Mirror, Steelville Star-Crawford Steelville, Crawford Co. MO
Local Obituaries for the Week of April 17, 2013
Hilma Mae Adams
Hilma Mae Adams, nee Davis, of Linn, Missouri, formerly of Steelville,
Missouri was born December 23, 1916 in Davisville, Missouri to Roy Allen
and Frances Estella “Fannie” Martin Davis and passed away Thursday,
April 11, 2013 at the age of 96 years.
She was united in marriage on October 24, 1934 to Treffie Howard Adams.
Hilma attended the Liberty Baptist Church in Linn, Missouri. She loved
singing and reading and spent many hours sewing and quilting.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Frances Davis; her
husband, Treffie in 1993; one son, Roger Wayne Adams; one daughter,
Rowena Marcella Turnbough and husband Eugene; sons-in-law, Leroy Clayton
and Orville Wilson; brothers, Louis Davis and wife Agnes, Glen Davis and
wife Virginia, Gilbert Davis, Jack Davis and wife Ina, Max Davis, Gene
Davis and Lydell Davis; sisters, Nerene McGlasson and husband Bruce and
Hazel Gibbs and husband Ray; brothers-in-law, Jake Adams, Clifford Adams
and wife Gertie; sisters-in-law, Minerva Arisman and husband Willard and
Nellie Gillam and husband Les; three grandchildren; and one great
grandchild.
She is survived by her two sons, Arnold Howard Adams and wife Ella of
Lubbering, Missouri and Gordon Hugh Adams and wife Joyce of St. Clair,
Missouri; three daughters, Roberta Clayton of Isabella, Missouri, Mary
Alice Wilson of Ocala, Florida and Patty Sue Decker and husband Melvin
of Linn, Missouri; one sister, JoAnn Crabtree and husband Robert of
Bourbon, Missouri; four sisters-in-law, Ina Davis of Steelville,
Missouri, Mildred Davis of St. Louis, Missouri, Elsie Davis of Overland,
Missouri and Bernice Adams of Viburnum, Missouri; 19 grandchildren; 38
great grandchildren; 43 great great grandchildren; other relatives and
friends.
Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the Britton-
Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2013 at the
Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri with Rev. Jerry
Beers officiating. Special music of “I’ll Fly Away,” “The Old Rugged
Cross” and “In the Garden” was played.
Committal prayer and burial were in the Old Dillard Cemetery at Dillard,
Missouri.
Casket bearers were Keith Adams, Chris Adams, Jerry Gamblin, Kelly
Turnbough, Veronica Decker and Penny Johnson.
Arrangements under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of
Steelville, Missouri.
Thomas “Tom” Howard LaRonge?Boyd
Thomas “Tom” Howard LaRonge Boyd of Lemay, Missouri was born March 17, 1957
to Charles and Elnora Ruth Setzer Boyd and passed away Friday,
April 5, 2013 at his home at the age of 56 years.
He served in the U.S. Marines during 1974. Tom attended the Living Word
Ministries in Arnold where Rev. C.L. Morrison was pastor for several years.
He wanted to help others and would donate to “Adopt a Child” overseas.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles aeries #646, and Lemay
V.F.W. He had worked in sales for several years as an ad marketer. Tom
loved playing gospel and bluegrass music.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Elnora Boyd; and one
brother, David Allen Boyd.
He is survived by his two sons, Cory Green of Cherryville, Missouri and
Thomas Bullock of Steelville, Missouri; one daughter, Amy Bullock of
Steelville, Missouri; two sisters, Becky Myers and husband Darren of
Hillsboro, Missouri and Angela LaRonge Brown and husband Harry of
Steelville, Missouri; four grandchildren, Logan Patterson, Carson Bullock,
Ariona Helms and Adrian Helms; one great grandson, Dewayne; other
relatives and friends.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
Arrangements under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of
Steelville, Missouri.
Marjorie G. Carter
Marjorie G. Carter of St. James, Missouri was born on February 3, 1930 in
LaHarpe, Kansas to William Lawson Turley and Linnie (Tate) Turley and
passed away Monday, April 8, 2013 at the age of 83 years.
