Joyce H. Riddle - How do you write an obituary for your mother? No one ever thinks they will be doing that. Today this became our reality---Jeff, Kenny and Janis---today our mother left this world.
Are we sad?Of course. But then we remember where and who she is with now and know that our tears are only going to last for a very short time. Our joy for her “trumps” everything.
Joyce was preceded in death by her father, mother and two brothers,- to them and to all the folks in her home town of Fisk, Missouri she was “Joycee”…..She always loved to hear someone call her that because she knew it was going to be someone from home.
Joyce’s family grew beyond her wildest imagination:==
3 children-Janis, Jeff & Charlotte and Kenny & Tammy---
8 grandchildren-Eric, Jonathan, Becky, Jennifer, Jordan, Tara, Daniel and Ethan-
10 great-grandchildren-Bianca, Solie, Arie, Dolly, Wayne, Kylee, RaeAnn, Noah, Faith and Liam-
Joyce had 3 loves in her life---Jesus, family and friends—On October 7, 2014 Joyce will be celebrating her 82 birthday with her 1st love, Jesus in her amazing new home.
Graveside services were conducted on Monday, September 22, 2014, at 11:00 A. M,. in the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico.
Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
She had lived most of her life in Puxico, Missouri. She and her husband had owned and operated various businesses including Navajo Motel and Grocery, Smith and Scott Appliance Store, and she retired from the Scott Florist. She had been a member of the First Baptist Church in Puxico for many years and was a member of the Faith Baptist Church. She was a 1937 graduate of Puxico High School.
On October 28, 1939, she was married to Alvin L. Scott in Puxico, Missouri. He preceded her in death on September 2, 2006.
Surviving are one son, Doug Scott of Puxico, Missouri; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and several great great grandchildren and one sister, Margaret Rittenhouse of Chesterfield, Missouri. Other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by one son, J. Barry Scott.
Friends may call after 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Puxico, Missouri with the Rev. Doug Scott of Puxico, Missouri officiating.
Interment will follow in the Rock Hill Cemetery near Puxico, Missouri. Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri in charge of all arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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She had lived in St. Louis, Kansas City and Pacific Grove, California before returning to Puxico in 1946. She was a member of the First Methodist Church in Puxico, the Southeast Missouri China Painters, a charter member of the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post #7822 and the Thursday Culture Club. She had been a clerk in the Puxico Post Office, Postmaster at Clarkton and had been the clerk for the city of Puxico. She graduated from Puxico High School and from Three Rivers Community College with an AA degree.
On July 17, 1946, she was married to Dean Wilhelm in Pocahontas, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on October 11, 1997.
Surviving are three daughters and husbands, Cathy & Nelson Oakley of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Nancy Wilhelm of Cape Girardeau, Tammy & Tom Street of Bloomfield; and one granddaughter, Lee Miller of Puxico. Other relatives and friends also survive.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Mitchell Thomas and one sister, Julia Williams.
Graveside Funeral services will be held on Sunday September 21, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico, Missouri with Rev. Wayne Burchett of Puxico officiating.
Interment will follow in the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Puxico Ministerial Alliance, c/o Glen Epps, 502 W Richardson, Puxico MO 63960.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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Richard Hart, son of Ora Calvin Hart of Advance, Missouri and the late Amos Hart, was born on February 4, 1940 in Catron, Missouri and departed this life on September 18, 2014 at his residence in Essex, Missouri at the age of 74.
Mr. Hart was of the Baptist faith and had worked as a Safety Engineer for Oxidental Petroleum for thirty-three years and as a Environmental Engineer for the Dexter Hospital for nine years. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served in the HM3 Medical Corp. He was a member of the American Legion Post 382 in Bloomfield, Missouri and a 10-year member of the Stoddard County Honor Guard.
On September 14, 1996, he was united in marriage to Sharon Kaye Hart in Dexter, Missouri. Mrs. Hart survives of the home.
In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by one son, Michael Hart and his wife Carie of Lakewood, California; by two stepsons, Keith Duffie and his wife Nancy of Candler, North Carolina and Kevin Duffie of Clarksville, Tennessee; by one stepdaughter, Tammy Johnson and her husband Paul of Hull, Massachussetts; by three brothers, Harold Hart and his wife Vivian of Bell City, Missouri, Mitchell Hart and his wife Mary of Advance, Missouri and Butch Hart and his wife Sharon of Advance, Missouri; and by eight grandchildren, Heith, Logan, Devin, Ethan, Styles, Danielle, Andreus and Gunnar.
Besides his father, he was preceded in death by one brother, Thomas Hart.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, September 22, 2014 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Graveside services will be conducted at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. with M.A. Hart and Jack Gilles officiating.
Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with full Military Honors.
The family requests that donations be made to the Stoddard County Honor Guard, c/o Stoddard County Development Foundation, P. O. Box 625, Bloomfield, Missouri 63825.
She had lived in Parma until the 1990's when she moved to Essex and moved to Dexter one year ago.
Surviving are her niece, Angela Dzvonar of Dudley, Missouri; three great nieces, Kylie Million, Keri Sloan and Samantha Isbell all of Dexter, Missouri; three great great nieces, Sophia Isbell, Emma Sloan and Mackenzie Million; and two great great nephews, Erick Million and Ricky Harris, III. Other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by one sister, Marva Gromer, and one niece, Billie Gromer.
Friends may visit on Saturday, September 20, 2014, from 10:00 to 11:45 a.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 20, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. at the Essex Cemetery in Essex, Missouri with Rev. Kenneth Biggs of Dexter officiating.
Interment with be in the Essex Cemetery in Essex, 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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