Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror, Steelville, Crawford Co. MO
Local Obituaries for the Week of December 2, 2004
Joseph A. Bishop Jr.
Joseph A. Bishop Jr., 74, Pevely, Missouri, died
November 14, 2004 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Crystal City,
Missouri.
Mr. Bishop was a retired steel worker with Stupp
Brothers Bridge and Iron. He was a booster member of Amvets Post 42
and American Legion Post 283.
Born July 27, 1930, in Steelville, Missouri, was the son
of the late Joseph Andy and Lavina (Waller) Bishop.
He is survived by a daughter, Linda L. (Mike) Koenig of
Pevely; two sons, Larry A. (Cindy) Bishop of Pevely and Kenneth
(Carol) Jones of Marmaduke, Arkansas; a brother, Kenneth (Ava)
Bishop of Steelville, Missouri. A sister, Iona (Ronnie) Harris of
Bourbon, Missouri.
Dear friend Judy Jackson; eight grandchildren; Dawn
(Kevin Epperson) Clack, Patricia (Dan) Rutledge, Darlene Bishop,
Nichole Bishop, Kenneth Bishop, Carrie (Andrew) Postle, Kellie Jones
and Christopher Jones and three great grandchildren: MacKenzie
Belland, Cassie Rutledge and Dakota Rutledge.
Additional surviving family members of Joseph Jr. are
nephews: David Bishop, Ronald Bishop, Dale Bishop, Russell Bishop
and Mike Pennington; cousins, four great nephews, five great nieces,
four great great nephews and three great great nieces.
In addition to Joseph Jrs. Parents, he was preceded in
death by an infant son, Joey (1951) and only niece Kim Leadbetter
nee Harris.
Funeral services were held November 16, 2004 at
Vinyard's Hillcrest Funeral home in Pevely, Missouri, officiated by
Rev. Mart Thompson. Burial was in Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens in
Crystal City, Missouri.
Pallbearers were Larry Bishop, Kenny Jones, David
Bishop, Ronald Bishop, Russell Bishop and Mike Koenig. Arrangements
were under the direction of the Vinyard's Hillcrest Funeral home in
Pevely, Missouri.
Helena "Betty" Bryan
Helena Elizabeth Bryan (nee Souders), the daughter of
the late Jesse and Gladys Souders was born at Stanton, Mo. on
August 25, 1930 and passed away at Washington University Hospital in
St. Louis, Mo. on November 16, 2004 at the age of 74 years.
Those who preceded her in death were her parents and two
sisters, Hazel and Connie, three brothers, George, Jesse and Bill.
Those who survive are four brothers, John (Florence)
Souders of Fenton, sister-in-law Eleanor Souders of St. Louis,
sister-in-law Alice Souders of Belvedere, Illinois and
brother-in-law Cecil Pyatt of Cuba.
Nieces are Sharon, Shelia, Karen, Lorna, Shirley, Janet,
Linda, Pam, Joyce and Wanda. Nephews are Billy, Tim, Carl, Gary,
Darrell, Charles and Mark.
Helena donated her body to Washington University
Hospital School of Medicine.
Ruby Thomas Glasgow
Ruby Thomas Glasgow of Cuba, Missouri was born on April 19, 1908
at Rector, Arkansas to the union of George Glasgow and Lucy
Bone Glasgow and passed away suddenly on November 16, 2004 at the
Missouri Baptist Hospital, Sullivan, Missouri at the age of 96 years
6 months and 27 days.
In 1930 Ruby was united in marriage to Pauline
Warbritton at Popular Bluff, Missouri. One son, William, and one
daughter, Betty, were born to this union. They were happily married
for over 70 years until Pauline preceded him in death on June 1,
2003.
Those who survive to mourn his passing from this life
are his loving children, Betty Bourne and husband Larry of Cuba,
Missouri and William J. Glasgow and wife June of Palmetto, Florida;
one sister Mary Jewell of Pacific, Missouri; six grandchildren;
seven great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; other
relatives and friends.
Ruby was a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather,
brother, good friend to all who knew him and will be sadly missed.
Ruby Thomas Glasgow was in state at the Britton Funeral
Home of Cuba, Missouri where funeral services were held on Friday,
November 19, 2004 at 2 p.m. Interment was in the Woodland Heights
Cemetery, Rector, Arkansas.
All arrangements were under the direction of the Britton
Funeral Home of Cuba, Missouri.
Hallie Marie Harper Gray
Hallie Marie (Harper) Gray was born at Huzzah, Mo. on
June 28, 1913. She was the daughter of the late Oscar Miles Harper
and Ida (Slowensky) Harper. She was united in marriage to Edward
Gray of Vichy, Mo. on September 20, 1943. Hallie passed away at
Rolla, Mo. on November 6, 2004. She was 91 years, 4 months and 8
days old.
Hallie was preceded in death by her husband, Ed, her
parents, her sister, Myrtle Campbell; brothers, Thomas, Herbert,
twins Harry and Rev. W. K. Harper, also infant Orvel Harper.
Hallie was survived by one brother, Donald and wife
Dorothy Harper, Steelville, Mo.; nieces and nephews, Charles and
Donna Harper, Steelville, Mo., Lonnie and Jeannie Harper, Sullivan,
Mo., Linda and Ed Pope, Steelville, Mo., Kenneth and Zel Harper,
Elgin, Illinois, Gladys and Lindel Carter, Arthur and Ilene
Campbell, Rev. Robert and Norma Campbell of Potosi, Mo., Shirley and
Clyde Hardin, Richwoods, Mo., Rev. Thomas and Mildred Campbell,
Leasburg, Mo., Albert Campbell, Hazel and Richard Smith, Loretta
Russell, Potosi, Mo., Edward and Norma Harper, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
Alice Jo and Richard Jackson, Canyon, Texas, Alan and Cindy Harper,
Glasgow, Mo., Dennis and June Harper, Jacksonville, Florida, Dixie
Harper Leonard, Bixby, Oklahoma, Bob and Onita Harper, Manchester,
Mo.
Hallie grew up on the family farm on the Huzzah River
and graduated from the old Slowensky School. She churned butter and
made cottage cheese. She helped her mother, Ida, make sauerkraut,
canned apples, peaches, pears and plums, also made jellies and jams
from the fruit trees in the family orchard. There was the sorghum
making and butchering of the hogs during the autumn. She made
sausages and canned them, often Hallie gathered the paw-paws (Ozark
Bananas) down by the cornfield and picked persimmons on her way
home.
Hallie went on to work at Carter Carburetor Corp. in St.
Louis where brothers, Tom and Herbert also worked. She retired to
the farm at Vichy, Mo. with her husband, Ed, where she worked very
hard many years before they sold the farms and moved to St. James,
Mo. After an accident, her failing health required her to live in a
nursing home at Cuba, Mo. where her husband, Ed, also lived for some
time before passing away on December 28, 2003.
Hallie was very devoted to her family. She started the
Harper Family Reunion 57 years ago at the Vichy farm. Later the
reunions were held at Maramec Springs, St. James, Mo. She was
unable to attend the last Harper Reunion on September 18, where she
was to be honored for her efforts in beginning and maintaining this
tradition of the annual gathering of the family fellowship. She
looked forward to this time with her whole family. Besides the above
listed nieces and nephews, Hallie enjoyed other good times with her
35 great-nieces and nephews. In addition to her 77 great-great
nieces and nephews, also the 10 great-great-great nieces and
nephews. She kept in touch with the family growth and activities
until a few days before her death. She will be greatly missed by her
brother, Donald Harper and wife, Dorothy, and all her many other
relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Hallie were held at James and Gahr
Chapel, St. James, Mo. at 10 a.m. on November 9, 2004.
Hallie's nephew, Rev. Robert Campbell, preached her
funeral emphasizing her long life of hard work and the fact she was
unable to eat or drink the past two and a half years being fed via a
stomach tube. Yet she did not complain. Her mind remained clear and
she continued to speak to them on the phone when they called her
until she entered the hospital shortly before her death.
Hallie attended the Methodist Church in St. James, Mo.
and especially enjoyed the sermons of her brother, Rev. W. K. Harper
when he was the pastor there many years ago.
Pallbearers were her nephews, Kenneth Harper, Charles
Harper, Alan Harper, Arthur Campbell, Albert Campbell and Richard
Smith. James and Gahr Funeral Home was in charge of final
arrangements. Interment was in Steelville, Mo. Cemetery beside
Hallie's husband, Ed, which is near her parents.
Nova V. Medows
Nova V. Medows, daughter of the late Charles Bishop and
Rhoda (Gist) Bishop, was born on November 14, 1916 in Missouri and
entered into rest on November 28, 2004 in Fair Play, Missouri at the
age of 88 years.
Nova was married to Harding (Gus) Medows who preceded
her into rest on June 16, 1978. Also preceding her in death were her
parents and one daughter, Bobbie Medows.
Nova attended the First Assembly of God Church in St.
James. She loved to dance and to draw, but mostly, she loved her
family, and was a wonderful and caring wife, mother and friend.
Nova Medows was dearly loved and will be greatly missed
by her surviving family: her children, Buddy Franklin Medows and
wife Shirley, Charles P. Medows Sr. and wife Pat, Kaloaha "Kitty"
Tucker and her husband Frank, LeiLanni Hafley, Harding Medows Jr.
and wife Louise, Patsy Spurgeon and husband Teddy Sr., Norman Medows
and wife Steffanie, Donnie Medows and wife Cyndie, Michael Medows
Sr. and wife Karen, Novella D. Palardy, Tracy Medows Sr. and wife
Crystal.
In addition to her children, Nova had 37 grandchildren,
60 great grandchildren and 23 great great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Nova were Wednesday, December 1,
2004 at 11 a.m. at the James & Gahr Chapel in St. James with Rev.
Mick Thrasher officiating.
Pallbearers will be immediate family. Interment was at
the St. James Cemetery immediately following the service.
Visitation for family and friends of Nova Medows was
held on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 from 6-8 p.m. at the James & Gahr
Chapel in St. James.
All arrangements were under the direction of the James &
Gahr Mortuary in St. James.
Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the
Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site.
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