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 Pat Baker

The Class of '59 grieves with our classmate Doyne for the loss of his beloved wife of 47 years, Pat Baker.  Our prayers will continue to be with you in the days and weeks that follow.

 

Update 12-21-06

Pat Baker died at her home Dec. 20, 2006.  Pat and Doyne were married 47 years.  Doyne has asked that in lieu of flowers a donation be made to favorite charity in Pat's name.

 

                                                       

  Special Prayer Request for Pat Baker and Family

 

12/12/06

 A special prayer request for Pat and the Baker family.  Pat has cancer of the brain and lung.  She's receiving care from Hospice.  Pat is the wife of Doyne Baker, class of '59.  Doyne is a big supporter and organizer of the Gideon Seniors of '59'- 50th reunion.   Updates will be posted when received.

Doyne's personal page

   


 

Otto Bean, Jr.

(Photo)Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Otto Bean, Jr., 68, of Peach Orchard, Mo., died Sunday, July 16, 2006 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

Born January 1, 1938 in Gideon, Mo., the son of the late Otto Bean, Sr., and Alice Marie Lee Bean, he was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Kennett, a farmer, and a state representative.

On Feb. 14, 1960 he married Janet Stillman Bean at Columbia, Mo.

Other survivors include two sons, Jason Bean and Barry Bean of Peach Orchard and a sister, Alma Coffey of Sikeston, Mo.

 

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 22 at First Presbyterian Church in Kennett with Rev. Joe Porter officiating.

Bradshaw Funeral Home of Kennett is in charge of arrangements.

Family requested that memorials be made to the Memorial Wings Cancer Foundation located at 100 North Humphreys Blvd. in Memphis, Tenn., 38120 or University of Missouri

Delta Research Center at P.O. Box 160 in Portageville, Mo. 63873.

 


Jerry Brittain

 

As hard as he fought, Jerry Brittain (Gideon class of '62) passed away, Wed. March 5th , at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro.  His visitation and funeral was at Murphy's Funeral Home in Lepanto, Arkansas and graveside services were at Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton, Missouri.  It was Jerry's wish to be buried in Stanfield Cemetery. 

 


Buster Bugg

Clyda Bugg writes...

 

My brother Buster passed away yesterday.(7-8-07) He had been in bad health but we thought he was doing better. We will be burying him at Stanfield. I will let everyone know the dates as soon as we know. Keep us in your prayers.  Clyda

Update
I just wanted to let you know the final plans for my brother. He is being cremated and we are having a memorial graveside service at Stanfield on the 4th of August at 11am. His children could not be here prior to that date so that is the time and place. Thanks for the prayers and thoughts. He will be buried with Roberta and his daughter. Clyda

 

Note: Clyda and sister Roberta (class of '57 now deceased) and several siblings attended Gideon Schools in the 50's.  Their father was a minister and mother worked in the Drug Store at Gideon Anderson.


David Butler

 

David Butler of Portageville, Mo passed away last week (last week in January 2008) from cancer.  He was 68 years old and leaves his wife, Mary Jo, daughter Cheryl and son David Lynn.  He also had 2 grandsons.  He graduated from Gideon in 1960 and then the Butler family moved to Portageville.

 

He was in the army for a few years and returned to Portageville for the remainder of his life. He worked at Noranda until he retired. 

 

One brother preceded him in death, Harold Butler.  Harold was in the class of 59 at Gideon.

He has a brother Bobby and a sister, Judy (Butler) Glasscock.  Judy graduated in 61 and  and Bobby graduated in 62 -- both from Portageville.  


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Joyce Cagle -Class of 1952

 

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Joyce Sybil Cagle, 72, of Malden, Mo., died Monday, July 30, 2007, at Malden.

Born Sept. 14, 1934, in Gideon, Mo., daughter of the late James Lawrence and Mabel Nora Skinner Manning, she was the owner of H&R Block in Malden, a former employee of H. W. Gossard, a homemaker, and she attended the First Southern Baptist Church in Malden.

On June 7, 1952, in Piggott, Ark., she married Luther H. Cagle, who survives.

Survivors also include one daughter, Kim Allen and husband, Rick, of Malden; one son, Rodney Cagle and wife, Kathy, of Powe, Mo.; one sister, Diane Adams, of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; two brothers, Larry Manning, of Montana and Maurice Manning, of Gideon, and four grandchildren, Micah and Tyson Allen, both of Malden and Rayne and Grant Cagle, both of Powe.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert, Jerry and Kenneth Manning.

Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., today, Wednesday, Aug. 1, at the Landess Funeral Home in Malden.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 2, at the Landess Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Jack Cole and Aulden LeBlanc officiating.

Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery at Malden.

Memorials may be made to the United Cancer Assistance Network, c/o Danny Bell Cancer Treatment Center, 2620 N. Westwood Blvd., Poplar Bluff, Mo. 63901.

Larry Van Campbell - Class of '63

 

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Larry Van Campbell was born Dec. 18, 1944, in Gideon, Mo., to Rev. William P. and Rucial Orbra Smith Campbell, the second of three brothers (Billy Harold, Larry, Troy). He was an alumni of Gideon High School and Three Rivers Community College.

Larry married Bonnie Sue Campbell of Clarkton, Mo., on Aug. 23, 1963. Of this marriage three children were born, Kit Allan, Joshua David and Susan Vanessa.

Larry was active in Bethel Assembly of God in Gideon as a young man. He was employed by the Missouri Department of Welfare for many years and served in many public service committees and organizations including serving a term as President of Cerebral Palsy of Missouri.

