GenealogyBuff.com - Benton County, Missouri Obituary Collection - 8
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Alvin L. Thorpe, Sr.
June 8th, 2004
Alvin L. Thorpe, Sr., of Pittsburg, Missouri, passed away June 8, 2004 at the Saint John’s Hospital, in Springfield, Missouri.
He was born on March 10, 1951, in Moberly, Missouri, the son of John and Ella Parrish Thorpe.
He is survived by his wife, Grace Thorpe, eight children, Alvin Jr., Nancy, Tracy, Dennis, Todd, James, Linda and Brandy, sixteen grandchildren, three brothers, Charles Thorpe and his wife Nancy, of Renick, Missouri, Harry Thorpe and his wife Hazel, of Moberly, Missouri, and Larry Thorpe and his wife Jeanne of Cairo, Missouri, five sisters, Betty Gothard of Moberly, Missouri, Bertha Heathman of Blue Springs, Missouri, Margie Cruthfield of Huntsville, Missouri, Vickie and her husband Tom of Chicago, Illinois, and Nancy Debevon of Moberly, Missouri.
He is preceded in death by Dorothy Lepper, Jim Thorpe, John Thorpe, Mildred Stoebe, Robert Thorpe. He is also preceded in death by a daughter, April Thorpe and a sister-in-law, Beverly Thorpe.
Memorial Services will be held on Friday, June 11, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at the Reser Funeral Home, with Rev. Walter Admire, officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday evening from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
President Ronald Wilson Reagan
June 5th, 2004
President Ronald Wilson Reagan, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 5, 2004 at his home in Los Angeles, California.
State funeral services will be conducted by the United States Army Military District of Washington.
A memorial book is available at the Reser Funeral Home to sign.
The register book will be sent to the Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
Leona Whittle
August 31st, 2004
Leona Mae Phillips Hicks Clark Whittle, age 90, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, passed away, Monday, August 30, 2004, at her home.
She was born November 19, 1913, at Eugene, Missouri, the daughter of Theodore and Elizabeth Phillips.
She was born again at the age of 17, and became a member of the Enon Baptist Church.
She was united in marriage to James W. Clark on June 10, 1937. She worked at Macy’s Department Store for 13 ½ years in Kansas City, Missouri, and retired to Warsaw, Missouri.
In 1994, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Whittle and they lived in Eldon, Missouri.
She moved to Pleasant Hill in 2001.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, James W. Clark and Lloyd Whittle, three daughters, Betty Darlene Clark, Ester A. Allen Burton and Sandra K. Palmgren, one great-grandchild, Katherine Palmgren and three brothers, Logan, Wes, and Millard Phillips.
She is survived by one daughter, Florence O’Pantry, of Chico, California, five grandchildren Denise Gulley, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, Donald Palmgren, of Clinton, Missouri, Bobby Allen, of Lincoln, Missouri, Kimberly Harper, of Clinton, Missouri and Fred Allen, of Chicago, Illinois, fourteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandbaby.
Grandma had a passion in her life for quilting and a great love and devotion for her family and friends.
Funeral services for Leona Whittle, will be held at 11:30 A.M., Saturday, September 4, 2004, at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw, Missouri, with Rev. Randy Trumbo, officiating.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Burial will be at the Shawnee Cemetery in Warsaw.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Alzheimer Association, in care of the Reser Funeral Home, P.O. Box 910, Warsaw, Missouri 65355
Robert V. Menke
August 30th, 2004
Robert V. Menke age 69, of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away Monday, August 30, 2004 at his home in Warsaw.
He was born on December 11, 1934, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Vincent and Marie Lemear Menke.
He grew up and lived in St. Louis for most of his younger years.
On January 9, 1954, he was united in marriage to Joan Layton, making their home in St. Louis.
They moved to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1960, where Robert worked for 20 years at Inner City, Manufacturer, as a Bookbinder, and later retiring from Harmony Manufacturer in 1995.
After retirement, Robert and Joan moved to Warsaw, Missouri.
