Mirror, Steelville Star-Crawford Steelville, Crawford Co. MO Local Obituaries for the Week of September 25, 2019 Chester Glen Alvey Chester Glen Alvey of Steelville, Missouri was born November 10, 1947 in Sherrill, Missouri to Benjamin and Lucy Firestine Alvey and passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at the age of 71 years. On November 7, 1967 in Steelville, Missouri he married LaDonna Green. Chester was self-employed working in the timber for many years. He loved music and played his guitar, banjo or harmonica for many years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and was a talented craftsman in building with wood and metal. Chester always loved taking care of his yard and kept it immaculate. He was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Lucy Alvey; three brothers, James Franklin Alvey, Bobby Dale Alvey and Charles Alvey; two sisters, infant, Helen Marie Alvey and Barbara Lucille Alvey; brother-in-law, Allen Green; and sister-in-law, Robin Green. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, LaDonna Alvey; one son, Ben (Tonya) Alvey of Cherryville, Missouri; one daughter, Melissa (Jeremy) Ransom of Leasburg, Missouri; four grandchildren, Logan Alvey, Jasmine Alvey, Morgan Ransom and Austin Alvey; two brothers, Billy Ray (Iona) Alvey of Cuba, Missouri and Lester Alvey of Bourbon, Missouri; one sister, Loretta (Vick) Trout; sister-in-law, Cheryl Alvey of Bourbon, Missouri; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; Ronnie Green and Roger (Patricia) Green, all of Cherryville, Missouri, Michael (Karen) Green of Caledonia, Missouri, Tammy (Pat) McCartney of Ditmer, Missouri and Lisa Green of Sligo, Missouri; other relatives and friends. He chose cremation as his final disposition and there will be no service. Arrangements under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, Missouri. Barbara Ann Batteiger Barbara Ann Batteiger of St. James, Missouri was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1945 to Richard and Mina (Smith) Steiner and passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the age of 74 years. She married Wayne Betteiger on June 6, 1973. Barbara spent her entire career teaching school as a favored teacher by her students. She enjoyed doing crafts, especially needlework. She had made many cross stitch ornaments that are amazing. She also enjoyed reading and owned hundreds of paper backs, and books in a digital format. She loved to cook and everyone was excited when they were invited to a meal at Barb's. Barbara loved spending time with her best friend "Max", a two year old West Highland Terrier. She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Mina Steiner; her husband, Wayne in 1985; and step son, Wayne Michael Batteiger in 2000. She is survived by her step-children, Caryl Meier and husband Arthur of Pacific, Missouri and James Batteiger of Florissant, Missouri; brother, David Steiner of Boston, Massachusetts; sister, Nancy Wilkatis and husband Jerry of Lake St. Louis, Missouri; grandchildren, Jason, Nicholas, and Brett Meier; great grand- children, Avery, Trenton, Dilyn, and Sawyer Meier; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 12:30-2 p.m. at the St. James Chapel of the James & Gahr Mortuary in St. James, Missouri. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at the St. James Chapel of the James & Gahr Mortuary in St. James, Missouri. Internment was at the St. James Cemetery. Pallbearers were Arthur Meier, Jason Meier, Nicholas Meier, Brett Meier, Chris Smith, Jason Smith and Rick Wyatt. Arrangements under the direction of the James & Gahr Mortuary in St. James, Missouri. Della Adeline Bergman Della Adeline Bergman of Owensville, Missouri was born on July 22, 1932 to William and Alda Mae (Stradford) Limberg in Rosebud, Missouri and passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at the age of 87 years. She married Fred Bergman on December 12, 1964 at St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Owensville, Missouri. Della was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ and the Dorcas. She enjoyed crappie fishing. