Nick and Mabel Bastion
Nicholas T. Bastion, 86, Flemington, formerly of Pittsburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000, in Christian Health Care of Hermitage. His wife, Mabel Bastion, 84, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2000, in Sac-Osage Hospital in Osceola. Nick Bastion was born Oct. 16, 1913, in Pittsburg, the third child of Charles E. and Rosa Luttrel Bastion. He was a retired farmer. Mabel Bastion was born July 27, 1915, in Warsaw to Charles E. and Dona Agnes Cecil Quick. She was a homemaker. Nick and Mabel were united in marriage June 27, 1932, and to this union, nine children were born. They were both members of Antioch Christian Church. Survivors include their three sons and daughters-in-law, Chester and Beverly Bastion of Humansville, Clifford and Carol Bastion of Wenatchee, Wash., and Nicholas T. Jr. and Mary Bastion of Sacramento, Calif.; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Erma and Harvey Beach of Warsaw, Pansy and Lonnie Smith of Flemington, Trilla and Carl Jackson of Cross Timbers and Rosa Perry of Bolivar; 32 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. In addition, Nick is survived by a brother, Scott Bastion of Vienna, and a sister, Hesper Fellers of Pittsburg. Mabel is also survived by a brother, Homer Quick, and two sisters, Opal Welch and Ruby Lightle. They were both preceded in death by their parents; their eldest son, Emmett Bastion in 1979; a six-day-old infant daughter, Joyce Bastion; a son-in-law, Morris Perry; a daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Bastion; a great-grandson, James Brown; Nick's sister, Mary Durnell; Nick's two half-brothers and five half-sisters; Mabel's three brothers, Henry, Lindsey and Lester Quick; and her three sisters, Julie Floyd, Pearl Root and Mary Cline. A double service was held Saturday, Feb. 19, at Antioch Christian Church with the Rev. Ernest Foltz officiating. Nancy Smith and Sandra Peck provided music. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Pitts Chapel.
Bodena Bonnie Brown
Bondena "Bonnie" Brown, 73, Carmichael, Calif., formerly of the Pittsburg/Polk county area, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in California following a lengthy illness. She was born March 6, 1926, in Polk County to William Haden and Ada Lee Lightfoot Kinslow. She was the widow of the Rev. Noel Brown who passed away in January 1993. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, William L. and Patricia Brown of Carmichael, Calif.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Bill Brooks of Nampa, Idaho, and Vicki and Mark Huber of Newport, Ore.; a sister, Geneva Lightfoot of Pittsburg; a sister-in-law, Rose Brown of Bolivar; as well as seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and many wonderful in-laws and friends from the Bolivar and Polk County areas. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, in Pitts Chapel. Burial will follow in Payne Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the funeral home.
Inez R. Bullard
Inez Rodgers Bullard, 90, Halltown, died at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000, in Joplin Health and Rehabilitation Center, Joplin, following a short illness. She was born in Lawrence County and was a lifelong resident of the Halltown area. She was a graduate of Halltown High School. She owned and operated Inez's Beauth Shop in Halltown for more than 30 years. She was a member of the Halltown Baptist Church, the Order of the Eastern Start, Roberta Chapter No. 89 of Mount Vernon, White Shrine No. 1 Pileades of Springfield, Rachel Donelson Chapter of Daughters of the America Revolution in Springfield, and was active in the Republican party, serving as a judge on many elections. She was married to Harold W. Bullard on May 19, 1927, and to this union two children were born. They shared 47 years together before her husband preceded her in death Dec. 11, 1974. Also preceding her in death were a son, Jimmy Lee Bullard; a grandson, Steven Bullard; two brothers, John Jr. and Winifred "Bud" Rodgers; and a son-in-law, Dr. Phillip Kistler. She is survived by her daughter, Harletta Kistler of West Chester, Pa.; three grandsons, Dr. Phillip Kistler Jr. of Joplin, James B. Kistler of Downingtown, Pa., and Scott Bullard of Halltown; six great-grandchildren, Ashley, Katy and Kevin Kistler and Jeffrey, Jason and Ryan Bullard; a great-great-granddaughter, Madeline Bullard; two sisters, Bonnie Owens of Branson and Chloe Mason of Burbank, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. Services were Saturday, Feb. 19, in Wilson-Brim-Daniel Funeral Home, Ash Grove, with the Rev. Rick Conway officiating. Interment followed in Rock Prairie Cemetery, Halltown.