He was a member of the St. Ann’s Catholic Church of Warsaw.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and one son John Joseph Menke.
Robert, is survived by his wife Joan, of the home; three sons, David Layton and his wife Cindi, of Raymore, Missouri, James Menke and his wife, Patti, of Scottsdale, AZ. and Jerome Menke, and his wife Carol, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, two daughters, Jeannie Jackman, and her husband Roger, of Olatha, KS and Julie Hansen of Warsaw, Missouri. Also surviving are two sisters, Marilyn Naes, and her husband, Oscar, of Florida and Linda Favor, of St. Louis, Missouri and nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren and other relatives and many friends.
Funeral Mass for Robert V. Menke will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, September 3, 2004 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Warsaw, with Fr. Richard Colbert, officiating.
Burial will be in the Shawnee Cemetery in Warsaw.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions to be made to the St. Ann’s Catholic Church of Warsaw.
There will be a visitation one hour prior the funeral mass starting at 10:00 A.M. until funeral time at 11:00 A.M.
Dickie Ray Flippin
August 26th, 2004
Dickie Ray Flippin, age 67, of Warsaw, passed away after a long illness, Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at the St. Joseph’s Health Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
He was born in Warsaw, on February 14, 1937, the son of Floyd and Cecil Tolliver Flippin.
On May 28, 1955, in Warsaw, he was united in marriage to Virginia Lee Young. They made their home in Warsaw, and unto this union, one son and two daughters were born.
Dick lived all his life in Warsaw where he drove a truck for awhile and then went to work for Reinhart Fajen where he was a gunstock carver for over twenty years. In 1999, he retired for health reasons.
Dick enjoyed the outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fisherman all of his life. He also loved to trade guns. He was a member of New Home Baptist Church.
He leaves behind his wife of forty-nine years, Virginia, one son, Michael, and two daughters, Susan and Kim, all of Warsaw. He also leaves his brother-in-law, Kenneth Young, Jr., and his wife Barbara, of Leeton, Missouri, three nephews, many great nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. He will be sadly missed by all of his family and friends.
Funeral services for Dickie Ray Flippin will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, August 28, 2004 at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw, with Rev. Harold Shull, officiating.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Warsaw.
Memorials in honor of Dick can be made to Dialysis Clinic Inc. in care of the funeral home.
Penny Kay Reish
August 24th, 2004
Penny Kay Reish, age 56, of Warsaw, passed away Tuesday morning, August 24, 2004, at her home in Warsaw.
She was born on December 18, 1947, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur & Bertha Beck Hebron, Sr.
She grew up in the Des Moines area and graduated from Saydel High School.
On November 1, 1968, she was united in marriage to Gary Reish, in Bethany, Missouri. They made their home in Osceola, Iowa, where she help her husband run the Reish Trucking Company as well as work the family farm, for many years. In 1983, they moved to Mitchellville, Iowa, where she was employed at Archer Television.
In May of 1998, they moved to Warsaw, where her and her husband owned and operated the Wood Shed as long as her health allowed.
She is preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Shirley Felice and Joyce Kilstaff, two brothers, Arthur Hebron, Jr. and Bobby Hebron.
She is survived by her husband Gary, of the home, two sons, Brian Devore, of Clinton, Missouri, and Greg Reish, of Playa Del Rey, California, one daughter Brenda Bridge, of Playa Del Rey, California, one sister Mary Kirkwood, of Ankeny, Iowa, and two grandsons Devon and Ryan, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services for Penny Reish, will be held at 1:00 P.M., Friday, August 27, 2004, at the Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Warsaw, Missouri, with burial to be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 28, 2004 at the Mapel Hill Cemetery, in Osceola, Iowa.
Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Reser Funeral Home, in Warsaw.
M. Alma Crabtree
August 17th, 2004
M. Alma Crabtree, age 94, of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away Tuesday morning, August 17, 2004, at the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, Missouri.
