son of Ralph Arthur and Mary Gilbert Young. He married Margaret Hoover on Dec. 13, 1947 in Chicago. Mr. Young worked for Reliable Life Insurance Co., retiring in 1986. He also served in the U.S. Army during World War II, participating in the D-Day invasion at Normandy. Survivors include his wife of nearly 62 years, Margaret; son Brent Young and wife Rhonda of Columbia; daughter Pam Young Brady and husband Greg of Columbia; three sisters, June Young Gibson, Karen Young Craig and Sharon Young Sparks; two brothers, Don Young and Gary Young; and three grandchildren, Ethan, Daireus and Infiniti. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Renee Celeste Young; and a brother, Doug Young. Memorial
contributions may be made to Coyote Hill Children’s Home, 9501 Coyote Hill
Road, Harrisburg, Mo., 65256.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the church with an I.O.O.F. service at 10:45 a.m., followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Big Spring Cemetery near Hermann. Mr. Stuart was born on June 26, 1918, in Big Spring to Fred H. and Caroline A. Schroff Stuart. He was married to Hazel G. Grebe on Sept. 14, 1940 in Hermann. He attended grammar school in Big Spring. His first two years of high school were in Montgomery City, but he graduated from Hermann High School in 1936. The day after graduation he went to work for Paul R. Schultz and Ed Bohl, buying cream and eggs and selling feed for about six months. He worked for Tom Boy store in Hermann for next six months, then went to Warrenton, serving as head checker for the Tom Boy store. He then worked for the Warrenton Banner, learning the entire trade of printing. He could operate every linotype, press and folder in the shop. When World War II began he worked for Atlas Powder Co. at Weldon Spring doing many different jobs, mainly making ammunition for the war effort. Mr. Stuart moved to Columbia on Labor Day 1944 and worked at the Dairy Goat Journal and The Columbia Missourian as a linotype operator, then back to the Dairy Goat Journal as the pressman. He also worked part time for the Columbia Daily Tribune and Art Craft Press. Mr. Stuart began his career in the life insurance business on May 6, 1946, with Mutual Life of New York (MONY). He then worked for Prudential Life Insurance Co. as an agent for two years and was promoted to staff manager. He was a general agent for State National Life for five years and founded Stuart Insurance Agency and sold life and casualty insurance for 50-plus years. He worked with several insurance companies and agencies in the Columbia area for many years. He was also a real estate broker and bought and sold real estate. Mr. Stuart was past president of Columbia Life Underwriters and also the first president of Missouri State Life Underwriters. He was on the American Cancer Society board of Boone County for 55 years. He was a charter member and past president of Little Dixie Kiwanis Club. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for 60 years. He was an active member of Wilkes Boulevard Methodist Church for more than 60 years. He was active in Traveler’s Protective Association of America (TPA), serving as past president and past national director. He is survived by his wife, Hazel Stuart of Columbia; one daughter, Nancy Sears and husband Steve of Creston, Iowa; one son, Barry Stuart and wife Linda of Louisburg, Kan.; six grandchildren, John B. Stuart, Sarah Hornig, Dan Sears, Debbie Miller, Laura Stuart and Karen Stuart; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church or the American Heart Association. Condolences
may be sent to the family at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Marvin Thomas Caldwell Jr., 92, passed away Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, in Mesa, Ariz. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Memorial Funeral Home. Marvin was born March 25, 1917, to Marvin Thomas Sr. and Maude Lee Schooler Caldwell, and they preceded him in death. He married Ruby Dell Ewens on June 6, 1937, in Columbia. She preceded him in death Oct. 7, 1999. He is survived by one daughter, Carol Schneeflock and husband Thomas of Arizona; three grandchildren, Melissa Sumpter and husband Kirk of Virginia, Bradley Schneeflock and wife Rainy of Arizona, and Melanie Schneeflock of Arizona; and nine great-grandchildren. He is also preceded in death by five brothers and sisters. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Parkade Baptist Church. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at St. Thomas More Newman Center with a private burial service to follow. A reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the University Club, with a short program beginning at 2:30 p.m. Dr. Burns was born at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, in 1924. He moved to California in 1931with his parents, Sam and Ina Burns, and his two sisters, Dorothy and Donna. The family eventually settled in Santa Monica, a suburb of Los Angeles, where Dr. Burns attended local schools and graduated early from University High School in 1942. He immediately enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles, as well as the Navy’s V12 training program. As World War II intensified, he was ordered to San Diego to serve as a corpsman at Balboa Naval Hospital pending deployment to the Pacific. When his orders were finally received in August 1944, he was surprised to learn he was being sent to Salt Lake City to enroll in the University of Utah’s School of Medicine. Dr. Burns finished medical school in three years by going year round, and by the time he graduated, the war had ended and he was discharged. He stayed another year in Utah earning a master’s degree in pharmacology and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, a national honor society for medical students and physicians. Dr. Burns was accepted by the Harvard Medical Service to intern at Boston City Hospital and stayed on for his residency and a teaching fellowship. Boston was followed by an endocrinology fellowship and year of clinical research at Duke University in North Carolina between 1950 and 1951. When the Korean conflict continued to escalate, Dr. Burns re-enlisted and was sent to the U.S. Naval Hospital Metabolic Research Facility in Oakland, Calif. It was during this time that he met a beautiful young nursing student from the University of California, Berkley named Joan Fletcher, to whom he would devote the next 58 years of his life. Tom and Joan married in July of 1952 and left soon after for Cairo, Egypt, where Tom would spend three years at a U.S. Naval Research Unit. He returned home in 1954 with Joan and their two new additions, Tom and Margaret. Dr. Burns’ interest in academic medicine and research continued to grow during the course of his training and, upon his final discharge from the Navy, provided the focus for his search for employment. It was by happy coincidence that he learned the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia was expanding from a two- to four-year program and that facilities needed to support the transition were already under construction. He and Joan made the decision to move to Columbia in 1955, and Dr. Burns became one of the first faculty members of the new University of Missouri Medical Center. Their family continued to grow with the additions of Jim and Richard in 1956 and 1962, respectively. Dr. Burns’ career as an endocrinologist at the university was highlighted by many accomplishments, including the publication of more than 100 journal articles and abstracts and numerous local, national, and international presentations. He received the university’s Faculty Alumni Award in 1986 and later the Distinguished Faculty Award in 1992. He was honored to become the first Stafford Distinguished Professor of Medicine in 1988 and was awarded Master status with the American College of Physicians in 1993. He spent many years working on behalf of the latter organization, serving as both a state governor from 1975 to 1979 and national regent from 1982 to 1986. One of Dr. Burns’ proudest accomplishments and most gratifying part of his legacy was his role in helping to establish the Cosmopolitan International Diabetes Center in 1976. Then and now, the center provides state-of-the-art care for diabetic patients, critical training for clinicians and important research to better understand diabetes. Such research included the Diabetes Complications and Control Trial, or DCCT, in which he served as a co-investigator. Hundreds of Missourians participated in this study, and he was forever grateful for their participation. Dr. Burns had the satisfaction of being a part of the education of thousands of medical students and took special pride in the hundreds of physicians who trained under him and are now distinguished professionals in medicine, education and research, including his own son, Richard. He had a particular gift for teaching that was not only instructive but modeled compassionate patient care. His long career with the university really never ended even after his “retirement” in 1992. He continued to lead an active professional life within the halls of the medical center and personified happiness and optimism . He rejoiced in his patients; he rejoiced in his students; he rejoiced in his colleagues; and he rejoiced in his institution to which he and Joan gave generously. Dr. Burns delighted in sharing time with family and friends, both in Columbia and at their beach house in Del Mar, Calif. Some of his happiest memories were the impromptu gatherings at their home after a Missouri football game, when company could “play” with his collection of interlocking puzzles or enjoy a glass of Rutherford Hill wine. Dr. Burns is survived by his wife, Joan; his children, Tom, Margaret and husband Bob, Jim and wife Susan, and Richard and wife Tootie; granddaughters Haley and Emily Bavasi, Katie and Allie Burns, and Mary Catherine, Lily and Margot Burns; along with the many “adopted” sons and daughters he added to the family along the way, including Elaine Rehmer, Danny Patterson, Dale Smith, Timothy Flynn, Don Schaefer, Steve Gill and Gus Svahn. The family is especially grateful to Debbie Critchfield and her staff at Home Instead for the abundance of love and exceptional care provided during their time with Dr. Burns. Thanks also are due to the staff at Lenoir Woods for their professional and compassionate support. Finally, the family extends its deep appreciation to Hospice Compassus and Integrity Home Care In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cosmopolitan International Diabetes Center, D109 Diabetes Center, 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65212, or a charity of your choice. Online condolences
may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
No services were held, yet Marty Bowser will be memorialized in our hearts for eternity. Marty was born on Oct. 23, 1949, in Paris as Martha Katherine Pearl. Jack and Katie Pearl raised Marty and her two younger siblings, Ann and Bill, in Mexico, Mo. Marty met her husband, Robert “Robb” Bowser, in Columbia in 1969 and was married just six weeks after meeting him. They enjoyed more than 39 years of blissful marriage. Columbia also was the place where Marty gave birth to her two daughters, Robin Danielle and Katie Leigh Bowser. In 1981, Robb and Marty moved to Florida, where they enjoyed raising their children and they continued to build their beautiful life together. In 1995, Marty and Robb moved to Atlanta. Marty worked side by side with her husband for several years at a car dealership where Robb was the general manager. She enjoyed being with him at all times. Later, Marty and Robb started a new career in real estate and became the “Robb and Marty” team. Again, Marty cherished her time with her husband, and they enjoyed much success in a very short time. The inseparable bond between Marty and her husband was apparent to all who knew her. Marty will be remembered as a devoted wife and passionate mother. Not only did she possess outer beauty, it was her inner beauty that made so many flock to her. Marty is survived by her two daughters, Robin Bowser and Katie Floyd and husband Aaron; and her grandchildren, Kali Summer and Braeden Floyd. Marty was
preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Bill Pearl; one sister,
Ann Holley; and her husband, Robb Bowser.
Kenneth Ralph Reed, 71, of Warsaw, formerly of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, at his home in Warsaw. No public services are scheduled. He was born May 12, 1938, in Columbia to Dowen Clay Reed and Eva Frances O’Neal Reed. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years. In 1959, he married M. Imogene Carlos. She preceded him in death in 1971. In 1972, he married Karen Mallory, and she survives of the home. Kenneth worked at Diggs Packing Co. until his retirement in 2000 and moved to Warsaw. He is survived by his wife, Karen; daughter Tamica and her husband, Rusty Slaughter, of Benton, Ark.; two granddaughters, Christy McCormick and Emma Patton; and one great-grandson, Elijah Patton, all of Benton; brothers Bill Reed and wife Diane of Tacoma, Wash., and Lloyd Reed and wife Patti of Columbia; a sister, Donna Turner and husband Darryl of Columbia; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded
in death by his parents; a sister, Eva Mary Reed; and a brother, Gerald
Dean Reed.
