Frieda Mae Yates of Columbia, Missouri, daughter of the late William and Anna Katherine Lenox Wilkerson, was born on August 19, 1918, in Puxico, Missouri and passed away on September 5, 2012, at The Bluffs Nursing Home in Columbia, Missouri at the age of 94 years and 17 days.
She had lived in Columbia the past four years and had lived in Dudley and Puxico most of her life where she and her husband had owned and operated Yates Grocery on Hwy 51 near Dudley. She had been a member of the First General Baptist Church in Puxico, the past 45 years where she was a Sunday school teacher, and Bible school teacher, and the Secretary-Clerk for 29 years.
On June 17, 1933, she was married to Paul Yates, Sr. in Puxico, Missouri. He preceded her in death in February of 1972.
Surviving are one daughter, Katherine Musbach of Columbia, Missouri; two sons, Paul "Bub" Yates, Jr. of Dudley, Missouri, William Hershel Yates of Raymore, Missouri; eight grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; and four great great grandchildren. Other relatives and family also survive. She was preceded in death by one son, Franklin Dean Yates, her parents, brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be held on Saturday September 8, 2012, from 8:30 to 10:30 am at the First General Baptist Church in Puxico, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 8, 2012, at 10:30 am at the First General Baptist Church in Puxico, Missouri with the Rev. Kenneth Lambert of Bloomfield, Missouri officiating.
Interment will follow in the Puxico Cemetery with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements.
Juanita Evelyn Ward Sifford of Puxico, Missouri, daughter of the late Willard Dell and Mary Katherine Greer Ward, was born on August 2, 1923, in Detroit, Michigan and passed away on September 6, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 89 years, 1 month and 4 days.
She had lived most of her life in Puxico, Missouri. She was a member of the Puxico Christian Church and Order of the Eastern Star, Puxico Chapter No. 422. She had been a beautician and owned and operated her own shop.
On November 30, 1941, she was married to John "Square" Albert Sifford in Puxico, Missouri. He preceded her in death on September 10, 1999.
Surviving are one daughter & spouse, Mary Ann & Jeannie McKifford of Sikeston, Missouri; one son, Jeffrey Wayne Sifford of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; 2 grandchildren & spouses, John R. & Stephanie Sifford of Groton, Connecticut, Thomas B. & Issa Sifford of Bossier City, Louisiana; one brother, Louis Ward of Grand Junction, Colorado; and one sister, Carolyn Dillard of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Other relatives and family also survive. She was preceded in death by one great grandson, Thor Morines Sifford, four sisters, Hope Schmidt, Mary Groy, Frances Page and Ruthie Tilton.
Visitation will be held on Sunday September 9, 2012, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri. Eastern Star Services will be held at 7:00 pm at the funeral home.
Graveside services will be held Monday, September 10, 2012, at 11:00 am at the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico, Missouri with the Rev. Ricky White of Poplar Bluff, Missouri officiating.
Interment will follow in the Puxico Cemetery with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements
Stella White, daughter of the late Dallas Creed and Montie Boone Creed, was born on October 2, 1918, in Senath, Dunklin County, Missouri, and died on September 3, 2012, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 93.
On March 16, 1946, she was united in marriage to Richard M. White in Flint, Michigan. She and her husband owned and operated Marquette Wallpaper and Paint in Marquette, Michigan.
Mrs. White was a resident of Dexter and a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Dexter.
She was preceded in death by her husband and is survived by one step-son, Richard Jack White, of Portland, Oregon.
Graveside services will be conducted Thursday, September 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the Senath Cemetery in Senath, Missouri, by Rev. Roger Wooten. Arrangements are being handled by Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home, Dexter, Missouri.
Daisy Speer daughter of Willard Eubanks of Bloomfield and the late Ruth Hornbuckle Eubanks was born on October 3, 1944 in Manila, Arkansas and died on September 1, 2012 at her residence in Dexter at the age of 67.
Mrs. Speer was a resident of Dexter and a member of the Faith Fellowship Church in Dexter.
Besides her father she is survived by one son, Travis Hudson of Dexter; by five daughters, Sheila Edwards of Dexter, Paula McCoy of Zalma, Sherry Grimm of Dexter, Ronda Preston of Florida and Shanna Volezquez of Sikeston; by three brothers; Willis Eubanks, Doyle Eubanks and Jerry Eubanks all of Bloomfield; by one sister, Pat Lindsey of Mississippi; by eleven grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren.
Besides her mother one brother, Donnie Eubanks, preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 from 12:30 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. Funeral services will then be conducted on Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bill Pennington officiating. Interment will follow in the Gravel Hill cemetery near Bloomfield.
Josephine Lee daughter, of the late Benjamin Hill and Clara Chasteen Hill, was born on April 16, 1934 in Dudley, Missouri and died on September 2, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Dexter at the age of 78.
She was a graduate of the Puxico High School class of 1950. On June 13, 1953 she was united in marriage to Bill Lee in Yuma, Arizona. They lived near the Marine base at camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California. After Mr. Lee’s service in the Marines, they made their home in St. Louis, Missouri for thirty-six years. After retirement they moved to Dexter. She enjoyed sewing, playing the piano, writing poetry and other hobbies.
She had a love for the Lord. Before entering high school, she had an early conversion and joined Rockhill Baptist Church, and was baptized. When she came from St. Louis, she chose Sadler Chapel United Methodist Church as her home church.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter and son in law, Mickey and husband C.E. Tuley of Dexter; by one sister, Bessie Bridges of Puxico, Missouri and by one granddaughter, Jennifer Rowland of St. Louis, Missouri.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, William Hill and by one granddaughter, JoAnna Lee Tuley.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, September 3, 2012 from 5:00P.M.-8:00P.M. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Pastor Sue Welborn and Pastor Dave Fowler officiating. Interment will follow in the Sadler Chapel cemetery.
