| Sue Johnson
Pauline Mae Buchanan ``Sue'' Johnson, 59, 1027 Jackson Ave., died at
7:19 p.m. Monday, April 21, 1997, at St. John's Regional Medical Center
after an apparent heart attack. Mrs. Johnson was born Dec. 21, 1937, at
Butte, Mont. She moved to Joplin seven months ago from Maui, Hawaii. She
was a longtime resident of Redding, Calif. She was graduated from Joplin
High School. She worked as a licensed practical nurse at various convalescent
homes in California and Hawaii. She most recently worked at Woodland Park
Nursing Home in Joplin. Her husband, James Buchanan, died in 1977. Survivors
include three daughters, Cindy Buchanan and Pam Buchanan, both of Redding,
and Kelley Orozco, Joplin; a son, Mike Buchanan, Lincoln, Neb.; her mother,
Pauline Rheaume, Redding; her brother, Roy Bibee, Joplin; four sisters,
Pat Godsil, Dayton, Ohio, Judy Tunget and Jean Hoffman, both of Redding,
and Donna Bibee, Myrtle Creek, Ore.; and nine grandchildren. Graveside
services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Waco (Mo.) Cemetery. Arrangements
are under the direction of Parker Mortuary.
Mildred McCann
Mildred V. Anderson Smith McCann, 86, Tulsa, Okla., a former Joplin
resident, died at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, 1997, at a nursing home
in Tulsa after a long illness. Mrs. McCann was born April 27, 1910, in
Joplin. She lived in Joplin most of her lifetime. She and her late husband
owned and operated the former O&S Supply Store in Joplin. She was a
former member of First Community Church. She married Tedd Smith on Dec.
20, 1929, in Joplin. He died Aug. 1, 1961. Her second husband, Charles
A. McCann, died in March 1991. Survivors include a daughter, Tedra ``Teddy''
Waeger, Tulsa; three grandsons; and four great-grandchildren. Private graveside
services will be held Thursday at Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, Joplin.
Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Mortuary.
Vernon Wininger
Vernon B. ``Curly'' Wininger, 81, 1410 Byers Ave., died at 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 22, 1997, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin,
after a long illness. Mr. Wininger was born Feb. 4, 1916, at Carthage.
He was a lifetime Carthage and Joplin area resident. He was a Linotype
setter for 10 years at The Carthage Press and for 30 years at The Joplin
Globe. He retired in 1978. He attended Church in the Wildwood, Joplin.
He married Nona B. Hill on April 29, 1936, in Joplin. She survives. Other
survivors include five sons, Ed Wininger, Jerry Wininger and Norman Wininger,
all of Joplin, Ron Wininger, Schell City, and Danny Wininger, Carl Junction;
a brother, Ralph Wininger, McCune, Kan.; 25 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending with Mason-Woodard Mortuary.
William Wrench
Services for William Henry ``Bill'' Wrench Sr., 66, Belle, formerly
of Joplin, who died Sunday, will be at 11 a.m. today at Parker Mortuary.
A funeral detail from Fort Leonard Wood will conduct the services. Burial
will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Webb City. The family will receive friends
from 10 to 11 a.m. today at the mortuary. The family will be at the home
of a sister, Elsie Spriggs, 1313 Mound St., Carthage. He was preceded in
death by one son.
Henry Bealmear
SHELL KNOB, Mo. - Henry Austin Bealmear, 85, Shell Knob, died at 5:25
p.m. Sunday, April 20, 1997, at St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield,
after a sudden illness. Mr. Bealmear was born Oct. 24, 1911, at Hunnewell,
Kan. He was graduated in 1929 from Blackwell (Okla.) High School. He attended
the University of Oklahoma at Norman, where he majored in journalism. He
joined the Associated Press in 1936 and worked for the wire service for
35 years as a reporter, sports writer, foreign correspondent and bureau
chief. After he retired from the AP in 1971, he worked four years in corporate
public relations with Hallmark Cards Inc., Kansas City. He moved to Shell
Knob after he retired in 1975. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity
and the Sigma Delta Chi Society of Professional Journalists. He was a lifetime
member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He was a past member
of the Shell Knob Lions Club. He was a member of Central Community United
Methodist Church, Shell Knob. He married Crystal Aileen LaRue on Feb. 21,
1941, at Tulsa, Okla. She survives. Additional survivors include a son,
Robert Bealmear, Nashville, Tenn., and a brother, Gus Bealmear, Midland,
Texas. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Central Community United
Methodist Church, Shell Knob. The Rev. James Lee will officiate. The body
will be cremated. Arrangements are under the direction of Williamson Funeral
Home, Shell Knob. Contributions may be made to Central Community United
Methodist Church, Shell Knob, in care of the funeral home.