Earl Franklin Moss, 91, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, at Parker Funeral Service. Burial will be in Columbia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Earl was born March 8, 1918 in Maplewood to Lovelace and Ida Moss. He married Emma Belle Talcott on Feb. 8, 1942, and she preceded him in death. He was known throughout the state of Missouri for his ability as a welder and was a pioneer in the field of welding stainless steel. He used his skill to create metal art. Earl had a passion for serving others, and during his 38 years in Columbia he was a deacon at Calvary Baptist Church. After retiring, he moved to Rockledge, Fla., where he served as a deacon at First Baptist Church of Merritt Island for 20 years. He enjoyed visiting those who were no longer able to attend church. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Emma Belle; his parents; and two sisters. Survivors include his children, Jerry Moss and wife Glenda Rippetto of Wimberley, Texas; Peggy Toler and husband Ken, Gary Moss and wife Norma, all of Columbia; and a brother, the Rev. Udell Moss of Florissant. He was the proud grandfather of Leslie Moss Hansen and Libby Moss, both of Houston, Tracy Toler of Columbia, Jacquie Moss-Glazier of Fairfax, Calif., Kathy Toler Schappert of Woodstock, Ga., and Jarred Moss of Columbia; six great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters. Memorials
may be given to the Juvenile Diabetes Association or the charity of donor’s
choice. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Lynette Jean Schake, 65, of Columbia passed away on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Lynette was born on Jan. 14, 1944, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Wayne and Erma Dean Lamb. She was married on March 2, 1963, in Waterloo to Derryl Schake, who survives. She was a 1962 graduate of West Waterloo High School and worked at K-Mart in Columbia for 30 years until her retirement. Lynette was a member of Blue Ridge Christian Church and will be remembered as a lady who spent her entire life enjoying her family and her church. Lynette also is survived by her children, Mark Schake and wife Molly of Mililani, Hawaii, Paul Schake and wife Melissa of Richmond, Laura Bowles and husband Victor of Hatton, Trent Schake and wife Heather of Columbia, Kerri Anderson and husband Eric of Hallsville, and Sarah Moore and husband Caleb of Hallsville; three brothers, LeRoy, Larry and Leonard Lamb, all of Waterloo, Iowa; and 29 grandchildren. Memorial contributions can be made to Blue Ridge Christian Church, 2400 Blue Ridge Road, Columbia, Mo., 65202. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Mark F. Wilhite, 50, of Columbia died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at his home in Columbia. Private family services will be held at a later date. Mark was born Oct. 15, 1958, in Audubon, Ill., to John F. and Carol Ann Pesceddo Wilhite. He is survived by his parents, of Lincoln, Ill., and three sisters. Condolences
may be sent to the family at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Published Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Memorial Funeral Home. Entombment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. LeRoy was born Jan. 21, 1933, in Freedom. He was the eldest son of Otto and Nellie Anderson. In 1957, LeRoy and his family moved to Columbia where he began his public service career with the city. After 38 years of dedicated service, he retired in 1995 as street superintendant. LeRoy was always proud of his military service. He served his country two years in the U.S. Army and several years in the Army Reserve and National Guard. He was never one to sit idle. LeRoy served many years with the Columbia auxiliary police, served as a delegate with MFA and was a board member of both the Columbia Municipal Employee Credit Union and Callahan Watershed District. Along with his dedication to his community, LeRoy also enjoyed his farm and raising different breeds of livestock. He was particularly proud of his Black Angus cattle. His favorite pastime was following and supporting his children and grandchildren’s sporting events and other activities. His favorite professional football team was the Cincinnati Bengals. LeRoy is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Claudia; four children, Jonathen, Rebecca, Timothy and Teresa; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson. In lieu
of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer
Society, www.cancer.org, and the American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org.
Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Marjorie Mae Wingate Sylvester, 78, of Titusville, Fla., died peacefully at home Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, surrounded by her children. A celebration of her life is planned for Thanksgiving weekend at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Columbia, where many of her lifelong friends still reside. Holidays were always a time of celebration for Marjorie and her family. She took great pride in her cooking and baking, and loved a bountiful table. Thanksgiving was always a family favorite. Marjorie was born Nov. 13, 1930, in North Platte, Neb. She lived her early life in Wellington, Kan. She received a bachelor of science in business from Kansas State University. She married James Sylvester on April 8, 1956. They spent the first few years of marriage in Landstuhl, Germany. Returning stateside they moved to Columbia in 1961. Marjorie was a stay-at-home mother while her children were young, and later enjoyed a successful career in real estate. They moved to Liberty in 1986 and then to Titusville, Fla., after retirement, to escape the cold weather. Losing James, her husband of 52 years, in July 2008 made the last year very difficult. Honored
in her life by, son Jim and wife Lori, and their children Grace and Tyler;
son Steve and wife Jennifer, and their children Sam and Charlie; and daughter
Andrea Williams and husband Dave, and their children Annalise and Max;
and siblings Ed and Jim Wingate and Sally Morgan.
Published Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Harold Roscoe Bayless, 80, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Services, conducted by the Rev. Larry Curry, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at Nilson Funeral Home in Columbia. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. Bayless was born Sept. 14, 1928, in Lafayette County to Elijah Roscoe and Gladys Dalton Bayless. He married Vanitta G. Torrance on Sept. 5, 1947, in Warrensburg. He worked as a linotype operator for 13 years at the Columbia Daily Tribune. He also worked as a route salesman for Wilson’s Meat Co. and Tiger Packing Co. Survivors include one son, Brett Bayless of Clark; three daughters, Charlene Snell of Columbia, Barbara Calhoon of Centralia and Ronnie Acton of Bevier; two brothers, Melvin Bayless of Laurie and Joe Bill Bayless of the state of Virginia; several nieces and nephews; 10 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Vanitta, who passed away on May 27, 2007; his brother, Hubert; two sons-in-law; and one grandson. Memorial
contributions may be made to the charity of choice.
Published Thursday, September 10, 2009
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She was born on June 22, 1924, in Salisbury, Ill., the daughter of the late Edwin and Helen Cox Sanders. She was united in marriage to James Flickinger Sr. on May 4, 1944, and he preceded her in death in 2003. Pearl graduated from Illinois State Normal University with her teaching degree. She taught from 1942 until 1944. She worked for State Farm Insurance Cos. for nearly 40 years, retiring in 1986. Survivors include her children, James Flickinger Jr. of Monroe, La., Karen Brown of Columbia and Janet Duggins of Red Oak, Texas; siblings Dorothy Hoard of Springfield, Ill., Edwin Sanders of Bloomington, Ill., Milton Sanders of Columbia, Deloris Zimmerman of Mackinaw, Ill., Sandra Braden of Bloomington, Sharon Johnson of Malabar, Fla., Marilyn Boyd of Bloomington and Paul Sanders of Columbia; grandchildren Keith, Natalie, Denise, Michelle, Marcus and David; and 10 great-grandchildren. Pearl was also preceded in death by siblings Everette Sanders and Ruth Bigger. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Published Thursday, September 10, 2009
A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St. in Columbia, with a reception to follow at the church. Interment will be at a later date at East Lawn Cemetery in Bloomington, Ill. She was born on July 23, 1920, at Brokaw Hospital in Bloomington to Louis and Eleanor Berner, who preceded her in death. Her brother, Louis Berner Jr., and sister, Eleanor George Hunt, also preceded her in death. Florance married Dayle Garrett more than 65 years ago, and he survives along with their five children: Sharen Garrett and Jill Bacon of Columbia, Karen and Lanny Hiler of Roswell, Ga., Mikel and Cheryl Garrett of Wildwood and Amy and David Loethen of Lee’s Summit. She is “Gommie” to her 11 grandchildren: Kevin, Ren, Rita, Taylor, Sarah, Garrett, Kelsey, Noah, Molly, Emma and Bess; and two great-grandchildren, Nate and Anna. One sister-in-law, Adeline “Ginger” Berner, of Bloomington, also survives. Before college, she became a certified Red Cross water safety instructor and learned to sail as a Mariner Scout. She graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington with a bachelor’s degree in home economics in 1943. A member of the Omicron Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority, Florance was one of the instrumental founding alumnae that brought the Epsilon Iota Chapter to the University of Missouri. She is an Emerald Circle member of Kappa Delta for more than 60 years. After marrying Dayle in 1944, she left Bloomington to work for civil service while her husband was serving in the U.S. Army. She taught typing to military personnel at Camp Patrick Henry in Newport News, Va. Florance and her family moved to Columbia in 1960, and she was a loyal Missourian ever since. The Missouri Tigers quickly became her football team of choice. She was a loyal fan at Faurot Field with many years of season tickets that she enjoyed with Dayle. While watching games on television, she would yell encouragement to the players, “Someone help him!” Her life revolved around her family, her friends and her church. Florance’s Christian faith sustained her throughout her many wonderful years. Upon her husband’s retirement in 1983, they wintered together for more than 20 years in Clearwater, Fla. She was an active associate member of Trinity Presbyterian Church. Her love of games was contagious, and all of her children and grandchildren learned from “the master” how to play canasta and other games. Florance was an avid bridge player. Her love of Dayle is legendary and beyond measure. They met in church choir at First Presbyterian Church in Bloomington while both were in college. The family suggests memorials be given to First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St., Columbia, Mo., 65201. Thanks be
to God for this wonderful woman!
