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Maryville Daily
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Thursday June 15,
1995
Ray
Carpenter
Ray Vernon Carpenter, 87, Chillicothe, formerly of the Sheridan area,
died Wednesday, June 14,1995, at his home.
Born July 23,1907, near Percival, Iowa, to Walter and Amy Dowis Carpenter, he was a retired farmer.
He married Gladys Estella Croy, May 25, 1929, in Pickering, at the Methodist
parsonage.
Mr. Carpenter and his family lived in Sheridan until 1939, when
he moved his family to a farm southeast of Chillicothe, where he remained until
1978, when he retired from farming. He joined the Christian Church, Sheridan, at
an early age, moving his membership to Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church,
rural Chillicothe, in 1951.
He was a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge in
Chillicothe, where he served as D.D.G.L.; a member of the IOOF Lodge in
Chillicothe, for 40 years, serving as D.D.G.M. for 16 years; Worthy Patron of
O.E.S. at Meadville, for over 20 years; and a member of Brookfield O.E.S. for
two years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three
sisters and two brothers.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two
daughters, Virginia Lee Boylan of Chillicothe, and Marilyn Hill of St. Joseph; one son-in-law, Bill
Hill of St Joseph; two sisters, Madelyn Harris of Des Moines,
Iowa, and Nona Murray of Grant
City; two brothers, Wilbur Carpenter of Belton, and Dana Carpenter of Gladstone; 10 grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
No formal Visitation is being held. Calling Hours
will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, at Lindley Funeral Homes,
Chillicothe.
Services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, June
16,1995, at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe.
Graveside Services will be held at 3 p.m., at the
Sheridan Cemetery, Sheridan.
Memorials may be made to the Pleasant Grove United
Methodist Church or to Hedrick Medical Center Hospice
Services.
Arrangements are under the direction of the
Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe.
[Clements, Harvey
McClellan “Cell”]
Maryville Daily
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Tuesday June 20,
1995
Clell
Clements
Clell [Harvey McClellan]
Clements, 85, Pickering, died
Sunday, June 18,1995, at his home.
Born May 1, 1910, in Gentry County, to Onie Lee
and Ethel May Robertson Clements,
he was a farmer. He married Helen E. [lizabeth] Weathermon, May 21,1932, in Maryville.
Mr. Clements had been a resident of Pickering for 50 years. He
was a member of the United Methodist Church of Pickering.
Survivors include four sons, Jule
Clements of Ravenwood, Richard
Clements of Pickering, Russell
Clements of Maryville, and Donald Clements of Hopkins;
six daughters, Lila O'Riley of
Maryville, Belvadene Wiley of
Maryville, Sue Waldeier of
Kansas City, Kan., Cleota Shell of St Joseph, Ruth Ann Florea of Maryville, and Sherrie
McEnaney of Maryville; two
sisters, Edith Hagan of
Savannah, and Rachael Derring of Savannah; 25 grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, at Price
Funeral Home Chapel, Maryville, with Cecil Judd
officiating.
Burial will be in Weathermon Cemetery,
Guilford.
Memorials may be made to the A.L.S.
Foundation.
Arrangements are under the direction of Price
Funeral Home, Inc., Maryville.
[Clements, Harvey
McClellan “Cell”]
Hopkins Journal (Hopkins,
Missouri)
Wednesday June 21,
1995
Clell
Clements
Clell Clements, 85, of Pickering, died Sunday June 18, 1995 at
his home east of Pickering following a brief illness.
Born in Gentry County, Missouri to Onie Lee and
Ethel May Robertson Clements on
May 1,1910. He was married to Helen E. [lizabeth] Weathermon, May 21, 1932 in Maryville,
Missouri.
Mr. Clements, a farmer, had lived in the Pickering area for
the last 50 years. He was a member of the Pickering United Methodist
Church.
