Mirror, Steelville Star-Crawford Steelville, Crawford Co. MO Local Obituaries for the Week of November 4, 2015 Maxine I. Feeler Maxine I. Feeler of Rolla, Missouri was born in Rolla on September 18, 1929 to Robert and Martha (Pruett) Williams and passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the age of 86 years. On June 1, 1947, in Iberia, Missouri, she married Archie D. Feeler, Jr. Maxine was a homemaker and wonderful cook who prepared many family favorites, especially her renowned cinnamon rolls. She was also an avid fisherman. Maxine held a strong Christian Faith from an early age. She was an active member of the Broadway Baptist Church and previously the Spring Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Martha Williams; two sons, Vernon Mark Feeler in 1955 and Wayne Edward Feeler Sr. in 2014; five brothers, Archie Williams, Arthur Williams, Kenneth Williams, Glen Williams and Robert Junior Williams; and three sisters, Mary Williams Mathis, Tobie Williams York and Ella Mae Williams Studdard. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Archie Feeler Jr. of the home; four children, Russell Feeler and wife Shannon of Willard, Missouri, Judy Akridge and husband Joe, Connie Elrod and husband Dwayne and Mary Kaye Sutton and husband Paul, all of Rolla, Missouri; daughter-in-law, Roberta Feeler of Rolla, Missouri; sister-in-law, Geri Williams of Rolla, Missouri; 19 grandchildren, Wayne Feeler Jr., Tammy Rowe Tilley, Tony Rowe, Troy Rowe, Mike Akridge, Kristin Feeler, Russell James Feeler, Michael Feeler, Rodney Bexten, Michael Enos, Kayla Enos, Chad Elrod, Todd Elrod, April Elrod Holtmeyer, Kayla Birdsong Wooldridge, Tyler Birdsong, Mackensie Birdsong, Taylor Sutton and Cameron Sutton; 19 great grandchildren, Kara Cross, Tess Feeler, Savannah Feeler, Josh Tilley, Cody Tilley, Joey Akridge, Ashlyne Rowe, Zachariah Rowe, Nathan Rowe, Elizabeth Rowe, Gunner Rowe, Kaden Feeler, Kaleb Feeler, Gavin Feeler, Bradley Feeler, Cash Holtmeyer, Mariah Wooldridge, Brighton Wooldridge and Liam Birdsong; five great great grandchildren, Parker Cross, Kennedy Cross, James Tilley, Dylan Himes and Brandon Enos; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at the Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla, Missouri. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at the Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla, Missouri. Interment was in the Lower Davis Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of the Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla, Missouri. Dorothy Mae Happel Dorothy Mae (Jacobs) Happel of Rolla, Missouri was born on February 13, 1945 in Rolla, Missouri to Lee and Dolly (Brown) Jacobs and passed away Friday, October 16, 2015 at the age of 70 years. Dorothy was the former manager of the Quality Stamp Store for 22 years. She was a volunteer with PCRMC Auxiliary and Volunteer Services for many years and enjoyed serving others with her many creative talents. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Dolly Jacobs; an infant son, Randy Happel; husband, Ervin Happel, Jr.; brother, Wilburt Jacobs; and nephew, William Jacobs. She is survived by one daughter, Tina (Happel) Pridgeon and husband Tony of Rolla, Missouri; one son, Brian Happel of Rolla, Missouri; sisters, Betty (Jacobs) Robinson and husband Gary of Lebanon, Missouri, Linda (Jacobs) Light and husband David of Rolla, Missouri and Joyce Jacobs of St. James, Missouri; one brother, Howard Jacobs and Liz of Noel, Missouri; two grandsons, Garrett Pridgeon and wife Michele of Rolla, Missouri and Ross Denney and wife Vivien of St. Louis, Missouri; great granddaughter, Natalie T. Pridgeon; step great grandson, Stephen D. Dodd; a sister-in-law, Donna Jacobs of Rogers, Arkansas; mother-in-law, Waunie Lee Happel of Rolla, Missouri; sisters-in-law Leona Barr and husband Gary of Rolla, Missouri and Linda Keeney and husband Jess of Rolla, Missouri; brother-in-law, Michael Happel and wife Lisa of Rolla, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, October 23 at the Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla, Missouri. Funeral service was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla, Missouri. Interment followed in the Elk Prairie Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of the Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla, Missouri. Lawrence Richards Lawrence Richards of St. James, Missouri was born on May 31, 1927 in Berryman, Missouri to Purl and Ella Riggs Richards and passed away at the age of 88 years, 4 months and 26 days. He was united in marriage to Avenell Richards on January 23, 1988 in St. Clair, Missouri. Lawrence worked for General Motors, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri for over 30 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Purl and Ella Starks Richards; grandson, Jesse Presser and one sister, Eleanor Starks. He is survived by his wife, Avenell Richards of St. James, Missouri; two sons, Larry Lee Richards and wife Rhonda of Alabama and Ronnie Lynn Richards of Springfield, Missouri; three daughters, Barbara Ann Reel and husband Dwight of Springfield, Missouri, Donna Sue Limberg and husband Ron of Owensville, Missouri and Sandy Presser of Alabama; one brother, Lloyd Richards and wife Roberta of St. James, Missouri; stepson, Carl Roark Jr. and wife Norma of St. James, Missouri; four step-daughters, Pat Roemer and husband Frank of St. James, Missouri, Billy Day and husband Louie Day of St. Clair, Missouri, Pam Branstetter and husband Dick of St. James, Missouri and Anita Plemmons and husband Don of St. James, Missouri; 17 grandchildren; 13 step grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri. Funeral services were held at 11 am on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri with Mick Thrasher officiating. Pallbearers were John Richards, Nathan Richards, Dick Branstetter, Louie Day, Dale Roark, Chris Garrett and Tim Brown. Honorary Pallbearers were Frank Skyles and Adam Reel. Music was provided by vocalist Don Chambers and organist Marilyn Disser. Burial was in the St. James Cemetery in St. James, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri. Raymond Paul Rubczak II Raymond Paul Rubczak II of Rolla, Missouri was born on August 18, 1985 in Independence, Missouri to Col. (Dr.) Steven P. and Ellyn M. (Maguire) Rubczak and passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the age of 30 years. Ray lived in Rolla, Missouri for over nine years, the longest he ever lived in one place. As a military kid, he traveled a lot, living in seven different states and two years in Germany. Changing schools often, Ray learned to make friends quickly, everywhere he went. After graduating high school in Texas, Ray wanted to join the Army. He was disappointed when he was denied for medical reasons. He worked general labor jobs over the last 10 years, but never seemed to find anything that he was passionate about. His daughter, Julia Rose Rubczak, was born in Rolla, Missouri. He is survived by his parents, Steven and Ellyn Rubczak; his "little brother", Joseph P. Rubczak of Rolla, Missouri; his daughter, Julia Rose Rubczak, who lives with her mother, Danielle Sexton in St. James, Missouri; his grandmother, Alice Maguire of Virginia; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at the Rolla Chapel of the James & Gahr Mortuary Rolla, Missouri. Funeral Mass was held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. James, Missouri with Father Judge officiating. Interment was in the Rolla City Cemetery, Rolla, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the James & Gahr Mortuary in Rolla, 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