Mirror, Steelville Star-Crawford Steelville, Crawford Co. MO Local Obituaries for the Week of September 17, 2015 Johnnie Marie Hemme Johnnie Marie Hemme of St. James, Missouri was born in Phoenix, Arizona on March 20, 1946 to John Burrell Whitney and Gladys Calleen Sanders and passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the age of 69 years. On June 20, 1964 Johnnie Marie was united in marriage to Richard Hemme and to this union two sons were blessed. Johnnie Marie was a secretary for Boys & Girls Town in St. James, Missouri for several years. She loved playing the lottery, just the thought of maybe one day winning excited her. She lived next door to her son Kevin and was always excited when their grandsons Gus and Gideon came for a visit because it meant that she would get to see them too! She also had two four-legged children, Solo and Dottie. They had really been a companion to her since Richard died in July of this year. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard; brothers, Cecil McCullen and Dennis Whitney; sisters, Wilma LaVore and Jean Wilford. She is survived by her sons, Kevin Hemme and wife Carol of St. James, Missouri and Rick Hemme and wife Michelle of Jefferson City, Missouri; brother, Jack Whitney and wife Cathy of Kansas City, Missouri; sister, Sharon Segura and husband Jess of Pueblo, Colorado; grandchildren, Ashlyn Hemme, Zane Hemme, Alex Ross, Brandon Ross, Erin Ross, Brittney Ross, Derrick Lewis, Jennifer Lewis and Colt Lackley; great grandsons Gus and Gideon Lewis; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held on Thursday, September 10, 2015 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the James & Gahr Mortuary. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at the St. James Chapel of the James & Gahr Mortuary with Steve Macey officiating. Interment at the Oak Forest Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of the James & Gahr Mortuary, St. James, Missouri. Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site. http://www.threeriverspublishing.com/ ************************************************ 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