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Minnie Baker
Minnie Garner Baker, 90, of New Madrid, Mo., formely of Dexter, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, at New Madrid.
Born Sept. 28, 1912, in Cardwell, Mo., daughter of the late George Washington and Millie Nance Boyles, she was a homemaker and a member of the Victory Temple in Dexter.
Survivors include one daughter, Ann Strasser, of New Madrid; two sons, Don Garner, of Dexter and Richard Jordan, of New Madrid; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Virginia Norman; three brothers, Arthur, Ransom and Milo Boyles and one sister Lectie Johnson.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chuck Hull officiating.
Burial will follow at the Dexter cemetery.
Carl Blume
Carl Blume, 72, of Malden, Mo.,formerly of Glennonville, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, at the Malden Nursing Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with the Landess Funeral Home of Campbell, Mo.
James Johnson
James Brady Johnson, 57, of Senath, Mo., died Nov. 8, 2002, at Three Rivers Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Born Oct. 3, 1945, in Kennett, he was the son of Elizabeth "Lib" Johnson, of Senath and the late Hugh Mack Johnson.
Survivors include his wife, Vickie Johnson, of Senath; one son, Jon Johnson, of Senath; one daughter, Robin Karsten, of Hot Springs, Ark.; two brothers, Tom Johnson and wife, Teresa and Billy Charles Johnson, all of Senath; two grandchildren, Logan Karsten and Karsten Morgan and one step-son, Adam Marret, of Cardwell, Mo.
He was preceded in death by one brother, H.M. Johnson, Jr. and one sister, Elizabeth "Sam" Johnson.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Nov. 10, at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel in Senath with the Rev. Derek Combs officiating.
Burial was in the Memorial Gardens cemetery at Kennett.
Pallbearers were T. Harper, David Keen, Tommy Neal, John David Raines, Tony Cannon and Richard Ozbun.
Nina Smith
Nina Smith, 72, of Dyersburg, Tenn., formerly of Kennett, died today, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with the McDaniel Funeral Home of Kennett.
Alois Steinmetz
Alois Benno Steinmetz, 84, of Campbell, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell.
Born Feb. 18, 1918, in Blackwell, Mo., son of the late Julius Benno Steinmetz and Anna Justina Krodinger, he was in the agriculture business and a realtor. He was of the First United Methodist faith.
On Jan. 4, 1947, in Chicago, Ill., he married
Amber Marilee Grauer, who survives of the home.
Survivors also include three daughters, Linda Kay Steinmetz Schott and husband, Richard Joseph, of Nixa, Mo., Barbara Ann Steinmetz Godley and husband, Leon, of Campbell and Cynthia Sue Steinmetz Weber, of Dexter, Mo.; one son, William Benno Steinmetz and wife, Barbara Thorne , of Springfield, Mo.; grandchildren, Jacquelyn Morrow Pearson, Jennifer Marie Schott Klein, Derek, Sara Elizabeth and Benjamin Kyle Schott, Victoria Jean, Brian Richard and Douglas Edward Weber and Charles Benno and Katherine Anna Stienmetz and great-grandchildren, Andrew Christian, Margarecann and Elizabeth Grace Pearson, Elliott Thomas and Annabelle Marie Klein and Samuel Lukas Weber.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Barbara Ann Taylor.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the Steinmetz's residence, 615 N. Main in Campbell.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the First United Methodist Church in Campbell with the Rev. Karen Blank-Ewell officiating.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church Education Building Fund, 200 E. Martin St., Campbell, Mo. 63933, Campbell Downtown Restoration Association or to the charity of your choice.
Landess Funeral Home of Campbell is in charge of arrangements.
Carl Blume
Carl Matthew Blume, 72, of Glennonville, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, at the Malden Nursing Center in Malden, Mo. Born Jan. 26, 1930, in Glennonville, son of the late Joseph Leo and Edna Laux Blume, he was a U.S. Army veteran and of the Catholic faith.
