Graveside services for Laneda Lou Anderson, 72, Warrensburg, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Oak Lawn Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Laneda passed away at 4:50 p.m., Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Johnson County Care Center, Warrensburg, Missouri.
She was born October 18, 1943, at West Plains, Missouri, to Doin Roy Anderson and Wilma Lee Sanders Anderson. Laneda was disabled from birth. Her family’s prayer is that one day people with disabilities such as their sister be accepted for who they are, not what they are.
She is survived by her sisters, Sharon Kay Stovall and husband, Norm, Terre DuLac, Missouri and Lana Courtney and friend, Eddie Lohman, Enid, Oklahoma; her brother, Jim Anderson, and wife, Nancy, Springfield, Missouri; brother-in-law, Dick Burden, West Plains, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews.
Her parents and one sister, Angeeta L. Burden precedes her in death.
Funeral services for Dr. Robert Julius Wiehe, 86, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 12:00 Noon, Monday, August 29, 2016 at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Dr. Wiehe passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016 at his home.
He was born June 22, 1930, at St. Charles, Missouri, to Delphine Meyer Rauch and was adopted by Erwin Wiehe at age nine. Dr. Wiehe was a veteran, having served with the United States Army. On November 8, 1952, he was married at Solothurn, Switzerland, to Ursula Tholl. Dr. Wiehe was a leader in the Chiropractic profession. He pioneered the field of Chiropractic diagnosis and treatment of chronic internal metabolic disease. In 2007 Dr. Wiehe was recognized as a founding father of the D.A.B.C.I. Program (Diplomate of the American Board of Chiropractic Internists). Additionally, Dr. Wiehe led his profession in the giving of lectures and seminars. His expertise covered office procedure and practice management as well as internal disease. He gave leadership to many Chiropractic organizations and was awarded the honor of Chiropractor of the Year at the 74th annual convention of the Missouri State Chiropractic Association. Dr. Wiehe always loved teaching and writing manuals over a wide range of topics. He was a Gideon, an I.F.R. Pilot, trumpet player, avid fisherman and enjoyed seminar speaking and scuba diving. Dr. Wiehe was a Christian.
He is survived by his wife of sixty-three years, Ursula Wiehe, of the family home; three children, Marilyn Mitchell, San Antonio, Texas, Dr. Kenneth Wiehe and wife, Gail, Paris, Illinois and Kurt Wiehe and wife, Melissa, West Plains, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Daniel Wiehe and wife, Rebecca, Katelyn Wiehe, Matthew Mitchell, Micaela Wiehe, Madison Wiehe, Nathan Wiehe, Natalie Wiehe and Melia Wiehe
His parents and one granddaughter, Natalie Mitchell precede him in death.
Dr. Wiehe will lie in state from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., Sunday, at Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Howell Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethlehem Christian Academy and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Graveside services for Conrad L. Cozort, 84, West Plains, Missouri, were held Friday, August 26, 2016 at Woodlawn Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Cozort passed away at 4:45 p.m., Monday, August 22, 2016 at Brooke Haven Healthcare.
He was born January 23, 1932, at Wiseman, Arkansas, to Walter Curtis Cozort and Margaret Gwen Southard Cozort. Mr. Cozort was a veteran, having served with the Missouri National Guard for thirty-seven years; he was also a fifty year member of the Masonic Lodge at Thayer, Missouri. On July 4, 1953, he was married at West Plains, Missouri, to Blanche Ruth Case. Mr. Cozort retired after thirty-eight years working as a construction inspector for Missouri Transportation and Highway Department. He loved hunting and fishing and enjoyed farming and gardening.
He is survived by his wife of sixty-three years, Blanche Cozort, of the family home; three children, Charlotte Gore and husband, Wayne, West Plains, Karen walker and husband, Danny, Tecumseh, Missouri and Dennis Cozort, West Plains; eight grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; five brothers, Herbert Cozort and wife, Wilma, Nixa, Missouri, Curtis Cozort and wife, Anita, West Plains, Norris Cozort and wife, Ivene, West Plains, Johnny Cozort, West Plains and Kirby Cozort and wife, Penny, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; one sister, Rose Ann Bales and husband, Buddy, West Plains; and several nieces and nephews.