Services will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of services Tuesday. She was born July 22, 1933, in Rolla to Mary Ellen and Lorenzo Glenn. She married Leo Spry on Nov. 13, 1947. Ruby worked at Dorn-Cloney Laundry for 12 years and then worked at Ellis Fischel Cancer Hospital for 26 years and four months before retiring in 1993. She was a very hard worker and a great cook. She could make a meal out of nothing and always made sure if you came to her house that you didn’t leave hungry. Sunday lunches were her favorite time for the family to get together. She also loved the one-on-one time she spent with the kids or grandchildren who would stop by to just have a cup of coffee or fresh cookies from the oven. She always said she just wanted the great-grandchildren to know who she was. She had a “Wall of Fame” with each of her sons and grandchildren’s graduation picture as they graduated high school. She loved showing them off to anyone who stopped by. Ruby loved her yard full of flowers and trees that she had planted. She would sit in her chair and watch the little hummingbirds come take a drink and the birds gather to eat. Ruby also had a love of quilts. This love is a collection of about 130 quilts today. There are many that are handmade from friends who have since passed. She could call out their names: triple iris chain, postage stamp, log cabin, etc., and how she knew them all, we will never know. She had a way to make you smile when you were sad, comfort you when hurt and be there when you needed to talk. She loved life, was very proud of her family and always loved to spend time with them. Survivors include her sons and their spouses, Tilford and Debbie Spry, Lonnie and Francie Spry, Karl and Sandy Spry, and Terry and Debbie Spry; her grandchildren and their spouses, Jamie and Jody Spry, Kendra and Jason Lang, Michael Stewart, Brandon and Michele Spry, Darren and Amy Spry, Matthew Spry, Lori Spry and Chris Spry; and her great-grandchildren, Austin Crane, Abby and Emma Lang, Mikey Stewart, Brady Spry and Will Spry. She also is survived by a brother, Jimmy Glenn, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her sister, Anne Dewey. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston, Iowa. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Lenox, Iowa. Norma was born Feb. 3, 1927, on a farm outside Prescott, Iowa, the daughter of Paul and Elsie Meyer Schaeffer. She graduated from Prescott High School and continued her education at Wayne State Teachers College in Wayne, Neb. In 1950, Norma was united in marriage to Carl Fehrle in Washington state and they moved to Des Moines, Iowa. In 1969, they moved to Columbia and then Camdenton, where she lived for more than five years until her failing heath from Parkinson’s disease. Norma has resided in the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center for more than the past six years. Norma enjoyed gardening and especially raising and pruning her roses. She loved nature and was fond of cardinals and other birds. Norma is survived by her daughters, Kimberly and Jim Burns of Camdenton, and Dr. Margaret Fehrle and Dr. Doug Cooper of Marshalltown; grandchildren Jeffrey Burns of Camdenton, Nick Cooper of Marshalltown and Jonathan Brown of Denver; and step-grandchildren Jimmie and Tiffany Burns of Illinois, and Tommy and Erin Burns of Camdenton. Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, on Oct. 1, 1992. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.vogelfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements
have been entrusted to Pursel Davis Funeral Home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Columbia. Burial with full military honors will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. with a rosary at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. George was born on April 1, 1919, to George L. Breting and Marie Manahan Breting in Kansas City, and they preceded him in death. He was married to Frances Magee on Oct. 18, 1952, in Kansas City. He served as a pilot in the 76th Troop Carrier Squadron, towing gliders over Marie St. Glace, France, on D-Day and flying re-supply missions in to Holland and Bastogne, France. George retired from State Farm Fire Claims in 1984 as a claim superintendant. He was a member of Little Dixie Kiwanis Club, American Legion Post 202, VFW Post 280 and a volunteer at Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, Meals on Wheels and Benton Elementary School. As a member of Lourdes, he served as Eucharistic minister and a substitute server at daily Mass. George valued the many friends he made throughout his life. He is survived by his wife, Frances; seven children, Chris Breting and wife Marcia of Allentown, Pa., Andrew Breting and wife Nancy of Jacksonville, Fla., Pete Breting and wife Carol of Camdenton, Mark Breting and wife Nicole of Indianapolis, Maura Breting of Columbia, Barbara Gilmartin and husband Jim of Gainsville, Fla., and Mary Jo Caligiuri and husband Richard of Naples, Fla.; 20 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions to benefit the Catholic High School Building Fund can be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 903 Bernadette Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65203. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
L’Nora Jean Cross Wells, 85, of Columbia passed away Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. A private family graveside service is planned. She was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, born July 22, 1924, in Independence to Emil Cross Sr. and Ida Herke Cross. She married Wallace Wayne Wells on Oct. 19, 1946 in Independence. She received a degree in medical technology from Graceland College. Her career in the medical community in Columbia included clinical laboratory direction at University Hospital and 30 years at Boone Hospital Center. At the time of her retirement in 1991, she was managing the oncology unit at Boone Hospital Center. She is survived by four children, Kathleen Wells-Morgan, Rebecca Wells Sarrazin and Wendelin Wells Pleimann, all of Columbia, and Jon Richard Wells of Hartsburg; one older brother, Emil M. Cross Jr. of Bella Vista, Ark.; and 10 grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband of 38 years.
Memorial services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Broadway Christian Church in Columbia. Beverly was born April 7, 1932, in Bagnell to William and Goldie Brown Conner. They, as well as her three brothers, Burdett, Warren and Donald Conner, preceded her in death. She was married to Arthur Mulkey in 1955 and Herby Ward in 1963, both of whom preceded her in death. She was a graduate of School of the Osage in Lake Ozark and a 1962 graduate of the Jefferson City Public School of Practical Nursing. Beverly worked as a nurse in Columbia for more than 30 years. She is survived by sons Valance Mulkey of Montrose, Colo., and David Mulkey of Billings, Mont.; daughters Belinda Mulkey Davis and husband Charles of Columbia, Cheryl Ward Berk and husband James of Hoyt, Kan., and Carol Ward Wagner and husband Kevin of Aviano Air Force Base in Italy; grandchildren Max Ellis and Taylor and Travis and Tara Mulkey; and great-grandson Isaac Mulkey. She will be remembered as having a lifelong love of learning and told everyone that her greatest accomplishment was raising her five children. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Betsy Ann Rule, 62, of Rocheport, passed away Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. She was born on Dec. 2, 1946, in Huntsdale, the daughter of the late William A. and Mary Nancy Mahan Hunt. She was united in marriage to Jack Rule on May 5, 1973, and he survives. Betsy was employed for 27 years with the University of Missouri until her illness in 1991. She was a member of Midway Heights Baptist Church and was a former 4-H club project leader. In addition to her husband, survivors include two sons, Travis Rule, wife Kelly and grandchild Taylor of Kansas City, and Reggie Rule and wife Carrie of Republic; and siblings Tom Hunt, Jane Tutt and Barbara Roberts. She was also preceded in death by siblings Wanda Hartley, June Rhine, Mary Catherine Hunt, Sue Lancaster, Glenda Heath and Joe Hunt. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Polycystic Kidney Foundation. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
At the request of Dr. Southall, his memorial and celebration service will held on Saturday, Nov. 21. His greatest wish was to bring together his friends from different locales who would enjoy celebrating shared memories and faith. Memories and anecdotes may be sent to the address below. Carey Southall’s personal journey from Palatka, Fla., to his resting place in Columbia reflects the growth of a country and a man. The arc from a segregated South to the election of Barack Obama paralleled his own complex and personal path to the man he became, as did his transition from active Marine to a patriotic and proud veteran who deplored war. Born in Palatka, Fla. on Sept. 21, 1921, the fourth of five children, Carey was raised in poverty. His parents, who were illiterate, did not know how to encourage his quest for higher education, but his own initiative next took him to the University of Florida. When war broke out in December 1941, he enlisted in the Marines. He saw action in Guam and Okinawa and later was based in Beijing. He was discharged from the service in 1946 and returned to the University of Florida, where he met Lola Jean Rose. They married in 1948. Carey completed his master’s degree while Lola worked as a social worker with the state of Florida. He was a high school social studies teacher from 1948 to 1951. As the Korean War heated up, he was recalled into the service and went into the Air Force. Based in Warner Robbins, Ga., for 22 months, a son was born who died in infancy. Returning to the University of Florida, he was urged by his wife, Lola, to complete his doctorate in education while also working as a high school teacher. Carey became an assistant professor at East Texas State College in Commerce in the mid-’50s. In 1957, he accepted the position as assistant professor of education at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. In 1964, he moved to the University of Missouri and became a full professor in 1977. He loved teaching and his students. Although he received many honors, awards and citations throughout his 40-year career, he was very proud to be named Teacher of the Year in 1986 by one of his own students. He stretched out his teaching to the last moment, finally reluctantly retiring in 1997 at age 76. But he continued to teach in the summer at MU and later was an adjunct professor at William Woods University until 2006. He was a prolific correspondent and an avid participant in professional and community organizations. He was a proud member of the Rotary Club, attending meetings all around the world. He served on the national board of the Association of Teacher Educators and was also former state president in both Texas and Missouri. He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, member of the Missouri State Teacher’s Association and board member of the Salvation Army. He is survived by Lola Jean Rose Southall of Columbia, his wife and companion of 61 years; one sister; and his children and their families: Daughter Carole Southall Telyan, senior vice president with the United Way, and her husband, Hermon, an architect, now live in Wilton, Conn. Their two children are Taylor, attending the Art Institute in Chicago, and Harrison, age 18, a senior in high school. His son, Thomas “Tom” Carey Southall, a former architect, is a graduate student in the American history program at the University of Missouri. His daughter, Katherine Southall Hansen, a physician at University Medical Center in Princeton, lives in Warren, N.J., with her husband, Peter Hansen, senior vice president with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. They have a son, Christian, 16, a junior in high school. As a child of poverty who benefited from receiving clothes and Christmas presents from the Salvation Army, Carey requested that anyone wishing to make a gift give to the local branch or the national headquarters. The family had a private service on Oct. 1 but invite everyone to a tribute and celebration of the life of Carey Southall. It is open to everyone and will take place on Nov. 21 at Missouri United Methodist Church. Please save the date. The family encourages friends, colleagues and students to help create a tribute book by contributing memories and anecdotes. Please send to Lola Southall at 2914 Bluegrass Court, Columbia, Mo., 65201; or to LrsoutL5@msn.com. The book will be available for viewing at the tribute service. Online condolences
for the family may be left at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Janetta Boring,
73, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, at University Hospital. Services conducted by the Rev. George Clark will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at Nilson Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Bethel Cemetery. Janetta was born April 23, 1936, in McBaine to Clarence and Loretta Bittle Vaughn. She married Frank Boring on Aug. 18, 1984, in Columbia. She retired from University Hospital in 1988 after 13 years. Survivors include her daughter, Marcia Washington; four brothers, Ralph Claxton, Harold Mabrey, Jerry Leaton and Raymond Leaton; three sisters, Earlline Rader, Katy Boyce and Carol Dobbs; grandchildren Bradley Ray and Kira Washington; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her stepmother, Florence Vaughn; her husband, Frank, who passed away Jan. 3, 1999; five brothers; four sisters; and two grandchildren. Memorials
are suggested in memory of Janette Boring to Hospice Compassus, 3050 I-70
Drive, S.E., Suite 100, Columbia, Mo., 65201.
Frances Elizabeth “Betty” Dunn, 90, of Columbia passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at her home. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St., Columbia, Mo., 65201. Betty was born May 3, 1919, in Los Angeles, to Andrew Brydon and Frances Gordon; both preceded her in death. She married David B. Dunn on Dec. 24, 1942. She later moved to Columbia in 1956 and worked for many years as a substitute teacher. She loved to travel and spend time with her family. She also was skilled at needlepoint, a collector and maker of crafts, and a soloist at the Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her sons, David A. Dunn and wife Sharon K. of Cass City, Mich., Donald B. Dunn and wife Sharon M. of Pasco, Wash., and Robert G. Dunn of Columbia; two daughters, Andrea A. Kuhlmann of St. Peters and Joan E. Dunn of Columbia; brother Andrew Brydon and wife Margaret of Turlock, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Betty’s husband preceded her in death on Jan. 3, 1994, and son Richard G. Dunn also preceded her in death. Condolences
may be left www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Lavenia Ann Lee, 91, of Columbia, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center with her family by her side. Services will held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Nilson Funeral Home, Interstate 70 Lake of the Woods exit in Columbia, with visitation from 1 p.m. until the time of service. Interment will be at Memorial Gardens in Columbia. The Rev. Brian Baker will provide the eulogy. Mrs. Lee was born to Wilford Norris and Mattie Lee Sandker Stone on Sept. 13, 1918, in Boone County. She had attended Red Rock School and was a member of Dripping Spring Christian Church, both in Hinton. On March 9, 1940, she wed her husband of 69 years, Raymond Edward Lee, in Hinton, and he survives. Mrs. Lee was a homemaker and had also worked many years as a seamstress. She continued altering clothes in her home even up until the time of her illness. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Thilo Chapter 322, and rose to the rank of Worthy Matron. Mrs. Lee is survived by her husband and two sons, Charles N. Lee and wife Carol of Columbia, and Donald R. Lee and wife Dinah of Phoenix; five grandchildren, John C. Lee and wife Cecilia of Columbia, James E. Lee and friend Christy Cox of Centralia; Michael A. Lee and wife Wendy of Pfafftown, N.C., Christy L. Confar and husband Thomas of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Brian C. Lee of Phoenix; and eight great-grandchildren, Boone and Britlyn Lee of Centralia, Jordan and Zane Lee of Columbia, Regan and Chase Lee of Pfafftown, and Taylor and Talynne Confar of Thousand Oaks. She is survived by four siblings; brother James M. Stone of Centralia, sister Nina M. Austin of Springfield, Ohio, brother Roger Wayne Stone of Bucklin and sister Sharon Sheets of Columbia. She is also survived by many cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Thelma Marguerite Stone of Harrisburg, Amy Oleta Wade of Harrisburg and Mary Jewel Black of Lees Summit; and one brother, Richard Nelson Stone of Kansas City. Memorial
contributions may be made to Dripping Spring Christian Church, 2701 W.
