Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror, Steelville, Crawford Co. MO
Local Obituaries for the Week of March 11, 2008
Vesta G. Carwile
Vesta Gertrude Carwile nee Fredrickson of West Plains, Missouri, formerly of
Cuba, Missouri, was born on Friday, February 28, 1919 in Jakes Prairie,
Missouri to Albert Fredrickson and Lora Ellen Ferris Fredrickson. She passed
away on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at the age of 89 years and four days.
Vesta was one of 12 children and graduated from a one-room school house after
completing 12 grades. She then attended a beauty school in Springfield,
Missouri achieving her beauty license and operating a shop in St. Louis for
a few years.
She married Beryl Charles Carwile on August 11, 1946 in Cuba, Missouri and to
this union two daughters were born.
She was a caregiver to her husband after he became paralyzed in 1967. She
worked at a shoe factory in Owensville, Missouri then later at the Cuba Shoe
Factory where she retired from in 1984. She was a former member of the Cuba
First Baptist Church serving as a children’s Sunday School teacher. Her
hobbies were sewing and quilting.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Andrew, Ralph,
Otto, Leroy and Lloyd Frederickson; sisters, Violet Hansell, Murl Wright and
Pearl Berman.
She is survived by daughters, Linda B. Hagler of West Plains, Missouri and
Karen Vesta Knight and husband Jack of Springfield, Missouri; sister Edith
and husband Rev. Cellis Crum of Vienna, Missouri; brothers, George
Frederickson of Woodlands, Texas and Kenneth Frederickson of Springfield,
Missouri; sisters-in-law, Nadine Frederickson of St. Louis, Missouri and
Jo Frederickson of Texarkana, Arkansas; grandchildren, Jay Knight and wife
DeeDee of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Adrienne Knight of Springfield, Missouri, Mallory
Hagler and Dylan Hagler of West Plains, Missouri; two great grandchildren,
Jaxon and Carley Knight; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was Friday, March 7, 2008 from 5-8 p.m. at Hutson Funeral Home,
Cuba, Missouri. Funeral service was Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 11 a.m. at
Hutson Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri with Rev. Cellis Crum officiating.
Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cuba, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri.
Charles Jerry Cassidy
Charles Jerry Cassidy of Steelville, Missouri, was born August 27, 1922 at
Keysville, Missouri to Charles Logan Cassidy and Augusta Catherine (Parrett)
Cassidy. He passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at the Harry S. Truman
Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Missouri at the age of 85 years.
He was married to Betta (Cummings) and to this union seven children were born.
Charles was in the U.S. Army and served in WWII from 1943 to 1945 where he
was stationed in Italy and North Africa. He spent most of his life farming.
He loved to plant flowers, fruit trees and planning a garden, which would be
this time of year. He looked forward to the new seed catalogs arriving in the
mail and making his list. Watching the birds was another pastime that he
enjoyed.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and brother in-law, Ray Brumley.
He is survived by two sons, Dave Cassidy and wife Neva and Osten Cassidy, all
of Steelville, Missouri; five daughters, Pam Pennock and husband Larry and
Martha Harmon and husband Steve, all of Steelville, Missouri, Ann Cassidy and
Pat Rickard and husband Frank, all of Owensville, Missouri and Donna King and
husband Mike of St. Peters, Missouri; two sisters, Marceline Brumley of
Steelville, Missouri and Evelyn Moss and husband Harley of Fort Scott,
Kansas; 13 grandchildren, Angie (Allan) Monda, Scott (Tricha) Cassidy, Melody
(Alan) Ward, Lavada (Roger) Achurch, Tammy (David) Hills, Michael (Lisa) King,
Amy (Vincent) Cepeda, Chelsey King, Eva Harmon, Steven (Shaline) Harmon,
Nathan Cassidy, Nicholes Cassidy and Nicole Cassidy; 11 great grandchildren,
Tyler, Rachel, Lynnsie, Abby, Justin, Taylor, Miranda, Kerissa, Shantel,
Serena and Kaeden.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 2 p.m. in the
Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri with Rev. Jerry Beers
officiating. Special music of “Amazing Grace” was sang and played by Rev.
Jerry Beers. A son-in-law, Dave Rickard spoke of fond memories of his
father-in-law. Other special music of “Go Rest High On That Mountain”
concluded the service.