He is survived by his wife, Helen, of the home; four sons, Jule Clements, Ravenwood, Russell Clements, Maryville, Richard Clements, Pickering,
and Donald Clements, Hopkins;
six daughters, Lila O'Riley, Belvadene Wiley, Ruth Anna
Florea, and Sherrie
McEnaney all of Maryville, Cleota Shell, St. Joseph, and Sue Waldeier, Kansas City,
Kansas. He had 25 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and two sisters Edith
Hagan, and Rachael
Derring both of
Savannah.
Visitation was held Monday, June 19 at the Price
Funeral Home Chapel, Maryville, with services officiating by Cecil Judd on
Tuesday, June 20 at 2:00 p.m.
Burial was at the Weathermon Cemetery in Guilford,
MO.
Arrangements were under the directions of Price
Funeral Home, Inc.
Memorials may be made to the ALS
Foundation
[Clements, Myrtle
Amanda Swaney Smith]
Maryville Daily
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Friday February 2, 1945 p.
5
Mrs. Clements Dies at Her Home Near
Hopkins
Mrs. Myrtle [Amanda Swaney Smith]
Clements, 48 years old, died at
6:50 o’clock this morning at her home, five miles southeast of Hopkins,
following an illness of three months.
She was born February 4, 1896, in Nodaway County
and on February 16, 1923, she was married to Otto C. Clements. She had resided at the present residence twelve
years. Mrs.
Clements was a member of the
Christian church of Pickering.
Besides her husband, she is survived by three
sons, Albert Swaney, and George Smith, Hopkins, and William Andrew Smith, who is
stationed in the South Pacific; four sisters, Mrs. Ethel
Rutherford, Clearmont; Mrs.
Harry Alexander, Tujunga, Calif.; Mrs. Roland Rickard,
Willamina, Ore., and Mrs. Martell Morris, Burbank, Calif., and two brothers, Everett
Swaney, Maryville, and Roy
Swaney, Braddyville,
Ia.
Funeral services will be held at the Christian
church at Pickering and burial will be in White Oak cemetery, near there. Other funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
[Coffelt, Evelyn
Lucille Strong]
Maryville Daily
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Thursday June 15,
1995
Evelyn
Coffelt
Evelyn Lucille Coffelt, 77, Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Conception Junction,
died Wednesday, June 14,1995, at Desert Samaritan Medical Center, Mesa, Ariz.
Born Dec. 11,1917, in Barnard, to Logan and
Bessie Sharp Strong, she was a
homemaker.
She married Raymond H. Coffelt, Dec. 14, 1935, in Hiawatha,
Kan.
Ms. Coffelt was a graduate of Maryville R-II High School and
a member of the Lady Elks and Women of the Moose, Mesa, Ariz. She was of the
Baptist faith.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; one
son, Larry R. Coffelt of
Littleton, Colo.; one daughter, Vonda J. Miller of Parkersburg, W.V.; nine grandchildren; and 17
great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday,
at Price Funeral Home Chapel, Maryville.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, at
Price Funeral Home Chapel, Maryville.
Burial will be in Miriam Cemetery,
Maryville.
Arrangements are under the direction of Price
Funeral Home, Inc., Maryville.
Maryville Daily
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Thursday June 15,
1995
Viola
Cooper
Services for Viola M. Cooper, 86, Stanberry, formerly of Colorado Springs,
Colo., were held Wednesday, June 14, 1995, at First Baptist Church, Stanberry,
with Ralph Pierce officiating.
Ms. Cooper died June 11, 1995, at Pineview Manor,
Stanberry.
Pallbearers were Jason Cooper, Fred Cooper, Curtis
Cooper, Russell O'Neal, Steven Lane, Stanley Lane, Scott Lane, Edward Evans,
Ryan Evans and Douglas Evans.
Jane Cooper was the organist and Jerry Cooper was
the pianist. Kim Smith was the vocalist.
Burial was in High Ridge Cemetery,
Stanberry.
Services were under the direction of Johnson
Funeral Homes, Stanberry.
