Funeral services for Phyllis Myrtle Deatherage Wild, 83, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 9, 2016 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Wild passed away at 9:35 p.m., Sunday, July 3, 2016 at West Vue Nursing Center.
She was born July 10, 1932, at Moody, Missouri, to Robert “Bob” Robinson and Bertha Ellen Broyles Robinson. She graduated from Bakersfield High School with the Class of 1949. On February 21, 1950, she was married at Sturkie, Arkansas, to William Virgil Deatherage, who preceded her in death on July 2, 1998. In 1999, she was married to Franklin “Frank” Ottie Wild, who preceded her in death on July 30, 2007. Mrs. Wild worked at Montgomery Ward in Kansas City, was the owner and operator of Leota Store and Marathon Electric, now known as Regal, before her retirement. She enjoyed embroidery and quilting; making many quilts for families that lost their homes to fire. Phyllis, along with Jackie Broyles started the “Broyles Family Reunion” in 1981; she had served as Treasurer for the Free Union Cemetery and Moody Community Association. She was known as Granny Phyllis or Aunt Phyllis to many. Mrs. Wild was a member of the Church of Christ, and had attended Free Union, Central, Curry Street and Moody Churches of Christ.
She is survived by one daughter, Dianna Feller and husband, Mike, West Plains, Missouri; seven grandchildren, Shauntai Camron, Willie Harris and wife, Christy, Adam Harris, Kay Lynn Kramer and husband, Matt, Tina Flanagan and husband, Patrick, Bob Feller and wife, Kari and Sheila Spencer and husband, Mike; six great-grandchildren, Austin, Baylee, Logan, Hadley, Khloe and Lincoln; several step-great-grandchildren that loved her dearly; one sister, Mary Perry and husband, Louis, West Plains, Missouri; one sister-in-law, Mary Robinson, Springfield, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews.
Her parents, husbands, two sons, Randall Eugene Deatherage and Calvin Rex Deatherage, one sister, Beulah and three brothers, Dale, Dane and Charley, precede her in death.
Mrs. Wild will lie in state from 10:00 a.m., Friday, until service time at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Free Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to West Vue Nursing Center’s Memory Care Unit for activities and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Wanda Lee House McCulloch, 70, Caulfield, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Elijah Church of Christ, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. McCulloch passed away at 2:21 p.m., Monday, July 4, 2016 at West Vue Nursing Center.
She was born April 3, 1946, at Elijah, Missouri, to Joseph Ray House and Edna Bowen House. She attended Fairview, a one room school, at Elijah, Missouri and graduated from Bakersfield High School with the Class of 1964. She was married August 10, 1979, at Mountain Home, Arkansas, to Larry McCulloch, who preceded her in death July 4, 1997. She lived in Hillsboro, Texas for twenty years, where she owned and operated “Poppers & Sweets”, a flower and gift shop. She enjoyed crafts, making jewelry and designing flower arrangements. She was a devoted care giver to her family and her husband’s family. Mrs. McCulloch was of the Church of Christ faith.
She is survived by one brother, Mike House and wife, Linda; one sister, Bonnie House; nephew, Jason House and wife, Bobbi; great-niece, Baley KaMarie and her best friend and great-niece Jaidyn Mae, all of Caulfield, Missouri; and a special family friend, Jeanie Atkinson Petrus, West Plains, Missouri.
Her parents and husband precede her in death.
Mrs. McCulloch will lie in state from 4:00 until 9:00 p.m., Friday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Elijah Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Sherwina Ann Conley, 74, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, July 10, 2016 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Conley passed away at 6:27 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Ozarks Medical Center.
She was born March 14, 1942, at Springfield, Missouri, to Robert L. Clifton and Edith Brunson Clifton. Sherwina graduated from Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Missouri, with the Class of 1959. She was married June 6, 1960, at Fordland, Missouri, to Denney Conley. Sherwina enjoyed crafting and knitting. Mrs. Conley was a Christian.