Casket bearers were Scott Cassidy, Nathan Cassidy, Michael King, Tyler Monda,
Steven Harmon and Roger Achurch. Committal prayer and burial were in the
Keysville Cemetery at Keysville, Missouri.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in
Steelville, Missouri.
Jeffery Clayton DeLuca
Jeffery Clayton DeLuca was born January 15, 1959, and passed away on
February 27, 2008, at the age of 49 years, 1 month, 12 days, in St. James,
Missouri. He was a lifelong resident of St. James, Missouri.
He was known for his great sense of humor and his love for life. His greatest
passion was making people laugh at any cost. Jeff has suffered greatly from
severe lung disease, lymphoma, and heart failure. He has spent the last year
promoting non-smoking.
He was preceded in death by his father, David L. DeLuca, Sr.
He is survived by his mother, Joy Jean DeLuca, of the home; siblings, Jim
DeLuca, of St. James, Missouri, Dan and Terri DeLuca, of St. James, Missouri,
David Jr. and Jodi DeLuca, of St. James, Missouri, Deborah Turner, of Cuba,
Missouri, Gene DeLuca, of St. James, Missouri, and Amy DeLuca, of Rolla,
Missouri; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 29, 2008, at James & Gahr
Mortuary in St. James, Missouri. Funeral service was held at James & Gahr
Mortuary in St. James, Missouri at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 1, 2008, with Craig
Rippy officiating.
Pallbearers were Dominick DeLuca, Brandon DeLuca, David DeLuca III, Marko
Turner, Wesley DeLuca, Nathan DeLuca, Jeremy DeLuca, and Dustin DeLuca.
Honorary Pallbearers were Jim DeLuca, Dan DeLuca, Mike DeLuca, David
DeLuca Jr., and Gene DeLuca.
All arrangements are under the direction of James & Gahr Mortuary, in
St. James, Missouri.
Bradie Geller Lewis
Bradie Geller Lewis of St. James, Missouri was born on Saturday,
September 1, 2007 to the union of Tom Lewis and Angie Gunn and passed away
Friday, March 7, 2008 at St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 6 months and
6 days.
Bradie was a beautiful little girl who touched the heart of everyone who
ever met her. She had a head full of hair that all admired and a smile that
could light up the world.
She was preceded in death by great grandparents and other relatives.
She is survived by parents, Tom Lewis and Angie Gunn; two big brothers,
Ty and Wesley Lewis, all of St. James, Missouri; grandparents, Bill and Linda
Gunn, Linda and Greg Dettler and Kenny and Diane Overshon; great grandparents,
Marie Geller and Alan and Toni Bailey, all of Cuba, Missouri; two uncles,
Billy and wife Brandi Gunn of Fenton, Missouri and Allen and wife Tina Overshon
of Sullivan, Missouri; two aunts, Cheryl and husband Zach Hoener of St. James,
Missouri and Sarah Overshon of Houston, Texas; six special cousins, Sam, Abby
and Connor Gunn, Ethan Overshon and Austin and Ashley Hoener and other
relatives.
Visitation was held Wednesday, March 12, 2008 from 5-8 p.m. at Britton Funeral
Home of Cuba, Missouri.
Funeral service Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 8 p.m. with Rev. Mark Smith
officiating.
Interment will be at Wishon Cemetery in St. James, Missouri.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Britton Funeral Home, Cuba,
Missouri.
Ronald Meyers
Ronald Meyers, Warrenton, Missouri, formerly of St. Charles, Missouri, was
born March 16, 1946 in St. Charles, Missouri and passed away Wednesday,
March 5, 2008 at the age of 61 years.
He was the son of William F. Meyers and Helen E. Meyers. He married Lynn
Meyers April 17, 1999 in Wright City, Missouri.
He was a truck driver at Schafer Meyer Seed and Sod Co. in St. Charles,
Missouri for 15 years, then retired.
He served in the Army during the Vietnam era from 1969 to 1971.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife; daughter, Christine (Butch) Bess of Cuba,
Missouri; two step sons, Eric Powell of St. Louis, Missouri and David Powell
of St. Charles, Missouri; two granddaughters, Hannah Bess and Haylee Bess;
two step grandsons, Jacob Powell and Justin Powell; step granddaughter,
Kaitlyn Powell; two sisters, Audrey Gray of St. Charles, Missouri and
Delores Williams of St. Charles County, Missouri.