Dripping Springs Road, Columbia, Mo., 65202.
Nellie Watkins, 95, of Columbia passed away peacefully Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Memorial Funeral Home. Her family will attend a private graveside service at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. She was born Nellie Kathryn Harness on Oct. 12, 1913, in Middletown to John and Effie Harness. After attending Central Methodist University, she married W.L. Watkins on Oct. 18, 1936, and he preceded her in death in 1972. Nellie and LeRoy moved from St. Louis to Columbia in 1957, when they became the owners of Breisch’s Restaurant for many years. Nellie was involved in King’s Daughters and Quota Club, and was a member of First Baptist Church in Columbia. She is survived by two sons, Robert F. Watkins and his wife, Peggy, and John L. Watkins, and his wife, Judy; and a daughter, Bonnie Prather and her husband, Phil, all of Columbia. She is also survived by a brother, Sam Harness; and a sister, Sue Rucker; and many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren, all of whom referred to her and will fondly remember her as “G.G.” She was preceded in death by her husband and a son, Bill Watkins, who died in 1963. Three other brothers and one sister preceded her in death. Her family suggests a memorial to the charity of your choice. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Alvena Deloris Poe, 77, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9, at Parker Funeral Service with the Rev. Frank Norman officiating. Visitation will be from noon to time of services Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Alvena was born July 8, 1932, in Columbia. She married Lester Victor Poe on Jan. 8, 1954, and he survives. She worked at Saffee’s and later at Dillard’s before retiring. Alvena was a wonderful mother and grandmother who loved her family. She lived her entire life in Columbia. Alvena loved animals, especially her dogs. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of Columbia; three sons, Lester Alan Poe, Kenny Poe and Randy Poe and wife Jan, all of Columbia; a daughter, Janet Dorman of Columbia; and four grandchildren, Shilo Dorman and Karla Dorman of Columbia, Kimberly Poe of St. Louis and Jamie Poe of Columbia. Memorials may be given to the Central Missouri Humane Society. Online condolences
for the family may be sent to www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Calvary Episcopal Church, 123 S. Ninth Street in Columbia. Valeta was born in Hannibal to Perry Urmel and Vivian Valeta VanNoy Snell. Valeta is survived by her mother, Vivian Snell of Hannibal; her sons, Jay and Huston Snell of Columbia; her daughter, Maren Snell of Texas; brothers, John and William Snell of Hannibal; her sisters, Cheryl Snell of St. Louis and Robin Hoewing of Iowa; a nephew, Jesse Snell of Columbia; a niece, Anita Snell of Hannibal; and many dear friends. She is preceded in death by her father. Donations in memory of Val may be made to the Voluntary Action Center, 800 N. Providence Road, Suite 22, Columbia, Mo., 65203. Online condolences
may be left for Valeta’s family by visiting www.heartlandcremation.com.
Master Sgt. President Trass, United States Army, retired, 90, of Columbia was called to take his place alongside the great warriors and defenders of this country of lore on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday at H.T. May & Son Funeral Home, 2207 Holly Ave. Affectionately known as “Sarge” or simply by his last name, President Trass was born January 10, 1919, in Vicksburg, Miss. In his teenage years, he moved to Chicago and worked at the old Coca-Cola plant in Gary, Ind. It was in Indiana where “Sarge” enlisted in the U.S Army on Feb. 18, 1941. While faithfully and proudly serving his country, President’s duty assignments included the Philippine Islands, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Japan, Korea and Germany. President’s journey within the continental United States included assignments at Fort Knox, Ky.; Fort Lewis, Wash.; Fort Ord, Calif.; Camp Kilmer, N.J.; and Fort Leonard Wood. President’s outstanding dedication and service was recognized by the following: Bronze Star medal with “V” device, Purple Heart with one bronze oak leaf cluster, Asiatic-Pacific campaign medal with four bronze service stars, World War II victory medal, Army of Occupation medal with Japan clasp, Korean service medal with one silver service star, Philippine Defense ribbon, Philippine Independence ribbon and the United Nations service medal. Upon retirement from the U.S. Army on May 1, 1964, and having permanently moved to Columbia, President took a position as a security guard at Christian College, known today as Columbia College. It was here in Columbia where President met his wife, Narcissus Trass, who was called home in 2003. President is one of 13 children born to General Trass Sr. and Mary Jordan Trass. Of the 13, one brother remains, General Trass Jr. of Lake Providence, La. President’s son, Arthur Trass and wife DeAnna and grandchildren Anya and Roman are left to cherish and honor the life he lived, along with several nieces, nephews, cousins and many, many friends and associates. Online condolences
may be sent to www.htmayfuneralhome.com.
Victoria Verdel Heller, 93, of Columbia went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at Parker Funeral Service. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Oakland Christian Church. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Victoria was born in Mundell, Benton County, Ark., on Nov. 23, 1915, to Thomas and Caroline Schnitzer McDougal. She attended John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Ark., and then obtained her nursing degree at St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. There she met native Boone County resident James Heller, and they married on Nov. 3, 1943. In 1950 they moved back to Boone County to become a farming family. Victoria worked at Boone County Hospital as an RN and later became a full-time housewife, where there was always work to be done. She was a member of Oakland Christian Church, where she remained active within the church and outreach programs, including membership on the Board of Regents of Jerry Falwell University. Throughout her life Victoria enjoyed writing poetry, creating oil and watercolor paintings, and quilting. Victoria was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many and always found the best in everyone. She will be missed. Survivors include two daughters, Sarah Daly and husband Clark of Richmond, Va., and Caroline Heller of Columbia; a son, Phillip Heller and wife Charlene of Columbia; a sister, Zevelyn Cosby of Fayetteville, Ark.; seven grandchildren, Nancy, Skip, Jimmy, Abby, Trista, Tori and Tyler; and four great-grandchildren, Kathryn, Alex, Hunter and Julianne. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two sisters and a brother. Memorials
may be given to the Mid-Missouri Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences
for the family may be left at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Mary Hutchen, 90, of Columbia died Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Columbia. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at H.T. May & Son Funeral Home, 2207 Holly Ave. Mary Hutchen was born June 26, 1919, in Mexico, Mo., the daughter of John and Mildred Lee Johnson Richardson. She was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church. She leaves to cherish her memory two sons, Gary Hutchen of Columbia and Van Hutchen of Fayette; three daughters, Feonia and husband James Bagby of Kansas City, Mo., Venita and husband Marvin Hutchen of Garland, Texas, and Marthella Hutchen of Dallas; and one brother, Alfred Richardson of Centralia. Online condolences
may be sent to www.htmayfuneralhome.com.
Glenna Mae Kubach, 92, formerly of Columbia, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, at Tablerock Healthcare in Kimberling City. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at First Christian Church in Columbia. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Savannah Memorial Cemetery in Savannah. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Glenna Mae was born May 1, 1917, in Andrew County to James and Amy Fox Maughmer. She was married to Tommy Kubach Jr. on Oct. 31, 1942, in Stockton, Calif., and he preceded her in death. Glenna Mae enjoyed traveling and crossword puzzles, and she was a member of First Christian Church in Columbia, Thilo Chapter Order of Eastern Star, Margaret Elwang Circle of King’s Daughters, Pi Lambda Theta and Christian Women’s Fellowship at First Christian Church. She is survived by her daughter, Carole Butts and husband Jim of Kimberling City; brother Norman Maughmer and wife Bette of Kansas City; and granddaughter Amber Cottle and husband Eric and their children, Zach and Sam, all of Washington, D.C. Memorial contributions can be made to the Glenna Mae Kubach Scholarship Fund at Columbia College, c/o Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo., 65202; or Christian Women’s Fellowship at First Christian Church, 101 N. Tenth St., Columbia, Mo., 65201. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Florence G. Campbell, 85, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at Memorial Funeral Home. A private burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at the funeral home. Florence was born on April 27, 1924, in Manning, N.D., to Arnold and Lavina Walker Rynning, and they preceded her in death. She was married on April 12, 1962, in Columbia to Albert Campbell, and he survives. Florence enjoyed a career as a licensed practical nurse, but her greatest passion was cooking. She is also survived by a son, James R. Marzolf; four daughters, Sandra L. Brumfield and husband Bob, Gale Winn, Joy Marzolf and Judy Boyce, all of Columbia; a brother, Jerome Rynning of Oregon; three sisters, Margie Hart and Alice Twingley of North Dakota and LaVerne McConnell of Idaho; 13 grandchildren, Gavin, Heather, Travis, Jennifer, Rick, Aylya, Mirei, Mayumi, Rocky, Garth, Blake, Holly and Angie; and numerous great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a son, Jonathan Campbell; two husbands, Clifford G. Boehrnsen and Richard C. Marzolf; and a brother, Ray Rynning. Memorial contributions can be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, 2201 W. Rollins Rd., Columbia, Mo., 65203; Central Missouri Food Bank Pantry or Central Missouri Humane Society. She was one of a kind. Tributes
can be left online at
www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Wayne Leon Thomas, 92, of Columbia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at Columbia First Assembly of God, 1100 N. Seventh St. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at the church with Pastor Tracy Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Thomas was born on Jan. 16, 1917, in Aurora to Millard and Lottie Cagle Thomas. On Sept. 12, 1942, he married Maxine Shouse in Las Vegas, and she survives. Wayne was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He taught business courses at Hickman High School for 34 years before retiring in 1981. Survivors also include six children, Sharon Jouret and husband Joe of Springfield, Judy Wright and husband Tim of Columbia, Gary Thomas and wife Barbara of Troy, Ill., Steve Thomas of Columbia, Mark Thomas and wife Joyce of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Pam Medina and husband Vince of Springfield; a sister, Louise Maurine Rush of Ellisville; 21 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Kevin; two brothers, William and Jack Thomas; and a sister, Marjorie Griffin. Memorial contributions are suggested to Columbia First Assembly of God, 1100 N. Seventh St., Columbia, Mo., 65201. Condolences
and tributes may be shared with the family at www.bachyager.com.
