Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror, Steelville, Crawford Co. MO
Local Obituaries for the Week of April 12, 2011
Shirley Louise Bayless
Shirley Louise Bayless of Rolla, Missouri was born on February 12, 1935
in Anthony’s Mill, Missouri to Phillip “A.P.” and Louise (Halfacre) Hertel
and passed away Friday, April 1, 2011 at the age of 76 years.
Shirley was an animal lover, especially cats.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Phillip and Louise Hertel and
two brothers, Robert Hertel and Thomas Hertel.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry Bayless of Rolla, Missouri; one
son, David Bayless and wife Sally of Athens, Ohio; one daughter, Jennie
Bayless of Rolla, Missouri; one sister-in-law, Carol Hertel of Bourbon,
Missouri; two grandchildren, Michael Howe Bayless and Laurel Howe Bayless;
other relatives and friends.
A memorial service was held on Friday, April 8, 2011 at 7 p.m. at the
Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of the Null and Son Funeral Home in
Rolla, Missouri.
Judy Ellen Campbell
Judy Ellen (Atchison) Campbell of St. James, Missouri was born to William
and Ruby Atchison on May 15, 1950 in St. James, Missouri and passed away at
her home April 3 2011 at the age of 60 years, 10 months and 19 days.
She was married Dale E. Campbell of Newburg, Missouri on March 2, 1968 and
to this union four daughters were born.
The couple traveled the world with the Air Force for 20 years. They
experienced all life had to offer in wonderful places like Spain, Germany,
Okinawa, California, Louisiana, North Dakota and visited most of the United
States. During their travels Judy painted everywhere she could. She had
paintings and murals in Europe and the Far East.
After retiring they settled back here in St. James where she continued to
paint. Some of her work can be seen everyday at PCRMC Pediatric Ward, the ER
waiting room, Matt’s Steakhouse, Douglas Co. Restaurant or known as the
Mexican Place, Bourbon City, outdoor murals on the pharmacy Bldg, Doolittle
Fire Station, St. James Christian Church, Moreland Bldg. (Danny’s old office)
and many others.
She also enjoyed writing and sculpting. Many of her sculptures have stories
that all weave together with her “Thornwood Hollow” studio. While a self
taught artist and writer she raised her family.
She was preceded in death by her father, William Atchison and brothers,
William and John.
She is survived by her husband, Dale Campbell; her mother, Ruby E. Atchison;
daughters, Laura and husband Leon Frayer, Tamara and husband Dan Copeland,
Christy and husband Cory Maus and Amy and Chad Mathis; grandchildren, Morgan,
Savanah, Ariana, Valerie and Elysia Frayer, Makayla Copeland, Stephanie and
Paxton Maus, Logan, Samantha and Ella Mathis; foster children, Heaven and
Stormy; foster grandchildren, Illiana and Tristan; Buddy and Delilah (her
boxer dogs); sister, Sandy and husband Randy Greenwood and family; sister-in-
law, Sanda Atchison and family; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was Wednesday, April 6, 2011 from 6-8 p.m. at the Jones Funeral
Home in St. James, Missouri.
Funeral Services were Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 11 a.m. at the Jones
Funeral Home Chapel in St. James, Missouri with Dave Menge officiating.
Burial was in the family plot in the St. James Cemetery in St. James,
Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of the Jones Funeral Home in St. James,
Missouri.
Shirley May Doza
Shirley May Doza (nee Schroeder) of Leasburg, Missouri, was born
February 3, 1931 to Henry and Gertrude (Eckelkamp) Schroeder at St. Louis,
Missouri and passed away, Monday, April 4, 2011, at the age of 80 years.
On July 1, 1950 she was united in marriage to Joseph Doza at Holy Trinity
Catholic Church in St. Louis, and they were blessed with three sons.
Shirley was a very artistic person and her talents included painting of
beautiful pictures, playing piano and guitar, and singing in the church
choir.
Shirley enjoyed cooking and was employed by the Bourbon School District as
a cook. She worked as a beautician while living in St. Louis and was also
a Hostess. Shirley and Joe loved to dance, especially the Polka and
Jitterbug, they also enjoyed traveling together. She loved her church and
was a member of Saint Francis Catholic Church in Bourbon, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Gertrude Schroeder and
two brothers, Ralph and Al Schroeder.
