Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror, Steelville, Crawford Co. MO
Local Obituaries for the Week of Jan. 31, 2002
Edith May Coppedge
Edith May Coppedge (nee Payne) was born Tuesday, January 14, 1908 in
Steelville, Mo. to the late William Edward Payne and Ella May Westover
Payne and departed this life Saturday, January 19, 2002 at the Gibbs Care
Center in Steelville, Mo. at the age of 94 years and 5 days.
Edith married James Whitmire Hammond on May 23, 1936 and he passed away in
1971. She later married William James Coppedge in 1973 and he passed away
on December 11, 1984.
Edith accepted the Lord and was a member of the Centerpoint Baptist Church
in Steelville, Mo.
She was a hard worker; she enjoyed tending her flowers and was kept young
by keeping up with Tina.
Edith was preceded in death by her husbands, James Whitmire Hammond, and
William James Coppedge, her daughter Vicki Lynn Hammond Topping and her
stepson William Coppedge, and her three brothers Ken, Harry, and Gerald
Payne, her sister-in-law Reable Payne.
Those who remain to mourn her passing are her loving son Michael Hammond
and wife Donna of Centralia, Illinois; her daughter Tina Coppedge of
Steelville, Mo.; her grandchildren Jerry Hammond of Florissant, Mo.; Jane
Hammond of Bonita Springs, FL; John Hammond of Los Angeles, California;
Julia Hammond of Centralia, Illinois; and great-grandson Justin Hammond of
Belleville, Illinois; one sister-in-law Dixie Payne of Steelville, Mo.;
nieces, cousins, relatives and friends all who will fondly remember and
sadly miss Edith May Coppedge.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Monday, January 21, 2002 at the Hutson
Funeral Home in Steelville, Mo. with Rev. Delmar B. Hutson officiating.
Paul Hutson sang How Great Thou Art, and In the Garden accompanied by
Dorothy Hutson on the piano.
Visitation was held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday, January 21, 2002 at
the Hutson Funeral Home in Steelville, Mo.
Burial was in the Steelville Cemetery in Steelville, Mo.
All arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home in
Steelville, Mo.
Lytle "Junior" England
Lytle England was born Sunday, January 30, 1921 in Cherryville, Mo. to the
late Lytle Franklin England and Tressie Ada Martin England and passed away
Tuesday, January 22, 2002 at the Beverly Health Care Center in Sullivan,
Mo. at the age of 80 years, 11 months, and 23 days.
Lytle entered the United States Army on October 26, 1942 and active duty on
November 9, 1942 serving his Country faithfully during World War II
participating in the Rome-Amo, No Apennines, and the Po Valley Campaigns.
He received 3 bronze stars; Good Conduct Medal, Dist. Unit Bade,
European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon, 2 Overseas Bars, and the
American Theatre Campaign Ribbon. He was honorably discharged on November
6, 1945.
Lytle married Mary Lou Westover December 25, 1946 in Steelville, Mo. at the
home of the Rev. Uncle Sam Roper in front of his fireplace, and to this
union 5 children were born.
Lytle accepted the Lord and was a member of the Steelville Presbyterian
Church. He was a past member of the VFW in Steelville, Mo.
Lytle was a hard worker working in the timber industry, sawmills, Brown
Shoe Company, and last at the Fisherman Dude Ranch Fish Hatchery. He
enjoyed mechanic work, working on his truck. He loved his family and was
very proud of his grandchildren.
Lytle was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers Jack and Glen
England, his half-sister Nina Waller, son-in-law Wayne Henry, two
brother-in-laws Bernard "Doc" Halbert, and Lee Waller.
Those who remain to mourn his passing are his loving wife Mary Lou England
of the home in Steelville, Mo.; his children Terry England and wife Sharon,
Jack England, Nancy Henry, Martha Sellers, all of Steelville, Mo. and
Barbara Britton and husband Mike of Meta, Mo.
Three brothers Kermit England and wife Marie of Fenton, Mo. Loftus England
and wife Joan of Town and Country, Mo.; and Curtis England of Steelville,
Mo.; one sister Ina Halbert of Steelville, Mo.
Seven grandchildren, Charla Sellers of Cuba, Mo.; Sarah Woods and husband
Jimmy of Steelville, Mo.; Brian Sellers and wife Kathy of Steelville, Mo.;
Bradley England and wife Amy of Steelville, Mo.; Ben England and wife Becky
of Spokane, Washington; Jerad England and wife Heather of Rolla, Mo.; and
Travis Pogue of Meta, Mo.