On May 21, 1976, Larry was married to Debra Faye Dinkins, of Clarkton. This marriage added another child to the family, Goldie. Larry spent his career helping others through what he felt was his avenue of ministry -- helping the elderly and disabled through homecare. He served many years as CEO of Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast, Mo.

In 1993, Larry led a small group of visionaries in founding a new home care company called American Home Care Management, Inc. This company remains in business today and has grown to 15 branches located throughout the state making it the fifth largest in home service provider in the state of Missouri.

In 2005 Larry and Debra retired and moved to Houston, Texas.

Larry passed away on March 23, 2007, in Houston at the age of 62 years, three months and five days.

Survivors include his wife, Debra Campbell, of Houston; sons and daughters-in-law, Kit and Keri Campbell, of Kennett and Josh and Dawn Campbell, of Gideon; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan (Van) and James Fuller, of Houston and Goldie and Charlie Payne, of Jonesboro, Ark.; one brother, Troy, of Kennett; three granddaughters, Jennifer, Dallas and Lara Campbell; Five grandsons, Justin Campbell, Chaz Payne, Seth, Zechariah and Easton Campbell and a host of other relatives and many, many friends.

One brother, Billy Harold Campbell, preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., today, Tuesday, March 27, at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel in Kennett with the Rev. Carroll McGruder officiating.

Memorials may be made to the American Red Cross or to the military members and their families.


Jack Campbell 

Class of '48

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Lee Cotton

Class of  '57

 

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Lee Ray Cotton, 68, of Cahokia, Ill., died Monday, December 25, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Ill.

Born May 29, 1938, at Gideon, Mo., he was a son of the late Albert Lee and Ruth Shafer Cotton.

On August 22, 1959, at St. Louis, he married Mary Ann Cox who survives.

Other survivors include three sons, Edward Cotton, Michael Cotton, Dale Cotton and wife, Billie, all of Cahokia, one daughter, Michele Watts and husband, William, of St. Louis; two brothers, William Cotton and wife, Sue, of Columbia, Ill., and Ronnie Cotton and wife Judy, of Gideon, Mo., one sister-in-law, Gloria Cotton of Maryland Heights, Mo., and three grandchildren, Nicholas Cotton of Cahokia, Ill., Ava Watts and Lillian Watts, both of St. Louis.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Delbert Cotton and Wayne Cotton.

Visitation will be 5 p.m. today, Wednesday, December 27, at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, Mo.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, December 28, at the Bradshaw Chapel with the Rev. Paul Martin officiating.

Burial will be in Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton, Mo.   Daily Dunklin Democrat


 

Lonnie Cunningham

 

Friday, July 13, 2007
Lonnie Glenn Cunningham, 61, of Gideon, Mo., died Thursday, July 12, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett.
Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 14, at Bradshaw Funeral Home at Gideon until time of services.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bradshaw Chapel.
Burial, with military rites, will be in Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton.
 Note:  Lonnie was the brother of Dexter Cunningham, class of '59, deceased and Donnie Cunningham class of '68 who was killed in action in Vietnam, November, 1970-just three weeks after arriving in the country. Lonnie had other siblings not mentioned here.


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Agnes Dell

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Agnes Marie Dell, 84, of Gideon, Mo., died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Gideon Care Center in Gideon, Mo.

Born June 16, 1923, in Naylor, Mo., daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Blance Johnston Roberson, she was a member of the Bethel Assembly of God Church in Gideon.

On Dec. 1, 1940, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., she married Earl Cecil Dell, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Sharon Hawks; one infant son; two sisters, Lizzie Jones and Leona Tubbs and three brothers, Jack, Ben and Doc Roberson.

Survivors include two daughters, Diana Bentley and husband, Robert, of Paris, Tenn., and Marinda Thornbrough and husband, Brad, of Gideon; four sons, Donnie Dell and wife, Carolyn, of Gideon, Ronnie Dell and wife, Sheila, and Jon Dell, all of Malden, Mo., and Tony Dell and wife, Mary, of Morley, Mo.; one sister, Wilma Miller, of Festus, Mo.; 20 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., today, Tuesday, April 1, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 2, at the Bethel Assembly of God Church in Gideon with the Rev. James Hamlett officiating.

Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery at Malden


Kenneth "Kenny" Dye

Class of 1956

 

Kenneth Dye
Thursday, September 6, 2007

Kenneth Dean Dye, 70, of Malden, Mo., died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo.
Born June 26, 1937, in Qulin, Mo., son of the late Jack and Eva Jones Dye, he was a barber and a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Malden.

On Oct. 13, 1984, in Malden, he married Lillian Baker May, who survives.

Survivors also include one son, Kelly Dean Dye and wife, Phyllis, of Malden; two step-sons, Raymond A. May, of Farmington, Mo., and Kevin May, of Malden; one step-daughter, Sheri Ray, of Springfield, Mo.; one sister, Wanda Lawrence, of Gideon, Mo.; two brothers, Vernon Dye, of Dexter and Jackie Dye, of Gideon and four grandchildren, Beth Fitzgerald, of Columbia, Mo., Brian May, of St. Louis, Mo., and Andrew and Benjamin Ray, both of Springfield.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Van and Jimmy Dye.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., today, Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Gideon.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 7, at the First Assembly of God Church in Malden with the Rev. James Bolin officiating.

Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery at Malden.
 

