Earl R. Owens
1909-1999
HOPKINS, Mo. -- Earl Renfro Owens, 89, Hopkins, died Sunday, June 27, 1999, at the Maryville, Mo., hospital.
Mr. Owens, a retired farmer, was born in Hopkins on Nov. 10, 1909, and was a lifelong resident of the Hopkins area.
He was a graduate of the Portland Christian High School in Louisville, Ky., and was a member of the Hopkins Church of Christ.
On Nov. 26, 1932, he married Anna F. VanNatta in Hopkins. She died in 1997.
Mr. Owens also was preceded in death by a son, Ronnie G.; his parents, Leonard L. and Millie M.; and two brothers, Dale and Carl.
Surviving: three sons, Billy L., Kansas City, Glenn E., Maryville, and Gary E., Hopkins; three daughters, JoAnn Espey, Maryville, Joyce Bregin, Shawnee, Kan., and Judy Samples, Oakdale, La.; a brother, Paul, Hopkins; a sister, Eula Crane, Albuquerque, N.M.; 19 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Service: 2 p.m. Thursday, Christian Church, Hopkins. Burial: Hopkins Cemetery. Family visitation: 7 to 8 tonight at the church. Arrangements: Swanson-Price Funeral Home, Hopkins. Memorials may be made to the Church of Christ, Hopkins.
Harry F. Pfeffer
1921-1999
Harry F. Pfeffer, 77, St. Joseph, died Tuesday, June 29, 1999, at a St. Joseph hospital after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Pfeffer was employed by Brinks Inc. for 35 years until retiring in 1985. During World War II and the Korean War, he served in the Marines Corps.
Born in St. Joseph on Nov. 26, 1921, he was a lifelong resident of St. Joseph. He was a member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church.
On June 7, 1947, he married Patricia I. Richardson. She survives of the home.
Mr. Pfeffer was preceded in death by his parents, Fred W. and Mary Ellen; and three sisters and a brother.
Additional survivor: a brother, Vincent, Blue Springs, Mo.
Service: 1:30 p.m. Friday, St. Paul United Methodist Church, St. Joseph. The body will be taken to the church one hour before the service. Family visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Meierhoffer Family Funeral Care, St. Joseph. Memorials may be made to the St. Paul United Methodist Church Memorial Fund.
Mary Thomas
1912-1999
Mary (Stahlin) Thomas, 86, St. Joseph, died Monday, June 28, 1999, at a St. Joseph hospital.
Mrs. Thomas was a secretary for the New York Life Insurance Co. in St. Joseph.
Born in St. Joseph on Oct. 7, 1912, she lived most of her life in St. Joseph until moving to Cincinnati in 1961. She returned to St. Joseph in 1986.
She was a member of St. Joseph's Cathedral in St. Joseph.
In August of 1961, she married Russell Thomas. He died in 1986.
Mrs. Thomas also was preceded in death by her parents, Benedict and Mary Stahlin; and three brothers, Al, Fred and James B. Stahlin.
Surviving: a stepson, Joseph L., Cincinnati; a stepdaughter, Barbara Crissman, Bonita Springs, Fla.; and a sister, Agnes Baun, Elkhorn, Neb.
Mass of Christian Burial: 2 p.m. Thursday, Horigan Chapel at Mount Olivet Cemetery, St. Joseph. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: after 10 a.m. today at Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel, St. Joseph.
Robert Farrar
1921-1999
LIBERTY, Mo. -- Robert King Farrar, 77, Liberty, formerly of Braymer, Mo., died Saturday, June 19, 1999, at his home.
Mr. Farrar had owned a Western Auto Store, Eagle Grove, Iowa, and had worked in the insurance business. He also served in the Navy during World War II.
Born Nov. 30, 1921, in Braymer, he attended schools in the Braymer area. He went on to attend William Jewell College, Liberty, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. Following graduation, he attended Midshipman's School in Chicago.
Mr. Farrar was a member of the Braymer C-4 School Board; Caldwell County (Mo.) School Board; Evergreen Cemetery Board; Braymer City Council; Braymer first Baptist Church, where he was a trustee; Masonic Lodge; and Tweedie-Murray American Legion, Post No. 117.
In 1947, he married Maxine Mackie of Kirksville, Mo. After their marriage, they lived in Eagle Grove until 1954, when they returned to Braymer. His wife, Maxine, survives.
Mr. Farrar was preceded in death by his parents, Opal and David I.
Additional survivors: a daughter, Susan von Gremp, Bentonville, Ark.; a son, William D., Liberty; and three grandchildren.
Memorial service: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, 1999, First Baptist Church, Braymer. The body has been cremated. Family visitation: after the service, Braymer First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Arrangements: McGilley Antioch Chapel, Kansas City. Memorial contributions may be sent to Liberty Hospital Hospice, 2525 Glen Hendren Drive, Liberty, MO 64068.
Brianna L. Horton
1999-1999
ATCHISON, Kan. -- Brianna Lynette Faye Horton, 2-month- old daughter of Johnnie W. and Amanda D. Horton, Atchison, died Saturday, June 19, 1999, at a Kansas City hospital.
