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Lillian Hassler
Apr 2, 2012
Please run in next weeks paper. Thank you Now playing her harmonica in "Heaven's Band". I want to stroll over Heaven with you some glad daywhen all the troubles and heartachesare truly vanished awaythen we'll enjoy all the beautywhere all things are newI want to stroll over Heaven with you Lillian Hassler of Cooper Hill passed away on Monday evening,...
JD Edgar Woods
Mar 6, 2012
JD Edgar Woods age 81, of Linn, passed away at his home on March 6, 2012. He was born January 28, 1931 in Coodysbluff, OK, to the late Elmer and Pearl Williams Woods.He was married on November 22, 1952 to Bonnie Loughridge in Clayton, Mo. He later married Joan Hargrove.He worked as a repairman for J.R. Knoerr Jewelry & Appliance...
Harold (Tiny) Eugene Howarth
Feb 28, 2012
Harold Eugene (Gene) "Tiny" Howarth passed away in Texas the morning of February 28, 2012. He had been in poor health for quite a few years.Gene was born as the second son of James Marion and Mabel Edna (Woodruff) Howarth on June 29, 1937. His only sibling, brother James and his wife, Barbara (Ott) Howarth reside in Belle, Missouri. Surviving...
John David Duffin
Feb 27, 2012
John David Duffin, age 53, of Bland route, died early Monday morning in a one car automobile accident on hwy 28 East of Bland. A deer in the roadway was the cause of the accident. John was born on December 9, 1958, in St. Louis. He is the son of Ernie and Ernestine slate Duffin. On August 20, 1988, John...
John Robert Hawkins
Feb 26, 2012
John Robert Hawkins,67, of Owensville, died February 26, 2012 at Capital Regional Hospital in Jefferson City surrounded by his family. John was born on January 5, 1945 in St. Louis to the late Merle Alvin Hawkins and Edith Catherine Hawkins. John was preceded in death by his brother, Charles Merle.Surviving John is his daughter Kelly, of Owensville, four sisters, Marlene...
Nancy Lauretta Buehrlen
Feb 25, 2012
Our dearly beloved, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Great-Great-Grandmother, Nancy Lauretta Backues Buehrlen, of Summerfield, Mo. near Belle, departed this life on February 25, 2012. Nancy, daughter of John Henry and Nora Ellen Krewson Backues, was born on June 2, 1919 at Paydown, Mo. near Vienna. She was united in marriage on December 17, 1938, in Vienna at the residence of...
Garra Ellen Woemmel
Feb 17, 2012
Garra Ellen Woemmel of Bland died February 17, 2012 at St.Anthony's Medical Center in St.Louis. She was 63. Garra was born on May 20, 1948 to the late Tracy and Edith (Bailey) Harmon. On March 6, 1971, Garra was united in marriage to Raymond Woemmel in Japan, Missouri. Unto this union a daughter Deana was born.Surviving Garra is her husband,...
Emogene Ruth Carter
Feb 1, 2012
Emogene Ruth Carter, formerly of the Belle area, died February 1,2012. She was 94. Emogene was born on November 23, 1917, in Osage County. She is the daughter of the late John and Flora Francis Schultz. On March 9, 1943, Emogene was married to Ralph Carter in Red Bank, New Jersey. After Ralph's tour of duty in the service, the...
Russell James Groff
Jan 29, 2012
Russell James Groff of Bland died January 29, 2012 at his residence. He was 53. Russell was born December 23, 1958 in Rolla. He is the son of the late Russell Glen Groff and Willa Dean Happel. Russell is survived by his mother, Willa Dean Happel of Bland, three children, Russell Groff Jr. of North Carolina, Ashley Spurgeon of Russellville,...
Ruth Gertrude Spalding
Jan 28, 2012
Ruth Gertrude Spalding, mother of Charlotte Pretre of Bland, died early Saturday morning, January 28, 2012, in the Gasconade Manor nursing home. She was 95. Ruth was born on May 29th, 1916, in Cabool, MO. She is the daughter of the late Theodore and Mabel Putnam Moore. On March 9, 1938, Ruth was married to Claude Leroy Spalding and to...