(Kenny & Lillian were having a good time at the Gideon Reunion this past Sat. Picture from Reunion taken Saturday."Most of us remember Kenny on the basketball court and Lillian as Homecoming Queen in 1956.)


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Roy Elam, Jr.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

 

Roy Francis Elam, Jr., 81, of Gideon, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at his residence.

Born July 23, 2007, at Gideon, son of the late Roy F. Elam, Jr., and Gertrude Vevla McCormick Elam, he was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served in WWII. He was a member of the VFW in Gideon, Masonic Lodge in Kennett and Clarkton and a member of the First Baptist Church in Gideon.

On May 13, 1947, in Paragould, Ark., he married Dorothy James, who survives.

Survivors also include one son, Roy Christopher Elam and wife, Judy, of Loretta, Tenn.; one daughter, Victoria Lynn Brodrick and husband, Roger, of Welsh, La., and three grandchildren, Brent Elam, of Loretta, Kendra Mesche, of Lake Charles, La., and Khara Brodrick, of Los Angeles, Calif.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Frances Hudson.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., today, Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel in Malden, Mo. with the Rev. Jack Allen officiating.

Burial was in the Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton, Mo.

 


 

Samuel Wayne Ellsworth

 

Samuel Wayne Ellsworth, son of Darlene Montgomery of Dexter and the late Harold Samuel Ellsworth, was born on June 9, 1958, and died in the St. Francis Medical Center at Cape Girardeau on Saturday, July 22, 2006, at the age of 48.Samuel was baptized into the Church of Christ at age 11 and was a resident  of Malden.

 Survivors include his mother and step-father, Darlene and Hollas Montgomery of Dexter; and one brother, Terry Ellsworth of Gideon; and two nieces,  Michelle Ellsworth and Sara Jackson, both of Gideon.

Visitation was held from 12:30-2 p.m. Monday, July 24, 2006, at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

A memorial service was conducted at 2 p.m. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral  Chapel  with Stan Dauck and Barry Montgomery officiating.

 

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place,

Memphis, Tenn. 38105-1942.

NOTE

Sammy Wayne Ellsworth is the oldest son of Sam Ellsworth (deceased) and Darlene (Reed) Ellsworth Montgomery. He died Saturday, and they had memorial service on Monday, July 24. He had been in bad health for the past 15 years since having a brain tumor which left him with seizures and a lot of other  health problems. In recent months he had been in and out of hospitals several times with a lot of serious health problems that he just couldn't overcome.

Darlene's address is:

Darlene Montgomery

11434 S. Lakeview Drive

Dexter, MO 63841

 


Steven Evans

 Class of  '86

Friday, February 23, 2007
 

(Photo)Steven Howard Evans, 38, of Jackson died Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond,ollowing complications from a heart transplant.  f

 

He was born May 15, 1968, in Kirksville, Mo., son of James H. and Cathryn Phillips Evans. He graduated with the Class of 1986 at Gideon High School in Gideon, Mo. He was active in Boy Scouts and attained the rank of Eagle Scout and was a member of Order of the Arrow.

 

He served in the U.S. Army in Germany with the 95th Military Police Company. He was assigned as personal bodyguard to General Louie, Supreme Commander of NATO Forces in Western Europe.

 

While on leave, he provided superior aid, rescue and recovery at the Ramstein Air Show disaster in 1988 and received Army Commendations for his efforts. After leaving the military Steve became a police officer with the city of Perryville, Mo. He became owner/operator of Port-A-Wash and Southeast Manufacturing. He was a deputy sheriff with the Perry County Sheriff's Department, and did contract bidding for Loyd Slinkard Painting Co. Inc. until disability forced him to retire. He was a member of the Methodist Church of Gideon.

 

He is survived by his parents, James and Cathryn Evans of Jackson; a son, Brock Evans and his mother, Cheri Harris of Jackson, a daughter and son, Whitley and Gavin Evans and their mother Marylyn Evans of Jackson; a sister and brother-in-law, Stacy and Bryan McCain and their daughter, Kayla, who called him "Uncle Teve," of Jackson; his fiancee, Crystal Cambron of Jackson; paternal grandmother, Leotta Evans of Hannibal, Mo.; maternal grandmother, Irene Phillips of Mendon, Ill.; several aunts, uncles and cousins.

 

He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Virgil Robert Evans, Etta Maxine Evans and Bonnie Evans; maternal grandfather Lewis E. Phillips; a nephew, Blake William McCain; and cousin, Lori Evans Schneider.

Friends may call from 4:30 to 8 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Earl Donnie Dell officiating. Full military honors will be conducted by Missouri Honor Guard.

 

Inurnment will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.

Memorial donations may be made to The Steve Evans Children's Trust Fund, American Heart Association, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Missouri Veterans Home, Hotel Hospitality House of Richmond, Va., or become an organ or blood donor.

 

Steve was the son of former GHS superintendent, Jim Evans.  Mr. Evans was superintendent for 19 years from 1977 to 1996, and Mrs. Evans was an elementary teacher.  Steve went to Gideon schools from 4th grade through his high school graduation in 1986.  He died after a long battle following an unsuccessful heart transplant a few months ago.  Steve attended the 2006 Homecoming activities and had a great time.


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Mary Fisher

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Mary Mattie Fisher, 91, of Gideon, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at Gideon Care Center.

Born Dec. 14, 1915, in Holcomb, Mo., daughter of the late Richard Lee and Jane L. Sweeten Miller, she was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Gideon.