She is survived by her husband, Joe of the family home; three sons, Mike
Doza and wife Gail of Springfield, Missouri, Steve Doza and wife Lynne of
Sullivan, Missouri and Ken Doza and wife Sherri of Sullivan, Missouri; six
grandchildren, Joey Doza, Michelle Sappington, Matt and Nate Doza, Kyla and
Ryan Webb; four great grandchildren, Sean Barnhill, Makaylee, Jaiden, and
Landen Doza; two brothers, Carl Schroeder and wife Ruth of St. Louis,
Missouri and Ken Schroeder and wife Carol Gay of Leasburg, Missouri;
sister, Marge Raftery of St. Louis, Missouri; other relatives and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday,
April 6, 2011 in St. Francis Catholic Church with Rev. Father James Fender
officiating.
Interment followed in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Bourbon, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of the Eaton Funeral Home, Sullivan,
Missouri.
Michael Gene Eilerman
Michael Gene Eilerman of Steelville, Missouri was born Tuesday,
January 29, 1957 in St. Louis, Missouri to Louis R. and Jacqueline M.
Eilerman and passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 at the age of 54 years,
2 months and 6 days.
Mike previously worked as a carpenter in residential construction. His
hobbies were hunting, fishing and making birdhouses that he gave to
his neighbors.
He was preceded in death by his father, Louis Eilerman; his mother,
Jacqueline Eilerman Tipton and brother, Matthew Eilerman.
He is survived by his brother, Mark Eilerman and wife Jeanie of Lonedell,
Missouri; step-father, Oren Tipton of Cherryville, Missouri; other relatives
and friends.
No public services were held.
Arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville,
Missouri.
Shalanna Lynn Harmon
Shalanna “Sha” Lynn Harmon of Steelville, Missouri was born on
Wednesday, June 16, 1982 to Jack and Cheryl Grayson Harmon and passed away
on Monday, April 4, 2011 at the age of 28 years, 9 months and 19 days.
Sha accepted the Lord early in life and was a member of the First Baptist
Church in Steelville, Missouri. She was a graduate of Steelville High School
Class of 2000. She had previously worked as a metal finisher in aircraft
manufacturing. Her hobbies were fishing, swimming, and riding motorcycles.
She loved her family, especially her children.
She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Clifton Harmon and
Wilbur Grayson and uncle Kevin Grayson.
She is survived by her parents, Jack and Cheryl Harmon of Steelville,
Missouri; children Mekenzie Lynn Dabbs and Michael Ray Dabbs; sisters Becky
(Scott) Hardin, Sherrie (Kyle) Brand, and Elicia Dawn Harmon all of
Steelville, Missouri; grandmothers Lucille Harmon and Jeanne Grayson all
of Steelville, Missouri; dear friends Justin (Kerry) Dabbs and Marlena
Volner all of Steelville, Missouri; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Hutson
Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri.
Funeral service was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Hutson
Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri with Pastor Kevin Farr officiating.
Burial was in the Harmon Family Cemetery off Hwy. E in Steelville,
Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home,
Steelville, Missouri.
Ruth Hulsey
Ruth Hulsey of Sullivan, Missouri was born on January 15, 1914 in
Algire,Missouri to A.O. and Annie (nee Witt) Northcut and passed Wednesday,
April 6, 2011 at the age of 97 years.
She married Theodore Hulsey on January 30, 1932 in Steelville, Missouri and
to this union six children were born.
She was preceded in death by her parents, A.O. and Annie Northcut; son,
Warren Hulsey along with his wife Betty; an infant daughter, Cheryl Jean
Hulsey and two sisters, Edith Doemelt and Elsie Manion.
She is survived by two sons, Bryce Hulsey and wife Sheryl of Bourbon,
Missouri and Bob Hulsey and wife Theresa of Sullivan, Missouri; two
daughters, Pat Hammond and husband Cliff of Livonia, Michigan and Carol
Lueken and husband George of Sullivan, Missouri; two brothers,
A.O. Northcutt and wife Margie and Calvin Northcutt, all of Sullivan,
Missouri; five sisters, Lucille Brizendine of Crown Point, Indiana,
Mildred Harms of Union, Missouri, Gertrude Shanks and husband Glenn of
Wentzville, Missouri, Peggy Schatz and husband Ray of Sullivan, Missouri
and Minnie Heitkamp of St. Clair, Missouri; 13 grandchildren; 17 great
grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the
Chapel of the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Ray L. Schatz
officiating.
Interment followed in the Oddfellows Cemetery.