Marjorie was the youngest of 11 children born to her parents.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Linnie Turley;
husband, John Carter; and son, Tom Reddington.
She is survived by two sons, Dave Reddington of Albany, Oregon and Jim
Reddinton and wife Beth of Rolla, Missouri; daughter-in-law, Audrey
Reddington; grandchildren; great grandchildren; dear friends, Toni
Subblefield and Leon Childs; other relatives and friends.
Arrangements under the direction of the Null and Son Funeral Home of
Rolla, Missouri.
Jerry Carl Claas
Jerry Carl Claas of Gerald, Missouri was born in Leslie, Missouri on
May 27, 1940 to Carl and Frieda (Shaw) Claas and passed away on Friday,
April 5, 2013 at his residence at the age of 72 years, 10 months and
9 days.
He had served his country with the United States Army.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Claas.
He is survived by his lifelong partner, Janet McMinn; children, Chris
Gibson and husband Kenny of Gerald, Missouri, Marina McMinn of Poplar
Bluff, Missouri and Katrina McMinn and special friend Randy Lightbody of
Owensville, Missouri; brother, Charlie Claas and wife Fern of Beaufort,
Missouri; sister, Betty McGowan and husband Rich of Bourbon, Missouri;
sister-in-law, Dorothy Claas of Gerald, Missouri; 12 grandchildren; four
great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was Monday, April 8, 2013 from 4-8 p.m. at the Gottenstroeter
Funeral Home in Gerald, Missouri.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the
Gottenstroeter Funeral Home in Gerald, Missouri with Rev. Terry Knight
officiating.
Burial was in the St. Paul’s Cemetery in Gerald, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of the Gottenstroeter Funeral Home,
Gerald, Missouri.
Johnnie “Jack” Edward Harmon
Johnnie “Jack” Edward Harmon was born April 20, 1925 in Matthews, Missouri
to John Ural and Ella Mae Harmon and passed away April 10, 2013 at the
age of 87 years, 11 months and 10 days.
Jack was raised in southeast Missouri with his two brothers and two sisters
until he went to Idaho to work at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in the
40s.
When he returned from CCC camp to Missouri, he met the Beulah Singleton.
They were married in January 16, 1943 in Gray Ridge, Missouri.
Jack worked diligently to provide for his family with a multitude of jobs
around southeast Missouri and St. Louis including working on the Manhattan
Project helping to build atomic bombs during World War II.
Jack loved farming. He and Beulah purchased a St. James farm in 1963 so
their sons could attend UMR. He worked at Rolla MFA as a miller until
retiring in 1987. After his retirement they moved to Bolivar, Missouri,
to be closer to their children.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ella Harmon; his wife,
Beulah; and four siblings, William Bizzell, Marietta Heumann, Wanda Grimmig
and Fred Harmon.
He is survived by his four children and spouses, Larry and Paula Harmon of
North Augusta, South Carolina, Lonnie and Rosalie Harmon of Carthage,
Missouri, Lindell and Dixie E. Harmon of Stockton, Missouri and Lisa and
Frank Walker of Jefferson City, Missouri; eight grandchildren; five
great grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Mary Bizzell of Whitewater,
Missouri and Dixie L. Harmon of St. Louis, Missouri; other relatives and
friends.
Visitation was held from 7-8 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2013.
Funeral services were held at the Pitts Chapel in Bolivar, Missouri at
10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
Burial followed at the Greenwood Cemetery in Bolivar, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of the Pitts Chapel in Bolivar,
Missouri.
Earlene Kenney
Earlene Kenney of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of St. James, Missouri was
born June 13, 1926 in High Gate, Missouri to John and Laura (Bunton) Miller
and passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the Phelps County Regional
Medical Center in Rolla, Missouri at the age of 86 years.
Earlene was united in marriage to Everett Kenney. They made their home in
Cincinnati for the last 28 years.
Although Earlene still made Cincinnati her home, she was spent a great deal
of time in St. James with her sister and her extended family. She enjoyed
her church and the church family. Her greatest joy in life was helping
those in need. She was such a people person and was always on hand to
volunteer in any situation, and most importantly had a smile on her face
while she was doing it.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Laura Miller; and
husband Everett on July 23, 2007.
