Michael Ward Sr.
Michael R. Ward Sr., 43, Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau, of complications from diabetes. He was born Aug. 18, 1957, in Kansas City, the son of Ray and Helen Louise Morris Ward. He and Connie Larkin were married July 24, 1983. He owned and operated Ward's Battery Shop for several years in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of Freedom of the Road Riders for 28 years. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Lonnie E. Morris of Bolivar, and his grandmother, Bessie Ward Piper of Buffalo. Surviving are his wife, Connie; three sons, Steven Miller, Michael Ward Jr. and Kenneth Ward of Cape Girardeau; his parents, Ray and Helen Ward, and a sister, Stara McLard, all of Raymondville; his grandmother, Nola Morris of Bolivar; and two grandchildren. Graveside services were Wednesday, Sept. 20, in Laremeir Cemetery, Cape Girardeau.
Anna G. Steeley
Anna G. Steeley, 84, Greenfield, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, in her home. She was born Sept. 11, 1915, in Arcola, the daughter of George and Ida Underwood Lowry. She married Linville V. King on Dec. 3, 1939, in Seybert, and to this union a son, Duane, and a daughter, Janice, were born. Her husband, Linville, preceded her in death Nov. 21, 1964. She married Howard Steeley on Oct. 18, 1972, in Greenfield. She graduated from Stockton High School and attended Southwest Baptist College. She was an elementary school teacher, having taught at the White Oak Country School. She was a retired Dade County health nurse. She was a member of Greenfield Church of Christ and the Greenfield Literary and Civic Club. She had been a longtime volunteer at the Dade County Nursing Home and helped start the Dade County Health Center. Besides her first husband, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Henry, Franklin and Earl Lowry, and a stepson, Sanford Steeley. Survivors include her husband, Howard, of the home; a son, Duane Lee King and his wife, Barbara, of Flemington; a daughter, Janice A. Burnett and her husband, Fred, of Greenfield; a stepdaughter, Ann Glenn and her husband, Jerry, of Everton; a daughter-in-law, Joan Steeley of Everton; three stepsons and their wives, Larry and Ellie Steeley of Ash Grove, Dwight and Jeanie Steeley of Everton and Johnnie and Peggy Rummell of Walnut Grove; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services were Sunday, Sept. 3, in Greenfield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Billy Vanhouser officiating. Burial followed in Arcola HIckory Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Parkinson's Association.
Hayden W. Wilson
Hayden William Wilson, son of Tom and Nancy Wilson of Willard, was stillborn at 4:15 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his paternal grandparents, Robbin and James Dilday of Morrisville and Larry and Melody Wilson of Walnut Grove; his maternal grandparents, Bill and Carol Jennings of Aurora; and his paternal great-grandparents, Robert Altic of Willard and Bill and Lois Wilson of Walnut Grove. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be announced by Butler Funeral Home.
Hayden William Wilson
Hayden William Wilson, infant son of Thomas Adam Wilson and Nancy Ann Jennings Wilson, was stillborn on Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. Surviving besides his parents, Tom and Nancy Wilson of Willard, are maternal grandparents, Carol and Bill Jennings of Aurora; paternal grandparents, Robbin and James Dilday of Morrisville and Larry and Melody Wilson of Walnut Grove; paternal great-grandparents, Robert Altic of Willard and Bill and Lois Wilson of Walnut Grove; and paternal step-grandparents, Bill and Linda Howard of Ash Grove and Pat and Ed Dilday of Morrisville. Graveside services were Tuesday, October 3, in the Slagle Cemetery south of Bolivar with the Rev. Robert McGinnis officiating. Burial was under the direction of the Butler Funeral Home.