His parents and one daughter, Brenda Taylor precede him in death.
Memorial contributions may be made to the OMC Foundation
A memorial service for Norma Joyce Click, 87, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the First Christian Church, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Click passed away at 10:05 a.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Ozarks Medical Center, after a short illness.
She was born December 18, 1928, at Worth, Missouri, to Edward Joseph Lattimer and Beryl Eunice Carnes Lattimer. Joyce attended grade school and high school through her sophomore year in Worth, Missouri. At that time she moved with her parents to the State of Washington and attended high school during her junior year there while her parents worked in the shipyards during World War II. She returned to Worth for her senior year and graduated from the Grant City High School with the Class of 1946. Joyce moved to the Pomona, Missouri area after graduation to join her parents who had returned from Washington and relocated to Pomona. She met her future husband there and was married to Chester Lee Click of Pomona, Missouri on September 14, 1946 at Gainesville, Missouri. They would have been celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary this year. Chester and Joyce have lived all of their married life in the West Plains area. Joyce was an exceptional seamstress and enjoyed sewing and being a stay at home mom for her sons until 1960, at which time she started working at Richards Brothers as an assistant bookkeeper until retiring in 1985. In retirement she enjoyed traveling the United States and spending time with her family. Mrs. Click was a member of the First Christian Church of West Plains since 1952, during that time she was a member of and treasurer of the Women’s Guild for several years and chaired the funeral luncheon committee for several years. Joyce was a loving wife, mother, special mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She will be missed, but knowing that she is no longer in pain or suffering, provides comfort to her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband of seventy years, Chester Click; two sons, James Click and wife, Linda Lasswell Click, Bloomington, Illinois and Randall Click and wife, Shirley Williams Click, Monett, Missouri; four granddaughters, Wendy Lucke and companion, Michael Barnes, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sarah Bollman and husband, Matthew, East Peoria, Illinois, Stephanie Carlson and husband, Greg, Olathe, Kansas and Angela Click, Bloomington, Illinois; six great-grandchildren, Sierra, Kaitlyn, Taylor, Tyler, Madelyn and Eloise; one great-great-grandchild, Aaliyah; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, five brothers, Justin, Neil, Forrest, Dean and Wallace and two sisters, Geraldine and Carmetta, precede her in death.
Interment will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Mackey Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church Women’s Guild and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home
A memorial service for Dr. Paul Alan Kiger, DVM, 87, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 27, 2016 at First Baptist Church.
Dr. Kiger passed away peacefully at 5:10 p.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at West Vue Nursing Center.
He was born March 25, 1929 in Maryville, Tennessee to John & Helen (Kimball) Kiger. Following high school, Paul attended the University of Tennessee where he ran cross country. In May of 1950, Paul joined the Navy, where achieved the rank of Lieutenant as a pilot during the Korean Conflict, serving until December of 1954. He later continued his education at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas where he earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree in 1959.
While stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas with the Navy, Paul met Shirley Gracelyn Clayton. The two were married on July 7, 1951. Together they raised six children. Paul worked as veterinarian in private practice from 1959 until 1977 and as a food safety inspector with the USDA from 1977 until he retired in 1991.
Paul was a member of the American Legion, Lions Club, the Optimist Club and Boy Scouts of America, including serving as Scout Master for Troop 238 in Adrian, MO from 1972 until 1977. He served his church, First Baptist Church of West Plains, in various capacities. Most notably, he was instrumental in operating the First Baptist Church Food Pantry for many years. He also volunteered at Ozarks Medical Center and the OMC Thrift Store.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents, John Herbert and Helen (Kimball) Kiger, his wife, Shirley Gracelyn (Clayton) Kiger, one grandson, Craig Alan Kiger and one great-grandson, Aiden Gabriel Lawrence.
