Mirror, Steelville Star-Crawford Steelville, Crawford Co. MO Local Obituaries for the Week of June 13, 2012 Maxine Branson Maxine Branson was born February 14, 1933 in Cuba, Missouri to Jake and Minnie (West) Ware and passed away June 1, 2012. Maxine was a member of the First Baptist Church of Park Hills, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Branson; siblings, Estel “Bud” Ware, Herman Ware, George Ware, Chester Ware, Martha Hopwood, Mabel Williams, Lorine Ware, Catherine Ware, Viva Fann  and Zula Micallef. She is survived by her daughter, Terry Ann (Branson) and husband Douglas Motley; grandchildren, Dustin and Dalton Motley; and one sister, Bonnie Ware of Cuba, Missouri. Visitation was Friday, June 8, 2012 from 4-8 p.m. at C.Z. Boyer & Son Funeral Home in Desloge, Missouri and Saturday, June 9, 2012 from 10 a.m. until time of service at noon at the Assembly of God Church in Bourbon, Missouri with Rev. Sandy Leadbetter and Rev. Derek Ruble officiating. Burial followed at the Licklider Cemetery in Cuba Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the C.Z. Boyer & Son Funeral Home in Desloge, Missouri. Lorene M. Brush Lorene M. Brush nee King of Richland, Missouri was born in Butts, Missouri on Friday, October 30, 1925 to Douglas S. and Rose Belle Eggers King and passed away in Richland, Missouri on Monday, June 4, 2012 at the age of 86 years, 7 months and 5 days. Lorene married Donald Brush in April, 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri and to this union nine children were born. As a child, Lorene made a profession of faith at Fairview Baptist Church, Butts, Missouri and was baptized in the Meramec River. She recently was a member of the Ozark Hills Freewill Baptist Church, Lebanon, Missouri. She collected dolls and enjoyed listening to country music. She was preceded in death by her parents, Douglas and Rose King; husband, Donald Brush; daughter, Bonnie Click; son, Melvin Brush; and brothers, Sylvia S. King and Bud King. She is survived by her children, Don (Alice) Brush of Marion, Ohio, Dixie (Chuck) Summers and Sylvia Leslie, all of Richland, Missouri, Rose (Mike) Oberbeck of Lebanon, Missouri, Jim (Ellen) Brush of Sullivan, Missouri, Ralph (Tammy) Brush of Chetopa, Kansas and Rhonda (Tracy) Schnelting of Owensville, Missouri; brothers and sisters, Ralph (Debra) King, Sr. of Leasburg, Missouri, Doug King of Owensville, Missouri, Rosa Lee (Arthur) Gormley of Stoutland, Missouri, James (Sue) King of Leasburg, Missouri, Virginia Farris of Bridgeton, Missouri, Leon (Pat) King of Sullivan, Missouri and Wayne King of Potosi, Missouri; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Visitation was Thursday, June 7, 2012 from 12-2 p.m. and funeral service at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at the Hutson Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri with Pastor Kevin West officiating. Burial was at the Crossroads Cemetery, Leasburg, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri. Mildred D. Fanger Mildred D. Fanger of St. James, Missouri was born February 25, 1915 in Hinkle, Missouri to Ben and Olga (Hughes) Gross and passed away at the Golden Living Center of St. James at the age of 97 years. Mildred was united in marriage to Robert Fanger and to this union three children were born. Mildred was an avid animal lover, she enjoyed playing cards, socializing with her family and friends, and gardening. She always had a nice garden and was always ready to share her bounty with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Olga Gross; her husband, Robert in 1975; daughter, Virginia Saroch; grandson, Calvin Lacy; sisters, Daisy Thomas and Mamie Fanger. She is survived by her children, Everett Fanger of St. James, Missouri and Minnie Lacy of St. James, Missouri; grandchildren, John Gibson, Bonnie Francis, Marty Gibson, Howard Gibson, Orville Gibson, Jay Gibson and Eddie Saroch; other relatives and friends. Visitation was Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the James & Gahr Chapel in St. James, Missouri from 5-7 p.m. Funeral service was held Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 1 p.m. in the St. James Chapel of the James & Gahr Mortuary with Pastor Aaron Jeffers officiating. Interment was in the Meramec Hills Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Cuba, Missouri. Visitation for family and friends was Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the James & Gahr Chapel in St. James, Missouri from 5-7 p.m. Arrangements under the direction of the James & Gahr Mortuary in St. James, Missouri. Ryan Douglas Gable Ryan Douglas Gable of Sullivan, Missouri was born at Washington, Missouri on June 16, 1979 to Carl Douglas Gable, Jr. and Emma E. Treece and passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at the age of 32 years, 11 months and 20 days. He was raised in the Stanton and Sullivan areas and attended Sullivan High School.  