Aleene Matthews
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. - Aleene Matthews, 83, Mount Vernon, died at 2:04
a.m. Tuesday, April 22, 1997, at St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield,
after a short illness. Mrs. Matthews was born April 1, 1914, at South Greenfield.
She was a charter member of the Heart O' the Hills Extension Club, past
president of the Lawrence County Extension Council and was a member of
the Mount Vernon High School Parents Teachers Association. She was a member
for 61 years at Ozark Prairie Presbyterian Church, where she was an organist,
acting elder and the Women's Missionary Society treasurer. She married
Kenneth Matthews on Dec. 31, 1933, at Mount Vernon. He survives. Other
survivors include a son, Kenneth A. Matthews, Carthage; two daughters,
Charlotte Woodrum and Donna Cheek, both of Mount Vernon; a sister, Maxine
Marshall, Greenfield; and five grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m.
Friday at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, Mount Vernon. William Harris will
officiate. Burial will be in Ozark Prairie Cemetery, northeast of Mount
Vernon. Pallbearers will be John Matthews, Gary Matthews, Dean Matthews,
Wayne Marshall, Max Marshall and Gene Thurman. Visitation will be from
7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to
Ozark Prairie Presbyterian Church.
Mary Osburn
GOODMAN, Mo. - Mary Lou Osburn, 58, Goodman route 1, died at 10:45 p.m.
Monday, April 21, 1997, at her home after a long illness. Mrs. Osburn was
born April 7, 1939, at Dallas, Texas. She had lived since 1989 in Goodman,
where she moved from Dallas. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors
include her husband, Donald Wayne Osburn; three sons, Wayne Osburn, Suwanee,
Ga., David Osburn, Dallas, and Darren Osburn, Webb City; a daughter, Terri
Jo Osburn, Fort Worth, Texas; a sister, Peggy Ann Ford, Rowlett, Texas;
and seven grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Swars Prairie
Baptist Church, west of Goodman. The Rev. Hank Gorman will officiate. Burial
will be in Howard Cemetery, Goodman. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Ozark Funeral Home, Goodman,
where the family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Contributions may
be made to New Hope Hospice in care of the funeral home.
Pauline Overall
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. - Pauline L. Overall, 74, Mount Vernon, died at 10:15
p.m. Monday, April 21, 1997, at her home after a long illness. Mrs. Overall
was born Jan. 27, 1923, at Spokane, Wash. She was a bookkeeper at the Missouri
Rehabilitation Center. She retired in 1986. She was a member of First Christian
Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and the John Taylor Senior Citizens
Center, all of Mount Vernon. She worked for the Red Cross during World
War II at Geiger Heights, Wash. She married Donald Overall on Oct. 14,
1944, at Spokane. He died March 15, 1989. Survivors include a son, Bill
Overall, Hesperia, Calif.; a daughter, Susan Conaway, Mount Vernon; a brother,
Fred Rasler, Spokane; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Christian Church, Mount Vernon. The
Rev. Jerry Zanker will officiate. Burial will be in Summit Cemetery, northwest
of Mount Vernon. Pallbearers will be Bill Overall, Aaron Conaway, Randy
Conaway, Kenny Overall, Jason Thrasher and Steve Crouch. Visitation will
be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, Mount Vernon.
Contributions may be made to the Barry-Lawrence Development Center, Monett,
in care of the funeral home.
Irene Spencer
WEBB CITY, Mo. - Irene Spencer, 82, 610 N. Pennsylvania St., died at
9:15 p.m. Monday, April 21, 1997, at her home after a two-year illness.
Mrs. Spencer was born Feb. 8, 1915, at Brooklyn, N.Y. She had lived since
1948 in Webb City. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church and the American Legion Auxiliary, both of Webb City. She
married Floyd A. Spencer on May 1, 1937, at New York, N.Y. He died in September
1984. Survivors include a son, Kenneth D. Spencer, of the home; two daughters,
June McFarland, Webb City, and Saundra Spencer, Joplin; a sister, Lillian
Zimmerman, Mountain View, Calif.; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The
Rev. Rick Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Carterville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Rick McFarland, Larry McFarland, Michael Lett, Ryan
McFarland, Emmett McFarland and Don Henson. Family will receive friends
from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Hedge-Lewis Funeral Home, Webb City.