Six great-grandchildren, Lindsie Woods, Ethan Woods, Tristan Woods, Connor
England, Elijah England, and Abigail England, nieces, nephews, cousins, and
many friends all who sadly miss and fondly remember Lytle England.
Visitation was held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at
the Hutson Funeral Home
The funeral service was held 11 a.m. Thursday, January 24, 2002 at the
Hutson Funeral Home in Steelville, Mo. with Rev. Dale Starr and Rev.
Charles Likely officiating. Jerry Beers sang Go Rest On That Mountain.
Pallbearers were Brian Sellers, Bradley England, Ben England, Jerad
England, Travis Pogue, Jimmy Woods, and Mike Britton.
Burial was in the Steelville Cemetery, Steelville, Mo.
All arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home in
Steelville, Mo.
Betty Kay Kientzel
Betty Kay Kientzel was born in St. Charles, Mo. on October 18, 1959 to
Edward Paul Steele and Grace Taylor Steele. She passed away Sunday, January
20, 2002 in her home, at the age of 42 years, 3 months and 2 days.
Betty worked several years as a waitress before moving to Rolla. Some of
her hobbies were writing, playing piano, swimming, boating, and fishing.
Those who preceded her in death were her parents, twin brother Paul Edward
Steele, sister Roberta Schulz, and an infant son.
Those who remain to mourn her passing are her three children, Angela
Christine Carter of St. Charles, Mo., Krystal Kay Kientzel of Cuba, Mo. and
Kyle Thomas Kientzel of Steelville, Mo.; brother and sisters John D.
Cottingham and wife Blanche of St. Peters, Mo., Rebecca Haferkamp and
husband Glenn of Cuba, Mo., Joanne Mittelbuscher and husband Wayne of St.
Charles, Mo.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 26, 2002, 2 p.m. at Hutson
Funeral Home, Cuba, Mo. with Rev. Mike Hannah officiating.
Visitation was held on Saturday, January 26, 2002, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Hutson Funeral Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the children for expenses
that have been incurred.
All arrangements were under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home, Cuba,
Mo.
Myrleen McKenzie
Myrleen McKenzie nee Dull was born at Rush Hill, Mo. on March 1, 1923 to
Harry and Edna Goodrich Dull. She passed away on January 23, 2002 at
Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. at the age of 78 years, 10
months and 22 days.
Myrleen was united in marriage to John P. McKenzie on June 19, 1943 in
Mexico, Mo. and to this union two children were born.
She was a member of First Baptist Church, Cuba, Mo. since moving here in
1985. She enjoyed spending time with friends at the Senior Center where she
ate lunch every day.
Those who preceded her in death were her parents, husband John, one brother
Maurice Dull and one sister Lucille Morgan Hayden.
Those who remain to mourn her passing are her children: Wayne McKenzie and
wife Linda of Cedar Hill, Mo., and Linda Absher and husband Barrye of
Midlothian, Virginia; five grandchildren, Aaron, Brian, Carrie, and
Danielle McKenzie and Lisa R. Keasler; and one great-grandson Austin
McKenzie; two brothers Lloyd Dull of Hyattsville, Maryland and Melvin Dull
of North Pekin, Illinois, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many
friends.
Memorial service was held at 11 a.m., Friday, January 25, 2002 at First
Baptist Church, Cuba, Mo. with Rev. Eric Smith officiating.
Funeral services were held at Arnold Funeral Home, Mexico, Mo. on Saturday,
January 26, 2002 at 1:30 p.m. Interment at the East Lawn Memorial Park,
Mexico, Mo.
Memorials may be given to the Cuba Senior Center, Cuba, Mo.
Local arrangements were under the direction of Hutson Funeral Home, Cuba,
Mo.
Mark Merrill Meyer
Mark Merrill Meyer was born in St. Louis, Mo. to Donald Meyer and Ettmae
Coons Meyer on April 20, 1956. He passed away January 24, 2002 at Arlington
Villa Nursing Home, Arlington, Texas at the age of 45 years, 9 months and 4
days.
Mark married Sandra Kay Tilley on June 13, 1981 in St. Louis, Mo. They
moved to Allen, Texas where they made their home for 15 years. While living
there, Mark was employed as an equipment operator. His hobbies were fishing
and hunting.
Those who preceded him in death were his grandparents, father, and infant
grandson.
