Anthony Taylor Page
Anthony Taylor Page, seven weeks, died Wednesday, May 24, 2000, at his home in Niangua.
Survivors include his parents, Richard and Joanna Page of Niangua; one sister, Scarlett Page of the home; his grandparents, Barbara Johnson of Marshfield, Andrew Cox of Elsberry and Richard and Darlene Page of Niangua; his great-grandparents, Joann Page of Hermitage, Joann Roberts and her husband, John, of Conway, and Joe Vestal of Marshfield; his great-great-grandmother, Helen Filbey of Niangua; and many great-aunts and uncles and great-great-aunts and uncles.
Services were Friday, May 26, at Day Funeral Home, Marshfield, with Pastor John Burger officiating.
Burial was in the Good Spring Cemetery.
Ronnie L. Pitts
Ronnie L. Pitts, 60, Humansville, died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield.
The son of Joe and Rhoda Higgins Pitts, he was born at Flemington Nov. 17, 1939.
He married Bonita Perrine Jan. 14, 1960.
They were the parents of three children, Donnie, Ronda and Kevin.
He was employed by Sears, Roebuck and Co. in Kansas City for 32 and a half years, retiring in 1990.
Following his retirement, he moved to the Flemington area, living on Lake Pomme de Terre.
He had resided in Humansville since 1997. His parents and a brother, Bobbie Joe, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Bonita, of the home; three children, Donnie Pitts and Ronda Baugus, both of Wellington, and Kevin Pitts of Flemington; a sister, Delores Cleavinger of Humansville; three brothers, Jimmie and Dee Pitts, both of Independence, and Kenneth Pitts of Blue Springs; and five grandchildren.
Graveside services were Saturday, May 6, 2000, in Humansville Cemetery with the Rev. Martin Micke officiating.
Services were under the direction of Murray Funeral Home, Humansville.
John E. Price
John Edward Price, 91, Marshfield, died Sunday, May 14, 2000, in Webco Manor, Marshfield.
He was a retired farmer and carpenter.
Survivors include two sons, John Price and his wife, Carol, of Marshfield and James Price and his wife, Wanda, of Elkland; two daughters, June Fauscett and her husband, Ray, of Strafford and Jean Giza and her husband, Eddie, of Gibsonia, Pa.; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the Evangelical Methodist Church, Marshfield, with the Rev. Earl Speer and the Rev. Wesley Mackey officiating.
Burial will follow in St. Luke Cemetery under the direction of Day Funeral Home, Marshfield.
Robert Y. Ross
Robert Y. Ross, 77, Humansville, died Wednesday, May 10, 2000, near Stockton.
The son of Standley and Ermal Guinn Ross, he was born April 20, 1923, in Polk County near Half Way.
A graduate of Half Way High School, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Following his return from the service, he married Emily Carter on July 17, 1946.
A resident of Humansville for the past 40 years, he was a retired foreman for the Missouri Department of Transportation.
He was a member of Forest Home Missionary Baptist Church, Bolivar Masonic Lodge No. 195 and the Humansville American Legion Post No. 276.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Alice Shadwick; and two brothers-in-law, Sam Shadwick and Charlie Coffman.
Surviving are his wife, Emily, of the home; two children, Connie Woods and her husband, Vincent, of Flemington and Bob D. Ross and his wife, Debra, of Humansville; two grandsons, Paul Woods and his wife, Christina, and Nathan Ross and his fiancee, Angelica Thurman; one brother, James Ross of Bolivar; two sisters, Georgia Coffman of Fair Play and Opal Smallfield and her husband, John, of Belton; several nieces and nephews; and the brothers and sisters of his church family.
Services were Monday, May 15, in Murray Funeral Home, Bolivar, with Bro. Ralph Benham officiating.
Music was by the Krtek family.
Pallbearers were Kenneth Turner, Rick Allenbrand, Justin Allenbrand, Mark Chiles, Tim Cooper and Rick Larson.
Interment was in Salem Cemetery north of Bolivar.
James A. Rummel
James Alford Rummel, 67, Humansville, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at his home west of Humansville.
The son of John Warren and Nellie Swindler Rummel, he was born Nov. 29, 1932, in Cedar County.
On May 31, 1969, he married Peggy Higginbotham.
They lived on a farm west of Humansville where he was a farmer.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son of a previous marriage, John Roger; a sister, Rose Marie Rummel; and a brother, Eugene Rummel.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy, of the home; two sons, Alford Rummel and Daniel Rummel, both of Humansville; two daughters, Patty Stewart of Weaubleau and Donna Ballinger of Half Way; two sons-in-law; a daughter-in-law; 10 grandchildren; and one brother, Eddie Coffin of Stockton.
