Mrs. Dudley was retired from the Dexter Public School System after serving for a number of years as the Dexter Senior High School secretary. She was a member of the Dexter Lighthouse Christian Center and was a resident of Dexter.
Besides her mother, she is survived by two sons, James Dudley and Jeff Dudley both of Dexter; by one daughter, Anita Barrios of St. Louis, Missouri; by one brother, Ernest Doud of Riverton, Illinois; by two sisters, Barbara Churchill of Riverton, Illinois and Alberta Levan of Springfield, Illinois and by six grandchildren.
Besides her father, she was preceded in death by one brother, Billy Doud.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 from 5 until 7 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 10 a.m., in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter with Rev. Tim Russell officiating. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.
He lived in Parma, Missouri before moving to Memphis, Tennessee for his job in automotive sales. He retired and moved back to Parma, Missouri. He served in the Army and was a member of the Parma General Baptist Church of Parma in Parma, Missouri.
Surviving are his mother, Leoma B. Cravens of Parma, Missouri; one daughter, Sherry Slinkard of Mississippi; one brother, Carroll Glenn "Booder" Cravens of Parma, Missouri; and one sister, Sheila Kay and Sonny Brannon of Parma, Missouri. Other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by his father, William Riley Cravens and one brother, William Gary Cravens.
Friends may visit on Sunday, September 25, 2011, from 1:30 until 3 p.m., at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Parma, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, September 25, 2011, at 3 p.m., at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Parma, Missouri with the Rev. Keith Kennedy of Catron, Missouri officiating.
Interment will be in the Malden Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Parma in charge of arrangements.
Arvella Velores Stout Totten, daughter of the late Melvin Freeman Stout and Audria Mildred Jones Stout was born on May 14, 1922 in Williamson County, Illinois and departed this life in the White River Medical Center at Batesville, Arkansas on September 17, 2011 at the age of 89.
Mrs. Totten attended the First Christian Church in Dexter, was an educator for 34 years in Missouri Public Schools with 29 years in the Dexter Public School System. She was a charter member of the Dexter Community Teachers Association, a lifetime member of both the Missouri State Teachers Association and the Retired Teachers of Missouri. She was also a member of the Retired Teachers of Stoddard County, the Dexter Hospital Auxiliary and the Friends of the Dexter Library. The Montgomery Scholarship was named in honor of Mrs. Totten.
She was united in marriage to Glenn H. Totten on January 2, 1942 at Jackson. Mr. Totten preceded her in death on April 28, 1993.
She is survived by two sons and daughter-in-laws: Glenn and Nancy Totten of Ormond Beach, Florida and Roger and Allison Totten of Melbourne, Arkansas: by one brother, Glendall Stout of Jefferson City: by five grandchildren, Kyle Totten, Kendra Totten, Grant Totten, Craig Totten and Matthew Totten: by four great-grandchildren, Christopher Totten, Caroline Totten, Audrey Totten and Sarah Katharine Totten: by one great-great-granddaughter, Isabella Totten.
Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Earl Stout: by two sisters, Othella Mildred Stout Mathenie and Georgenia Lorene Stout.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter 5 until 7 p.m. Monday, September 19, 2011. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at the Chalk Bluff Cemetery with Rev. Tom Stafford officiating.
She had lived in Parma, Missouri most of her life. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Parma, Missouri. She had worked in home health as a nurses aid.
On June 14, 1965, she was married to Alvin Oscar Payne in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Surviving are her husband, Alvin Oscar Payne of Parma, Missouri; one son, Timothy Allen Payne of Millington, Tennessee; her mother, Maxine Goode Simmons of Parma, Missouri; five grandchildren; four great grandchildren; one brother, Gary Simmons of Malden, Missouri; and one sister, Shirley Harris of Dexter, Missouri. Other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Larry and Jerry Simmons.
Friends may visit on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, from 5 until 8 p.m., at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Parma, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at 10 a.m., in the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Parma, Missouri with the Rev. Kerry Stokes of Charleston, Missouri officiating.
Interment will be in the Bernie Cemetery in Bernie, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Parma, Missouri in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wiley worked at the Faurecia Company in Dexter, Missouri.
He had lived in Puxico all of his life. On June 28, 2009, he was married to Lorrie Robinett in Bloomfield, Missouri.
Surviving are his wife, Lorrie Wiley of Puxico, Missouri; his mother, Sandra McTurnan of Puxico, Missouri; his father, John Thurman Wiley of Puxico, Missouri; one brother, Joseph Wiley of Puxico, Missouri; his grandmothers, Rose McTurnan and Susie Wiley. Other relatives and many friends also survive.
Friends may call on Monday, September 19, 2011, after 11 a.m., at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Missouri.
Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, September 19, 2011, at 1 p.m., in the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Missouri.
Interment will be in the Walker Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield, Missouri in charge of arrangements.
