Helen Roetto
MONETT, Mo. - Helen Margaret Roetto, 78, Monett, died at 10:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, at her home after a long illness.
Mrs. Roetto was born June 26, 1919, in Newton County. She was a homemaker.
She was a member of St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church, Pulaskifield, the Altar Society and the church prayer group.
She married Emmitt Roetto on Sept. 2, 1941, at Sarcoxie. He died in November 1994.
Survivors include two sons, Eugene Roetto, Monett, and Paul Roetto, Phoenix, Ariz.; four daughters, Mary Kay Aleck, Mulberry , Ark., Joan Maples, Diamond, Pauline Smith, Milton, Fla., and Rosemary Scroggs, Monett; two sisters, Frances Castle, Pierce City, and Florence Grable, Waynesville; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grand-children; and a great- great-grandchild.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church, Pulaskifield. The Rev. David Miller will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Wessell Funeral Home, Pierce City. Visitation will follow.
Contributions may be made to a fund for handicapped children.
Mary Turner
MONETT, Mo. - Mary Jane Turner, 70, Monett, died at 4:05 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, after a sudden illness.
Mrs. Turner was born April 30, 1927, at Hooker, Okla. She had lived in the Monett and Freistatt areas the past 30 years. She retired in 1978 from Jumping Jacks Shoes in Monett.
She was a member of the Chapel of Grace Church, Monett.
She married Rupert Rodney Turner on Oct. 18, 1963, at Neosho. He died April 5, 1976.
Survivors include two stepsons, J.C. Turner, Granby, and Jerry Turner, Kansas city; a brother, Paul Rice, Springfield; two sisters, Lois Lawson, Neosho, and Doris Ledford, Duenweg; four stepgrandchildren; and six great-step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett. The Rev. Jim Copley will officiate. Burial will be in Jones Chapel Cemetery, near Stella.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the Chapel of Grace Church, Monett.
Delma Brooks
Delma Hauser Brooks, 70, Tacoma, Wash., a former Joplin resident, died at 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, at a hospital in Tacoma after a long illness.
Mrs. Brooks was born Jan. 4, 1928, in Joplin. She was a 1945 graduate of Joplin High School. She worked as a bookkeeper at a certified public accounting firm in Joplin. She moved to Tacoma in 1952. She worked at the Carpenter's Union in Tacoma as a secretary for 17 years.
She married Lynn Brooks on May 8, 1953. He survives.
Additional survivors include a son, Steve Brooks, Anacortes, Wash.; a daughter, Brenda Storlie, Tacoma; a sister, Leona Hauser Hulette, Joplin; and five grandchildren.
The body will be cremated. No services are planned.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lynn Funeral Home, Tacoma.
Contributions may be made to the donor's favorite charity.
Dorothy Anderson
MONETT, Mo. - Dorothy Mae Anderson, 76, Monett, died at 9:50 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, at a Monett nursing home after a long illness.
Mrs. Anderson was born Nov. 10, 1921, in Monett. She had resided in the Monett area all of her life. She graduated in 1939 from Monett High School. She was a homemaker. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Monett, United Methodist Women, Ruth Circle and Tom Wolfe VFW Post 4207 Ladies Auxiliary.
She married William Howard Anderson on Aug. 24, 1940, in Cassville. He survives.
Additional survivors include a son, Rod Anderson, Monett; a brother, Bill Medlin, Monett; two sisters, Bernice Medlin and Audrey Millikan, both of Monett, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Buchanan Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Mildren officiating. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery in Monett.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Loaves and Fishes meals program or First United Methodist Church of Monett
Chester Browning
CASSVILLE, Mo. - Chester Ward Browning, 84, Cassville, formerly of Seligman, died at 3:20 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, at South Barry County Hospital, Cassville, after a long illness.
Mr. Browning was born Sept. 21, 1913, at Stark City. He was a lifelong resident of Barry County He was a graduate of Exeter High School, Exeter. He had been a self-employed barber in Seligman for 50 years. He had served in various city offices in Seligman, including the office of mayor. At one time, he had been named "Mr. Seligman." He also served on Bank of Seligman board. He was a member of Seligman Baptist Church. He had been in ill health since 1994 and had been living in Barry County Care Center, Cassville, since Dec. 1, 1995.
He married Beatrice Davis in 1931. She died Feb. 21, 1966. He married Lois L. Edens Chappel in 1967. She survives.
Additional survivors include two sons, Gordon Browning, Pea Ridge, Ark, and Ronald Browning, Bentonville, Ark.; a stepson, Bill Chappel, Washburn; a daughter, Mary Lou Raglan, Bentonville, Ark.; a brother, Vernie Browning, Newtonia; a sister, Lorraine Relethford, Rogers, Ark.; three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and six step-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, Seligman. The Rev. Aaron Weibel will officiate. Burial will be in Seligman Cemetery, Seligman.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville.
Mary Crosby
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. - Mary Belle Crosby, 62, Carl Junction, died at 3:20 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, at Freeman Hospital West, Joplin, from injuries she received in an accident occurring Jan. 6 near Carl Junction.
Mrs. Crosby was born Sept. 30, 1935, at Southwest City. She moved to Carl Junction nine years ago from Eugene, Ore. She had been employed the last two years as a Wal-Mart cashier. She and her husband had pastored Open Bible churches in several states.
She married Bernie Crosby on Jan. 6, 1952, at West Praire, Ark. He survives.
Additional survivors include three sons, Dennis Ray Crosby, Zwolle, Netherlands, Gary D. Crosby, Burbank, S.C., Clayton Eugene Crosby, Bristow, Va.; and 10 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Parker Mortuary, Joplin, with the Rev. J.K. Wright officiating. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the Southwest City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. today at the mortuary.
Flossie Wade
Flossie M. Wade, 83, Washburn, died at 7:15 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, at a Cassville Hospital, after a short illness.
Mrs. Wade was born March 2, 1914, in McDonald County. She attended Trents Creek School near Washburn. She was a life-long resident of the Washburn area. She was a member of O.K. Assembly of God Church, Washburn, where she was Sunday School secretary for 40 years.
She married Loy Wade on Dec. 31, 1935, at Neosho. He died Oct. 3, 1979.
Additional survivors include two daughters, Evelyn Hopkins, Cassville, and Anna Mae Burns, Seligman; six brothers, Virgil Hendrix and Donald Hendrix, both of Seligman, Elmer Hendrix, Cassville and Ozie Hendrix, Willie Hendrix, and J.D. Hendrix, all of Washburn; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Burial will be in Roller Cemetery, west of Washburn.
