Louisa Harris Quick of Bloomfield, died Friday, August 17, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau.  She was born October 20, 1924 to Ernest and Minty Harris.

Louisa graduated from Bloomfield High School and Southeast Missouri University.

She and Seldon F. Quick were married December 25, 1943.  They had celebrated their 66th Anniversary when he passed away.

Louisa had lived in Bloomfield all of her life.  She was an elementary teacher for thirty years.  In addition, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bloomfield, serving in many leadership roles.

Survivors include two daughters and spouses, Judy and Tom Call of Biloxi, Ms., and Jean and Don Norman of Jackson, Mo.; two granddaughters and spouses, Christine and Mark Griffith of Biloxi, Ms., and Joy and Frank Auberle of Mandeville, La.  Her five great-grandchildren are Hailey, Hayden, Dylan, Brooke and Luke.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Derotha Hutchison and Ivah Harris and a brother, Bill Harris.

There will be private burial at the Bloomfield Cemetery.

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

Memorials may be given to the Bloomfield Alumni Scholarship Fund or Bloomfield Cemetery Association.

Donna Kay Spence Twomey, daughter of the late Bill Spence and Ollie Williams Spence was born on December 27, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri and departed this life on August 19, 2018 at her residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 63 years.

Donna had worked as a cook for nursing homes and attended Light House Christian Center in Dexter.

She is survived by two sons, Jamie Twomey (Julie) of Dexter and Jason Twomey (Gerianne) of Dexter; by one daughter, Tabatha Crader (Chris) of Park Hills; by four brothers, Richard Spence, Walter Spence, Billy Spence and Mark Spence; by six sisters, Deloris Spence, Annie Maddox, Peggy McCoy, Cathy Baggett, Carolyn Spence and Betty Spence; by eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Linda Spence.

Visitation with be held at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM.  

A memorial service will be conducted on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 12:00 noon at the Light House Christian Center in Dexter.

James Gregg Miller, Sr. son of Gregg Scott Miller and Carolyn Freeman Miller was born on July 18, 1923 in Bernie, MO and departed this life on Friday, August 17, 2018 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, MO at the age of 95.

Mr. Miller graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1941 and joined the Civilian Conservation Corp, (CCC).  While serving there, his father convinced him to come to Detroit to work at Continental Motors where he could make lots of money.  While in Detroit he was drafted into the United States Army in March of 1943 serving in the Pacific/New Guinea earning the rank of Staff Sergeant.  He received the Combat Infantry Badge, Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with two battle stars.  Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one battle star, four Overseas Service Bars, the Good Conduct Medal and a Purple Heart.  He received his honorary discharge in December of 1945.

After leaving the Army, he returned to Detroit, but the end of the war reduced the factory work making jobs hard to find so he returned to Dexter, MO.  There he worked with his Uncle Charlie Miller clearing land by skidding out logs with a team of horses.  These logs were then used to build cabins for the Greenhead Duck Hunting Club, property of the Miller family, now known as Otter Slough Conservation Area.  This property also had part-owners from St. Louis and Jim would serve as duck hunting guide for those men, rowing their boat out and setting live duck decoys, so those city men could do their duck hunting.

It was during this time that Jim met local veterinarian, Dr. E.G. Bailey Jr. who helped him gain employment with the E.P. Coleman Cattle Company where he fed, branded, vaccinated and rode horses daily. 

His true calling was training cutting horses, and he did this until an accident resulted in him going to work for Monarch Feed Mills in Dexter as a livestock consultant.  He retired from Monarch but continued in his cutting horse training profession.

In 1950 he met and married Mildred Fulkerson, who has been his devoted partner for 68 years. She survives of the home in Dexter.   From this marriage three children were born, Deborah Scott Miller (Mark Stidham), James Gregg Miller Jr. (Melanie) of Dexter, MO and Mary Beth Miller (Rod Williams) of Neosho, MO, 

He is Grandfather to James Robert Scherer, (Heather) Largo, FL, Brent Stidham (Lauren), Brandon Miller (Megan), Lauren Miller, of Dexter, MO, Elliot Duckworth of Kansas City, MO and Zanna Duckworth of Joplin, MO

He is Great Grandfather to Lily Scherer and Holly Scherer, of Largo, FL, Kynlee Miller, Brock Miller and Landry Miller, of Dexter, MO and Brody Duckworth, of Kansas City, MO

Mr. Miller is also survived by one brother, Richard (Dick) Miller of Livonia, MI and many nieces and nephews, along with a host of friends and fellow cowboys.  

In addition to his parents, Mr. Miller was preceded in death by brothers, William I Miller and Robert S. Miller and grandson, Jason Stidham.

A celebration of life for Mr. Miller will be held at the Rainey Mathis Funeral Home, Dexter on August 24, 2018, beginning with visitation at 11:00 a.m. followed by a funeral at 1:00 p.m.  Interment will be at the Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, MO with full military rites.

The family would like to thank and recognize the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau for their professional and attentive care to Mr. Miller.  They would also like to thank and applaud Crown Hospice for their compassionate and professional, Christian based care of Mr. Miller.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church, (DOC) in Dexter, MO, where Mr. Miller was a long-time member, serving as Elder and board member.

Evelyn “Marie” Hicks, daughter of the late Harrison and Bertha Brigman, was born on August 11, 1954 in Bernie, Missouri and departed this life on Tuesday August 14, 2018 at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 64.

   

Mrs. Hicks was the Cashier / Sr. Vice President at First Midwest Bank in Dexter for thirty-five years, retiring in 2010.  She was a member of the First General Baptist Church of Bloomfield and a resident of rural Dexter.

   

On June 24, 1972, she was united in marriage to Eddie Hicks in Bernie, Missouri.  Mr. Hicks survives of the home.

   

In addition to her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Lisa Spratt and husband Aaron of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; by one brother, Charles Lee Brigman of St. Mary, Missouri; by four sisters, Dottie Sue Hunt of Harrisburg, Arkansas, Patsy Ruth Stringer of Jackson, Missouri, Nancy Jane Hartle of Millersville, Missouri and Anita Joy Jarrell of Puxico, Missouri; by two grandchildren, Olivia Spratt and Preston Spratt both of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

     

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Guy Brigman, William Earl Brigman, Gerald David Brigman and Eddie Junior Brigman; and by two sisters, Audrey Jean Brigman and Carla Jo Brigman.

     

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, August 18, 2018 from 11:00 A. M. until 2:00 P. M. 

Funeral services will then be conducted on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 2:00 P. M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter with Rev. Ronnie Stevens officiating. 

Interment will follow in the Chalk Bluff Cemetery in Dexter.

Ermidean A. Jones, daughter of the late Madison Jones and Oma McAllister Jones was born on February 11, 1931 in Salem, Missouri and departed this life on August 13, 2018 at the SoutheastHealth of Stoddard County in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 87 years.

   

Ms. Jones was a Cosmetologist in Phoenix, Arizona and St. Louis, Missouri.

   

She is survived by; one sister, June Laramore of Potosi, Missouri and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by; one brother, Buford Jones and three sisters, Beulah Shipman, Edith Shipman and Lorene Hudgins.

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