Services will be at 11a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin, Ill., with Frank Voorhees Jr. officiating. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of service Wednesday at funeral home. Burial will be in the Hallidayboro Cemetery at Hallidayboro. Military graveside rites will be conducted. Gene was born Aug. 22, 1923, in Jackson County, Ill., to John Ester Vorce and Eva Mary Holiday Vorce. He attended one-room schools in rural Jackson County and graduated from the eighth grade during the heart of the Great Depression. For the next few years, he worked on farms and in the orchards of Jackson County. One of his proud accomplishments in life was helping to build a state park with the Civilian Conservation Corps while still in his teens. Gene was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in the Pacific theater during World War II. During his first year of service, he was stationed in Hawaii and then was sent to Okinawa for the final year of the war. He rose to the rank of staff sergeant and was awarded several honors for his military service, receiving an honorable discharge in 1946. After the war, Gene worked at various jobs in Jackson County and Chicago. In 1951, he met Doris June Dixon of DeSoto, Ill. They married on Nov. 8, 1952, in DeSoto. After their marriage, Gene and Doris moved to Granite City, Ill., and had a son, Mike, born in 1953, followed by a son, Steve, in 1957. For 19 years, Gene was a blacksmith at General Steel Industries. During that time, he was a devoted family man, coaching Little League and attending a variety of school and community functions. Gene was a firm believer in the value of an education but was unable to go to high school during the Great Depression. When he was nearing 40, he studied for and earned his GED while raising his family and working. In 1971, General Steel was in the process of closing. Gene and Doris moved their family to Columbia, where he worked for the next 15 years at Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital. After retiring from the VA in 1986, he spent his time visiting with his family, flea marketing, wintering in Florida and fishing off his boat dock at the Lake of the Ozarks. He was a longtime member of Forum Boulevard Christian Church, a lifetime member of the VFW and a Master Mason for more than 50 years. Doris, his wife of 56 years, survives. Also surviving are his sons and their wives, Mike and Debbie Vorce of Alton, Ill., and Steve and Linda Vorce of Columbia. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Arth and Madrigal Vorce Brown of Pocahontas, Ill., Nathan and Sheila Vorce Garten of Columbia, Jonathan and Toni Vorce of Granite City, and Brian Vorce of Granite City; and one great-granddaughter, Aria Brown. Grandson Brian is a member of the U.S. Army, currently serving in Iraq. Gene is also survived by a sister, Beulah Vorce Shelton of Dowell, Ill. He was preceded in death by his father; his mother; and three brothers, Ralph, Glenn and Bobby; and a niece, Diane Shelton Harrison. Friends
may make memorials to Forum Boulevard Christian Church, 3900 Forum Blvd.,
Columbia, Mo., 65203. Friends and family may e-mail condolences and thoughts
of Gene to: GeneVorceMemorial@gmail.com. For additional information or
to sign the memorial guest register, please visit www.searbyfuneralhomes.com.
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Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial with full military honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. He was born on Sept. 30, 1914, in Mulvane, Kan., the son of the late Wiley Arthur and Mae Sharp Whitted. He was united in marriage to Emogene Swearengin on Aug. 4, 1946, in Seymour, and she preceded him in death on Sept. 11, 2006. Survivors include his daughter, Catherine Collins, and her husband, Jeff, of Des Moines, Iowa; three grandchildren, Courtney Hillyard and husband Scott of Chicago, Jordan Collins and wife Tiffany of Des Moines, and Cayli Collins of Denver; one great-grandson, Nicholas Hillyard of Chicago; and one brother, Harold Whitted of Fresno, Calif. Dr. Whitted was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific in the 102nd Infantry Division and left active duty on April 6, 1948. He served in the Missouri National Guard for several years as lieutenant colonel, retiring on Sept. 30, 1974. In the fall of 1951, Dr. Whitted was appointed to the faculty in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Missouri, where he was a professor until his retirement on Sept. 30, 1977. He also was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice Compassus, Calvary Baptist Church or the Endowment in Agricultural Economics for Undergraduate Scholarships. Tributes
can be left online at
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Published Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Memorial Funeral Home with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home. Geneva was born on Feb. 10, 1922, in Wilton to John and Nellie Scruggs. Geneva’s family meant the world to her. She is survived by her husband, Roy; son Jack of Tucson, Ariz., his fiancée, Julie Conrad, and her children, Jason and Kelly; grandchildren Amy Deckter and Mark Shettlesworth; great-grandchildren Tyler Shettlesworth, and Jozette and Airabella Deckter; daughter Iris Price of Centennial, Colo.; grandchildren Stacey James and husband Mike, and Erik Price and wife Karen; great-grandchildren Kaitlin, Gregory and Ellie James, and Lauren and Emma Price; three sisters, Arlene Cavanaugh, Victoria Calvin and Barbara Mitchell; brother Buford Scruggs; sister-in-law Ruby Scruggs; and many nieces and nephews, including Sherri Wood, Bill Cavanaugh and Berry Scruggs, who have given so willingly of their time to assist. Tributes
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Published Thursday, Ocotber 22, 2009
Private services will be at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Emerson was born Feb. 10, 1922, in Fulton to Heskett and Mildred Hopkins Williamson, and they preceded him in death. He married Ruth Burnett on Feb. 7, 1942, in Columbia, and she survives. Emerson was a member of Grace Bible Church in Columbia and worked for Columbia Public Schools until his retirement in 1984. He is survived by two sons, Ronald Lee Williamson and wife Anne of Warner Robins, Ga., and Harry Duane Williamson and wife Glenda of Sherman, Texas; two daughters, Claudia Jean Canole and husband Dean of Columbia and Drucilla Fay Wells and husband Larry of Sturgeon; two brothers, Wally and Jerry Williamson, both of Columbia; 13 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Duane Williamson and Jimmy, Benny and Charlie Gilpin; one sister, Zula Mordica; and one grandson, Mark Emerson Williamson. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105. Please reference Tribute No. 24597499 on any contributions. Tributes
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Published Sunday, November 1, 2009
Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Millard Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church in Columbia, with pastor Roderrick Williams Sr. officiating. Interment will follow at Columbia Cemetery. He was born on Nov. 20, 1936, to the union of Bertha Canton and George Maxwell Sr. He was the second child of six children: Bobby Canton of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Carl Canton of Harrisburg, Pa.; Barbara Canton of Olathe, Kan.; Marjorie Canton Phillips of Augusta, Ga., and Bessie Canton of Columbia. He grew up in Columbia and graduated from Douglass High School. He accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of St. Paul Methodist Church in Columbia. In 1988, he moved to Poplar Bluff and met his loving wife, Lue Ella Love. In 1996, they moved to Columbia and became members of Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. There he served on the Deacon Board until he and his wife were called to establish All Peoples Missionary Baptist Church. He was instrumental in helping to build five Households of Faith and was a helpful brother to many more families in Christ. He worked as a regional sales agent for National Prearrangement Services. He also worked at Warren Funeral Home. He leaves to cherish him in loving memory his wife, pastor Lue Ella Canton; four sons: Alvin Canton of Texas, David Oliver of Wichita, Kan., and Donald Johnson and David Johnson of Atlanta; seven daughters: Dian Savage of Tulsa, Okla., and Serena Barnette of Columbia, pastor Dr. Rubie L. Ellis of Kansas City, Kimberly Mason of Little Rock, Ark., Lisa Johnson of Moberly, Lesley Johnson of Dallas and Lorrie Johnson of Atlanta; 17 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; daughters-in –law Tammy and Monna Canton; and a great host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Maxwell Sr. and Bertha Canton, and sons Michael Canton and George Canton Jr. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, 702 Banks Ave., Columbia, Mo., 65203. Arrangements
are under the direction of Millard Family Funeral Home, 12 E. Ash St.,
Columbia, Mo., 65203, (573) 442-7112. www.millardfamilychapels.com.
Andrew Collier Minor, 91, a professor emeritus of music history and former associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Missouri-Columbia, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in Columbia. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Unitarian Universalist Church, 2615 Shepard Blvd. Dr. Minor was born on Aug. 17, 1918, in Atlanta, the only child of Herbert Andrew and Annie Lou Collier Minor. He met his future wife, Catherine Hogan, when she was a graduate student in music history at the university. They married on Aug. 1, 1952, and she preceded him in death in 2006. In 1940, Dr. Minor graduated from Emory University with a bachelor’s degree in art history. His graduate education was interrupted by service in World War II as a cryptographic technician in the Army Signal Corps in Burma, China and India. After the war, he received a master’s degree in music in 1947 and doctorate in musicology in 1950, both from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. He joined the faculty of the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1950 as professor of music history and theory, and in 1968 he became associate dean of the graduate school, a post he held until his retirement in 1985. In 1960, Dr. Minor founded the Collegium Musicum, an ensemble which performed medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and 18th-century music. He assembled a collection of more than 40 authentic reproductions of early instruments for use by the Collegium. From 1960 to 1985 he conducted more than 95 concerts with the Collegium and produced six recordings, which included works by Handel, Haydn, Mouton and Gossec. In 1968, he co-authored “A Renaissance Entertainment: The Wedding of Cosimo I, Duke of Florence in 1539” with Bonner Mitchell. Other publications include “Opera Omnia of Jean Mouton” and “Music in Medieval and Renaissance Life.” He was the founder of an informal discussion group for scholars in the field of medieval and Renaissance studies. Numerous other talks, with musical illustrations, were given in the book-lined study of his home to the old Columbia Discussion Club, organized in 1916, and to which he had been elected in 1968. He is survived by his daughters, Anne Minor of Columbia and Madge Minor of Falls Church, Va., and her husband, Michael Pierce; granddaughters Emma and Meagan Pierce; sister-in-law Amelia Graves; and three nephews. Memorial donations may be made to The Metropolitan Opera — HD Live in Schools, 30 Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y., 10023; or to the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine-University of Missouri, Room CE306-DC095.00, 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65212. Online condolences
may be left at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
Funeral services conducted by the Rev. Dennis Swearngin will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Olivet Christian Church, 1991 S. Olivet Road in Columbia. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St. in Columbia. Carson was born Oct. 5, 1929, in Boone County to Willard T. and Fratie E. Fisher Teel. He was married to Ruby M. Short on Sept. 30, 1950, and she survives. Carson cherished his family and loved to spend time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Olivet Christian Church and American Legion and was past president of the Boone County Fair Board. He worked for Farm Bureau Insurance and Midwest National Insurance, and for the past 25 years worked for Family Benefit Life Insurance, currently as vice president and a member of the board of directors. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Teel, of Columbia; one son, Mike Teel and wife Suzie of Sturgeon; two brothers, Leo F. Teel of Columbia and Joe T. Teel of Columbia; one sister, Shirley Sapp of Columbia; six grandchildren, Brooksie Teel and her husband, Rod Shryock, Jessica Cobb and her husband, Zane, Clayton Jones and his wife, Becky, Caleb Jones, Lacey Jones and Lindsey Jones; and three great-grandchildren, Carson Tyger Cobb, Edie Joy Cobb and Carter Kenneth Jones. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Harold Teel; one daughter, Pamela Jean Jones; and a son, Kent Reed Teel. Memorials
