GenealogyBuff.com - Benton County, Missouri Obituary Collection - 11
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Pat Lomax
September 3, 2005
Patrick D. Lomax, age 76, of Warsaw, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2005 at the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, Missouri.
He was born on March 17, 1929, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Claude B. and Nellie Smith Lomax.
On October 6, 1951, he was united in marriage to Betty J. Gaylord in Kansas City, Missouri.
Pat served in the United States Marine Corps from November 1946 to February 1949.
In 1973, he moved his family to Ohio where he lived for sixteen years, until 1989 when he retired to Warsaw, where he enjoyed fishing, golfing, cooking and collecting recipes.
He was a former member of the Blue Summit Baptist Church in Kansas City and became a member of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church of Warsaw in 1993. He served as Sunday School Director for many years and volunteered many hours to the Vacation Bible School program every summer. He was also a member of the nominating committee and thoroughly enjoyed participating in the choir.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and five sisters.
Surviving is his wife, Betty, of the home and three sons, Gerald Lomax, Calvin Lomax and his wife Angela and Raymond Lomax, three daughters, Patty Hurt and her husband Alan, Barbara Lomax and Elaine Lomax, all of Warsaw, One granddaughter, Theresa Edwards and her husband Joe, of Lincoln, six grandsons; Jesse Lomax, Jeremiah Lomax, Jake Lomax, Lorne Lomax, Lantz Lomax and Christopher Hurt, two great-grandchildren, Emily and Ethan Edwards, two sisters Loretta O’Malley of Independence, Missouri and Dorothy Dillard and her husband Douglas of Virginia, two brothers, Clyde Lomax and Parry Lomax and his wife Shirley of Warsaw, numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services for Pat Lomax will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at the Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Warsaw, with Rev. Bill Hix, officiating.
Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw.
Burial will be in the National Cemetery in Warsaw.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Hurt, Jesse Lomax Ronnie Gaylord, Travis Lurten, Jason Huffman and Lance Estes.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cedar Grove Baptist Church Land Fund c/o the Reser Funeral Home, P.O. Box 910 Warsaw, Missouri 65355.
Corky Bunch
August 30, 2005
Corky Bunch, 76, of Warsaw died Tuesday morning at her home.
She was born March 26, 1929, in Brownington, Mo., the daughter of Charles and Maude Hearn Davidson.
She graduated from Lowry City High School in 1947.
On June 5, 1947, she married Gene Bunch in Clinton, Missouri.
They farmed east of Lowry City, for a few years. In 1954, they purchased the Swinging Bridge Resort in Warsaw. They moved to Warsaw in 1960 and continued operations of the resort. They closed the resort in 1983 and Corky opened Swinging Bridge Antiques.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Warsaw, a member of the Warsaw Chamber of Commerce, the Warsaw Advisory Council for the Warsaw Health Care Center, a member of the Osage Valley Chapter #502, Order of the Eastern Star of Warsaw, and a member of the Monday Night Bridge Club for over 35 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, Curt, L.D., Joe, Elvis and Frankie Davidson, two sisters, Lillie Howland and Wilma Norton, a nephew, Kenneth Howland and a great-granddaughter, Matison Bunch.
Surviving is her husband, Gene, of the home, one son, William Bunch, and wife, Debbie, of Warsaw, a daughter, Lisa Andrews, and husband, Donald, of Lee=s Summit, five grandchildren, Matthew, Joe and Melissa Bunch, Alex and Ashley Andrews, a great-grandson, Will Bunch, a sister, Betty Cain of Clinton, several nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services for Corky Bunch will be at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, September 1, 2005, at the First United Methodist Church of Warsaw.
Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Warsaw.
Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. Thursday at the church prior to the services.
Friends may call after 10:30 A.M., Wednesday at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Family suggest memorials to the Benton County Hospice in care of the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
E. H. Kiser
August 29, 2005
E. H. Kiser, age 68, of Edwards, passed away Monday, August 29, 2005, near Warsaw.
He was born on January 14, 1937, in Benton County, Missouri, the son of Edward H. and Lillian Arnold Kiser.
He grew up in the Edwards area and was married to Joyce Severson on October 24, 1955. They made their home mostly in the Edwards community and unto this union, four children were born, Teryl, Betty, David and Dee Ann.
E.H. was engaged in farming and also operated Kiser Excavating for 16 years. He enjoyed reading and doing puzzles, fishing and hunting and spending time with his family.
On December 23, 1999, in Sedalia, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Roberta Still. Following their marriage, they made their home in Edwards.
He was a member of the Elks Lodge of Warsaw.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Marjorie FayKiser.
Surviving is his wife, Roberta, of the home, one son, David Kiser, and his wife, Shannon, of Edwards, three daughters, Teryl Williams, and her husband, Keith, of Blue Springs, Missouri, Betty Gant, and her husband, Clayton, of Cross Timbers, and Dee Ann Richardson of Warsaw, two step-children, Annette Hargis, and her husband, Joe, of Hallsville, Missouri and Lisa Dority of Ashland, Missouri, 5 grandchildren, 6 step-grandchildren, one brother, George Kiser of Warsaw and two sisters, Edna Marie Dority and Margaret Eaton, both of Warsaw, two aunts, Thelma Balke, of Higginsville, and Ella Dority, of Wooldridge, Missouri, numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for E.H. Kiser will be at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, September 1, 2005, at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Rev. Francis Cline officiating.
Burial will be in Cable Ridge Cemetery near Edwards.