He was married
to Alberta Mary Krapf.
Survivors include four daughters, Carla Potter, of Malden, Sandy Blume, of Broseley, Mo., Sheila Welty, of Lake Village, Ark. and Lisa Buie, of Campbell, Mo.; three sons, Rick and Kevin Blume, both of Malden and Jeff Blume, of Broseley; one brother, James Blume, of El Campo, Texas; 12 grandchildren and one great- grandson.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Catherine Bader and Lucille Blume and one son Conrad Joseph Blume.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today, Friday, Nov. 15, at the Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. Rosary will also be held at 7 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Landess Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Rick White officiating.
Burial will follow at the St. Teresa's cemetery in Campbell.
Nina Smith
Nina Broadway Smith, 72, of Dyersburg, Tenn. formerly of Kennett, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002, at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ben Jordan officiating.
Burial will follow at the Memorial Gardens cemetery in Kennett.
Evelyn Crouthers Stillman
March 1, 1921 - November 13, 2002 Evelyn Crouthers Stillman, 81, died Wednesday, November 13 at her home in Kennett, Missouri. After five surgeries and a 30 year battle with cancer, Mrs. Stillman finally lost. Mrs. Stillman was born in Atkins, Arkansas on March 1, 1921, the daughter of Ona Mae Heflin and Wayne Crouthers. Wayne Crouthers died in 1924, and the family remained in the Little Rock area until December 1940 when they moved to the Bootheel of Missouri.
Evelyn married
Claud Stillman on October 7, 1944. To this union were born James in 1946 and Linda in 1949. All are now deceased, Claud in 1955, James in 1992, and Linda in 1997.
In 1970, she married
Dr. Ralph Braund of Memphis, a renowned oncologist, and lived there until his death in 1977. After returning to Kennett, she maintained a home in Memphis and continued to participate in many social and cultural activities.
Evelyn Stillman was a fine lady who gave of herself everyday to improve the life of our community, its citizens and our world. Mrs. Stillman will be remembered for her service and her personal goodness. Death cannot erase her good deeds.
Evelyn Stillman was a homemaker and a successful businesswoman. She took great pride in the home she and Claud built in Kennett in 1954. She was famous for her parties and was often called "the hostess with the mostest". Widowed at age 34 for over fifteen years and then again at the age of 55, she applied her perceptive intelligence and good sense to very effectively manage the family farming business for close to fifty years.
Mrs. Stillman was a lifelong learner. From her childhood, she was bright and curious. Starting school at age 5, she never stopped learning. Friends talk about how they always learned something when they were in her home or in her company. She was widely read with broad ranging interests, from common sense solutions to everyday life problems, good recipes, farm policy and international politics. Her world travels, from China to Egypt, brought her more insight into the human condition.
Several years ago, Mrs. Stillman took a creative writing class at the University of Mississippi. Most of the students were professional writers and retired college professors. On campus one day, she ran into her teacher who asked her what she hoped to learn from the class. At first, she was shy to answer, since she thought her goal so modest. Then she told her teacher, "I want to learn to write a good letter." Very seriously her teacher responded, "Yes, you are right. That's so important." In fact, Mrs. Stillman was an inveterate letter writer, a gift that has become a lost art.
Mrs. Stillman celebrated social graces and lived her life in accordance. Kindness, consideration and personal generosity flowed into everything she did. Her character, charm, and unswerving loyalty earned her lifelong friends in Kennett, Memphis and around the U.S.
Bringing food and caring to the sick or lonely, she never neglected her belief in direct personal action to help others. Over her life of hard work and civic caring and in her business dealings, she was a person of absolute integrity. At the same time, she was self effacing and modest, believing that she was simply doing her duty, that her goodness was a natural, God given obligation, the "rent we pay" for living in a civilized society.
Mrs. Stillman was a walking talking history lesson, about Peach Orchard, Kennett, Piggott, and the tri-state area. Her stories described the rich tapestry of changes in farming practices and personal histories. From those stories emerged the vital truth about what really matters: caring, giving, and personal responsibility. That was her central gift to us, the day-to-day reality of her example, expressed so elegantly through her personal dignity, grace, and principled actions.