Hattie P. Cantrell
Hattie Pauline Cantrell, 88, Fair Play, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, in Citizens Memorial Health Care Facility. She was born Sept. 17, 1911, in Harrison, Ark., to Joseph Frank and Odie Reeves Keef. She was married to John C. Cantrell on June 25, 1927, and to this union three children were born. They shared 61 years together before he preceded her in death on April 5, 1988. Also preceding her in death were her parents, one sister, one brother and one grandson. She is survived by two daughters and one son, Von Ceil Carpenter and her husband, Wilfred, Shirley Neill and her husband, Sonny, and J.C. Cantrell and his wife, Virginia; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter; four sisters and two brothers. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 2, in Pitts Chapel with burial following in Barren Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jeffrey Cantrell, Danny Cantrell, Jeffrey Rumfelt, Steve Neill, Scotty Neill, Terry Rountree and Gary Carpenter. Memorial contributions may be made to the Citizens Memorial Hospice.
Shirley A. Neill
Shirley Ann Cantrell was born January 28, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas, to John Clifton and Hattie Pauline Cantrell. Shirley was the youngest of three children. She died Friday, April 29, 2011 at her home. While living in Kansas City, Kansas she attended Morris Elementary School and Central Jr. High. In 1948 she moved with her family to a farm west of Fair Play. She then attended Fair Play schools and graduated in 1954. Along with milking cows and completing chores, she found time to be a cheerleader at Fair Play High School. It was there at Fair Play High School she met and fell in love with Sonny Neill. Sonny would attend basketball games and would sit and wink at her while she was cheering. After a few months, Shirley asked Sonny out on a date. On December 18, 1954, Shirley Ann Cantrell and Hubert Lee Neill were united in marriage. To this union, three children were born; Tawanna Sue, Steven Lee, and Scotty Lynn. The couple settled on the family farm in Cedar County and spent the next 56 years farming and raising their family. In her younger years, Shirley worked and waited tables at the Truck Harbor in Bolivar. She worked as a prep cook at the State Park Marina on Stockton Lake and was employed at Wade's Supermarket in Bolivar. She is a member of the Bona Church of Christ. She loved her church family, took pride in being a Christian, and sharing her faith with family and friends. Shirley was very musically talented. She could play the piano, electric organ, and spent many hours singing with her family. She enjoyed giving piano lessons to many students. Shirley's hobbies included fishing, making crafts for family and friends, and caring for her family unselfishly. Preceding her in death were her parents, John Clifton and Hattie Pauline Cantrell, her father in law, Huberl Neill, a brother John Clifton (J.C) Cantrell Jr., and a nephew Dale Allen Carpenter. Left behind to celebrate her life include her husband of 56 years, Hubert Lee (Sonny) Neill, mother-in-law, Berniece Neill of Fair Play, and a sister, Von Ceil Carpenter and husband, Wilford, of Edwardsville, KS; a daughter, Tawanna Sue Rountree and husband Terry of Bolivar, son, Steven Lee Neill and wife Ronda of Bolivar, and son, Scotty Lynn Neill of Fair Play, a grand daughter, Shandra Elizabeth Rader and husband Jeremy of Springfield, four grandsons, Brent Aaron Rountree and wife Amy of Dadeville, Nicholas Cale Rountree and wife Erin of Bolivar, Jamison Heeth Neill of Springfield, and Garth Zachary Neill of Fair Play, two great-grandsons, Trayton Reice and Kaden Kale Rountree of Bolivar, a great-granddaughter, Mariska Shay Rader of Springfield, and two step-great-grandsons, Trenton Blake Rader, and Trevor John Rader; sister-in-law, Jean Fleeman, and husband, Ezra, of Kansas City, sister-in-law, Virginia Cantrell of Fair Play, nephews, Gary Carpenter, Neill Wayne Fleeman, Danny Cantrell, Jeffrey Cantrell and niece, Terry Rumfelt, and a host of friends and neighbors. Her beautiful blue eyes and calming smile will be deeply missed by all that knew her. She was always happy and upbeat, and never slowed down until her work was done. Up early getting her day started with coffee and smiles, she loved caring for her husband and family and always said, being a farmer's wife, mother, and grandmother is what she loved to do, and "was her hobby". She did so never complaining. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Monday, May 2, 2011 at the Bona Church of Christ with Jim Polland officiating. Interment will be in Hartley Cemetery under the direction of Murray Funeral Home, Bolivar. Donations in Shirley's memory may be made to CMH Hospice or Fair Haven Children's Home in care of Murray Funeral Home, 911 W. Broadway, Bolivar, MO 65613.
