Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Betty S. Williams Brooke Walker, age 59, of Carrollton, Missouri passed away Monday, September 30, 2002 at Fitzgibbon Hospital, Marhsall, Missouri.
She was born July 26, 1943 in the Sugar Tree area, rural Norborne, Missouri, the daughter of Nelson and Alma Marie Fergason Williams. She attended Dick Grade School and graduated from Carrollton High School. She had been employed as a cook with the Bosworth School District; and with Carrollton Specialties the last eleven years. She had served on the Bosworth School Board; was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority; and a member of the Bosworth Christian Church.
On November 10, 1963 she married Walter R. Brooke in Norborne, Missouri. He preceded her in death on January 23, 1980. Betty married Harvey J. Walker August 6, 1995 in Coloma, Missouri. He preceded her in death on December 17, 1997.
Betty is survived by one son, Richard Brooke, Centerville, Iowa; one daughter, Tina S. Brooke, Rocheport, Missouri; two step children; three brothers; three sisters and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her parents.
Graveside services were held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 2002 at Big Creek Cemetery, Bosworth, Missouri with Reverend Sherry Wilson officiating.
The family suggests contributions be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society in memory of Mrs. Walker. They may be left at or mailed to Gibson Funeral Home, 201 S Main, Carrollton MO 64633.
Zandon Rendell Maddix, age 22, of Windsor, Missouri passed away Saturday, October 5, 2002. He was born October 3, 1980 in Columbia, Missouri the son of Joe Rodgers and Atha Victoria Maddix. He graduated from Windsor High School, Windsor, Missouri. He was a member of the Missionary First Baptist Church, Brunswick, Missouri. He is survived by his mother, Vickie Maddix, Slater, Missouri; his father, Joe Rodgers; two half sisters, Rosalyn Belden, Marshall, Missouri, Tamika Rodgers, Brunswick, Missouri; one half brother, Thaddius Rodgers, Brunswick, Missouri; his maternal grandmother, Mary Jackson, Boonville, Missouri; a companion, Michelle Northington, Windsor, Missouri; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 10, 2002 at Gibson Funeral Home, Brunswick, Missouri with Reverend Marjorie Casson officiating. Burial will be in Brunswick City Cemetery, Brunswick, Missouri. Visitation will be 6:30-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 9, 2002 at Gibson Funeral Home, Brunswick, Missouri. The family suggests contributions be made to Vickie Maddix. They may be left at or mailed to Gibson Funeral Home, 207 W Broadway, Brunswick MO 64623.
Florence E. Bales, age 102, of Stet, Missouri passed away Sunday, October 6, 2002 at the Golden Age Nursing Home, Braymer, Missouri.
She was born October 4, 1900 in Stet, Missouri the daughter of Charles Daniel and Fannie Susan Brock Miller. She attended Prairie Flower School and Stet High School.
She married Ray Granville Bales on February 22, 1920. He preceded her in death on May 2, 1988.
She was a member of the Bethany Church of the Brethren in Stet, Missouri and the Stet Homemakers Extension Club. She was an Assistant Post Master in Stet, Missouri; and with her husband, had owned and operated the B. G. Bales & Son Hardware and Grocery Store in Stet, Missouri from 1942 to 1975.
She is survived by one son, Ray Bales, Stet, Missouri; one daughter, Wanetta Reeves, Stet, Missouri; one brother, Azzle Miller, Chillicothe, Missouri; two sisters, Ruth Warren, Carrollton, Missouri, Frances Myers, Norborne, Missouri; eight grandchildren; twenty-five great grandchildren; twenty-four great great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by one son, Eldred Bales; one sister, Catherine Paul; and three brothers, John, Leo, and Bill.
Funeral services were at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 9, 2002 at the Bethany Church of the Brethren, Stet, Missouri with Reverend Harold Hosler officiating. Burial was in Wakenda Cemetery, Hardin, Missouri.
Visitation was from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 8, 2002 at Gibson Funeral Home, Norborne, Missouri.
