Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror, Steelville, Crawford Co. MO
Local Obituaries for the Week of November 8, 2007
Julia Anderson
Julia Anderson of Cuba, Missouri was born Wednesday, July 7, 1915 at Ledwood,
Missouri to the union of Thomas Chmielewski and Mary (nee Tracz) Chmielewski
and passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at Rolla, Missouri at the age of 92
years, 3 months and 23 days.
Julia was united in marriage to William Anderson on November 27, 1937 at
St. Louis, Missouri and to this union one daughter was born.
Julia moved to Cuba in 1959 and worked for the shoe company and at the Dutch
Barn before retiring. In her spare time she enjoyed sewing, crocheting, was
an excellent cook, enjoyed taking care of her yard and flowers, but what she
loved most was her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; three brothers, Alex
Miles, Stanley Chmielewski and Walter Milewski and other relatives and
friends.
She is survived by her daughter, Brenda and husband Richard Byrd of Cuba,
Missouri; two grandchildren, Robert (Jenniffer Henderson) Yates and Lisa
Yates; one great granddaughter, Katelynn Yates; nieces, nephews and friends.
Visitation was held Sunday, November 4, 2007 from 4 till 8 p.m. at Britton
Funeral Home of Cuba, Missouri.
Graveside service was at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 5, 2007 at Meramec
Hills Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Britton Funeral Home of Cuba,
Missouri.
Paul Edward Griffin
Paul Edward Griffin was born June 17, 1926 in Doniphan, Missouri to Eugene
and Ethel (Edwards) Griffin and passed away Saturday, October 27, 2007 at
his home in Steelville, Missouri, at the age of 79 years.
On September 30, 2001 he was united in marriage to Betty Kimberlin.
Paul was retired from McDonald Douglas with over 30 plus years. He was a
loyal lifetime member of the Church of Christ and a present member of the
Cuba Church of Christ where he had been an elder and songleader for many
years. He was a charter member of the Ozark Trail Blazers and loved
horseback riding and raising fox trotters. He donated his time and talents
to the Golden Echoes in Steelville, Missouri. He never met a stranger and
had a smile for everyone.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers and two sisters.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Dale Griffin and wife Vickie of
Springfield, Missouri and Lindell Griffin and wife Chris of Missouri; two
daughters, Myrna Trent and husband Ronnie of Camdenton, Missouri and Vickie
Griffin of Missouri; one stepson, Scott Kimberlin and wife Marti of
Farmington, Missouri; two step-daughters, Gayle Overby and husband Jerry
of Festus, Missouri and Barbara Webb of Texas; one step-daughter-in-law,
Kathy Kimberlin of Washington, Missouri; one brother, Adrian Griffin of
Van Buren, Missouri; two sisters, Fern Engles of Portland, Oregon and
Imogene Nickles of Washington state; one special granddaughter, Tina
Kaniezay and husband Rod of Bowling Green, Missouri; special caregiver,
Margaret Smith of Corpus Christi, Texas; 12 grandchildren; seven great
grandchildren; six step grandchildren; 13 step great grandchildren;
other relatives and friends.
Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at the
Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri with Minister Steven
Wick and Bob Lindsley officiating.
Congressional music of “How Great Thou Art,” “Amazing Grace” and
“How Beautiful Heaven Must Be” was led by Ken Colbert.
Serving as casketbearers were Brian Griffin, Brant Griffin, Dean
Marechek, Nicholas Moore, Ken Lawson and Wayne Beckemeyer.
Committal prayer and burial were in the Steelville Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral
Home, Steelville, Missouri.
Dorothy Lee Hall
Dorothy Lee Hall, nee Spearman, of Steelville, Missouri was born on Tuesday,
May 29, 1923 in Falls Church, Virginia to John Albert Spearman and Rose
Pauline Lloyd Spearman. She passed away at Gibbs Care Center, Steelville,
Missouri on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at the age of 84 years, 5 months
and 2 days.
Dorothy married Woodrow Wilson Hall on March 27, 1948 in St. Charles,
Missouri and to this union three children were born.
She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, crocheting and reading. She attended
the First Assembly of God Church, Steelville, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son-in-law, Rudy Nowack;
granddaughter, Danielle Stricklin; two brothers, Robert Spearman and Jim
(Loretta) Spearman; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Roy Hall, Charlie
Hall, Emma Murphy and Wilma Evans.
She is survived by her children, David (Pearl) Owens of Springfield, Missouri,
Ronald (Debbie) Hall of St. Charles, Missouri, Sandra Nowack of Troy,
Missouri, Kathy (Vincent) DePaulo of Davisville, Missouri, Mary (Don)
“Hollywood” Stricklin of Cherryville, Missouri and Virginia (Todd) Cox of
Springfield, Missouri; 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; brothers-
in-law and sisters-in-law, Dorothy Spearman of St. Louis County, Mary Hall
of Oklahoma, Gene and Nancy Hall of St. James, Missouri; nieces, nephews,
cousins and friends.
