Isaiah Rundle
Isaiah Andrew Rundle, infant son of Donny Rundle and Adrienne Booth, 501 N. Anderson Ave., was stillborn at 1:15 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 1997, at Freeman Hospital West.
Additional survivors include paternal grandmother, Tina Berry, Joplin; paternal grandfathers Leo Rundle and Joey Upton, both of Webb City; maternal grandparents, Phyllis and Amos Booth, Webb City; paternal great-grandparents, Alonzo and Dorothy Rundle, Carterville; maternal great-grandparents, Phillip and Lillian Williams, Webb City; and maternal great-grandmother, Cathy Booth, Joplin.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery.
The Rev. Doug Wilkerson will officiate.
Arrangements are under the direction of Mason-Woodard Mortuary.
Mary Snider
Mary Ellen Snider, 77, 3802 Castle Rock, died at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1997, at St. John's Regional Medical Center after a one-year illness.
Mrs. Snider was born Nov. 30, 1919, at Granger, Iowa. She was a 20-year Department of Agriculture inspector at Ames, Iowa.
She was a member of Prairie Flower Bible Church, Webb City.
Survivors include her husband, Deane Snider, Joplin; a daughter, Mary Ann Bell, Joplin; two sisters, Kathryn Morris, Indianola, Iowa, and Louis Payne, Dallas Center, Iowa; and a grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Prairie Flower Bible Church, Webb City.
The Rev. David Ernst and the Rev. Al Rasmussen will officiate.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Russell Pickard, Bob Neely, Bill Marcus, Harold Ripley, Gerald Curry and Darrell Wood.
Contributions may be made to Prairie Flower Bible Church, in care of the funeral home.
Lawrence Caten
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Lawrence James Caten, 90, Springfield, died at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1997, at a local nursing home after a long illness.
Mr. Caten was born Aug. 16, 1906, near Everton. He worked as a rigger at Shell Oil Co., Martinez, Calif.
He moved to Springfield in 1966. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II.
He married Juanita Brown on July 20, 1943, in Denver, Colo. She survives.
Additional survivors include a sister, Grace Guthrie, Springfield.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Morris Leiman Mosher Funeral Home, Miller.
The Rev. Ralph Prosser will officiate.
Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery, north of Miller.
Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, in care of the funeral home.
Carolyn Davis
STELLA, Mo. - Carolyn Davis, 58, died at noon Monday, Feb. 3, 1997 at her home after an illness.
Mrs. Davis was born Feb. 19, 1938 in Garden City, Kan.
She moved to Stella in 1960 from Towner, Colo.
She was a member of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church in Noel, the church's women's group and was a 4-H Club leader.
She was graduated from St. Mary of the Plains High School, Dodge City, Kan., and attended Colorado State University.
She married Bob Davis on June 18, 1957 in Garden City. He survives.
Also surviving are five sons, Tom Davis, Stella, Jerry Davis, Joplin, Dan Davis, Springfield, Terry Davis, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Phil Davis, Fort Campbell, Ky.; two daughters, Winifred Thomas, Tulsa, Okla., and Liz Miller, Ozark; three brothers, Marion Lobmeyer and Donald Lobmeyer, both of Garden City, and Raymond Lobmeyer, Sycamore, Ill.; three sisters, Dorothy Owens, Prescott, Ariz., Edna Pellett, Atascadero, Calif., and Lucy Boyer, Scott City, Kan.; and 21 grandchildren.
Funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 1997 at Nativity of Our Lord Church.
Father John Harth will officiate.
Burial will be at Union Cemetery in Stella under the direction of Ozark Funeral Home, Anderson.
Pallbearers will be Lloyd Adams, Bob Cook, John Garvey, David Brewer, David Heaser and Rafael Rodriguez.
Family visitation will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the church and will include a potluck dinner.
A prayer service will follow at 7:30 p.m.
Contributions may be made to St. John's Hospice of Joplin in care of the funeral home.
Edith Finley
LOCKWOOD, Mo. - Edith Cowan Finley, 107, Lockwood, died at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, 1997, at a local nursing home after an illness.
Mrs. Finley was born Jan. 26, 1890, in Pierce City.
She was graduated from Pierce City High School and attended Draughon's Business College in Springfield.
She worked in several offices in Springfield before she became a homemaker.
He moved to Lockwood in 1926.
She was a member of Lockwood Presbyterian Church.
She married Joseph A. Finley on Sept. 5, 1917. He preceded her in death.
Three sons also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ellanson, Springfield; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Lockwood Funeral Chapel.
The Rev. Larry Neil will officiate.
Burial will be in Lockwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
L. Madge Howell
CARTHAGE, Mo. - L. Madge Howell, 82, Carthage route 6, died at 6:35 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1997, at a Mount Vernon nursing home after a one-year illness.
Mrs. Howell was born April 13, 1914, in Quitman, Mo.
She was a longtime area resident who lived in the rural Carthage area most of her life.
She was a homemaker.
She married Charles E. Howe on Oct. 10, 1931, in Joplin. He died on Sept. 11, 1972.
Survivors include five sons, Charles R. Howe, Avilla, Jack R. Howell, Sedalia, George Howell, Carthage, Phillip Howell, Stott City, and Frank Howell, Carthage; a daughter, Barbara Musgrove, Joplin; 24 grandchildren; and 43 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Salem Cemetery near Mount Vernon.
Randy L. Wilson, minister, will officiate.
Burial is under the direction of Hedge-Lewis Funeral Home, Webb City.
The family will receive friends from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Jerry Peters
PIERCE CITY, Mo. - Services for Jerry Malone Peters, 69, Pierce City, who died at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, 1997, at his home after a long illness, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home, Monett.
Burial will be in Monett IOOF Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home, where military services will be conducted at 6 p.m.
Mr. Peters was a former mayor of Pierce City.