He is survived by six children, James Alan Kiger and wife, Vicki, John Clayton Kiger, Jeffrey Lee Kiger and wife, Maryann, Joel Chandler Kiger, Jeremy Charles Kiger and Janet Stevenson and husband, Mitch; eleven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; one sister, Sara Jo Wilson and husband, Carl; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his honor to the First Baptist Church Food Pantry, the American Cancer Society or Water For Life, and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be held at a later date at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Beeville, Texas.
Funeral services for Lucy Tackitt, 94, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 22, 2016 at Elijah Church of Christ, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Tackitt passed away at 8:37 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 2016 at West Vue Nursing Center.
She was born August 10, 1922, at Lavaca, Arkansas, to Elbert Lee Steele and Mary Kate Smith Steele. On October 8, 1941, she was married at Las Vegas, Nevada, to James Lester Tackitt, who preceded her in death on March 27, 2004. She enjoyed gardening and going to church. Mrs. Tackitt was a member of the Church of Christ and attended Elijah Church of Christ.
She is survived by five children, Kenneth Gene Tackitt and wife, Bonnie, Charles Glenn Tackitt, Judy Christine Hixon, Janice Ruth Hayes and Carl Lynn Tackitt; twelve grandchildren, Sandy Geddes and husband, Steve, Brian Tackitt, and wife, Loretta, David Tackitt, Dale Tackitt and wife, Erin, Chris Tackitt, Belinda Halford and husband, Gary, Wendell Hixon, Christy Meeks and husband, Matt, Angela Trin Wilson and husband, Steve, Gayla Sue Owens and husband, Bruce, Michael James Tackitt and Steven Lynn Tackitt; nineteen great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Martin, Barbara Farrell and Virginia Wiseman and husband, Ted; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, husband, one son, Charles Glenn Tackitt, three daughters, Sherry Leigh Tackitt, Linda Kay Tackitt and Lucille Tackitt, one granddaughter, Melannie Renee Tackitt, two great-grandsons, Eli Grant and Douglas Fine, six brothers and four sisters, precede her in death.
Visitation will be from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m., Sunday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Elijah Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Elijah Cemetery and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Graveside services for Wilma Lea Russell, 85, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 22, 2016 at Howell Valley Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Russell passed away at 8:25 a.m., Thursday, August 18, 2016 at her home.
She was born July 30, 1931, at Alton, Missouri, to Blanche Davis. On August 15, 1958, she was married at Gladstone, Missouri, to Robert Hugh Russell, who preceded her in death February 12, 2015. Mrs. Russell was a homemaker, had worked at Sears Roebuck and sold real estate for ten years.
She is survived by two sons, Stephen Russell, West Plains and Robert Russell, State of California; former daughter-in-law, Barbara Russell, Raytown, Missouri; two grandsons, Craig and Scott Russell; two sisters, Linda Davis, West Plains, and Helen Pingleton, Garden, Kansas; and several nieces and nephews.
Joan Lucille Roush, “Maggi”, entered into eternal life on August 17, 2016 at the age of seventy-four years. The ones who will continue her legacy are her husband and love of 58 years, Davis F. Roush, Jr.; the pride of her life; children Scott Roush and wife Melissa, Kelli Roush Killen and husband Matthew, and Rick Roush; the joys of her life; grandchildren Heather Roush Rogers and husband Marc, Erin and Michael Killen, Sage, Seth, and Sean Roush; and great-grandchildren AJ and Wyatt Rogers.
Other family and friends who were very special to Joan and brought her so much happiness; Rob and Rick Bean; Aunt Betty Ream, Cousin Debbie Ream and Cousin Dan Ream; David and Lynda Malone; Janie Wilson; Dean Wells; Sharon Gaston; Janina West; Mikki McMichael; Nate and Teddy Simmiok; Vernieca and Ryan Luerssen; Charles Epperson and Susan Epperson Smith; Bill Ferguson; Dan and Bertie Bailey; Ron and Karen Cafourek; Dick and Jimmie Morger, Gerald Smith; Martin Winslow; Kate Huff; Dr. Michael Moore; Bob and Nancy Pekarek; Bob and Donna Ross; Dave and Katie Black, and her many friends at Hospice.
