Bayleigh Jane Chamberlain, daughter of John and Lisa Bruce Chamberlain of Herculaneum, Missouri was born on August 21, 1995 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and passed away on April 15, 2013 at the Mercy Hospital in St. Louis at the age of 17.
Bayleigh Jane was a member of the United Pentecostal Church in Festus, Embrace Student Ministries and Sheaves for Christ. She was a resident of Herculaneum, Missouri.
Besides her parents she is survived by three brothers, Brock Chamberlain of Zalma, Missouri, Kurt Chamberlain of Springfield, Missouri and Austin Chamberlain of St. Louis, Missouri; by two sisters, Kristen Chamberlain and Taylor Chamberlain both of Herculaneum, Missouri; by her maternal grandparents, Don Bruce of Dexter and Cheryl and Mike Beuth of Bloomfield.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Cathy “Nanny” Bruce and by her paternal grandparents, “Mimaw” Shirley Jane Chamberlain and Rod Chamberlain.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, April 18, 2013 from 9:00A.M. until 10:30 A.M. Funeral services will then be conducted on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 10:30 A.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral chapel with Rev. Arnold Mangus officiating.
Interment will follow in the Walker cemetery near Bloomfield.
She was born on December 16, 1938, on the family farm south of Dexter, daughter of Geneva Bailey and Louie Norman. Mrs. Stevens and her sister, Jane, were raised by their mother and Harris “Doc” Zengerle in Dexter, where she attended public schools and was a 1956 graduate of Dexter High School.
She and the love of her life, Troy Lee Stevens, were married August 28, 1959, in Dexter. She and Troy moved to Cape Girardeau in 1962, where they raised three children. Mr. Stevens preceded her in death on December 29, 1993.
Survivors include a son, two daughters and their spouses, Mark (Glenda) Stevens of Garden Ridge, Texas, Sheri (Joseph) Johnson of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and Cindy (Frank) Given of Argyle, Texas; seven grandchildren, Anna Alexandria and Lauren Louise Stevens, Mary Caroline, Trystan Troy, Emily Kingston, Victoria Elizabeth and Jackson Henry Given; in addition, a sister, Jane Hertzog of Greenwood, Missouri; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Lou was an avid gardener and golfer, volunteered as a Brownie and Girl Scout Leader and was on the Heritage Ball Committee. She loved fishing on Kentucky Lake, canning preserves with “The Aunts” and being a true friend to so many while living in Cape Girardeau. She returned to Dexter in 1995 and was a member of the Dexter Elks Lodge #2439. Lou was a devoted mother and wife to her family and will be missed by all who knew her.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, April 19, 2013, from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.
A memorial service will be conducted on Thursday, April 18, 2013, at 3:00 P.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Steve Easterwood officiating.
Interment will follow in the Sadler Chapel Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the American Heart Association or a charity of your choice.
Thelma Marie Smith, daughter of the late James Smedley and Cora Hanners Smedley was born on March 8, 1934 in Wardell, Missouri and passed away on April 15, 2013 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center at the age of 79.
Mrs. Smith was a resident of Puxico and had worked as a Physical Therapist Assistant at the Dexter Memorial Hospital.
On February 10, 1951 she was united in marriage to Tee Jay Smith in Piggott, Arkansas. Mr. Smith preceded her in death on November 22, 2000.
She is survived by two sons and daughter in laws, Bobby and wife Cheryl Smith of Wappapello, MO and Vincent and wife Donna Smith of Houma, Louisiana; by three daughters, Debi and husband Leonard Parrish of Bloomfield, Kathy and husband Dennis Frazier of Essex and Karen Smith of Houston, Texas; by one brother, Alfred Lee Smedley of Arizona; by one sister, Tabitha Louise Smart of Clarkton, Missouri; by her companion, Tom Knight of Puxico; by thirteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband and parents she was preceded in death by one son, Gary Ray Smith; by two daughters, Sherrie Lynn Vaughn and Marilyn Smith; by two brothers, Bobby Ray Smedley and Jerry Gale Smedley; by one sister, Josephine Castaldi and by three grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, April 19, 2013 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Hagy cemetery.
Barbara Jean Jines, daughter of the late Paul Taylor and Alene Griffin Dennison, was born on July 19, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri, and departed this life on April 15, 2013, at her residence in Dexter at the age of 74 years.
Mrs. Jines was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Dexter. She was a longtime resident of Dexter and a homemaker.
On February 22, 1958, she was united in marriage to James A. Jines in Benton, Missouri. Mr. Jines survives of the home.
She is survived by one son, Sammy Michael Jines, of Granbury, Texas; by two daughters, Tonya Jenkins, and her husband, Scott, and Tammy Fleeman, and her husband, Tim, all of Dexter; by six grandchildren, Dana Smith and her husband, Rick, Kristian Fleeman, Bianca Jines, Ricky Jines, Michael Jines and Brett Saylors; and by three great-grandchildren, Eva Smith, Addison Smith and Josea Saylors.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Ricky Jines.
Graveside services will be conducted on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 10:30 A.M. in Chalk Bluff Cemetery in Dexter with Rev. Lonny Mittag officiating.
Bonnie Lou Parsons, daughter of the late Reben Frances Craft and Zana Marie Gaines Craft, was born on June 11, 1937, in Malden, Missouri, and departed this life on April 14, 2013, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 75.
Mrs. Parsons was a resident of Dexter and she had been employed at the Elks Lodge, the Hickory House Restaurant and Elder Manufacturing in Bloomfield, Missouri.
She is survived by two daughters, Teresa Dudley of Dexter, Missouri and Regina Ann Holland of Bloomfield, Missouri; by five grandchildren, Brad Holland and Rebecca Holland of Bloomfield, Jamie Dudley and Lauren Dudley of Dexter and Melissa Pace of Camas, Washington; and by five great-grandchildren Emily Holland of Bloomfield, Jacob Ferguson, Jillian Johnson, Gabriel Johnson and Anneliese Johnson, all of Camas, Washington.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, James Craft and Dewane Craft; and by one sister, Vera Baker.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral home in Dexter on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Tim Russell officiating. Interment will follow in the Sadler Chapel Cemetery.