She is survived by her sister, Mildred Crider of St. James, Missouri;
other relatives and friends.
Visitation was held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2013 at
the James & Gahr Mortuary.
Funeral services were held Friday, April 12, 2013 in the St. James Chapel
of the James & Gahr Mortuary with Reverend Jerry Baumann officiating.
Interment was in the Grove Dale Cemetery in Maries County.
Arrangements under the direction of the James & Gahr Mortuary,
St. James, Missouri.
Walter E. McIntosh
Walter E. McIntosh of Cuba, Missouri was born Wednesday, May 22, 1935 at
Cuba, Missouri to Wilson and Effie (nee Monda) McIntosh and passed away
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at the age of 77 years.
Walter was united in marriage to Shirley Brown and to this union two
children were born.
Walter started his concrete finisher career in the mid 1950’s working in
St. Louis, Missouri every day before going to work for Neil Schatz in
Sullivan, Missouri and after nearly 50 years as a concrete finisher
Walter retired in 2002 from Associated Crafts in Sullivan. In his spare
time he enjoyed hunting (especially turkey and deer), fishing and
gardening. He spent many hours working on lawn mowers and in his older
years for exercise he would spend days cutting wood.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilson and Effie McIntosh; one
brother, Gene and wife Marilyn McIntosh; two sisters, Helen and husband
Tom Brennan and Juanita and husband Raymond Hughes; sisters-in-law,
Betty McIntosh and Sis McIntosh.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley McIntosh of the home; two children,
Katherine Stanfield of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and Ron “Ro” and wife Liz
McIntosh of Cuba, Missouri; six grandchildren, Jennifer and husband
Chance Arnold, Amy Olsen, Angela Barton, Michael Barton, Sam McIntosh
and Jessie Switzer; 12 great grandchildren; four brothers, Bill McIntosh
of Rolla, Missouri, David McIntosh of Palatine, Illionois, Dale and wife
Pat McIntosh of Cuba, Missouri and Jerry and wife Lorraine McIntosh of
Palatine, Illinois; sister-in-law, Goldie and husband Carl Black of
Sullivan, Missouri; brothers-in-law, Edward and wife Becky Brown of
Doniphan, Missouri, Frank and wife Judy Brown of Springfield, Missouri
and Kenneth Brown of California; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was held Sunday, April 14, 2013 from 5-8 p.m. at the Mizell
Funeral Home in Cuba, Missouri.
Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 2013 at the
Mizell Funeral Home of Cuba, Missouri with Pastor Pat Gruber,
officiating.
Interment and prayers followed at the Fleming Cemetery, Cuba, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of the Mizell Funeral Home in Cuba,
Missouri.
Doyle Lynn Prince
Doyle Lynn Prince of Nampa, Idaho was born in Valley Park, Missouri and
passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 in Meridian Idaho.
Doyle was raised on a farm and attended Barretts Station (two-room) school
grades one through eighth. He graduatedfrom Parkway High School where he
was on the wrestling and baseball teams. He was also in Khorey League
Ball.
In 1960 he enlisted in the US Air Force and worked as an air-born refueler
for four years. Most of his Air Force career he was stationed in Bermuda,
as he flew out from there to various areas in the world.
While in the St. Louis, Missouri area Doyle worked for Trans World
Airlines as a construction worker and was a restaurant manager. He spent
a short time working in Colorado as a milkman. After that Montana logging,
hunting and fishing got in his blood and he spent 35 years mostly as a
sawyer in the Superior area.
It was there where he met Peggy and on May 30, 1973 they combined
families to become one, adding one more child to the mix to be the tie
that binds.
Through the years he and Peggy took many adventures from logging together
to team driving a semi coast to coast.
His Missouri family remembers him as the best hunter in the group and have
many stories of his escapades in the woods.
