Franklin H. Davis Jr.
Franklin Harlan Davis, Jr. of Blue Springs died on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2000, at St. Mary's Hospital in Blue Springs. He was 64.
Mr. Davis was a retired police officer, a member of the Masonic Lodges in Waverly and Hubert Heights, Ohio, and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
Services for Mr. Davis will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 18 at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, 1217 Business Loop 70 W. and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Church of Christ, 147 North Bridge Street, Chillicothe, Ohio.
The family has requested memorial contributions be made to the Franklin Davis Memorial Fund at First Country Bank, 1100 West Main, P.O. Box 1300, Blue Springs, Mo. 64013.
Anita Goldman
People loved Anita May Goldman even though they may not have known who she was. She satisfied the sweet tooth of Columbia residents for 30 years with the Chocolate Shop on Ninth Street, which she owned and operated.
Mrs. Goldman died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at Boone Hospital Center. She was 83.
Mrs. Goldman was born on April 29, 1917, in New Franklin to George Angross and Mae Bird Bennett Smothers. She attended New Franklin High School and Central Methodist College, and she married Red Goldman on Aug. 19, 1941.
Mrs. Goldman was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, an organization based on faith, but no specific religion, that dedicates much of its time to charity.
She is survived by her sister, Delores Harvey of Boonville; one great niece; one great nephew; and several cousins. Her husband, one son and three brothers died earlier.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in New Franklin. The Rev. Harold Willard will officiate. The visitation will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St.
Memorials may be given to the First Christian Church of New Franklin.
Walter Kenney
Despite being confined to a hospital bed, Walter Kenney, the social bug he was, would call his wife, Virginia Verner, from the hospital and ask what the plans were for the day.
"He loved to eat out, go to plays," Verner said.
Active until the end, Mr. Kenney died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000. He was 72.
Mr. Kenney was born Aug. 17, 1928, in Derry, N.H., and schooled in Taunton, Mass. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served as a Russian translator from 1946-1950.
After leaving the Air Force, he enrolled at Princeton University and graduated in 1954. In 1955, he married Judith Lovely. He went to work for IBM as a salesman, but was hampered by muscular dystrophy.
He moved to Columbia in the 1970s with a later wife, Betty Kenney, and enrolled at the MU School of Health Related Professions with the idea of getting out of sales. He graduated in 1976 with a degree in hospital administration.
After a short time at Columbia Regional Hospital, he landed at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center as a hospital administrator, where he worked until 1986.
Mr. Kenney was an avid bridge player and enjoyed playing games on his computer. According to Verner, her husband exuded personality.
"He wanted to be a friend to everybody," she said. "He couldn't say no."
After his second wife died in 1984, he married Verner on December 23, 1985.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, John Kenney of Oakland, Calif. and Clifford Kenney of Pasadena, Calif.; a daughter, Ann Kenney Gilman of the Ukraine; six stepchildren, Ray Trierweiler and Randy Trierweiler, both of Columbia, Rusty Trierweiler of St. Louis, Bill Verner of Armstrong, Maggie Jeffery of Columbia, Fred Verner of Chesterfield; and 17 grandchildren.
A brother, Robert Kenney, died earlier.
Services, conducted by the Rev. Glen Lashley, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W.
Memorials may be sent to Community United Methodist Church Quilters, 3301 W. Broadway, Columbia, Mo. 65203 or Cancer Research Center, 3501 Berrywood, Columbia, Mo. 65201.
K. Faye O'Bryan
K. Faye O'Bryan of Columbia died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, in Las Vegas. She was 86.
Mrs. O'Bryan was born Dec. 18, 1913, to William L. and Mary Ann Hammel See in Salisbury, Mo. She married Dr. K.L. O'Bryan on July 17, 1937, in Jefferson City.
She was the first female deputy sheriff in Boone County. Mrs. O'Bryan worked as an investigative assistant in the traffic division for the University of Missouri for 22 years. She retired in 1976.
Mrs. O'Bryan volunteered with the National Arthritis Foundation in Clinical Studies. She studied the effects of exercise behaviors and outcomes on women with Arthritis.
She was also a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
If anyone wishes to do something in her memory, Mrs. O'Bryan requested that they "take the time to make some child happy for a day.