Those who greeted her upon arrival are her brother Charles “Max” Rowlett; parents Lester and Maxine Rowlett; in-laws Davis F. and Thelma Roush; Uncle Pete Ream; Grandmother Almer Ream and grand-daughter Shelby Dawn Roush.
Joan was born September 19th 1941 on a rural Howell County farm. She lived her early life working on this farm and educating herself for life. Married in 1960 she started her family and worked at Howell Oregon Electric. As her family grew, she continued to advance and support them with owning and running a restaurant for many years, then working with the state finding jobs for the unemployed, and later she entered nursing school in her early forties and began another career helping others. Throughout this time she assured her family knew the gospel by living it every day. With retirement, she continued an ongoing service oriented life dedicated to her family and others and spent many hours volunteering with Hospice care. Always striving to glorify God in her daily actions, she was a continuous example of steady grace and dignity. She will be missed and will carry on through the many people she touched and influenced.
Graveside services for Joan Lucille Roush, will be held at 6:30 p.m., Friday, August 19, 2016 at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Graveside services for Ruby Lou Stuteville, 56, Hartville, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 19, 2016 at Dripping Springs Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Ms. Stuteville passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 at her home.
She was born July 1, 1960, at Davenport, Iowa, to Hamey Vernon Coble and Ama Lou Mayfield Coble. Ruby was the daughter of an Army Private and enjoyed needlework, puzzles, gardening, camping and taking care of animals. Ms. Stuteville was of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by three daughters, Joannie Lynn Barnes and husband, Gary, Jenny Bunch and husband, David and Tina Turner; one son, Brandon Coble; sixteen grandchildren; her mother, Ama Lou Coble; three brothers, Ray Coble and wife, Jenny, James Coble and wife, Teresa and Vernon Coble and wife, Laura; one sister, Freda Wallin; and several nieces and nephews.
Her father, one grandson, Shayne Turner and one brother, Terry Coble, precede her in death.
Visitation will be from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Family and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
A memorial service for O. F. “Sam” Goldin, 89, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 19, 2016 at First Church of God.
Mr. Goldin passed away at 10:41 p.m., Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Ozarks Medical Center.
He was born April 9, 1927, at Bremen, Georgia, to Grover and Ida Goldin. On December 1, 1973, he was married to Dagmar Zander. He graduated from Bremen High School and was a veteran, having served with the United States Army and Air Force during the Korean Conflict. After his military service, he returned to his home in Bremen, Georgia where he began working with his father as a brick mason. Mr. Goldin later went to work for Southern Pacific Pipeline where he continued working for thirty years until his retirement in 1968, at which time the family moved to West Plains. Mr. Goldin was a Mason.
He is survived by his wife of forty-three years, Dagmar Goldin; two sons, Mark Goldin and Jeff Goldin; three grandchildren; one sister, Ruth Kiddo; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital or American Heart Association and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Henrietta Marie Kneser, 86, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Kneser passed away at 7:32 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2016 at West Vue Nursing Center.
