Shirley Faye Edmonds, daughter of the late Willie Broadus Long and Florence Rose Ella Haddock Long was born in Wayne County, Tennessee on September 25, 1937 and departed this life in Golden Living Center in Dexter, Missouri on December 19, 2012 at the age of 75.
Mrs. Edmonds was a homemaker and a resident of Parma, Missouri.
She was united in marriage to William Eugene Edmonds in Dexter, Missouri on August 5, 1984. Mr. Edmonds preceded her in death on February 21, 2010.
Survivors include one son, Allen Horton of Powe, Missouri; one step-son, David Edmonds of Marble Hill, Missouri; one daughter, Lisa Shafer of Minor, Missouri; two step-daughters, Carolyn Parker of Whitewater, Missouri and Lynda Argueta of Marseilles, Illinois; by three brothers, Thomas Long of Malden, Missouri, David Long of Parma, Missouri, Gene Long of Lilbourn, Missouri; by four sisters, Ann Cook of New Madrid, Missouri, Betty Tabor of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Brenda Warren of the state of Ohio and Nadine Jones of Waynesboro, Tennessee; by twelve grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; also by other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death other than her parents and her husband, by one step-son, Kenny Edmonds; by two brothers, Paul Edward Long and Stanley Earl Long; by one sister, Linda Ann Turner; by one grandson, David Edmonds.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in BERNIE, Missouri on Friday, December 21, 2012 from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. Funeral services will then be conducted at 1:00 P.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Steve Fitzpatrick officiating. Interment will follow in the Bernie Cemetery.
Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
William Lee DePriest joined his heavenly father on December 16, 2012. William Lee DePriest was born on September 6, 1918, in Linden, Tennessee to William Nathan DePriest and Verna Berry DePriest.
William was united in marriage to Mertie Kathryne Moore on April 25, 1938, and to this union three children were born, Vivian, Ronald and Darryl. William moved his family to Dexter, Missouri in 1945 when he entered the Navy. He served in the Navy for two years during World War II. They were married for twenty-one years. Kathryne preceded him in death on May 14, 1959.
William married Goldie Watkins on November 11, 1960. She had four sons, George, Jr., Bobby, Larry and Paul David. They were married for fifty years. Goldie preceded him in death on January 24, 2011. William was a retired plumber and a rural water district employee.
William was preceded in death by his parents, two wives, three brothers, three sisters, two grandsons, two stepsons and one great-granddaughter.
He is survived by a daughter, Vivan Burnsed, of Dade City, Florida; by two sons, Ronald DePriest of Derby, Kansas and Darryl DePriest of Fulton, Missouri; by two stepsons, George Watkins, Jr. of Bloomfield, Missouri and Larry Watkins of Dexter, Missouri; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; twelve step-great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two step-great-great grandchildren; by one brother, Glen DePriest of Chattaroy Washington; and by one sister, Helen Vaughn of Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home on Thursday, December 20, 2012, from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, December 21, 2012, at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Greg Stevens officiating. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the World War II Honor Flight at the following address: Stoddard County Development Foundation, Attn: Honor Tour, P.O. Box 625, Bloomfield, Missouri 63825.
Rose Ellen Harper, daughter of the late Morton LeBeau and Carrie Gray LeBeau, was born on January 8, 1940, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life on December 18, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 72.
Mrs. Harper was a resident of Dexter, a member of the First Christian Church of Dexter and formerly worked as an insurance agent.
She was united in marriage to Lowell Harper on July 2, 1961, at Dexter, Missouri. Mr. Harper survives at the home.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Michelle Aaron, and her husband, Danny, of Dexter, Missouri; by two grandchildren, Dylan and Addyson; by one brother, Phil LeBeau, of Dexter, Missouri; and by one sister, Betty Mayer, of Dexter, Missouri.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, December 20, 2012, from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, December 20, 2012, at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel at 11:00 A.M., with the Rev. Kenneth Biggs officiating. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.
Lance Ludell Cannon was born on Dec 24, 1917, in Bassett, Arkansas, son of the late Frank and Maude Bennett Cannon, and passed away Monday, Dec 17, 2012, in the Cypress Point Nursing Home in Dexter at the age of 94.
On July 20, 1940 he married Clara Irene McClung, who preceded him in death on April 12, 1994, after 54 years of marriage, and to this union, three children were born. Mr. Cannon was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps, and had served in the Pacific during World War II. He had lived and worked as a farmer and carpenter in Essex, Missouri since 1946.
Mr. Cannon is survived by his son Malcom Cannon and daughter-in-law Anna Cannon of Essex, Missouri, and daughter Sheila Turner of Pinellas Park, Florida. Additional survivors include four grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. He is also survived by his brother Sidney Cannon of Memphis, Tennessee, and his brother and sister-in-law James and Gertrude Cannon of San Antonio, Texas, as well as many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his infant son, Billy Leon Cannon, and six brothers, Robert Cannon, Odell Cannon, Martin Cannon, Leroy Cannon, Guy Cannon, and Pat Cannon.
Visitation will be held Saturday, December 22, 2012 from 12:00 - 2:00 pm at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 pm in the Watkins and Sons Chapel in Dexter with the Rev. Kenneth Biggs of Dexter officiating.
Burial will follow in the Chalk Bluff Cemetery near Dexter, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.
Joshua Allen Sandusky, son of Charlie Sandusky and Mayra Del Rios Dias, was born in Vieques, Puerto Rico on July 31, 1990, and passed away at his home in Dexter, Missouri on December 16, 2012, at the age of 22 years.
He had lived in many places while his father was in the military and had lived the past ten years in the Dexter, Missouri area. He had worked in construction and excavating. He attended the Word of Faith Church in Bernie, Missouri.
Surviving are his father, Charlie Sandusky of Dexter, Missouri; his mother & step-father, Mayra Dias & Lavoid McCrutchen of Laffayette, Georgia; two brothers, Anthony Sandusky of San Diego, California, Kenneth Sandusky of Laffayette, Georgia; his paternal grandfather, Billy Jack Sandusky of Dexter, Missouri. Other family and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Doris Jennings and his maternal grandparents.
Visitation will be held at on Wednesday December 19, 2012, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with Rev. Dale Hartle of Bernie, Missouri officiating.