Brianna was born on April 13, 1999, in St. Joseph.
Additional survivors: two brothers, Johnnie II and Levi, both of the home; paternal grandfather, Randy Horton, Tennessee; paternal grandmother, Anita Schwartz, Chillicothe, Mo.; maternal grandmother, Linda Cooper, of the home; maternal grandparents; Eddie and Annie Cooper, Melbindal, Mich.; paternal great-grandparents, Chuck and Harriet Ferris, California; maternal great-grandparents, Lloyd and Esther Talkington, Decator, Ill., and Dot Reece and Eli Cooper, both of Tennessee; and aunt and uncle, Nikki and Eddie Cooper, both of the home.
Graveside service and burial: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison. Family visitation: 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison.
Fred C. Howard Jr.
1921-1999
CUMMINGS, Kan. -- Fred C. Howard Jr., 78, rural Cummings, died Saturday, June 19, 1999, at an Atchison, Kan., hospital.
Mr. Howard was a lifelong farmer in the Cummings community.
Born May 26, 1921, near Cummings, he attended Atchison High School.
Mr. Howard was a member of Atchison First Christian Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred C. and Nellie M.; and two sisters, Ruth Easter and Helen Domann.
Surviving: a nephew, Gary Easter, Rushville, Mo.; a niece, Karen S. Chrisco, Topeka, Kan.; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison. Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison. Family visitation: 7 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Atchison Medicalodge.
Genie L. Jones
1937-1999
WEATHERFORD, Texas -- Genie L. Jones, 61, Weatherford, formerly of the St. Joseph area, died Friday, June 18, 1999, at a Fort Worth, Texas, hospital.
Mr. Jones had worked for the Missouri Highway Department in the St. Joseph area for 10 years before becoming a truck driver for Yellow Freight Trucking.
He was born Sept. 29, 1937, in Carroll County, Mo.
Mr. Jones was a member of the Baptist faith.
He married his wife, Sue, on Dec. 23, 1967, in Carrolton, Mo. She survives of the home.
Mr. Jones was preceded in death by his mother; stepfather; and grandparents.
Additional survivors: two daughters, Vicky Jackson, Easton, Mo., and Charlene Darrah, Kansas City; three stepdaughters, Shirley Hare, Eureka, Kan., Shiela Evans, St. Joseph, and Rhonda Dominquez, St. Paul, Neb.; 11 grandchildren; and a great grandchild.
Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Pitts Funeral Home, Braymer, Mo. Burial: Enon Cemetery, Dawn, Mo. Visitation: after 9 a.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7 tonight. Memorial contributions may be sent to Enon Cemetery.
Amanda L. Kramer
1919-1999
JAMESPORT, Mo. -- Amanda Lucille (Yutzy) Kramer, 79, Jamesport, died Sunday, June 20, 1999, at a Chillicothe, Mo., hospital.
Mrs. Kramer, a homemaker, was born July 6, 1919, on a farm near Plain City, Ohio. She was raised in the Plain City area and attended rural schools in Madison County, Ohio.
On Sept. 18, 1941, she married Ralph W. Kramer in Plain City. The couple farmed near Plain City until moving to Jamesport in 1966. They farmed in Daviess County, Mo., near Jamesport, for more than 33 years. He survives of the home.
Mrs. Kramer was a member of the Old Order Amish, Jamesport.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Katie Yutzy; two sisters, Edna Helmuth and Emma Yutzy; two brothers, Eli and Gideon Yutzy; and three grandchildren.
Additional survivors: five sons, Lester, LaGrange, Ind., Jonas, Granger, Ind., Vernon, Jamesport, Abe, Sugarcreek, Ohio, and Dan, Richmond, Mo.; four daughters, Florence Hochstetler, Redding, Iowa, Edna Petersheim, Vermontville, Mich., Katie Graber, Loganville, Wis., and Ruth A. Graber, Jamesport; three sisters, Sarah and Katie Yutzy, Plain City, and Mary Miller, Fredericktown, Ohio; a brother, Jonas Yutzy, London, Ohio; 37 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Service: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Mose Graber Residence, Jamesport. Burial: Meadow View Cemetery, Jamesport. Family visitation: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the family home west of Jamesport. Arrangements: Bram Funeral home, Jamesport.
Thelma C. Neal
1907-1999
CAMERON, Mo. -- Thelma Celia (Smith) Neal, 91, Cameron, died Saturday, June 19, 1999, at a Cameron hospital.
Mrs. Neal had worked as a practical nurse for a health-care center in Maysville, Mo. She also had been employed by the International Shoe Co., Hamilton, Mo., for 13 years, and Baker's Drug Store, Hamilton.
Born Dec. 7, 1907, in Albany, Mo., she attended Stewartsville, Mo., schools. She lived in Cameron for the past 27 years, moving there from a farm near Osborn, Mo.
Mrs. Neal was a member of the Cameron First Baptist Church.
