She had lived in Dudley, Missouri most of her life. She had worked as a waitress and was a member of the Faith Community Church in Dudley.
On February 14, 1996, she was married to Bill Beck in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on April 25, 2008.
Surviving are two brothers & wives, Bill & Belinda Powell of Dudley and John & Betty Powell of Dexter. Other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Jim and Bob Powell; and one sister, Mary Dowdy.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 7, 2014, after 1:00 p.m. at the Faith Community Church in Dudley.
Memorial services will be held on Sunday, September 7, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the Faith Community Church in Dudley, Missouri with Bro. Jerry Martin of Fisk officiating.
Interment with be in the Dudley Cemetery in Dudley, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
Watkins & Sons Funeral Service
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James Craig McLaughlin, son of Patty Christy McLaughlin and the late Billy Gene McLaughlin, was born in Sedalia, Missouri on October 8, 1958 and lost his battle with cancer at his home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on August 31, 2014 at the age of 55.
Mr. McLaughlin had worked at VanMatre Buick, GMC and Cadillac in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Craig was an ardent golfer, and was of Baptist Faith.
He was united in marriage to Karen Bristow in Bernie, Missouri on November 5, 2011. Mrs. McLaughlin remains of their home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Other survivors include his mother, Patty McLaughlin of Harrisonville, Missouri; by his step-mother, Connie McLaughlin of Sedalia, Missouri; one son, Jeff McLaughlin of Columbia, Missouri; by one step-son, Jeremy Lacewell & wife Melissa of Gideon, Missouri; by one step-daughter, Kari Powell & husband Greg of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; by three sisters, Dawn Weaver & husband Robert of St. Joseph, Missouri, Jill Grunewald & husband Mark of Minneapolis, Minnesota and April McLaughlin of Harrisonville, Missouri; by three grandchildren, Elizabeth Lacewell, Hayden Lacewell and Zoey Powell; by two nieces, Grace McLaughlin of Harrisonville, Missouri and Harriet Grunewald of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also by other relatives and friends.
A Celebration of Life, will be conducted at McLaughlin Funeral Home in Sedalia, Missouri, September 6, 2014 from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to:
Bothwell Chapel, Sedalia Hospital, in Sedalia, Missouri
Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie, Missouri in charge of all arrangements.
Mr. Richard had been a lifelong resident of the Puxico and Wappapello area. He graduated from Puxico High School in 1962. He was a livestock and hay farmer and loved to hunt and fish. He was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church near Puxico. On October 23, 1993 he married Carole Armstrong in Wappapello, Missouri.
Surviving are his wife, Carole Richard of Wappapello, Missouri; one stepson, Karl Beal of Kansas City, Missouri and many more family and friends. He was preceded in death by five brothers, Billy Joe, Gary Lee, Arvel Dean, twins John L. & Clide W., Richard.
Friends may call on Saturday, September 6, 2014, after 12:00 p.m. at the Watkins and Sons Chapel in Puxico, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri with the Rev. Doug Clinton of Senath, Missouri officiating.
Interment will follow at the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico, Missouri.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
Memorials may be made to the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in care of Edwina Woolard, 8825 St Hwy J, Puxico, Missouri 63960
Watkins & Sons Funeral Service - P O BOX 96 - DEXTER MO 63841
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Melvin E. “Gene” Stegall, son of the late Benjamin Stegall and Elizabeth Hancock Stegall, was born on February 6, 1926 in Gideon, Missouri and departed this life on September 1, 2014 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 88.
Mr. Stegall was affiliated with the First Baptist Church of Dexter, had worked in construction for Rockford Blacktop in Rockford, Illinois, was a resident of Dexter and a veteran of the United States Army.
On June 11, 1955, he was united in marriage to Betty Sue Hartsfield in Malden, Missouri. Mrs. Stegall survives at the home.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Rod Stegall and wife Marsha of Byron, Illinois; by one daughter, Theresa Reynolds and husband Donnie of Dexter; by five grandchildren, Ali Harms of Lindenwood, Illinois, Cole Stegall of Byron, Illinois, Dawson Reynolds and Dakota Reynolds of Dexter and Vasile Siminitchi of Houston, Texas; by two great-grandchildren, Maklaya Harms and Donavon Harms of Lindenwood, Illinois; and by one sister, Alice Berry of Dexter.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 from 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
Graveside services will be conducted at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. Rich Lee officiating.
Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.
Memorials may be made to the Dexter Lady Bearcats Scholarship, Attn: Laura Miller, 1031 Brown Pilot Lane, Dexter, Missouri 63841.
Barbara “Barbie” Finch, of Bloomfield, daughter of Wanda Kem Standridge and the late Charles Edward Standridge, was born at the Missouri Delta Hospital in Sikeston, Missouri on September 1, 1971, and passed away at her home in Bloomfield, Missouri on September 2, 2014, at the age of 43 years and 1 day.
She had lived in Bloomfield all her life, was a 1990 graduate of Bloomfield High School. She had worked for Burger King.
On June 23, 1990, she was married to Bobby E. Finch of Dexter in Bloomfield, Missouri.
Surviving are her husband, Bobby Finch of Bloomfield; three children, David Wayne Finch and Daniel Lee Finch both of Bloomfield, Bobbi Ann Finch of the home in Bloomfield; her mother, Wanda Kem Standridge of Bloomfield; a sister and her family, Sandy Lynxwiler, Lyn Lynxwiler, Chris and Courtney Lynxwiler all of Bloomfield. Other relatives and friends also survive.
Friends may visit on Thursday, September 4, 2014, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held Friday, September 5, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Missouri with Bob Holland of Bloomfield officiating.
Interment with be in the Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield in charge of arrangements.
