He had lived in the Broseley and Qulin, Missouri area except when he moved to Geneva, Illinois and worked at Smith & Richardson Manufacturing as a machine operator and set-up man for over 34 years.
He was a member of the Qulin First Assembly of God Church and the past 13 months attended services by Temple Baptist Church at the nursing home.
On June 30, 1952, he was married to Arlene Morgan in Piggott, Arkansas.
Surviving are, his wife, Arlene Taylor of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; one brother, Perry Taylor of Greenville, Missouri. Many nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by one brother, Frank Taylor and one sister, Mildred Hendrix.
Friends may visit Wednesday, March 5, 2014, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 6, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with the Rev. Gerald Berger of Qulin officiating and Rev. Ernest Puckett of Malden assisting.
Interment with be in the Mole Hill Cemetery in Broseley, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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She had lived in the Essex, Parma, Dexter and Poplar Bluff areas before moving to Malden. She was a member of the Harviell Church of Christ.
On November 21, 1945, she was married to Joe Ellis Steward in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on July 15, 1985.
Surviving are three sons and spouses, Terry & Bobbie Steward of Adairsville, Georgia, Gary Don Steward of Farmington, Missouri, Randy & Kathy Steward of Essex; three daughters, Rachel Fay Loyd of Malden, Sheila & the late David Wilson of Rome, Georgia, Angela & Clinton Vannasdale of Malden; nineteen grandchildren; forty-six great grandchildren; three great great grandchilden; three sisters, Mary Wells and Ruth Tippen both of Puxico, June Patterson of Bethel Springs, Tennessee; and one brother, James Dennington of Malden. Other relatives and friends also survive.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Robert Dennington.
Visitations will be held on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter.
Interment will be in the Gravel Hill Cemetery near Bloomfield, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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Opal I. Miller, daughter of the late Lonzo B. Wolpers and Mina Duncan Wolpers was born on July 7, 1928 in rural Dexter, Missouri and departed this life on February 27, 2014 at her residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 85 years.
Mrs. Miller was a former employee of the International Shoe Company in Dexter during her younger years, before she became a homemaker. Her later years were devoted to taking loving care of her special needs daughter, Lisa.
On August 24, 1944 she was united in marriage to Cletis Miller in Essex, Missouri. Mr. Miller preceded her in death on February 20, 2000.
Survivors include three daughters, Marilyn Cartwright of Bloomfield, Missouri, Janis Midgett and Lisa Miller both of Dexter; by four grandchildren, Marcia K. Enax, David Midgett Jr., Robert Midgett, and James Cartwright; by seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and by one sister Edna Anderson of Dexter.
Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Marcia Kay Miller; by one granddaughter, Amy Elizabeth Cartwright; by two brothers, Eric Wolpers and Henry Wolpers; by two sisters, Naomi Gilliam and Hattie Hill.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. Tuesday March 4, 2014.
Funeral services will then be conducted on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter with Rev. Jessie Barnhart officiating.
Interment will follow at the Duncan Cemetery in Dexter.
Family has requested that all memorials can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, P. O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908.
Surviving are her parents, Matt Umfress and Whitney Gooch of Poplar Bluff; two brothers, Ethan Michael Davis & Aydan Blake Umfress both of Poplar Bluff; one sister, Kaylie Mae Davis of Poplar Bluff; her maternal grandparents, Alice & Jose Rodriguez of Dexter; paternal grandparents, Debbie & Dale Umfress of Campbell; paternal great grandmother, Lola Calvert of Clarkton; two aunts, Lucinda Gooch of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Cheyenne Church of Dexter; seven uncles, Larry Umfress of Campbell, Marvin Kirkland of Butler, Pennsylvania, Johnathan & Donnie Monaco both of Modesto, California, Corey and Troy Martinez both of Dexter, Justin Gooch of Poplar Bluff.
Other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by two uncles, Jason William Gooch and Charles Adam Dickens.
Friends may visit Saturday, March 1, 2014, after 12:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 1, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with the Rev. Jack Allen of Clarkton, Missouri officiating.
Interment with be in the Dexter Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
Watkins & Sons Funeral Service
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Delmar Alton James, son of Eugene James and Florence Nelson James, was born in Parma, Missouri on December 14, 1934 and departed this life at Four Oaks Hospice in Dexter, Missouri on February 25, 2014 at the age of 79.
Mr. James had been a plumber before his retirement. He was a member of the Christian Church of Bernie and was a resident of Bernie.He was united in marriage to Emma Jean Cross in Hernando, Mississippi on August 11, 1956. Mrs. James survives her husband at their home in Bernie.
Other survivors include one son, Keith Eugene James of Carpentersville, Illinois; by one daughter, Cynthia Kay Cowart of Dexter, Missouri; by two brothers, Leon James of Heber Springs, Arkansas and Lester James of Bernie, Missouri; by three grandchildren, Danny James, Shawn James and Justin Cowart; also by other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death other than by his parents by one brother, Edward James; and by two sisters, Maggie Jines and Grace Creasy.
Friends may call at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Missouri on Friday, February 28, 2014from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M.
Funeral services will then be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel at 11:00 A.M.
Interment will follow in the Bernie Cemetery. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