Mrs. Stillman was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Kennett and numerous civic organizations in Memphis including the Cotton Wives, Doctor's Wives, Brooks Art Gallery League, the Dixon Art Gallery, and Stage Set (Little Theater of Memphis).
In addition to her personal service, she was a benefactor to many individuals and institutions, sponsoring scholarships to the College of the Ozarks, the Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky and others.
Mrs. Stillman was preceded in death by her brother James in 1967, her mother in 1977 and her brother L.G. Crouthers in 1990. She is survived by her sisters Jo Ann Marchi of Crofton, Maryland and Alene Smith of Belton, Missouri and nine nieces. She was preceded in death by one nephew, Dr. Ron Crouthers and one niece Mary Margaret Crouthers.
Funeral services will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Kennett, 300 College Avenue on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 10 a.m. with Pastor Paul Lanning and Rev. Michael Kelpe officiating. Immediately following the service there will be a reception in the church dining hall. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1378 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104. .
(McDaniel Funeral Home of Kennett, Missouri is in charge of funeral arrangements.)
Mary Lockridge
Mary Lockridge, 71, of Hayti, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at her home.
Born March 17, 1931, in Greenville, Miss., she was a daughter of the late Mary Ella Jones.
She married
Joe Lockridge, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Cora Lockridge.
Survivors include one daughter, Ella Lockridge of Hayti; three sons, Jackie Lockridge, Melvin Lockridge and Joe Lockridge; 11 grandchildren, Lydia, Johnathan, Sherry, Billy, Willie Mae, Nikki, Kyle, Billy, Little Joe, Nana and Sara Lockridge.
Funeral services were 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the True Light Church of God in Hayti wit Elder James McAdams officiating.
Burial was in the Evergreen cemetery in Hayti.
John W. German Funeral Home of Hayti was in charge of arrangements.
Nina Smith
Nina Broadway Smith, 72, of Dyersburg, Tenn. and formerly of Kennett, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn.
Born April 6, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Guy William and Gyneth Berry Broadway. She was also preceded in death by a brother, W.C. Broadway.
Survivors include her former husband, Jack D. Smith of Memphis; two sons, Jack D. Smith, Jr. and wife, Sheila, of Aberdeen, Md. and Eric W. Smith and wife, Marillia, of Dyersburg; two daughters, La-Tina Gayle Fortner of Finley, Tenn. and Patricia Lynn Wright of Olive Branch, Miss.; three brothers, Richard Leroy Broadway and wife, Jane, of Kennett, Guy William Broadway, Jr. and wife, Jane, of Jacksonsville, Fla. and Douglas Wayne Broadway and wife, Lindy, of Anchorage, Alaska; one sister, Pauline Billie of Kennett; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services are 2 p.m. today, Sunday, Nov. 17, at the McDaniel Funeral Service Chapel in Kennett with the Rev. Ben Jordan officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Gardens cemetery in Kennett.
Pallbearers are Randy Broadway, Michael Broadway, Charlie Broadway, Bobby Hill, Murry Foust and Daren Foust.
Pearl Cancilla
Pearl Bernice Cancilla, 78, of Paragould, Ark., died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002, at her residence.
Born Sept. 29, 1924, in Ottumwa, Iowa, daughter of the late Howard and Fannie Grosvenor Miller, she was a retired computer operator and a member of the Grace United General Baptist Church.
She maried Peter J. Cancilla, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include, one son, Frank Cancilla, of Lewisville, Texas; two daughters, Debbie White, of Paragould and Ann Vidmar, of San Ramon, Calif.; one sister, Martha Exline, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. today, Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Cardwell cemetery in Cardwell, Mo. with the Revs. Royce Schanda and Buster Morris officiating.
Heath Funeral Home of Paragould was in charge of arrangements.