The family suggests contributions be made to the Wakenda Cemetery, Hardin, Missouri; or the Church of the Brethren, Stet, Missouri in memory of Mrs. Bales. They may be left at or mailed to Gibson Funeral Home, 201 S Main, Carrollton MO 64633.
Ruth Annetta McMillian, age 89, a Waverly, Missouri resident, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2002 at John Knox Village Care Center, Lee's Summit, Missouri.
She was born December 21, 1912 in Carroll County, Missouri, near Sugar Tree, the daughter of Claude W. and Margaret Loney Mayden. She attended schools in Waverly, Missouri.
She married Hubert G. (Shorty) McMillian on January 15, 1929 in Lexington, Missouri. He preceded her in death on November 4, 1975. She was a housewife and mother. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Waverly, Missouri; a member for over 50 years with the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #248 in Lexington, Missouri; Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem; and the Don Avise Memorial #6272 Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, Lake Lotawana, Missouri.
Ruth is survived by two daughters, Ruth Anna Chedotte, Torrance, California, L. Maxine Doile, Lake Lotawana, Missouri; five grandchildren; one step grandson; nine great grandchildren; three step great grandchildren; one great great grandchild and two step great great grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Raymond.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 14, 2002 at the Gibson Funeral Home, Waverly, Missouri with Reverend Ryan Bowman officiating. Burial will be in Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Missouri.
Visitation will be from 4-6:00 p.m., Sunday, October 13, 2002 at the funeral home with the OES and Auxiliary Service at 5:30 p.m.
The family suggests contributions be made to Kansas City Hospice Of The Northland. They may be left at or mailed to Gibson Funeral Home, 201 S Main, Carrollton MO 64633.
Ben Davis, age 97, of Brunswick, Missouri passed away October 14, 2002 at Brunswick Nursing Home, Brunswick, Missouri. He was born May 27, 1905 in Chariton County, Missouri the son of George W. and Surrilda White Davis. On April 13, 1932 he married Della Mayhugh in Chillicothe, Missouri. He worked in heavy construction for J.C. Myers Construction of Warrensburg, Missouri. He was a member of the Brunswick Baptist Church where he had served as a Deacon. He was also a member of the International Union of Operations Engineers 101. He is survived by his wife, Della; one son, Donald Lee Davis, Kansas City, Missouri; two daughters, Rose Mary Lawson, Keytesville, Missouri, Eva Miller, Paris, Missouri; twelve grandchildren and twenty-four great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by seven brothers, two sisters, one great grandson, Benjamin Lee Davis on April 22, 1997. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 17, 2002 at Gibson Funeral Home, Brunswick, Missouri with Reverend Lanny Lybarger officiating. Burial will be in Brunswick City Cemetery, Brunswick, Missouri. Visitation will be from 12:30 until service time. The family suggests contributions be made to the Brunswick Nursing Home in memory of Mr. Davis. They may be left at or mailed to Gibson Funeral Home, 207 W Broadway, Brunswick MO 65236.
Mary Frances Kilburn, age 78, of Carrollton, Missouri, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2002 at the Living Center, Fitzgibbon Hospital, Marshall, Missouri.
She was born January 30, 1924 in Avalon, Missouri the daughter of Lester and Minnie M. Jones Farr. She attended Avalon and Sumner Schools.
On December 23, 1959 she married Carl L. Kilburn in Chillicothe, Missouri. He preceded her in death on May 16, 1981. Mary was a housewife and mother; and lived most of her life in the Chillicothe and Carrollton area.
She is survived by one daughter, Janese M. Timmons, Meadville, Missouri; two sons, Eugene F. Kilburn, Chillicothe, Missouri and Fred W. Kilburn, Carrollton, Missouri; one brother, Wayne Farr, Marshall, Missouri; two sisters, Elfreeda Payton, Desota, Kansas, Doris Linscott, Chillicothe, Missouri; seven grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Nina Marie Farr and Monzelle Frakes.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at Gibson Funeral Home, Carrollton, Missouri with Reverend Larry Reeter officiating. Burial will be in Wheeling Cemetery, Wheeling, Missouri.
