Mirror, Steelville Star-Crawford Steelville, Crawford Co. MO Local Obituaries for the Week of December 18, 2019 Joan Beam Joan Beam of St. James, Missouri was born on September 3, 1935 in Clear Lake, Iowa to Lawrence and Cornelia (Huntley) Trego and passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the age of 84 years. She married Roger Leroy Beam on August 3, 1964. Through out her life she enjoyed being a Sunday School Teacher, painting ceramics, sewing, crocheting afghans and needlepoint. She also enjoyed tending to her flowers and plants and baking cookies and goodies for Christmas gifts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Spec 5 Roger Beam, KIA Vietnam. She is survived by her son, Lance Hamilton and wife Denise of Fort Worth, Texas; daughter Leslie Jo Howdeshell and husband Clint of St. James, Missouri; four grandchildren, Brooke, Robert, Isaiah and Hannah; two great-grandchildren, Adalynn and Haytham; one brother, Richard Huntley and wife Pat of Luling, Texas; one sister, Patti Poling and husband Darrel of Hampton, Iowa; other relatives and friends. Graveside service of the ashes will be next to her husband Roger in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park in Rochester, Pennsylvania. Arrangements under the direction of the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri Wanda Lou Bell Wanda Lou Bell of Salem, Missouri was born on Thursday, November 3, 1960 in Steelville, Missouri to Earl Harvey and Thelma Lorene (Brooks) Bell and passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the age of 59 years, 1 month and 7 days. Wanda accepted the Lord, was a member of Salem Full Gospel Church. She attended Salem High School. She married Homer Tabor on November 4, 1978. She worked a number of years as a clerk at Break Time in Salem, Missouri. She met Timothy Craig Rolf, 26 years ago and had enjoyed their life together ever since. Wanda loved to watch baseball and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. She liked the outdoors and to fish. She and Tim both enjoyed collecting guns and also to shoot them She was preceded in death by her father, Earl Bell; mother, Thelma Bell Bridges; ex-husband, Homer Tabor; sister, Laura Browning; brother, Carl Bell; and brother-in-law, Rick Johnson. She is survived by her companion, Timothy Rolf of Salem, Missouri; son, Bryan Tabor (companion Angie Young) of Mehlville, Missouri; step daughters, Emily Rolf (companion Derrick Shaw) and Hannah Rolf, both of Salem, Missouri; grandchildren, Austin Tabor and Katlyn Tabor; great grandson, Elijah James; siblings, Gail Lederle of Leasburg, Missouri, Dale (Bob) Burrows of Cherryville, Missouri, Lester Bridges and Lloyd Bridges, both of Cherryville, Missouri and Lorette Lemons of Cuba, Missouri; brother-in-law James Rolf of St. Louis, Missouri; sisters-in-law, Diane Rolf of St. Louis, Missouri, Donna Johnson and Dana Craig, both of Chicago, Illinois; father-in-law, Thomas Brady of Salem, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 10 a.m.-noon on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the Hutson Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri. Funeral service was held at noon with Pastor Bill Stack officiating. Burial was at the Eaton Cemetery in Cherryville, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri. Albeerta "Diann" Bocardo Alberta "Diann" Bocardo (nee Brooks) of Cuba, Missouri was born February 6, 1947 in St. Clair, Missouri to Edward and Ellie Head Brooks and passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the age of 72 years, 10 months and 4 days. Diann was employed as a bookkeeper at Gambles and later at Brown Shoe several years ago. In her spare time, she enjoyed crocheting, sewing and fishing. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Ellie Brooks; one daughter, Debbie Laws-Jones; one grandson, Chad Bocardo; three brothers, Johnny, Kelly and Thomas Brooks; and one sister, Betty Pyatt. She is survived by her two daughters, Lisa Schoen of St. Louis, Missouri and Michele (Scott) Messex of Cuba, Missouri; four brothers, Ronnie (Debbie) Brooks of Cherryville, Missouri, Bobby (Leona) Brooks of Salem, Missouri, Larry (Tammy) Brooks of Steelville, Missouri and Barry (Angie) Brooks of Viburnum, Missouri; one sister, Jessie Ziegler of St. Clair, Missouri; sister-in-law, Darla Brooks of Kennett, Missouri; one brother-in-law, Ronald Pyatt of Davisville, Missouri; 15 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri with Rev. Bob Coleman officiating. Special music of "Go Rest High" was sung by Bob and Carol Coleman. Other music of "When You Say Nothing at All" was also played. The family chose cremation as the final disposition. Arrangements under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri. Ruth Collier Ruth Collier (nee Jones) of Cuba, Missouri was born on Monday, February 25, 1929 in Cherryville, Missouri to Arthur A. and Eura Sara (Oxendine) Jones and passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the age of 90 years, 9 months and 13 days. Ruth accepted the Lord early in life, was a member of Cherryville Baptist Church. She graduated from Cherryville High School. She married William "Bill" Collier in St. Louis, Missouri on September 3, 1960 and moved to St. Louis, Missouri. She worked at B&D Accuglass as a glass cutter and also as an inspector. They later moved back home to Cherryville, Missouri where together she and Bill worked on the farm. She loved the outdoors and enjoyed tending to her garden and canning. She and Bill enjoyed many days and evenings sitting outside and visiting with their dear friends Lonnie and Judy Chandler. Ruth was always a lot of fun, she would light up a room and was always a very positive and uplifting person. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Eura Jones; husband, Bill Collier; parents-in-law, John Sr. and Ruby Collier; siblings, Earnest Jones, Arthur "Chick" (Vera) Jones, Daphane (William) Janus and Dolly Marie England; brothers-in-law, Henry Collier, Victor Collier, John Collier Jr., Robert Collier, Clifford Collier, Kenneth Collier, Charles "Pop Eye" Collier and David Attebery; sisters-in-law, Judy Hewkin and Shirley Moreland; and nephews, Mitchell Jones, John Jones and Kevin Jones. She is survived by her nephews and nieces, Robert "Bob" England and Roger England, both of Fenton, Missouri, Les England of Catawissa, Missouri, Jay Jones of Cedar Hill, Missouri, Mike (Denise) Jones of Eureka, Missouri, Bill Janus of St. Clair, Missouri, Fred Hewkin of Valley Park, Missouri, Danny (Alisha) Jones of St. Clair, Missouri, Richard (Paula) Jones of Benton, Louisana, Cheryl (Bruce) Donal of Cherryville, Missouri, Rhonda (Dan) Frisch of Springfield, Missouri, Brenda (Bill) Blair of Springfield, Missouri and Robin (Jesse) Barnett of Davisville, Missouri; brother-in-law, Curtis England of Steelville, Missouri; sisters-in-law, Pat Lanham of St. Clair, Missouri, Charlotte Atteberry of Belton, Missouri and Violet Collier of St. Louis, Missouri; special friends, Nancy Stratton and Jean Gray, both of Cuba, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 11 a.m.-noon on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Cherryville Baptist Church in Cherryville, Missouri. Funeral service was at noon with Pastor Doug Windle and Rev. Jerry Beers officiating. Burial was at the Cherryville Baptist Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri. Willard "Bill" Leland Meade Willard "Bill" Leland Meade of Cuba, Missouri was born on Sunday, October 4, 1936 to Earl Leland and Dollie Irene McGee Meade and passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at the age of 83 years, 2 months and 5 days. Bill married Dorothy Augusta Summers on June 8, 1956 in St. Louis, Missouri. Bill worked as a forklift operator for many years and retired from Butler paper supply in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a faithful member at Faith Chapel, Cuba, Missouri serving as deacon, usher, offering counter and always helping with upkeep of the church. He received his pilot's license and enjoyed flying airplanes several years ago. He also, enjoyed building stereo systems. Bill was a quirky guy and always a lot of fun. He loved his desserts. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Dollie Meade; wife, Dorothy Meade; son, Daniel Meade; sisters, Ethel (Willy) Belmar and Doris Meade; and sister-in-law, Caren Meade. He is survived by his children, William (Deborah) Meade of St. Charles, Missouri, Deborah Dickens of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Shari Clary of Cuba, Missouri and Laurel (Johnnie) Ransom of Steelville, Missouri; brother, Orvil (Fern) Meade; sister, Alice (Bob) Mendoza and brother, Frank (Beverly) Meade, all of Cuba, Missouri; brother-in-law, Kenneth Nester of St. Louis, Missouri; 11 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at the Hutson Funeral Home in Cuba, Missouri. Funeral service was held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the Hutson Funeral Home in Cuba, Missouri with Pastor Darla and Larry Buettner Jr. Burial was at the Meramec Hills Cemetery in Cuba, Missouri Arrangements under the direction of the Hutson Funeral Home in Cuba, Missouri. Amos Eugene Payne Amos Eugene Payne of Bourbon, Missouri was born on May 4, 1954 in Bourbon, Missouri to Gene and Ruby (Medley) Payne and passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the age of 65 years. Amos was raised and attended school in Salem, Missouri. He was employed by Townsend Tree Service as a young man. Amos started his own car detailing business called D&A Detailing and ran it until the present time, 30 plus years. He married Deborah Ann Aubuchon on July 2, 1977. Amos was a family man and dearly loved his granddaughters. He always looked forward to family trips to Branson, Missouri. Amos was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed caring for his yard which he kept immaculate. He was also a "car man" and enjoyed restoring old cars, attending car shows and swap meets. He and Debbie attended New Testament Baptist Church in Sullivan, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his son, Mark Allen Payne; parents, Gene and Ruby Payne; and mother-in-law and father-in -aw, Herbert and Marilyn Aubuchon. He is survived by his wife Debbie (Aubuchon) Payne of Bourbon, Missouri; two daughters, Amy Phillips and husband Robert of Wright City, Missouri and Megan McCammon and husband Glenn of Cuba, Missouri; two grandchildren, Eva Phillips and Payton Rhoades; two step grandchildren, Toby and Aubrie McCammon; one brother, Andy Payne and wife Vicki of Rolla, Missouri; two sisters, Linda Ives and husband Terry of Raymore, Missouri and Kay McPherson and husband Jim of Winfield, Kansas; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan, Missouri. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at New Testament Baptist Church in Sullivan, Missouri with Pastor Josh Wright officiating. Burial followed at the Crow Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan, Missouri. Melissa Ann Stricklin Melissa Ann Stricklin of Leasburg, Missouri was born December 21, 1982 in Rolla, Missouri to Ronnie Stricklin and Carol Stanislaus (nee Green) and passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 in an accident at the age of 36 years, 11 months and 17 days. Melissa had been employed at Paramount in Bourbon, Missouri and at Meramec Shoe Factory in Sullivan, Missouri previously. She was always a dog lover and enjoyed her last two pets, Cujo and Sunny. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Kenneth and Doris Green Wilkinson and Lawrence and Rosie Stricklin; and her dog Conner. She is survived by her children, Issac, Kadin, Kyle and Adrian; companion, Joey Schmidt of Steelville, Missouri; her parents, Ronnie Stricklin of Edgar Springs, Missouri and Carol (Jerry) Stanislaus of Leasburg, Missouri; one brother, Scotty Stricklin and companion, Brandi Brimer of St. James, Missouri; and step brother, George Stanislaus of St. Elizabeth, Missouri; one uncle Bobbie Green of Steelville, Missouri; one aunt, Lynn Carrick of Cuba, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2019 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri with Rev. Mick Thrasher officiating. Special music of "The Dance," "I Want to Stroll Over Heaven with You" and "Sissy's Song" was played. Committal prayer and interment were in the Freeman Cemetery, Cherryville, Missouri. Casket bearers were Jerry Stanilaus, George Stanilaus, Scotty Stricklin, Joey Schmidt, Ricky Schmidt Sr., Ricky Schmidt Jr. and Luke Carrick. 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