Riley W. Storment
Riley W. Storment, 77, Mabelvale, Ark., formerly of the Bolivar area, died June 30, 1999, in Little Rock, Ark. He was born July 22, 1916, in Violet to James Earl and Marie Eunice Storment. He was united in marriage to Wanetta Hulett in 1935 and to Viola M. Hadley in 1966. He was retired from General Motors as a mechanic. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and received a Purple Heart. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Gene Storment. Survivors include his wife, Viola, Mabelvale, Ark.; five sons, Bill Storment of Amarillo, Texas, Don Storment of Miami, Okla., Dan Storment of Parson, Kan., Barry Storment of Hutchison, Kan., and Jay Storment of Miami, Okla.; six daughters, Lois Axelison of Plainville, Kan., Lucretia Cunningham of Wilson, Kan., Eunice Airheart of Wichita, Kan., Kay Wadley of Mablevale, Ark., Sue Storment of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Tracy Flynn of Bakersfield, Calif.; seven stepchildren, Ralph Henson of Little Rock, Ark., Joe Henson of Afton, Okla., Ann Goodson of the state of Oregon, Alfred Henson of Buffalo, Vernon Henson of Fostoria, Ohio, Brenda Eubanks of Los Angeles and Linda Smith of Bakersfield, Calif.; three brothers, James E. Storment Jr. of Tacoma, Wash., Smith Storment of Lufkin, Texas, and Mathan Storment of Hampton, Va.; four sisters, Roberta Powell of Ellis, Kan., Rozella Salsman of Garland, Texas, Hattie Kornelson of McPherson, Kan., and Hazel McKee of Euless, Texas; as well as 57 grandchildren, 72 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Service were Saturday, July 3, in Pitts Chapel with the Rev. Harold Hendrickson officiating. Interment followed in Payne Cemetery, Polk.
James J. Taylor
James Joe Taylor, 78, Excelsior Springs, died Wednesday, June 9, 1999, in Excelsior Springs Medical Center. He was born Dec. 6, 1920, in Stone County, the son of Joe and Lena Ogle Taylor. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1944. He was a retired salesman. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lenoria and John Davis, Excelsior Springs; a sister, Deloris Schaffer, St. Louis; four grandchildren, Ronald Claus Jr. and his wife Jo Ellen, Tim Claus and his wife, Tammy, Tammy Renee Claus and Kelly Claus; and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside services were Saturday, June 12, in Brush Creek Cemetery, northwest of Humansville, with the Rev. Joe Coppedge officiating. Services were under the direction of Murray Funeral Home, Humansville.
Kenneth E. Walters
Kenneth Elroy Walters, 73, Bolivar, died Sunday, June 20, 1999, in Citizens Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was born July 9, 1925, in Haskell, Okla., to Jesse and Catherine Walters. He was united in marriage to Shirley Halene Buzzard on Feb. 4, 1948, in Harrison, Ark. He was a World War II veteran, having served two and a half years overseas. He retired from Thriftway Supermarkets in Kansas City after 27 years as store manager. He and his wife moved to Bolivar, and from 1973 to 1985 he worked for Wade's Supermarket. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion post in Bolivar. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Halene, of the home; a brother, Arzie Walters of St. Helen's, Ore.; a sister, Wanda Bloom of Yucaipa, Calif.; and many friends, nieces and nephews. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at the Maranatha Baptist Church with Pastor Jim Robbins officiating. Music will be provided by Paul Euler, Brian and Deidre Schexnayder, accompanied by Carolyn Sullivan. A special song selection will be performed by his cousin, Vicki Pendercost. Interment will be at a later date in Sarcoxie. Arrangements are under the direction of Pitts Chapel.
Ida Jane Bryant
Ida Jane Bryant, 80, Springfield, died at 8:35 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, 1999, in Springfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was born June 20, 1919, in St. Clair County, the daughter of Samuel L. and Helen Tidwell Syphert. She married Harley Bryant, who preceded her in death. She is survived by two sisters, Sammie Puckett of Elizabethtown, Ky., and Nellie Dunaway and her husband, Alphred, of Springfield; one brother, Everett West and his wife, Pearl, of Bolivar; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, two infant daughters, two sisters, Rosie Jones and Sylvia Syphert, and four brothers, Sherman, Loyd, John and Robert Syphert. Graveside services were Saturday, July 31, in Freeman-Holsapple Cemetery under the direction of Butler Funeral Home.
Mel O. Burton
Mel O. Burton, 69, Half Way, formerly of Murray, Neb., died Thursday, July 1, 1999, in Citizens Memorial Hospital following a lingering illness. He was born June 2, 1930, in North Kansas City to Ollen and Louise Arnold Burton. He was a retired commercial electrician, and he served in the Marine Corps and was of the Baptist faith. He was united in marriage to Betty Wilson on Feb. 21, 1961. Survivors include his wife, Betty, of the home; a son, Dr. Clifford R. Valentine and his wife, Nancy, of Lee's Summit; and five grandchildren, Jamie Valentine, Michael Valentine, Dominick Valentine and Lucas Valentine, all of Independence, and Cameon Valentine of Blue Springs. Services were Tuesday, July 6, in Pitts Chapel.