Maryville Daily
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Wednesday July 5,
1995
Doug
Dawson
Douglas "Doug" Dawson, 77, died July 5, 1995 at St. Francis Hospital,
Maryville.
Services are pending at the Price Funeral Home,
Inc., Maryville.
Maryville Daily
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Wednesday July 12,
1995
Douglas
Dawson
Services for Douglas Dawson, 77, Maryville, were held Saturday, July 8, 1995,
at Price Funeral Home Chapel, Maryville, with the Rev. Larry Linville
officiating.
Mr. Dawson died July 5, 1995, in
Maryville.
Pallbearers were Taul Moore, Lloyd Reed, Allen
Buholt, Gary Younger, Homer Council and Kirby Renshaw.
Honorary Pallbearers were Bill Schafer, Paul
Stiens, J.R. Schmidt and Gene Renshaw.
Mrs. Eldon Asbell was the
organist.
Burial was in Miriam Cemetery,
Maryville.
Services were under the direction of Price Funeral
Home, Inc., Maryville.
Maryville Daily
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Thursday July 13,
1995
Alice
Dice
Alice Sherrard Peck Dice, 96, Bella Vista, Ark., died Saturday, July 8,
1995, at her home.
Born Oct. 27,1898, in Hunnewell [Shelby County,
Missouri], to Frank S. and Olive Newton Peck, she was an educator.
She married Ray W. [infred]
Dice in
1939.
Ms. Dice lived in Cameron during her earlier years and was
a resident of Kansas City for 30 years, before moving to Bella Vista. She was a
member of the First United Methodist Church, Bella Vista.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband; one daughter, Mildred Elaine Dice; and three brothers, Wyatt, Raymond and Howard
Peck.
Survivors include two daughters, Marjorie H.
Moore of Azle, Texas, and Vyvyan Dice Heekin of
Sacramento, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday,
at Callison-Lough Funeral Home, Bentonville, Ark.
Services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, at the
First United Methodist Church, Bella Vista, with the Rev. Paul J. Johnson
officiating.
Burial will be at 10 a.m., Monday, in the Rose
Hill Cemetery, Breckenridge.
Memorials may be made to the First United
Methodist Church of Bella Vista.
Services are under the direction of Callison-Lough
Funeral Home, Bentonville, Ark.
Maryville Daily
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Thursday January 6, 1944 p.
2
L. C. Downing Dies
at His Home in Pickering
Lochyal Chandler Downing, 54 years old, died at 9:30 o’clock this morning
at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Downing of Pickering. He had been ill for several months. Mr. Downing was born October
15, 1889, southeast of Hopkins.
Burial will be in the White Oak cemetery near
Pickering, but other funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
Hopkins Journal (Hopkins,
Missouri)
Wednesday January 11,
1995
Donald M.
Jackson
Funeral services for Donald Mack
Jackson, 45 of Kansas City,
Missouri will be held at 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 13, 1995, at the Trinity
United Methodist Church in Kansas City, MO, with Rev. David Belt and Rev. Robert
Randleman officiating and at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 14, 1995, at the
Wray Memorial United Methodist Church in Hopkins, MO, with Rev. Larry Maxwell
and Pastor Rick Titus officiating. Cremation will be under the direction of
Kansas City Funeral Directors of Kansas City, Kansas. Burial will be at the
Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins, MO.
Donald died on January 6, 1995, at the Trinity Lutheran
Hospital, Kansas City, MO.
Mr Jackson was born in Maryville, MO, to Mack and Annette
(Crowe) Jackson on December 9,
1949 He graduated from Bedford Community High School, Bedford, Iowa in 1968 and
from Northwest Missouri State University in 1974. Following graduation, he
relocated to the Kansas City area where he worked in marketing and sales for the
past twenty years.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Annette
Jackson in
1994.
Survivors include his father, Mack
Jackson of Nixa, MO; one brother, Mike Jackson and his wife, Angie of Springfield, MO; one
sister, Emma Lee and husband, Jeff Hurst of Forsyth, MO; one
nephew and several nieces.