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Alda Limberg; husband, Fred Bergman; brothers, Milford, Amil and Edwin Limberg; and sisters, Emma Grob and Elsie Schulte. She is survived by her children, Douglas Rosson and wife Janette of Owensville, Missouri and Sheila Rosson of Columbia, Missouri; brother, Donald Limberg and wife Mary of Beaufort, Missouri; sister, Esther Grob of Cuba, Missouri; grandchildren, Toni Woemmel and husband Randy of Owensville, Missouri, Lt. Col. Patrick Nelson and wife Mary of Ft. Bragg, North Carolina and James Nelson and wife Heather of Sullivan, Missouri; great grandchildren, Corey Woemmel and wife Caity of Cedar Hill, Missouri, Caleb Woemmel of Union, Missouri, Chance Nelson of Sullivan, Missouri and Paige Watson and husband Robert of St. James, Missouri; great great grandson, Ian Woemmel; other relatives and friends. Visitation as held from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at the Gottenstroeter Chapel in Owensville, Missouri. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Owensville, Missouri with Rev. Stephanie DeLong officiating. Burial was in the Countryside Memorial Gardens. Arrangements under the direction of the Gottenstroeter Funeral Home in Owensville, Missouri. Denise D. Bess Denise D. Bess of Cuba, Missouri was born on Sunday, December 8, 1957 in St. Louis, Missouri and passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the age of 61 years. Denise was as a hairstylist/barber for many years and she exceled in her profession. Her last salon was at the Midwest Petroleum Truck Stop. She also had worked in the cafeteria at the school and all the kids knew her as the "Lunch Lady." She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church for the last several years. She enjoyed many trips to the beach and floating the river every chance she got. She truly was known as the Sun Goddess and her beautiful tan lasted all year long. She enjoyed watching football and going to the Cuba High School football games. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Edward and Gloria Ann (Giancola) Lowery; and one sister, Carol Bartlett. She is survived by her husband, Randall "Randy" Bess of the home; two sons, Nicholas Daniel Ryan of Sullivan, Missouri and Benjamin Gary Farris of Cuba, Missouri; six grandchildren, Mahala, Garrett, Jordan, Haley, Emmi and on the way Benjamin Gary Farris Jr; three sisters, Gloria Bedrosian of St. Louis, Missouri, Donna and husband Richard Blankenship of Bourbon, Missouri and Debbie and husband Tony Sabatino of Bourbon, Missouri; three brothers-in-law, Dennis and wife Cheryl Bess of St. Peters, Missouri, Kerry and wife Connie Bess of St. Louis, Missouri and Brian "Butch" and wife Chris Bess of Cuba, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Mizell Funeral Home in Cuba, Missouri. Funeral service was held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Mizell Funeral Home with Pastor Joe Ed Pederson officiating. In keeping with her wishes, Denise was cremated following the visitation and funeral service. Arrangements under the direction of the Mizell Funeral Home of Cuba, Missouri. Clarence James Callahan Clarence James Callahan of Davisville, Missouri was born January 31, 1937 in Davisville, Missouri to Arvel and Villia Bryant Callahan and passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the age of 82 years, 7 months and 18 days. On June 29, 1957 he married Joan Gray. Clarence attended Faith Chapel Church in Cuba, Missouri. He was employed for West Construction for many years and retired from the company. Clarence loved reading the Bible, being outdoors whether cutting wood, mowing the grass, hunting and fishing, feeding the fish or riding his 4-wheeler and enjoying his "shadow," his dog Cricket. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 44 years, Joan Callahan; three angel great-grandbabies; brothers, infant Junior Callahan, infant Gene Callahan and Robert Callahan; sisters, infant Nella Callahan, Rosetta Hubert and husband Johnny, Loretta Spearman and husband Jim and Lillie Hernandez; brothers-in-law, Kenneth Williams, Tom Eads, Frank Hunter; and sister-in-law, Marie Taylor. He is survived by his son, Dennis Callahan and wife Beverly of Steelville, Missouri; two daughters, Tina Mason and husband Dennis of Cherryville, Missouri and Leslie Martin and special friend, Mike Gremminger of Cuba, Missouri; son-in-law, Jim Martin of Steelville, Missouri; one brother, Ray Callahan and wife Barbara of Steelville, Missouri; Emma Williams of Cherryville, Missouri and Ima Hunter of