may be given to Olivet Christian Church, 1991 S. Olivet Road, Columbia,
Mo., 65201. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
R. Keith Hunter, 97, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at The Bluffs in Columbia. Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 13, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia with the Rev. John Baker officiating. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. followed by the memorial service at 11 a.m. Keith was born Feb. 12, 1912, in Zora to Robert Patton and Estella Argenbright Hunter. He graduated from Cole Camp High School in 1931. In the fall of 1931, the family moved to Columbia for Keith to attend the University of Missouri from 1931 to 1934 in the College of Agriculture. Keith served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a corporal in the 9th Signal Corps. He was a teletype operator from 1942 to 1945. Honors include seven battle stars, a good conduct ribbon and a presidential citation for service at the Remagen bridgehead. While employed by Lassiter Reminder Co. in Columbia, Keith met Georgia Gossett. They were married June 16, 1951, and had two children, Jane Hunter of Macon and Charles Hunter of Columbia. They were blessed with daughter-in-law, Carol Hunter, and two grandchildren, Leah and David Hunter. Keith was later employed at Philips & Company Electrical Wholesale until his retirement in 1977. He was a member at First Baptist Church since 1932 and was honored as life deacon. He was also a 32nd-degree member of the Acacia Lodge of the Scottish Rite. Keith was an avid fisherman and enjoyed photography and travel as well as several hobbies in retirement. Keith is survived by his wife, children and grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents; an infant brother; and three sisters, Lillian Kraxberger of Stover, Millie Hunter of Columbia and Ginny Sager of Templeton, Calif.; as well as his daughter-in-law, Carol Hunter. Keith will be deeply missed by those who know and love him. Memorial
gifts may be made to First Baptist Church. Tributes can be left online
at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Columbia, followed by funeral services at noon. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia. She was born in Capreol, Ontario, Canada, on Sept. 8, 1928, and spent her early years in Toronto, where she attended St. Joseph’s Convent. After completing her education, she worked as a model and later as a medical secretary at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Toronto. There she met Joseph Lamberti, a young medical student who later helped establish the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri, where he served as associate professor for 32 years. They married on Nov. 16, 1955, and enjoyed 46 years together before Joseph’s death in 2002. She instilled the value of compassionate service to her children, who continue her legacy through their work in medicine, education and social welfare. She was an active community member over the years. She particularly treasured her time as a docent at the MU Art and Archaeology Museum and her long-term volunteer service at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. Ramona’s vibrant warmth endeared her to everyone she met, and she leaves behind innumerable friends whose lives were enriched by her joyful spirit. A true believer in angels, she has now joined their ranks. Ramona’s survivors include her six children: Dr. Karen (David) Mueller and Ninon (Brian) Wilson of Flagstaff, Ariz; Dr. Steven (Maureen) Lamberti of Rochester, N.Y.; Jill Lamberti and Carrie Lamberti of Columbia; and Mark (Kim) Lamberti of Fayetteville, Ga. Also surviving are six grandchildren: Codie Wilson, Lauren Mueller, Tara and Nina Lamberti, Jeremy Acton and Cheyenne Smith. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations honoring Ramona may be sent to Wyatt Guest House at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, 317 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo., 65201. Tributes
can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
F. Louise Hunt, 88, passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Columbia. F. Louise Hunt was born March 22, 1921, in Ashland to Fred and Leona Nichols Crane, and they preceded her in death. In December 1941 she married Carl L. Hunt, and he also preceded her in death. Louise is survived by two daughters, Bobbi Everitt and husband Chuck of Columbia, and Carolyn Hunt of Nashville, Tenn.; one sister, Trudy Barnes of Centralia; three grandchildren, Brian Cook of Columbia, and Scott and Kendyll Porter of Nashville; and several nieces and nephews. She is also preceded in death by one sister, Chloe Rippetto. Memorial contributions may be made to Columbia Second Chance, P.O. Box 1086, Columbia, Mo., 65205. Tributes
can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Russel Sackreiter was born Aug. 25 1919, in Montevideo, Minn., the son of Edgar W. and Floy Butler Sackreiter. He grew up in Rochester, Minn. He was an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Rochester High School in June 1939 and attended Iowa State Teachers College prior to moving to San Diego, where he worked at Consolidated Aircraft Corp. until he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces on Oct. 5, 1942. He remained in the U.S. Air Force until he retired on Oct. 1, 1972, with the rank of master sergeant. During World War II he flew in B-24 heavy bombers as a waist gunner assigned to the 328 BS, 93rd BGp, 8th Air Force in Europe. On March 16, 1946, he married LeOna Elaine DeWalk in Youngstown, Ohio, who preceded him in death. Following World War II he was stationed in the territory of Hawaii, France and Germany, and numerous bases in the United States. He served on ROTC duty at the University of Missouri from 1961 to 1966. Mr. Sackreiter was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church and a longtime member of Community United Methodist Church in Columbia, also a life member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants and a member of the R. Graham Clark Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. On Nov. 15, 2004, he married Guy-Marie Frakes at Memorial Baptist Church in Columbia, who survives him. Other survivors are daughter Amorette Haws and husband Bill, and son Russ Sackreiter Jr. and wife Irene. Also surviving are five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and the sons and grandchildren of Guy-Marie. In lieu
of flowers, contributions may be made to Community United Methodist Church.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St., in Columbia. Om was born on July 22, 1932, in Rawlpindi, India, to Beharilal and Savitri Sehgal. He earned a Ph.D at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1962. He married Toshi Dhody on Dec. 26, 1963. He began teaching at the University of Missouri School of Agriculture in plant pathology in 1963. He retired as professor emeritus in 2000. He is survived by his wife, Toshi, of the home; a son, Ravi Sehgal of Columbia; a daughter, Ritu Sehgal of Los Angeles, Calif.; one brother, Rajinder Sehgal and wife Sukarma of India; two sisters, Raj Khanna and husband Surinder, and Aruna Talwar and husband Brijender of India; and a brother-in-law, Satprakash Chopra. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Usha Chopra. Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to a charity
of your choice. Condolences may be left at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.
He will be buried in the cemetery on the farm in a private family ceremony. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, at Memorial Baptist Church in Columbia with Dr. Robert Lively and Dr. Jim Smith officiating. Visitation will be two hours before the service, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the church. Tom was born on May 16, 1934, in St. Louis to Earl J. and Martha Anderson. He was the youngest of their three children — siblings Al and Helen. Tom grew up in University City and was a good student and a born leader, loving all sports and lettering in all four in high school. He was a very good football player for the U City Indians (they were undefeated his senior year), but he loved baseball the best. He was elected president of his high school senior class and gave the graduation speech. Tom graduated from Baylor University in 1956. He played both football and baseball for Baylor and won the Outstanding Baseball Player award in the 1954-’55 season. He met his wife, Mary Elizabeth Carroll, at Baylor, and they married in 1954 while both were in college. Tom went an extra year to Baylor after graduating in 1956 to get his pre-med requirements. He had two children born in Texas while at school in Baylor. In 1957, he entered the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia and had two more children while in medical school. He graduated medical school in 1961, and a one-year internship followed in Easton, Pa. From the East, it was back to Texas for two years as a commissioned officer with the U.S. Public Health Service at the Neuropsychiatric Narcotic Hospital in Fort Worth. Tom’s plan was to be a surgeon on the mission field, but since the hospital needed a psychiatrist and Tom had a psychology degree from Baylor, he was drafted into psychiatry. After two years, Tom liked what he was doing and learning and felt led to pursue a psychiatry residency. MU wanted him right away, so he returned to Missouri for a four-year residency. After the residency, Tom almost returned to Waco and Texas but decided to stay in Columbia and open his office as a psychiatrist. He also was a staff and consultant psychiatrist at the Audrain Medical Center in Mexico, Mo. Tom was board-certified in psychiatry and neurology and was active on many medical boards, including Boone County and Columbia Regional Hospital. He was a member, officer and representative of many local, state and national medical associations. Tom was elected as Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association in 1970 and elected Distinguished Life Fellow in 1999. He served as a representative to the Assembly of the APA beginning in the 1970s. In 1990, the Missouri State Medical Association presented him with the Citizenship and Community Service Award. Dr. Anderson was licensed to practice medicine in Missouri, Texas, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Arizona. Tom was active in his church, and his faith in God was a No. 1 priority. His love for children and healthy families was a high priority, and Rainbow House in Columbia was one of the projects he helped found. He was concerned about our city government and after much prayer decided to run for mayor of Columbia. He won the election and made some significant changes in the direction Columbia would go. He personally went to Minneapolis to meet and interview Terry Novak, who became city manager. During this time, Tom helped build two hospitals, Columbia Regional and Psychiatric Center of Columbia. Tom was a deacon at Memorial Baptist Church and sang in the choir and in a quartet. He taught the Jewel Class at First Baptist Church in Columbia for 20 years, where he was also a deacon. He played softball in Columbia’s church league and won a trophy for the “Oldest Male Finisher” in the first annual 10-mile run for multiple sclerosis in 1978. He retired from private practice in 2001 but started working part time at Fulton State Hospital. In 2003 he started locum tenens work. He enjoyed this very much and was appreciated and respected for his knowledge and kindness. He liked going to Minnesota to work in the summer and to Phoenix in the winter. Tom loved every aspect of his life. He loved his Lord Jesus Christ first; his wife; children and grands and great; all of his and his wife’s extended families; and many, many friends and patients. Tom was a man of great integrity, and we were all blessed to have him and know him. Tom’s favorite saying was “When values are clear, decisions are easy.” Thank you, Lord. Dr. Anderson is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth, of the home; his four children, Mark and wife Danette Anderson of Washington, Mo., Lyn and husband Steve Farmer of Phoenix, Tim Anderson of Long Beach, Calif., and Sheri and husband Tony Williams of Fayette; eight grandchildren, Christopher and wife Ginny Anderson, Elizabeth and husband Andy Meyer, Brett and wife Tracy Anderson, Erin and husband Nick Dorman, Stephanie Farmer, Ashley Anderson, and Samantha and Sadie Williams; four great-grandchildren, Kelsey, Coleton, Connor and Tyler; one sister, Helen and husband Bill Bullock of Ballwin; one brother, Evan Anderson of Denver; and his stepmother, Rachel Anderson of Chesterfield. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Al Anderson. Memorials
are suggested to Rainbow House, Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization
(ECHO), Memorial Baptist Church Family Assistance or Shepherd’s Basket
in care of Friemonth-Freese Funeral Service, 174 Highway 5 & 240 N.,
Fayette, Mo., 65248.