Mrs. O'Bryan is survived by two brothers, Edward B. See of Leawood, Kan., and William P. See of Las Vegas; four nieces, Susan Strongman of Overland Park, Kan., Jill Kreitzer of Kansas City, and Christine Lazoya and Whitney See, both of Las Vegas; and two nephews.
Services, conducted by the Rev. David Veit, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 903 Bernadette Drive, in Columbia.
Memorials may be sent to the Ronald McDonald House, 1001 Stadium Road, Columbia, Mo. 65201.
Philip Carr Anderson
Dr. Philip Carr Anderson was as likely to assign Shakespeare to his students as medical text readings. "It doesn't hurt to know everything," he often told his students at the MU School of Medicine.
Dr. Anderson died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at his home in Columbia. He was 69.
Dr. Anderson was born Dec. 25, 1930, in Grand Rapids, Mich. He received a Regents Alumni Scholarship to the University of Michigan, where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1951 and his medical degree in 1955. He interned at St. Luke's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, before serving in the Navy Medical Corps for two years. He then returned to the University of Michigan to finish his residency and do a year of research. He married his wife, Patricia, on Jan. 20, 1962.
In 1963, Dr. Anderson joined the MU faculty as an assistant professor. He was one of 25 physicians in the country to be named a Markle Scholar in 1966 for their outstanding potential in academic medicine.
Dr. Anderson served as special assistant to James Shannon, director of the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Md., from 1967 to 1968. He was chairman of the dermatology department at MU from 1971 until his retirement in 1998. While chairman, he established a training program for residents.
In 1987, Dr. Anderson received the highest honor bestowed on faculty and students by the MU Alumni Association, the Faculty-Alumni Award.
The American Academy of Dermatology honored Dr. Anderson in 1999 for his involvement with the organization and training of future dermatologists.
Dr. Anderson is survived by his wife; two sons, Jeffrey Anderson of McLean, Va., and Stephen Anderson of Arlington, Va.; and a daughter, Catherine Anderson-Seaman of Portland, Ore. He is also survived by four grandchildren.
Services were held Nov. 4, 2000, at the A.P. Green Chapel on the MU campus. Memorials may be sent to the Philip C. Anderson Endowed Professorship, c/o Dr. Ron Swinfard, Division of Dermatology, 1 Hospital Drive, Box 43, Columbia, Mo. 65212.
Gary Eugene Bennett
Gary Eugene Bennett of Holiday Island, Ark., died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2000, of cancer. He was 60.
Mr. Bennett was born Nov. 18, 1939, in Leon, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1963 and graduated from Northeast Missouri State University in 1969 with a master's degree. Mr. Bennett was a high school teacher and coach for five years before becoming human resources manager at 3M in Columbia from 1978 until 1984.
Mr. Bennett retired from 3M in November 1999. While in Columbia, he coached for several years in the Daniel Boone Little League.
Visitation for Mr. Bennett will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Slade Funeral Home in Leon, Iowa. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mr. Bennett is survived by his wife, Francia Bennett of Holiday Island, Ark.; one daughter, Franchel Bennett of Fort Wayne, Ind.; one son, Jason Bennett of Albuquerque, N.M.; and one granddaughter.
His three sisters died earlier.
Dorothy J. Godfrey
Dorothy Jeannette Godfrey of Columbia died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2000, at University Hospital. She was 86.
"She was an extremely supportive wife and mother," said Superintendent of Schools James Ritter, a family friend. "I think she spent most of her time as a housewife and mother."
Mrs. Godfrey was born April 17, 1914, in Dimmitt, Texas, to Jesse Frederick and Charlotte Adella Humphrey Lust. She attended Tarkio College and graduated in 1936 with degrees in English and music.
In 1939, she married Paul Bloomfield Godfrey. The couple moved to Columbia in 1952, and in 1954 bought a farm on Green Meadows Road, where they raised their four children.
Mrs. Godfrey was an active member of First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Richard Ramsey said she was always devoted to her religion.
"Her religious backing was very strong," the Rev. Ramsey said. "She was a very gentle woman and very open-minded."
She was a member of the church Women's Circle and a member of P.E.O, a secret women's club, for 62 years.
Services, conducted by the Rev. Richard Ramsey and the Rev. George McCall, will be held at noon Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St. Visitation will follow the services. There will be a private burial.
