Willa M. Gaede, daughter of the late Marshall Cloud and Zoe Turlington Cloud, was born on February 10, 1935 in Dexter and departed this life on April 19, 2015 at her residence in Dexter at the age of 80.
Mrs. Gaede was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter. She had worked as the secretary for the First Baptist Church for many years and was the Salutatorian for the Dexter High School graduating class of 1953.
On June 17, 1956, she was united in marriage to Robert Gaede in Dexter. Mr. Gaede preceded her in death on April 29, 2003.
She is survived by two sons, David Robert Gaede and his wife Candace of Springfield, Missouri and Daniel Alan Gaede and his wife Peggy of Overland Park, Kansas; by four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, April 23, 2015 from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
A memorial service will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. George Nite officiating.
Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.
Howard Lee Smith, son of the late James Smith and Ella Heath Smith, was born in Dogwood, Missouri on July 30, 1937 and departed this life on April 15, 2015 at his residence in Puxico at the age of 77.
Mr. Smith had worked for Chambers Electric in Sikeston and was a veteran of the United States Navy.
He was united in marriage to Phyllis Kaye Ledbetter in 1959 in Sikeston. Mrs. Smith preceded him in death on July 23, 2000.
He is survived by one son, Mike Roy Bryant of Florida; by one daughter, Tracy Lynn Massey and her husband Jeff of Puxico; by two brothers, John Smith of Tennessee and Billy Smith of Michigan; by two sisters, Kitty Harper of Bertrand, Missouri and Becky Anderson of Tucson, Arizona; by five grandchildren, Jason Lee Massey, Amanda Kaye Geske, Corey Bryant, Ben Bryant and Sarah Wallace; and by seven great-grandchildren, Bowen Massey, Kolton and Keaton Geske, Maddox and Hendrix Bryant, Annabel Bryant and Marley Wallace.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Smith; and by five sisters, Margaret Humphrey, Doris Hart, Sue Smith, Mary Heaton and Helen Taylor.
A memorial service will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 10:00 A.M.
Arrangements are being handled by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
Mrs. Temples had spent 45 years in Pontiac, Michigan. She moved back to Dexter in 1981 and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter, Missouri.
On October 2, 1937, she was married to Edward Temples in Bloomfield, Missouri. He preceded her in death on October 21, 2007.
Surviving are two sisters, Beverly Ann Hunter of Dexter, Missouri and Shirley Burt of Laguna Woods, California; one brother, Larry Webb of San Diego, California; and many nieces and nephews. Other relatives and many friends also survive. She was preceded in death by five brothers, L.A. Webb, L.D. Webb, Harold Webb, Darrell Webb, and Bob Webb and one sister, Carolyn Webb.
Graveside Funeral services were held on Saturday April 18, 2015, at 12:00 PM at the Dexter Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri.
Interment will be in the Dexter 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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Bernice T. Dutton, daughter of the late Ira V. Thompson and Bessie Crane Thompson, was born on February 28, 1919 in Bloomfield and departed this life on April 17, 2015 at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter at the age of 96.
Mrs. Dutton was of the Baptist faith. She had been the owner of a beauty shop in Dexter and she and her husband were owners of the Moonlight Motel in Dexter.
On July 3, 1954, she and her husband were united in marriage in Corinth, Mississippi. Mr. Dutton preceded her in death on February 23, 1995.
She is survived by two sons, Dennis Dutton of Houston, Texas and David Dutton of Dexter; by one daughter, Jolene Walker of Sikeston; by six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Ronnie Corlew.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home on Monday, April 20, 2015 from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
Graveside services will be conducted on Monday, April 20, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at the Walker Cemetery in rural Bloomfield.
Mathis-Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Pauline E. Bess, daughter of the late Oma Nelson and Frank and Louella Gunter, was born on August 3, 1924 in Advance and departed this life on April 14, 2015 at Puxico Nursing Center in Puxico at the age of 90.
Mrs. Bess was a member of the Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau and a resident of Cape Girardeau.
She graduated from Advance High School and worked as a homemaker for most of her life, helping her late husband in the Bess Grain Company at harvest time. In her middle life, she started playing golf and rapidly improved her game, playing mostly in championship flights and very often winning. She and her husband spent most winters in Tampa, Florida.
On May 30, 1942, she was united in marriage to Jack Bess. Mr. Bess preceded her in death on June 8, 2014.
She is survived by four grandchildren, Todd Bess of Poplar Bluff, Cindy Martin and her husband Randy of Puxico, Ashley Bess of St. Louis, Missouri and Bami Parsons of Clearwater, Florida; and by two great-grandchildren, Jarrett Martin of Puxico and Jacie Parsons of Clearwater, Florida.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Warren “Jerry” Bess.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. with Rev. Mark Anderson officiating.
Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that all memorials be made to the Southeast Missouri Foundation, Attention Greg Adkins, 1 University Plaza, MS 7300, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701. In the memo line of check, the donor needs to write, Jack and Pauline Bess Scholarship.