Arrangements under the direction of the Eaton Funeral Home in
Sullivan, Missouri.
Edward Johnson
Edward B. Johnson of St. Louis formerly of Cuba, Missouri was born to the
union of Edmon L. and Cornelia (Coshow) Saunier on August 22, 1923 in Linn,
Missouri and passed away Sunday, April 3, 2011 at St. Anthony’s Medical
Center in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 87 years.
Ed was united in marriage to Virginia R. DeVine on March 11, 1943 in
Clayton, Missouri and to this union four children were born.
Ed was employed many years as an Electrical Engineer. After his retirement
he and Virginia moved to Indian Hills Lake in Cuba, where they enjoyed
spending their retirement years together. Ed honorably served his country
in the U.S. Army. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing, listening to opera
music and taking care of his faithful companion Shotzie.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Edmon and Cornelia Saunier;
grandmother, Katherine Johnson and one son, Dale Johnson.
He survived by his children, Sandy and husband Rick Servatius of Longview,
Texas, Brian Johnson of St. Louis, Missouri, Craig and wife Patricia Johnson
of Glendale, Missouri; daughter-in-law, Barb Johnson of Naperville, Illinois;
eight grandchildren, Jeffrey Johnson of New York, New York, Jaime Johnson and
husband Harold Attuquayefio of Naperville, Illinois, Christina and husband
Bryan Siebenmorgan of Eureka, Missouri, Bradley Johnson of St. Louis,
Missouri, Ashley and Samantha Johnson of Glendale, Missouri, Carla and Kevin
Servatius of Longview, Texas; two great grandchildren, Audrey and
Olivia Siebenmorgan; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was held on Friday, April 8, 2011 from 11 a.m. until time of
funeral service at 1 p.m. at John L. Ziegenhein & Sons South County Chapel
4830 Lemay Ferry Rd. St. Louis, Missouri with Pastor Robert Hagel,
officiating.
Interment with full military honors followed at St. Trinity Cemetery,
Lemay, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of the Mizell Funeral Home, Cuba,
Missouri.
Donald C. Scott
Donald C. Scott passed away April 11, 2011.
He was the owner of Creve Coeur Barber Shop and had been a licensed barber
for 40 years in the St. Louis area.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Minnie Crissan.
He is survived by wife, Judy A. Scott; children, Christine (Danny) Reinbold,
Selena (Casey) Tiepelman and Nichole (David) Jennings; four grandchildren;
three great grandchildren; sister, Nina Fitzgerald; brother, Freeman
Scott Jr.; other relatives and friends.
Memorial visitation will be held Saturday April 16, 2011 from 1 p.m. until
service time at 2 p.m. at Colliers Funeral Home, 3400 N. Lindbergh Blvd.,
St. Ann, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of the Colliers Funeral Home, St. Ann,
Missouri.
Ava Leora Viehman
Ava Leora Viehman, nee Ransom, age 80, of Steelville, Mo. passed away
Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Gibbs Care Center. She was born February 16, 1931
in Steelville to Dewey and Nora (Brown) Ransom. On September 11, 1948, she
was united in marriage to Jesse "Bud" Viehman at the Steelville Presbyterian
Church by Rev. Sam Roper and to this union two children were born.
Ava worked for the Steelville Star for 28 years, retiring from full-time
work at the newspaper in September of 2008. “It was a learning experience
and I enjoyed every minute of it,” she said during a retirement reception
held in her honor at Steelville Middle School that month.
With the first issue of the Steelville Star in February of 1980, Ava
realized a 33-year-old dream. She had always wanted to be a newspaper
reporter, but when she graduated from high school in 1947 there were no
opportunities available in Steelville, and she didn’t know how to go about
finding them. She couldn’t afford to go to college to pursue it as a career
so she went forward with other directions in her life.
Ava’s first job was with the County Extension office. She worked as a
secretary with them for five years, making $75 a month. While her children,
Kelly and Rob, were young, she was a stay-at-home mom, but also had a home
business decorating cakes, a skill she taught herself. One year she earned
$3,000 making cakes. She made wedding cakes for almost all her nieces and
nephews and delivered them as far away as Springfield and St. Louis.
She began freelance writing for the Cuba Free Press in the 1970s. During
that time, she also did daily news reports about Steelville for a radio
station in Sullivan. In the late ‘70s, Ava talked with Free Press Publisher
Percy Pascoe about her desire to provide hometown news for Steelville. One
day he came to her and asked, “Well, how would you like to have your own
newspaper?” and the Star was launched.
