Mrs. Wheeler was a homemaker.
On June 26, 1965, she was united in marriage to Marvin Wheeler in Harrisburg, Illinois. Mr. Wheeler survives of the home.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, Earl Wheeler and wife Kristi of Sullivan, Missouri; by one daughter, Denita Shipman and husband Shannon of Dexter; by one brother, Dale Reynolds of Harrisburg, Illinois; by two sisters, Barbara Lareau of Cape Coral, Florida and Brenda Trammel of Harrisburg, Illinois; by four grandchildren, Sarah Tolbert, Alex Morgan, Harli Wheeler and Ty Wheeler; and by one great-grandchild, Jaxon Slavings.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, April 10, 2015 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. with Rev. Joe Payne officiating. Interment will follow in the Hagy Cemetery.
She had lived in Abilene, Texas for many years before returning to Southeast Missouri one year ago.
Surviving are one son, Josh Mayhall of Abilene, Texas; five brothers, Norman Walker of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Bill Cagle of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Junior Cagle and Wayne Cagle both of Bloomfield, Missouri, Gene Cagle of Dexter, Missouri; two sisters, Lavern Fargerson of Shreveport, Louisiana and Shirley Douglas of Branson West, Missouri. Other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by one daughter in infancy, one brother, Clinton Cagle and one sister, Gonda Buckalew.
Friends may call on Friday, April 10, 2015, after 1:00 pm at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015, at 2:00 pm at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri with Rev. Steve Tippen of Bloomfield officiating.
Interment will be in the West Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Bloomfield, Missouri with Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield, Missouri in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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She had lived in Campbell and Naylor before moving to Dudley, Missouri in 2009. She loved flowers and her family very much.
On March 28, 2009, she was married to John Scott in Dudley, Missouri.
Surviving are her husband, John Scott of Dudley; one son, Tim Loyal of Doniphan; one daughter, Brittany Nard Riley of Bloomfield; her mother, Flossie Mae Thrasher of Dudley; four grandchildren, Zander Loyal, Isaac Loyal, Abel Riley and Sophia Riley; four brothers; David and Steve Thrasher both of Neeleyville, John Thrasher of Georgia, Cy Thrasher of Moscow Mills; six sisters, Mereda Ezell of Campbell, Betty McRoy of Piedmont, Brenda Reed of Neeleyville, Alta Mallory of Mississippi, Lou Harless of Kennett and Denise Kellum of Gideon. Other relatives and friends also survive.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ann Stout and Sue Crum; and one brother, Bill Thrasher.
Friends may visit on Friday, April 10, 2015, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at 1:00 pm at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri with the Rev. Earl Hagy of St. Louis officiating.
Interment will be in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Missouri in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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Mary Lidella Cain Merritt, daughter of James William and Helen Higginbotham Cain, was born on November 29, 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri. She departed this life on Friday, April 3, 2015, at the Brookdale Assisted Living in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the age 91 years, 4 months and 4 days.
She lived in Kennett, Missouri where she was a longtime teacher. Mary Dell was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Kennett and was active in Girl Scouting for many years. She was also a member of Chalk Bluff chapter of DAR.
Mary was united in marriage to Elman McCutchen Merritt in Campbell, Missouri. He preceded her in death on December 2, 1980.
Her survivors include 4 Daughters: Dorothy Helen Leist and husband, James of Charlotte, North Carolina Nancy Bess Schanda and husband, Hammons of Forsyth, Missouri Mary Martha Fine of Knoxville, Tennessee Ann McCutchen Polsgrove and husband, Kent of Dexter, Missouri.
7 Grandchildren: Nancy Leist Atwell, Mary Helen Schanda Snider, Ann Mary Leist, Amanda Schanda Harris, Elizabeth Schanda Newberry, Sarah Polsgrove Jarrell and Martha Polsgrove Kolker
10 Great-Grandchildren: Caroline, James and William Atwell, Samuel and Benjamin Snider, Owen and Katelynn Harris, Keara Huson and Walker and Weston Jarrell
She was preceded in death by her parents, James William and Helen Higginbotham Cain; husband, Elman McCutchen Merritt; son-in-law, David Fine and her sister, Dorothy Cain Miller.
Graveside services will be held on Monday, April 6, 2015 at 10 A.M. at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Campbell, Missouri.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Elman McCutchen Merritt Scholarship Fund to benefit graduates of Campbell High School in Campbell, Missouri. The memorials may be sent to East Tennessee Foundation, 625 Market Street, Knoxville, Tennesse 37902.
Kerri Jo Stearns, daughter of Ricky Stearns and Betty Jane Eskew Stearns of Dexter, was born on May 21, 1978 in Poplar Bluff and departed this life on April 6, 2015 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston at the age of 36.
Kerri was a member of the Church of Christ in Essex. She was a homemaker and a resident of Dexter.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by three sons, Devon Stearns, Damon Stearns and Tayton Williams, all of Dexter; by one brother, Josh and wife Courtney Stearns of Dexter; by one sister, Tracy and husband Taylor Vaughan of Cape Girardeau; and by two nieces, Ricki Vaughan and Hadley Stearns.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. with Herman Morse officiating.
Interment will follow in the Sycamore Cemetery in rural Pyletown.