She was born February 25, 1930, at Chicago, Illinois, to William Mack and Rose Augustyniak Mack. She graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in Chicago, Illinois and worked as a Communications Consultant at Wood County Telephone Company for thirty years. On May 27, 1950, she was married at Chicago, Illinois, to Eugene T. Lewandowski, who preceded her in death December 9, 1983. On January 30, 1988, she was married at Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, to Lucien L. Mason, who preceded her in death November 21, 1995. On April 8, 2000, she was married at Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, to Glenn Kneser, who preceded her in death December 10, 2010. She was a past member of the Lake Arrowhead Community Chorus and The Bluebird Singers. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, golf and singing. Mrs. Kneser was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
She is survived by two children, David Eugene Lewandowski and wife, Jamie, Johnstown, Colorado and Joanne White and husband, Brian, West Plains, Missouri; seven step-children, Lou Mason, Jr. and wife, Linda, Beaumont, California, Tim Mason and wife, Sue, Victor, Idaho, Jill Bilek and husband, Gary, Broomfield, Colorado, Andrea Smith and husband, Malcolm, Corona, California, Keith Kneser and wife, Pat, Foxlake, Wisconsin, Robin McGregor and husband, Pat, DePere, Wisconsin and Tina Seigl and husband, Mike, Ashland, Oregon; four grandchildren, Jessica Collins and husband, Greg, Justin Hamin, Mason Lewandowski and Austin Lewandowski; one great-grandchild, Madelyn Hamin; twelve step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; and one brother, Dan Mack, Dixon, Illinois.
Her parents, husbands, and one sister, Ann Linder, precede her in death.
Visitation will be from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, followed by a Rosary service at 7:00 p.m., at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Restlawn Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Mary’s Catholic Church and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
A private service will be held for Rosita Gewin Green, 73, West Plains, Missouri.
Mrs. Green passed away at 9:50 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2016 at her home.
She was born September 1, 1942, at Memphis, Tennessee, to Edward Eugene Gewin and Ella Loyce Arndell Gewin. She enjoyed time spent with family and was a loving mother, grandmother and sister.
She is survived by four children, Danita Loyce, James Harvill and wife, Janet, Tracie Gill and husband, Donald and Samantha Simons and husband, Matthew; eleven grandchildren, Christopher Carson, Jonathan Barber, Martin Hayes, John Hayes, Garrett Harvill, Katherine Gill, Emma Gill, Norah Gill, Ryland Gill, Matthew Simons, Jr. and Micheal Simons; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Gene Gewin and wife, Pat; two sisters, Juanita Bailey and Barbara Eoff and husband, Charles; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, two brothers, Hadda Lee Gewin and Reddick Gewin and four sisters, Patricia Lemon, Nancy Sasser, Edna Carrell and Winnie Alsup, precede her in death.
Arrangements under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Allen Dale Thompson, 64, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 15, 2016 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Thompson passed away at 2:44 p.m., Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Ozarks Medical Center.
He was born April 23, 1952, at West Plains, Missouri, to Ralph Dale Thompson and Ruby Mae Bryson Thompson. On November 27, 2006, he was married at Salem, Arkansas, to Linda Brotherton. Mr. Thompson was a veteran, having served with the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He loved fishing, hunting and camping and enjoyed supporting Veteran functions and was a member of the Elk’s lodge. Mr. Thompson was a member of the Elk Creek Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Thompson; two children, Jarid Allen Thompson and Melinda Wonders and husband, Dan; three grandchildren, Wade Thompson, Abbey Wonders and Hunter Wonders, his parents, Ruby Thompson and Dale and Ellen Thompson; one brother, Dan Thompson and wife, Mary; two sisters, Lisa Robertson and Shelly Thompson and friend, Mark Hitson; and several nieces and nephews.
His grandparents, Ralph and Bernice Thompson and Jack and Opal Bryson, nephew Shane Coble and sister-in-law, Glenda Brotherton, precede him in death.
Mr. Thompson will lie in state from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., Sunday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the New Hope Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Leota Faye Crawford, 87, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 15, 2016 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Crawford passed away at 5:40 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2016 at West Vue Nursing Center.
She was born June 8, 1929, in Ozark County, Missouri, to Johnnie Allen Osborn and Dorothy Bushong Osborn. On July 11, 1946, she was married at Mountain Home, Arkansas, to Harlin Robert Crawford, who preceded her in death on October 27, 2008. She was a homemaker and was a great companion, working with her husband on their farm and rental property. She enjoyed working with plants and had a green thumb; she also enjoyed time with her family, especially her great-grandchildren. Mrs. Crawford was a Christian since early womanhood and was a member of Curry Street Church of Christ for sixty-two years.