On Oct. 8, 1937, in Kennett, she married Richard Arthur Fisher, who preceded her in death on Oct. 12, 1999. She was also preceded in death by one son, Jerry Fisher; three sisters, Maudie Huddleston, Midge Stoebe and Ethel Boyd and two brothers, Henry and Robert Miller.

Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Judy Fisher, of Gideon; five grandchildren, Scott Fisher, of Searcy, Ark., Brett Fisher, of Harviell, Mo., Shane Fisher, of Republic, Mo., Gina McGinley, of Gideon and Tarina Bair, of Springfield, Mo.; 13 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., today, Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, Mo.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Andy Evans and Kenneth Miller officiating.

Burial will follow in the Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton, Mo.

 

Note:  Son, the late Jerry Fisher was in the class of  '57.


 

Gary Forrest

 

Gary Don Forrest of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly of Gideon and Kennett, Missouri, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 26, at Heartland Hospice Services in Atlanta.


Born September 10, 1953 in Kennett, Missouri, son of Beaulah Frances McLeod Forrest and the late William Homer Forrest, he was a hardware salesman.  He was a member of First Baptist Church in Kennett and a 1971 graduate of Kennett High School.


He was preceded in death by his father and one infant brother.


In addition to his mother, Frances Forrest of Kennett, he is survived by the mother of his children, Laura Booker Forrest, of Atlanta, Georgia; two daughters, Carly Hahn of Southhaven, Mississippi, and Amber Forrest of Atlanta, Georgia; two sons, Robin Forrest and Brian Forrest of Atlanta, Georgia; 3 sisters, Barbara Pulley of Conway, Arkansas, Charlotte Jordan of Gideon,  Missouri, and Diana Wenger of Middleton, Wisconsin; 6 brothers, William Forrest, Jr. of Bragg City, Missouri, Eddie Forrest of Greenbrier, Arkansas, Glenn Forrest of Walls, Mississippi, Tim Forrest of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Barry


Forrest of Flower Mound, Texas and Jon Forrest of Springfield, Missouri; 4 grandchildren, Jesse Hunt, Sierra Hunt, Cody Whitlock and Kaylee Forrest.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 28, at McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett, Missouri.


Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel in Kennett with Reverend Gene Lancaster officiating.
Burial will follow at Kennett Memorial Gardens Cemetery.


Memorials may be made to Kennett First Baptist Church Building Fund

 


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Roy Gilkey


Roy Gilkey, 66, of Gideon, Mo., died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, at his residence.
Visitation will be gin at 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Gideon.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 25, at the Bethel Assembly of God Church in Gideon with the Rev. Bruce Vinson officiating.

Burial will follow in the Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton, Mo.

 

Roy was the husband of Nola Rhine, Class of 1959

 


Linnie Dale Gray

Class of 1961

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Linnie Dale Gray, 65, of Punkin Center, Mo., died Thursday, August 2, 2007, at his residence.

Born April 15, 1942, at Gideon, Mo. he was the son of the late Ernest L. and Nellie B. Harkey Gray, he was a member of Tatum Chapel Church at Holcomb, Mo.

On February 9, 1963, at Kalamazoo, Mich., he married Evelyn Kerr, who survives.

Other survivors are three daughters, Mona Blackburn and husband, Scott, of Clarkton, Mo., Melina Buxton and husband, Greg, of Fredericktown, Mo. and Marla Kenshaw and husband, Fred, of Bay Springs, Miss.; three sisters, Ernestine Trout of Clarkton, Patricia Smith of Poplar Bluff, Mo. and Jane McCann of Malden, Mo.; one brother, Gary Gray of Malden and eight grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were one son, Anthony Dale Gray, one daughter, Lisa Marcell Gray, one brother, Willard Gray and, an infant brother and sister.

Funeral services are 3 p.m. today, Sunday, August 5, at the Bradshaw Funeral Chapel in Malden with the Revs. Scott Crane and Jerry Williams officiating.

Burial will be in Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton.

 


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Lois Harris

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Lois Colleen Harris, 79, of Malden, Mo., died Sunday, April 13, 2008, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.

Born Aug. 28, 1928, in Malden, daughter of the late Vernie Sage and Geneva Lois Green Deen, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Gideon, Mo., and the American Legion Auxiliary.

On Sept. 20, 1946, in Piggott, Ark., she married Arthur Harris, Jr., who survives.

Survivors also include one daughter, Marcia Mitchell and husband, Steve, of Malden; one son, Rodney Harris and wife, Anna, of Louisville, Ky.; one sister, Betty Higgins, of Malden; one grandson, Jeffrey Mitchell, of Malden and one great-granddaughter, Jordan Mitchell, of Malden.

She was preceded in death by one daughter, Sherry Jean Harris and two brothers, Vernie Wayne and Charles "Bud" Deen.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., today, Tuesday, April 15, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jonathan Rice officiating.

Burial will follow in the Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton,Mo,

 


Lena Hopkins Willard

 

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Lena Hopkins Willard, 90, of Marion, Ill., formerly of Gideon, Mo., died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at her residence.

Born Dec. 5, 1917, in Wise, Va., daughter of the late Milburn and Nan Black Beverly, she was a nurse and worked in her husband's medical practice. She was a member of the Gideon United Methodist Church, the Gideon American Legion Auxiliary, Missouri and American Nurses Association and Eight & Forty Voilture in Sikeston, Mo.