Glenn Stevens
NEVADA, Mo. - Glenn Monroe Stevens, 90, Springfield, formerly of Nevada,
died Tuesday, April 15, 1997, at Columbia South Hospital, Springfield.
Mr. Stevens was born May 6, 1906, at Urich. He was a farmer, state hospital
retiree and member of the Center Township Board of Trustees. He was known
nationwide for his breeding and hunting of foxhounds. He married Edna Estella
Thomas Stevens on Aug. 1, 1927, in Nevada. She survives. Other survivors
include a son, Charles T. ``Tom'' Stevens, Columbia; two daughters, V.
Ruth Sheeley and Glenna Presley, both of Springfield; eight grandchildren;
17 great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. The body has
been cremated. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Ferry Funeral
Home, Nevada. Steven Sheeley will officiate. Burial will be in Green Mound
Cemetery, Harwood.
Cecil Harry
PITTSBURG, Kan. - Cecil L. Harry, 72, 4 Homer Court, died at 8 a.m.
Sunday, April 20, 1997, at Mount Carmel Medical Center after a long illness.
Mr. Harry was born March 22, 1925, in Jasper County, Mo. He was graduated
from Mindenmines (Mo.) High School and later received bachelor's and master's
degrees from what is now Pittsburg State University. He was a World War
II veteran. He moved to Pittsburg in 1959 from Riverton. He was a teacher,
principal and administrator in the Pittsburg school system for 29 years.
He retired in 1988. He was a member and honorary deacon of Trinity Baptist
Church. He was a past member and president of the Sunflower Kiwanis Club.
He was a member of the National Education Association, the Kansas Education
Association, the United School Administrators Association, the United Elementary
School Association, the Pittsburg Retired Teachers Association and the
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity. He was a member of the Pittsburg American Legion.
He married Opal Riley on June 30, 1950, in Jasper County. She survives.
Additional survivors include a son, Michael Harry, Pittsburg; two daughters,
Diana Lyon, Mandeville, La., and Melinda Harry, El Dorado; his mother,
Lettie Harry, Carl Junction, Mo.; a sister, Mary Pugh, Miami, Okla.; and
four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter. Services will
be at 11 a.m. today at Trinity Baptist Church, Pittsburg. The Rev. Fred
Holloman will officiate. Burial will be in Pittsburg Garden of Memories.
Arrangements are under the direction of Brenner Mortuary. Contributions
may be made to the Trinity Baptist Church Memorial Fund or the Ronald McDonald
House of Joplin, Mo., in care of the funeral home.
Iva Willis
GALENA, Kan. - Iva M. Willis, 92, Galena route 2, died at 7:10 a.m.
Tuesday, April 22, 1997, at a local nursing home after a long illness.
Mrs. Willis was born Aug. 29, 1904, at Mindenmines, Mo. She moved 70 years
ago to Galena from Mindenmines. She attended college at Pittsburg. She
and her husband co-owned and operated Willis Market at Galena from 1939
to 1960. They bought an insurance agency in 1961 and renamed it Willis
Insurance Agency. She started working as a cashier in 1961 at Citizen's
State Bank. She retired in 1972. She was a member of First Christian Church
and the Galena Women's Club. She was a 50-year member and a ``worthy matron''
in 1972 of the Order of the Eastern Star's Amy Chapter No. 165 at Galena.
She married Almon D. Willis on Dec. 7, 1924, at Mindenmines. He died Dec.
30, 1967. Survivors include two sons, William ``Bill'' Willis, Wilson,
Okla., and Richard Willis, Phoenix, Ariz.; two daughters, Willa Murray,
Bartlesville, Okla., and Jeanie Holstrom, Galena; a brother, Marion Moore,
Mindenmines; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Rosebank Cemetery, Mulberry.
Paul Sims, pastor, will officiate. Eastern Star rites will be conducted
at 7 p.m. Thursday at Derfelt Funeral Home, Galena, where family will receive
friends until 8 p.m. Contributions may be made to First Christian Church,
Galena.