She was born at Wisdom, Missouri, near Warsaw, on September 28, 1909, the daughter of James and Emma Scott Suiter.
She grew up in the Wisdom community and attended Freedom Grade School and Warsaw High School. She taught in one-room schools in Benton County and St. Clair County.
On March 15, 1937 she was united in marriage to Woodrow Crabtree. To this union four children were born. In 1948, the family moved to Kansas City, to place the children in school. She and her children were left alone in 1951 and remained in Kansas City, where she was working.
She worked at a grocery store, What-So-Ever Community Center, and Western Contracting until 1954. For the next twenty years, she was employed in office work at Redman Manufacturing which was later owned by Crown Zellerbach. After retiring from there, she worked at Blue Valley Federal Savings & Loan for two years.
She professed her faith in Christ at church held at the Freedom school house at an early age and reaffirmed her stronger faith in God at a tent meeting at Wisdom held on her dad’s property.
While living at Wisdom, she attended the Church of God and also attended the Church of God in Kansas City, until the church moved from her community in 1970. After that, she attended services at the Salvation Army Corps of Blue Valley until moving back to Warsaw.
Most of all Alma was a loving mother who devoted all of her last Sixty-Six years in the tender loving care of her four children.
Alma was preceded in death by her mother, Emma Suiter in 1944, her father James Suiter in 1968, a sister, Ida Suiter Stull in 1946, a brother Earl Suiter in 1970, a second brother, Allie Suiter in 1980, and a second sister, Sylvia Suiter Green in 1992.
She is survived by all of her four children Duane K. Crabtree, Nina C. Crabtree Faux, Denver W. Crabtree and Mollie L. Crabtree. all of Warsaw, several nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Special Words to my family and friends from Alma:
From the depth of my heart to my children, loved ones and friends who survive me: "I hope everyone meets me in Heaven." I write these words with tears in my eyes and do trust my dear children and loved ones will live here on earth a faithful life so all can meet in Heaven for the eternal hereafter. A good-bye ‘til we meet in Heaven!
Lots of Love,
A Faithful Mother, Sister & Friend
Funeral services for Alma Crabtree will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 21, 2004, at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw.
Burial will be in the Iconium Cemetery at Iconium, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday evening, at the funeral home.
Juanita M. Bentch
August 17th, 2004
Juanita May Bentch, age 82, of Edwards, passed away Tuesday morning, August 17, 2004, at Lake of the Ozarks Hospital in Osage Beach, Missouri.
She was born on December 14, 1922, at Sagrada, Missouri, the last of seven children and the only daughter of T.R. and Leona May Shockley Jones.
She grew up in Sagrada and graduated from Climax Springs High School in 1941.
On March 3, 1946, she was united in marriage to Hugh Bentch near Lebanon, Missouri. They made their home on a farm in the Cable Ridge Community near Edwards all of their married life and raised their family of two daughters.
Juanita was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and was always caring for her family. Up until her illness, she received great joy caring for her great-grandchildren. She was a talented seamstress and enjoyed working in the garden.
She was a faithful member of the Cable Ridge Church of Christ.
Juanita was preceded in death by her six brothers, Walter, Arthur, Charley, Earl, Cletus and Jewell Jones.
Surviving is her husband of 58 years, Hugh, of the home, two daughters, Donna Sue Bentch of Edwards and Doris Thomas, and her husband, Larry, also of Edwards, two grandchildren, Tim Thomas and his wife, Tammy, of Edwards and Tamara Thomas of Springfield, two great-grandchildren, Allison and Jared Thomas, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services for Juanita May Bentch will be at 11:00 A.M., Friday, August 20, 2004, at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Brother Ronnie Wade officiating.
Burial will be in Cable Ridge Cemetery, near Edwards. Pallbearers will be Donnie Davis, Adam Robert, Bill Bentch, Jim Bentch, Elmer Boggs and Ray Grider.
No Visitation. Friends may call after 10:00 A.M. Thursday morning until 5:00 P.M. at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