She is survived by her husband of fifty-six years, Denney Conley, of the family home; six children, Denney Conley, Jr., and wife, Angie, State of South Carolina, Patricia May and husband, Stoney, West Plains, Missouri, Tim Conley, Sacramento, California, Elizabeth Kirchner and husband, Paul, State of Kansas, Matthew Conley and Glenn Conley, both of Sacramento, California; seventeen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Her parents, one son, Michael Joseph Conley and one great-granddaughter, Kristina, precede her in death.
Visitation will be from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Saturday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vietnam Memorial Wall and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Sandra Nadine Brame Mayo, 72, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 11, 2016 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Sandra passed away at 3:46 a.m., Thursday, July 7, 2016 at NHC Healthcare.
She was born May 22, 1944, at Van Buren, Missouri, to Cleo Brame and Lola McSpadden Brame. She was married to Howard Mayo and to this union two children were born, Harold and Stephanie. Before her retirement, Sandra worked in the Dietary departments at West Vue Nursing Center and Pleasant Valley Manor. She also held a cosmetologist license. Sandra enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, reading, playing bingo and visiting with friends.
She is survived by two children, Harold Mayo and wife, Cheryl, Batesville, Arkansas and Stephanie Mayo, West Plains, Missouri; two grandchildren, Josephine and Jaclyn; one brother, Kenneth Brame; and one niece and one nephew.
Her parents precede her in death.
Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., Sunday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, at Dry Valley Cemetery, Van Buren, Missouri.
Graveside services for Nina Jean Stith, 89, Koshkonong, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 11, 2016 at Wayside Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Stith passed away at 7:10 p.m., Thursday, July 7, 2016 at West Vue Nursing Center.
She was born January 6, 1927, at Koshkonong, Missouri, to Roy and Anna Mittlesteder Bussell.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wayside Cemetery and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Graveside services for Nancy Lee Crider, 81, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Dripping Springs Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Crider passed away at 10:27 p.m., Friday, July 1, 2016 at her home.
She was born August 24, 1934, at Salem, Missouri, to Edward Andrew Loughridge and Nancy Elizabeth Woods Loughridge. On April 8, 1953, she was married at Salem, Arkansas, to John Paul Crider, who preceded her in death on April 8, 2005. She loved all of her kids, family and church family and enjoyed cooking. Mrs. Crider was of the Methodist faith and attended Smith Chapel Church.
She is survived by three children, Anita Johnson and husband, Ed, West Plains, Missouri, John David Crider and wife, Michelle, Tucson, Arizona and Michael Crider and wife, Vickey, Springfield, Missouri; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, husband, two brothers and one sister, precede her in death.
Mrs. Crider will lie in state from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., Monday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Memorial contributions June be made to Dripping Springs Cemetery and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Freda Fay Williams, 75, Pottersville, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 27, 2016 at Gospel Hill Church of Christ, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Williams passed away at 12:15 a.m., Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Ozarks Medical Center.
She was born June 17, 1941, at Pottersville, Missouri, to William Franklin “Bill” Sexton and Edna Hudlow Sexton. Freda graduated from Bakersfield High School and on May 16, 1959, was married at West Plains, Missouri, to Charles Williams. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crafts and singing. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Church of Christ and attended Gospel Hill Church of Christ.
She is survived by her husband of fifty-seven years, Charles “Lester” Williams, of the family home; one son, Robert Dale, Williams, Springfield, Missouri; three grandchildren, Patricia, Charles and Melissa; thirteen great-grandchildren; two brothers, Don Sexton and wife, Venetta, West Plains, Missouri and Fred Sexton, Wichita, Kansas; one sister, Fern Hight, Filer, Idaho; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, one son, Donald Joe Williams, one brother, Roy Sexton and one sister, Linda Bradford, precede her in death.
Visitation will be from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Sunday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Gospel Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Gospel Hill Cemetery and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for James Elvin Hammond, 74, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 24, 2016 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Hammond passed away at 1:48 p.m., Monday, June 20, 2016 at NHC Healthcare.