Vickie S. Castillo
Vickie Sue Castillo, 48, Flemington, was found dead Saturday, July 24, 1999, near her home in the Inlet Village area. She had been missing since July 17, 1999. The daughter of Jimmy Ray and Patricia McGrath Neal, she was born in Kansas City May 24, 1951. A former resident of Palmdale, Calif., she had been employed in retail sales. Survivors include two daughters, Bonnie Villasenor, Palmdale, Calif., and Shannon Radzunas, San Diego, Calif.; her mother, Patricia Beveridge, Glendale, Calif.; a sister, Linda Nash, Flemington, and a half-sister, Rebecca Beveridge, Glendale, Calif.; a brother, Joe Huettle, Wausau, Wis., and three half-brothers, Bill and Richard Beveridge, both of Glendale, Calif., and Jimmy Neal, St. Louis; and four grandsons, Javier, Alex, Nicholas and Christian. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 29, in Murray Chapel, Humansville, with the Rev. Bob McQueen officiating. The body has been cremated.
John A. Cheek
John Alden Cheek, 74, Bolivar, died Thursday, July 8, 1999, in his home. He was born in Fair Play on April 16, 1925, the fourth of five children born to John and Fern Cheek. He graduated from Fair Play High School in 1942. After a five-year tour of duty in the U.S. Army, he attended Southwest Missouri State University and received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia. On June 26, 1947, he was united in marriage to Evelyn Tappert in Ozark. To this union one daughter, Vivian Delia, was born on June 14, 1952. From 1950 to his retirement in 1980, he was an educator and administrator in the Washington, Jackson, Polk and St. Louis county school systems. After his retirement in 1980, he moved to Bolivar. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Cheek, Bolivar; his daughter, Vivian Delia, Wildwood; two brothers, Beuford Cheek of Bolivar and Charles Cheek of Rocheport; one sister, Lucille Buxton of Potosi; numerous other relatives and many friends. Services were Sunday, July 11, in Butler Funeral Home with burial following in Lindley Prairie Cemetery. Casketbearers were Dale Jackson, Derral Cloyd, Greg Ashlock, Mike Parson, Ian Cloyd and Pat Cheek.
James J. Church
James J. "Jim" Church, 73, of Fair Play, formerly a longtime resident of Branson, died July 6, 1999, in Citizens Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. He was a Navy World War II veteran. He was a member of the Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church as well as the Masons and the V.F.W. Post, all in Branson, and the Shriners in Springfield. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis, of the home; four daughters, Jeannie Murray of Snohomish, Wash., Mary Kaye Sonora of Boca Raton, Fla., Teresa McRoy of Fayetteville, Ark., and Bonnie Voris of Billings; two sisters; as well as 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services were Monday, July 12, in Springfield National Veterans Cemetery in Springfield with Honor Guard detail provided by the Veterans Memorial Team. The Rev. Harold Hendrickson officiated. Arrangements were under the direction of Pitts Chapel in Bolivar.
Lou Ann Clark
Lou Ann Clark, 62, Springfield, died July 22, 1999, at St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield. The daughter of Carl and Alice Gordon Olson, she was born June 4, 1937, in Worth County, Iowa. On Aug. 20, 1966, she was united in marriage with Sherley Clark. They had made their home in Springfield where she had been employed at Zenith and later with Litton Industries. She had been a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Buffalo for many years. She is survived by her husband, Sherley, of the home; one brother, Richard Olson and his wife, Ella Marie, of Belton; four aunts, Gladys Hulshizer and Olga Hulshizer of Northwood, Iowa, Olive Purdy of Alden, Minn., and Clarice Arnold of North Platte, Neb.; one uncle, Lynn Gordon of Carpenter, Iowa; her mother- and father-in-law, Albert and Novela Cortner of Bolivar; a brother-in-law, Charles Clark and his wife, Janet Marie, of Seymore; an aunt- and uncle-in-law, Bob and Arevenna Cortner of Half Way; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and nine aunts and uncles. Services were Tuesday, July 27, in Montgomery-Viets Chapel, Buffalo, with the Rev. Johannes Brann and the Rev. Carl L. Olson officiating. Recordings of "How Great Thou Art" and "What a Friend" were played, and a flugel horn solo of "In the Garden" was played by Carl Olson. Casketbearers were Jim Black, Ed Dierks, Ronnie Locke, Tim Locke, Tom McPherson and Jim Mosier. Interment was in Crestview Memorial Gardens.
Virgil L. Craddick
Virgil L. Craddick, 94, died at 4:55 p.m. Friday, July 2, 1999, in Citizen's Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 29, 1904, in Scotland County, the youngest of six children born to James and Anna Craddick. All have preceded him in death. He was married to Faona Fern Roberts Oct. 29, 1931, and to this union two daughters were born, Mona Evelyn and Maysel Marlene. His wife, Fern, died in 1938. He married Mary Brown, a widow who had two children, Erlene and Robert. They were divorced approximately 10 years later. He owned and operated a small neighborhood grocery store in Springfield until he was 65. Then he moved to Bolivar and spent 29 of his retirement years there. He and his brother Walter painted houses in Bolivar for 12 years. He joined Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and taught Sunday School for 24 years before he began to lose his vision and hearing. He was living in Citizen's Memorial Healthcare Facility when he become ill and was taken to Citizen's Memorial Hospital, where he died. He is survived by two daughters, Maysel and her husband Tom Christy of Denver, Colo., and Mona and her husband Harold Carlstrom of Kansas City; four grandchildren, Leigh Ann and Stephen Christy of Denver, Colo., Patti Carlstrom of Kansas City and Vicki and her husband Dave Carr of Belton; and one great-granddaughter, Crystal Carr. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 10, in Butler Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Gayland Lightfoot officiating. Interment will take place at a later date in Oak Grove Cemetery near Adonis.
