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Doris Waltman
DES ARC, Mo. - Doris Waltman, 65, of Des Arc died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, at Madison Memorial Hospital in Fredericktown.
Mrs. Waltman was born Aug. 14, 1934, in Alabama. On Jan. 20, 1962, she married
Raymond Waltman. He died June 21, 1999. She was of the Protestant faith.
Surviving are three daughters, Cindy Bollinger of Annapolis, Vickie Griffith of Patterson, and Joyce Kraemer of House Springs; two sons, Glen Waltman of Patterson and Ralph Waltman of Columbia, Mo.; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Ruegg Funeral Home at Piedmont. A funeral is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with the Rev. Dewel Smith officiating. Burial will be at Mt. View cemetery at Des Arc.
Lura McMunn
DEXTER - Lura McMunn, 86, of Dexter died Thursday, Nov. 25, 1999, at the Vintage Villa Nursing Home Center in Dexter.
Mrs. McMunn lived most of her life in Dexter and was a retired nurses aide for Dexter Memorial Hospital. She was of the Baptist faith.
She married
Vester C. "Blackie" McMunn. He preceded her in death on Dec. 21, 1988.
Survivors include three sons, Carroll C. McMunn of San Angelo, Texas, Larry McMunn of Dexter and David McMunn of Malden; four daughters, Phyllis Bollinger of Dexter, LaDenna Wells of Jacksonville, Ark., LaDonna Bennett of Poplar Bluff and Judy Blackwood of Ripley, Tenn.; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, and the funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Thomas J. Stanley of Ripley, Tenn., officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery in Malden.
Hornbostel Infant
NEVADA, Mo. - Jonathan Clay Hornbostel, one-day-old infant son of Everett and Becky Hornbostel of Nevada, Mo., died July 28, 1999 at Freeman Hospital in Joplin.
The baby was born July 27, 1999, at Nevada Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include the parents; paternal grandfather, Richard Hill of Poplar Bluff, paternal grandmother, Sandra Hornbostel of New Haven; paternal great-grandmothers, Corinne Hornbostel of New Haven and Mildred Hill of Piedmont; maternal grandparents, Michael and Margaret Miller of Nevada; maternal great-grandparents, Norma B. Miller of Nevada, and Richard and Willa Stewart of Purdy; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by paternal great grandfathers, Thomas W. Hill and Everett Hornbostel; maternal great grandfather, Gregg M. Miller; and one cousin, Kayla O. Harvey.
A graveside service was held Aug. 2 at Newton Burial Park in Nevada with the Rev. Paul Patterson officiating. Evergreen Memorial Chapel of Nevada. The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at Evergreen Memorial Chapel in Nevada.
The family suggest any memorials go to the Freeman Hospital N.I.C.U. or the Ronald McDonald House in Joplin.
Earl William Landers Jr.
Earl William Landers Jr., 52, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, at Doctors Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Landers was born Aug. 13, 1947, in Sikeston. He was a registered nurse with an associate degree in nursing. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having served in Vietnam, and was of the Baptist faith.
On June 12, 1993, he married
Tonya Harrison. She survives.
Also surviving are a stepson, Eddie Adams of Poplar Bluff; a son, Christopher Landers of Nashville, Tenn.; two daughters, Heather Householder and Holly Peaster, both of Lake City, Ark.; four grandchildren; his mother, Ethel Bolner of Lake City, Ark.; three brothers, Lynn Landers of Morehouse, Kenny Dement of California and Keith Dement of Dallas, Texas, and three sisters, Bonnie Hann of Dexter, Darla Varvell of Poplar Bluff and Claire Sterling of Sikeston.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home Chapel. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Tom Graham officiating. Burial will be in the Essex City cemetery.
Woodrow DeJournett
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Woodrow DeJournett, 86, of Bloomfield died Saturday Oct. 9, 1999, at the Beverly Health and Rehab Center in Bloomfield.
Mr. DeJournett was born Nov. 1, 1912, near Gray Ridge. He was a retired farmer and had worked for 12 years at the Malden Air Base. He had lived in Southeast Missouri all his life and in Bloomfield for the past 50 years. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran.
Surviving are two sons, Jim Blocker and Terry DeJournett, both of Bloomfield; two daughters, Sheila Griswell of Bloomfield and Mary Jane Clifton of Whitewater; three brothers, Lloyd and Marvin DeJournett, both of Dexter, and Wiley DeJournett of Bloomfield; a sister, Kathleen Givens of Cape Girardeau; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Ledbetter of Essex officiating. Burial will be in Link cemetery near Bloomfield.