He was born November 16, 1941, at Sturkie, Arkansas, to Lester D. “Lek” Hammond and Emma Carmack Hammond Workman. He graduated high school with the Class of 1959 at Salem, Arkansas. Mr. Hammond was a veteran, having served with the United States Army during the Vietnam War; he was a decorated Vietnam veteran, having received medals as a rifle marksman and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. On October 17, 1980, he was married at Union Grove Church, Pottersville, Missouri, to Beverly Collins. He worked at West Plains Monument for thirty-six years; he engraved and sold monuments alongside Joe Bill Wright. Jim worked hard to take care of his family and enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family. Mr. Hammond was a member of the Church of Christ and attended Central Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly Hammond, of the family home; four children, Mark Hammond and wife, Gayla, West Plains, Missouri, Lester Dwayne Hammond and wife, Michelle, Moko, Arkansas, Coyeatte Ewing and husband, Jon, Springfield, Missouri and Meshell Fox, Austin, Texas; ten grandchildren, Jacob and Jessica Hammond, Steven and Stephanie Olmsted, Erica and Briley Ewing and Tyler, Jesstin, Taylor and Austin Fox; eight great-grandchildren, Jaedyn, Jensen, Jaxston, Kayden, Amity, Grayson, Faith “Crickett” and Bryson; one brother, Larry “Peanut” Hammond, Salem, Arkansas; and several nieces and nephews.
His parents, one brother, Billy Wayne Hammond and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Sterling and Irene Collins, precede him in death.
Visitation will be from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the State Line Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Fair Haven Children’s Home and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for William Thomas Hicks, 88, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in the Rose Chapel, Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Hicks died 6:54 a.m., Saturday, June 18, 2016 at his home. He was born November 2, 1927 at Trail, Missouri to William Riley Hicks and Lola Leona Tate Hicks. On August 2, 1951, he was married at Hardy, Arkansas to Minnie Belle Talley who preceded him in death on January 13, 2016. At the time of his wife’s death, the couple were married for sixty-four years. Mr. Hicks was a veteran having served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Before his retirement, Mr. Hicks was a truck driver and was an owner and operator for many years. He enjoyed farming and spent much of his free time working his farm. Mr. Hicks loved and enjoyed his family, and considered many of his family members as his closest friends. He strived to be a strong provider for his family and was very devoted to his wife, children and grandchildren. Mr. Hicks had recently become a Christian and was a member of the Curry Street Church of Christ.
He is survived by his daughter, Jan Hall and husband, Larry, West Plains, Missouri; his son, Bruce Hicks and his wife, Madalyn, West Plains, Missouri; four grandchildren, Chad Hall, St. Charles, Missouri, Mandy Pitts and husband, Chad, West Plains, Missouri, Cassie Hicks, Prairie Village, Kansas and Ross Hicks and wife, Abbey, West Plains, Missouri; two great-grandchildren, Kelsey and Luke Pitts; his sister, Juanita Smith; two sisters-in-law, Margie Ryan and Betty Green and husband,Kenneth; one brother-in-law, Bill Talley and wife, Sharon; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, four sisters, Lorene Aborn, Burnica Thompson, Iretta Young and Pauline Billups, one brother, Dwayne Hicks, five sisters-in-law, Helen Burford, Lorraine Provow, Pauline Miladin, Hazel Henson and Cassie Heinrich and three brothers-in-law, Melvin Talley, Oscar Talley and Donald Talley.
Visitation will be from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Monday, June 20th, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Riverways Hospice and left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Graveside services for Harrison Wayne Clark Keeney, stillborn infant son of Dakota and Amanda Hobbs Keeney, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 17, 2016 in Babyland at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Harrison was called to be with the Angels on Tuesday, July 14, 2016 at the Ozarks Medical Center, West Plains.
He is survived by his parents, Dakota and Amanda Keeney, West Plains, Missouri; maternal grandparents, Arthur and Susan Hobbs, West Plains, Missouri and paternal grandparents, Clark and Tracey Buffington, Alton, Missouri.