On Nov. 1, 1923, she married Charles Neal in Osborn. He died in 1990.
Mrs. Neal was preceded in death by her parents, Giles and Carrie Smith; four brothers; and three sisters.
Surviving: three sons, Kenneth, Raytown, Mo., Norval, Branson, Mo., and Norman, Plano, Ill.; a daughter, Marilyn Speck, Tucson, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Poland-Thompson Funeral Home, Cameron. Burial: Cameron Memory Gardens in Cameron. Family visitation: 7 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Audra M. Smith
1909-1999
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Audra Marie (Cook) Woodard Smith, 89, Des Moines, formerly of Harrison and Worth counties, Mo., died Saturday, June 19, 1999, at a Des Moines hospital.
Mrs. Smith, a homemaker, was born Aug. 29, 1909, in Harrison County. She lived in Minburn, Iowa, for 10 years before moving to Des Moines.
She was a member of New Harmony Baptist Church, Martinsville, Mo.
On April 11, 1942, she married her second husband, Elmo L. Smith. He died in 1962.
Mrs. Smith also was preceded in death by her first husband, Chester Woodard; her parents, Amos and Kate M. Cook; a brother, Oval Cook; and a sister, Voda Whipple.
Surviving: two sons, Bobby Woodard, Cleveland, Ohio, and Benny Woodard, Perry, Iowa; three daughters, Helen Clark, Green Forest, Ark., Phyllis Neff, Grant City, Mo., and Leona Payne, Minburn; a sister, Mildred Brazzell, Martinsville; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, New Harmony Baptist Church, Martinsville. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Denver, Mo. Visitation: after noon today, Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home, Grant City, Mo. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church.
Robert E. Werner
1925-1999
SALEM, Neb. -- Robert E. Werner, 73, northeast of Salem, died Saturday, June 19, 1999, at his home.
Mr. Werner, a farmer, had owned and operated Star Mail Route for 40 years. He also served in the Army during World War II.
Born July 4, 1925, near Salem, he was a lifelong resident of the Salem area. He was a graduate of Salem High School and attended Midland College, Fremont, Neb., for two years.
Mr. Werner was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Falls City, Neb., where he served on the church council and sang in the choir. He also was a member of BPO Elk's Lodge No. 963, Falls City.
On Nov. 20, 1949, he married Colleen M. Carlson in Falls City. She survives of Salem.
Mr. Werner was preceded in death by his parents, Charles F. and Elizabeth A.
Additional survivors: two sons, Gary, Omaha, Neb., and David, Tecumseh, Neb.; two daughters, Deborah Dalluge, Tecumseh, and Roberta Royse, West Des Moines, Iowa; two brothers, Charles, Falls City, and Edwin, Salem; two sisters, Dorothy Vollmer, Falls City, and Anita Pickard, Verdon, Neb.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Falls City. The body will be taken to the church at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial: St. Mark's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Verdon. Family visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dorr Funeral Home, Falls City.
Samuel E. Booth
CAINSVILLE, Mo. -- Samuel Edward Booth, son of Randall and Kimberly Booth, Cainsville, was stillborn Monday, June 28, 1999, at a Kansas City hospital.
Additional survivors: a brother, Joshua D. of the home; paternal grandparents, Wilbur and Myrna Booth, Cainsville; maternal grandparents, John and Carol Nelson, Battle Creek, Mich.; and Pam Lyster, Summerfield, Fla.; paternal great-grandparents, Leo Booth, Bethany, Mo.; and Raycel and Ruby Hagan, Mercer, Mo.; and maternal great-grandmother, Beulah Nelson, Battle Creek.
Private family graveside service and burial: 10 a.m. Saturday, Fairview Cemetery, north of Cainsville. Arrangements: Greenlee-Middleton Funeral Chapel, Princeton, Mo.
Loretta L. Burkart
1921-1999
Loretta Lorene (Boone) Burkart, 77, St. Joseph, died Saturday, June 26, 1999, at a St. Joseph health-care center.
Mrs. Burkart was employed by the J.C. Penney store until retiring in 1972.
Born in Trenton, Mo., on July 24, 1921, she lived most of her life in St. Joseph.
She was a member of the Hyde Valley United Methodist Church, St. Joseph, where she was active in Alpha Circle and Quilters; and the Parent-Teacher Association.
Mrs. Burkart was preceded in death by her husband, Harold, in 1995; a son, Harry O. Harvey; her parents, Odis and Emma Boone; two brothers, Junior and Eugene Boone; and a sister, Juanita Harper.
Surviving: two daughters, Linda Weiser and Sandra Noeth, both of St. Joseph; two brothers, Harold Boone, Tipton, Mo., and Jim Boone, Foss, Okla.; two sisters, Lillian Stubbs, Sedalia, Mo., and Madolyn Marshall, Conway, Mo.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Rupp Funeral Home, St. Joseph. Burial: Mount Auburn Cemetery, St. Joseph. Visitation: after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Hyde Valley United Methodist Church.