Memorials may be sent to either of the two
churches.
Maryville Daily
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Wednesday July 12,
1995
Lloyd
McCrorey
Graveside Services for Lloyd [M.]
McCrorey, 82, Ravenwood, were
held at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ravenwood, with Richard Foust
officiating.
Mr. McCrorey died July 8,1995, in Maryville.
Pallbearers were Dean Hawk, Ron Sobotka, Allen
Runde, Eldon Staten, Robert Waldeier and Gerald Newberry.
Services were under the direction of Price Funeral
Home, Inc., Maryville.
Maryville Daily
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Thursday June 15,
1995
Jimmie
Martin
Jimmie D. Martin Sr., 60, Maryville, died Thursday, June 15, 1995, at
St Francis Hospital, Maryville.
Born May 20,1935, in Doltham, to Donald R. Sr.
and Marie Wells Martin, he was a
farmer.
He married Zona Jane Berry, July 16,1957, in Albuquerque,
N.M.
Mr. Martin was a graduate of Maryville R-II High School. He
served in the U.S. Air Force and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife of Maryville; two sons, Jimmie D. Martin Jr. of
Burlington Junction, and Kyle D. Martin of Maryville; one daughter, Cheryl
King of Blue Springs; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Martin Sr. of Burlington Junction; one brother, Donald
R. Martin Jr. of Clearmont; one
sister, Marilyn Slagle of
Maryville; eight grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m., Friday,
at Price Funeral Home, Maryville.
Services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, at
Price Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Paul McKim
officiating.
Burial will be in the Wilcox Cemetery,
Wilcox.
Memorials may be made to the Tuberous Sclerosis
Association (T. A. Disease).
Arrangements are under the direction of Price
Funeral Home, Inc., Maryville
Maryville Daily
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Friday June 16,
1995
Tom
Mooney
Services for Tom Mooney, 77, Hopkins, were held Thursday, June 15, 1995,
at Swanson-Price Chapel, Hopkins, with the Rev. Joyce Nicholas
officiating.
Mr. Mooney died June 12,1995, in
Maryville.
Pallbearers were Carl Hodge, Paul Rybolt, Maurice
Riley, Clarence Vore, Steve Alexander and Richard Morehouse.
Ellen Brand was the
organist.
Burial was in Hopkins Cemetery,
Hopkins.
Services were under the direction of Swanson-Price
Funeral Home, Hopkins.
[Penisten, Eldon Vere
“Penny”]
Maryville Daily
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Friday June 16,
1995
Eldon
Penisten
Graveside Services for Eldon V. [ere] "Penny"
Penisten, 79, Maryville, were
held Wednesday, June 14, 1995, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville, with Dr. Donald
Childers officiating.
Mr. Penisten died Feb. 10,1995, in Harlingen,
Texas.
Services were under the direction of Price Funeral
Home, Inc., Maryville.
Maryville Daily
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Friday July 14,
1995
Emma
Porter
Emma Porter, 93, Maryville, died Thursday, July 13, 1995, at
Parkdale Manor Nursing Home, Maryville.
Born Sept. 8, 1901, in Burlington Junction, to Marion James and Eva Alice Crawford Edwards, she was a homemaker.
She married John Lanning Porter, Jan. 20,1915, in
Maryville.
A lifetime resident of Nodaway County, Ms.
Porter had been a resident of
Maryville since 1937. She was a member of the Methodist
Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents;
twin infant sons; one brother, Elmer Edwards; and one sister, Lou Tishie
Dallenbach.
Survivors include two daughters, Ellen
Wholford of Maryville, and Beulah Cummins of Bellevue,
Neb.; two sons, John J. Porter of Maryville and Donald D. Porter, Independence; one half-sister, Mary Workman
Reynolds of San Diego; 21
grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; and nieces
and nephews.
Visitation is currently under way at Price Funeral
Home, Maryville.
