David Neal Holloway of Puxico, Missouri the son of Neal and Jean (Cookson) Holloway was born in Puxico, Missouri on April 20, 1951 and passed away on April 06, 2022 at the age of 70 years.
David was a member of the First Baptist Church of Puxico, Lions Club, Heartland Cruisers Car Club, Jaycees, Puxico Square Dance, Former School Board Member. He loved to help with the sports teams and was very community minded often organizing celebrations and car shows.
He was united in marriage to Patricia Jane Foster on February 26, 1972 in Puxico, Missouri.
David is survived by his wife Patricia Holloway; one son Patrick (Michelle) Holloway of Olivette, Missouri; two brothers Danny (Patty) Holloway of Puxico, Missouri and Doug (Ginger) Holloway of Puxico, Missouri; one sister Diane (Bill) McClure of Puxico, Missouri and many nieces and nephews. A host of family and friends also survive.
In lieu of flowers donations may be to the Puxico Education Foundation in memory of David Holloway.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday April 13, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri.
Funeral Service will be held on Thursday April 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Puxico, Missouri with Rev. Ray Placher and Rev. Kenneth Lambert officiating.
Interment will follow at Puxico Cemetery in Puxico, Missouri with Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Puxico in charge of all arrangements.
Victoria H. Bunton, daughter of the late Paul Sterns and Catherine Fyderkiewicz, was born on March 22, 1932, in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and departed this life on April 7, 2022, at her residence in Dudley, Missouri, at the age of 90 years.
Mrs. Bunton was a retired LPN and she had worked for Lawrence Hall Nursing Center in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
She was united in marriage to Charles Lowell Bunton. Mr. Bunton preceded her in death in 1982.
She is survived by five sons, Charles Victor Bunton of Smithtown, New York, William Dexter Bunton of Mastic Beach, New York, Ronald Lowell Bunton of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Ronald Joseph Bunton of Dudley, Missouri, and Russell Thomas Bunton of Moscow Mills, Missouri; and by ten grandchildren, Charles Bunton, Paul, Bunton, William Bunton, Ron Bunton, Russ Bunton, Justin Bunton, Michael James Cooper Bunton, Nick Keith Cooper Bunton, Nathen Terry Cooper Bunton, and James Nash Cooper Bunton; and by sixteen great-grandchildren.
Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Michael James Cooper Bunton.
No services are currently planned.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
Opal Willene Short, daughter of the late Otto Coffey and Edna Ruth Zile Coffey, was born on July 27, 1935, in Essex, Missouri, and departed this life on April 7, 2022, at Eagle Crest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas at the age of 86 years.
Mrs. Short was a former teacher and retired from Neelyville Schools where she taught second grade. She was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Corning, Arkansas, and a resident of Neelyville, Missouri.
On October 19, 1958, in Essex, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Phillip Short. Mr. Short preceded her in death on February 11, 2022.
She is survived by her daughter, Renee Ritter and husband Steve of Williford, Arkansas; by her brother Lewis “Bud” Coffey of Dexter, Missouri; by her sister Jean Isbell and husband Bob of Dexter, Missouri; by her brother-in-law, Kenneth Short and wife Dottie of Houston, Texas; by two sisters-in-law, Shirley Schafer of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, and Wanda Wyatt and husband Wendell of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and by many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son Brad Short; by her brother, Curt Coffey; and by four sisters, Audrey Pulling, Martha Tucker, Loretta Mouser, and Geneva Coffey.
Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Richard Robinson officiating.
Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N Michigan Ave, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
Kathleen “Kitty” Short Kandalaft, daughter of the late Kenneth Short and Martha Lester Short, was born on August 17, 1930, in Indian Creek, West Virginia, and departed this life on April 7, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 91 years.
Mrs. Kandalaft was a former educator with the Sikeston Public School System in Sikeston, Missouri, where she taught third grade for 20 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dexter, Missouri, and a resident of Dexter. She was a former member of the Dexter School Board and Missouri State School Board.
A lifelong learner, Kitty loved literacy, music, nature, and poetry. She began her college career at Concord College in Princeton, West Virginia before transferring to Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, where she learned to play the harp, and obtained her music degree. In 1957, she earned her master’s degree in education from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College. Aside from motherhood, one of the highlights of her life was obtaining her private airplane pilot’s license in 1971.
During her lifetime Kitty traveled extensively. She toured England, Rome, Venice, Paris, Spain, Portugal, Katmandu, Lebanon, Jordan, Amsterdam, Israel, Switzerland, and Germany. She visited Belgium via the Channel from England. Her favorite spot was Vienna, Austria, because of the musical influences, and because it was so clean.
While attending Bob Jones University, she met her first husband, Dr. Fuad Kandalaft and to this union four daughters were born, Victoria, Catherine, Patricia, and Leila. On April 14, 2007, she was then united in marriage to Dr. Floyd C. Northington. Dr. Northington preceded her in death on March 9, 2016.
She is survived by her daughters, Victoria Kandalaft of Germantown, Tennessee, Catherine Kandalaft Clippard of Ozark, Missouri, Patricia Kandalaft of Seattle, Washington, and Leila Kandalaft of Ludwigsburg, Germany; by her brother, Michael Short of Kentucky; by her sister, Patsy Harrington of Fayette, Missouri; and by seven grandchildren Arabella McGowan, Ayman McGowan, Martha Grace Clippard, Luke Clippard, Leila Serene Heidsieck, Helena Stroetmann, and Alexander Stroetmann.
Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Douglas Short and by her sister, Dorothy Short.
Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, April 10, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Funeral services will then be conducted at the First United Methodist Church in Dexter on Monday, April 11, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Larry Lawman officiating. Interment will follow in the New Bethel Ezell Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Bethlehem Bible College, 614C South Business IH-35, New Braunfels, Texas 78130.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
Roy Lee Roberts, son of the late Lola Springer, was born on September 5, 1941, in Perry, Iowa, and departed this life on April 7, 2022, at Parkland Health in Farmington, Missouri, at the age of 80 years.
Mr. Roberts was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving in Vietnam. He was a former employee of NER in Blytheville, Arkansas. He attended the Lighthouse Christian Center in Dexter, Missouri, and was a resident of Dexter. Roy loved NASCAR and baseball, and he played baseball into his 40’s.
On February 14, 1998, in Paragould, Arkansas, he was united in marriage to Ginger Young. Mrs. Roberts survives of their home in Dexter.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Kris Roberts of Sartell, Minnesota and Angela Harris of Grimes, Iowa; by three step-daughters, Tammy Hutchison of Flippin, Arkansas, Wendy Salas and husband JC of Atlanta, Georgia, and Lorie Wilson of St. Louis, Missouri, by his brother, Dale Roberts of Iowa; and by fifteen grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
Other than by his mother, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Donald Roberts and Butch Roberts; and by his sister, Betty Roberts.
Visitation will be held at the Lighthouse Christian Center on Monday, April 11, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Funeral Services will then be conducted on Monday, April 11, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Tim Russell officiating. Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
