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Elmer Shelby
Elmer Rudolph Shelby, the son of the late Clarence and Minnie Roedel Shelby, was born in Poplar Bluff on Dec. 7, 1936 and died at his home near Puxico on April 18, 2002, at the age of 65. Mr. Shelby had lived in Stoddard County most of his life. He was a farmer and a millwright, a member of the Puxico General Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge #596 A.F. & A. M. in Puxico. In Oct. of 1988, he was united in marriage to Margaret Jeffrey Shelby in Eldon, Iowa and she survives of the home in Puxico. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Clara Ann Davis of St. Clair and Scarlett Carwell of Bloomfield; by one son, Elmer Shelby, Jr. of Tell City, Ind.; by two step-daughters, Phyllis Turner of Tuscumbia, Mo. and Terry Vorhise of Santa Maria, Calif.; by two step-sons, Michael Conger of Oskalossa, Iowa and Donald Conger of Muscatine, Iowa; by four grandchildren; and by one brother, Delmer Shelby of St. Louis. Visitation will be held at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico after 6 p.m., Friday, April 19, with Masonic rites at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 20 at 11 a.m. in the Watkins & Sons Funeral Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Lambert of Bloomfield officiating. Interment will follow in the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements.
John L. Wicecarver
John L. Wicecarver of Leawood, Kan., the son of the late L.O. and Ora Mae Doggit Wicecarver, was born Jan. 6, 1922 in Malden and died April 16, 2002, at the age of 80. Mr. Wicecarver was a graduate of Malden High School and the University of Little Rock, Ark. He was a lawyer, retired in 1982 as a banker for Belle Bland Bank after 30 years and served in the United States Marine Corp during World War II. He was an Eagle Scout, a member of the Malden Lions Club and of the Leawood United Methodist Church in Leawood, Kan. He was united in marriage to Betty Joan Anderson Wicecarver in Dexter and she preceded him in death in 1996. Survivors include two sons, John L. Wicecarver III of Leawood, Kan. and Thomas S. Wicecarver of Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Carol Jo Tracy of Scottsdale, Ariz. and Karen Sampson of Gardner, Kan.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. There will be a private family memorial service at the Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner, Kan. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association in C/O Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, Kan. 66030.
Marylian Moseley Streiff
Marylian Moseley Streiff, the daughter of the late Jessie Detie and Josephine Detie Carter, was born Oct. 9, 1926 in Portageville and died Wednesday, April 17, 2002 in the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, at the age of 75. Marylian was a member of the North Acres General Baptist Church. She was a dietary supervisor at Missouri Delta Medical Center before retiring in June of 1988. On Jan. 9, 1942 she was united in marriage to Gene Moseley and he preceded her in death. She later married Pete Streiff, who also preceded her in death. Survivors include three sons, Bobby Joe Moseley of Rockford, Ill., Michael Wayne Moseley and Donald Ray Moseley, both of Sikeston; one daughter, Barbara Jean Moseley Theohar of St. Louis; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Besides her husbands and parents, she was preceded in death by one infant brother. Visitation will be held at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston from 5 - 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 18. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, April 19 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Joe McCullough, pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Essex Cemetery with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston in charge of arrangements.
Cledis E. "Scotty" Scott
Cledis E. "Scotty" Scott of Granite City, Ill., the son of the late Tom and Leona Scott-Wilson, was born Feb. 23, 1928 in Advance and died April 16, 2002 at his residence at the age of 74. Mr. Scott had worked as a meat cutter at John Morrell Packing Company for 33 years, where he retired in 1986. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of the Harvest Assembly Church. He was united in marriage to Dolores Scott on March 3, 1967, she survives. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Kevin Scott and Jeffrey Scott, both of Granite City, Ill.; by three daughters, Kathleen Littlejohn of Greenville, Ill., Deborah Wallace and Sandra Brawley, both of Granite City, Ill.; by one brother, Darrel Scott of Swansee, Ill.; by one sister, Geneva Mattea of Caseyville, Ill.; by 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Lloyd and Vergil Scott and Lester Dale Wilson; and one sister, Veda Rising. Visitation will be held, today, Wednesday, April 17 from 5 - 8 p.m. at Irwin Funeral Home at 3060 Maryville Road, Granite City, Ill. Funeral services will be conducted at Harvest Assembly at 10 a.m., Thursday, April 18 with Rev. Roy Boyer officiating. Interment will follow at the Sunset Hill Memorial Estates with Irwin Funeral Home of Granite City, Ill. in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Harvest Assembly Youth Group or the church building fund.