David Carter
David Carter, 75, Bolivar, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000, in Cox Medical Center South, Springfield. He was born Aug. 9, 1924, in Heitman, Iowa, the son of William and Rose Smead Carter. In 1945 he married Nellie Jenkins. She preceded him in death in December 1969. He married Reva Bartlett April 29, 1972. He was a retired iron worker, working for 20 years at Moline Iron Works. A resident of Unionville for 20 years, he moved to Bolivar in 1992. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Jim, Sherm, John and Willie; and three sisters, Opal, Edna and Elizabeth. Survivors include his wife, Reva of the home; four step-children, Doyle Bartlett of Humansville, Dwight Bartlett of Brighton, Alice Merle Carman of Wheatland and Kelly Bartlett of Pleasant Hope; a sister, Aileen Potts of Lovilla, Iowa; and 14 step-grandchildren and 13 step-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Murray Chapel. Pallbearers are Justin Bartlett, Joe Bartlett, John Bartlett, Doyle Bartlett, Dwight Bartlett and Kelly Bartlett. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery.
Lura Irene Day
Lura Irene Day, 85, Marshfield, died at 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, at her home. She was a homemaker. She is survived by a daughter, Gwen Huffman, and her husband, John, of Conway; four grandsons, Rick Huffman and his wife, Terry, of Conway, Mike Huffman of Lebanon, Keith Huffman and his wife, Tammy, and Reed Huffman, all of Conway; four great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters; four step-great-grandchildren; a brother, Eugene Jameson, and two sisters-in-law, Jean Jameson and Eunice Jameson, all of Marshfield. Services were Tuesday, Feb. 8, at Evangelical Methodist Church, Marshfield, with Wesley Mackey and Earl Speer officiating. Burial was in St. Luke Cemetery under the direction of Day Funeral Home, Marshfield.
Blanche Deeds
Effie Blanche Deeds, 94, Milan, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000, at her home. The daughter of John and Effie Price, she was born Oct. 29, 1905, near Boynton. On Oct. 12, 1927, in Milan, she married Bernie Deeds, and he preceded her in death on March 7, 1982. Also preceding her in death, were her parents and two sisters, Ima White and Ollie Tipton. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. She was a member of the Mount Zion Church east of Boynton. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Donna June and Darrel Crites of Bolivar; two grandchildren and their spouses, Vickie and Sid Manes of Bolivar and Rick and Kim Fanning of Aurora, Colo.; four step-grandchildren, Darrel Dean Crites, Keavin Crites, Shannon Crites and Cheryl Sneed, all of Bolivar; four great-grandchildren, Christopher Fanning, Brandon Fanning, Shawana Kottwitz and Staci Manes; 10 step-great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson, Devin Kottwitz; two step-great-great-grandchildren; two nieces, Doris Dean Sanders and Alleen Williams; and three nephews, J.T. White, J.H. Deeds and Robert Deeds. Services were Tuesday, Feb. 22, at Schoene-Ruschmeier Funeral Home in Milan with the Rev. Dan Wilford of Laredo officiating. Music was provided by Patti Reitz, soloist, and Gloria Smith, organist. Burial was in Mount Zion Cemetery northeast of Milan. Casketbearers were Dean Page, Stan Page, Junior Sayre, Jeff Sayre, Jusing Sayre, Trae Sayre, Pat Daily and Tony McNear. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Zion Cemetery Fund.