Visitation will be from 6:30-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at the funeral home.
The family suggests contributions be made to the Wheeling Cemetery in memory of Mrs. Kilburn. They may be left at or mailed to Gibson Funeral Home, 201 S Main, Carrollton MO 64633.
Rory John Kuhn, age 50, of Miami, Florida passed away Thursday, October 17, 2002 in Palmetto General Hospital, Miami, Florida, after a short illness. Rory was born August 9, 1952 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Lois Jean Winfrey and Jerry Neal Kuhn. He completed his Kindergarten through twelfth grade education in the University of Iowa Experimental School graduating in May, 1970. He earned eleven major letters, for in swimming, three in football and four in band. He was named to the All Iowa City and State of Iowa swim teams in 1970. He earned his Boy Scouts of America God and Country Award in 1967 and his Eagle Scout Award in 1968. He joined the First United Methodist Church of Iowa City during this same time period. He completed his B.A. with a major in Elementary Education and minors in mathematics and general science for the University of Iowa in May, 1974. His degree was granted with special honors and distinction. He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa professional honors society and Phi Eta Sigma academic honors society. After a year of public school teaching he received an administrative assistantship and returned to the University of Iowa to complete a M.A. in School Administration and Remedial Reading in July, 1976. For the next nine years he taught in the Wilton, Iowa public schools. On June 8, 1985, he married Merlissa Howard Matthews. Together they decided, with the encouragement of Dr. Solomon C. Stinson, then Associate Superintendent of the Dade County, Florida Public Schools, to try urban school teaching. Rory taught sixteen years in Hialeah Elementary School, Miami, Florida and was in the classroom there when struck with his final illness. Survivors include his wife, Merlissa, one son, Nathan Neal, one daughter, Bonnie Jean, all of the home; his parents, Jean and Jerry of Iowa City, Iowa; one brother, Robbie Neal of Iowa City, Iowa; three step sons, Raymond Scot Matthews of Miami, Florida, Robert Paul Matthews of Muscatine, Iowa, and Randy Allen Matthews of New Ulm, Minnesota; an aunt, Dorothy Lucile Beck of Kansas City, Missouri; two uncles, Charles Gastel Kuhn of Carrollton, Missouri, and Willis Virgil Winfrey of Farmerville, Louisiana; and seven cousins with many other extended family members. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at the Gibson Funeral Home, Bosworth, Missouri with Fred Seba officiating. Burial will be in Wharton Cemetery, Bosworth, Missouri. The family suggests contributions be made to Wharton Cemetery, Bosworth, Missouri in memory of Mr. Kuhn. They may be left at or mailed to Gibson Funeral Home, 201 S Main, Carrollton MO 64633.
Mary Lou Wolf, age 75, of Carrollton, Missouri passed away Thursday, October, 24, 2002 at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton, Missouri.
She was born March 20, 1927 in Kingston, Missouri the daughter of Earl and Mary Silvius Virtue. She attended Kingston grade and high school and graduated from the Kansas City Business College.
On August 21, 1947 she married William L. Wolf at the First Christian Church, Gallatin, Missouri. He preceded her in death on March 14, 1999. She was employed with the Carroll County Courthouse, Farm Bureau, and was a loan officer with the Brookfield Production Credit Association from 1959 until her retirement in 1986, after twenty-seven years. She then worked for First National Bank and Houseworth Printing. Mary Lou was a member of the United Methodist Church of Carrollton, Missouri, where she served on several boards; BPW, Forum Club, Historical Society and Beta Sigma Phi. She was a volunteer at Carrollton Nursing Center.
She is survived by one daughter, Cheri Sweeney and husband, Dan, Carrollton, Missouri; one son, Bill Wolf, Kansas City, Kansas; one sister, Kathryn Davies, Independence, Missouri; two grandchildren, Brian Sweeney and wife, Kelly, Carrollton, Missouri, Carri Hutchinson and husband Brian, Carrollton, Missouri; two great grandchildren, Dakota and Cierra Sweeney, Carrollton, Missouri.