Kirkwood, Missouri; sisters-in-law, Rosemary Callahan of Cherryville, Missouri and Dorothy Land of Steelville, Missouri; nine grandchildren, Tinette (Daniel) Carl of Cherryville, Missouri, Rick (Misty) Leasor of Viburnum, Missouri, Bobby (Kayla) Leasor of Steelville, Missouri, Ron (Bobbie Joe) Leasor of Davisville, Missouri, Brad (Katie) Callahan of Steelville, Missouri, Dustin (Olivia) Callahan of Viburnum, Missouri, Andy (Andrea) Martin of Cherryville, Missouri, Timmy (Rachael) Martin of Steelville, Missouri, and Zach (Stephie) Martin of Cherryville, Missouri; 17 great grandchildren, Angel Carl, Ethan Carl, Deanna Leasor, Reese Callahan, Isabella Leasor, Wyatt Callahan, Anna Leasor, Charlie Leasor, Liam Leasor, Sadie Leasor, Willow Callahan, Jace Callahan, Ryan Martin, Desire Martin, Abel Martin, Jordan Martin, Rose Martin and one on the way; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri with Pastor Darla Buettner officiating and grandson, Dustin Callahan reading the obituary. Special music of "On the Wings of a Dove," "I'll Meet you on the Other Side of Jordan" and a medley of songs was sung by Bob and Carol Coleman. Committal prayer and interment were in the Martin-Trask Cemetery in Cherryville, Missouri. Casket bearers were Andy Martin, Timmy Martin, Zach Martin, Daniel Carl, Ron Leasor, Bobby Leasor, Dustin Callahan, Brad Callahan and Reese Callahan. Arrangements under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, Missouri. Opal Marie Bennett Domeyer Opal Marie Bennett Domeyer (nee Haas) of Salem, Missouri was born October 9, 1923 in Rolla, Missouri to Ernest and Evelina Stedman Haas and passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at the age of 95 years. She grew up on a farm outside Rolla, Missouri graduating from Rolla High School in 1941. After graduation, she was employed as secretary to the Superintendent of Rolla Public schools for seven years. On June 6, 1948 she married Edward Brown Bennett at the Immanuel Lutheran Church and moved to Salem, Missouri. In her early years of marriage she would help out occasionally at the family-owned Bennett Mercantile. She and Ed along with his brother and wife, Frank and Bertha Bennett, owned a restaurant, Lunch Box Cafˇ for about 30 years and also another grocery store on South McArthur known as Stop and Shop Market. In 1953 Opal and Ed built a drive-in restaurant on West Rolla Road known as Dairy Princess which they owned until 1966. Opal was employed with the U.S. Census Bureau for 10 years and later as an assistant cashier and manager of the Bank of Salem drive-thru, retiring after 15 years of service. Throughout her earlier years with her children, she was involved in PTA, was a Brownie Leader and Cub Scout Leader. She was a Sunday school teacher and Sunday school superintendent at the S alem Lutheran Church and was the last of the charter members (1949). She was a charter member of the Cosmopolitan Club (1950) serving in different offices and a charter member of the Dent County Historical Society (1966) and served on the 1960 Centennial Board. Opal was also Dent County chairman of the Heart Association and assisted in Easter Seals, March of Dimes and other drives in past years. Opal loved to travel. She continued to travel throughout her life, going to all 50 states, the Philippines, Australia, Italy and other parts of Europe and Canada. In 1986 Opal married Richard Domeyer. After her retirement, they were active in the Western Square Dance group of Rolla, traveling and flying in Rick's restored antique airplane to many locations in the United States. No matter where she was, she always had her camera ready. She also spent many hours sewing and quilting lap quilts at church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Evelina Haas; parents-in-law, Berna and Grace Love Bennett; first husband and father of her children, Ed Bennett; husband, Rick Domeyer; son-in-law, Michael Jones; brother, Elmer Haas and wife Ann; sister, Elsie Chrisco and husband Howard; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Richard (Roma) Bennett, Frank (Bertha) Bennett, Riley (Mildred) Bennett; and one step son, Chris Domeyer. She is survived by her daughter, Joyce Jones of Salem, Missouri; two sons, Bill Bennett and wife Liz of Steelville, Missouri and Gary Bennett and wife Beth of Brookline, Missouri; five grand- children, Ross (Nicole) Bennett