 

On Sept. 15, 1938, in Marion, Ark., she married Dr. Florian Goss Hopkins, who preceded her in death on Dec. 29, 1976. She later married Hugh W. Willard on Dec. 31, 1979, in Marion, Ill. He preceded her in death in Dec. of 1989. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Lillian Cornea and an infant brother.

 

Survivors include two sons, John Hopkins and wife, of Murrieta, Calif., and Alex Hopkins and wife, Eugenia, of Marion, Ill.; three granddaughters, Rhonda Erwin, of Denver, Colo., Candace Taylor, of Warrensburg, Mo., and Kelly Hopkins Morell, of Quito, Ecuador; three grandsons, Keith Hopkins, of St. Peters, Mo., Marcus Hopkins, of Holcomb, Mo., and Phillip Hopkins, of Streator, Ill; seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

 

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 11, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel in Malden, Mo.

 


Kenneth Hudson

Saturday, January 5, 2008
 
(Photo)Kenneth Martin Hudson, 86, of Jackson, formerly of Gideon, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, at Jackson Manor.

Mr. Hudson was born Sept. 1, 1921, in El Dorado, Ark., son of Milam Richard "Dick" and Bernice Simmons Hudson. He married his Gideon High School sweetheart, Frances E. Elam on Feb. 12, 1940, in Cape Girardeau. She died Nov. 17, 1987, at Gideon. Kenneth married Betty Blumenberg Dement on June 16, 1988, in Jackson.

Loving survivors include his wife, Betty; three daughters, Patricia (Rev. Harold) Blackwood of Ripley, Tenn., Marsha (Ira) Stover and Deborah Jorden of Biloxi, Miss.; two stepchildren: Dawn (Dr. Kenneth) Detring of Jackson, James (Donna) Dement of Tulsa, Okla.; five grandchildren, Michael (Shannon) Blackwood, Paula (Tony) Aiken, David (Jennifer) Blackwood, Teri (Scott) Donnan and Trevor Jorden; five stepgrandchildren, Amanda (Brian) Bonfanti, Meredith and Sarah Detring, and Dana and Megan Dement.

In addition, a brother, Dick V. Hudson of Tyler, Texas; 11 great- grandchildren; three nephews and a niece survive him.

Kenneth was a southern gentleman who was a devoted Christian husband, father and grandfather. He had a great talent for playing the organ. He was a brilliant person who could figure out how things work and was frequently fixing machinery. He loved to travel and meet new people.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942, having attained the rank of first lieutenant in the 527 Field Artillery Battalion during World War II. He was in the Battle of Po Valley in Italy and, after the war, served as the post commander for the Bernie National Guard.

He briefly taught at Jackson before finishing his degree at University of Missouri. He later taught math and science at Gideon, and was a dedicated employee for Roy Elam and Co. almost 40 years.

Mr. Hudson was a member of New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson, a 32nd Degree Mason Scottish Rite Mason, Excelsior No. 441 of Jackson, AF & AM, and Kennett Lodge No. 68, AF & AM.

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time Sunday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Gideon.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. at the funeral home, with son-in-law, the Rev. Harold Blackwood, officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kennett, Mo., with military honors.

Memorials may be made to the Jackson Senior Citizens Center.

Note:

Kenneth was in the class of '39

Frances Elam class of '39

Marsha Hudson class of ''60

Pat Hudson class of '65

Debbie Hudson class of '69

 

 


 

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Thank You from Gail's Family   -   Gail Randy Johnson

Class of  '59

   

I wasn't sure to whom I needed to send this to so I just picked everyone's email address that I had stored. 


I wanted to thank all of you for the beautiful flowers that you sent.  It was so nice of you to remember my dad.  I think he would of not believed the turn out he had.  It was a honor for you all to remember him.  I so wished that he would of been able to be here for when you all have your reunion in 2009. 


I had been showing him the web site of the class of 1959.  He was so impressed with all the hard work that has been done.  I enjoyed listening to all of his old stories of the good old days.  Please keep us up to date on the reunion I know my mother would like to attend in his honor when the time comes. 
Again thank you all for your prayers and thoughts during my dad's illness and during his passing.  He will be greatly missed.
The Johnson Family
Linda, Cheryl and Rita

   (Click to read obituary)

Gail "Randy" Johnson passed away 1/9/07

Class of "59

Gail's Memorial Link

Email from daughter Cheryl:.

Just wanted to let you all that my dad passed away early this morning. We are looking possibly at visitation on Wednesday evening at White Sanders in Qulin, MO and funeral on Thursday. burial will be at Sumach Cemetery. Will let you all know when I know for sure we all appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers.  Cheryl

Note:  We've had inquiries as to the nature of Gail's illness.  Gail was diagnosis with  colon cancer in November 2006.  He also had congestive heart failure which may have been cause of his death according to his daughter Cheryl.

 


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Harvey Paul Lacey

 

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Harvey Paul Lacey, 67, of Gideon, Mo., died Thursday, March 20, 2008, at the Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center at Kennett.

He was born August 2, 1940, at Swift, Mo., and was the son of the late Buddy and Drusella Richardson Lacey. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, was a member of the General Baptist faith, and a member of Masonic Lodge No. 64 at Kennett.

He was married to Faye Chamblin on Sept. 14, 1957, at Peach Orchard, Mo. She survives.