Visitation was Saturday, November 3, 2007 from 5-8 p.m. at the Hutson
Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri.
Funeral service was Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 2 p.m. at the First Assembly
of God Church, Steelville, Missouri with Pastor Jerry Beers officiating.
The congregation sang, “Just Over in the Gloryland” and the CD “I Can only
Imagine” was played.
Burial was in the Cherryville Baptist Cemetery, Cherryville, Missouri.
Pallbearers were James Smith Sr., James Smith Jr., Nick Lehmann, David
Owens, Joe Arnold and Jamie Henry.
Esther Leora Holt
Esther Leora Holt of Longwood, Florida, formerly of Cuba, Missouri, was
born in Davisville, Missouri on August 28, 1924, the daughter of the late
Espie and Eura (Yawberry) Edgar and passed away Friday, November 2, 2007
at Florida Hospital East, Orlando, Florida at the age of 83 years.
She was a member of the Pentecostal Church.
She was preceded in death by five brothers, Bobby, Joe, Bill, Ural and
Eldon Edgar and by two sisters, Iceline Monda and Betty McGhee.
She is survived by one son, Bill Holt and friend Linda Kreutzer of Longwood,
Florida; brother, Swithen Edgar and wife Velma of Cuba, Missouri; sister,
Polly Bay of St. James, Missouri; and two grandchildren.
Graveside services were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at the Kinder
Cemetery in Cuba, Missouri with Pastor Les Dority officiating.
Wayne Estel King
Wayne ‘Kingfish” Estel King of Potosi, Missouri, formerly of Steelville,
Missouri, was born August 20, 1931 in Salem, Missouri to Earl Estel and
Dorothy Frances (Hutson) King and passed away Monday, October 29, 2007
in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 76 years.
On May 7, 1976 he was united in marriage to Juanita Cloin.
Wayne worked many years as an auto mechanic in the Steelville area. He
loved watching racecars as a hobby. He was a member of the First Baptist
Church in Steelville, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his parents; stepson, Joe Garms and step
grandson, Myron Garms.
He is survived by his wife; two sisters, Earlene Beck and husband Warren
of Steelville, Missouri and Wanda Hutson and husband Clifton of Cedar Hill,
Missouri; six step grandchildren, Debbie Moses and husband Ron of Potosi,
Missouri, Evelyn Garms and fiancé Bill Bergner of Bourbon, Missouri,
Matthew Garms of Bowling Green, Missouri, Mindy and husband Jared Gillam
of Cuba, Missouri, Michael Garms of Cuba, Missouri and Miranda Garms of
Steelville, Missouri and 11 step great grandchildren.
Funeral service was held Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 2 p.m. at the
Britton-Bennett Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri with Rev. Jerry Beers
and Rev. Kevin Farr officiating.
Special music of “Amazing Grace” and “How Great Thou Art” were sung by
Bob and Carol Coleman.
Serving as casketbearers were Tom Beck, Ron Moses, Sonny Haffer, Daniel
Zimmermann, Alan Miles and Bill Bergner. Committal prayer and burial were
in the Steelville Cemetery, Steelville, Missouri.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral,
Steelville, Missouri.
Brandon Edward McCallum
Brandon Edward McCallum of Cuba, Missouri was born to the union of Jimmie
Edward and Leona Barbara (Pollard) McCallum on February 4, 1983 in
St. Louis, Missouri and passed away Saturday, November 3, 2007 at the age
of 24 years, 8 months and 29 days.
Brandon worked in the Screening Department at Paramount Apparel,
International in Bourbon, Missouri. He was a member of the Free Will
Baptist Church of Cuba, Missouri. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping
and spending time with his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his two brothers, Brian K. Shelton and Brent
E. McCallum; grandfather, Jimmie Eugene McCallum.
He is survived by his parents of Cuba, Missouri; one brother, Bradley
Shelton of Cuba, Missouri; one sister, Brandy Shelton of Cuba, Missouri;
fiancée, Rebecca Brown of Cuba, Missouri; grandparents, Hattie McCallum
and Lorna Hines both of Cuba, Missouri; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews,
cousins and many friends.
Visitation was held Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Britton Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri.
Funeral was Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 1 p.m. at Britton Funeral Home
with Jimmy Harrison, officiating.
Interment was private.
Arrangements under the direction of the Britton Funeral Home of Cuba,
Missouri.
Beverly Jane Nerbonne
Beverly Jane Nerbonne of Sullivan, Missouri formerly of San Diego,
California was born July 9, 1928 at San Diego, California to the union of
William Jenkins and Ethel (nee Edwards) Jenkins and passed away
October 29, 2007 at her daughter’s home in Sullivan, Missouri at the age
of 79 years, 3 months and 20 days.
She was united in marriage to Henri Nerbonne and to this union six children
were born.
Beverly spent the majority of life being a homemaker and taking care of
her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; two sons, Richard
Allen and Michael Kenneth Nerbonne and two daughters, Corine Elaine and
Jacqueline Anne; one brother; two sister and other relatives and friends.
She is survived by her son, Lewie Nerbonne of Willits, California;
daughter, Kathleen Erwin and husband William Freeman of Sullivan, Missouri;
one brother, Bill and wife Dewey Jenkins of San Diego, California; two
nieces, Joan and husband Bill McCormick and Thelma and husband Larry Nieber,
all of San Diego, California; grandchildren; great grandchildren; nieces,
nephew and friends.
In keeping with Beverly’s wishes all services were private.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Britton Funeral Home of Cuba,
Missouri.
Charles A. Stewart
Charles “Chuck” A. Stewart of Cuba, Missouri was born Tuesday,
September 24, 1935 at St. Louis, Missouri to the union of Horace Stewart
and Elizabeth Jane (nee Burleson) Stewart and passed away Monday,
October 29, 2007 at St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 72 Years, 1 month
and 5 days.
Chuck was united in marriage to Marilyn West at the First Presbyterian
Church of Cuba on December 29, 1956 and to this union three children were
born.
He served in the United States Air Force from 1954 until 1964. After the
service the Stewart family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where Chuck
owned and operated a Shell Service Station from 1964 until 1974. In 1974
the Stewart family moved to Cuba, were Chuck was a businessman for a few
years before joining the United States Post Office in 1976. Chuck was a
rural mail carrier for the Bourbon rural area a few years and then for
the Rolla rural area, before he retired after 20 years of service in 1996.
Chuck was a Master Mason, 32nd Degree Scottish Rite, member of Abou Ben
Adhem Shrine Temple in Springfield, Missouri, on the board of the original
Shelter Pals in Cuba and also adopted the first pet from there, “Lucky.”
He was the coordinator from 1990 till 2005 of the Shriner’s Golf Benefit
for Shriner’s Hospital. He was also a member of the Men’s Thursday Golf
League, Wednesday Poker Club (which was held when golf got rained out),
and in the last year he was a member of the “Round Table”, which met at
8 a.m. every Wednesday morning at the Main Street Bakery. (The men would
get together, drink coffee and chat.)
Chuck had several hobbies: from 1965 to current playing golf was #1, but
after retirement when he wasn’t playing golf he enjoyed refurbishing and
upholstering furniture, working in the yard and tending to the flowers.
He was known to his family as the “Grill Master” and he enjoyed watching
golf, basketball and baseball on TV as long as his team was winning, but
what was most important through out his whole life was his family.
Chuck was preceded in death by his father; one brother, William Stewart;
his father-in-law, John West; one brother-in-law, Bill Albrecht; other
relatives and friends.
He is survived by his wife of the home; three children, John and wife
Marjorie Stewart of South St. Paul, Minnesota and Jeffrey and wife Debra
of Rolla, Jennifer and husband Scot Harrison of Ocean Side, California;
six grandchildren, Faith, Jacob, Patience and Andrew Stewart, Catherine
and Deborah Harrison; his mother, Elizabeth Jane Stewart Ray; two brothers,
Bob and wife Joyce Stewart and Cliff and wife Jodi Stewart, all of Cuba,
Missouri; two sisters, June Albrecht of Cuba, Missouri and Nancy and husband
Don Fisher of Fort Mauve, Arizona; one sister-in-law, Lou Stewart of
Waynesville, Missouri; mother-in-law, Catherine West of Cuba, Missouri;
two brother-in-laws, Carl and wife Debbie West and John and wife Pam West,
all of Indianapolis, Indiana; nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Visitation was Thursday, November 1, 2007 from 5 till 9 p.m. with a 7 p.m.
Masonic Service at Britton Funeral Home of Cuba, Missouri.
The Celebration of Life Service was at 1 p.m. on Friday, November 2, 2007
at Britton Funeral Home of Cuba, Missouri with John Parkins, Johnnie Hoch,
Bob Anderson, Bruce Work and John Stewart being Masters of Ceremony.
“Wind Beneath My Wings” and “How Great Thou Art” was the special music
for the celebration.
Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cuba, Missouri.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Britton Funeral Home of Cuba,
Missouri.
Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the
Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site.
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