Services were Friday, May 19, in Hickory Grove Cemetery west of Humansville with the Rev. Martin Micke officiating.
Arrangements were under the direction of Murray Funeral Home.
Grace Simmons
Ada Grace Simmons, 81, Walker, formerly of Dunnegan, died Saturday, May 27, 2000, in Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada.
The daughter of Rocky and Netta Shatto, she was born Jan. 22, 1919, at Overland Park, Kan.
A homemaker, she had resided at Walker with her daughter for the past three years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl R. Simmons, on Sept. 26, 1994, and a sister, Bernice Roberts. Survivors include four children, Jacob Stump of Dunnegan, Michael Stump of Kansas City, Nannetta Grace Neely of Walker and Sylvia Higginbotham of Collins; two brothers, Ralph Shatto, state of Oklahoma, and Robert Shatto, Springfield; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 5, in Plum Grove Cemetery south of Humansville.
Arrangements are under the direction of Murray Funeral Home, Humansville.
David M. Singer
Col. David Miller Singer, 87, Deland, Fla., died at 12 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2000, at his home at Concord Place after a lingering illness.
He was born Sept. 8, 1912, in Toledo, Ill., the son of James E. and Grace Miller Singer.
He moved to Deland, Fla., in 1963 from Charleston, S.C., after his retirement from the U.S. Air Force.
He also served as city manager of Deland, Fla., for many years after his military career.
Col. Singer was commissioned in 1935.
During World War II, he served in the Pacific, participating in the landing on Biak in New Guinea and being appointed group commander of the island of Leyte.
His assignments after the war included service as base commander at Dover Air Force Base, group commander at Maxwell Air Force Base and group commander at Charleston Air Force Base.
In his final overseas appointment he was a member of the Military Assistance Advisory Group to the Chinese Air Force in Taipei, Taiwan.
Survivors include three daughters, Ann McGaha of Deland, Fla., Sue Christianson of Annadale, Va., and Jill Dee Kirkman of Salt Lake City, Utah; also a brother, Harry Singer of Liberty; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 12, in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery at Aldrich with full military honors conducted by the Galmay V.F.W. Post No. 9638.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Butler Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Aldrich United Methodist Church.
Jackie D. Ruckman Sr.
Jackie Darriel Ruckman Sr., 62, Springfield, died at 9:45 p.m. Monday, May 29, 2000, in his daughter's home.
He was born Aug. 31, 1937, to Jessie and Harriet Stalker Ruckman in Ventura, Calif.
He was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He worked as a construction worker for much of his life, specializing in concrete work.
He is survived by one son, Jackie D. Ruckman Jr., Springfield; four daughters, Teresa Rittenhouse of Springfield, Betty Easley of Fletcher, Okla., Liz Rideeoutte and Jessie Holcomb, both of Springfield; one brother, Jimmie Dale Ruckman of Bloomington, Calif.; his wife of 38 years, Audrey Ruckman; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Graveside services were Thursday, June 1, in Reed Cemetery, Half Way, with the Rev. Dennis Spears officiating.
Burial was under the direction of Birch FUneral Home of Ash Grove.
Leota F. Storment
Leota Faye Storment, 46, Fair Play, died at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2000, in her home after a brief battle with cancer.
She was born July 1, 1953, near Wichita, Kan., the daughter of Alvin Leonard Matlock and Joyce Lee Caylor.
She was a homemaker.
Surviving are her husband, Gerald Storment, of the home; two daughters, Tabatha Storment of Springfield and Lucretia Williams of Chanute, Kan.; one brother, Wayne Matlock, and two sisters, Theresa Morgan and Becky Martinez, all of Fredonia, Kan.; and three grandchildren.
Services were Saturday, May 13, in the Butler Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Pete Davidson officiating.
Cremation followed the services.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leota Faye Storment Memorial Fund, in care of Butler Funeral Home, P.O. Box 11, Bolivar, MO 65613.
Donald Kay Turpin
Donald Kay Turpin, 64, Bolivar, died Monday May 22, 2000, at his home following a short illness.
He was born Aug. 20, 1935, in Warrensburg to Donald Wade and Ethel Carpenter Turpin.
He was a 1953 graduate of Bolivar High School and retired in 1975 from the U.S. Navy after 21 years of service as an air traffic controller.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Kris and Carrie Turpin, and two grandsons, Stephen and Jordan Turpin, all of Bolivar.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Graveside services were Thursday, May 25, in Sentinel Cemetery with Bro. Jeff Shelenhamer officiating.
Military rites were presented by Am Vets Post No. 114 of Flemington.
Arrangements were under the direction of Pitts Chapel.