Those who remain to mourn his passing are his wife Sandra, three daughters,
Stephanie Ann Meyer and Amy Meyer of St. Louis, Mo. and Mandalyn Spink of
Dallas, Texas; one granddaughter Alyssa Moore of St. Louis, Mo.; his mother
Ettmae Coons Meyer of Milwakie, Oregon; three brothers Randy, Brian, and
Kirk Meyer, and sister Evelyn Osborn, all of Milwakie, Oregon;
mother-in-law Ruby Bischof and husband Walter of Paducah, Kentucky; and
brother-in-law Randy Tilley of St. Louis, Mo.
Funeral services were Monday, January 28, 2002 at 2 p.m. at Hutson Funeral
Home, Cuba, Mo. with Rev. Delmar B. Hutson officiating. Burial was in
Kinder Cemetery, Cuba, Mo.
Visitation was held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, January 28, 2002 at
Hutson Funeral Chapel. All arrangements were under the direction of Hutson
Funeral Home, Cuba, Mo.
Ernest E. (Ernie) Payne
Ernest E. (Ernie) Payne of High Ridge, Missouri, passed away January 21,
2002, at his home. He was born on May 23, 1921, in Cherryville, Missouri,
the son of the late Cornelius V. and May Alice (nee McWhorter) Payne. He
was 80 years, 7 months and 28 days of age.
On June 17, 1940, in Salem, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Edna L.
(nee Clonts) Payne who survives.
He is also survived by: his children, Darlene and husband Lester Weatherby
of Sullivan, Missouri, Ernest and wife Mary Payne of Marion County,
Arkansas, Jim and wife Charoltte Payne of House Springs, Missouri and Diane
and husband Howard Fields of High Ridge, Missouri; by 11 grandchildren; 12
great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Four sisters, Addie Coleman of Steelville, Missouri, Bertha Payne of
Steelville, Missouri, Vergie Benton of Hillsboro, Missouri and Marie Waller
of St. Louis County, Missouri.
Ernest Payne was a life member of Steelville, Missouri VFW Post and was a
member of the machinist union. He was also a Master Mechanic for Wetterau
Food Incorporation and was a great electrician. In his spare time he loved
coon hunting and had been known to hunt all night long and enjoyed fishing.
Visitation was held at Chapel Hill Mortuary in Cedar Hill, Missouri from
2-9 p.m. on Wednesday, January 23, 2002. Funeral services were held at
Chapel Hill Mortuary at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2002.
Interment followed at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Cedar Hill, Missouri.
Elsie Mabel Scott
Elsie Mabel Scott nee Mason was born Monday, April 19, 1915, a daughter of
the late Charles Leonard Mason and Cora Edith (Brown) Mason.
She entered eternal rest Saturday, January 19, 2002, at the Missouri
Baptist Medical Center, Sullivan, Mo., at the age of 86 years, and 9
months.
Elsie was united in marriage to Freeman Austin Scott, son of Floyd A. Scott
and Nina Mae Scott Reeves (nee Walker), June 14, 1935 in Steelville by Rev.
Maxwell, pastor of First Baptist Church. Her father and his brother
attended them. They enjoyed over sixty-five years together before his
death, May 25, 2001.
She worked, while raising their for children, two sons and two daughters,
in local businesses, Steelville Supply Store, Greigs Super Market, Brown
Shoe Company, the Soldiers Home in St. James, and alongside Freeman on
their farm. One of her hobbies was making quilts.
They attended the Free Will Baptist Church in Cuba, Mo. When she and
Freeman moved to be near their daughter, Nina, they became members of
Lesterville First Baptist Church. Her Christianity was something she lived
at all times as a woman of faith and a faithful friend.
Among those who remain to mourn her passing are two daughters, Nina and
husband Doug Fitzgerald of Middlebrook, Mo., Minnie and husband John Crisan
of Louisiana, Mo.; two sons, Freeman A. Scott, Jr. and wife Cynthia of
Kilgore, Texas and Donald Scott and wife Judy of Maryland Heights, Mo.
Two sisters-in-law, Virgie Mason of Belgrade, Mo. and Pansy Scott of
Steelville, Mo.; eleven grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, nieces,
nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three
brothers, Calvin, Cecil and Malcom Mason and three sisters, May Miner and
husband Virgil, Tressie Schweinfurter and husband Andrew, and Naomi Mason,
brother-in-law, Charles Walter Scott and sister-in-law, Sibyl Campbell.
Elsie Mabel Scott lay in state 4-7 p.m. Sunday, January 20, 2002, at the
Britton Brothers Funeral Home, Steelville, Mo. Funeral services were held 1
p.m. Monday, January 21, 2002, in the Britton Chapel with Rev. Delmar
Hutson and Rev. Bill Jackson officiating.
