Ruby Mae Stanfield, daughter of the late Ralph W. Fralick and Ella Gray Thomas, was born on September 18, 1919 in Clarkton, Missouri and departed this life on May 31, 2015 at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 95.
Mrs. Stanfield was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bernie and a resident of Bernie. She worked for Brown Shoe Company in Bernie for seventeen years as a cobbler and was the custodian for the Bernie Baptist Church for fifty-eight years. She was a member of the Women’s Missionary Union and taught Sunday school for fifty years.
On October 12, 1940, she was united in marriage to Rondell Stanfield in Bloomfield, Missouri. Mr. Stanfield preceded her in death on June 28, 1972.
She is survived by one son, Larry Brent Stanfield of Bernie; by one daughter, Elaine Hemker and husband Bill of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; by one brother, Tom Fralick of Bernie; by two sisters, Lois Hicks of Bernie and Ruth Ann Medlin of Flint, Michigan; by two grandchildren, Larry Allen Stanfield of Bernie and Meredith Nicole Moyers of Sesser, Illinois; and by three great-grandchildren, Olivia Grace Moyers, Hadley Jo Moyers and Jax Lian Moyers.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one grandson, James Ronnie Stanfield; by two brothers, Louis Fralick and Frank Fralick and by three sisters, Mildred Fralick, Flora Bell Blocker and one in infancy.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in BERNIE on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in BERNIE on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. John Knapp and Rev. Jerry Darby officiating.
Interment will follow in the Bernie Cemetery.
The family requests that memorials be made to KOKS Radio Station, 2773 Barron Road, Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901.
Mrs. Johnson had lived in High Ridge, Missouri before moving to Dexter twenty-two years ago. She had owned and operated a beauty shop in High Ridge. She attended services at the Church On The Rock in Morehouse.
On March 19, 1966, she was married to Clesten Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri.
Surviving are her husband, Clesten Johnson of Dexter, Missouri; one daughter, Shaundous Lutman of Sikeston; two sons, Rick Weaver of Bloomfield, Brian Johnson of Republic, Missouri; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and one sister, Pansy Woodruff of Dexter. Other relatives and friends survive.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Charlotte Carden; two brothers, Ernie & Bud Grim; and three sisters, Opal Wyatt, Marie George and Florey White.
Friends may call from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri with Rev. Curtis True of Sikeston officiating.
Interment will follow in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri. Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri in charge of all arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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Mrs. Hubbard was owner of Hubbard’s Jewelry which has been located in Historic Downtown Dexter for decades. She had attended the Dexter Church of Christ. She was recognized as Business Woman of the Year by the Dexter Chamber of Commerce.
She was a member of the Business and Professional Women Organization, the Soroptimist Women’s Volunteer Organization, worked with the American Red Cross, getting service members home, and was a founding member of the Dexter Hospital Auxiliary or “Grey Ladies” as it was called when it was first formed. While she served in various organizations in town, her greatest achievement was her two girls, her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren.
On July 6, 1946 she was united in marriage to James Bryan Hubbard in Osceola, Arkansas. Mr. Hubbard preceded her in death on May 30, 1976.
She is survived by her two children and their spouses, Jamie and Jim Cook of Dexter and Sheila and Ronald LeGrand of Dexter; by her loving companion for many years, Bruce Belvin; by four granddaughters and their spouses, Ann-Marie and Kevin Mitchell, Ronda and Ahsan Jameel, Mendy and Christian Bell and Amy and Dave Ellinghouse and by nine great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, June 1, 2015 from 12:00 P.M. NOON until 2:00 P.M.
Funeral services will then be conducted on Monday, June 1, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Greg McGhee officiating. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.
Mrs. Bledsoe had lived most of her life in Dexter, Missouri, although she lived in California for six years and moved back to Dexter in 1969.
She had worked at the Hickory Log Restaurant and at Hudson Foods. She was a member of the Ark of Hope Church in Dexter.
On July 30, 1961 she was married to James Willis Bledsoe in Pigott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on July 25, 2013.
Surviving are two daughters, Debra Morse of Dexter, Missouri, and Nelda Poeppelmeyer of Bloomfield, Missouri; two step daughters, Charlene Peterson of Chicago, Illinois, Sandra Bledsoe of Chicago, Illinois; three grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; several step grandchildren and great grandchildren; one sister, Betty Jean Carlton of Dexter; three step sisters, Becky Nichols, Judy Billings and Betty Jo. Other relatives and friends survive.
She was preceded in death by one step son, Cecil Robbins; one step daughter, Connie Robbins; and four brothers, Max, Billy, Jackie and Bobby Wood.
Friends may call from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri with Rev. Jamie Jones officiating.
Interment will follow in the Caroline-Dowdy Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri. Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri in charge of all arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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James W. Heaton, Jr., son of the late James W. Heaton, Sr. and Clara Mae Petiford Heaton, was born on September 14, 1938 in Sikeston, Missouri and departed this life on May 24, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff at the age of 76.
Mr. Heaton retired from the United States Army with the rank of Command Sergeant Major and was a resident of Dudley.
Sergeant First Class Heaton distinguished himself on August 13, 1970 in Kien Hoa Province, Vietnam while serving as an Air Movement Advisor with the US Army. SFC Heaton’s helicopter was searching for two American Advisors who had been involved in heavy contact with a Viet Cong Force. When low level visual reconnaissance located the wounded advisor, SFC Heaton braved potential enemy fire and waded through waist-deep rice paddy mud where he rendered first aid to the wounded advisor with the enemy fifty meters away. Sergeant Heaton was able to safely evacuate the wounded advisor. Sergeant Heaton later located and evacuated the other advisor who had been killed in action. Through his strong determination and exceptional bravery and courage, Sergeant Heaton was directly responsible for saving an advisor from certain death. He was awarded the Bronze Star, 3 Purple Hearts, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry and the Vietnamese Honor Medal, First Class
On June 15, 1958, he was united in marriage to Mary Jane Smith in Charleston, Missouri. Mrs. Heaton preceded him in death on May 20, 1992.
He is survived by four sons, James W. Heaton, III of Illinois, Michael Heaton and wife Dixie of Rock Hill, South Carolina, Richard Allen Heaton and wife Tonya of Columbus, Georgia and Gregory Dale Heaton of Newport, South Carolina; by one daughter, Teresa Heaton of Dallas, Texas; by three brothers, Billy Ray Heaton of Wappapello, Danny Heaton of Marlow, Oklahoma and Buddy Joe Heaton of Bloomfield; by six sisters, Nellie Geneva Allen of Phoenix, Arizona, Patricia Wood of Bloomfield, Brenda Laffoon of Dudley, Ocie Robinson of Dexter, Dorothy Keith of Dexter and Lisa Ann Rieffer of Dudley; by seven grandchildren, Matthew Lindsey, Brittany Pate, Kyle Heaton, Jeremy Heaton, Ashley Becker, Sydney Heaton and Casey Heaton; and by seven great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Lisa Heaton; and by one brother, Harold Heaton
His services will be held in Columbus, Georgia at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