She is survived by two daughters, Loretta Metzger and husband, Don and Kathy Stine and husband, Bill, all of West Plains; two grandchildren, Traci Metzger Willison and husband, Shane, Thayer, Missouri and Matthew Stine and wife, Erika, West Plains; eight great-grandchildren, Mayce, Kale, Jackson and Griffin Willison and Gwynievere, Trent, Reyannan and Tolliver Stine; one brother, William “Morton” Osborn, Pomona, Missouri; one sister, Evalee Gunter and husband, Bill, West Plains; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, husband, one brother, Randall Osborn, two sisters-in-law, Jean Osborn and Rita Osborn and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert and Mary Crawford, precede her in death.
Mrs. Crawford will lie in state from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., Sunday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Howell Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Paragould Children’s Home and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
A visitation service for James Wesley Grisam, 27, Pottersville, Missouri, will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2016 at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Grisam passed away at 11:55 a.m., Monday, August 8, 2016 at his home.
He was born April 3, 1989, at Indianapolis, Indiana, to Glenn Wesley Grisam and Gabriele Lora Simons Grisam. Mr. Grisam was a veteran, having served with the United States Marines and had worked at Invensys and Ruby Tuesday’s. Mr. Grisam had a wonderful heart and was a good uncle. He enjoyed reading, computers and video games.
He is survived by his fiancé, Courtney Vess; his parents, Glenn and Gabrielle Grisam; one sister, Angela Osborn and husband, Jared; two nephews, Adian Lankford and Josiah Lankford; one niece, Lillian Osborn; two uncles, James McKee and wife, Christy and Harry Joe McKee, Jr., and wife, Christy; and one aunt, Mary Lee Vanouver.
His grandparents, Glenn and Mildred Grisam and Harry McKee, precede him in death.
Funeral services for Ralph Donavan Saunders, 87, Dora, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2016 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Saunders passed away at 12:10 p.m., Friday, August 5, 2016 at Brooke Haven Health Care.
He was born September 29, 1928, at Peach Creek, West Virginia, to Ollie Saunders and Martha Estep Saunders. Mr. Saunders was a veteran, having served with the United States Army. On December 16, 1952, he was married at Clifton Forge, Virginia, to Frances Jean Casto, who preceded him in death on April 11, 1998. Before his retirement, Mr. Saunders was a computer programmer at National Cash Register Company. He loved hunting, fishing and spending time at the Gulf. He was a Mason, a member of the Gideon Bible Society and was active in prison ministry. Mr. Saunders was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his life companion of many years, June Lewis; three children, William “Don” Saunders and wife, Kathy, Canal Winchester, Ohio; Dewight Edwin Saunders and wife, Nancy, Benton, Kansas and Jennifer Frank, Wichita, Kansas; seven grandchildren, Melissa Johnson, Jessica Saunders, Christina Frank, Brian Saunders, Jeff Saunders, Kari Saunders and Taylor Blumanhourst; five great-grandchildren and one on the way; three sisters, Alice Fricke and husband, Arthur, Marlene Casto and Mable Little and husband, Carl; and several nieces and nephews.
His parents, wife, one brother, Homer and one sister, Wilma, precede him in death.
Visitation will be from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m., Friday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Howell Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society or Alzheimer’s Association, and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Graveside services for Kenny B. Skaggs, 56, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2016 at Barnett Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Kenny passed away at 7:35 a.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Brooke Haven Health Care.
He was born June 3, 1960, at West Plains, Missouri, to Kenneth Skaggs and Carole Sue Kimberland Skaggs. He loved music and enjoyed being a spectator at sporting events his sisters participated in when they were in school. Kenny liked going to church and attended several different churches throughout the years.
He is survived by his father, Kenneth Skaggs, West Plains, Missouri; two sisters, Cindy Franks and husband, Daniel, Peace Valley, Missouri and Tammy Kinder and husband, Terry, Sturkie, Arkansas; his nieces and nephews, Nathaniel Franks and wife, Ashley, Matthew Franks and wife, Kayla, Dr. Terra Kinder and Jesse Kinder; two great-nieces; and two great-nephews and one on the way.