Funeral services for Beryl Emmett Martin, 96, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2016 in the Rose Chapel, Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Martin died 10:20 p.m., Sunday, June 12, 2016 at the West Vue Nursing Center, West Plains. He was born August 21, 1919 at Moko, Arkansas to James Thomas Martin and Laura Holloway Martin. On November 16, 1937, Mr. Martin was married at Moko, Arkansas to Susie Ellen Fuller who preceded him in death on December 6, 2009. He was a veteran having served with the United States Army during World War II. Before his retirement, Mr. Martin was employed with Frisco Transportation and was a long time farmer in the West Plains area. He enjoyed hunting and gardening. Mr. Martin was a member of the First Baptist Church of West Plains.
He is survived by two children, Leroy Martin, wife, Lynda, and Jackie Martin, all of West Plains, Missouri; and ten grandchildren, Carrie Martin, Terri McClelland, Gerri Barnes, Rusty Martin, David Martin, Jeff Martin, Sandy Smith, Eric Martin, Brian Collier and Daniel Truman; twenty-one great-grandchildren; thirteen great-great-grandchildren and daughter-in-law, Shirley Martin.
His parents, wife, one son, Russell Martin and one infant son precede him in death.
Visitation will be from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 14th, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the State Line Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association and left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
A short service for Leslie Eugene Collins, 83, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, West Plains, Missouri.
Mr. Collins died 6:20 a.m., Sunday, June 12, 2016 at his home. He was born March 25, 1933 in West Plains, Missouri to Lela Gladys Hicks Collins and Burley Collins. On November 13, 1953, he was united in marriage to Naomi Marie Smith, and to this union, two children were born.
Preceding Leslie in death were his parents, one grandson, Rickie Mayhugh, one brother and six sisters.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Naomi Collins; two children, Patsy Mayhugh and Johnny Collin, daughter-in-law, Lillian; two grandchildren, Dr. John Collins and Johanna Wear and her husband, Jonathan; four great grandchildren, John and Mahayla Collins and Isaac and Gabriel Wear; two brothers; one sister; and a host of nephews and nieces.
Leslie loved his family, baseball and fishing. He taught his children to love baseball and coached youth
baseball for many years, throughout the baseball careers of Patsy, Johnny and Rickie. Leslie was always ready to tell a good story about the things he loved most, family, baseball and fishing.
A private graveside service will be held Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the family cemetery in Thomasville for Roger D. “Dusty” Shaw, Jr., 74, Thomasville, MO.
Dusty passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Select Care Specialty Hospital in Springfield, MO.
Mr. Shaw was born on August 1, 1941 in St. Charles, IL to Roger D. and Margaret W. Shaw.
The family moved to Thomasville, MO when Dusty was 5.
He attended Milton Academy in Milton, MA for preparatory school but returned home and graduated from Thomasville High School in 1959 and continued his education at Central Methodist College in Fayette, MO and graduated in 1963. Dusty then worked toward his graduate degree at University of Missouri in Columbia, MO.
Dusty was married on July 7, 1963 to Nancy Boyd, Poplar Bluff, Mo and to that union two children were born, Roger Dustin Shaw III and Lisa Shaw Williams.
They then moved to Thomasville, MO so that Dusty could take over management of the family ranch, Eleven Point Ranch, which he continued until his death.
Mr. Shaw’s mother instilled in him civic mindedness and therefore he was involved in and passionate about many local charity organizations and chaired and sat on many boards. He was a member of the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board from 1991-2006 where he was chairman for 12 years. He served 24 years on the Oregon County Soil and Water Conservation District Board. He had served as treasurer of the Eleven Point Valley Community Center Board for 40+ years. He was also a member of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks Board in Springfield, MO, OMC Foundation Board and the West Plains Bank Board. He made many lifetime friends serving his time on various boards and enjoyed meeting new people and gaining knowledge.
During his charity works, he received a number of awards and accolades. Some of which include Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2010 by West Plains Chamber of Commerce, Humanitarian of the Year Award by Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Springfield, MO, and the Granville Vaughan Award from Missouri State University West Plains.