 

Other survivors include one son, Christopher Lacey of Malden; four daughters, Evone Whittenberg of Caruthersville, Mo., Peggy Brewington of Gideon, Judy Higgins of Gideon, and Theresa Moore of Gideon; two brothers, William Lacey of Poplar Bluff, Mo. and Roy Lacey of Poplar Bluff; two sisters, Jeanette Byford of Franklin, Tenn. and Vallaree Foster of Houston, Texas; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

 

He was preceded in death by one infant son; one infant daughter; one brother, Dennis Lacey; and two sisters, Ruth Ann Vandiver and Frances Blake.

 

Visitation was at 6 p.m., Saturday, March 22, 2008, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home at Gideon.

The funeral service is at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 23, 2008, at the Bradshaw Chapel with the Rev. Phillip Bartholomew officiating.

 

Burial will follow at the Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton, Mo.


Larry Lance

Class of  '59

SEPT. 18.2006

We just received word that Larry Lance died early morning September 18, 2006.   Larry was diagnosis with lung cancer in early August, 2006.  Several of our classmates planned a trip to visit him but his treatment would not allow visitors.  We will miss him.   Larry was married to Shirley Hughes, class of 1960.   More information will be added when received.

Larry D. Lance, 64, of Marshfield, passed away at 2:19 a.m., Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield.

Larry was a long-time contractor and owned and operated the Gun and Rod shop in Marshfield.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Earnest Vern Lance and Agnes (Perry) Lance; and his brother, Jim.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley; a son, Scott Lance and his wife, Jackie, Marshfield; a daughter, Rhonda Bernhardt and her husband, Randy, of Marshfield; six grandchildren, Jenni Catron and her husband, Evan, Lance Bernhardt, Daniel Lance and his wife, Kimberly, Andrew Bernhardt, Stephanie Lance and Elizabeth Lance; two great-grandchildren, Michael Lance and Anna Catron; a brother, Roe Harold Lance, Mexico; and a half sister, Vela Dunning and her husband, Earl, Dexter.

Funeral services are at 10 a.m. today in the Fraker Funeral Home, Marshfield, with Rev. Durwin Kicker officiating. Burial will be in the Marshfield Cemetery.

Bill Lindley writes: 

I'm sad to  inform everyone,  that  Larry Lance passed away last evening.

Service for Larry will be at Fraker funeral home in Marshfield, Missouri, Wednesday, September 20, 10:00 AM.
Faker Funeral Home            

Larry / Shirley Lance

330 Vanning St.

Marshfield, MO. 65706

Phone - 417 - 468 - 5213

1131 State Highway A

Marsshfield, MO.

417 - 859- 4222

 


Jeanne (Rieffer) Littell

Class of '48

Tuesday, May 22, 2007
 

Jeanne Littell, 76, born on the 20th of July 1930 in Gideon, Mo., died on the 11th of May 2007 in Pearland, Texas.

 

 

She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, and a registered nurse for 53 years. This long career started as a nurse educator at the University of Missouri, later working in ICU and research. Pioneering the first Head Start healthcare program in the country, her gift of caring for and loving children was evident.

 

She worked for Texas Children's Hospital for thirteen years and completed her long rewarding career of twenty-three years at Shriners Hospital for Children in Houston, Texas, where she retired in December 2002.

 

She devoted many hours assisting with the Shrine Circus in Houston. Jeanne's collecting tabs for the Ronald McDonald house, along with her work with the Delphians, proved very rewarding. She never forgot a birthday, and always brought a smile to everyone's face with her banana nut bread, which needed no special occasion. Jeanne was a member of First Methodist Church in Houston, Texas.

 

She is survived by sons, Mark A. Littell and wife, Sanna, Eric R. Littell and wife, Susan; grandsons, Todd Aurthur Littell, and William Neil Littell and wife, Dana.

 

A funeral service was conducted at half past six o'clock in the evening on Wednesday, the 16th of May, in the Jasek Chapel of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive, Houston, Texas 77057

For those desiring, memorial contributions in Jeanne's name may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children (Houston), Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida 33607-1460.

Mark Littell link

 

 


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Lew Maddox

class of '43

 

Lew Maddox dies at 84

 

Graduated Gideon High School, Class of 1943

 

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Jack Rollins

L.W. "Lew" Maddox served as a State Representative for 18 years, according to long-time friend and associate Rep. Terry Swinger, D-Caruthersville. Maddox passed away Monday, April 28, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital at Cape Girardeau, Mo.

"Lew was probably the most positive person I ever met in my life," Swinger added. "His mind was always thinking about how to do things more positively."

Swinger relates a story regarding a conversation he had with Maddox's wife, Becky. "I said to her [Becky] one time," Swinger said, "How does he always have such a positive attitude? I would like to be able to be that way."

She replied, if he happened to wake up in a bad mood he might later get a telephone call. When he would answer and be asked how he was doing, he'd always describe how good he was doing that day. Then he would get up and get dressed and leave for the day with his positive attitude.

Retired judge and long-time Kennett resident Flake McHaney described Maddox has having "served his area well and making a positive contribution to his district."

Long-time friend and associate and former state representative Vic Downing, who had been friends with Maddox for 40 years, he said, said, "I always thought a lot of Lew. He and I served together in the legislature and, I think, voted just alike most of the time because we had very similar districts." Downing added, "We'll really miss him."

Swinger said he and Maddox were really good friends for more than 20 years, "and he is a big reason why I'm here [in the state legislature]. He used to tell me that he thought his job in the legislature was to make sure no bad legislation every passed."

