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Gertrude Miller
Gertrude Miller of Sullivan, Missouri passed away at Meramec Nursing Center on Sunday, February 2, 2003 at the age of 91 years.
Mrs. Miller was born on November 16, 1911 at Bourbon, Missouri to John and Anna Blanton Simmerly. Mrs. Miller was a long-time resident of the Sullivan area. For a time she was employed at the former International Shoe Company in Sullivan, later moving to Jefferson City to work at a shoe factory there. She later found employment in the St. Louis area as a seamstress in the garment industry from whence she retired in 1984. In 1947 she was married to Johnny Miller who preceded her in death in 1993.
She is survived by two sons, Larry Miller of Lebanon, Missouri and Charles Richards and wife Jane of Kansas City, Missouri, three granddaughters, Deborah Rapp, Jenny and Carrie Miller, one grandson, Shawn Miller, three great-grandcchildren, Kaleb and Niana Garner and Christopher Knoblauch, two great-great-grandchildren, Galen and Logan Knoblauch, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Mrs. Miller was the last of her generation and was preceded in death by her brothers, Virgil, Morris, Henry, Jess, Ashley, Frank and Eircel Simmerly and sisters, Marie Pinnell and Elsie Cardwell.
A special thank you to John and Bessie Simmerly, Richard Simmerly, the Walter Boehm family, Gloria Isgriggs and staff of Meramec Nursing Center for all of their care and kindness to Gertie. She will be sadly missed.
Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2003 from the chapel of the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Scott Perry officiating. Interment was in Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, Missouri.
Kaye Owens Krygiel
Kaye Owens Krygiel of Sullivan, Missouri passed away at her home Saturday, February 1, 2003 at the age of 51 years.
Kaye was born January 5, 1952 at Columbia, Missouri to Joseph and Helen (Hombs) Owens. She had lived her entire life in Sullivan and graduated in 1970 from Sullivan High School. Kaye later went on to receive her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Webster University. She was known as an outgoing individual who never knew a stranger. She loved her grandchildren dearly and constantly doted over them. At the time of her death, Kaye was employed at the Bobber Travel Center as a cashier and was always at the center of activity, as she never knew a stranger. She had a way of greeting everyone and making them feel welcome at the register. As a young girl she was baptized and was a member of First Baptist Church in Sullivan.
She is survived by two daughters, Kasey and Abby Krygiel, one step daughter, Michelle Krygiel all of Sullivan, her father, Joe Owens, one brother, Joe Owens, one sister, Jane Mastin and husband, Ron all of Sullivan, three grandchildren, Mikayla and Emory Wilkinson, and Michael Krygiel all of Sullivan, nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host friends. Kaye was preceded in death by her mother Helen Owens and a step-son Michael Krygiel.
Funeral services were conducted 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at the Eaton Funeral Home, Sullivan, Missouri with Pastor Paul Gray officiating. Interment was in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Sullivan, Missouri.
Oren M. Beckett
Oren M. Beckett of Bourbon, Missouri passed into his eternal life on Thursday, April 3, 2003 at the age of 75 years.
Oren was born on at Granite City, Illinois on July 17, 1927 to the late Mack and Leona Compton Beckett. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Bourbon, Missouri where he remained throughout his lifetime. On August 25, 1949 he married Bernetta Jane Mercer and to this union two children were born. Oren was employed with Crawford Electric Co-op from where he reluctantly retired. He loved his job and often spoke of wishing he could return to work and expressed fondest memories of co-workers.
In 1959 he was born again in the Spirit of God and served as a Deacon at the Bourbon First Assembly of God for many years. God blessed him with the gift of teaching and in 1989 was recognized for thirty years of teaching Sunday school. His passion was Prophecy and he taught many and led them to a fuller understanding of God’s Word.
During his retirement, he established a small business as a master woodworker. Many in the area, as well as national and international patrons are fortunate to own products of his skill and expertise. His work was created with love and desire to please.
