Sara LeeAnn Jones Leija, daughter of Kathy Stobaugh Jones of Bloomfield and the late Larry B. Jones, was born on July 1, 1981, at Sikeston and departed this life in the emergency room of Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter on November 1, 2012, at the age of 31.
Sara was a member of the Dexter Church of Christ, had a natural love for children which extended from her son, nieces, nephews and into her chosen profession as an educator in Early Childhood Special Education in the Scott County Central School District. She had previously been employed as an Aide in the Early Childhood Classroom in the Bloomfield School District. She was a resident of rural Bloomfield.
She is survived by one son, Keaton Avery Leija of Bloomfield; by her mother, Kathy Jones, of Bloomfield; by her brother, Larry Kyle Jones and wife, Che’, of Bloomfield; by her sister, Lora Galati and husband, Joe, of Jackson; by two nephews, Sam Galati and Larry Mason Jones; by two nieces, Vita Claire Galati and Anna Kate Galati.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., Sunday, November 4, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Monday, November 5, 2012, in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Travis Quertermous officiating. Interment will follow in the Bloomfield Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Sara LeeAnn Jones Leija Memorial, 23875 State Highway BB, Bloomfield, Missouri 63825. Envelopes will be made available at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home.
Mr. Williams had worked in construction and was a Welder during his life and was of Church of Christ faith.
He was united in marriage to Barbara Ann Essen in Ellisville, Missouri on September 12, 1959.
Survivors include, His wife, Barbara Ann Williams of their home in Bernie, Missouri; by three sons, Lonnie E. Williams of Dexter, Missouri Jeffery Allen Williams of Dexter, Missouri and Rodney Dean Williams of Bernie, Missouri: by one sister, Christina Larkin of Johnston City, Illinois Missouri; by ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Also by other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death other than by his parents by one son, Anthony Lee Williams; by one brother, Lonnie Odell Williams; by two sisters, Rosemarie Bradley and Betty Lou Williams.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Missouri on Thursday November 1, 2012 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday Morning, November 2, 2012 starting at 11:00 A.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie, Missouri with Stan Dauck
Officiating, Interment will follow in the Bernie Cemetery. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
Grace Lucille Whitson Long, daughter of the late Joseph W. Whitson and Laura Edna Barry Whitson, was born on July 26, 1913, in Hickman, Kentucky, and departed this life at Winchester Place in Bernie, Missouri, on October 25, 2012, at the age of 99.
Mrs. Long was a member of the Bernie Church of Christ. She taught in several school districts ending her career of nearly 45 years in the New Madrid County School District. She belonged to the Retired Teachers Association and was a volunteer for the Dexter Hospital Auxiliary, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Red Cross.
She often spoke of the people that helped her make decisions at turning points in her life – the ones that encouraged her to go to high school and then on to college. Only heaven knows how many times she was able to pass that encouragement on to a new generation.
She is survived by three daughters, Linda Vincent of Phoenix, Arizona, Brenda Campbell and her husband, Larry, of Phoenix, Arizona, Robbie Burnett, and her husband, John, of Campbell, Missouri; by her son-in-law, Tony Lape; by eleven grandchildren, Courtney Vincent, Susannah Gobler, Caroline Culpepper, Chad Campbell, Todd Campbell, Hallie Campbell, Whitney Brothers, Meredith Peirick, Ian Lape, Martha Hutchens and John Burnett; and by seventeen great-grandchildren.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Danna Lape; six brothers, John Barry Whitson, William Daniel Whitson, Edward Carmack Whitson, Joseph Allen Whitson, Earl Jackson Whitson and Jesse Floyd Whitson; and by one sister, Minnie Myrtle Whitson.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 28, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Stan Dauck on Sunday, October 28, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Mounds Memorial Park in New Madrid, Missouri.
She was raised in Southeast Missouri and had lived in Arnold and St. Louis, Missouri before moving back to Parma, Missouri 13 years ago. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Parma.
She was married to Harold Simmons and he preceded her in death on January 4, 2005.
Surviving are two daughters, Lisa Scott of Parma, Missouri, Lori Null of Villa Ridge, Missouri; eleven grandchildren, two great grandchildren; one brother, Kenneth Boyer of Bonne Terre, Missouri; one sister, Joyce Keen of Bonne Terre, Missouri. Other relatives and friends also survive.
In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by one daughter, Melissa Simmons and one son, Eric Dewayne Simmons.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, after 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Parma, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at 12:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Parma, Missouri.
Interment will be in the Mounds Park Cemetery near New Madrid, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Parma, Missouri in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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Elizabeth W. Rose, daughter of the late William Nash and Nora Jennings Nash, was born on April 8, 1916, in Dudley, Missouri, and departed this life at the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter, Missouri on October 14, 2012, at the age of 96.
Mrs. Rose was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Dexter, Missouri, and was employed by Stovall’s Department Store.
She was united in marriage to Carl A. Rose on April 29, 1939, in Dexter, Missouri.
She is survived by one son, Joe Rose of Dexter; by one daughter, Carlene Hartle of Dexter; by 7 grandchildren, Danny Fraser, Samantha Pearson Mehan, Tim Rose, Tod Rose, Jeffrey Rose, Stephanie Credille and Amy Rose; 5 step-grandchildren, Eric Hartle, Emily Tidwell, Natalie Ries, Candi Spear and Shawn Young; and by 15 great-grandchildren.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; by one son, Jim Rose; and two brothers, Thomas Nash and Sam Nash.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 9:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Roger Wooten on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at 11:00 A.M. at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter. Interment will follow at the Dexter Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri.