Prelude by Lauren Meyer, great-granddaughter. Special music by Scottye
Adkins and Sammye Gail White, granddaughters.
Committal prayers and interment were in Liberty Cemetery, Steelville, Mo.
Honoring their grandmother and/or great-grandmother as pallbearers were
Eric Adkins, Jason Bratcher, Mike Edgar, Neil Fitzgerald, Mike Klinghammer,
Dwayne Meyer, Ross Richardson and Dennis White. Arrangements were under the
direction of the Britton Brothers Funeral Home, Steelville, Mo.
Donald Ray Skaggs
Donald "Don" Ray Skaggs was born Wednesday, May 20, 1942, in Steelville,
Mo., a son of the late Rev. Herman Skaggs and Hildred E. (Caringer) Skaggs.
He departed this life Saturday, January 19, 2002, at the Missouri Baptist
Medical Center, Sullivan, Mo., at the age of 59 years, 7 months and 29
days.
Among those who remain to mourn his passing are his daughter and
son-in-law, Kim and Bill Moede of Tulsa, Oklahoma; one grandson, Luke
Moede; one granddaughter, Ashylan Moede also of Tulsa, Oklahoma; a special
friend, Judy Gander of Eureka, Mo.
Four brothers and three sisters, Leon Skaggs and wife Margie of Virginia,
Geraldine and husband Gilbert Sellers of Davisville, Mo., William Skaggs
and wife Mary of Arnold, Mo., Marvin Skaggs and wife Barbara of St. Louis,
Mo., Gary Skaggs and wife Linda, and Mary Shrout, all of Cherryville, Mo.,
and Kathy Sarros and fiancee Mike Reeves of House Springs, Mo.
Three aunts and one uncle, Radis and Norma Skaggs of Viburnum, Mo., Lorene
Riggs of Cherryville, Mo. and Gerene Coleman of Pevely, Mo.; nieces,
nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends.
Don was very active in Cuba Lions Club. At the time of his death he held
the office of President. He was the owner and operator of Don's Diner in
Steelville.
Donald Ray Skaggs lay in state 3-8 p.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2002, at the
Britton Brothers Funeral Home, Steelville, Mo.
Funeral services were held 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 23, 2002, in the
Britton Chapel with Rev. Harry White officiating. He was eulogized by Tammy
Moore, Joy Baumbach and Bill Moede. Musical selections were provided by
Wendy Clouse.
Committal prayers and interment was in Shoal Creek Cemetery, Steelville,
Mo. Serving as pallbearers were Pete Buckert, David, Mike and Steve Skaggs,
George Rathgeber and Allan Sellers. Honorary pallbearers were Bryan
Baumbach, Luke Moede and Dave Skaggs.
Arrangements were under the direction of Britton Funeral Home, Steelville,
Mo.
Jennie Leota Steuber
Jennie Leota Steuber of Cuba, Mo. was born on August 11, 1904 at Leasburg,
Mo. to the union of James Louis Fulton and Jennie Ethel Fulton nee
Diresbach and passed away on January 20, 2002 at Cuba, Mo. at the age of 97
years, 5 months and 9 days.
On November 12, 1927 Jennie was united in marriage to Homer Carlisle at
Leasburg, Mo. Two sons, James and Edward, and one daughter, Wilma, were
born to this union. Homer preceded Jennie in death on October 5, 1947.
In January of 1950 Jennie was united in marriage to George Steuber at Cuba,
Mo. He preceded her in death on April 23, 1981.
Jennie was a homemaker and a long time resident of Crawford County. She was
a member of the Leasburg American Legion Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter Wilma E. Carlisle;
two sisters Glen Evans and Sarah Stuckey, and two brothers, Louis Fulton
and Thomas Fulton.
Those who survive to mourn her passing from this life are her two sons
James A. Carlisle and wife Barbara and Edward Carlisle and wife Cleo; five
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other relatives
and many friends.
Jennie was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, sister, good friend
to all who knew her and will be sadly missed.
Jennie Leota (Fulton) Steuber was in state at the Britton Funeral Home of
Cuba, Mo. where an American Legion Auxiliary service was held on Friday,
January 25, 2002 at 7 p.m. by the Leasburg American Legion Auxiliary.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 26, 2002 at 10 a.m. at the
Britton Chapel, Cuba, Mo. with Rev. Charles Ledbetter officiating.
Interment was in the Lea Cemetery, Leasburg, Mo. All arrangements were
under the direction of the Britton Funeral Home of Cuba, Mo.
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