Wilma Jean Craft, daughter of the late Emery Stroder and Beulah Kynion Stroder was born on August 26, 1936 in Crump, Missouri and died on April 19, 2012 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 75.
Mrs. Craft had worked at the International Hat Factory and was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Essex.
On September 4, 1954 she was united in marriage to Leo Glenn Craft in Crump. Mr. Craft preceded her in death on November 19, 1998.
She is survived by one son, Rodney Craft of Dexter; by two daughters, Sandy Pratt and Robin Walker both of Dexter; by one sister, Virginia Bohnsack of Jackson; by six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A private graveside service was conducted on Saturday, April 21, 2012 with Rev. Dennis Ward officiating. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.
Helen Beatress Zuck, daughter of the late Benjamin Thomas and Eva May Schumpert Sanders, was born in Parma, Missouri, on July 4, 1929, and passed away at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff on April 20, 2012, at the age of 82 years, 9 months, and 16 days.
Mrs. Zuck had grown up in Parma and had lived the past 20 years in Dexter. She was employed by Kneibert Clinic as a janitor. She was a member of the Faith Fellowship Bible Way Church in Dexter.
On November 22, 1947, she was married to Francis Zuck in East Prairie. He preceded her in death on January 6, 1992.
Surviving are one daughter, Brenda Sue Chaney of Dexter and two sons, Francis Zuck, Jr. of Bellevue, Ohio, Travis Wayne Zuck of Hutchenson, Kansas; by nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild; and by two brothers, T J Sanders of Bloomfield and Charles Sanders of Cape Girardeau; and one sister, Katherine Baker of Joplin. Other family and friends also survive her.
She was preceded in death by three children in infancy, one daughter, Janice Zuck and one brother, Thomas James Sanders.
Visitation will be held after 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter.
Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m.,Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter with the Rev. Shirley McRoy of Dexter officiating.
Interment will be in the East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery in East Prairie with Watkins ND Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.
William Eli Pogue Jr., son of the late William Eli Pogue Sr. and Wilma Sweat Pogue, was born in Osceola, Arkansas on June 24, 1934, and passed away at his daughter's home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on April 19, 2012, at the age of 77 years, 9 months and 25 days.
Mr. Pogue made his career in education. He served as the Principal at Puxico High School and at Mingo. He was also the Superintendent at Zalma Public Schools for 16 years. He was a member & treasurer of the Puxico Christian Church, Treasurer for the Puxico Masonic Lodge #596, Quartermaster of the Puxico VFW Post #7822, and served on the Stoddard County 911 Board. He enjoyed golf and community service. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force.
On September 21, 1956, he was married to Jannette Campbell in Elk, Missouri.
Surviving are one son and fiancé, Gary Pogue and Janet of Dyersburg, Tennessee; and one daughter and son in law, Cheryl and David Kinder of Cape Girardeau; by two grandsons, Clint Pogue and Jared Kinder; one brother, Kenneth Pogue of Nashville, Tennessee; two sisters, Ruby Murphy of Mena, Arkansas, Mary Schroeder of Arlington, Virginia. Other relatives and many friends also survive.
He was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
Friends may call after 4 p.m., Sunday April 22, 2012, at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico. V.F.W. and Masonic services will be at 7 p.m. Sunday evening.
Funeral services will be held ay 9:3- a.m., Monday, April 23, 2012, at the Watkins and Sons Chapel in Puxico with the Rev. Bobby Nordyke of Puxico officiating.
Interment will follow in the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield with Missouri Military Honors and the Stoddard County Veteran's Honor Guard. Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Puxico, in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Stoddard County Childrens Home, PO Box 164, Dexter, Missouri 63841.
John C. Robertson, son of the late Norman Cleveland and Mable Howerton Robertson, was born on April 3, 1947, in Summerfield, North Carolina, and passed away at his home in Sikeston, Missouri, on April 19, 2012, at the age of 65 years and 16 days.
He had lived in Florida before moving the Bloomfield and had lived in Sikeston the past five years. He had worked in management for Stanley Steamer and was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield.
On October 15, 1977, he was married to Linda James in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Surviving are his wife, Linda Robertson of Sikeston; by four daughters, Annette Williams and Stephanie McElroy both of Sikeston, Daryl Ann Kelly of Doniphan, and Tina Nugent of Idaho; by three grandchildren, Samantha and Nolan McElroy both of Sikeston, Nathaniel Nugent of Idaho; and by one brother, Paul Robertson of Stokedale, North Carolina, and three sisters, Diane Hold of Summerfield, North Carolina, Norma Middleton of Oakridge, North Carolina and Margie Bailey of Kernersville, North Carolina.
One brother, Clarence Robertson, preceded him in death.
Friends may visit from 9 until 11a.m., Monday April 23, 2012, at the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday April 23, 2012, at the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield with the Rev. Kevin Eskew of Bloomfield officiating.
Interment will follow in the Missouri Veteran’s Cemetery in Bloomfield with Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield in charge of all arrangements.
Margie Worley, daughter of the late Charles Clinton and Lola Blanch Taylor Boyt, was born in Como, Missouri, on November 28, 1922, and passed away at her home near Doniphan, Missouri on April 17, 2012, at the age of 89 years, 4 months, and 20 days.
Mrs. Worley had been a resident of Stoddard County, Missouri most of her life. She had moved to Doniphan three years ago. She was a member of the Grandin Full Gospel Holiness Church in Grandin, where she served as a board member. She had worked at Elders Manufacturing and at area nursing homes.
She was married to Eldridge Sebb Worley and moved to Georgia. Mr. Worley, serving in the U. S. Army, was deployed to Europe during WWII shortly afterward and lost his life serving his country.
Surviving are one son, Dale Worley of Bloomfield; two grandchildren, Matt Worley of Bloomfield and David Worley of Dexter; six great grandchildren; two brothers, Leonard Boyt of Puxico, Perry Boyt of Dexter; and by three sisters, Gloria Clowes of Marble Hill, Donna Boykin of Doniphan, and Dorothy O'Neal of Puxico. Other family and friends also survive her.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Earl Clinton Boyt and two in infancy, Doyle Edward and Clarence Albert Boyt; and by two sisters, Mary Ellen Morgan and Pansy Ilene Hopkins.
Visitation will be held after 10 a.m., Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter with the Rev. Randy Robinson of Dexter officiating.
Interment will be in the Barker Cemetery near Bernie, Missouri.