Maddox was educated in the Gideon elementary and high schools and lived in Clarkton, Mo. While serving in the legislature, Maddox was the chairman of the Legislative Research Committee, vice chairman of the Commerce Committee, and served on the Agri-Business and State Institutions and Property committees, according to the Official Manual of the State of Missouri.

He was born March 25, 1924, in Houston, Texas, son of the late Luther Eagle and Orpha Jane Lawson Maddox. He was a farmer and founded Maco Construction. He was elected to the Missouri State House of Representatives in 1970, where he served for 18 years.

He was an elder at the First Presbyterian Church in Clarkton, and was a member of the Shrine Club and served as director of various organizations and boards.

On July 3, 1953, in Los Angeles, Calif., he married Rebecca Irene James, who survives.

Survivors also include his children, Jeanne Maree Bailey and husband, Phillip, of Hot Springs, Ark., John Warren Maddox and wife, Candi, of Malden, Mo., James Kendall Maddox and wife, Francis, of Clarkton and LuAnn Jeffries and husband, Jerry, of Naylor, Mo; one sister, Alene Gillean, of Fosk, Mo.; one brother, Chad Maddox, of Essex, Mo.; a sister-in-law, Helen Maddox, of San Diego, Calif.; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Homer Carl and George Maddox and one sister, Crystena Hasty. 

 

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., today, Wednesday, April 30, at the Landess Funeral Home in Malden.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 1, at the Landess Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Williams officiating.

Burial will follow in the Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton.

 

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, St. Jude or the First Presbyterian Church.

 

Note:  Lew  was the uncle of Flora Jane Hasty, class of '59.  Flo's mother was Lew's sister.


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Maylene Nowlin

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Maylene Nowlin, 74, of Gideon, Mo., died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at the Portageville Nursing Center in Portageville, Mo.

Born Dec. 30, 1933, in Lepanto, Ark., daughter of the late John and Sudie Ann Ruth Branch, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Gideon.

On April 19, 1952, in Gideon, she married William Burl Nowlin, who preceded her in death on March 9, 2001. She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Lorene Johnson, Irene Smith and Adell Branch and two brothers, Buddy and James Branch.

Survivors include two sons, Michael Nowlin and wife, Diana, of Lake Toxaway, N. C., and Dewayne Nowlin and wife, Kelli, of Portageville, Mo; three brothers, Charley Branch, of St. Louis, Mo., Amery Branch, of Malden, Mo., and Burt Branch, of Arnold, Mo.; one sister, Verdell Newton, of St. Louis; six grandchildren, Dustin Nowlin, of Franklin, Tenn., Dana Nowlin, of Dallas, Texas and Bridgett Palmer and Klay, Morgan and Kaitlyn Nowlin, all of Portageville and seven great-grandchildren.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., today, Thursday, April 24, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Gideon.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, April 25, at the First Baptist Church in Gideon with the Rev. Gene Lancaster officiating.

Burial will follow in the Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton, Mo.

 


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Nelta "Howard" Owens

Class of  '59

      

              


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Verma Lee Pattillo

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Verma Lee Pattillo, 84, of Ash Flat, Ark., died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at the White River Medical Center at Batesville, Ark.

 

She was born March 29, 1923, at Gideon, Mo. and was the daughter of the late Oscar Bert and Honor Isabelle Russell Shaw.

 

She was married to Johnny D. Little in 1937, who preceded her in death on Jan. 17, 2002. She was married to Cleo Pattillo on April 10, 1965, at Gideon, Mo., who preceded her in death on Dec. 14, 2001.

 

Others who preceded her in death were one son, Bob Little, two step-sons, Roger Pattillo and Larry Don Pattillo; one step-daughter, Betty Joe Deen; two brothers, Tom Shaw and Carl Shaw; four sisters, Madge Russell, Emma Jean Styles, Merie Jackson, and Norma Macom.

 

Survivors include one daughter, Norma Godwin and husband Jim of Ash Flat; one step-daughter, Carolyn Pattillo of Troy, Mo.; one step-son, Jerry Pattillo of Kissimmee, Fla.; one daughter-in-law, Sue Little of Sikeston, Mo.; 27 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren.

 

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., Sunday, March 23, 2008, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home at Malden.

 

The funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Monday, March 24, 2008, at the Bradshaw Chapel at Malden with the Rev. Jack Allen officiating.

Note:  Betty Pattillo and Bob Little were in the class of '59 - as well as Carolyn Pattillo's  husband, Dennis Crowell.


Randol Pool

Randol and Earnestine Pool owned the Snack Bar in the '50's - Favorite "hang-out" for all the kids.  We're remembering Randol with a Special Memorial for Randol Pool.  Please take time to remember our youth with Randol and the "Snack Bar. 

Enter here to the Snack Bar of the 50's

RANDOL C. POOL OBITUARY
JONESBORO -- Randol C. POOL, 87, of Jonesboro died Friday, Nov. 17, in St. Bernards Medical Center.
He has lived in Jonesboro since 1957 and was retired from Walker.


He is survived by two daughters, Priscilla Zahner and Connie Picou, both of Perryville, Mo.; two brothers, Carl POOL and Tommy POOL, both of Ava, Ill.; three sisters, Betty McGriff and Doris Allen, both of Ava, and Wanda Kennedy of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

 


He was preceded in death by his wife, Vida Mae POOL; his parents, Will and Lily Wheeler POOL; a son, Randy POOL; two sisters; and a brother.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in Roller-Farmers Union Chapel. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home.