Pallbearers will be Gary Ray, Ronnie Dority, Joe Hargis, Steve Noland, Eddie Dority and Todd Downing.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 P.M., Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
Family suggest memorials may be made to the Benton County Hospice in care of the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Archie E. Fruits
August 28, 2005
Archie Eugene Fruits, age 77, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 28, 2005, at his home near Edwards, Missouri.
He was born on November 26, 1927, the son of Ira Benton and Ruby Vernadine Reeder Fruits.
He was united in marriage to Ellen Yvonne Houck on August 28, 1945, at Cold Water, Kansas.
He was then inducted into the United States Army serving in the occupation forces in Germany as a veteran of World War II.
Following his discharge he returned to his wife in Kansas to make their home in various locations there. He began working as a cowboy, working cattle and livestock from the back of a horse while living near Cold Water, Kansas. He later worked as an auto mechanic restoring antique automobiles. For the next fifteen years or so he was an owner/operator of his own truck hauling freight over-the-road from coast to coast, and then returned to their farm home near Willow Springs, Kansas. They moved to their retirement home near Edwards, Missouri, about four years ago.
Archie was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his wife of sixty years, Ellen, of the home, two daughters, Charlotte Ann McCart and her husband, Victor, of Garden City, Kansas, and Nancy Ellen Clardy, and her husband, Charles S. of Edwards, Missouri, two sons, Marvin Eugene Fruits, and his wife, Viola, of Sibley, Missouri, and Archie Dow Fruits, also of Edwards, thirteen grandchildren, and seventeen great-grandchildren. He also leaves one brother, Charles Fruits, of Big Sandy, Tennessee, and a sister, Idamae Schanuel, of Bellville, Illinois, other relatives and many friends.
Archie’s family honors his final wish to be cremated without funeral services.
Memorial contributions may be made to Twin Lakes Hospice.
Margaret Gable
August 26, 2005
Davis Miller Funeral Home, Lincoln, Missouri
Margaret Lucille Gable, age 92, of Windsor, Missouri, passed away Friday, August 26, 2005.
She was born on May 26, 1913, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Walter and Blanche Crumbaugh. They moved to Whitten, Iowa where Margaret graduated high school. They later moved to Mount Vernon, Iowa, where on November 12, 1938, Margaret married Charles D. Gable.
They moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa and lived there until she moved to Windsor, Missouri in 1988.
She was preceded in death by her husband Charles in 1979 and son David in 1963.
She enjoyed gardening in her younger years. In later years she enjoyed watching baseball games, especially the Chicago Cubs. She also enjoyed doing daily crossword puzzles.
She loved all the family holiday gatherings with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Surviving is one daughter Dianna Blegen and husband Edward of rural Warsaw, Missouri, and one brother, John Crumbaugh of Freeport, Texas, five grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren, also many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at Ridgewood Cemetery in North Liberty, Iowa at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 10, 2005.
Memorials may be made to the Benton County Hospice c/o the Davis-Miller Funeral Home, P.O. Box 400, Lincoln, Missouri 65338.
Charles "Mac" Whittier
August 21, 2005
Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw
Charles "Mac" Whittier, age 82, of Edwards, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2005, at his home.
He was born in Castle Rock, Colorado, on November 9, 1922, the son of Frank Irving and Jessica MacShane Whittier.
Mac was a member of the Cable Ridge Church of Christ. He was also a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in World War II. He will be remembered, by, all who knew him, for his love of driving trucks and his annual elk hunting trips.
He is survived by his wife, Sheila, of the home, three children, Bonnie Whitter of Anchorage, Alaksa, Sam Whittier of Monument, Colorado and Frank Whittier, of Las Vegas, Nevada, a step-daughter, Kyla Roberts, of Climax Springs, Missouri, and a step-son, Justen Cooper of Montrose, Missouri, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
He is also survived by two sisters, Violetta Fauver, and her husband, Bill, Mary Echols, and a brother, Dave Whittier, all of Colorado, many other relatives and friends.
The family is honoring Mac’s wishes to be cremated with no services.
Memorials may be made to the Benton County Hospice, P.O. Box 935, Warsaw, MO 65355.
Arrangements by Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Elnora Harris
August 17, 2005
Elmora Harria, age 85, a resident of the Warsaw Health Care Center passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at the Warsaw Health Care Center.
Cremation. No services.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Davis-Miller Funeral Home, Lincoln.
Esther Fiorello
August 17, 2005
Esther Louise (Michalkowsky) Fiorello, age 90, of Warsaw, formerly of Independence, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2005, at the Warsaw Health Care Center.
She was born on January 1, 1915, in Florence, Missouri, the daughter of Rev. E.H. and Ida Lewis Michalkowsky.
They moved to Warsaw and Esther graduated from Warsaw High School in 1933. She ten attended Southwest Baptist College in Bolivar, Missouri.
She was married to Nick Fiorello of Kansas City in 1948. He preceded her in death on January 27, 1986.
She was an employee of Commerce Bank of Kansas City from 1941 until 1976. She was supervisor of bookkeeping for several years and at retirement was in money management. She retired after 35 years of service.
She was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church in Independence, Missouri, for over 30 years and pianist over 20 years. She moved to Warsaw in 1991 and transferred her letter to the First Baptist Church of Warsaw.
She leaves a sister, Pearl Crudginton and a nephew, Mike Crudginton, both of Warsaw.
Funeral services for Esther Fiorello will be at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, August 20-, 2005 at the First Baptist Church of Warsaw with Rev. Barry Edwards officiating. Graveside service will be at 2:00 P.M., Saturday at Mt. Washington Cemetery in Independence, Missouri. No visitation. Arrangements under the direction of the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Warsaw or the Beverly Hills Baptist Church in Independence, Missouri.