Helen Beam
GROVE, Okla. - Helen Scott Beam, 80, Grove, died at 1:08 a.m. Tuesday,
April 22, 1997, at Grove General Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Beam
was born Dec. 20, 1916, at Danbury, Iowa. She was a homemaker and a member
of United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. She married
Wilbur Beam on April 4, 1937, at Ida Grove, Iowa. He survives. Other survivors
include a son, Gerry Beam, Bennington, Neb.; a daughter, Judy McMullen,
Euless, Texas; a brother, Raymond Scott, Danbury; a sister, Minnie Surber,
Council Bluffs, Iowa; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church,
Grove. The Rev. Nicky Blackford will officiate. Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. today at Hinderliter-Woodard Funeral Service, Grove, and also
Friday night at Hadan-Golden Mortuary, Bennington. Graveside services will
be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb. Contributions
may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association.
Mildred Munsell
Mildred Rose Munsell, 74, formerly of 3014 Indiana Ave., Joplin, died
at 7:25 a.m. Thursday, April 24, 1997, at a Neosho nursing home after an
illness. Mrs. Munsell was born Jan. 15, 1923, in Americas, Kan. She had
lived in Joplin since 1984, when she moved from Parsons, Kan., where she
had lived five years. She worked for more than 20 years in the credit department
of Sears, Roebuck & Co. at its Topeka, Kan., and Joplin locations.
She was a Methodist, a member of Ruth Chapter No. 177, Order of the Eastern
Star and was a former member of Order of the Eastern Star in Wichita, Kan.
She was past vice president of the National Campers and Hikers Association
of Kansas. Her husband, Donald Munsell, died in 1994. Survivors include
two sons, Jim Munsell, Seneca, and Ed Munsell, Springfield; a brother,
Ernie Jacobs, Overland Park, Kan.; three sisters, Ada Getz, Topeka, Francis
Girsell, Emporia, Kan., and Doris Monroe, Wichita; three grandchildren
and a great-grandson. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Wilsey
Cemetery, Wilsey, Kan., under the direction of Parker Mortuary.
Veva Blotter
WEBB CITY, Mo. - Veva Lorraine Blotter, 66, Webb City route 1, died
at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, 1997, at her home after a sudden illness.
Mrs. Blotter was born Oct. 20, 1930, in Peoria, Ill. She was a lifetime
area resident. She attended schools in Marshall. She was a nurse at the
former DeTar Clinic for 30 years before she retired in 1986. She was a
member of the Methodist Church. She married Robert Blotter on Dec. 9, 1961,
in Webb City. He survives. Other survivors include a brother, Kenneth Walton,
Hilo, Hawaii. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary.
The Rev. Larry Six will officiate. Burial will be in Ozark Memorial Park
Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. They include Doug Endicott,
Mike Endicott, Steve Kyger, Ken Kyger, Randy Kyger, Marty Blotter, Jeff
Blotter, Kyle Blotter, Kelly Blotter, Jim Harper, Ron Coleman and Bob Coleman.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary.
Contributions may be made to Oronogo First Baptist Church.
Marie Bugher
CARTERVILLE, Mo. - Marie Allen Standlee Bugher, 72, 503 S. Locust St.,
Carterville, died at 9:50 a.m. Thursday, April 24, 1997, at her home after
a sudden illness. Mrs. Bugher was born Sept. 19, 1923, at Blue Eye, Mo.
She lived most of her life in the Neosho area. She moved to Carterville
15 years ago. She was a homemaker. Survivors include three daughters, Wilma
Aronhalt, Neosho, Wanda Sparrow, Carterville, and Waunetta Loucks, Webb
City; three sons, Leon Allen and Wayne Allen, both of Seneca, and Lee Roy
Allen, Webb City; a brother, Ervin Standlee, Neosho; 17 grandchildren and
16 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Clark
Funeral Home, Neosho, with the Rev. Russell Standlee officiating. Burial
will be in Diamond Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jesse Higginbotham, Jeremy
Higginbotham, Kevin Aronhalt, Yancy Allen, Lee Roy Allen, Troy Allen, Dusty
Allen, Scottie Allen, Jamie Joe Allen, Chad Allen, John Loucks and Frank
Loucks. Friends may call after noon Friday at Clark Funeral Home, Neosho.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Myrtle Cass
WEBB CITY, Mo. - Myrtle S. Cass, 96, Yakima, Wash., the mother of Delva
Balcom, Webb City, died Monday, April 21, 1997, at a Yakima nursing center
after an illness. Mrs. Cass was born July 30, 1900, in Arkansas. She was
married to Clearance Cass. He preceded her in death. Additional survivors
include a son, Troy Cass, Yakima; four daughters, Audrey Coffin, Fleed,
Wash.; Lillian Gardner, Kennewick, Wash., Annie Rowan, Yakima, and Wilma
Standley, Naches, Wash.; a sister, Della Eds, Tulsa, Okla.; 19 grandchildren,
29 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Two daughters
and a son preceded her in death. Arrangements are pending with Simpson
Funeral Home, Webb City.