Ryan was employed at Washington Metals in Washington, Missouri as a welder.  He enjoyed the outdoors; hunting and fishing were his favorite pastimes as well as boating.  Ryan was also a movie buff and was easy going and fun loving.  Although he had diabetes, he didn’t let it get in the way or enjoying life.  He was a member of several dart leagues in the area and had won many awards to prove his skill at the sport. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Emma and Michael Wasson of Roby, Missouri; his father and step-mother, Doug and Teresa Gable of Bourbon, Missouri; four brothers, Cory Gable and wife Angie of Roby, Missouri, Ray Lewis and wife Jennifer of Cuba, Missouri, Rodney and Ronnie Lewis, both of the state of South Carolina; grandparents, James E. Wasson of Roby, Missouri and Glenda Copus of Bourbon, Missouri; a niece, Haley Lewis; three nephews, Xavier Gable, Austin and Kyle Lewis; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held Saturday, June 9, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. at the South Side Chapel of the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan, Missouri. Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 9, 2012 from the South Side Chapel of the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan, Missouri with interment in the Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Eaton Funeral Home, Sullivan, Missouri. Lillie W. Ray Lillie W. Ray of Leasburg, Missouri was born at Coleman, Alabama on March 11, 1932 to James and Velma (Hall) Daniel and passed away at her home, on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the age of 80 years, two months and 18 days. She grew up and was raised at Campbell, Missouri. She was married to Charles Clifton Ray on November 2, 1950 at Piggott, Arkansas and to this marriage seven children were born. Lillie was a devoted housewife her entire married life and in 1981 came to Leasburg, Missouri to be closer to her children.  She loved gardening and would can the majority of her produce.  She also found pleasure in knitting and crocheting.  Her true love was children and would often help many children in the area especially the handicapped. Lillie was also a member of the American Legion of Leasburg. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Velma Daniel Lillie; her husband, Charles and John Capehart, three sons, Jimmy, Kenny and Perry Ray; one daughter, Barbara Allen; a granddaughter, Jennifer Allen; and two brothers, Harold and Oliver Daniel. She is survived by two sons, Richard Ray of Leasburg, Missouri and Carl Ray of the state of Aiken, South Carolina; one daughter, Linda Bucher of St. Louis, Missouri; eight grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Memorial funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on June 9, 2012 from the Chapel of the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan, Missouri with Pastor Bob Elfrink officiating. Her wishes were to be cremated. Arrangements under the direction of the Eaton Funeral Home, Sullivan, Missouri. Roy Blaine Reiter Roy Reiter of Sullivan, Missouri was born September 26, 1978 to Paul Reiter and the late Donna Rowen Aubuchon and passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in Sullivan at the age of 33 years. Roy was a life long resident of Sullivan, Missouri and a member of the New Testament Baptist Church.   Roy attended both Bourbon and Sullivan High Schools where he played football.  He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, shooting guns at the river and spending time with his dogs on his farm where he raised rabbits and chickens.  Roy was a true friend and loved to make people happy, he was a real go-getter and he cherished spending time with his family and friends.  Roy also enjoyed kickboxing and martial arts. He was survived by Gina Maire Smith of Leasburg, Missouri; grandmother, Viola Phillips of Indiana; father, Paul Reiter; step-father, Dale Aubuchon; brother, Buddy Rowen of Riverside, California; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2012 at the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan, Missouri. A funeral service was at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2012 at the Funeral Home, with the Rev. Charlie Idleman officiating. Arrangements under the direction of the Eaton Funeral Home. Gary W. White Services were held June 1, 2012 at the Willamette National Cemetery for Gary W. White of Portland, Oregon, US Navy Veteran. Gary was the brother of Sheila Bradbury of Steelville, Missouri; Uncle “Butch” to Valerie Barrett of Cuba, Missouri and Leah and Rachel Nevills of Oklahoma. He made yearly trips to Steelville, Missouri to see his family and friends. Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWebArchives by: Winnie Brooks