Hilda I. Rowland Myers, daughter of the late John Thomas Rowland and Myrtle Rector Rowland, was born on February 1, 1919 in Cuba, Missouri and departed this life on January 5, 2015 at Mulberry Manor in Dexter at the age of 95.

Mrs. Myers was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter and a resident of Dexter.  She was a former employee of Elders Manufacturing in Dexter, she helped on the farm and was a homemaker.

On February 3, 1940, she was united in marriage to Clarence Franklin “Pete” Myers in Paris Tennessee.  Mr. Myers preceded her in death on November 17, 2000.

She is survived by one son, Larry Myers and his wife Rhonda of Port St. Lucie, Florida; by two daughters, Barbara Stanfield and her husband Tom of Farmington, Missouri and Linda Hollrah and her husband Larry of The Villages, Florida; by one brother, John Rowland of Dexter; by four grandchildren, Dr. Mark Stanfield and his wife Anna, Scot Hollrah and his wife Mimi, Vicki Daley and her husband Matthew and Stephanie Myers; and by four great-grandchildren, Kaitlin Marie Stanfield, Isabelle Grace Stanfield, Mackenzie Daley and Dawson Daley.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Tom Rowland and Marvin Rowland; and by one sister, Gertrude Virginia Davis.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. 

Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Ray Rowland officiating.  Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.

The family requests that memorials be made to the First Baptist Church, 11 West Castor Street, Dexter, Missouri 63841; 18 Fore Life, c/o Scott Kruse, 705 Laurie Circle, Dexter, Missouri 63841; or Stoddard County Children's Home, Memorial Tribute Fund, P. O. Box 164, Dexter, Missouri 63841.