Services at Baue Funeral and Memorial Center, St. Charles, Missouri
Sunday, March 9, 2008 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
James Harold Moore
James Harold Moore of Cuba, Missouri was born Tuesday, March 29, 1932
at Wichita, Kansas to the union of Clarence and Dorothy Moore and passed
away Sunday, March 9, 2008 at Cuba, Missouri at the age of 75 years,
22 months and 11 days.
James was united in marriage to Diane Comstock on August 23, 1958 at Lone
Dell, Missouri and to this union six children were born.
He retired in 1997 after nearly 45 years as a maintenance man. He worked
for International for many years and ended his career at Richwood School
District were he was the maintenance man, bus driver, custodian, mechanic
and all around good guy.
In his younger years he enjoyed hunting and fishing, but as the years past
he began to enjoy gardening. He had a green thumb, everything he planted
grew beautifully. He also enjoyed spending the day going to flea markets,
yard sales, auctions, watching Dave Murray (the weatherman), old western
movies and the Price is Right at 11 a.m. each day.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Quentin Moore; one
sister, Wanita Clemens and other family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, of the home; three sons, Jimmy and wife Frances
Moore of Bourbon, Missouri, Robert and Kevin Moore of Cuba, Missouri; three
daughters, Debbie and husband Russell Schumacher of Robertsville, Missouri,
Christine and husband Jeff Barnes of Sullivan, Missouri, Melinda and husband
Dale Conley of Leasburg, Missouri; one sister, Mona Littrell of Richwood,
Missouri; 18 grandchildren, Timothy, Wesley, Laura, Michael, Christy,
Tiffany, Samantha, Daniel, Deanna, Derek, Cody, Daniel, Christopher, Jacob,
Jennifer, Tricia, Stephen and Jimmy and seven great grandchildren, Drake
Addison, Keristen, Isaiah, Haylie, Wyatt and Mackenzie; other relatives and
friends.
Visitation was held Tuesday, March 11, 2008 from 4-8 p.m. at Britton Funeral
Home of Cuba, Missouri.
Funeral service was held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 with Pastor
Ron Evans officiating. Special music for the service was “I’ll Fly Away,”
“Amazing Grace” and “When the Roll is Called Up Yonder.”
Interment followed at Meramec Hills Cemetery, Cuba, Missouri.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Britton Funeral Home of Cuba,
Missouri.
“Skip” Delano Eugene Pounds
“Skip” Delano Eugene Pounds, 66, of Steelville, Missouri, was born
February 2, 1942 to George Hannon and Ada Mae (Payne) Pounds and passed away
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.
On August 6, 1989, he was united in marriage to Metta (Gram) Pounds.
Skip was a barber and had his own barbershop for many years in Steelville,
Missouri. He enjoyed working with children and for over 15 years, Skip and
his wife Metta owned a Children’s Day Care Center. He served the City of
Steelville for a number of years as Alderman for Ward I and Ward II. He was
the Scout Master for the local boy scouts for more than 20 years and was
a charter member of the St. Louis Chapter. He was recognized for all of his
20+ years as the Scoreboard Keeper for the Steelville High School games.
In his spare time, he enjoyed collecting arrowheads and working with
genealogy. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Steelvilleand was
saved and baptized at a young age.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife of 18 years; two sons from a previous marriage,
Michael Pounds and wife Melanie of Steelville, Missouri and Mark Pounds and
wife Chen Min of Rolla, Missouri; one brother George Wayne Pounds and wife
Marsha of Steelville, Missouri; four grandchildren, Austin, Zachary, Kaitlyn
and Jared Pounds, all of Steelville, Missouri; other relatives and friends.
Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at the Britton-
Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri with Rev. Jerry Beers officiating.
Special music of “How Great Thou Art” and “Amazing Grace” were sung by Gary
Hardecke with Sharon Hardecke accompanying on piano.
Interment will be in the Steelville Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in
Steelville, Missouri.
Aaron G. Rook
Aaron G. Rook of Cuba, Missouri was born October 6, 1929 in Cuba, Missouri
to the union of William F. and Josephine B. (Shoults) Rook and passed away
Friday, March 7, 2008 in Rolla, Missouri at the age of 78 years, 5 months
and 1 day.
