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Those we love truly never die Though year by year the sad memorial wreath-- A ring and flowers, types of life and death-- Are laid upon their graves. Well blessed is she who has a dear one dead A friend she has whose face will never change, A dear communion that will not grow strange. The anchor of a life is death. There is no death, nor change, nor any ending. Only a journey, and so many go That we who stay at length discern the blending Of the two roads, two breaths, two lives, and so Come to the high and quiet knowledge that the dead Are but ourselves, made beautiful instead. From, "Readings on the Philosophy of Death" Author Unknown, from "Poetry For Verse Speaking Choir" Arranged by, Helen D. Williams
Bonnadell Pendleton, Class of 1943, passed away February 12, 2012.
William L. “Sonny” Thornton, Class of 1965, passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at Parkside Manor in Columbia.
Lola Renfro, Class of 1935, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2012, at Loring Hospital in Sac City, Iowa.
Claudine Cook Staats, Class of 1943, passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at The Bluffs.
Lloyd B. Douglas, Class of 1943, passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at Boone Hospital Center.
Jerry Wayne Thornton, Class of 1956, passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital.
Mae Doty Barnes, Class of 1937, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012, in Andover, Kansas.
Jewell Hayes Bentley, Class of 1965, passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at her home in Columbia.
Waldo Cole, Class of 1937, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at South Hampton Place.
Published Sunday, January 8, 2012 Waldo Cole, 94, of Columbia died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at South Hampton Place.Mr. Cole was born Oct. 14, 1917, in Columbia. He was married to Margaret Rogers on Sept. 17, 1950, and she preceded him death.Mr. Cole graduated from Hickman High School, joined the U.S. Army and served during World War II. He worked for 23 years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.He is survived by one grandson, two great-granddaughters and one great-grandson.Mr. Cole had one brother, Walter Cole, who preceded him death.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the charity of your choice.Condolences may be sent to the family at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.Published Thursday, January 12, 2012 Jewell Hayes Bentley, 66, of Columbia passed into life eternal on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at her home surrounded by her friends and family.Services will be at noon Saturday, Jan. 14, at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Columbia. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon at the church. Jewell Hayes Bentley was born Sept. 4, 1945, in Columbia, the daughter of John and Amanda Williams Hayes.She is survived by her sons, Tracy Hayes of Columbia and Clarence Bentley of Jefferson City; stepson William Bentley; stepdaughters Sandra Bentley, Joann Stevens and Shirley Ann Griffin of Jefferson City; four brothers, Carl “Jack” Hayes of Wichita, Kan., and his special friend Geraldine Morris, Clarence (Vonnia) Hayes of Las Vegas and the Rev. Raymond (Celestine) Hayes and William (Cornelia) Hayes, both of Columbia; and three sisters, Clara Pauline (James) Harris of Peoria, Ill., Evelyn Lee and Phyllis (John) Williams, all of Columbia.Condolences may be left at www.htmayfuneralhome.com.Published Friday, January 13, 2012Mae Barnes, 95, a longtime Columbia resident, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in Andover, Kan.A celebration of life will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Peace Lutheran Church, located at 405 W. 21st St. in Andover. Funeral services in Columbia will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at Memorial Funeral Home. There will be a visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Funeral Home. Due to the expected cold weather, a committal ceremony in lieu of graveside services will be held immediately following in Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.Mae was born in Clarksville, Iowa, Dec. 14, 1916, to Roy and Laura Louise Conn Doty. On Jan.16, 1943, she married John T. Barnes Jr., in Little Rock, Ark., and he survives.In addition to her loving husband, she is survived by her two sons, John T. “Jay” Barnes III (Shirley) of Wichita, Kan., and Robert Gene “Bob” Barnes (Susan) of Fair Grove; two grandchildren, Jason Lee Barnes (Rachel) of Springfield and Shanyn Mae Barton (Travis) of Fair Grove; and two great-grandchildren, Kaleb and Kailynn Barton of Fair Grove. Mae was preceded in death by her parents and six siblings.Memorial donations in Mae’s name are encouraged by the family for the charity of your choice.Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com. Published Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Jerry Wayne Thornton, 74, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital.Interment was today in Columbia Cemetery.Jerry was born on Aug. 1, 1937, in Columbia to Roy and Theresa Pierce Thornton.He is survived by his sister, Doris Schneider of Boise, Idaho; and his brother, Allen Dale Thornton (Jan) of Mission, Texas.He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Charles and Ted Thornton.Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com. Published Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Lloyd B. Douglas, 86, of Ashland passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at Boone Hospital Center. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Fairview Cemetery. Lloyd was born June 1, 1925, in Columbia to Charles and Elsie Douglas. He married Marilyn Le Sieur on March 2, 1947, after serving in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee during World War II. He was the grain elevator manager at Farmway Co-op for 33 years and worked at the Tribune for several years after retirement. He was a member of Olivet Christian Church.He is survived by Katherine Mooney, whom he married Sept. 19, 2002; his brother, Garland; son Jerry and wife Pamela of La Mirada, Calif.; grandchildren Stacey Kolzow of Jefferson City and Chad and wife Kristine of La Mirada, Calif.; great-grandchildren Chelsea, Gabrielle, Cal, Samantha, Cole, Sean, Riley and Liam; and numerous nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his wife Marilyn on June 30, 1995; and grandson Jeremy, father of Sean, on Feb. 17, 2003.Online condolences may be left at nilsonfuneralhome.com. Published Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Claudine Cook Staats, 86, of Rocheport passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at The Bluffs.Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Memorial Funeral Home, with burial following in Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.She was born July 16, 1925, in Boone County, the daughter of the late Claude M. and Jenny Cook. She was united in marriage to Ray Staats on Aug. 2, 1944, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 15, 1998.Mrs. Staats was a graduate of Hickman High School. She was a bank teller for many years. She enjoyed making ceramics and spending time with her family. Mrs. Staats also had a love of going to McDonald’s and Subway to people-watch.Survivors include her brothers-in law, Wayne Staats and Jerry Mockbee; and several nephews and cousins.Memorial gifts are suggested to Columbia Second Chance, P.O. Box 10186, Columbia, Mo., 65205. Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeand cemetery.com.Published by Farber & Otteman Funeral Home & Cremation Center Lola Renfro, 94, of Wall Lake, Iowa, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2012, at Loring Hospital in Sac City, Iowa. Lola was born on March 30, 1917, to Aubrey and Mary (Tempy) Butler in Columbia, MO. She attended school and graduated from Hickman High School with the class of 1935 in Columbia. Lola married Ira Edward Renfro on August 3, 1936 in Columbia. To this union two children were born: Brenda and Larry. She worked in the filing department at Shelter Insurance in Columbia for 28 years. She retired in 1982 and moved to Wall Lake.She was active in her church, Trinity Presbyterian Church of Wall Lake for over 29 years, serving on the funeral service committee. Lola loved to play Yahtzee and was very fond of her dogs. She was well known for her wonderful cooking and delicious homemade pies. Lola was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, always cheering on the team whenever she could. Lola is survived by her daughter: Brenda (Roy) Russom of Wall Lake, IA; grandchildren: Reverend Randy (Cathy) Russom of Sac City, IA, Michael (Debra) Russom of Nevada, IA, Julie (Gregg) Davis of Annapolis, MD, Scott Renfro of Columbia, MO, and Suzanne (Mark) Artenrieth of Columbia, MO; great grandchildren: Hillary Russom, Aaron, Abbey, and Brandon Russom, Alex Kirby, Tanner Davis, and Jacob and Sydnie Sobaski; great-great grandchild: Akira Pelletier; and daughter-in-law: Gloria Renfro of Columbia, MO. She was preceded in death by her husband Ira, her parents, her son Larry Renfro, her sisters: Jane (Lloyd) Bittle, Dorothy (Bud) Lewis, and Ruby Butler, and her brothers: Carl Butler, Frank (Margaret) Butler, and Clifford (Ruby) Butler.Visitation is from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 02, 2012 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Wall Lake, IA and a Memorial Service will follow at 2:00 p.m. Interment at a later date in Columbia, Missouri. Published Thursday, February 16, 2012 William L. “Sonny” Thornton, 66, of Columbia passed into eternity Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at Parkside Manor in Columbia.A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at St. Paul AME Church in Columbia. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.William was born Jan. 14, 1946, to the late Otentha M. Thornton and Turner Smith.Sonny, or “Bill” by friends, moved to Kansas City in his early 20s. Sonny worked for Riss International and then later the Tiehen Co. Sonny loved to go fishing and was an excellent cook. He also bowled on a league for many years.He is survived by four children, William of Kansas City, Donna of Augusta, Ga., Domico (Tasha) of Kansas City and Jamaal (Molly) of Columbia; 18 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Shirley Henderson of Wichita, Kan., Nettle Wesley of Pensacola, Fla., and Ethel Jackson of Jefferson City; and one aunt, Willa P. Thornton of Chicago.Online condolences may be left at www.htmayfuneralhome.com. Published in Topeka Capital-Journal on February 14, 2012. Bonnadell Pendleton, 87, of Topeka, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on February 12, 2012. Memorial services are pending. For more information, or to leave a message for the family online, visit www.DoveCremation.com.From Joe Forsee;Bonnie attended most, if not all, of our class reunions. Her brother, Maurice, also our classmate, died in 1997. Bonnie was a bit more than a year older than little brother, Maurice. They both laughed when relating that their parents held Bonnie back a year so she could walk with Maurice to the country school they attended. So they went through 12 years of school together and graduated together in 1943 from Hickman.In the late 1940s, Bonnie married Joe Quinones and they lived for a while in New York City where Joe was a pastor of a store-front church, sponsored by the Southern Baptist Convention. Later they divorced and Bonnie moved back to Missouri, then to Topeka where Maurice and his family lived. After Maurice died, she and Maurice's widow, Martha Rae, were a comforting twosome.Bonnie is survived by several nieces and nephews.Her desire was to be cremated. Her nephew who looked after her in recent years, said that a Memorial Service would be held at a later date.Memorial Service for Bonnie Pendleton will be conducted Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 3:00 pm at the First Baptist Church in Topeka, KS. The address is: 3033 SW MacVicar Ave, Topeka, KS 66611 Phone 785-267-0380. ******************************************************************************* From Dove Cremation and Funeral Service of Topeka, Kansas. Bonnadell (Bonnie) Pendleton, 87, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on, Sunday, February 12, 2012. Bonnie was born June 15, 1924 in Henley, Mo. She was the daughter of Charles Arthur and Bessie Mabel (Ambrose) Pendleton. She spent her early years in and around the Jefferson City and Columbia Missouri area.She graduated from Hickman High School in Columbia in 1944. After graduation, she attended Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This is where she met and married Joseph Quinones. Together, they went to New York City where they pastored Grace Baptist Church in Brooklyn for many years. It was during this time she began touching the lives of children. While she had no children of her own, she was instrumental in the lives of numerous young people through her work with the church youth and later for a home for unwed mothers. Bonnie and Joe were later divorced. Bonnie worked as an administrative assistant to the chair of the Pharmacology department at Cornell Medical College from 1973-1986, when she retired.After retirement, she spent time enjoying her many hobbies. She had a lifelong love of opera, reading, travel, entertaining in her home and dancing. She loved to travel, especially her trips to Australia and Greece. Once she moved to Kansas City, Mo. In 2001, she developed a love for the Kansas City Royals. She loved going to Kaufman Stadium to watch them play.Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents and her 3 brothers: Nelson, Gene and Maurice. This was a never-ending source of amazement to her as she was a sickly child and her brothers were always strong and healthy, and she outlived them all! She was also preceded in death by Don Pendleton (nephew), Christi Oder (great niece), Greg Hurt (great nephew), Brenlee Lister (great great niece) and Jeremy Pendleton (great great nephew). She is survived by nieces Suzanne Stephens (Jim), Robin ‘Little Bonnie’ Mason (Bob), and nephews Jon Pendleton and Craton Pendleton (Susan). Also great nieces Kelly Mason and Tammy Lister (Nick) and great nephews Keith Stephens (Jill), Kenny Stephens (Tara), Kevin Mason and Kyle Mason. Also surviving are great-great nieces Reese Lister, Katie Stephens, Isabelle Stephens and Sydney Stephens, and great-great nephews Reegen Lister and Cooper Stephens. She was loved by many and will be missed by all who knew her.There will be a Celebration of Life Service held Saturday, Feb. 25th, at First Baptist Church, 3033 SW MacVicar Ave., Topeka, KS at 3:00 PM. Private inurnment will be held at a later date.In lieu of flowers, you may send donations, in her name, to Autumn Home Plus, 747 N.W. Walnut Lane, Topeka, KS 66617 or Grace Hospice, 3715 SW 29th St., Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66614. Messages can be left at dovecremation.com Links: City of Columbia Columbia Weather Forecast Columbia Daily Tribune Columbia Missourian Columbia Public Schools Daniel Boone Regional Library Hickman Kewpie Classmates Association United States Postal Service
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