Betty Lou Koetting, daughter of the late George Ralph Varble and Annetta Williams Varble was born on March 4, 1929 in Leora, Missouri and departed this life on February 21, 2017 at Southeast Health of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 87.
She was a former cashier of Bill’s Mini Mart at Puxico and a former employee at The Puxico Handle Mill.
Survivors include, one son, Terry Hood (Shirley) of Dexter; one grandson, Lt. JG Christopher Hood (Lesleay); one great-grandson, Adler Christian Hood.
Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by two brothers, Paul Varble and Tony Varble.
Friends may call at the Rainey Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, February 25, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM.
Funeral services will be conducted in Rainey Mathis Funeral Chapel on
Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 2:30 PM. Interment will follow at the Dexter Cemetery.
Carolyn Lacy of Sweet Springs, daughter of the late Stephen Morris and Ludie Mae Burress Clark, was born in Kokomo, Indiana on November 26, 1950, and passed away in Sweet Springs, Missouri on February 22, 2017, at the age of 66 years, 2 months and 27 days.
She had lived in the Sweet Springs, Missouri area for many years. She was a sewing machine operator.
On June 13, 1967, she was married to Daniel Clifford Lacy. He preceded her in death on November 3, 2011.
Surviving are two sons & wife, Daniel C. Lacy, Jr. of Circle City, Missouri, John Allen Lacy (Donna) of Covington, Indiana; three daughters & husbands, Belinda Goodman of Essex, Missouri, Cindy Determan (DeWayne) of Republic, Missouri, Ginger Snapp (Shannon) of Sedalia, Missouri; fifteen grandchildren; many great grandchildren; three brothers James Clark of Davenport, Iowa, Ray Clark of Marysville, Washington, and Ron Clark of Walton Beach, Florida; one sisters, Kathy Lippencopp of Green Valley Arizona. Other relatives and many friends also survive.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, and one sister, one great grandson Aiden Habeggar.
Visitation will be Sunday, February 26, 2017, after 1:00 pm at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 26, 2017, at 2:00 pm at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with Pastor Don Hutto of Piedmont, Missouri officiating.
Interment will be in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Missouri in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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Lawrence Ray Geary of Aquilla, son of the late Jesse and Anita Pauline Polley Geary, was born in Salcedo, Missouri on June 5, 1938, and passed away at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on February 24, 2017, at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 19 days.
Mr. Geary had lived in the Salcedo and Morehouse areas until moving to Aquilla many years ago. He had owned and operated Geary Gas & Tire in Aquilla for many years.
On June 3, 1979, he married Judy S. Furtwangler Atwill in Portageville, Missouri.
Surviving are his wife, Judy Geary of Aquilla; one daughter and husband, Rayla & Ray Gene Tackett of Dexter; step-son & wife, Richard & Amanda Atwell of Blytheville, Arkansas; step-daughter & husband, Andrea & Ryan Underwood of Little Rock, Arkansas; daughter-in-law, Jeannie Geary & children of Aquilla; granddaughters, Jessica Rickman & daughters of Dexter, Samantha Geary of Columbia, Melissa Geary & sons of Dexter; and grandson, Michael Tacket of Zalma. Many other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by two sons, John L. Geary & Sammy “Bo” Geary, and one brother, Lee Geary.
Friends may call on Sunday, February 26, 2017, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
Services will be held on Monday, February 27, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Rev. Dwight Hensley of Bloomfield, Missouri officiating.
Interment will be in the Dexter Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri, with Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in charge of all the arrangements.
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Ovey Lee Haynes was born on November 15, 1921. She departed this life on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Gideon Care Center in Gideon, Missouri at the age of 95 years 3 months and 7 days.
Ovey Lee haynes was a homemaker. She attended the Malden Pentecostal Church. Ovey was united in marriage to Reverend Nowlin Adrian Haynes on December 7, 1938 in Osceola, Arkansas.
He preceded her in death on Sunday, September 21, 2014.
Her survivors include a son Edwin Haynes & his wife, Barbara of Malden, grandchildren: Bruce Haynes & wife, Zoe Ann of Branson, Scott Haynes of Ellsinore, and Shawn Haynes of Malden, six great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son: Jerry Haynes, daughter-in-law: Merlene Haynes, brother: Jack Dillard and 2 sisters: Myrtle Dillard and Elmara Shull.
Visitation will be held on Friday, February 24, 2017 from 6-8 P.M. at the United Pentecostal Church in Malden.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. at the United Pentecostal Church in Malden with Reverend Bobby Moore & Reverend Donnie Fowler officiating.
Interment will be in the Elder Cemetery in Campbell, MO.
Dora May, daughter of the late John Richard Myers and Ruby Burke Myers, was born on July 6, 1936 in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life on February 20, 2017 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 80.
Mrs. May retired from Elders Manufacturing in Dexter as a supervisor after forty-eight years of service.
She was united in marriage to Robert Melvin May on January 29, 1955 in Dexter, Missouri. Robert preceded her in death on July 27, 1999.
Her survivors include, two sons, Karl May and Kevin May both of Dexter; one daughter, Robin Wells (Eugene) of Benton; by two brothers, Jimmy Dale Myers and Charles Leroy Myers (Barbara) both of Dexter; two sisters, Ruth Morgan of Dexter and Carolyn Sue Davis of Bloomfield; by two sister-in-laws, Carol Myers and Linda Myers both of Dexter; by six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Besides her parents, she is preceded in by two brothers, John Richard Myers and Marion “Bud” Myers.
Friends may call at the Rainey Mathis Funeral Home on February 24, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
Funeral services will be conducted in Rainey Mathis Funeral Chapel on February 24, 2017 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Kenneth Biggs officiating.
Interment will follow at the Dexter Cemetery.