Aaron retired after many years of service from Cuba Marble & Granite and as a
Caretaker of Kinder Cemetery. He was a life member of V.F.W. Post #7147,
member of American Legion Post, Cuba Volunteer Fire Dept. (1953-1982) and
proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.
He was a collector of many things and was best known to help others in their
time of need. He enjoyed the outdoors, a good cup of coffee, his pets Jake,
Skooter, Sparky and Sammy. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his
family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Raymond, John and
Bill Rook, Jr.; two sisters, Gladys Copeland and Mable Krause; one step
grandson, John Aaron Hubert.
He is survived by his son, Randy and wife Mary Rook of Columbia, Missouri;
his companion of 24 years, Marilyn Harris and her children, Donna and husband
Tom Lehnhoff of Cuba, Missouri, Larry and wife Valerie Harris of Cuba,
Missouri, Sandy Howerter of Havana, Illinois, Bud and wife Ronda Harris of
Cuba, Missouri; Ed and wife Mariann Hubert of Rolla, Missouri; two grand-
children Mackenzie and Spenser Rook of Columbia, Missouri; 13 step
grandchildren, 13 step great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was held Monday, March 10, 2008 at 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. at Britton
Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri.
Graveside service was Monday, March 10, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. at Kinder Cemetery
with Rev. Gary Mace, officiating followed by full military honors.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Britton Funeral Home, Cuba,
Missouri.
G. Lorene Wheeler
G. Lorene Wheeler of Milan Illinois, G. Lorene Wheeler was born on
January 8, 1916 to Coleman and Ethel Wilburn Gray in Morehouse, Missouri.
She passed away on February 27, 2008 at the home of her daughter in
Owensville, Missouri at the age of 92 years.
She married John Wheeler on March 9, 1935.
During their life together, Lorene was a farm wife who excelled at gardening,
sewing, and helping her husband farm on the Big Island and in the Woodhull
area. He passed away on January 21, 1966. In 1978, Lorene moved to Milan.
She was preceded in death by her husband; daughter, Opal Wheeler; son, Jerry
Wheeler; grandson, Richard Sheppard; daughter-in-law, Dawn Wheeler; two
brothers; two sisters and her parents.
She is survived by two daughters, Linda Sheppard, Milan, Illinois and Sharon
and Delbert Turnbough of Owensville, Missouri; son, John Wheeler of San Antonio,
Texas; 11 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; 10 step grandchildren; three
step great great grandchildren; and one great great granddaughter.
Services were held on Saturday, March 1, 2008 from 12:30-6 p.m. at the
Knoxville Road Baptist Church in Milan, Illinois.
Pastor David Overstreet conducted a funeral service at 6 p.m.
On Monday, March 3, 2008 a service of committal was held at Oaklawn Memorial
Gardens in Galesburg, Illinois beginning at 10 a.m.
Julius Henry “Abe” White
Julius Henry “Abe” White was born on May 12, 1938, in Somerset, Kentucky, to
Herman and Aggie (Warren) White and passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2008.
He married Annita J. White on August 7, 1965, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He enjoyed bluegrass music, picking the banjo, hunting, fishing, and spending
time with family. He was a corrections officer for the Missouri Department
of Corrections for 10 years until his retirement on September 30, 2000.
He was a veteran of the United States Navy.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Herman White and Homer White; and
four sisters, Lois Mobley, Geneva Brannen, Shirley Payne, and Helen White.
He is survived by his wife; daughter, Kathrine Kremer (fiancée Scott Potter)
of Owensville, Missouri; two sons, Darrell White (fiancée Candise Scott) of
Steelville, Missouri and Dennis White (wife Jennifer) of West Palm Beach,
Florida; three step-daughters, Pamela Carter (husband T.C.) of Fort Collins,
Colorado, Fay Looten (husband Todd) of Holts Summit, Missouri and Tina Hoover
(husband Phillip) of Fulton, Missouri; two brothers, Ernest White of Cullman,
Alabama and John White of Barryville, Arkansas; one sister, Bessie Platen of
Cincinnati, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
Visitation was held from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2008, at the
Houser-Millard Funeral Home in Jefferson City, Missouri. Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 29, 2008 at the Houser-Millard Funeral Home
in Jefferson City, Missouri. Entombment with Full Military Honors in the
Resurrection Cemetery Mausoleum.
Arrangements were under the direction of Houser-Millard Funeral Home,
Jefferson City, Missouri.
Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the
Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site.
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