Barbara Rice daughter of the late Homer Montgomery and Imogene Malone Montgomery was born on July 13, 1943 in Bloomfield, Missouri and departed this life on May 12, 2024 at the Prairie View Skilled Nursing Home in Bloomfield at the age of 80.

Mrs. Rice worked as the secretary to the principal for Bloomfield Elementary Public School and was a member of Trinity Methodist Church in Bloomfield. She enjoyed playing cards with “The Golfers”. She loved all things Bloomfield and could be found supporting the Wildcats every time they had an event. She was a member of the Bloomfield Alumni Association. She was the definition of a social butterfly and absolutely loved people.

On May 27, 1961 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Dale Rice in Aquilla, Missouri. Mr. Rice preceded her in death on July 3, 1998.

She is survived by her son Loyd Rice and wife Heather of Bloomfield, Missouri; by her daughters, Rhonda Stogsdill and husband Rusty of Bloomfield, Missouri, Tammy Sells of Dexter, Missouri and Jennifer Hampton of Dexter, Missouri; by seven grandchildren, Jake Rice and fiancé Morgan, Joe Rice and wife Maycie, James Rice, Drew Shipman and wife Lynn, Joey Guiling and wife Kara, Chris Guiling and wife Pam, and Madilyn Hampton; and by eight great-grandchildren, Miles Shipman, Kennedy Shipman, Tanner Guiling, Chase Guiling, Levi Guiling, Reagan Guiling, Will Guiling and Addie Guiling.

Other than by her husband and parents she was preceded in death by her brother, Joe Montgomery, and by twin grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Monday, May 13, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the Trinity Methodist Church in Bloomfield. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Trinity Methodist Church in Bloomfield with Dale Rogers and Steve Koerner officiating. Interment will follow in the Walker Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri.

The family requests all memorials be made to the 18 Fore Life, c/o Scott Kruse, 705 Laurie Circle, Dexter, Missouri 63841 OR to the Stoddard County Children's Home, P.O. Box 164, Dexter, Missouri 63841.

Joe Wayne Guthrie, 66, of Cave City, AR formerly of Dexter, MO passed away Saturday, May 4, 2024.

He was born October 2, 1957 in Walnut Ridge to the late Alvin and Louise Guthrie. Joe worked for the Maynard School District as a Vo-AG teacher and later retired as Warehouse Manager for Irrigation Central in Sikeston, MO.

Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Louise Guthrie; and a sister, Levina Huskey.

Joe is survived by his wife Tonya R. Lewis Guthrie of Cave City; daughters, Leah Guthrie of Cave City, Mandy (Brian) Crowe of Batesville, and Mica (Caleb) Kirkpatrick of Trenton, TN; granddaughters, Hannah Spence, Makayla Spence, Emma Crowe, Addie Mae Crowe, and Ella Crowe; sister, Ellujean Thacker; and brother, James (Rita) Guthrie; and many other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be Thursday, May 9, 2024 from 2-4 PM at Imboden First Baptist Church with a funeral service beginning at 4 PM with Ben Foley, James Guthrie, and Rev. Mitch Grainger officiating. Burial will follow in Hope Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Kevin Upton, Jeremy Upton, Willie Joe Huskey, Derrick Huskey, Donnie Thacker, and Darian Thacker.

Memorials may be made to:

Stoddard County ARC

PO Box 444

Dexter, MO, 63841

McNabb Funeral Home in Pocahontas, Arkansas is assisting with arrangements.

Dreigha Lynn Smith, daughter of Rickie Smith of Batesville, Arkansas, and the late Linda Hutchcraft-Montgomery, was born on August 27, 1971, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and departed this life on May 3, 2024, at her residence in Wappapello, Missouri, at the age of 52 years.

Ms. Smith was a former employee of the Missouri Department of Health in Butler County and she was a member of the Rogers Theater Stage Company in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She enjoyed art, and she loved horses, fishing, and gardening.

Along with her father, she is survived by her son, Cole Marshall Bearden (Sol) of China; by her grandmother, Doris Hutchcraft-Owens of Dexter, Missouri; by her step-brother, Bryan Kimmer (Crystal) of Batesville, Arkansas; and by her special friends, Bob and Debbie Libla.

Other than by her mother, she was preceded in death by her step-mother, Kathy Smith.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. Internment will follow in Sadler Chapel Cemetery in Dexter.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.

Rose Elizabeth Quade, daughter of the late Herbert Quade and Frieda Gerecke Quade, was born on August 4, 1934, in Gordonville, Missouri; and departed this life on May 2, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 89 years.

Ms. Quade had worked for Purolator in Dexter, and she worked in maintenance at Tyson in Dexter for 25 years, until they closed in 2023. She attended the Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Dexter and was a resident of Dexter.

She is survived by her sister, Maggie Carter of Watertown, South Dakota; by her friend, Jack Ray of Dexter, Missouri; and by many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Other than by her parents, she was preceded in death by six brothers and eight sisters.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, May 9, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, May 10, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Walter Spence officiating. Interment will follow in the Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, Missouri.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.