He is survived by his wife, Peggy of the home; daughters, Kim of Silver
City Nevada, Rone’ (Ramon) of Boise, Idaho and Becky (Darby) of Napa,
Idaho; son, Kelly (Nikki) of Osage Beach, Missouri; grandchildren, Cassie
(Kelly), Samantha, Warren, Joe, Taylor, Cameron, Cody, Sheamus and Liam;
great grandchildren; brothers, Chuck (Rose Marie) of Delta, Colorado, Glenn
(Sue) of Sullivan, Missouri; sisters, Carol (Jack) of Cuba, Missouri and
Barbara (Al) of California; his precious girl, Kelly; other relatives and
friends.
James Rutledge Smith
James Rutledge Smith was born on Saturday, November 12, 1927 in Caledonia,
Missouri to Hunter Issac and Jeannette (Rutledge) Smith and passed away
April 8, 2013 at his residence at the age of 85 years, 4 months and
27 days.
Jim served in the United States Merchant Marines from April 11, 1945
through November 1946. Jim was recognized in December of 2000 for his
service during the Cold War (September 2, 1945-December 26, 1991) in
promoting peace and stability for this nation.
Jim was a member of the Caledonia Methodist Church, Belgrade Lions Club,
Tyro #12 Masonic Lodge for 60 years, devout member of the Washington
County Democrat Club, Committeeman for Caledonia, The Popular Road Craft
Association and the Jim Smith Society.
The Caledonia Stock Farm was recognized as a “Century Farm” in 1977,
where Jim resided and lived most of his life.
He was a pilot. He owned the “Short-n-Ruff” Airstrip, home of the
Quiverin Queen, (his alfalfa field and gyro-plane). He served as a member
of the Potosi Airport Directors.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Hunter and Jeannette Smith;
his wife, Verla Smith; daughter, Mary Gaynel Smith and a son, Hunter
Edmond Smith.
He is survived by his daughters, Glenda Coleman and husband Lynn of
Potosi, Missouri, Janet Smith of Caledonia, Missouri, Betty Giles and
husband Ted of St. Louis, Missouri, Connie Walton of Farmington,
Missouri, Patricia Lawson of California, Missouri; two sons, Dannie
Johnson and wife Vivian of Caledonia, Missouri, Johnny Johnson of
New Mexico; sister, Ava Gay Britton and husband John of Cuba, Missouri;
two nieces, Patty Campbell and husband Bruce of Cuba, Missouri and Jane
Eads and husband Steve of Cuba, Missouri; 15 grandchildren; 26 great
grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 11 a.m.
at the DeClue Chapel with Elder Leonard Compton and Rev. Rick Lasley
officiating.
Pallbearers were James Smith, Robert Smith, Michael Walton, Tim Gibson,
Issac Barron and Jared Walton.
Interment and final prayers were held at the Caledonia Methodist
Cemetery where full military honors were presented by the United
States Marines and local VFW Post #6996.
Arrangements under the direction of the DeClue Funeral Home.
Phyllis Young
Phyllis Young of Sullivan, Missouri was born on November 27, 1947 at Saint
Louis, Missouri to Robert H. and Pearl Grace (Mesger) Townsend and passed
away on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the age of 65 years, 4 months and
9 days.
She had lived her entire life in Sullivan, Missouri and was a graduate of
Sullivan High School, Class of 1965. She then attended Southeast Missouri
State University at Cape Girardeau, Missouri and in 1970, earned a
Bachelors Degree in Education. Phyllis taught at various schools in
the area, which included Owensville Junior High, Cuba High School and
later substituted and was a teacher’s aide at Sullivan High School.
The last several years she was a librarian at the Sullivan Public Library.
On August 8, 1970 she was united in marriage to Michael Young at Sullivan,
Missouri.
Phyllis enjoyed gardening flowers as well as cooking. She was an avid
reader and loved animals-especially cats. She was an active member of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sullivan and served in the
Saint Louis Temple for 11 years.
She is survived by her husband, Michael of the family home; two sons,
Jeffery Young and wife Jennifer of Sullivan, Missouri and Scott Young and
wife Kari of Morgantown, West Virginia; Bonnie Dean, whom she loved as
her daughter; 10 grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was held from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 from the
Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan and on Thursday, April 11, 2013 from 9 a.m.
until time of services at the church.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 11, 2013 from
the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints in Sullivan, Missouri
with President Mark Griffith officiating.
Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Sullivan, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan,
Missouri.
Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the
Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site.
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