John Mark Woodfill
John Mark Woodfill, 70, Bolivar, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, in his home after a brief illness. He was born on Feb. 12, 1930 in Stockton, Calif., the son of R. L. 'Bob' and Elizabeth Upton Woodfill. He was a lifelong resident of Bolivar. He graduated from Bolivar High School in 1940 and from Southwest Baptist College in 1950. Mark was a member of the First Christian Church of Bolivar and the American Legion. He was active in all school and community programs. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1951 and was honorably discharged in 1954 with the rank of sergeant. He graduated with a degree in speech from Southwest Missouri State University in 1956, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He joined his father in operating the City Drug Store on the west side of the square. The store was founded in the 1890s by his grandfather, George Mark Upton. After the death of his father, he assumed ownership of the store until its sale in 1990. Mike Stephens began his pharmacy career at the City Drug store as a soda fountain clerk during his high school years. Later, after becoming a registered pharmacist, Mike opened his own pharmacy in Bolivar and Mark joined his staff as a pharmacy technician. He continued in Mike's employ until his death. Surviving is a sister, Betty C. Mahaffey of Park Ridge, Ill.; a brother-in-law, Fred Mahaffey of Bolivar; two nephews, John Christopher Mahaffey of Chicago, Ill., and his children, Michael and Katie, and Mark Turner Mahaffey of San Diego, Calif. Services were Saturday, Sept. 23, in the Butler Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Paul Cofer officiating. Inurnment was in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Rolla E. Anderson
Rolla E. Anderson, 73, Humansville, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, in his home. He was born March 1, 1927, at Humansville, the son of Samuel D. and Mary Purdin Anderson. On June 14, 1957, he married Juanita Kester of Willow Springs. He was a farmer, retired Humansville postmaster and retired scorekeeper for the Humansville High School basketball games. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army in Italy. He was a lifelong member of the Humansville United Methodist Church, where he served as lay leader and Sunday school superintendent. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Juanita, of the home; four children and their spouses, Samuel D. and Sharon Anderson of Humansville, Steven and Ginger Anderson of Sedalia, Karla and Cameron Wesson of Germany and Allan and Shauna Anderson of Willard; six sisters, Phyllis Howard of Lee's Summit, Virginia Hale and Eugenia Warren, both of Polk, Irene Tinsley, Marcene Steffens and Sue Garretson, all of Humansville; two sisters-in-law, five brothers-in-law, eight grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Humansville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bob McQueen officiating. Music will be by Stephanie Bledsoe and Jody Burch. Interment will be in Humansville Cemetery under the direction of Murray Funeral Home, Humansville. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humansville United Methodist Church, 802 W. Tilden St., Humansville MO 65674.
Ethel B. Brooks
Ethel B. Brooks, 86, Branson West, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in Skaggs Community Hospital, Branson. The daughter of Frank and Florence Raholitz Bohn, she was born Feb. 9, 1914, in Cornland, Ill. She was a homemaker and had lived in the area the past 30 years, coming from Rockford, Ill. Survivors include two sons, Dennis Brooks of Branson West and Gary Brooks of Rockford, Ill.; two brothers, Herman Bohn of Elkhart, Ill., and Charles Bohn of Cornland, Ill.; three sisters, Rosie Litterly and Opal Burtell, both of Elkhart, Ill., and Elizabeth Hooper of Rockford, Ill.; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. Services were Monday, Oct. 16, in Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Kimberling City, with Jim Troyke officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Bolivar, under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home South, Kimberling City.
Robert D. Crowe
Robert Dale Crowe, 39, Walnut Shade, died Wednesday evening, Oct. 18, 2000, in Taney County as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born Nov. 28, 1960, in Humansville to Dale and Jannath Williams Crowe. He was a member of Pittsburg Missionary Baptist Church and had been self-employed as a landscaper. He was preceded in death by his father, Dale Crowe, and grandparents George R. Williams, Mary Jane Williams and Elmer Crowe. Survivors include his mother, Jannath Crowe of Pittsburg; a daughter, Rebecca Farmer of Walnut Shade; a brother, Clay Crowe of Cross Timbers; a sister, Penny Keene of Chicago, Ill.; his grandparents, Velma and Wesley Harbison of Eldon; and , and a nephew, Casey Keene. Graveside services were Sunday, Oct. 22, in Antioch Cemetery, Pittsburg, with Sam Kaunley officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Pitts Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to a trust fund for his daughter, Rebecca Farmer, in care of Commerce Bank, 623 South Albany, Bolivar, MO 65613.