Graveside Services will be held at 10:30a.m.,
Saturday, in Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville, with the Rev. Joyce Nicholas
officiating.
Maryville Daily
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Sunday June 18,
1995
Ray Ripley
Ray Nelson Ripley, 60, Savannah, died Friday, June 16, 1995, at a
Leavenworth, Kan., hospital.
Born Dec. 25, 1934, southeast of Graham, to Ralph N. and Viola Brooke Ripley, he had worked for United Telephone Company and
Turner Construction, both of Maryville, and had been employed as a mechanic with
the Chevrolet dealership in Savannah before retiring.
He married Judy L. Landfather, Dec. 15,1957, in
Graham.
Mr. Ripley was a 1952 graduate of Graham High School. He
served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957 and had resided in the Graham and
Maryville areas, until moving to Savannah in 1971. He was of the Methodist
faith.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Randy Ray Ripley, and his
parents.
Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Eddie L. Rice of St. Joseph;
one daughter, Rhonda West of
Wathena, Kan.; six grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Family visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m.,
Sunday, at Breit & Hawkins Funeral Home, Savannah.
Graveside Services will be held at 11 a.m.,
Monday, at Kyle Cemetery, Graham.
Arrangements are under the direction of Breit
& Hawkins Funeral Home, Savannah.
Correction: Due to incorrect information received, the Ray Nelson Ripley obituary
will be re-published in its entirety.
Maryville Daily
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Tuesday June 20,
1995
Ray
Ripley
Graveside Services for Ray Nelson
Ripley, 60, Savannah, formerly of
the Graham and Maryville areas, were held Monday, June 19,1995, at Kyle
Cemetery, Graham. Mr. Ripley died Friday, June 16, 1995, at a Leavenworth, Kan.,
hospital.
Born Dec. 25, 1934, southeast of Graham, to Ralph N. and Viola Brooke Ripley, he was formerly employed by the United Telephone
Company and Turner Construction, both of Maryville, and a former mechanic with
the Chevrolet dealership in Savannah.
He married Judy [Julia] L. [ee]
Landfather, Dec. 15,1957, in
Graham.
Mr. Ripley was a 1952 graduate of Graham High School. He
served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957 and was of the Methodist
faith.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Randy Ray Ripley, and his
parents.
Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Eddie L. Rice of St. Joseph;
one daughter, Rhonda West of
Wathena, Kan.; one sister Marilyn Johnson of Graham; one half-sister, Avona
Sawyer of Central Valley, Calif.;
six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services were under the direction of Breit &
Hawkins Funeral Home, Savannah
Maryville Daily
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Wednesday July 12,
1995
Merle
Simpson
Services for [Wilford] Merle Simpson, 94, Maryville, were held Tuesday, July 11, 1995,
at Price Funeral Home Chapel, Maryville, with Cecil Judd
officiating.
Mr. Simpson died July 7,1995, in
Maryville.
Pallbearers were Dale Simpson, Dave Phillips,
Robert Simpson, John Linebaugh, Bill Linebaugh and Richard
Greeley.
Organist was Mrs. Eldon
Asbell.
Burial was in Clearmont Cemetery,
Clearmont.
Services were under the direction of Price Funeral
Home, Inc., Maryville.
Maryville Daily
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Friday January 7, 1944 [p.
1]
A. B.
Sowers Dies; Was Farmer
Near Hopkins
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o’clock
Saturday afternoon at the Methodist church in Hopkins for A. [bner] B.
Sowers, 85-year-old retired
farmer, who died at 1 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the home of his son, Dale
Sowers, of near
Hopkins.
The pastor, Rev. W. H. Hansford, will
officiate. Burial will be in the
Hopkins cemetery.
Mr. Sowers was born October 11, 1858, and had resided at the
present residence sixty years. He was married to Elizabeth
Eads, who preceded him in death. Mr. Sowers was a member of the
Methodist church. He is survived by two other sons, C. [larence] O.
Sowers, Murdock, Kas., and Harley Sowers, Oxnard,
Calif.
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