Mrs. Godfrey is survived by three daughters, Charlotte Cole of Mount Vernon, Helen Gill of Springfield, Va., and Martha Schaeffer of Bremerton, Wash.; one son, Paul A. Godfrey of New Windsor, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Her husband, three brothers and two sisters died earlier.
Memorials may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St., Columbia, Mo. 65201; or Lenior Health Care at 3300 New Haven Road, Columbia, Mo. 65201.
Betty Kirchhoff
Betty Jean St. Denis Kirchhoff of Columbia died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, at Boone Retirement Center. She was 76.
Mrs. Kirchhoff was born Sept. 15, 1924, to Mabelle and Charles St. Denis in St. Louis. She graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended Washington University, where she was a member of Gamma Phi sorority and later served on the faculty until the early 1950s.
While teaching art and fashion design, Mrs. Kirchhoff did freelance work in fashion design, traveling to New York and Milwaukee.
"She had an illustrious career," said Ardith Kirchhoff, her daughter-in-law.
"Betty was one of those people born with art and fashion and design in her bones," said her son, Marc Kirchhoff. "That was her passion and her life, and she enjoyed it."
Betty Kirchhoff was inventor of the "flip-and-twist scarf" for her St. Louis-based company, Kontour Koil, which she established in 1970. She held the patent on the scarf for 20 years, and sold her product to national department stores. She also worked as top designer for the Joe Collins Sportswear line, her daughter-in-law said.
"She was always inventing, always creating something new," Ardith Kirchhoff said. "And she would have loved to have lived in a hardware store. A fashion designer and a hardware buff."
Visitation for Mrs. Kirchhoff will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at Valley View Community Church, 2900 Barberry Ave. Services will follow at 7:30. Burial will be in St. Louis at Lake Charles Cemetery at noon Thursday.
Mrs. Kirchhoff is survived by two sisters, Jane Grable and Ruth Honer, both of St. Louis; a brother, Bob St. Denis of Kansas City; two sons, Kevin Kirchhoff of St. Peters and Marc Kirchhoff of Columbia; and six grandchildren.
A brother died earlier.
Memorials may be made to the family of Betty Kirchhoff in care of Nilson Funeral Home, 5611 St. Charles Road, Columbia, Mo. 65202.
Martha E. Hourigan
Martha E. Hourigan died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2000, at Cooper County Memorial Hospital in Boonville. She was 91.
Mrs. Hourigan was born Aug. 25, 1909, in Cooper County to Charles Childs Eldridge and Essie E. Burge Eldridge. She married Joe W. Hourigan on April 17, 1934.
Mrs. Hourigan was a member of First Christian Church.
Graveside services, conducted by Rev. John Yonker, will be at 1 p.m. today at Columbia Cemetery, 30 E. Broadway.
Mrs. Hourigan is survived by several nieces and nephews. Her husband died earlier.
Juanita C. Hoffman
Juanita Carlett Hoffman of Columbia died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000. She was 51.
Ms. Hoffman was born Feb. 11, 1949, to Lacy D. and Clara Walton Buchanan in Memphis, Tenn.
She loved reading, writing, watching TV, and listening to blues music.
Ms. Hoffman lived in Columbia for 13 years and was employed by Meadowbrook Nursing home for two years.
She is survived by her mother, Clara Buchanan of East St. Louis, Ill.; a son, Chance Scott of Columbia; four daughters, Shontai Hoffman, Mija Hoffman, Atonja Hoffman and Crystal Gilbert, all of Columbia; three brothers, Lacy D. Buchanan Jr. and Kenneth Buchanan, both of East St. Louis, Ill., and Anthony Buchanan of Indianapolis, Ind.; four sisters, Nora White of Louisville, Ky., Lydia Jefferson of Las Vegas, Nev., Clarissa Buchanan and Clara Buchanan, both of East St. Louis.
Ms. Hoffman's father, Lacy D. Buchanan Sr., died earlier.
Visitation was held Monday at Warren Funeral Chapel. Services, conducted by the Rev. C.W. Dawson Jr., will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, 702 Banks St., in Columbia. Burial will be at Columbia Cemetery, 30 E. Broadway.
Memorials may be sent to a trust fund at Mizzou Credit Union, c/o Shontai Hoffman, Account #02, First St. and Broadway, P.O. Box 1795, Columbia, Mo. 65205-1795.
William Sylvester Jefferson Sr.
William Sylvester Jefferson Sr. died on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000. He was 73.
