William Keith "Bill" Blue, 85, of Rolla passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011.

He was born in Poplar Bluff, Mo., March 31, 1925, to the late Ernest Keith and Mabel Beatrice Nicewarner Blue. His parents, one brother, John Blue, and one sister, Mary Lou Montgomery, preceded him in death.

Bill attended Southeast Missouri State University and was an accomplished athlete. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served in World War II. Mr. Blue served as Circuit Clerk for Stoddard County, was past Master of the Bloomfield Masonic Lodge 153 AF & AM, past president of the Bloomfield Kiwanis Club, life member of the Disabled American Veterans.

Mr. Blue was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in 1984, was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Rolla since 1974, was an avid hunter and fisherman, and also volunteered for other civic organizations.

He will be greatly missed by his surviving family which includes four daughters, Bonnie Blue of Bloomfield, Karen Lambeth and husband Daniel, Jill Sederburg and husband Edward A., and Amy Skyles and husband Brandon, all of Rolla; eight grandchildren; and other extended family members.

A memorial service celebrating the life of Bill Blue will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church in Rolla, Mo.

His cremains will be placed in the church columbarium with full military honors.

Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be offered at www.nullandsonfuneralhome.com.

Null and Son Funeral Home of Rolla
in charge of arrangements.

Norman Lowes of Jackson died today, March 30, 2011, in Jackson.

Mr. Lowes is a former employee of Missouri Utilities and a former long-time resident of Dexter.

Funeral arrangements will be announced.

Linda Newell, daughter of the late Sam and Katherine May Frazier, was born in Gideon, Missouri on September 29, 1951, and passed away at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on March 30, 2011, at the age of 59 years, 6 months and 1 day.

She had lived in Dexter, Missouri most of her life. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Dexter, Missouri.

On September 18, 1981, she was married to David Newell in Sikeston, Missouri.

Surviving are her husband, David Newell of Dexter, Missouri; four sons, Jay Rodgers of Dexter, Missouri, Danny Rodgers of Imperial, Missouri, Glen Rodgers of Arnold, Missouri, Tim Newell of Morley, Missouri; two daughters, Glenda Martin of Republic, Missouri, Melissa March of Dexter, Missouri; sixteen grandchildren; four great grandchildren; three brothers, Kenneth "Junior" Henson of Chicago, Illinois, Ray Frazier of Dexter, Missouri, George Frazier of Bonne Terre, Missouri; two sisters, Margie Anthony of Dexter, Missouri and Margaret Gamblin of Malden, Missouri. Many other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by one great grandson, and two sisters, Billie Jo McCullough and Mary Matthews.

Friends may visit on Sunday, April 3, 2011, after 12:30 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at 2 p.m. in the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with the Rev. Danny Collins of Qulin, Missouri officiating.

Interment will be in the Dexter 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.

Watkins and Sons Funeral Service[b]of Dexter in charge of arrangements.

Bobbie Mead, a resident a Dexter, Missouri formally of Bernie, Missouri passed away on March 30, 2011 in the Golden Living Center in Dexter at the age of 72 years.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie.

Mr. Gaylon Evans, 58, of Union City died March 25, 2011 at his home.

Funeral services were conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Eddie Mallonee will officiate. Burial followed in East View Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to Second Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, 831 Everett Blvd., Union City, Tennessee 38261.

Gaylon was born April 9, 1952, in Kennett, Missouri, son of the late Thomas W. and Wanda (Huskey) Evans. He grew up in Dexter, Missouri and was a 1970 graduate of Dexter High School. He attended Mid America Nazarene College in Olathe, Kansas.

Gaylon moved to Union City in 1977 and was a retired builder and contractor and had been employed by the former McAdoo Builders Supply.

Gaylon had served as a Little League baseball coach and a Little Twister basketball coach, both in Union City.

He is survived by his wife, Trudy (Terry) Evans, whom he married on May 15, 1973; two sons and daughters-in-law, Andrew and Nancy Evans of Summerville, South Carolina and Daniel and Elizabeth Evans of Hendersonville; his grandson, Coen Michael Evans of Hendersonville; his sister, Ann Evans Owens of Olathe, Kansas; his mother-in-law, Lucile Terry of Evans, Colorado; and his sister-in-law, Toni Hooten of Greeley, Colorado. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Danny Evans.

Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home
of Union City, Tenn., in charge of arrangements.