Lowell W. Morse, 78, of Columbia passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at his home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Robinson Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Burial will follow in New Salem Cemetery. Mr. Morse was born Feb. 26, 1931, in Kansas City, the son of Carl W. and Eveyn Stephenson Morse. He married Johnnie Morene Black on Sept. 26, 1952, in Melbourne, Ark., and she preceded him in death on Sept. 30, 2009. He was a member of the Columbia Masonic Lodge. Survivors include two sons, Steve Morse and his wife, Kathy, of Ashland, and Stuart Morse of Columbia; one brother, Kenneth Lee Morse; three grandchildren, Christina Floyd, Tyler Morse and Tara Morse; and three great-grandchildren, Emma, Scarlett and Harper Floyd. Memorial
contributions are suggested to Missouri River Hospice of Columbia.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, at Memorial Funeral Home with burial to follow at Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. Mrs. McKinstry was born March 1, 1921, on the family farm in Barton County, to Braxton Earl and Emma Sitts Miller. On Dec. 28, 1940, she married Joseph Owen McKinstry. Frances was a Past Worthy Matron of Boone Chapter 290 OES and a member of Temple Shrine No. 7 and Athens Rebekah Lodge No. 383. She held various offices in each organization. While working at the University of Missouri, she was a member of American Business Women. She loved gardening and flowers and could be found most nice days in her yard. Frances lived and worked in Columbia all her adult life before moving to Texas recently to be with family there. In her later years she enjoyed traveling with her children and grandchildren to California, Hawaii, Washington, and cruising through the Panama Canal. She loved Hawaii, especially the vegetation and landscape. She is survived by two children, John Earl “Jack” McKinstry and wife Martha of Houston, and Linda Jo Petrauskas and husband Algis of Soquel, Calif. Five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren who live in South Carolina, Texas, and California survive. She is also survived by a sister, Charlotte Fitzgerald, and two nieces and their children. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years; by an infant brother, James Martin Miller; and by a sister, Opal Anna Miller. She made friends wherever she went and will be missed by many. Tributes
can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at Perche Baptist Church on Perche Road in Clark. Visitation will precede the service from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Rural Dale Baptist Church located east of Trenton. A scheduled visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial following full military honors will be in Rural Dale Cemetery. Richard was born May 13, 1926, on a farm in rural Grundy County near Galt, the son of the late Arthur and Mildred Collins. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1944 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II, including a tour of duty in Okinawa. He was united in marriage to Madolyn Ruth Wilson on Nov. 28, 1947, in Trenton. Richard earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1951. Richard began his 29-year career with Midcontinent Farmers Association as farm editor in 1951 and retired as vice president of communications in 1979. He was active in various trade groups, including the Cooperative Editor’s Association, where he served as vice president and president. While at MFA, Richard provided leadership for the planning and construction of the Shelter Insurance Gardens. After his early retirement from MFA, Richard operated a landscaping and building maintenance business with his two youngest sons, along with owning a cow-calf operation on his rural Boone County farm. Richard was very involved in his local community and enjoyed serving in a number of capacities at his local church, Perche Baptist, where he was recently named deacon emeritus. Richard is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Madolyn; and nine living children, Becky Vogt, Cindy Davidson and husband Dennis, Paula Campbell and husband Terry, Jeff Collins and wife Cathy, Brian Collins and wife Susan, Sam Collins and wife Cathy, Julie Thompson and husband Craig, Steve Collins and wife Darci, and Karen Mershon and husband Clark. Also, Richard is survived by 26 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; his sister, Katheryn Watkins and husband Louis; and brother Donald Collins and wife Dee. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Mildred Collins; and a son, Bruce. Memorial
contributions are suggested to be given to Perche Baptist Church. These
may be left at or mailed to Perche Baptist Church or mailed to the Whitaker
Eads Funeral Home at 813 Custer St., Trenton, Mo., 64683.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at Memorial Funeral home. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Memorial Funeral Home. Mary Lou was born April 16, 1927, to Grover Cleveland and Dona Thaxton Fulbright in Millersville. She and Harold Grant were married June 15, 1946, in Osceola, Ark. They resided in Jackson until 1964, when they moved to Columbia. She was employed with State Farm as a part-time employee at the Arch Hill-Dale Nichols Agency until retiring in 1984. Mary Lou’s pride and joy was her family, especially spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and preparing feasts for her family and friends. Surviving are her husband, Harold; daughters Pat Singer and Carol Kyd and son-in-law Tom Kyd of Columbia; two sisters, Jean Niswonger of Cape Girardeau and June Svoboda and husband George Svoboda of Edmond, Okla.; five grandchildren, Wendy Glascock and husband Chad, Ryan Kyd and wife Leah, Jeff Singer, Michael Kyd and Kenneth Kyd; and three great-grandchildren, Grayson and Laken Glascock and Madalyn Kyd. She was
preceded in death by her parents; sisters Betty Mehrle and Mildred Luetje;
brothers-in-law Glen Luetje and Glenn Niswonger; son-in-law Thomas Singer;
and infant daughter Theresa Lynn Grant.
Jerry E. Carrington, 76, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, with services following on Monday at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial with military honors will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. He attended Fulton High School and was a graduate of the University of Missouri in 1955. An officer in the U.S. Army, he served in the 291st Field Artillery Battalion of Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. Upon his return to the United States in 1958, he worked for the Missouri Highway Department and later became a real estate broker and residential appraiser. He was a survey officer and battery commander for the Mexico, Mo., and Columbia Army National Guard. He also served in the Army Reserve and retired as a lieutenant colonel. For the last 21 years, he served as a volunteer in the Salute to Veterans organization. Until his death, he served as the employer support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) area chairman for four counties. Jerry served on the board of directors for the Daniel Boone Little League and helped establish the baseball complex in West Columbia. He served as a Scout leader, and was the baseball commissioner for the Show-Me Games for three years. He was a member of the National Association of Realtors, participating member of the Downtown Optimist Club, National Retired Officers Association and a member of First Christian Church of Columbia. He was preceded in death by his parents, George E. and Ada E. Carrington; brother George E. “Red” Carrington; sister Evelyn Haley; and his first wife, Loraine Gay. He is survived by his wife, Charlette of the home; daughters Lisa Ann Pletz and husband Fred of Chesterfield, and Jana Gay Carrington and husband Brendan Price of Orlando, Fla.; sons Carson Lee and wife Jayne of Chesterfield, Mark Alan and wife Cynthia of Joliet, Ill., and Michael Lee of Bloomington, Ill. He leaves behind six grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren. Memorials may be made to Salute to Veterans, Coyote Hills and Broadway Christian Church. Tributes
can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Ina May Freie, 74, of Columbia passed away Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Services, conducted by the Rev. Brian Thieme, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Nilson Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Columbia Cemetery. Mrs. Freie was born Oct. 26, 1935, in Middletown to Buell and Beulah Trower Peery. She married George Freie on Sept. 23, 1951, in Wellsville. He preceded her in death on July 10, 1999. Survivors include her sons, Jeffrey Freie and wife Donna, and Timothy Freie and wife Lori; four grandchildren, Steven, Kevin and Tyler Freie and Gavin Morris; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorials
are suggested to Dream Factory, Pascal Pals or the charity of your choice.
Published Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Services were held Saturday, Dec. 5, in Madison. He was born in Cleveland, received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago and his master’s degree in public administration from Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. He married Elizabeth Ruth Hoag of Barrington, R.I., in 1940. After serving in the Coast Guard in World War II, Mr. Freese worked for the federal government in Washington, D.C. In 1954, Mr. and Mrs. Freese and their four children moved to Columbia when Mr. Freese accepted the position at Stephens. Mr. Freese worked closely with Stephens President Tom Spragens, and later with President Seymour Smith, as they built enrollment, instituted new programs and enlarged the campus. The Firestone Baars Chapel, Stamper Commons and the pedestrian overpasses at the Broadway and College Avenue intersection were all projects to which Mr. Freese devoted much planning and effort. After the
death of his wife, Elizabeth, at age 47, Mr. Freese married the former
Jean Bliss, an instructor in the Stephens College Department of Physical
Education and Dance, in 1968. In 1977, the couple retired to McFarland,
Wis., just outside of Madison, where they were active in civic and charitable
causes for many years.
Published Saturday, December 5, 2009 Mathilde “Tillie” Berkley, age 87, of Columbia died on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. at Boone Hospital. Memorial Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., with the Rev. John Yonker officiating. Mrs. Berkley will be cremated and entombed at Memorial Park Mausoleum. Mrs. Berkley was born on Dec. 3, 1922, in Boston. On Nov. 27, 1947, she married James Earl Berkley at First Christian Church in Columbia. She served in the Marine Corps during World War II from March 20, 1944, to Aug. 16, 1946, and reached the rank of staff sergeant. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1950. She worked for the Columbia Daily Tribune in the advertising department. She also was the publicity director for C.R.O.P. (Christian Rural Overseas Program) and volunteered at the Wardrobe and served on its board for many years. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Janet Berkley of Morton Grove, Ill., and Barbara Cornell of Columbia; one son, Jim Berkley of Denver; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one sister in Florida. Memorial
contributions are suggested to The Wardrobe, 715 Park Ave., Columbia, Mo.,
65201.
Hazel Ruth Holmes, 87, of Columbia passed away Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at Parkside Manor. Private graveside services will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Ruth was born on Nov. 26, 1922, in Columbia to Herschell and Doyle Price, and they preceded her in death. On Dec. 20, 1947, she married her husband F. Paul Holmes. He preceded her in death in 1996. Ruth grew up in Harrisburg, where she graduated from high school. She was a member of the Columbia Art League, where she was a former president and secretary/treasurer. She was an active member of Locust Grove Methodist Church, where she was a former treasurer. Ruth enjoyed gardening, and she grew many beautiful flowers, some of which became the subject of her paintings. She was a devoted wife and mother of four children. Survivors include her children, Patricia Irwin and her husband, Bill, and David Holmes of Columbia; her siblings, Walter Price of Benton, Ill., Lucille Klinefelter of Chillicothe and Dorothy Bogle of Auburn, Neb.; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was also preceded in death by her two sons, Frederick P. Holmes Jr. and Stephen R. Holmes; and a brother, Wendell Price. Memorial
contributions are suggested to Midway Locust Grove Methodist Church or
Community Hospice of America, c/o Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business
Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo., 65202. Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Published Thursday, December 24, 2009 Vincent W. Zager, 84, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at South Hampton Place. Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial
will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m.
until time of services Saturday at the funeral home.