Mr. Jefferson was born in Jonesburg to Thomas Lee and Estelle Mae Jefferson on March 24, 1927. He was a resident of Columbia for 53 years.
Mr. Jefferson married Lydia Buchanan on June 6, 1992, in Columbia.
Visitation for Mr. Jefferson was held on Sunday at Warren Funeral Chapel. Services were held on Monday at Second Baptist Church and with the Reverend Carolus Taylor officiating. Mr. Jefferson was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Jefferson is survived by his wife; five sons, William S. Jefferson Jr. of St. Louis, Lavelle M. Jefferson, Floyd Marshall and Larry Wills, all of Columbia, and Curtis Reynolds of Las Vegas; four daughters, Jane Christian of Milwaukee, Wis., Deborah Jefferson McTye, Sandra Franklin and D'Keva McKee, all of olumbia; two brothers, Thomas R. Jefferson of Montgomery City, and James Brown of Columbia; and three sisters, Mildred Martin of Columbia, Rosemarie Gibbs of Detroit and Lillian Vincent of Montgomery City.
A brother died earlier.
Louise Meyer
Louise Meyer of Columbia died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2000, at University Hospital and Clinics.
Mrs. Meyer was born in Florida to Oscar C. and Annie K. Bell. She married H.R. Blevins, who died in 1936. In 1944, she married Dallas Meyer, who died on July 29, 1998.
Mrs. Meyer had a long career in the field of insurance. She was one of seven employees to begin operation of MFA Mutual Insurance Co. in 1946. In 1964, she and her husband joined a group of 25 people to form Silvey Corporation. She was assistant to the president of Silvey Corporation, assistant secretary-treasurer of the subsidiary companies and a member of Silvey Corporation board of directors. She retired in 1978.
Mrs. Meyer was also a member of the Business and Professional Women's Organization, and Order of the Eastern Star.
Services for Mrs. Meyer will be private.
She is survived by two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
One son, Bill R. Blevins, died earlier.
Memorials may be sent to the Ronald McDonald House, 1001 Stadium Road, Columbia, Mo. 65201.
Dorothy Biffle Hunt
Dorothy Biffle Hunt of Columbia died Friday, November, 10, 2000, at Lenoir Heath Care Center. She was 93.
Mrs. Hunt was born Sept. 20, 1907, in Frederick Town to A.L. and Nell Catherine Picker Biffle. She was married Oct. 9, 1926, to Russell O. Hunt.
Mrs. Hunt had lived in Columbia since 1946.
There will be no visitation or service.
Mrs. Hunt is survived by her daughter, Catherine Hunt of Columbia.
Her husband and three brothers, Earl Edgar and A.L. Biffle, all died earlier.
Carmen H. Bukaty
Carmen Hickam Bukaty of Boonville died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000, at Cooper County Regional Hospital. She was 93.
Ms. Bukaty was born on Sept. 18, 1907, in Marion, to Luther and Elsie Powell Hickman.
She married Leon Bukaty on Sept. 13, 1940, in New York.
She was a member of the First Christian Church in Boonville. Mrs. Bukaty's love of the arts led her to be involved in musical productions wherever she lived.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, at the First Christian Church in Boonville. Visitation will be at 2:30 p.m. at the church. She will be buried at Shiloh Church Cemetery near California, Mo.
Ms. Bukaty is survived by her first cousins, Spencer Wegener of Rocheport, Gayle Powell of California, Mildred McDow of Bay City, Mich., and Katherine Roberts of Rocky Mount; and her brother-in-law, Paul Schaefer of Fort Smith, Ark.
Her husband died earlier.
Memorials may be sent to the First Christian Church at 301 Fourth St., Boonville, Mo. 65233.
Michael H. Dalton Jr.
The Rev. Michael H. Dalton Jr. died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2000, at his home in St. Louis. He was 80.
Mr. Dalton, a deacon of the Catholic Church, was well known for founding and directing Operation Family, a civil rights organization based in St. Louis and Metro-East Illinois. The organization brought families of different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds together. President Lyndon Johnson honored him for his work in promoting harmony between races.
His son, Michael H. Dalton III, is an Ashland businessman who ran for state legislature in 1998.
The elder Dalton was born May 7, 1920, to Dr. Michael H. and Eva Lamburth Dalton. He married Gloria Francis Meyer on Sept. 3, 1949.
