Esther J. Burns, daughter of the late Raymond Bugbee and Mary Hillmon Bugbee, was born on September 8, 1930 in Flint, Michigan and departed this life on June 2, 2015 at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 84.
Mrs. Burns was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Bloomfield and a resident of Dexter. She had worked at Elders Manufacturing Company in Dexter as an inspector and as a union secretary.
She is survived by one daughter, Mary Lummus and her husband Al of Jackson, Missouri; by two sisters, Patricia Johnson of Poplar Bluff, Missouri and Lorraine Grovenor of Florida; by four grandchildren, Richard Burns, Kenneth Burns, Christa Null and Linda Mitchell; and by several great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Dennis Lee Burns; by one daughter, Carol Jean Rice; by two brothers, Tom Bugbee and Marvin Bugbee; and by two grandchildren, Patrick Rice and Jonathan Rice.
Friends may call at the Assembly of God Church in Bloomfield on Saturday, June 6, 2015 from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Funeral services will follow at the Assembly of God Church at 1:00 P.M. with Rev. Dwight Hensley officiating.
Interment will follow in the Bloomfield Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
Calvin Eugene “Gene” McRoy, son of Mildred Bowling McRoy of Bloomfield and the late Calvin Coolidge McRoy, was born on April 29, 1950 in Dexter and departed this life on June 1, 2015 at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 65.
Mr. McRoy was a resident of Bloomfield and a member of the Assembly of God Church in Bloomfield. He had worked as a car hauler for Cassens in Fenton, Missouri and for Bunny Bread in Sikeston.
On April 7, 1977, he was united in marriage to Brenda Wyatt in Jackson, Missouri. Mrs. McRoy survives of the home in Bloomfield.
In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by one son, Paul Morgan of Dexter; by two daughters, Tonya Wilson and Melissa Morgan, both of Bloomfield; by one brother, Jim McRoy of Farmington, Missouri; by two sisters, Sue Hampton of Bloomfield and Mary Jines of Centralia, Missouri; by seven grandchildren, Tony Rios, Ashley Roper, Andrew Wilson, Jacob McNeil, Anastasia Morgan, Tylla McNeil and Gage McNeil; and by five great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Assembly of God Church in Bloomfield from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 4th.
Funeral services will follow at the Assembly of God Church at 1:00 P. with Rev. Dwight Hensley and Rev. Charles Clark officiating.
Interment will follow in the Walker Cemetery in Bloomfield.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
She lived most all her life in Haywood, Missouri until she moved to Parma six years ago.. She was of the Baptist Faith.
In 1987 she was married to Paul James Jones in Haywood, Missouri.
Surviving are her husband, Paul James Jones of Haywood, Missouri; her mother and stepfather Anna Mae Oaker Golden and Fred Golden Sr. three sisters, Carol Ann Dowd and spouse Michael of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Nancy Marie Collins of Bernie, Missouri. Four brothers: William Richard Collins and wife Tina of Malden, Missouri, Tommy James Collins and wife Kimberly of Wardell, Missouri, Randy Lee Golden of Malden, Missouri and Fred Junior Golden of Parma, Missouri. Six nephews, Five nieces, seven great-nieces and seven great nephews. Other relatives and friends survive.
She was preceded in death by Her father Tommy James Collins, Sr., her grandmother Josie Wiseman, grandfather Benjamin Collins, grandmother Anna Rose Oker and grandfather Howard Charles Oker.
Friends may call from 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Parma, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Parma, Missouri. With Rev. Roger Fowler of Bernie officiating.
Interment will be at a later date with a private family service. Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Parma, Missouri in charge of all arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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Ruby Mae Stanfield, daughter of the late Ralph W. Fralick and Ella Gray Thomas, was born on September 18, 1919 in Clarkton, Missouri and departed this life on May 31, 2015 at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 95.
Mrs. Stanfield was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bernie and a resident of Bernie. She worked for Brown Shoe Company in Bernie for seventeen years as a cobbler and was the custodian for the Bernie Baptist Church for fifty-eight years. She was a member of the Women’s Missionary Union and taught Sunday school for fifty years.
On October 12, 1940, she was united in marriage to Rondell Stanfield in Bloomfield, Missouri. Mr. Stanfield preceded her in death on June 28, 1972.
She is survived by one son, Larry Brent Stanfield of Bernie; by one daughter, Elaine Hemker and husband Bill of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; by one brother, Tom Fralick of Bernie; by two sisters, Lois Hicks of Bernie and Ruth Ann Medlin of Flint, Michigan; by two grandchildren, Larry Allen Stanfield of Bernie and Meredith Nicole Moyers of Sesser, Illinois; and by three great-grandchildren, Olivia Grace Moyers, Hadley Jo Moyers and Jax Lian Moyers.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one grandson, James Ronnie Stanfield; by two brothers, Louis Fralick and Frank Fralick and by three sisters, Mildred Fralick, Flora Bell Blocker and one in infancy.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in BERNIE on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in BERNIE on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. John Knapp and Rev. Jerry Darby officiating.
Interment will follow in the Bernie Cemetery.
The family requests that memorials be made to KOKS Radio Station, 2773 Barron Road, Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901.
Mrs. Johnson had lived in High Ridge, Missouri before moving to Dexter twenty-two years ago. She had owned and operated a beauty shop in High Ridge. She attended services at the Church On The Rock in Morehouse.
On March 19, 1966, she was married to Clesten Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri.
Surviving are her husband, Clesten Johnson of Dexter, Missouri; one daughter, Shaundous Lutman of Sikeston; two sons, Rick Weaver of Bloomfield, Brian Johnson of Republic, Missouri; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and one sister, Pansy Woodruff of Dexter. Other relatives and friends survive.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Charlotte Carden; two brothers, Ernie & Bud Grim; and three sisters, Opal Wyatt, Marie George and Florey White.
Friends may call from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri with Rev. Curtis True of Sikeston officiating.
Interment will follow in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri. Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri in charge of all arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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