He enjoyed being out on the family ranch, riding and showing cutting horses. He also had an extensive model train collection that he was very proud of. Most of the free time he had was spent with his grandchildren who were the light of his life.
Mr. Shaw was preceded in death by his parents, Roger D. “Dick” Shaw and Margaret W. “Peg” Shaw.
He is survived by a brother, William W. Shaw, Thomasville, MO, one sister, Judith Richardson and husband, Norris, Racine, WI, his wife, Nancy, of the family home, two children, Roger Shaw III, Thomasville, MO and Lisa Shaw Williams and husband, Jesse, Rover, MO, and four grandchildren, Austin Warren, McKenna Warren, Dustin Shaw and Caroline Shaw.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Ozarks Medical Center Foundation or the Community Foundation of the Ozarks and left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Wanda L. Roberson, 80, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 10, 2016 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Roberson passed away at 6:20 p.m., Monday, June 6, 2016 at her home.
She was born July 22, 1935, at Moko, Arkansas, to Albert Michael Sanders and Chloa Bridges Sanders. On January 23, 1953, she was married at Hardy, Arkansas, to Carl L. Roberson, who preceded her in death on April 4, 2016. The couple had celebrated sixty-three years together. To their union, three daughters were born: Donna Jean, Lenora June and Patricia Ann. Wanda was a devoted Christian and served at the Township Line Church and later attended United Freewill Baptist Church. She loved to sing and play her auto harp. Wanda loved her family to who she gave her all, her care, her love and her attention; she was so proud of all of her family and displayed family pictures on the walls and tables in her home for everyone to see. She had a love of flowers and gardening and taught her daughters how to can. Wanda also loved to go junking and antique collecting.
She is survived by three daughters, Donna Williams and husband, R. C., Little River, Texas, Lenora Martin and husband, Jerry, West Plains, Missouri and Patty Wood and husband, Kevin, West Plains, Missouri; three grandsons, Kenneth Martin and wife, Amber, Lance Williams and wife, Jordan and Benjamin Charles; two granddaughters, Amanda Hulsey and husband, Brian and Kristie Crow and husband, Cameron; seven great-grandchildren and one on the way; three step-grandchildren, Jennifer Coursey and husband, Justin, Brandi Bell and husband, Micco and Brennen Wood; five step-great-grandchildren; one brother, Eddie Sanders and wife, Donna, Springfield, Missouri; two sisters, Ruby Roberson, Raymore, Missouri and Vera Sanders, West Plains, Missouri; one sister-in-law, Faye Spoor, Kemp, Texas; one brother-in-law, Jerry Roberson and wife, Wanda, Eustace, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jesse and Aris Roberson, one half-sister, MaeBell Sanders, one brother, Leon Sanders; eight sisters-in-law, Nancy Roberson, Dorothy Roberson, Rosalie Roberson, Eunice Koelling, Bernice Fossett, Villie Barnes, Ella Roberson and Merle Driver, eleven brothers-in-law, Eldon Roberson, Earl Roberson, Burl Roberson, Wayne Roberson, John Alten Roberson, Mark Fossett, Art Koelling, Dwane Driver, Dick Sheffield, R. W. Pierce and Melvin Roberson, precede her in death.
Visitation will be from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
A celebration of life service for Johnnie Edward Brasier, 79, Pomona, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Pomona Christian Church.
Mr. Brasier departed this world at 1:29 a.m., Friday, May 27, 2016 at his home.