Ramond K. Engstrom
Raymond Kenneth Engstrom, 81, Springfield, died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at the Christian Health Care West Park in Springfield after a lingering illness. He was born Feb. 13, 1919, in Minneapolis, Minn., the son of Erik Kenneth and Ruth Engstrom, and was raised in Waukegan, Ill. He contracted polio as a young child but did not let the debilitating results stop him in his endeavors in life. He attended Zion Methodist Church as a young man, where he was active. It was through Lake Geneva Methodist Church camp that he met Eleanor Lokke in the summer of 1940. He married her four years later on April 21, 1944, at Norwood Park Methodist Church where the Rev. Harold Kelley presided over the ceremony. Eleanor and Ray were married almost 56 years. He worked for Jewel Food Company for 31 years before taking a medical retirement. He did not stay retired for long and soon took on another job with Universal Oil Products in their mailroom for seven years. He officially retired in October 1983. Ray and Eleanor raised four children, Carol, Doug, Jean and Janice. All four children married and soon the family grew to include11 grandchildren, Eric, Stephanie, Amy, Heather, Kyle, Kirsten, Zachary, Zane, Callie, Levi and Luke, and now two great-grandchildren, J.Z. and Cameron. In March 1995, due to failing health, Eleanor and Ray moved to Missouri to be closer to Janice. They resided at Christian Health Care West Park in Springfield until his death this past Saturday. Surviving are his wife, Eleanor, of Springfield; one son, Douglas Engstrom of Dallas, Texas; three daughters, Janice Bonnivier of Weaubleau, Carol Bellin of San Diego, Calif., and Jean Solbert of Evanston, Ill.; and his 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m today (Wednesday) in the Butler Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Harold Hendrickson officiating. A grandson, Levi Bonnivier, will be reading some personal reflections. Musical selections "Amazing Grace" and "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" will be sung by his granddaughters, Stephanie Engstrom, Amy Engstrom and Callie Bonnivier. Burial will follow in Mt. Gilead Cemetery south of Bolivar. Casketbearers will be Brad Bonnivier, Douglas Engstrom, Levi Bonnivier, John Solberg and Luke Bonnivier. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers' Association.
Grace C. Fullen
Grace C. Fullen, 87, Half Way, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000, following a short illness. She was born July 26, 1912, in Mulberry, Ark., to Ben and Rachel Ebans Mincher. On June 23, 1935, she was united in marriage to Frank Lewis, and to this union four children were born. She retired from St. Edwards Hospital in Fort Smith, Ark., after 20 years of service. Survivors include a son, Harvey Lewis of Keota, Okla., and two daughters, Jeanne Redd and Bernadean Redd, both of Half Way; 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frank Lewis; her second husband, Cleo Fullen; an infant daughter, Francis Lea; a great-granddaughter, Chilua; and a son-in-law, Dean. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) at Reed Cemetery, Half Way, with Milton Dailey officiating. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons Darren Redd, Kevin Redd, Mike Redd, Alan Redd, Justin Redd and Brandon Redd. Honorary pallbearers will be Cort Redd, Ben Lewis, Andrew Redd, Randy Voris, Brock Lewis, Milton Dailey and Mike Grisham.
Jessy Lee Gannaway
Jessy Lee Gannaway, 16, Weaubleau, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000, as the result of a car-pedestrian accident on Mo. 13 at Brighton. The son of Rebecca Phillips and Ronald Gannaway Sr., he was born Oct. 12, 1983, at Clinton. He was an eighth-grade student at Weaubleau School and a member of the Humansville Full Gospel Church. Survivors include his mother, Rebecca Phillips of Weaubleau; his father and stepmother, Ronald and Lisa Gannaway of Schell City; his grandparents, Gracie Phillips of Weaubleau, Doc and Jean Gannaway of Humansville and James and Mildred Louise Koch of Climax Springs; two brothers, Ronald Gannaway Jr. of Flemington and Toby Gannaway of Weaubleau; a half-brother, Cody Daniel of Chicago, Ill.; a stepbrother, Brandon Standridge of Schell City; a stepsister, Lindsay Standridge of Schell City; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Flemington Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Harris officiating. Pallbearers will be Tony Gannaway, Dean Gannaway, Eldon Gannaway, Bill Gannaway, Doc Gannaway and Tim Gannaway. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray Funeral Home, Humansville.