Mr. Dalton was director of the Family Services Agency of Southern Illinois, and Director of Catholic School Services of the Belleville, Ill. Diocese. He served as a deacon at St. Monica's Parish from 1986 until his recent illness.
Visitation for Mr. Dalton will be today from 1 to 5 p.m. at Ortmann-Stipanovich Funeral Home, 12444 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur. Due to his status as a deacon in the Catholic Church, Mr. Dalton will lay in state at St. Monica's Parish from 6:30 to 9 p.m., with a special prayer vigil starting at 7 p.m.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Monica's Parish. Burial will be in St. Monica's Cemetery immediately following. A luncheon provided by St. Monica's Parish will be held following the burial.
Mr. Dalton is survived his wife; eight children, Christopher E. Dalton, Mazie Dalton, Edward C. Dalton, Theresa J. Mines and Joseph F. X. Dalton, all of St. Louis, Michael H. Dalton III of Ashland, Mary F. Reichman of Pocatello, Idaho and Ann McLellan of Memphis; twenty-three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A brother died earlier.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent in Mr. Dalton's name to The Bishop Healy School, 5017 Northland Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63113.
Marjorie B. Gribbon
Marjorie Benedict Gribbon of Ashland died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2000, at Ashland Healthcare. She was 83.
Mrs. Gribbon was born August 11, 1917, in Pittsfield, Mass. to Sidney Minor and Freda Benedict. She married John Gribbon on Dec. 4, 1943.
She was a member of South Congregation Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.
A family memorial service will be held at a later date in Pittsfield, Mass. Burial will be at Pittsfield Cemetery.
A 1935 graduate of Pittsfield High School, Mrs. Gribbon graduated from Syracuse University in 1939. During World War II, she worked for General Electric.
Mrs. Gribbon is survived by her daughter, Nancy Metzler of Columbia; a brother, Bruce Benedict of Stratford, Conn.; and two grandchildren.
Her husband died earlier.
Memorials may be sent to the Ronald McDonald House, 1001 Stadium Road, Columbia, Mo. 65201.
Jerry Seidel
To Alfred Seidel, the difference between him and his brother, Jerry, was obvious.
"He was the cute one," Alfred said of his fraternal twin. To everyone else, Jerry Seidel's humor was his distinguishable trait. "He was the fun guy, everyone liked him," Alfred said.
Jerome (Jerry) V. Seidel of Ashland died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2000, at Ashland Healthcare. He was 82.
Mr. Seidel was born on Aug. 29, 1918, in St. Louis to Harry Vail Seidel, an attorney, and Ruth Pearl Lightcap Seidel, an artist.
During his years in high school, Mr. Seidel and his brother led the track team with their skill. "Usually dad would come in first and his brother second," John Seidel, Mr. Seidel's son, said.
While in high school, Mr. Seidel met his wife of 57 years. He lived only a corner away from Kathryn Kalert Seidel, but his popularity in high school kept them apart.
"I figured anyone as popular as he and his brother had to be snobs, so I never wanted to talk to him," Kathryn Seidel said.
One night at a neighborhood ice cream parlor, mutual friends introduced the two. The couple dated for seven years before their marriage on Aug. 28, 1943.
"Her parents said she would be a young widow because of his diabetes, but that didn't stop her," Joan Seidel-Petralia said of her mother.
Mr. Seidel developed diabetes during his military training for World War II. The discovery of the disease led to his discharge in 1942, only four months into his military service. Battling the disease for 58 years, Mr. Seidel's experiences and advice to others earned him the cover of the Diabetic Voice magazine a few years ago.
A large part of Mr. Seidel's life was his career as a manufacturer representative for his company in Kansas City, where he was able to pursue his favorite pastime of traveling.
Mr. Seidel is survived by his wife, Kathryn Seidel of Ashland; a son, John Seidel of Salt Lake City; a daughter, Joan Seidel-Petralia of Ashland; and one brother, Alfred Seidel of Warson Woods.
Visitation for Mr. Seidel will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Bopp Funeral Home, 10610 Manchester Road, in Kirkwood. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, 1420 Sappington Road, in Crestwood. Mr. Seidel will be buried at Resurrection Cemetery in Afton.
Memorials may be sent to the Parent Association Bellefontaine Rehabilitation Center, 10695 Bellefontaine Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63031.