He was born August 27, 1936, at Evening Shade, Missouri, to Bill and Pansy Crews Brasier. John was united in marriage to Judith Ann Caton on December 31, 1961. They were blessed with three sons, Joey, Rick and Jeff. John was employed at Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative for thirty-three years in the service department and as a lineman. He was always willing to help anyone. John loved his wife and sons with all his heart. Some of his greatest joys were traveling with his wife and teaching his sons hunting, fishing and auto mechanics; and watching them excel at basketball. He was most proud of the caring husbands and fathers they became. John grew up in Roby, Missouri and went to wheat harvest out west at the age of fifteen until his senior year when he graduated from Plato High School. Following high school he served in the United States Marine Corps for four years and was honorably discharged in March of 1961. He met his wife-to-be in Springfield through mutual friends, Bob Gastineau and Charlene Smith. The two couples were joined in marriage in a double ring ceremony on December 31, 1961. John became a Christian at age eleven and was baptized at Roby Christian Church. The family attended Pomona Christian Church.
He will be missed by his family, numerous friends, extended family and countless others he touched through his work and life.
He is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Judy; three sons, Joey and wife, Brenda, Rick and wife, Tracy and Jeff and wife, Dawn; four grandsons; two granddaughters; one great-grandson; one sister, Berna Dene Winfrey; and one brother, William “Bill” Brasier.
His parents precede him in death.
Interment will be in the Howell Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Pomona Christian Church Building Fund, 5040 CR 1390, Pomona, MO 65789 or may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Imogene Dold, 86, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 9, 2016 at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Dold passed away at 2:45 a.m., Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Ozarks Medical Center.
She was born February 15, 1930, at Gamaliel, Arkansas, to Earl Maynard and Edna Mae Crawford Maynard. On August 7, 1954, she was married at West Plains, Missouri, to John “Bill” Dold, who preceded her in death on October 7, 2013. She was a graduate of Harding College and taught 3rd grade at Norfork and Reese schools, until becoming a full time farmwife; living and working alongside her husband and family on their dairy farm. Mrs. Dold was a member of the Curry Street Church of Christ.
She is survived by three children, Denise Roberts, West Plains, Letitia Housley and husband, Steve, Montgomery, Alabama and Albert Dold, West Plains; five grandchildren, Blake Roberts, Billye Jean Williams and husband, Bruce, Brent Roberts and wife, Ranee, Beth Bass and husband, Adam and Brooks Housley and wife, Sarah; five great-grandchildren, Emma, Elle, Brenley, Hudson and Josey; sister-in-law, Marianna Hoover Hicks, West Plains; and her nieces and nephews, Paula Huddleston, Rick Hoover, Randy Hoover and Elizabeth Vesto.
Her parents, husband, one brother, J. B. Maynard and son-in-law, Ronald Roberts, precede her in death.
Visitation will be from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Gospel Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Ozark Bible Camp and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Donald Lee Warren, 79, Caulfield, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2016 in the Rose Chapel, Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Warren died at 9:54 p.m., Saturday, June 4, 2016, at the Ozarks Medical Center. He was born July 16, 1936 at Dora, Missouri to Claudie Cleo Warren and Myrtle Ethel Garfit Warren. He attended a Bible College at Searcy, Arkansas and Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri. Mr. Warren was a veteran having served in the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps. Before his retirement, he was employed with the United States Postal Service. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, loved to read the Bible and enjoyed song writing with many of his gospel songs having been published. Mr. Warren was a member of the Church of Christ and attended the Odom Church of Christ.
He is survived by four sisters, Mary Scheer, husband, Lorn, Mountain Home, Arkansas, Zelda Beavers, husband, Carl, Pottersville, Missouri, Dimple Mitchell, Mountain Home, Arkansas and Sue Warren, Wichita, Kansas; sister-in-law, Margie Warren, Vancouver, Washington; several nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and a special great nephew, Colt Perry.
His parents, one sister and two brothers precede him in death.
Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m., until service time, Tuesday, June 7th, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, Burial will be in the Martin Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Paragould Children’s Home or St. Judes Children’s Hospital and left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Celebration of Life Services for Lois Martha Moore, 99, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of West Plains.
Mrs. Moore passed away peacefully at 2:36 p.m., Saturday, June 4, 2016 at her home near West Plains.
