Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror, Steelville, Crawford Co. MO Local Obituaries for the Week of July 14, 2011 Scott E. Kimberlin Scott E. Kimberlin of Farmington, Missouri, formerly of Festus, Missouri was born August 16, 1947 in Alice, Texas to Elizabeth “Betty” (nee Smith) of Steelville, Missouri and Dayle E. Kimberlin and passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Siteman Cancer Center-Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 63 years. He was a member of the First Christian Church/Disciples of Christ, a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, a member of the 220th Engineering Unit of the Missouri National Guard, Festus and a salesman in the concrete business. He was preceded in death by his father, Dayle E. Kimberlin and a brother, Mickey Kimberlin. He is survived by his fiancée, Marty (nee Reeves) Thebeau of Farmington, Missouri; son, Jeff Kimberlin and wife Brenda of St. Louis, Missouri; daughter, Stacy Kimberlin-Clinton and husband Barry of St. Charles, Missouri; his fianceés children, Krista Lore and husband Andrew of Kansas City, Missouri, Clinton Thebeau and wife Brooke of Kansas City, Missouri and Michael Thebeau and wife Alyson of Imperial, Missouri; four grandchildren, Savanna and Shane Clifton and Mairead and Claire Kimberlin; sister, Gayle Overby and husband Jerry of Festus, Missouri; sister-in-law, Kathy Kimberlin of Washington, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held Tuesday, July 5, 2011 from 4-8 p.m. at the Vinyard Funeral Home in Festus, Missouri with services at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Interment was in the Steelville Cemetery, Steelville, Missouri. Share Gale A. Lawson Gale A. Lawson nee Gilliam of Cook Station, Missouri was born on Tuesday, September 25, 1956 in Spokane, Washington to Harold and Helga Maxine McGuffin Gilliam and passed away in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at the age of 54 years, 9 months and 11 days. She married Buddy Lawson on May 19, 1984 in Miami, Florida. She previously worked as Assistant Vice President at Bank United of Miami, Florida and earned several achievement awards in marketing. Her hobbies were fishing, riding horses, boating and being outdoors. She was preceded in death by her father, Harold Gilliam. She is survived by her husband, Buddy Lawson of Cook Station, Missouri; mother, Helga Gilliam of Dothan, Alabama; brothers, Bruce (Kathy) Gilliam of Steelville, Missouri and Fred (Patricia) Gilliam of Dothan, Alabama; four step children; six step grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Visitation was Tuesday, July 12, 2011 from 10-11 a.m. and Memorial Service at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at the Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri with Rev. Matt Cook officiating. Arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri. Walter Lee Leive Walter Lee Leive of St. James formerly of Cuba, Missouri was born to the union of John W. and Edna L. (Connor) Leive on September 26, 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri and passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the Missouri Veterans Home in St. James, Missouri at the age of 69 years. Walter retired as a Sergeant/Air Traffic Controller from the U.S. Air Force after many years of honorable service to his country. After moving to Cuba he worked for Swinger Sanitation. In his spare time he enjoyed reading. He was preceded in death by his parents, John W. and Edna L. Leive. He is survived by his two cousins Debbie and husband Russ Gassmann and Charlotte Pauley, both of Cuba, Missouri. Private services will be held with interment at the Ft. Leonard Wood State Veterans Cemetery, Waynesville, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Mizell Funeral Home of Cuba, Missouri. Walter Scott Slovensky Walter Scott Slovensky of Steelville, Missouri was born on Sunday, April 4, 1921 in Steelville, Missouri to John Henry and Mary Lavina Earney Slovensky and passed away on Friday, July 1, 2011 at the age of 90 years, 2 months and 28 days. Walter served his country honorably in the United States Army/Air Corp during WWII. He was a Sgt. in the European theatre and crew chief on a B26 Bomber. He was a member and treasurer of the 391st Bomb Group Association. He married Thelma G. Johnson on January 26, 1946 in Steelville, Missouri and to this union three children were born. Walter graduated with a Bachelors in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and retired as an accountant from Blue Cross Insurance Group. He was a member of the Immanuel Methodist Church, St. Louis, Missouri and later a member of the Center Point Baptist Church, Steelville, Missouri. He also, was a member of Maplewood, Missouri Masonic Lodge and Steelville Lebanon Lodge #77. He enjoyed working in Boy Scouts when his sons were younger. His hobbies were hunting, fishing, camping, working on cars and gardening. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary Slovensky; parents- in-law, Everett and Annie Johnson; infant brother; sister-in-law, Betty Jean (Charles) Urban; brothers-in-law, Robert Petchulat and George Bailey. He is survived by his wife, Thelma G. Slovensky of Steelville, Missouri; children, Margaret (Don) Bay of Festus, Missouri, Leonard (Melissa) Slovensky of Amelia, Ohio and Donald (LaDonna) Slovensky of St. Louis, Missouri; sisters, Mary Ruth Bailey of Cabot, Arkansas and Annie Laurie Petchulat of Fairview Heights, Illinois; grandchildren, Don (Kay) Bay, Jr. of St. Louis, Missouri, Deborah Bay of Cleveland, Ohio, Denise Neels, Elaine (Steve) Gruener, Dan (Amy) Bay, David and Sarah Slovensky, all of St. Louis, Missouri; seven great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Visitation was Tuesday, July 5, 2011 from 6-8 p.m. at the Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri with Masonic Service at 7 p.m. Funeral Service was at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Center Point Baptist Church, Steelville, Missouri with Rev. Delmar Hutson and Rev. Matt Cook officiating. Burial was at the Liberty Cemetery, Steelville, Missouri with full military honors. Arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri. Donald Lee Underwood Donald Lee Underwood was born on July 21, 1938 at Safe, Missouri to Ira and Viola (Rhodes) Underwood and passed away at his home on July 4, 2011 in St. James, Missouri at the age of 72 years, 11 months and 13 days. On October 2, 1988 he was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart Sharon (Waldron) Underwood in Harrison, Arkansas. Don loved the outdoors. He walked their homestead many times a day clearing old trees and grooming the lawn to perfection. He loved his family, gardening, hunting, spending time with his “other” children (pets), and collecting antique die cast cars, trucks and tractors from shops and gifts given from family over the years. Don and Sharon spent their first anniversary at McDonalds in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, which was one of their favorite places to vacation. Their local spot was Treasure Lake in Branson, Missouri where they shared a lot of fond memories with the family. Don was a very hard worker, some of his jobs consisted of Brown Shoe in Steelville, Missouri, MoDOT and later for the City of St. James. He became a member of the St. James Christian Church as a teenager but recently rededicated his life to Christ. He enjoyed listening to gospel and old country music. He also enjoyed going to see the St. Louis Cardinals. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ira and Viola Underwood; one grandson, Nathan Underwood; and father and mother-in-law, Harold and Helen Waldron. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Underwood of St. James, Missouri; one son, Danny Underwood and wife Barbara of Newburg, Missouri; one daughter, Pam Fann of St. James, Missouri; two step-children, Kim Lackey and husband Carl of St. James, Missouri and Brian Curtis of High Gate, Missouri; five grand- children, Terry Fann, Kevin Fann and wife Stephanie both of St. James, Missouri, Daniel Underwood and wife Kayla, Katrina Underwood both of Rolla, Missouri, and Natasha Underwood of Newburg, Missouri; three step-grand- children, Anthony Lackey of Rock Port, Missouri, Kolt Lackey and wife Dawana and Amber Royal and husband Andrew, both of St. James, Missouri; five great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Visitation was from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Jones Funeral Home Chapel with speakers Leroy Nixon and Scott John. Pallbearers were Daniel Underwood, Kevin Fann, Leland Underwood, Gary Underwood, Kolt Lackey and Andrew Royal. Burial was in the family plot in the Macedonia Cemetery in rural Rolla, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri. Timothy Wayne Weaver Timothy “Tim” Wayne Weaver of Cuba, Missouri was born on Wednesday, March 26, 1969 to Charles Sheldon and Elsie Farrar Weaver in Sullivan, Missouri and passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011 at the age of 42 years, 3 months and 8 days. Tim accepted the Lord early in life and attended several churches off and on through out the years. During high school, Tim was an excellent athlete in basketball, track and cross-country. His nickname in cross-country was “King of the Road.” He married Kimberly Wilkinson on July 17, 1993 in Steelville, Missouri and to this union three children were born. He attended a trade school in St. Louis and was very talented in many areas of building. As a laborer in construction, he was a union member of the Labors Local #42. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors. He was an exceptional great guy and a jokster. Tim was very proud of his children and wife and their accomplishments. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, William Clark and Esther Farrar and Austin and Rose Mae Weaver; father, Charles Weaver; brother, DeWayne Weaver; nephew, Josh Wyatt Staples; brother-in-law, Ned Dorf, and special aunt, Rosie Mable Farrar. He is survived by wife, Kim Weaver; children, Emily, Ryan and Hannah Weaver, all of Cuba, Missouri; mother, Elsie Farrar Weaver of Steelville, Missouri; brother, Bo (Chris) Weaver of Steelville, Missouri; sisters, Kay (Dan) Becker of Ballwin, Missouri, Anna “Mert” (Ken) Staples, Tammy (Matt Tighe) Dorf, all of Cuba, Missouri, and Brenda (Robert) Marz of Rolla, Missouri; aunts, Anna Farrar of Steelville, Missouri, Mildred (Delmar) Parrett of Cuba, Missouri, Arnetta Walls of California, Missouri, Edna Halbert of St. Louis, Missouri, and Lena Cummings of Sullivan, Missouri; mother-in-law, Terri Turnbough of Steelville, Missouri and father-in-law Leon Wilkinson of Cherryville, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Visitation was Friday, July 8, 2011 from 5-8 p.m. at the Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri. Funeral service was Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 11 a.m. at the Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri with Rev. Delmar Hutson officiating. Burial was at the Martin Trask Cemetery, Cherryville, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri. 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