Gladys Gill
MONETT, Mo. - Gladys L. Gill, 90, Tulsa, Okla., formerly of Monett,
died at 6:48 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, 1997, at a Tulsa care center after
a long illness. Mrs. Gill was born Sept. 13, 1906, in Joplin. She was a
housewife and a lifetime member of First Baptist Church in Monett. She
was a member of Rebekah Lodge No. 63 of Monett. She married Hosie Gill
Sr. in Monett. He died on Aug. 22, 1967. Survivors include a daughter,
Helen L. Beeson, Tulsa; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Monett IOOF Cemetery with
the Rev. Glen Dixon officiating. Contributions may be made to Loaves and
Fishes in care of the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction
of Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home.
Delbert E. Hamner
WEBB CITY, Mo. - Delbert E. Hamner, 65, 418 S. Centennial St., Webb
City, died at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday at his home after a four-month illness.
Mr. Hamner was born Feb. 10, 1932, at Winchester and had lived in Webb
City since 1980, when he moved from Kahoka. He retired in 1979 as a truck
driver with Tippett Oil Co., Memphis. He was a member of the Methodist
Church. He married Nola Miller on Aug. 20, 1977, in Kahoka. She survives.
Additional survivors include two sons, Karl Hamner and DeWayne Hamner,
both of Kahoka; a stepson, Ron Rudolph, Webb City; a daughter, Debbie Otte,
Kahoka; three brothers, Charles Hamner, Derby, Kan., Ralph Hammer, Great
Falls, Mont., and Dale Hamner, Kahoka, and seven grandchildren. The family
will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. today at Hedge Lewis Funeral Home,
Webb City. The body will be taken to Wilson Funeral Home, Kahoka. Graveside
services will be held Sunday at Day Cemetery in Winchester.
Evelyn McDermott
NEVADA, Mo. - Evelyn Louise McDermott, 72, Nevada, died Wednesday, April
23, 1997, at Nevada Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Ms.
McDermott was born Oct. 19, 1924, at Bolivar. She attended Bolivar schools.
She moved to Nevada in 1954. Survivors include four daughters, Eleanor
Wilson, Nevada, Regina Sewell, Sheldon, Betsey Medearis, Sahuarita, Ariz.,
and Pat Olson, Plymouth, Wis.; a son, William McDermott Jr., Sheldon; a
brother, William Hembree, Aurora; two sisters, Edna Manes, Nevada, and
Betty Price, Springfield; 10 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Graveside
services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Old City Cemetery, Bolivar.
Friends may call until noon Saturday at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, where
the family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today.
Rosalee Morris
WEBB CITY, Mo. - Rosalee Pavey Morris, 71, Rockford, Ill., a Webb City
native, died April 5, 1997, at a Rockford nursing center after an illness.
Mrs. Morris was born March 25, 1926, in Webb City. She was graduated from
Carl Junction High School in 1944. She married Frank Morris in Joplin in
1945. He preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, Arthur L. Morris,
Pompano Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Carol Simmons, Kirkland, Ill., a brother,
Lloyd Pavey, Loves Park, Ill.; a sister, Atha Prall, Texas City, Texas;
four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services were held April
9 at Belvidere Funeral Home, Belvidere, Ill., with the Rev. Harold Casto
officiating. Burial was in Flora Cemetery, Irene, Ill.
Annette Osborn
ORONOGO, Mo. - Annette Kay Henry Osborn, 30, Oronogo, died at 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 23, 1996, at the University of Arkansas Medical Center,
Little Rock, Ark., after a long illness. Mrs. Osborn was born Aug. 19,
1966, in Carthage. She was a secretary for Precious Moments. She married
Lonnie Eugene Osborn on July 13, 1991, at Carthage. He survives. Additional
survivors include a son, Landon Eugene Osborn, of the home; her father,
Brice ``Pete'' Henry, Carthage; two brothers, A.D. Henry, Carthage, and
Gary Allen Henry, Carthage; three sisters, Brenda Mae Whitman, Catherine
Lea Holzworth and Dianne Lynne Palmer, all of Carthage. Services will be
at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fairview Christian Church, with David Lang, minister,
officiating. Burial will be in Dudman Cemetery. Arrangements are under
direction of Weng Funeral Home, Jasper.