LaRue DiStefano
MALDEN, Mo. - LaRue DiStefano, 63, of Malden died near Cairo, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999.
Mrs. DiStefano was born Aug. 5, 1936, in Kennett. She was a jeweler and florist and owned Accents and Accessories in Malden. She was alo a member of the First Christian Church in Malden.
She married
John J. DiStefano in Las Vegas March 6, 1955. He survives.
Also surviving are two sons, John R. DiStefano of Malden and Anthony J. DiStefano of Orlando, Fla.; two grandchildren, and other relatives.
Visitation will be between 6 and 7 p.m. Sunday at the Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the First Christian Church in Malden with Glen Graham officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Ridge cemetery at Kennett.
Cleta Naomi Dockins
KENNETT, Mo. - Cleta Naomi Carter Dockins, 71, of Kennett died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at NHC Healthcare in Kennett.
Mrs. Dockins was born April 19, 1828, in Ellsinore.
In 1963 she married
James Robert Dockins. He died Feb. 18, 1980.
Surviving are two daughters, Sharon Huckelberry of Clarkton and Marcia Ward of Kennett; a son, Allen Whitehead of Sulphur Springs, Texas; a step-son, Bobby Dockins of Malden; her parents, Loyd and Edith Carter of Bernie; three sisters, Verna Roberts of Malden, Leatha McElvoy of Springfield and Brenda Collins of Lakefield, Fla.; two brothers, Willis Carter of Bonne Terre and Sherman Cater of Bernie; 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Monday at Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel in Malden. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel with the Revs. Bud Evans and Johnnie McNuckles officiating. Burial will be the Mount Gilead cemetery in Clarkton.
Quitman R. Brigman
DEXTER, Mo. - Quitman Robert Brigman, 77, of Dexter, died Monday Nov. 1, 1999, at the Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Mr. Brigman was born Feb. 8, 1922, at Tupelo, Miss. He was a retired farmer and of the Baptist faith.
On March 13, 1942, he married
Beulah Evelyn Clifton at Harrisburg, Ark. She died Aug. 21, 1990.
On April 21, 1991, he married
Thelma Juanita McCoy at Dexter. She survives.
Also surviving are a son, Quitman Jack Brigman of McRay, Ark., and a grandson, Roger Brigman of Dexter.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Rainey Funeral Home in Bernie. A funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Smith-Stevenson cemetery at Dexter.
Thomas D. Blankenship
DEXTER - Thomas Dale Blankenship, 20, of Canton died Monday, March 6, 2000.
Mr. Blankenship was born May 14, 1979, at Cape Girardeau. He was a member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Dexter. He attended Culver-Stockton College in Canton where he was very active in the collegiate choir, in campus theater productions and a writer for the college newspaper Megaphone.
Surviving are his parents, Rick and Kaye Blankenship of Dexter; one brother, Jon Matthew Blankenship of Dexter; and his paternal grandparents, Robert and Mary Ellen Blankenship of Dexter.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Rainey Funeral Home in Dexter. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Vaughn Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the Dexter cemetery.
Harold C. Armstead
Harold C. Armstead, 74, of Poplar Bluff died on Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, at Three Rivers Healthcare-North.
Mr. Armstead was born on Dec. 26, 1925. He was a veteran of the Army, having served during World War II, and was a retired welder and farmer.
Surviving are three sisters, Freda England and Lucy Armstead of Thayer, and Ke'Neth Latham of Amarillo, Texas; and one nephew, James England of Thayer.
The graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Woodlawn cemetery, with the burial following.
Martha E. Bates
DONIPHAN - Martha Elizabeth Bates, 76, of Doniphan, died at 5:35 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 2001, in the Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan. She had been seriously ill one day.
Mrs. Bates was born March 10, 1924, in Ripley County and she resided there most of her life. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
In 1950, she married
Raymond A. McCrae. She later married
Lynn Bates. He preceded her in death Feb. 23, 1990.
Survivors include two daughters, Susie Keeney and Ida McCrae, both of Doniphan; one son, Monty Bates of Victor, N.Y.; two sisters, Marge Dale of Doniphan and Oma Richmond of Lake, Miss.; one brother, Alvie Rook of Jacksonville, Ill.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Hickory Grove cemetery in Alton.