Vincent served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the South Pacific on the destroyer Ralph Talbot. He also served in the Korean War. Vincent then worked as an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. After his retirement from the Navy, he worked at the MU Research Reactor. After his retirement from the University of Missouri, he worked at the Callaway Nuclear Plant. He was a member of the Masonic lodge in Columbia, and he will be remembered as someone who loved boating and skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks and living life to its fullest. He is survived by three daughters, Lori Benthall and her husband, Dean, and Karen Althage and her husband, Karl, all of Columbia and Sharon Voorhis and her husband, Mark, of Walkersville, Md.; one sister, Anna Politte of St. Louis; eight grandchildren, Stephanie Isaacs and her husband, Steve, Kyle Cook and his fiancé, Shawna Staggs, Katie and Kelsey Benthall and Michael, Matthew, Andrew and Megan Voorhis; three step-grandchildren, Erin, Jeffrey and Jonathan Althage; and one great-grandson, Vincent Isaacs. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Alzheimer’s Association-Mid Missouri Chapter, 2400 Bluff Creek Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65201; or the Vincent Gurucharri Foundation, 1605 E. Broadway, Suite 110, Columbia, Mo., 65201. Tributes
can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Published Thursday, December 24, 2009 Robert Earl Hampton, 85, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, at the funeral home. Robert was born Jan. 21, 1924, in Rockwell City, Iowa, to Oral and Eva Lasater Hampton, and they preceded him in death. He married Mildred Bloomquist on June 22, 1947, in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, and she survives. Robert graduated in 1941 from Barnum High School in Iowa. He was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church in Columbia and enjoyed traveling, the Missouri Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals, but his greatest love was spending time with his family and grandchildren. He also is survived by five daughters, Phyllis Cook and her husband, Dale, of Glendale, Ariz., Annette Sells and her husband, Wayne, of Columbia, Paulette Thurston and her husband, Charlie, of Harrisburg and Karen Knipp and her husband, Joe, and Elaine Baumgartner and her husband, Alan, all of Auxvasse; one daughter-in-law, Marcia Hampton of Des Moines, Iowa; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Robert also was preceded in death by one son, Terry Hampton; and two brothers, Harold Hampton and Marvin Hampton. Memorial
contributions can be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 606 Ridgeway Ave.,
Columbia, Mo., 65203. Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, at Unitarian Universalist Church, 2615 Shepard Blvd. Burial will be private, in Bethel Cemetery in Holliday. Mike was born Sept. 23, 1947, in Kirksville to Aldace and Jean Wilkerson Naughton. He graduated from La Plata High School in 1965 and attended Northeast Missouri State Teacher’s College (now Truman State University) for one year, after which he graduated from the University of Missouri Linotype School in 1967. During this time — starting in high school as a printer’s devil at the La Plata Home Press — he worked as a tramp printer in several north Missouri towns before going into the U.S. Army in 1967, where he served in Vietnam, returning in 1969 to attend MU and work as a journeyman typesetter and page compositor at the Columbia Daily Tribune. After the Tribune forced its printers out on strike in 1971 when they converted from hot to cold type, resulting in an NLRB action which the Tribune lost and finally settled in 1974, Mike published an alternative weekly newspaper, The Hard Traveling Times, and did much of the paperwork to get KOPN Radio on the air. He was president of the Columbia Typographical Union No. 160 from 1974-77. In 1977, Mike left printing to join the Ironworkers Local 396, becoming a journeyman and working until 2001, serving as delegate to the Central Missouri Labor Council from 1995 to 2002. After retiring from ironworking, he went to work for the Transportation Security Administration at Columbia Regional Airport, where he was employed at the time of his death. Mike married Kay Callison in 1975, who survives him. In addition to his wife, Kay Callison, and daughter Dora, Mike is survived by his mother of La Plata; one brother; and several nieces and nephews, including Duane Dimmitt of Columbia. His father and one sister, Patricia Dimmitt, preceded him in death. Donations
may be made in Mike’s memory to the Personal Recovery Program at Truman
Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, where Mike had been doing volunteer peer counseling
for veterans with mental health issues since the summer of 2007. Checks
should be made to Truman VA Hospital, and in the memo section please reference:
Personal Recovery Program. Mail to Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital,
attn: Voluntary Services, 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65201.
Visitation
will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia,
with services being held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Columbia
She was
born Nov. 7, 1954, to Alfred and Marjorie Duebbert Ruether in St. Charles.
She attended St. Dominic High School and graduated from the
In 1976,
Ann married Dan Stapleton, and they have one daughter, Hannah, son-in-law
Michael Miller and granddaughter Matilda Ann Miller, born
Ann spent
her professional life as a nurse practitioner in the Columbia community.
She was employed since 2002 with University of Missouri Health
Professional
organizations include Missouri Coalition of Nurses in Advanced Practice;
Oncology Nurses Society; Missouri Nurses Association,
Ann was
an educator and a caregiver in the truest sense. Her dedication to her
work and to patient care was foremost in her interaction with cancer
At home,
Ann’s primary focus was her family. She was a great wife to Dan, understanding
mother to Hannah and doting grandmother to Matilda
Ann was
also a knitter who humorously referred to herself as a “fiber artist” for
her creative hats, gloves, sweaters, scarves and socks she knitted for
Ironically and sadly, the very disease, breast cancer, that Ann was so involved with also was the disease that resulted in her death on Christmas Day. Other survivors
include her stepfather, Paul Struckhoff, and a host of family members on
the Ruether, Struckhoff and Stapleton sides of the family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Marjorie Duebbert Ruether. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to Ellis Fischel Cancer Center in Columbia. Tributes
can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
Kurtis M. Molly, 55, of Greenwood, formerly of Columbia, succumbed to cancer Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. Services
will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Kutis Funeral Home, 5255 Lemay
Ferry Road in St. Louis, with visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Survivors
include children Richard and Matt, a Hickman High School and University
of Missouri graduate; grandchildren Wesley, Rebecca and
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Walter
John Wyss II, 63, of Columbia died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, in Columbia.
Parker
C. LaCross, 20, Indianapolis, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2009. He
was born January 2, 1989 in Ft. Wayne, to Guilio and Laura (Sorrels) LaCross.
Nathan
Randolph Williams Sr., 89, of Columbia died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, at
Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital.
Joseph
“Gene” E. Sestak, 74, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009,
after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
John
T. “Little John” Winegar, 71, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at his home in
Columbia.
Bernice
S. Burkeholder, 98, of Columbia died Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at Lenoir Woods.
Mary
V. Tutt, 88, of Columbia died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, while vacationing
with her daughter, Mary, in Florida.
Woodrow
Wilson Baumgartner, 96, of Columbia left this Earth to go home to his Lord
on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009.
June
LaRue Goodwin, 80, of Columbia passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2009,
at Boone Hospital Center.
Janet
Marie Reynolds, 63, of Rocheport passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009, at
home after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Helen
Irene Bryant, 82, of Rocky Mount died Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at her
home.
Arthur
Witt Jr., 88, of Columbia passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009, at his
home in Columbia.
Virginia
Margaret Pingelton, 83, originally of Hospers, Iowa, died on Sunday, March
29, 2009, in Columbia. Her four children were by her side as she passed
away peacefully.
Dorothy
Koch Harris, 79, of Columbia passed away Thursday, April 2, 2009, at South
Hampton Place.
Jack
Overton, 73, of Columbia passed away Saturday, April 4, 2009, unexpectedly
in his sleep.
Anna
Elizabeth Frank Forbis, 91, of Columbia passed away peacefully on Sunday,
April 5, 2009, in Columbia surrounded by her family.
Donald
Brown Brooker, 92, of Columbia passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009, at
Lenoir Health Care Center.
Clark
M. Campbell, 85, of Columbia died Saturday, April 13, 2009, at Boone Hospital
Center.
Myrtle
Neef Rapp, 71, of Columbia died Friday, May 1, 2009, at Boone Hospital
Center.
Thomas
Bryan Defoe, 54, of Columbia was found deceased on Tuesday, May 5, 2009.
John
C. Wehrle, born 03 December 1936, died Tuesday, 05 May 2009, at Mercy Hospital
in Merced, his loving daughter, Susan, by his side.
Anna
“Anne” B. Allen, 65, of Hallsville passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009, at
home surrounded by her loving family after a long, courageous battle with
cancer.
Austin
“Darrell” Ferguson, 85, of Columbia went to be with the Lord on Thursday,
July 9, 2009, at Lenoir Healthcare.
George
W. Anglen, 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 12, 2009, after a
recent illness. He was surrounded by his entire family as he passed from
this world.
Norma
Jo Gibson Miller, 75, of Columbia died suddenly at 12:15 p.m. Sunday, July
19, 2009, at Boone Hospital in Columbia after suffering a massive stroke
earlier that morning. She reached the age of 75 years, 11 months and 10
days.
Kay
Franklin, 68, of Columbia died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in Columbia after
a brief illness.
Larry
McCubbin, 65, of Columbia died Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at his home.
Marquis
Rochelle, 26, of Columbia passed away July 25, 2009.
Pearl
“Annie” Snodgrass, 93, of Columbia passed away Monday, July 27, 2009, at
The Bluffs. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, at Memorial
Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until the service time Wednesday.
Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Michael
Joseph “Mike” Ellebracht, 56, of Columbia died Tuesday, July 28, 2009,
at his Columbia home after a lengthy struggle with cancer.
Doris
Susan Marks, 83, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at her
home.
Richard
Lee Williams, 77, of Columbia passed away Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, at Truman
Memorial Veterans’ Hospital.
Earl
S.C. Stuart, 91, of Columbia passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at Boone
Hospital Center.
Dr.
Thomas Wade Burns, 85, of Columbia passed away Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at
Lenoir Woods Care Center.
Marty
Bowser, 60, of Atlanta passed away of natural causes on Friday, Aug. 21,
2009, in her home in Atlanta. On this day, she joined her beloved husband
in heaven, who passed away 364 days before.
W.
LeRoy Anderson, 76, of Columbia passed away Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at
home after a battle with cancer.
Pearl
Nadine Flickinger, 85, of Columbia passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, at
her home.
Florance
Louise Berner Garrett, 89, a woman known for fun and the love of family,
passed away Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.
Ruby
Pearl Spry, 76, died peacefully at her home in Columbia surrounded by her
family on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009.
Norma
Fehrle, 82, of Iowa died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, at Marshalltown Medical
and Surgical Center.
George
L. Breting Jr., 90, of Columbia passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, at
Boone Hospital Center.
Beverly
Ann Conner, 77, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, at University
Hospital.
Carey
Thomas Southall, 88, former professor of education at the University of
Missouri, died in his sleep of natural causes on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009,
in Columbia.
Valeta
Mae Snell, 56, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
Leonard
Eugene Vorce, 86, of Columbia passed away Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, at his
home. Mr. Vorce was known as Gene by his family and friends.
Dr.
Stephen Francis Whitted, 95, of Columbia passed away Saturday, Oct. 17,
2009, at Lenoir Healthcare.
Geneva
Shettlesworth, 87, of Hartsburg passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, at Boone
Hospital Center.
Emerson
Lee Williamson, 87, formerly of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20,
2009, in Madison.
George
Henry Canton Sr., 72, of Columbia, was called home to rest from all his
labor on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009.
Carson
Reed Teel, 80, of Columbia died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Kaiser.
Ramona
Frances Lamberti, 81, passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, Nov.
9, 2009.
Russel
Edgar Sackreiter, 90, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
Om
Sehgal, 77, of Columbia passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in Columbia.
Dr.
Thomas Ramsey Anderson, 75, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at his farm in
Howard County in a tractor accident. One of his sons and his two grandsons
were with him. We want to thank the good Howard County rescue people and
others who heard the 911 call and came so quickly to help, as well as the
helicopter team and trauma unit at University Hospital who did all they
could. Tom died on his farm doing what he loved.
Frances
Pearl McKinstry, 88, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Columbia, passed away
Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Houston.
Richard
Maurice Collins, 83, of Clark passed away Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at The
Bluffs in Columbia.
Mary
Lou Grant, 82, of Columbia passed away peacefully at home on Thursday,
Nov. 26, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Gordon
Perry Freese, 93, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, in Madison, Wis. Mr. Freese
was a longtime resident of Columbia and served as vice-president of Stephens
College for more than 20 years.
Passed
away suddenly and unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Christmas
Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Michael Lee Naughton, 62, of Columbia passed
away suddenly and unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Christmas
Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. He and his wife, Kay Callison, were visiting
their daughter, Dora Naughton, in New York City.
Ann
Ruether Stapleton, 55, passed away early Christmas morning, Friday, Dec.
25, 2009, from complications of breast