of Albion, Nebraska, Brandon (Ashlee) Bennett of Columbia, Missouri and Lane (Kate) Bennett of Hinesville, Georgia, Aaron (Sarah) Bennett and Samantha (Matt) McCall, all of Springfield, Missouri; 10 great grandchildren, Gavin, Claire, Olivia, Caroline, Abigail, Bauer, Lucy-Mae, Allison and Chloe Bennett and Link Haas McCall; step children, Fred Domeyer of Salem, Missouri, Jeannie (Kurt) Gustafson of West Bend, Wisconsin and Marnie Palmerin of Perris, California; and step daughter-in-law, Carol Domeyer of Salem, Missouri; other relatives; and friends. Visitation was held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the Salem Lutheran Church in Salem, Missouri. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the Salem Lutheran Church in Salem, Missouri with Pastor David Kettner officiating. Carolyn Shadel played the organ. Casket bearers were Gary Bennett, Bill Bennett, Brandon Bennett, Lane Bennett, Aaron Bennett, Samantha Bennett McCall and Leland Chrisco. Honorary casket bearers were Ross Bennett, Larry Chrisco and Bill Haas. Committal prayer and interment were in the Cedar Grove Cemetery, Salem, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, Missouri. Anna Marie Fleming Anna Marie Fleming (nee Bourbon) of Bourbon, Missouri was born on Monday, August 28, 1967 in St. Louis, Missouri and passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 the age of 52 years. Ann was a home health care worker, before becoming recently disabled. She loved to photograph birds, flowers and anything else that was outdoors. Ann spent a lot of time researching her family genealogy and she enjoyed studying the history of cities in Missouri. Ann married Tom Fleming on August 30, 2014. She and Tom could be found eating out at many of the local restaurants and visiting with friends. Spending time with family and friends was what Ann truly treasured and picking blackberries! She was preceded in death by her mother, Marlene (Burkemper) Bourbon; and godparents, Orville and Mary Carolyn Burkemper. She is survived by her father, Joseph Eugene Bourbon and special friend Betty Blankenship of Bourbon, Missouri; aunts, uncles and cousins, Sharon and husband Ned Flottman, Ken and wife Robbie Burkemper, Bryan and wife Cindy Burkemper, Vince and wife Marianne Burkemper, Carol and husband Dan Snow, Mike and wife Jill Burkemper, and Katie and husband Mark Calandro; two brothers, Anthony and Michael; one sister, Nancy; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 10-11 a.m. on Friday, September 20, 2019 at the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Cuba, Missouri. Funeral Mass was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 20, 2019 at the Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Dan Lueckenotte and Father Andrew Burkemper as the co-celebrants. Interment prayers followed at the Holy Cross Cemetery, Cuba Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Mizell Funeral Home of Cuba, Missouri. Michael William Grotha Michael William Grotha of Rolla, Missouri was born January 11, 1960 in Rolla, Missouri to Allen Paul and Betty Louise Welch Grotha and passed away Tuesday September 17, 2019 at the age of 59 years. After graduating from high school Michael joined the U.S. Navy and served for four years as a boiler maker on the USS Coral Sea. He worked in the Maintenance Department for over 25 years at S&T in Rolla, Missouri. He loved to ride his motorcycle and loved sports cars. He was preceded in death by his parents, Allen and Betty Grotha; sister-in-law, Debbie Adair Grotha; and sister, Diane Church. He is survived by his fiancˇe, Judy Cavender of Rolla, Missouri; brothers, Richard Grotha and wife Debbie and Greg Grotha and Shirley Nichols, both of St. James, Missouri; sisters, Donna Brannan and husband Steve of Warsaw, Missouri and Beth Bock and husband Mike of Jefferson City, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Graveside services for family were held at the St. James Catholic Cemetery with full military honors. Arrangements under the direction of the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri. Jane Laycock Jane Laycock was born in 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri and passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at the age of 72 years. She grew up in St. James, Missouri before spending several years traveling