Oren was a man you’ll only meet once in a lifetime. A husband, father, grandfather who was the strength of the family became the rock the family was built upon. Yet the sweet gentleness of his love was the core of his indulgence. His concerns for others, one could sense as soon as you looked into his eyes. The love of God was always reflected on his face. He lived in the word of God in the love and infinite faithfulness of the Lord Jesus. He believed in prayer and that God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. The lips that uttered them may be closed in death, the heart that felt them may have ceased to beat, but the prayers live before God. The prayers he uttered have outlived him but the promises he believed in remains, as he always will in our hearts.
He is survived by his wife Bernetta of the family home, one son Larry Beckett and wife Kay of Walnut Shade, Missouri, one daughter, Linda Weiskopf and husband Rodney of Sullivan, three brothers, Fred Beckett and wife Jane of Campbell, Missouri, John Beckett and wife Dixie and Harold Beckett and wife Barbara all of Bourbon, Missouri, 7 grandchildren, Kaleb, Seth, and Kegan Beckett, Dusty Weiskopf, Shannon Webb and wife Rhonda, Trista Blanton and husband Todd, Nathan Webb and wife Becky, 3 great-grandchildren, Kelston, Gavin and Karis Webb, two sisters-in-law Mabel and Barbara Beckett, other relatives and friends. Along with his parents, Oren was preceded in death by his stepmother, Mae Beckett, three brothers, Adolph, Alvin and David Beckett, and one nephew Tom Beckett .
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, 2003 from the First Assembly of God in Bourbon with Pastor Harold Harrison officiating. Interment was in Bourbon Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under the care of the Eaton Funeral home, Sullivan, Missouri.
Dr. Grady H. Brasher
Dr. Grady H. Brasher of St. Louis, Missouri formerly of the state of California passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at the age of 61 years.
Dr. Brasher was born May 24, 1942 to the late Grady E. and Beulah E. (Ficher) at Decaterville, Tennessee. He attended and graduated for Logan Chiropractic in St. Louis and was self-employed in the chiropractic field, first in Missouri and later in California.
He is survived by four daughters, Joann Krietemeyer of O’Fallon, Missouri, Ellen Krueger and husband, Charlie of St. Peters, Missouri, Lisa Selby and husband, Jay of St. Clair, Missouri, Rebecca McCrary and husband, Richard of O’Fallon, Missouri, two brothers, Tom Brasher and wife, Pat of O’Fallon, Missouri, and Ronnie Brasher and wife, Cathy of St. Peters, Missouri, ten grandchildren, one great-grandchild, nieces, nephews other relatives and friends. Dear son of the late Grady and Beulah (Ficher) Brasher, brother of the late J. G. Brasher and Doris Dixon.
Memorial services were conducted 6:00 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2003 from the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan. Memorials preferred to the American Heart Association in memory of Dr. Grady H. Brasher.
Arthur A. Bartholomew
Arthur A. Bartholomew, Jr. a retired Criminal Investigator with the U.S. Treasury Department passed away on Thursday, April 03, 2003 at the age of 67 years.
Art, as he was known by his family and friends, was born on January 25, 1936 at Des Moines, Iowa to Arthur A. Sr. and Ruby Needles Bartholomew. He was employed as Police Chief of Winsor Heights, Iowa and later in 1972, became a Criminal Investigator with the U.S. Treasury Department. He retired form that position in 1993. He then came to the Sullivan area to make his home. On August 9, 1964 he was married to Ruth Kolbe at Panora, Iowa and to this marriage two children were born. Art was an amateur Ham Radio Operator and was fond of the outdoors, the country and the woods. He was known as a strong and independent man who was caring and could be your best friend and his family always came first.
He is survived by his wife Ruth of the family home, one son, Chad Bartholomew with the U.S. Air Force, Offitt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska, one daughter, Julie Bartholomew of Florissant, Missouri, a sister, Sylvia Caraher of Wichita, Kansas, two grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 7, 2003 from the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Windle Starns officiating. Cremation followed the services. Visitation for Mr. Arthur Bartholomew was held from 4:30 until 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, 2003 at the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan. Memorials may be made to BJC Hospice or the American Cancer Society.
Zelma "Betty" Bright
Zelma (Betty) Bright of Bourbon, Missouri passed away on Monday, March 31, 2003.
