Charlie Eugene Jennings, son of the late William Frank Jennings and Vida Chase Jennings, was born on March 30, 1929 and departed this life on August 10, 2011 at the same location that he was born, near Dexter, Missouri at the age of 82.

Mr. Jennings was a member of the White Oak General Baptist Church near Bernie and a farmer. In his younger years, he was an avid baseball player and his later years, he enjoyed golfing. He was a former employee of Liberty Township for 34 years, serving as collector/treasurer and as assessor. He was a member of the Bernie Masonic Lodge #573 for 52 years and was a Past Worshipful Master, a former member of the Bernie School Board for 12 years, a former member of the Dexter Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, a former member the Stoddard County A.S.C.S. office, and a former member of the Malden Air Base Fire Department.

He was united in marriage to Patsy Doris Wilson on October 22, 1982 at Dexter. Mrs. Jennings passed away on March 7, 2007.

He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Jana Jennings of Bernie: by one daughter, Connie Sue Jennings of the home: by one daughter-in-law, Patty Jennings of Powe: by two step-sons, William Sandusky of Lanora City, Tennessee and Charles Sandusky of Dexter: by seven grandchildren, Michael Snelson, Melanie Gojkovich, Michael Jennings, Alex Jennings, Ashley Jennings, Randy Jennings Jr. and Haley Jennings: by seven great-grandchildren, Paige Snelson, Kimberlyn Sandusky, Mikayla Sandusky, Allison Snelson, Kassidy Ballejos, Kiannah Ballejos and Makayla Jennings.

Besides his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Michael Ray Jennings: by six brothers, Eddie Jennings, Edgar Jennings, Leslie Jennings, Frank Jennings, Arthur Jennings and Dawsey Jennings: by four sisters, Mildred Talley, Rosa Kilmer, Martha Goad and Ruby Horn.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie from 5 until 8 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2011. A Masonic Service will be conducted at 7 p.m., Friday evening. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m., Saturday, August 13, 2011 in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.

Interment will follow in the Sycamore Cemetery near Bernie.

A.L. Blair, son of the late John Turner Blair and Myrtle Mae Lynch Blair was born on April 5, 1938 in Henderson, Tennessee and departed this life at the Missouri Southern Health Care in Dexter on August 9, 2011 at the age of 73.

Mr. Blair was of the Baptist Faith, member of the National Rifle Association, veteran of the United States Army, a self-employed Farmer for many years, and a resident of Essex, Missouri.

Survivors include three brothers, Kermit Blair of Essex, Missouri, Bob Blair of Dexter, and J.C. Blair of Vallejo, California; by one sister, Connie Beck of St. Louis, Missouri, also by a very special friend Gloria Ritch of Grayridge, Missouri.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Linnie Rowland and by one brother, Lloyd Blair.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday August 11, 2011. Graveside services will be conducted on Friday August 12, 2011 at 11 a.m., at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with Rev. Ronnie Ledbetter and Rev. James Malloy officiating. Interment will follow with full Military Honors.

Family has requested that memorials be made to the American Cancer Association. Envelopes will be provided at the Funeral Home office.

Rosemarie Hemby, daughter of the late George and Mary Roberts Tanner, was born in Bloomfield, Missouri on September 17, 1959, and passed away at her home in Puxico, Missouri on August 3, 2011, at the age of 51 years, 10 months and 17 days.

She had lived in the Puxico, Missouri area all her life. She enjoyed reading, watching racing and was a #1 fan of #03 Adam.

On December 11, 1979, she was married to James "Jim" Hemby in Puxico, Missouri.

Surviving are her husband, James "Jim" Hemby of Puxico, Missouri; three sons, Jacob, Jimmy, and Adam Hemby all of Puxico, Missouri; six grandchildren; and one sister, Medlody White of Parkersville, West Virginia. Other relatives and friends also survive.

There are no services scheduled at this time.

Interment will be at a later date in the Rock Hill Cemetery near Puxico, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements.

Jewell Hinshaw, daughter of the late Eli and Ida Lewis Fields Payne, was born in Essex, Missouri on July 21, 1945, and passed away at the Warrenton Manor in Warrenton, Missouri on August 3, 2011, at the age of 66 years and 13 days.

Jewell had lived in St. Louis, Missouri before moving to Warrenton in 2005. She had worked at St. Johns Mercy Hospital in St. Louis as a C.N.A. for many years.

Surviving are one son, Patrick Cummings of St. Louis, Missouri; one daughter, Linda Hardin of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; five grandchildren; and one sister, Bessie Purler of Exeter, Missouri. Many other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by three brothers, James, David and Freddie Dale Payne; two sisters, Wilma Rayburn and Mary Payne.

Graveside funeral services will be held on Friday, August 5, 2011, at 12 p.m., in the Essex Cemetery in Essex, Missouri with Wendell Adkins of Warrenton, Missouri officiating.

Interment will be in the Essex Cemetery in Essex, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Missouri in charge of arrangements.

Carrie LeBeau, daughter of the late James L. Gray and Mary Keaster Gray was born on November 12, 1919 in Kinder, Missouri and died on August 2, 2011 at her residence in Dexter at the age of 91.

Mrs. LeBeau was a member of the Kinder General Baptist Church, a home-maker and a resident of Dexter.

On April 1, 1939 she was united in marriage to Morton Eugene LeBeau at Poplar Bluff. Mr. LeBeau preceded her in death on May 12, 1983.

She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Phil and wife Rita LeBeau of Dexter; by two daughters, Rose Ellen and husband Lowell Harper of Dexter and Betty Sue Garner of Dexter; by one brother, Vannis Gray of Columbia, Missouri; by seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

Besides her husband and parents she was preceded in death by two sisters, Cloa Doublin and Irene Jones; by one son-in-law, Bill Garner and by one grandson, Gregory Dean Garner.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, August 5, 2011 from 4 until 5 p.m. Funeral services will follow in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel at 5 p.m., with Rev. Kenneth Biggs officiating. Interment will follow in the Puxico Cemetery.

Memorials in Mrs. LeBeau’s memory may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Association in care of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 50 Crestwood Executive Center, Suite 401 Saint Louis, MO 63126.