His mother precedes him in death.
Mr. Skaggs will lie in state from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Jane Horsman, 82, Springfield, Missouri, formerly of West Plains, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 11, 2016, at the First Christian Church, West Plains, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Horsman passed away at 8:56 a.m., Sunday, August 7, 2016 at her home.
She was born November 21, 1933, at Toledo, Ohio, to Benjamin Harrison Bernath and Harriett Lillian Bernath. On November 11, 1963, she was married at Las Vegas, Nevada, to Lehman Leon “Mickey” Horsman. Jane worked as a homemaker and helped run a family farm. When her children were raised, she worked as a department store clerk and later for the Diet Center, which she later became a co-owner of the franchise in West Plains. Jane was an avid reader, crossword puzzle enthusiast and enjoyed playing games and cards with her children and grandchildren. She and her husband followed Cardinal baseball and enjoyed watching games together. Before moving to Springfield in 2013, Mrs. Horsman was a member of Genesis Church, West Plains.
She is survived by her husband of fifty-two years, Lehman Leon “Mickey” Horsman, of the family home; seven children, Stephen Horsman and wife, Angelica, William Steimer, Phillip Steimer and wife, Bobbie, Jill Holstine, Jamie Jolliff and husband, Bill, Jon Steimer, Sr. and wife, Harriet and Jennifer Barnett and husband, Brian; fifteen grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; one brother, Harrison Benjamin Bernath; three sisters, Joan Bowman, Julie Coyle and Joy Robinson; one sister-in-law, Jana Orton; and many nieces and nephews.
Her parents, two brothers, one sister and one step-son, precede her in death.
Visitation will be from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, at First Christian Church. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Faye Ball, 68, Vanzant, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 11, 2016 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Ball passed away at 11:23 a.m., Sunday, August 7, 2016 at her home.
She was born June 18, 1948, at Rea Valley, Arkansas, to William Clarence Baker and Delphia Marie Middleton Baker. On June 3, 1994, she was married at West Plains, Missouri, to Larry G. Ball. Faye graduated from Nursing School as a Registered Nurse at Harrison, Arkansas in June of 1976. She had a love of helping people and worked in various hospitals, doctor’s offices and nursing homes for forty years. Faye was saved in the Rea Valley Community Church near Flippin, Arkansas and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed living on a farm and loved helping raise cattle.
She is survived by her husband, Larry G. Ball, of the family home; one son, Eddie Dwayne King and wife, Tracy, West Plains, Missouri; one daughter, Nancy Marie King Whitworth and husband, Keith, Springfield, Missouri; one step-son, Ron L. Ball, Houston, Texas; two grandchildren, Matthew Whitworth and Megan Muncie; one sister, Patsy Baker Chaney and husband, Larry, Flippin, Arkansas; special nephew, Travis Chaney; and special friend, Eva Clark.
Her parents precede her in death.
Visitation will be from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m., Thursday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Moody Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Graveside services for Trilby Catherine Benton, 96, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2016 at Oak Lawn Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Benton passed away at 6:36 p.m., Monday, August 8, 2016 at NHC Healthcare.
She was born November 29, 1919, at Doniphan, Missouri, to George W. Cook and Almeda Hall Cook. On December 30, 1948, she was married at Mountain Home, Arkansas, to John Wilborn Benton, who preceded her in death on March 22, 1990. Mrs. Benton held a Cosmetologist license and worked in accounts receivable at Reed-Harlin Wholesale for seventeen years. She enjoyed making special cakes for children, loved to garden and can produce. Mrs. Benton was a member of the First Christian Church.
She is survived by her son, Michael Benton and wife, Tammy; two grandchildren, April Muenks and husband, Shawn and Phillip Benton and wife, Mikayla; special friend, Norma; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, husband, two brothers, Thomas Carter Cook and Wayne Cook and one sister, Ethel Rerry, precede her in death.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
