Erma Adele Dowdy, daughter of the late Hobert Hagy and Effie Giles Hagy, was born on September 2, 1923 in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life on July 8, 2015 at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 91.
Mrs. Dowdy had attended the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter. She worked as a registered nurse and was a resident of Dexter.
On July 6, 1940, she was united in marriage to Wellman Dale Dowdy in Bloomfield. Mr. Dowdy preceded her in death on June 22, 1986.
She is survived by one son, Ray Dowdy and his wife Brenda of Dexter; by one brother, Lloyd Hagy of California; by two sisters, Vivian Pruitt of Edinburg, Texas and Melba Miller of Dexter; by two granddaughters, Geren Long and her husband Jason and Kaylan Dockins and her husband Dickie; and by six great-grandchildren, Carly Marie Long, Sadie Grace Long, Liza Rae Dockins, Lydia Kate Dockins, Max Dockins and Case Wellman Dockins.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Estelle Dowdy and by one brother, Clyde Hagy.
Graveside services will be conducted on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 4:00 P.M. at the Armstead Dowdy Cemetery in Dexter with Rev. George Nite officiating. Interment will follow in the Armstead Dowdy Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
The family requests that donations be made to 18 Fore Life, c/o Scott Kruse, 705 Laurie Circle, Dexter, Missouri 63841 or First Baptist Church Library, 11 West Castor Street, Dexter, Missouri 63841.
He was born Oct. 8, 1998, at Poplar Bluff, Missouri, son of Shane Engram and Misty Allred.
Austin was a student at Advance High School, where he would have been a junior in August.
He loved his brothers and sisters. He loved to hunt, fish and ride any kind of ATV. He was a very hard worker, thoughtful, kind and always ready to help. He was a special boy.
Survivors include his parents, Shane and Angela Engram of Advance; two brothers, Luke and Wes Shelby of Advance; two sisters, Julia and Johlie Engram of Advance; a nephew, Jaxen Shelby of Advance; grandparents, Sandra Engram of Advance and Mike and Vickie Schrader of Arab, Missouri; great-grandparents, Jack and Marvene Engram of Oran, Missouri, and Ileen Everett of Butler, Missouri; his mother, Misty Long of Poplar Bluff; a half brother, Trenton Alford; three half sisters, Alexis Allred, Britney Long and Madison Rogers; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by a grandfather, Brad Engram, and great-grandfather, Richard Everett.
Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday on the family farm near Advance.
Mike Foushee, son of Cristola Foushee of Bloomfield, Missouri and the late Clarence James Foushee was born on July 11, 1950 in Gideon, Missouri and departed this life on July 5, 2015 at his residence in Bloomfield, Missouri at the age of 64 years.
Mr. Foushee was a former mechanic for Allen Christian Buick, Bud Shell Ford Lincoln Mercury dealer, and a former supervisor at Tyson Food. Mike was of the Baptist Faith and a resident of Bloomfield, Missouri.
In addition to his mother, other survivors include one son, Michael Foushee of Bloomfield and other relatives and many friends.
Besides his father, he was preceded in death by one sister, Brenda Kay.
Graveside services will be conducted on Thursday July 9, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at the Dexter Cemetery.
Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.
Jessy Walker, son of Tom Walker Sr. of Summerfield, Florida and the late Shirley Henson Walker, was born on May 1, 1957 in Elgin, Illinois and departed this life on July 3, 2015 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center at the age of 58.
Mr. Walker was a carpenter and a resident of Dexter.
Besides his father he is survived by one brother, Tom Walker Jr., of Sikeston.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 from 12:30 P.M. until 2:00 P.M.
Funeral services will then be conducted on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery
Freddie Bess (Johnson) Hogue was born to this life on December 11, 1924. She passed to eternity on July 4, 2015 at the age of 90 years, 6 months, and 23 days due to complications of Alzheimer’s.
She was the daughter of Vick and Faye Johnson and the wife of Ralph S. Hogue. She had two sons, George Johnson Hogue and James Victor Hogue.
Freddie spent her life as a home-maker, mother, and pastor’s wife, working outside of the home at various positions as needed. She was an avid fan of crossword puzzles and loved decorating her home. She loved the west and had lived in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Peggy Zoe, husband and son, George.
She is survived by daughter-in-law, Waynda Hogue and granddaughter, Jennifer Kimball, her son, the Rev. Dr. James V. (Jim) Hogue, daughter-in-law, Rev. Rayla Stewart Hogue, and grandson, James Stewart (Jimtu) Hogue, and other family and friends.
She will be interred at Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Texas.
Local arrangements through Meador Funeral Home.
