Valerie Irene

Amerlan

A Celebration of Life Service for Valerie Irene Amerlan, 84, Bakersfield, Missouri, will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 20, 2026, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. The family will also have a service at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2026 at Hawkins Ridge Church, Bakersfield, Missouri.

Mrs. Amerlan passed away at 6:50 p.m., Saturday, November 7, 2026 at her home.

She was born June 10, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. On November 5, 1961, she was married in Northlake, Illinois to Charles William Amerlan, who preceded her in death on December 15, 2024. Mrs. Amerlan was a registered nurse and before her retirement had worked at Ozarks Medical Center and Bakersfield Schools, where she cared for generations of students, giving care, kindness, comfort, attention and showed her love. Nursing was a very important part of her life. She also owned the antique store “Hello Again” in Bakersfield. Val never met a stranger and was a true light and pillar of her community and touched many lives with her caring and giving heart. She loved and enjoyed her entire family; they were her pride and joy. Valerie gave the best hugs. She enjoyed gardening, decorating, puzzles, fishing, word games and breakfast with her neighbors. In her younger years she enjoyed painting and drawing. Mrs. Amerlan lived life to the fullest and accomplished all of her dreams.

She is survived by three daughters, Kim Burnett, Bakersfield, Mo; Kari Belt, Bakersfield, Mo; and Kris Hubbard (Greg), Oak Grove, Mo; nine grandchildren, Jonathan Belt (Brittney), Andrea Russell (Brian), Joshua Belt (Aly), Dillon Lillo,Keegan Bowen (Molly), Valerie Amerlan (Brock), Kelli Bowen, Hunter Hubbard, and Mariah Grayham (Jacob); twelve great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Kathryn Dullum, Thayer, Missouri and Pam Dullum (Mary Duffy), Glendale, Arizona; one sister-in-law, Mary Lou Dullum, Toms River, New Jersey; many nieces and nephews; and special friends and neighbors, John and Carrie Walker, Bakersfield, Mo.

Her parents, Henry Dullum and Frances Irene Moffatt Dullum, husband, and one brother, John Dullum, preceded her in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hawkins Ridge Church, and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., West Plains, Missouri.