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Vivian E. Smothers, 1918-2006, Versailles
Vivian Etta Smothers, 88, of Versailles, born April 7, 1918, in Kansas City, Kan., a daughter of Edward William and Julia Etta Clark Krebs. On Oct. 10, 1976, in Kansas City, she was died April 7, 1998.
Mrs. Smothers was a records clerk for Sears in Kansas City for 30 years. She attended Ozark Chapel United Methodist Church in Laurie, and loved to bowl.
Survivors include a daughter, Dixie Wood, and her husband, North, of Afton, Okla.; a step-son, Jack Hoyle, of Kansas City; a step-daughter, Jean Marie Pope, of Gravois Mills; a sister, Dorothy Meredith, of Stover; six grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren; twenty great-great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and ten step-great-grandchildren.
She was also predeceased by a sister, Billie Krebs.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home in Versailles. Burial will be in the Versailles died Sunday, June 11, 2006, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.
He was married to Linda Diane Russell, who survives of the home.
Mr. Sanders was raised and educated in Abilene, Texas. He attended Locust Elementary, South Junior Middle School and Abilene High School. He enjoyed fishing, art, cooking and grilling. He enjoyed watching football.
Survivors also include his mother, of Abilene; his mother-in-law, Mary Sue Russell, of Sedalia; a brother, Bruce E. Sanders, of Abilene, Texas; two sisters, Celia Gardner, of Laporte, Texas, and Gladys Spigner, of Prattville, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews.
The body was cremated. There will be no services. His ashes will be scattered at a later date.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Children's Therapy Center, or the West Texas Rehabilitation Center in Abilene, Texas, in care of the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of the McLaughlin Funeral Chapel.
Irvin Hatfield, 1936-2006, Otterville
Irvin "Gene" Hatfield, 69, of Otterville, born Aug. 8, 1936, in Malta Bend, a son of James Logan and Elsie V. Mueller Hatfield.
Mr. Hatfield was a heavy equipment operator with Furnell Construction Company in Sedalia for 23 years until his retirement. He designed and helped to build a home and five-acre lake south of Otterville for his sister. He served his country honorably in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a former member of American Legion Post 642 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2591 in Sedalia. He and his fellow soldiers worked around the clock in sub-freezing weather rescuing families during a flood in Fremont, Ohio, in the late 1950's. He enjoyed hunting squirrel, deer and turkey south of Otterville.
Survivors include three daughters, Julie Hatfield Mulligan, of Port Clinton, Ohio, Catherine G. Hatfield Dunn, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, and Lori J. Hatfield of Fremont, Ohio; two sons, Irvin E. Hatfield Jr., of Oak Harbor, Ohio, and Kevin P. Hatfield, of Port Clinton, Ohio; a sister, Maxine Parker, of Independence; and his companion, Helen Gray, of Sedalia.
He was predeceased by a sister, Pauline Parr, and a brother, Donald Lee Hatfield.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fairview died Saturday, June 10, 2006, at the Sylvia Thompson Residence Center in Sedalia.
He was married to Bernadine M. Hull, who Cemetery in Creston, Iowa, with the Rev. Mark Woldruff officiating. Full military rites will be conducted at graveside.
Pallbearers will be Rick Wise, Troy Frederick, Chris Schouten and Mike Johnson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bob Alvis, Phillip Schouten and Chuck Kempton.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at the McLaughlin Funeral Chapel.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Powers Funeral Home in Creston, Iowa.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Fund or the American Cancer Society, in care of the funeral home.
Herman M. Engelmeyer, 1934-2006, Tipton
Herman Martin Engelmeyer, 72, of Tipton, born March 22, 1934, in Koeltztown, a son of Henry and Catherine Holtmeyer Engelmeyer. On Oct. 25, 1958, in St. Anthony, he was died Friday, June 9, 2006, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg.
He was married to Ruth Rogers, who survives of the home.
Mr. Knecht attended school in Windsor and joined the Army at the age of 18, serving for three years in the Philippines during World War II. When he returned from the Army, he started driving a truck in Sedalia. He later moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he drove a truck until he suffered a stroke in January, 1965, that left him in a wheelchair until his Cemetery in Phoenix, Ariz.