Betty was the daughter of the late John Edward and Anna May McCain Richards and was a life-long resident of the Bourbon area. She found pleasure in flower gardening and her pets. She was employed for a time at Paramount Cap Manufacturing and later became a waitress in the restaurant trade. Her passion was volunteering as a Pink Lady at the hospital which she did for many years. She played the piano at Crossroads Baptist Church in Leasburg for many years until becoming a member of the First Baptist Church in Bourbon. Betty was married to Horace (Jim) Bright in Rochester, New York. He preceded her in death on October 16, 1995.
She is survived by a brother Gene Richards and wife Margo of St. Clair, Missouri, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2003 from the Hassebroek Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Mike King officiating. Interment was in Crossroads Cemetery, Leasburg, Miss
Vesta Schuler
Vesta L. Schuler of Sullivan passed away at Missouri Baptist Hospital in Des Peres, Missouri at the age of 76 years.
Mrs. Schuler was born on July 8, 1926 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Calvin and Stella (Staples) Culbertson. She was raised in West Eminence, Missouri and later came to the St. Louis area. There she met Nathan Schuler and on June 18, 1949 they were married in Sullivan. After their marriage they made their home in Sullivan where Vesta became involved in many community activities. She was a Brownie Scout Leader and as her daughters became older she advanced as a Girl Scout Leader. Vesta was the first hospital auxiliary president and was the local Red Cross Chairperson. She also spearheaded the March of Dimes campaigns in the Sullivan area. She was an active member of Temple Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school and was involved in the WMU’s and GA’s. She also used her artistic talents with the summer Bible School crafts. In later years Vesta became a successful Broker in Real Estate. She collected antiques and found pleasure in stained glass. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Sullivan Chapter No. 105.
She is survived by two daughters; Amy Akers and husband Jim of Fairdealing, Missouri and Jenifer Keen and husband Howard of Ashland, Missouri; six grandchildren, Meghann Schuler Elwood, Aaron Demin Bell, Emily E. Keen, Julie, Timothy and James Akers; two great-grandchildren, Nathan and Natalie Akers. Vesta is also survived by Cynthia Nemeth whom she loved as her own; and a brother-in-law, Gene Schuler and wife Emma of Sullivan as well as a large extended family of which she was the oldest granddaughter.
Memorial funeral services were conducted at 11:00 a.m., April 2, 2003 from Temple Baptist Church, Sullivan, Missouri with Pastor Scott Perry officiating. Inurnment was in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Sullivan, Missouri. Funeral arrangements were under the care of the Eaton Funeral Home, Sullivan, Missouri.
Wayne E. Sutton
Wayne E. Sutton of Bourbon passed away Saturday, March 29, 2003 at the age of 54 years.
Wayne was born December 5, 1948 to William E. and Tessie M. (Boyer) Sutton at St. Louis, Missouri. He grew up attended school in the city and on November 9, 1968 he was married to Wannette Moeckel at Peace Lutheran Church in St. Louis. Three sons were born to their marriage; William, Wade and Walt Sutton. For the past twenty years the Sutton family had made their home in Bourbon. Wayne was employed as a mechanic for the Union Pacific Railroad for the past ten years. In his free time he enjoyed working with his hands and had the gift of being able to fix anything. He also loved the outdoors and enjoyed deer hunting and fishing.
He is survived by his wife, Wannette Sutton of Bourbon, three sons, William Sutton and wife, Amy of Steelville, Wade and Walt Sutton both of Bourbon, two grandchildren, Jacob and Lucas Sutton, his parents, William and Tessie (Boyer) Sutton, two sisters, Elaine Thurman and husband, Mark of Crystal City, and Helen Basher and husband, Henry of Redbud, Illinois, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were conducted 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2003 from Concordia Lutheran Church in Bourbon with Pastor Matt Schaefer and Pastor Daniel Kriefall officiating. Interment was in Metcalf Cemetery, Bourbon, Missouri. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the charity of your choice in memory of Wayne Sutton. Arrangements were under the care of the Eaton Funeral Home, Sullivan, Missouri.
