John Rowland, son of the late John Thomas Rowland and Myrtle Rector Rowland was born on September 7, 1930 in St. Clair County, Illinois and departed this life on November 28, 2020 in the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter at the age of 90.
Mr. Rowland was a farmer and a resident of Dexter. He currently attended the Southwest Church of the Nazarene and formerly attended the Sweet Prospect Church in Dexter, where he served as a Deacon. John was also a founding member of the Dexter Eagles.
In March of 1949 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Carter in Piggott, Arkansas. Mrs. Rowland preceded him in death on May 16, 2014.
He is survived by five sons, Gary Rowland of Bloomfield, Ray Rowland, Allen Rowland, Gene Rowland, and Terry Rowland all of Dexter; by two daughters, Frances Williams of McGee, Missouri and Kay Asbell of Dexter; by twelve grandchildren; by twenty great-grandchildren and by eight great-grandchildren.
Other than by his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Tom Rowland and Marvin Rowland and by two sisters, Hilda Myers and Gertie Davis.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 29, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. inside the Sweet Prospect Church in Dexter with Rev. Ray Rowland and Rev. Ron King officiating. Interment will follow at the Dexter Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Irvin/Brehmer Memorial, c/o Mark Guethler, 720 Saddle Spur Road, Dexter, Missouri 63841 OR The Stoddard County Children’s Home, Memorial Tribute Fund, P.O. Box 164, Dexter, Missouri 63841, or to a memorial of the donors choosing.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
Lois M. McKuin daughter of the late Isom Heigle and Dealie Morrow Heigle, was born in Conway County, Arkansas on April 15, 1920 and departed this life at Cypress Point Skilled Care in Dexter, Missouri on November 27, 2020 at the age of 100.
Mrs. McKuin was a homemaker, a member of Bernie Church of Christ and a resident of Bernie.
She was united in marriage to Archie McKuin in Adkins Bottoms, Arkansas on September 3, 1938. Mr. McKuin preceded his wife in death on May 9, 1991.
Other survivors include one son, Ancel “Bud” McKuin & wife Donna of Bernie, Missouri; by two daughters, Patricia Pickrell of Poplar Bluff, Missouri and Kathy Sturgess & husband Doug of Dexter, Missouri; by one brother, Ferrell Heigle of Texarkana, Texas; by eight Grandchildren, eight Great-grandchildren and four Great-great-grandchildren; also by other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death other than by her parents and her husband, by one son, Phillip Lee McKuin; by three brothers, Walter Heigle, Lloyd Heigle and Harold Heigle; by five sisters, Opal Aston, Imogene Stroud, Marvell Brister, Hazel Boyle and Lucille Austin; by one Son-in-Law, Lee Ray Pickrell.
A Private Funeral Service, Family only, will be conducted by Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie, Missouri.
Pauline Comfort, daughter of the late Lewis Hindman and Euna Lunsford Hindman, was born on December 2, 1926 in Shidler, Oklahoma, and departed this life on November 26, 2020 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 93 years.
Mrs. Comfort was a homemaker and resident of Dexter, Missouri.
On June 29, 1947, in Wichita, Kansas, she was united in marriage to Robert Comfort. Mr. Comfort preceded her in death in September of 1999.
She is survived by two sons, Steve Comfort and wife Karen of Bloomfield, Missouri and David Comfort and wife Brenda of Billings, Montana; by her brother, Leon Hindman of Garden City, Kansas; by her sister, Darlene Morton of Wagoner, Oklahoma; and by four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Cecil Hindman and Alvin Hindman; and by four sisters, Edith Martin, Lois Hobbs, Hazel Schuerman, and Charlene Yacknot.
Mathis Funeral home in Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
Gail Ben Kirkpatrick, son of the late Benjamin Kirkpatrick and Zola Viola Statler Kirkpatrick, was born in Sturdivant, Missouri on July 24, 1933, and departed this life at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri on November 24, 2020 at the age of 87.
Mr. Kirkpatrick served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, later he was a Carpenter and handy man. He was a member of Sunnyvale Church of Rural Malden, Missouri.
He was united in marriage to Kathryn Owens in Geneva, Illinois on August 25, 1956. Mrs. Kirkpatrick survives in their home in Bernie.
Other survivors include one son, Terry Ben Kirkpatrick & wife Kathy of Bernie; by one daughter, Linda Sanders & husband Charles of Bernie; by Ten grandchildren, Kristen Moore, Trey Kirkpatrick, Cassie Grammer, Ben Kirkpatrick, Steven Kirkpatrick, Dallas Kirkpatrick, Sierra Kirkpatrick, Chris Bryant, Caleb Williamson and Tiffaney Sanders; by several Great-Grandchildren; also by other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death other than by his parents, by one son, Harold Dewayne Kirkpatrick; by two brothers, Franklin D. Kirkpatrick and Edward Kirkpatrick.
Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on Saturday, November 28, 2020 from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 P.M.
Funeral services will then be conducted at 2:00 P.M. in the Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. James Hamlett and Rev. Everett Owens officiating.
Interment will follow in Bernie Cemetery with Full Military Honors.
Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of all arrangements.
Edna Anderson, daughter of the late Lonzo Wolpers and Mina Duncan Wolpers, was born on June 4, 1919 in Zalma, Missouri, and departed this life on November 22, 2020 at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 101 years.
Mrs. Anderson retired from Bloomfield RXIV Schools, where she worked in the lunch room. She was a member of the Dexter Church of Christ and a resident of Dexter.
On July 26, 1940, in Essex, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Cotton Anderson. Mr. Anderson preceded her in death on November 30, 1994.
She is survived by two sons, Darrel Anderson and wife Kay of Bloomfield and Roger Anderson and wife Sherrie of Poplar Bluff; by his daughter, Cindy Gates and husband Mark of Dexter; by two daughters-in-law, Margaret Anderson of Sikeston and Marilyn Anderson of Dexter; by seventeen grandchildren, by forty-one great-grandchildren, and by seventeen great-great-grandchildren.
Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by three sons, Kenny Anderson, Phillip Anderson, and Larry Anderson; by two brothers, Erich Wolpers and Henry Wolpers; by three sisters, Naomi Gilliam, Hattie Hill, and Opal Miller; and by her great-grandson, Judson Carle.
Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. with James Powell officiating.
Interment will follow in the Duncan Cemetery in Dexter.
Memorials may be made to the Paragould Children’s Home Inc., 5515 Walcott Road, Paragould, Arkansas 72450-3319.
The Anderson family respectfully requests that everyone wear a mask.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
