Marion Thomas Billington, son of the late Samuel Elmer Billington and Edna Sheridan Billington, was born on July 17, 1916, in Lilbourn, Missouri, and departed this life at his residence in Kevil, Kentucky, on September 13, 2012, at the age of 96.
Mr. Billington was of the General Baptist faith. He had worked as a general contractor and a supervisor for Stone & Webster Construction Company. He was also a veteran of the United States Merchant Marine. Marion was a proud 63 year member of Trio #57 A.F.& A.M. in Rock Island, Illinois and member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Southern Illinois.
He was united in marriage to Marjorie L. Troxell on January 25, 1941, in Benton, Missouri. She preceded him in death on October 18, 2006.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Marion Eugene Billington and Cindy of Kevil, Kentucky; one brother, Burl Billington of Williston, Tennessee; one granddaughter, Brandi Billington Sims and husband Andy of Paducah, Kentucky; and one great-granddaughter, Emma Sims of Paducah, Kentucky.
Besides his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by four brothers.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 16, 2012. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday, September 17, 2012, at 2:00 P.M. at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter with the Rev. Josh Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow at the Dexter Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri, with Full Missouri Military Funeral Honors.
The funeral service for licensed practical nurse and Paris Health Care Center staff coordinator Katie Marie Dunlap Perry of Paris was planned at noon today at McEvoy Funeral Home.Blaine Lee was to officiate. Burial was to follow in Foundry Hill Cemetery.
Named as pallbearers were Mike Buie, Doug Brockman, Kelly Dunlap, Leah Tippen, David Reed and Steven Teem.
Paris Health Care Center employees were honorary pallbearers.
Visitation was Sunday and today.
Perry, 27, died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at the Henry County Medical Center emergency room from a pulmonary embolism.
Born March 1, 1985, in Neu-Ulm, Germany, she was a daughter of Jacqueline Lewis of Paris and the late Richard “Box” Dunlap. She was the stepdaughter of Charlie Lewis of Paris.
She was married on June 26, 2010, to Michael Wayne Perry Jr., who survives.
Perry graduated from Dexter (Mo.) High School and Tennessee Technology Center in Paris.
She also leaves one daughter: Addison Grace Perry of Paris; two sons: Carson Alexander Perry and Mason Wade Perry, both of Paris; two sisters: Kelly Dunlap of Paris and Kristi (David) Reed of Dexter; one stepbrother: Steven Lewis of New Madrid, Mo.;
Two grandparents: Benny and Kay Harris of Paris; three nephews: Dalton, Logan and Owen Reed; one niece: Kloey Reed; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
She also was preceded in death by a brother: Joshua Dunlap in 1982.
Memorials may be made to Holley Credit Union, P.O. Box 398, Paris.
Mrs. Britton lived in the Essex and Dexter area all her life. She attended the First Baptist Church in Essex.
On March 14, 1980, she was married to Gary Donald Britton in Dexter, Missouri. He preceded her in death on June 12, 1995 .
Surviving are one daughter, Tracy Ann Bijeaux of Lafayette, Louisiana; eight grandchildren, Melinda Roberts of Bloomfield, Missouri, Randy Fincher, Jr. of Dudley, Missouri, Joshua Fincher of Bloomfield, Missouri, Brian Cross of Dexter, Missouri, Jason Rangel of Honolulu, Hawaii, Rebecca Rangel of Fair Oaks, California, Sarah Rangel of Lafayette, Louisiana, Hannah Bijeaux of Lafayette, Louisiana; eleven great grandchildren; and one brother, Ronnie Razer of Wappapello, Missouri.
Other family and friends also survive her. She was preceded in death by one son, Randall Lee Fincher, two daughters, Melba Diann Cross and Sheryl Verlene Alberson; one grandson, Darren Cross; and four brothers, Manford Razer, Bill Razer, Sidney Razer, and Bob Razer.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 2:00 PM at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with Rev. Dennis Ward of Poplar Bluff, Missouri officiating.
Interment will be in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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He had lived in Dexter most of his life . He had worked as an auto mechanic at Bud Shell Ford in Dexter. He was a member of the General Assembly Church of First Born in Oxley, Missouri.
On October 23, 1964 he was married to MaryAnn Ollie Corter in Tulare, California .
Surviving are his wife, MaryAnn Malone of Dexter, Missouri; three sons, Joseph Malone of Bloomfield, Missouri, and James Malone and John Malone, both of Dexter, Missouri; one daughter, Ruth Strickland of Bloomfield, Missouri; seventeen grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two brothers, Charles Malone of Fuquay Varina, North Carolina and Tom Malone of Bloomfield, Missouri, and one sister, Shirley Weaver of Bloomfield, Missouri . Other family and friends also survive.
Visitation will be held on Monday, September 10, 2012, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with the Rev. Archie Godwin of Fairdealing, Missouri and Dewayne Sloate of Naylor, Missouri, officiating.
Interment will follow at the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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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.