11/22/06 Pris writes:

    The memorial page you set up for daddy is really great!! He would have loved to see it. Although he wasn't interested in learning any new technology he was always amazed at what could be done with a computer. Wonder what he would have thought if he could have seen some one besides me doing stuff??? ( I'm very limited with most of the how to's of this silly machine) but glad to know how to keep in touch with everybody.

   Connie and I are ok with his passing. He had a long and happy life with very little sickness or pain. The best time of his life was the years he spent in the Snack Bar with all the kids that passed through. EVERY time he visited we always talked about those days and what great times they were. Thanks to all of you ----You made it possible for him to always have such good memories.    PRIS                                                    

Memorial Page

              


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Robert Bailey Sanders, Jr.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Robert Bailey Sanders, Jr., 56, of Campbell, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007, at National HealthCare in Kennett.

Born March 9, 1951, in Holcomb, Mo., son of the late Robert Bailey Sr., and Ruth Maxine Street Sanders, he was an auto dealer and a member of the Sunnyvale General Baptist Church in Malden, Mo.

On May 10, 1980, in Kennett, he married Becky Davis, who survives.

Survivors also include one son, Joshua Robert Sanders, of Campbell; two daughters, Courtney Leigh Davis and husband, John Phillip, of Springfield, Mo., and Tammy Kelly Loughary and husband, J.R., of Gideon, Mo.; eight sisters, Tina Hutchison, of Caruthersville, Mo., Margie Conway and Glenda Michaels, both of Phoenix, Ariz., Joyce Beck, of Campbell, Faye Rivera, of Walls, Miss., Patty Jordan and Cathy Bradshaw, both of Courtland, Va., and Cynthia Pattillo, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and three grandchildren, Tyler House and Elizabeth and Brandon Loughary, all of Gideon.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Landess Funeral Home in Campbell.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Landess Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Andy Evans officiating.

Burial will follow in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Kennett.

 

"Robert was the brother of Patty Street" class of '59


 

Ruth Sanders

 

Ruth Sanders died about 1:00 A.M. on April 19, 2007 at the Westwood Hills Nursing Home in Poplar Buff, MO.  She had turned 82 on March 10th.  Her obituary should be in the DAR, Poplar Bluff newspaper and the funeral arrangements are being handled by Bradshaw.  Ruth was married to Robert Sanders of Gideon, MO from 1947 to Robert's death in 1980 and produced three children from that marriage; Cathie Elaine Sanders Bradshaw (lives in VA) and her twin, Cynthia Lorraine Sanders Pattillo (married to Roger Pattillo until his death with ALS (today is Cathie and Cynthia's 59th birthday) and Robert Sanders, Jr. (Bobby - married to Rebecca (Becky).  Bob Jr. is currently in the nursing home at Kennett with inoperable brain cancer.  Ruth's other daughter, Patricia Jean Street Jordan, lives in VA.  Additionally, Ruth leaves behind ten grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.  In additional to her children and grandchildren, Ruth leaves behind two living sisters and a brother.  Ruth was also stepmother to Robert's five daughters, Clementine (Tina) Margie, Joyce, Glenda, and Faye.

 The visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Bradshaw's, with graveside services at the Kennett, MO cemetery on Tuesday, April 24, 2007.  She will be buried next to Robert Sanders.

 


William Sharp

Thursday, March 20, 2008

William Byron "Bill" Sharp, 53, of Gideon, Mo., died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Born June 12, 1954, in Kennett, son of the late Byron Harrison and Alice Rhodes Sharp, he was a farmer and of the Baptist faith.

On Feb. 16, 1974, in Gideon, he married Barbara Deneise Coleman, who survives.

Survivors also include two sons, Marshall Sharp and wife, Melissa and Will Sharp and wife, Kristi, all of Gideon; one brother, Judge Stephen Sharp and wife, Patti, of Kennett and four grandchildren, Matthew, Allison, Malerie and Aubree Sharp, all of Gideon.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., today, Thursday, March 20, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Gideon.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 21, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dale Rickman officiating.

Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery at Malden, Mo.


 

Doris. O. (Wilhelm) Sharp

Class of  '30
      

 Sharp, Doris. O (nee Wilhelm) 94, went to be with the Lord at 2:52 a.m. Saturday, January 20, 2007 at Manor Grove Nursing Home, in Kirkwood, MO. with her family by her side. She was employed at Famous Barr for 25 years. She is survived and loved by her children, a son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Nancy Sharp and a daughter Linda Hughes, two grandchildren, Jim Hughes and Samantha Hughes-Johnson and husband Larry, the Walter Werner family, and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband James, a son, one brother Doyle Wilhelm, and two sisters Euwanna DeLaney and Mary Wihelm. Services: Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, January 22, 2007 at KALLAL and SCHAAF Funeral Home in Bethalto where funeral service will be held Tuesday, at 1:30 p.m. with Pastor Charles West officiating. Memorials may be made to the Manor Grove Nursing Home, 711 S. Kirkwood Rd., Kirkwood, MO. 63122. on-line

condolences and guestbook may be found at

Published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on 1/21/2007.

 

Please View and Sign Guest Book Online at Guest Book - Doris. O. Sharp (Wilhelm)

 

 

 

 

 


Griffin Smith

 

Funeral Arrangements for Griffin Smith ---- husband of Flora Belle (Cooper) Smith:
His body will be at Baue Funeral home in O'Fallon, MO. 

 

Viewing on Tuesday, Oct. 2nd from 3:00 to 9:00pm.