Mary Jo Kinder, daughter of the late Thomas Gromer and Edna Estelle Brack Gromer was born on April 29, 1938 in Hunterville, Missouri and departed this life on April 19, 2018 at her residence in Bloomfield, Missouri at the age of 79 years.

Mrs. Kinder was a former Hospice Aid for the Visiting Nurse Association.  She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Dexter, a resident of Bloomfield, formerly of Dexter.

On May 28, 1981, she was united in marriage to Arthur Lee Kinder in Dexter, Missouri.  Mr. Kinder preceded her in death on February 20, 2016.

Survivors include: two sons, Bobby Powell (Tammy) of Broadhead, Wisconsin; Michael (Julie) Conway of Sikeston, Missouri; by three daughters, Debbie Nelson of Cabool, Missouri, Donna Gravil (Joy) of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Daronda Brown (John) of East Prairie, Missouri; by two brothers, A. D. Gromer of Illinois and John Gromer of Detroit Michigan; by two sisters, Dorothy Lewis of Bell City, Missouri and Stella Absher of Rayville, Louisiana; by one step-son, Keith Kinder (Sherry) of Sikeston, Missouri; by one step-daughter, Pamela White of Gordonville; by thirteen grandchildren, twenty-six great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Ranee Powell; by one brother, Larry Gromer; by two sisters, Naomi Reaves and Bea Pullum.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, April 23, 2018 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. 

Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 10:00 AM in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Danny Collins officiating. 

Interment will follow at the Chalk Bluff Cemetery.  

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: VNA Hospice, 1124 Independence Avenue, Kennett, Mo 63857.

Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter in charge of all arrangements.