Bertha Pogue
ANDERSON, Mo. - Bertha Mae Pogue, 93, Anderson, died at 8:35 a.m. Thursday,
April 24, 1997, at a Neosho nursing home after natural causes. Mrs. Pogue
was born May 6, 1903, at Anderson. She had lived her entire life in Anderson.
She was a bookkeeper for Tatum Motor Co., Anderson. She was a member of
First Baptist Church, Anderson. She was a member of PEO, Wednesday's Study
Club, L and S Club, and Gleaners Sunday School Class, all of Anderson.
She married Arthur Terrell Pogue on Jan. 13, 1923, at Neosho. He died on
Oct. 3, 1993. Survivors include a son, Joe Henry Pogue, Anderson. Services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Anderson, with Tom
Ellis, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Anderson Cemetery. Pallbearers
will be Joe Pogue, John Pogue, Larry Pogue, Jim Tatum, Gene Barns and Clyde
Harriman. Contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, Anderson,
or the Crowder Foundation. Arrangements are under the direction of Ozark
Funeral Home, Anderson.
Joy Page
PITTSBURG, Kan. - Joy Alberta Page, 63, Pittsburg, was pronounced dead
on arrival at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 1997, in the emergency room
at Mount Carmel Medical Center. She had been in ill health the past six
months. Mrs. Page was born Nov. 1, 1933, in Fayetteville, Ark. She attended
Pittsburg schools. She had lived in Columbia, Mo., Lawrence and Lowell,
Ark. She returned to Pittsburg this year. She was a member of the Christian
Church in Tonganoxie. She was a homemaker. She married Perry W. Page on
May 8, 1969. He survives. Additional survivors include two sons, Shawn
Page, Altamont, and Terry Patrick, Columbia; a daughter, Connie Lester,
Warrensburg, Mo.; two stepsons, Dennis Page, Webb City, Mo., and Kyle Page,
Liberal, Mo.; a stepdaughter, Dawn Page, Pittsburg; three stepbrothers,
Carl Penick and Ray Penick, Kansas City, Mo., and Jessie Penick, Provo,
Utah; and a stepsister, Dorothy Davis, Borger, Texas. A daughter, Candance
Tarronta, preceded her in death. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
in Brenner Chapel, Pittsburg, with the Rev. Frank Miller officiating. Burial
will be in Highland Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from
7 to 8 p.m. Friday in Brenner Chapel, and friends may call after 1 p.m.
today. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association in care
of Brenner Mortuary.
Molly White
GALENA, Kan. - Molly V. Witte White, 76, Galena, died at 6:59 a.m. Thursday,
April 24, 1997, at a Galena nursing home after an illness. Mrs. White was
born Oct. 12, 1920, in Ottawa County, Okla. She was of the Wyandotte Indian
descent. She had lived in Galena for the past 28 years after she moved
from Miami, Okla. She was a member of Park Hill Nazarene Church, Galena.
She married Carl M. White on Aug. 17, 1940, in Ottawa County, Okla. He
died Aug. 6, 1973. Survivors include two daughters, Frances Wiese, Rogersville,
Mo., and Patricia Taffner, Golden City, Mo.; a brother, Thomas Henry Witte,
Holiday Island, Ark.; two sisters, Betty J. Robertson and Lula ``Binky''
Covington, both of Miami; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Cemetery, Galena.
The Rev. Bob King will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction
of Derfelt Funeral Home, Galena.
Pearl Chambers
PICHER, Okla. - Pearl Chambers, 83, Picher, died at 10 p.m. Tuesday,
April 22, 1997 at Baptist Regional Health Center, Miami, after a long illness.
Mrs. Chambers was born April 22, 1914, at Joplin, Mo. She was a lifelong
resident of the Picher-Cardin area. She had worked in nursing homes and
boarding homes in the Picher area. She was a homemaker. Survivors include
a daughter, Ila Rae Moreland, Miami. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m.
today at GAR Cemetery, Miami. The Rev. Raymond Sikes will officiate. Arrangements
are under the direction of Thomas Funeral Home, Welch.
Doyle Goins
FAIRLAND, Okla. - Services for Doyle Lee Roy Goins, 64, 18990 S. 540th
Road, who died Wednesday, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lone Star Baptist
Church, northeast of Afton. The Rev. Chuck Price and the Rev. Herschel
Barnes will officiate. Burial will be in Fairland Cemetery. Pallbearers
will be Bob Gibson, Charles Gibson, Johnny Gibson, Vearl Gibson and Jim
Vincent. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Adcock
Funeral Home, Fairland. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer
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