around the United States. She returned and married her husband of 42 years, Timothy Laycock Sr. She is survived by her husband, Tim; children, John, Tim Jr. and Evelyn; numerous grandchildren; other relatives and friends. John Henry Meurer Jr. John Henry Meurer Jr. of St. James, Missouri was born May 14, 1928 in St. James, Missouri to John Meurer Sr. and Florence Mitchell Meurer and passed away Sunday September 15, 2019 at the age of 91 years. On March 1, 1948 in Arkansas John married Catherine Lucille Sieber. John and Catherine enjoyed 71 years together. During this time they lived in Gary, Indiana and John worked in the steel mills. Upon returning to St. James, Missouri John invested in a sawmill business with his father. He later worked at the St. James Elevator and sold firewood to provide for his family. Later he was self employed as a farmer and hauled gravel. He hauled livestock to the Stockyards in St. Louis, and he also spread and delivered fertilizer to the area farmers. John was the first dealer signed by Lange-Stegman Fertilizer Company. John was truly a family man. Nothing made him or Catherine happier than to work with their family on the farms. He was proud of his family heritage of name-sake: John was junior, John's dad was senior, his son is the third, grandson is the fourth and great grandson is the fifth. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Florence Meurer Sr.; wife, Catherine Meurer on August 6, 2019; daughter, Sherry Snelson; sister, June Spurgeon; two grandchildren, Chrissy and Carl Wayne; and one great great grandson, Jayce. He is survived by one son, John Meurer III and wife Stephanie of St. James, Missouri; daughters, Sally Davis of Camdenton, Missouri, Debbie Meurer of St. James, Missouri and Linda Ray and husband Jerry of St. James, Missouri; son-in-law, Walter Snelson; one brother, Frank Meurer of St James, Missouri; brother-in-law, Ray Spurgeon of Belle, Missouri; eight grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri. Funeral service was held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday September 18, 2019 at the Jones Funeral Home with Dennis Spurgeon officiating. Pallbearers were J. Meurer, Jeffery Ray, Jerry Ray, Clint Snelson, Daniel Toosley, Bobby Reynolds, Chad Snelson and J.V. Meurer. Burial was in the St. James Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri. Robert "Bob" Tash Robert "Bob" Tash of Steelville, Missouri was born on Sunday, January 4, 1953 in Richmond, Indiana to Eldon and Geraldine Maines Tash and passed away at the age of 66 years, 8 months and 10 days. Bob grew up in Florida and through academic excellence (he had a Mensa IQ with a near perfect SAT score). Bob qualified for early graduation with honors from Dixie Hollins High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. Bob served his country honorably in the United States Air Force and was highly decorated. (See www.hutsonfuneralhome .com for full obituary with achievements). He married Kathy Richie and to this union a son, Shawn, was born and Bob adopted Kathy's daughter, Shannon. After 17 years of marriage, the couple divorced. However, Bob later met Shelly Bernadette Zachritz. They got married in St. Louis, Missouri on May 16, 1998. Soon Bob's love for all things aviation returned. He started a business called AirShow Man and began creating and producing vintage and defense asset air shows across South Florida. His most notable show was the 2003 Pompano Beach Air Show, which was named one of the top 10 Best Warbird Air Shows in North America. And somehow through some old connections, Bob arranged for Air Force One to do a low runway fly-over at the air show in Fort Pierce, Florida. Bob's shows were attended by thousands of aviation enthusiasts. Many people came to see the vintage warbirds, noted celebrities (General Paul Tibbets, who dropped the bomb on Hiroshima; Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter; and Double Ace General Frederick "Boots" Blesse), the precisely choreographed air aerobatics and shows. When asked about the production effort needed to put on an airshow, he would always answer, "When the weight of the paper equals the weight of the plane, it's time to have a show." Bob was first and foremost a christian man, he was saved on February 2, 1974. In Bob's spare time, he meticulously restored MGB sports cars, fished the Atlantic Ocean, and restored a 1969 Camaro. He devoted time to his favorite church, Atlantic Baptist Church in Margate, Florida where he served as Chairman of the Deacons. After they decided to move back to Missouri, Bob drafted and supervised their home building plans. In April of 2015 the house was finished and like being in queue, Bob's health began to decline. As he said, "Well, I finished the job." Bob loved his Savior Jesus Christ, his family, friends and airplanes. He was a complex man, highly intelligent and talented. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eldon and Geraldine Tash; grandparents, Charles and Lola Tash; sister, Patricia (Richard) Marshall; nephew, Ricky Marshall; and brother-in-law, David Zachritz. He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Shelly Tash of Steelville, Missouri; children, Shawn (Kaitlyn) Tash of Riverview, Florida and Shannon Tash of Indianapolis, Indiana; grandsons, Caleb Tash of Indianapolis, Indiana and on the way, Easton Charles Tash of Riverview, Florida; brothers, Thomas (Betty) Tash of Richmond, Indiana, James (Ann) Tash of Connersville, Indiana and Ronald Tash of Polk City, Florida father-in-law, Sheldon Zachritz of Cuba, M issouri; uncle, Clark Baker of Cuba, Missouri; aunt, Rita Stulce of Steelville, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Hutson Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri. Funeral service immediately followed at 12:30 p.m. with Pastor Bob Belford of Weaverville, North Carolina officiating. Burial was at the Sanders Huzzah Cemetery, Steelville, Missouri with full military honors. Music played was "Amazing Grace," "Trust & Obey" and the Air Force Song. Pallbearers were Shawn Tash, Jimmy Marshall, Dwain Moses, Mark Johnson, George Seidl and Stanley Seidl. Arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri. Mary C. Vogel Mary C. Vogel passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at the age of 59 years. She loved spending time with family and friends. She loved to travel and was an avid hockey fan. She was preceded in death by her father, Harry R. Vogel. She is survived by siblings, Carol (Vince) Voss, Pam (John) LaVenture, Deb (late Bob) Neville, Sandy (Pat) Neville and Susan Vogel; nieces and nephew, Karen (Dan) Smith, Katie (Ben) Schwegler and Becky (Nate) Neville-Stephenson and Stephen Neville; great nieces and nephews, Adam Brown, Gracie and Hannah Smith, Oliver Stephenson and Charley Fay Schwegler; special friend, Norman Souders; other relatives and friends. Visitation was from 10:30 a.m. until time of Memorial Mass at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Holy Infant Church in Ballwin, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Bopp Chapel in Kirkwood, Missouri. Viola Mildred Wymer Viola Mildred Wymer of Bourbon, Missouri was born on December 22, 1937 at Bourbon, Missouri to Carl and Mildred (Ryerson) Lehmann and passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the age of 81 years. She attended Mound Country School up until eighth grade, when she started attending Bourbon High School, graduating in 1955. Following graduation, Viola went to work at Paramount Cap Co., where she remained employed until her retirement in 1999. Viola married Calvin Wymer on June 30, 1956. Calvin and Viola enjoyed 25 years together and loved to "go out on the town". Viola enjoyed reading and working puzzles. She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Wymer in 1981; parents, Carl and Mildred Lehmann; granddaughter, Rachel Cartwright; one brother, Floyd Lehmann; and two sisters, Pearl Toland and Effie Voss. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Cartwright and husband Brad of Bourbon, Missouri; one granddaughter, Kristina Richards and husband Billy of Bourbon, Missouri; two great grandchildren, Ashley Cartwright of Bourbon, Missouri and Brad Richards of Bourbon, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Private graveside services were held 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the Bourbon Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of the Eaton Funeral Home of Sullivan, Missouri. Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site. http://www.threeriverspublishing.com/ ************************************************ Copyright. 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