Lois Martha Chapin was born on December 23, 1916 in West Plains, Missouri to Oscar Norman Chapin and Mary Alice Morrison Chapin, the latter of whom arrived in Howell County on a covered wagon from Tennessee. Lois grew up on the homestead farm her pioneer family established south of town. Her father died when she was 18 months old, so Lois was raised by her mother, who tilled the soil, selling eggs and farm produce for a living. Lois attended a one-room schoolhouse at the old Howell Valley School, one year of high school at Brandsville, and then finished at West Plains High School, where she played on the girls’ basketball team. Later when SMSU (now MSU) opened in West Plains, she was part of the inaugural class and attended two years there. She vividly recalled hearing the blast and seeing the glow from the 1928 Dance Hall Explosion in downtown West Plains. Lois rode horseback for transportation and horse raced with other children for enjoyment. In the 1920s, when Lois was 11, an uncle gave the family a car. Since her mother could not drive, Lois became the family driver. As a girl visiting relatives in Tulsa, she had a front-row spot at a parade for Charles Lindberg, who had just returned from his famous, trans-Atlantic flight. Lindberg smiled directly at her, inspiring her fascination with flying. Occasionally when driving, Lois would glimpse an airplane over Howell County and follow it until it landed in a nearby field. She would pay the pilot a dollar to take her up for a spin. During the Great Depression, Lois helped her mother garden and farm, selling and trading farm goods to keep food on the table. After high school, at age 17, Lois moved to Springfield and worked at the Springfield Flying Service in the downtown airport. She began flying lessons (secretly, because her mother didn’t know), a very daring and rare hobby for a young woman in the early 1930s. She was the second woman to fly solo out of the Springfield airport. She returned to West Plains and, along with another pilot from the area, petitioned the head of the local Chamber of Commerce to build an airport here. Her petition was rejected, but a seed had been planted. She later became a Captain in the volunteer Civil Air Patrol, helping law enforcement by scouting the terrain from above. As a young woman in the mid- 1930s, Lois took a job with the Production Credit Association in West Plains, helping farmers obtain loans in a time when agriculture was southern Missouri’s largest economic resource. The office on West Main Street oversaw eight rural counties. She also worked for the credit bureau offices in Crane and Gainesville.
Lois Chapin was married to the love of her life, Richard (Dick) Dewey Moore II, on November 6, 1943 in Corpus Christi, Texas. A Marine fighter pilot, Dick flew off a carrier in the Pacific; Lois lived in Santa Barbara, California while she awaited his return from war. After the war, the couple returned to West Plains and were approached by the FBI with an offer to become a team of private investigators. Instead, Dick practiced law and Lois helped set up the office on the West Plains town square and worked there. When Ozarks Medical Center was established in the 1960s, it had no volunteers; Lois took leadership of a local chapter of the American Red Cross “Gray Ladies,” a strong corps of women identified by their gray uniforms and white caps. Lois also worked as a “Gray Lady” herself, and this band of women became the core of the hospital’s volunteer base. Lois set up a home health visitation service to the homebound through the American Red Cross, and she taught CPR and emergency resuscitation. She worked at the University of Missouri Extension Office in Howell County as a women’s representative. She volunteered support to military wives of the 1138th Missouri National Guard when their husbands deployed, and she organized a holiday banquet for veterans at the Armory for many years. In the 1980s, Lois and her family opened and began managing a travel agency in West Plains. This started her love for seeing the world, and she traveled in many countries. Hers was a life beautifully lived, with great humility and love. But her pride and joy was her family.
She is survived by her four children and fourteen grandchildren: Rich Moore and wife Linda (West Plains), their three children: Bobbie Moore McLain and husband Andy, Brian Moore and wife Kim (all of West Plains), Eric Moore and wife Ping (Atlanta, Georgia). Mike Moore and wife Mary (West Plains), their five children: Katie Moore Ashcroft and husband Jay (St. Louis), Jennifer Moore, Elizabeth Moore Woodring and husband Jeremiah (all of West Plains), Ashley Moore (San Francisco), Michael Moore (West Plains). Patricia Elbrecht and husband Clyde (West Plains), their four children: Rachel Elbrecht Cobb and husband Sam, Nathanael Elbrecht, Martha Elbrecht Dennison and husband Stan (all of West Plains), Daniel Elbrecht (Dallas, Texas), Kelly Moore and wife Alberta (Springfield, Missouri), their two children: A.J. Moore and wife Amber (Kansas City, MO), Lauren Moore Zachery and husband Johnathan (Springfield, MO).