Pascoe, Ava and Marie McDole (the first employee in charge of advertising)
got together and found building space to use, which, incidentally, rented
for $60 per month. The first issue of the Steelville Star was printed
Feb. 6, 1980, featuring pictures of Ava, Marie, and Teresa Foss (the first
editor) on the front page along with the headline, “Local news is Star’s
aim.”
Her only experience in writing had been high school English, so she once
again taught herself a new skill: the art of newspaper writing. She was the
only writer for the Star at the paper’s commencement.
Ava’s advice to Three Rivers Publishing and newspaper writers in general is
“Tell it like it is, you can’t get in trouble for that.” In a feature story
dated Feb. 21, 1990 about the paper’s 10th anniversary, she wrote, “Good or
bad, the newspaper is a reflection of the times and the community. Newspapers
jog memories and take stands. They entertain and infuriate. They praise and
they criticize. They line birdcages and fill scrapbooks. They take work and
they make work. I think we have achieved our goal…‘Local News for Local
People.’”
Ava was also active in a number of community organizations. She celebrated
60 years as a 4-H leader in 2008. At one time, the Go-Getters 4-H Club had
the largest club in the state with 125 members. As leader, she organized
monthly meetings, service projects and trips in addition to guiding
individual projects in food, clothing and cake decorating.
Many of the thousands of 4-Hers who were members of the Go-Getters
learned to square dance under Ava’s instruction. Some even learned to dance
on roller skates. Ava’s square dancers performed all over the county at
public events and festivals. She also called square dancing for many years
for tourists at Cobblestone and Eagle Hurst resorts.
She was honored during the 2008 4-H Leaders Banquet. “Overwhelmingly
awesome–I never expected such an outpouring of appreciation,” she said
of the accolades for her years with 4-H. County Commissioners Ed Worley and
John Hewkin presented Ava with a proclamation honoring her many
contributions
to Crawford County. A variety of citizens spoke of experiences and how
she had been influential in their lives. Ava also received a resolution
from the Missouri Senate from State Senator Frank Barnitz during the
banquet.
Ava was a member of the Steelville Presbyterian Church where she served as
deacon, elder, and Sunday school teacher. She was a city alderman for two
years, was the only woman on the Steelville Industrial Authority board for
a time, and spent 15 years on the Hoppe Springs Museum Board. She was the
Steelville Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. She also served as the
Steelville Homes board secretary for approximately 30 years.
As Community Betterment chairman for 15 years, she won several awards. She
also volunteered for Golden Echoes. When her children were still young, she
drove a small school bus to pick up people to take to the center. Her
children rode the bus with her and they all helped serve in the dining
room.
Ava was also an avid bowler for many years and traveled with her bowling
team throughout Missouri and the United States to participate in bowling
events. In addition, she was known to many as an excellent driving
instructor, and helped many young Steelville residents (and a few older
ones) get their license.
Ava will be sadly missed by her husband of 62 years, Jesse "Bud" Viehman
of Steelville, MO; one son, Rob Viehman and wife Caroline of Steelville, MO;
one daughter, Kelly Hughes and husband Jim of Steelville, MO; five
grandchildren, Jordan Hughes, Cameron Hughes, Endi Viehman, Justess Viehman
and Shay Viehman; two brothers, Bill Ransom and wife Marilyn and Dewayne
"Murf" Ransom all of Steelville, MO; half brothers and sisters, Steve Ransom
and wife Linda, Larry Ransom and wife Tina, Jeff Ransom and wife Sabrina,
Wanda Bogue and husband Bill, Janet Echert and husband Steve and Pat Brown
and husband Allen, all of Missouri; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law,
Elaine Ransom of Steelville, MO, Maxine Mullen of Valley Park, MO, Leslie
Viehman and wife Dorothy of Florissant, MO, Richard Viehman and wife Marlyn,
of Bridgeton, MO, and Ralph Viehman and wife Ardell of Garland, TX; other
relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother James Ransom;
daughter-in-law, Lori Anne Viehman; sister-in-law, Irene Eaton; and one
brother-in-law Larry Mullen Jr.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2011
at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Funeral service will
be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Britton-Bennett
Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Beers and Pastor Mike Reno officiating.
Interment will be in the Steelville Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to Gibbs Care Center Building Fund or Steelville Food
Pantry
Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the
Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site.
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