J.W. Dilley
J.W. Dilley, 78, Bolivar, formerly of Ash Grove, died at noon Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, in Parkview Health Care Center. He was born in DeWitt, the son of Thomas Victor and Velda Pearl Dilley Gunn. After the deaths of his mother and father when he was 5 years old, he was adopted by his uncle and aunt, John A. and Catherine Moore Dilley. He was a retired Southern Baptist minister and was a member of the Greene County Retired Ministers Association. He was a member of Center Baptist Church east of Ash Grove. He had been employed with Anderson and Son Truck Body Company of Springfield for 30 years, retiring as office manager. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, entering the service at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on Jan. 26, 1943, and was discharged on March 6, 1949, at Jefferson Barracks with the rank of corporal. During his service he received two Purple Hearts and other honors. He was a lifetime member of the Ash Grove VFW Post, where he served as chaplain. He was united in marriage with Jean Craig on June 20, 1943. To this union six children were born. They shared more than 56 years of marriage before Jean preceded him in death on Oct. 29, 1999. Also preceding him in death were two sisters, three brothers and one great-granddaughter, Haley Marie Dilley. He is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, John W. and Sue Dilley of Walnut Grove and James William Dilley of Olathe, Kan.; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Patricia Geiszler of Springfield, Arleen and Kenneth Niemi of Half Way, Joan and John Delzell of Springfield and Sandra and Ron Maupin of Bolivar; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services were Monday, Oct. 9, in Wilson Brim Daniel Chapel, Ash Grove, with the Rev. Mitch Fisher officiating. Interment followed in Ash Grove Cemetery with full military honors under the auspices of the Missouri Veterans Bravo Team of Springfield.
Archie W. Fausett
Archie Woodrow Fausett, 87, Bolivar, died at 2:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, in Parkview Health Care Facility after a brief illness. He was born Jan. 3, 1913, in Hazelton, Kan., the son of William Efton and Pearl M. Reed Fausett. A graduate of Pleasant Hope High School, he was a farmer and a longtime resident of Half Way and the Pleasant Hope community. In 1933 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Eastburn, and to this union three children were born: Gerald, Norman and Wilma Jean Fausett. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Wilma Jean Culbertson; and one sister, Wilma Whitmarsh. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy F. Fausett of Bolivar; two sons and their wives, Norman and Kay Fausett of Half Way and Gerald and Lydia Fausett of Branson; three sisters, Mary Thelma Giddens of Sturgeon, Erma Jewell Hall of Columbia and Mabel Lovella Nichols of Sturgeon; one brother, Virgil Fausett of Sturgeon; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. Services will be at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Butler Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lyle Shaulis officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hope Cemetery.
Alicia B. Horton
Alicia B. Horton, 90, Half Way, died at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, in Parkview Health Care Facility after a brief illness. She was born Aug. 27, 1910, in St. Louis, the daughter of George and Rose Winter Polliham. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul J. Horton. She is survived by one daughter and her husband, Mary and Kelly McAtee of Half Way; three sons, Paul J. Horton Jr. of Cuba, Richard G. Horton of St. Charles and Robert F. Horton of Sommerville, Tenn.; 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral mass was Saturday, Oct. 28, in Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church with Father Pat Wissman officiating. Altar boys were Sean Jones and Chris Jones. Music was provided by organist Carol Francka and the church choir. Casketbearers were Paul J. Horton III, Aaron McAtee, Matthew Horton, Patrick Horton, Michael Horton, Robert Horton, Richard Horton, Scott Carter, Al Horton and James Horton. Graveside services were Monday, Oct. 30, in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Louis, with Father James Edwards officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Butler Funeral Home.