Asdrubal Tobar, foster son(San Antonio, TX); Twenty-six great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, who loved her like a mother; her longtime caregiver Melba Dilbeck and three other wonderful caregivers, Joyce Coppock, Elizabeth Bentz, and Debbie Ipock.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard (Dick) Moore, her sister, Louise Chapin, her brother, Rex Gideon Chapin and wife, Hazel, and her parents Oscar and Mary Alice Chapin.
Although Lois Moore lived a long life, she realized that this life is still very temporary. Her faith in Jesus Christ was her highest priority, and the family rejoices that their loved one will now spend eternity with Her Savior and the Lord of her life. Memorial contributions may be made to Howell Valley Cemetery and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for William Joseph “Bill” Kirchner, 77, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Kirchner passed away at 2:50 p.m., Thursday, June 2, 2016 at his home.
He was born September 14, 1938, at St. Patrick, Missouri, to John Nicholas Kirchner and Anna Marie Ellison Kirchner. On November 26, 1960, he was married at St. Patrick, Missouri, to Janet Baugher. Bill worked in his family business, farming, trucking and seed sales. Mr. Kirchner lived in St. Patrick until his retirement in 2001 when he moved to West Plains, Missouri. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus for sixty years and was active on the local and state levels; after his God and family, it was his greatest love. Mr. Kirchner was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Janet Kirchner of the family home; one daughter, Sherry Lox and husband, Mark, West Plains, Missouri; and one sister, Kathleen Uhlmeyer, Canton, Missouri.
Visitation will be from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Interment of cremains will be at a later date in St. Patrick, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Missouri Knights of Columbus vocations fund, St. Mary’s building fund or American Cancer Society and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Flay Mahan, 96, Pottersville, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Mahan passed away at 5:50 p.m., Friday, May 27, 2016 at NHC Healthcare.
He was born December 31, 1919, at Pontiac, Missouri, to Marion Henry Mahan and Emma Livesay Mahan. He attended school through 8th grade at Pontiac, Missouri and was raised on a farm on Little North Fork where his family farmed and raised cattle. On September 23, 1948, he was married at Sturkie, Arkansas, to Grace Francis Eagleman, who preceded him in death on July 25, 2011. He and his wife lived on the family farm near Bakersfield, Missouri, where they raised their family. Mr. Mahan was a veteran, having served with the United States Army during World War II in Germany with the 6th Calvary. He was a member of the Church of Christ and attended the Prairie grove Church of Christ.
He is survived by five sons, Darrell Mahan and wife, Bonnie, Pottersville, Missouri, Glen Mahan and wife, Elizabeth, Derby, Kansas, Mike Mahan and wife, Debbie, Bakersfield, Missouri, Danny Mahan, Strafford, Missouri and Garold Mahan and wife, Susan, Macon, Missouri; thirteen grandchildren, Scott Mahan and wife, Katie, Kyle Mahan and wife, Elizabeth, Brian Mahan and wife, Sarah, Sarah Martello and husband, Ralph, Michael Mahan and wife, Tracy, Lisa Bean and husband, Bobby, Luke Mahan and wife, Erin, Joshua Mahan, Beth Edwards and husband, Rob, Brittney Mahan, Courtney Mahan, Sydney Mahan, Delaney Mahan; and sixteen great-grandchildren.
His parents, wife, one brother, Alvin Cecil Mahan, one great-grandson, Jaxon Mahan, one half-brother, Calvin Mahan, two half-sisters, Delia Herd and Josie Wray, precede him in death.
Visitation will be from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m., Monday, at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Free Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Free Union Cemetery and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
