She had lived in the Bloomfield, Missouri area most of her life. She was a member of the Mt. Pisgah General Baptist Church near Bloomfield, Missouri.
On September 20, 1941, she was married to Orvel Lafferty in Gray Ridge, Missouri. He preceded her in death October 15, 1991.
Surviving are one daughter, Annette Kathy Roberts of Bloomfield; three sons, Bill Lafferty of Carrolton, Texas, Jerry Lafferty of Loundes, Missouri, Donald Lafferty address unknown; thirteen grandchildren; thirty great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren; two brothers, Wesley Gibson of Bloomfield, Alvin Gibson of Denver, Colorado; and one sister, Jeanie Warren of New Bloomfield, Missouri. Other relatives and many friends also survive.
She was preceded in death by four sons, Robert Lafferty, Walter Allen Lafferty, Marvin D. Lafferty and Edward Ray Lafferty, three brothers and seven sisters.
Visitation will be Wednesday, April 29, 2015, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with the Rev. Gary Hancock of Fagus, Missouri officiating.
Interment will follow in the Chalk Bluff Cemetery near Dexter, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Missouri in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Mt. Pisgah General Baptist Church, c/o Janice Berry, 19721 CO RD 504, Bloomfield, MO 63825.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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Sue Sturgess, daughter of the late Oliver White and Mary Edith Garner White was born on November 19, 1938 at Pyletown and departed this life in the SoutheastHealth of Cape Girardeau, Missouri on April 23, 2015 at the age of 76 years.
Mrs. Sturgess was a member of the Dexter Church of Christ. In her early years, she worked at Elder Manufacturing in Dexter, had worked as an Independent Sales Consultant and was a local business owner.
She was united in marriage to Sammy L. Sturgess on October 11, 1957 at Dexter. Mr. Sturgess survives of the home in Dexter.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Kathy Sturgess of Sikeston; by three daughters, Deborah Sturgess of Dexter, Dana Sturgess Frazier and husband Mark of Stuarts Draft, Virginia and Dr. Susan Sturgess Lucktong and husband Dr. Ek Lucktong of Mooresville, North Carolina; by one sister, Verla Jean White of Dexter; six grandchildren, Hannah and Haley Frazier, Sammy and Savannah Lucktong, Jennifer and Michael Scism; also by one great-grandson Connor Scism.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Danny Keith Sturgess.
Visitation will be held at the Dexter Church of Christ on Sunday April 26, 2015 from 1:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M.
Funeral services will then be conducted at 3:00 P.M. in the Dexter Church of Christ. Interment will follow in the Old Bethel Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, Eastern Missouri Chapter, 9433 Olive Blvd Ste 100, Saint Louis, Missouri 63132-3132 OR Childrens Homes Incorporated, 5515 Walcott Rd., Paragould, Arkansas 72450.
Debra Blunt, daughter of Dortha Blunt of Dexter, Missouri and the late Martin Blunt, was born on June 4, 1957 in Dexter and passed away on April 22, 2015 at her residence in Sikeston at the age of 57.
She was a member of the Cape First Church of Sikeston, had worked in claims for the Dewitt Company in Sikeston and was a member of the Dexter Senior High Class of 1975.
Besides her mother she is survived by two sons, Shane Blunt and Shawn Blunt both of Sikeston; by one daughter, Ciara Blunt of Sikeston; by one brother, Ronny Blunt of Colorado; and by two sisters, Kathy Ivy of Dexter and Sherry Busick of Dexter.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Stanley Blunt and Robert Blunt.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Allen Basham officiating.
Interment will follow in the Sadler Chapel Cemetery in Dexter.
In lieu of flowers the family requests all memorials be made to Southeast Hospice, c/o Southeast Hospice, 10 Doctors Park, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703.
William "Bill" Moore, son of the late James W. Moore and Katie Adell Sprinkle Moore, was born on September 21, 1942 in Dexter and passed away on April 22, 2015 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff at the age of 72.
Mr. Moore was of the Lutheran faith. He had worked for Chrysler Corporation in St. Louis as a line worker and also as a truck driver for Safety Klean. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving in the Vietnam War.
On February 27, 1988, he was united in marriage to Berta A. Enriquez in Ore City, Texas. Mrs. Moore survives of the home.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Christopher Moore; by three daughters, Karina, Victoria and Cindy; by two brothers, Jimmie Dale Moore and his wife Betty of Dexter and Johnny Ray Moore and his wife Carol of Cabot, Arkansas; by one sister, Helen Janette Jennings of Arnold, Missouri; and by several grandchildren.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Franklin Eugene Moore and James Richard Moore; and by two sisters, Emmer Jane Bledsoe and Carrie Belle Moore.
Visitation will be held at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, April 24, 2015 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Justin Sponaugle officiating.
Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery with full military honors.
Linda Nea Patrick, daughter of the late Willard Nea and Jean Beard Nea, was born on April 24, 1936 in St. Louis, Missouri and departed this life on April 17, 2015 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston at the age of 78.
Mrs. Patrick had worked as a timekeeper for McQuay-Norris in St. Louis and was a resident of Dexter, Missouri.
On July 12, 1974, she was united in marriage to Charles Patrick in St. Clair County, Illinois. Mr. Patrick preceded her in death on January 1, 1995.
She is survived by two sons, Stephen Woodring and his wife Sue of Ponchatoula, Louisiana and Charles Woodring and his wife Cindy of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; by one step-son, Donald Patrick and his wife Linda of St. Charles, Missouri; by one daughter, Jeanne Ann Woodring of St. Louis; by two brothers, Charles Nea and Scott Nea, both of St. Louis; by six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 11:00 A.M.
Arrangements are being handled by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter
