Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror, Steelville, Crawford Co. MO Local Obituaries for the Week of December 02, 2009 Karlheinz Eissinger Karlheinz Eissinger of Rolla, Missouri was born to Heinrich “Henry” and Frieda Eissinger on November 14, 1925 in Sykeston, North Dakota and passed away November 30, 2009. As a young man, he attended Mississippi College in Jackson, Mississippi; Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in Ruston, Louisiana; and Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, eventually receiving a B.S. in both Geology and Civil Engineering at what was then the Missouri School of Mines and is now the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla. Karl proudly served in both the U.S. Navy and in the Army Reserves during and after World War II. In 1978, he retired from the United States Geological Survey after 28 years of service as a cartographer. On May 14, 1950, Karl married Loula Mae Keeney of Licking, Missouri and to this union four children were born. After frequent travel throughout the United States with the USGS, Karl and Lou chose to settle in Rolla to raise their young family. Karl served in the Rolla community as a member of the Rolla City Council, the Planning and Zoning Commission, Boy Scout leader and member of the Rolla Lions Club. He was also an active member in both the Immanuel and Redeemer Lutheran churches. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gustav Heinrich Eissinger and Frieda Haupt Eissinger Ditmer and grandson, Austin Karl Eissinger. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Lou; his children, Bea Thurston of Corpus Christi, Texas, Richard and wife Paige of St. James, Missouri, Terri Harney and husband David of Hannibal, Missouri and Steve and wife Kathy of Union, Missouri; eight grandchildren; three great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Visitation will be at James & Gahr Mortuary in Rolla, Missouri on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 from 5-7 p.m. Services will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Gerald Wittmaier officiating. Interment will be at Ozark Hills Memorial Gardens in Rolla with full military honors. Arrangements under the direction of the James & Gahr Mortuary of Rolla, Missouri. Gary Chapman Erni Gary Erni of Bourbon, Missouri was born on October 10, 1938 in Bourbon, Missouri to Luther J. and Aileen (nee Chapman) Erni and passed away Thursday, November 26, 2009 at the age of 71 years. He served his country in the U.S. Army after graduating Bourbon High School. He married Bonnie Puckett and to this union two children were born. He was a life long resident of Bourbon, Missouri and loved cattle farming. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Aileen Erni. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie of the family home; two children, Daniel Erni and wife Shelley of Taylorville, Illinois and Jill Comely of Union, Missouri; one grandson, Evan Comely; other relatives and friends. Services were private. Arrangements under the direction of the Eaton Funeral Home, Sullivan, Missouri. James “Jim” A. Hewkin James “Jim” A. Hewkin of Cuba, Missouri was born October 23, 1932 in Granite City, Illinios to Si and Clella (Greenwood) Hewkin and passed away Monday, November 23, 2009 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in Sullivan, Missouri at the age of 77 years. On May 24, 1952 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas he was united in marriage to Marilyn Marie Enke. He was preceded in death by his parents, Si and Clella Hewkin; four brothers, Buster, Donald, Rodney and Homer Hewkin; two sisters, Eloise Garms, Naomi Boll and husband Walter; sisters-in-law, Ruby Hewkin and Shirlie Bradshaw; and brother-in-law, Charles Enke. Jim was self-employed in the construction business for several years. He was involved in the Crawford Co. Republican Central Committee and was past chairman for many years. He and Marilyn attended the First Baptist Church in Cuba, Missouri and Jim was a 32nd degree Mason and was a member of the Lebanon Masonic Lodge of Steelville. Jim enjoyed buying and redoing old cars, the times spent at the round table with coffee and friends and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Marilyn Hewkin of Cuba, Missouri; four sons, Jimmy Hewkin, Tommy Hewkin and wife Brandy, all of Cuba, Missouri, Mark Hewkin and wife Alice of Sullivan, Missouri and David Hewkin of Croatia; two daughters, Debbie Summers and husband Kerry of Steelville, Missouri and Beth Burrus and husband Jamie of Cuba, Missouri; one brother, Lenny Hewkin of Steelville, Missouri; two sisters, Darlene Cape and husband Jim of Cuba, Missouri and Colleen Woolbright and husband Glen of Manchester, Missouri; sisters-in-law, Leora Hewkin of Davisville, Missouri, Shirley Hewkin, June Hewkin of St. Louis, Missouri, Vera Hewkin of Steelville, Missouri, Marlene Clonts and husband Emery of Steelville, Missouri, Joan Gardner and special friend Moe of Alabama; brother-in-law, Jay Garms of Steelville, Missouri; 14 grandchildren, Kerry Summers and wife Becky, Kristi Marquez and husband Juan, Jennifer Moreland and husband Joe, Mark, Matthew and Marissa Hewkin, Michael, Alexandrea, Andrew and Laicee Hewkin and Morgan, R. J., Ashton and Elaina Burrus; six great grandchildren, Madison, Bryer and Hunter Summers, Baylee and Owen Marquez and Lexie Moreland; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, November 27, 2009 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville with Rev. Bob Knight and Rev. Mike Cooper officiating. Special music of “Blessed Jesus Hold My Hand” was sung by great grandson, Hunter Summers and accompanied on guitar by Rev. Mike Cooper. Other special music was a medley of songs sung by his children with spouses, grandchildren and great grandchildren. At the conclusion of the service, “Written in Red” was sung by son, David Hewkin and accompanied by Darlene Cape on piano. Graveside scripture was read by Rev. Bob Knight, remembrances were given by granddaughter, Kristi Marquez and closing prayer was by Rev. Mike Cooper. Interment was in the St. John’s United Church of Christ Cemetery at Bem, Missouri. Casket bearers were Tom Hewkin, Mark Hewkin, Jimmy Hewkin, David Hewkin, Kerry Summers, Sr. and Kerry Summers, Jr. Honorary casket bearers were Mark Hewkin, II, Matthew Hewkin and Michael Hewkin. Arrangements under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, Missouri. Verna E. Klocke Verna E. Klocke of Bourbon, Missouri, was born August 10, 1923 at Leslie, Missouri to Harry and Hulda (Schmidt) Westerman and passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the age of 86 years. She was raised in the Leslie area and on November 1, 1941 was united in marriage to Charles Klocke at Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Beaufort, Missouri. She could be found sitting at her large picture window in her home and waving at all of the people who passed by. She did her own canning from her garden and was a baker of many homemade pies and cakes for her family. She was a member of the Saint John’s Lutheran Church of Beaufort and a guest member at Concordia Lutheran Church in Bourbon, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles and two sisters, Evelyn Nevills and Minola Tuschhoff. She is survived by a son, Jim Klocke and wife Julie of Bourbon, Missouri; one daughter, Lois Hollingshead and husband Jerry of Bourbon, Missouri; a special nephew, Gary Tuschhoff of Leslie, Missouri; two sisters, Wilma Helling of Beaufort, Missouri and Betty Dimmett of Union, Missouri; seven grandchildren, Shawna Terry and husband Matt, John and Justin Klocke, Laura Missey and husband Michael, Anthony Matchell and fiancée Alisha, Jerod and Evan Hollingshead; seven great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 from Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Beaufort, Missouri with Pastor Patrick Runk officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of the Eaton Funeral Home, Sullivan, Missouri. Alan L. Lane Alan L. Lane of Sullivan, Missouri was born at Prineville, Oregon to Randall Lee and Velma Irene (Smith) Lane and passed away at his home on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at the age of 62 years, 2 months and 18 days. During his elementary school years the family lived in various parts of the country and later settled in the Union, Missouri area around 1960. He served his country during the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army and later retired from service at the rank of SP5. On August 29, 1980 he was united in marriage to Peggy Ann Carter at Madisonville, Kentucky. They came to Sullivan and he worked as a Lab Technician at the Sullivan Hospital until 1998 and became employed at Esselte Manufacturing in Union, Missouri. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, participating in turkey shoots and going to the horse racing track. He was preceded in death by his mother, Velma Lane and a brother, Larry Lane. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Ann of the family home; one son, Brad Lane and wife Mendy of Bourbon, Missouri; daughter, Becky Elias of Madisonville, Kentucky; brother, Jim Lane of St. Clair, Missouri; one sister, Janice Young of the state of California; six grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2009 from the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan, Missouri with Pastor Carl Parker officiating. Interment with full military honors was in the Oddfellows Memorial Cemetery, Sullivan, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Eaton Funeral Home, Sullivan, Missouri. Col. Lawrence Edward Mullen Col. Lawrence Edward Mullen of Cuba, Missouri was born on Friday, January 9, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri to John Edward Mullen and Martha Leona Walden Mullen and passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2009 in Columbia, Missouri at the age of 84 years, 10 months and 17 days. Col. Mullen married Alma Gene Laney on June 28, 1942 in Cuba, Missouri and to this union four children were born. He retired from the United States Army as an officer after serving 34 years including tour duties of WWII, Korean and Vietnam Wars. After retirement, they built a home in Cuba, where they raised cattle and grew Christmas trees on their farm. Many folks from the area purchased their Christmas trees from the Mullen’s family. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Martha Mullen; wife, Gene and sister-in-law, Wilma Mullen. He is survived by his children, Terry (Robert) Norris of Ballwin, Missouri, John Mullen of Washington, D.C., Larry Mullen of Iberia, Missouri and Robert (Bonnie) Mullen of Columbia, Missouri; sister, Dolores (Bill) Jones of Maryland Heights, Missouri; brothers, Wayne (Joy) Mullen of Woodbury, Tennessee, Donald (Jean) Mullen of Cuba, Missouri and Clinton (Judy) Mullen of Mulvane, Kansas; grandchildren, Patricia (Ken) Clariday of Burlington, New Jersey, Jennifer (Dustin) Gaj of Ballwin, Missouri, Tim Mullen and Tony (Kelli) Mullen all of Billings, Montana, Edward V. Mullen and Debbie Evans of Springfield, Missouri and Jason Mullen of Knoxville, Tennessee; step grandchildren Denise (Mark) Mueller of Cuba, Missouri, Lisa (Jeff) Stewart of Suffolk, Virginia, Tracy (Chuck) Hempel of Sullivan, Missouri and Edward Dati of Columbia, Missouri; eight great grandchildren; brother-in-law, Larry Laney of Steelville, Missouri; aunt Florence Mullen of Sullivan, Missouri; special friend Carry Magel of Cuba, MO; other relatives and friends. Visitation was Wednesday, December 2, 2009 from 10 a.m.-noon and funeral service at noon at Hutson Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri with Rev. Spencer Hutson officiating. Burial at Lick Creek Cemetery, Leasburg, Missouri with full military honors. Arrangements under the direction of Hutson Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri. Robert “Bob” L. Phenix Robert “Bob” L. Phenix of Steelville, Missouri was born in Belle, Missouri on Thursday, June 29, 1944 to Everett Phoenix and Eunice Vandiver Phoenix and passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at the age of 65 years, 4 months and 30 days. Bob served in the United States Air Force during the Viet Nam conflict and was stationed in Thailand working as a helicopter mechanic. He married Elizabeth Hutson on July 18, 1969 and to this union three sons were born. He worked in construction before retirement. His hobbies were gardening, yardwork, watching basketball, baseball, Rams football, hunting, and fishing with his children and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Eunice Phoenix; in-laws, Santa and Rose Hutson; brothers Borden and J.C. Phenix; sister, Mildred (Ernie) Burnett; stepsister, Sharon Watson; sisters-in-law, Grace Rogers, Edith Cornick, and Gail Hutson; brothers-in-law, Paul Robinson and Ed Conaway. He is survived by his wife, Liz of the home; sons Steve Phenix and fiancee Mary and Shawn Phenix of Steelville, Missouri and Scott (Syndi) Phenix of St. James, Missouri; sisters, Lucy Robinson of St. James, Missouri and Helen (Jim) Moreland of Vichy, Missouri; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Dovie Conaway, Cecelia (Sydney) Ransom, Howard (Marion) Hutson, Dave Cornick of Steelville, Missouri, Pat (Richard) Ogle, Berniece (Ervin) Dierking, Jim Rogers, all of Sullivan, Missouri, Robert (Mary) Hutson of Berryman, Missouri, Ina Phenix of St. James, Missouri, Rainey (Brenda) Hutson of Cuba, Missouri and Stanley Watson of Salem, Missouri; six grandchildren, Kyle, Levi, Wyatt, Logan, Katlyn, and Preston Phenix; three step grand- children, Erica, Joseph, and James Setzer of Steelville, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, November 30, 2009. Funeral service at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri with Rev. Delmar Hutson officiating. Burial at Cherryville Baptist Cemetery with pallbearers Kyle, Levi, and Jon Phenix, Colby Hemby, Jerome Boyet, Tony Ransom, Mike Cornick, and Danny Medlock. Arrangements under the direction of Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri. James “Jack” Woodcock James “Jack” Woodcock of Bourbon, Missouri was born on December 14, 1926 in Sullivan to Claude and Ava Robertson Woodcock and passed away Friday, November 27, 2009 at the age of 82 years. He served his country during WWII as a Navy CB. He worked for many years as a union auto worker for Ford but his passion was his cattle farm. On August 4, 1984 he married Margie Hardy in Sullivan, Missouri. He was a lifetime member of VFW Russell Schmidt Post 3987, a 40-year member of the Belleville, Illinois Moose Lodge and a member of the Fraternal Order of the Oddfellows. He was preceded in death by his father, Claude Woodcock and his mother, Ava Licklider. He is survived by his wife, Margie of the family home; five children, Don Speck of California, Walter Speck of Bourbon, Missouri, Patricia Speck of St. Louis, Missouri, Stella Wood of Cuba, Missouri and LaFawn Thurmond and husband Boyd of Stanton, Missouri; five grandchildren; four great grand- children; two sisters, Betty Landing of Sullivan, Missouri and Beverly Smallwood and husband Bob of Fenton, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 29, 2009 from the Chapel of the Eaton Funeral Home, Sullivan, Missouri with Michael Delashmit officiating. Burial followed in the Cave Spring Cemetery. Arrangements under the care of the Eaton Funeral Home, Sullivan, Missouri. Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site. ************************************************ Copyright. 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