Mildred Irene Strain
Jan 27, 2012
Mildred Irene Strain of Belle died Friday, January 27, 2012, in the Delmar Gardens South nursing home. She was 99. Mildred was born on November 10, 1912, at Summerfield. She is the daughter of the late Ray and Amanda Goodman Harris. On May 29, 1937, Mildred was united in marriage to Hadley Strain and to this union one son Kenneth...
Robert Edward Lee
Jan 21, 2012
Robert Edward Lee, 93, of Belle, formerly of Fairfax, Virginia, died Saturday afternoon, January 21, 2012, in the Frene Valley Nursing Home in Owensville. Robert was born on January 12, 1919, in Sikeston, Missouri. He is the son of the late William and Mattie Ables Lee. On October 10, 1946, Robert was joined in marriage to Viva Watkins in Sikeston....
Irene Ellen Rollins
Jan 21, 2012
Irene Ellen Rollins of Bland died Saturday morning, January 21,2012, in the Independence manor nursing home in Independence,Missouri. She was 90. Irene was born on November 14, 1921, in Wisconsin. She is the daughter of the late William and Florence Collins. On June 21, 1941, Irene was married to Ralph Rollins and to this union three children were born. Surviving...
Justin Andrew Pierce
Jan 20, 2012
Justin Andrew Pierce of Linn, formerly of Bland, died Monday, January 30, 2012, from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. He was 27. Justin was born August 23, 1984, in Rolla, to the late Gary and Rhonda (Spurgeon) Pierce. On June 20, 2007, Justin was united in marriage to Crystal Wheeler and to this union one daughter, Madison was born.Surviving...
Wesley Ervin Maness
Jan 16, 2012
Wesley Ervin Maness of Belle, died January 16, 2012, at his home. He was 62. Wesley was born April 17, 1949, in Desoto Missouri. He is the son of the late Edgar and Alda (Medley) Maness. On July 7, 1984, Wesley was married to Nina Tinnon in Belle.Surviving Wesley is his wife Nina of Belle, two step children, Billy Wilson...
Sandra Fay Cope
Dec 22, 2011
Sandra Fay Cope of Belle died December 22, 2011 at Maries Manor in Vienna. She was 69. Sandra was born July 9, 1942, to Samuel and Iya Wright Edwards. On October 24, 1992, Sandra was married to Dwayne Cope in Springfield, Tennessee.Surviving Sandra is her husband Dwayne of Belle, five children, Gayle Green and her husband John of Kentucky, Carol...
Nola Faye McDaniel
Dec 21, 2011
Nola Faye (Guinn) McDaniel of Belle died December 21, 2011 at St. Marys Health Center. She was 84. She was born January 29, 1927, the daughter of Roy and Effie Deckard Guinn. Nola was married to Logan McDaniel on June 4, 1942 in Grove Springs. Surviving Nola is her daughter Mary Lou Thompson with her husband David of Belle, grandchildren...
Elnora Shanks
Dec 13, 2011
Elnora Shanks of Belle passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in Frene Valley Healthcare South, Owensville, Missouri. She was born Jan. 9, 1919 the daughter of John and Sophia Picker Baumgartner. On July 17, 1937, Elnora was married to August "Gus" Shanks in Vienna. Her surviving family includes one daughter and son-in-law Verna and Bill Butler, grandchildren Dewayne Butler and...
James Anderson Peth
Dec 10, 2011
James Anderson Peth was born in Bland, Missouri, October 5th, 1921. He passed away Saturday evening, December 10th, 2011. Jim is the son of Edward Charles Peth and his wife Ethie Clementine Phelps Peth. He attended schools in Bland and graduated from the Bland High School in 1939. He was an avid athlete and played on basketball teams in the...
Peter Leo Colmo
Dec 9, 2011
Peter Leo Colmo of Bland, died early Friday, December 9th, 2011. He was 79. Pete was born on September 18, 1932, in St. Louis. He is the youngest and the last survivor of eight children born to the late Peter and Mary Chiarelli Colmo. On June 14th, 1954, Pete was married to Geraldine "Gerry" Abbetmeier. They were blessed with two...
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