Adam Lott
Adam D. Lott, son of Cynthia Marie Lott Neese of Dexter and Steven Lott of Byram, Miss., was born on June 10, 1987, at Hattiesburg, Miss., and died near Dexter as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident on Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at the age of 15. He was a tenth grade student at Dexter Senior High School, of the Baptist faith and a resident of Dexter. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Cynthia and Donald Neese of Dexter; father, Steven Lott of Byram, Miss.; one brother, Alex Lott of Dexter; two sisters, Stephanie Lott of Dexter and Morgan Stewart of Hattiesburg, Miss.; maternal grandparents, William and Elizabeth Lott of Collins, Miss.; paternal grandmother, Beulah Lott of Magee, Miss.; maternal great-grandmother, Marie Lott of Collins, Miss. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Dewitt Lott and his maternal great-grandfather, J.M. Pat Lott. Visitation was held from 6-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at the King Colonial Chapel in Collins, Miss. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, in the King Colonial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Wayne Woolwine and Rev. Steve Miller officiating. Interment followed in the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery.
Wilma Smith
Wilma Smith, the daughter of the late William and Carrie Rister Klaffer, was born in Dudley on Sept. 29, 1922 and died at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on April 15, 2002, at the age of 79. Mrs. Smith had lived in St. Louis before returning to Puxico after her retirement as a manager with Atlantic Mills in St. Louis. She was a member of the Life Chapel Assembly of God Church in Puxico. On Sept. 16, 1939, she was united in marriage to Leo Smith in Fisk and he preceded her in death on Feb. 9, 1999. Surviving are three sons, Melvin Leroy Smith of St. Louis, Gary Dean Smith of Warrenton, Mo. and Donald Wayne Smith of Puxico; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Beulah Cookson, Eva Lois Cookson and Mildred Hobbs, all of Puxico. Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Carrie Juanita Smith and one brother, Cletus Klaffer. Visitation will be held at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico after 6 p.m., Thursday, April 18. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Friday, April 19 in the Watkins & Sons Funeral Chapel with Rev. James Cookson of Springfield officiating. Interment will follow in the Puxico Cemetery with Watkins & Sons Funeral Home of Puxico in charge of arrangements.
Deborah Diane Bowman
Deborah Diane Bowman of Zalma, the daughter of Glenn and Shirley Kennedy Ladd, was born Aug. 15, 1954 in Advance and died Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at the Advance Nursing Center, at the age of 47. Deborah was a Medical Records Secretary for Community Counseling Center in Marble Hill and a member of Zalma General Baptist Church. On Oct. 18, 1975 she was united in marriage to Tommy Bowman at Zalma, he survives. Besides her husband and parents, she is survived by two sons, Chris Bowman of Sturdivant and Geoffrey Bowman of Zalma; by one brother, Jerrell Ladd of Advance; by two sisters, Patty Bitterman of Advance and Phyllis Rutherford of Sturdivant; and one granddaughter. Visitation will be held, today, Wednesday, April 17 from 5 - 8 p.m. at the Morgan Funeral Home in Advance. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 18 in the Morgan Funeral Chapel with Rev. Keith Price officiating. Interment will follow at the Balch Cemetery near Zalma with Morgan Funeral Home of Advance in charge of arrangements.
Shirley Angel
Shirley Jolene (Long) Angel, daughter of Theron Cleveland and Edna Marie (Robinson) Long of Bloomfield, was born Aug. 1, 1936 near Idalia and died Friday, April 12, 2002, at St. Louis Christian Northeast Hospital, at the age of 65. Mrs. Angel was a member of St. Joe General Baptist Church at Idalia, a 1954 graduate of Bloomfield High School, a former Girl Scout leader and an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star. On Aug. 26, 1956, she was united in marriage to Ronald Angel of Chaffee, he survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Maria Davis of Boston, Mass.; her parents, Theron and Edna Long of Bloomfield; six brothers, T.C. Long of St. Louis, Robert Long of Granite City, Ill., William Ernest of New Madrid; and Mike Long, Darrol Long and Robin Long, all of Bloomfield; three sisters, Shannon Heilman of Bloomfield and Sandra Maury and Patricia Charest, both of St. Louis; and one grandson. Mrs. Long was preceded in death by one brother, John Long and one sister, Linda Courtemanche. Visitation was held Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at Buchholz Funeral Home in St. Louis. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m., Thursday, April 18, 2002, at the Chaffee General Baptist Church with Rev. Vyron Yount officiating. Interment will follow in the Chaffee Cemetery.