She was also preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Monday, October 28, 2002 at Gibson Funeral Home, Carrollton, Missouri with Reverend Sandra Crater and Reverend Joe Barone officiating. Burial will be in Carroll Memory Gardens, Carrollton, Missouri.
Visitation will be 7-8:00 p.m., Sunday, October 27, 2002 at the funeral home.
The family suggests contributions be made to H.E.L.P. Services Cancer Fund in memory of Mrs. Wolf. They may be left at or mailed to Gibson Funeral Home, 201 S Main, Carrollton MO 64633.
Stanley Lynn Kurth, age 60, of Carrollton, Missouri passed away Sunday, November 3, 2002 at Carroll House, Carrollton, Missouri.
He was born April 14, 1942 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Laurence and Marie Stanley Kurth. He graduated from Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Missouri, in 1960.
On September 1, 1962 he married Dottie Marie Arnold in Lincoln, Missouri. She survives at the home. He was employed at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant near Independence, Missouri for fifteen years. He moved to Carroll County in 1974 and was employed by Griffin Construction Company for the past eighteen years. He was a member of the Bogard Baptist Church, Bogard, Missouri.
He is also survived by one son, Rodney Joe Kurth, St. Petersburg, Florida; one daughter, Jalana Jo Robinson and husband, Paul, St. Joseph, Missouri; his father, Laurence Kurth, Elsmore, Kansas; one brother, Vern Kurth, Elsmore, Kansas; one sister, Larinda Zins, Warren, Ohio; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother; an infant sister and brother; and a special brother-in- law, Louis Arnold.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at Gibson Funeral Home, Carrollton, Missouri with Reverend Jeff Maxwell and Reverend Edward Bell officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Lincoln, Missouri.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, November 3, 2002 at the funeral home.
The family suggests contributions be made to H.E.L.P. Services Cancer Fund or Carroll County Memorial Hospital Home Health in memory of Mr. Kurth. They may be left at or mailed to Gibson Funeral Home, 201 S Main, Carrollton, MO 64633.
Walter Valentine Germann, age 92, of Carrollton, Missouri passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at Carroll House, Carrollton, Missouri.
He was born January 4, 1910 in Pekin, Illinois the son of George P. and Lena Kathryn Eidemann Germann. He attended schools in Pekin, Illinois and Carroll County, Missouri.
On March 15, 1935 he married Anna Jean Crank in Carroll County, Missouri. She preceded him in death on December 18, 1940. To this union one daughter was born. He then married Margaret Mary Brockmeier on April 16, 1952 at St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Grand Pass, Missouri. She preceded him in death on August 29, 1991. To this union two sons were born.
Walter farmed all his life; and worked for Carrollton Township twenty years. He was a member of St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Grand Pass, Missouri.
He is survived by his daughter, Nancy Kathryn Heinrichs and husband, Chuck, Newbury Park, California; two sons, Travis Walter Germann and wife, Deandra, Bogard, Missouri; Dennis Ray Germann and wife, Angee, Carrollton, Missouri; two brothers, Wilbert Germann, Wellington, Missouri; Clarence Germann, Carrollton, Missouri; four grandsons, Greg and Dave Heinrichs, both of Newbury Park, California, Mark Germann, Clarence, Missouri, Ryan Germann, Carrollton, Missouri; four granddaughters, Debra Fields and husband, Tom, Moorpark, California, Patrice Heinrichs, Visalia, California, Renae Germann, Columbia, Missouri, Tracey Germann, Carrollton, Missouri; two great grandchildren, J. J. and Eric Fields, Moorpark, California.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Frederick, Albert and Nelson; and one sister, Bertha.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, November 9, 2002 at St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Grand Pass, Missouri with Pastor Tim Kaiser officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Nebo Cemetery, Grand Pass, Missouri.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2002 at Gibson Funeral Home, Carrollton, Missouri.
The family suggests contributions be made to St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Grand Pass, Missouri or Carrollton Public Library in memory of Mr. Germann. They may be left at or mailed to Gibson Funeral Home, 201 S Main, Carrollton MO 64633.
