Marie Louise Medcalf, 90, was born in Essex, Missouri, on March 14, 1925, to John Logan Kirkpatrick and Ida (Sifford) Kirkpatrick.
She was united in marriage to Gene Medcalf on June 30th, 1941.
Marie was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and she was a devoted Christian. Marie attended The First Church of the Nazarene in Dexter. She was a former member of the First United Methodist Church of Dexter and a resident of Dexter.
Marie was preceded in death by her husband, parents and brother, John Luther Kirkpatrick.
She is survived by her children and their spouses: Dixie Hicks (Lamar), Bob Medcalf and Lana Clark (Tommy). Marie is also survived by nine grandchildren: Laura Harris, Brad Hicks, Lana Lynn VanEgeren, Doug Hicks, Mitzi Garrett, Christopher Medcalf, Ashley Camp, Thomas Clark and Lynn Ellyn Hess, as well as nine great-grandchildren. Nancy Hall and other family members, as well as many close friends, also survive.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, July 6, 2015 from 1:00 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. with funeral services following in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel.
Former Pastor Jerrold Lake will offer the memorial service. Interment will follow in the Essex Cemetery with Cousin Larry Hinman providing graveside rites.
The family has requested that any memorial contributions be designated to the ALS Association of St. Louis, 2258 Weldon Parkway, St. Louis, Missouri 63146 (Envelopes will be available at the service.) Donations to the organization may also be made online in her memory at http:/webstl.alsa.org.
Dorothy Juanita Manley Bloomfield-Gamble, 84, of Farmington, Missouri entered heaven on July 1, 2015. She was born on January 13, 1931 at Canalou, MO the daughter of Audie Lee and Bernice Manley.
Dorothy was the bookkeeper at Richland High School for 31 years and a resident of Farmington. She was a member of Farmington Church of the Nazarene.
Dorothy and Lee Bloomfield were married September 9, 1951 and he preceded her in death on April 4, 1993. Dorothy and Fred Gamble were married October 1995 and he preceded her in death April 1, 2014.
Surviving are three daughters Debbie (Terry) Bowling of Farmington, Missouri; Cathy (David) Mathis of Talihina, Oklahoma and Beth (Mike) Smith of Sikeston Missouri; one son Lee (Deanna) Bloomfield of Biloxi, Mississippi; one step-daughter, Phillis of Clifton, Texas; and one step-son, Andy Gamble of Longview, Texas. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, and three step-grandchildren; by two sisters, Judy Daniels of Hillsboro, Missouri and Becky West of Jackson, Tennessee.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, one brother, and one great-grandson.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, July 2, 2015 from 12:30 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Art Menard officiating.
Interment will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston, Missouri.
Mrs. Brown had lived in Urbana and Winona, Missouri before moving to Dexter ten years ago. She had worked as a server at the Elderland Restaurant in Bloomfield. She enjoyed camping and loved her family. She and her late husband, Michael, enjoyed buying and selling things they collected together.
On March 12, 2005, she was married to Michael "Mike" Brown in Dexter, Missouri. He preceded her in death on June 30, 2014.
Surviving are two sons, Michael Shemwell of Dexter, Missouri, Curtis Baker of Texas; two step-sons, Kevin Brown of Fort Hood, Texas, Dustin Brown of St. Joseph, Missouri; four step-grandchildren, Gabby, Brandie, Maddie and Kraylee Brown; her mother, Carolyn Shomaker of Dexter; one brother, Albert Shomaker, Jr. of Dexter, Missouri; six sisters, Kathy McCollom of Bloomfield, Cindy Shomaker, Shella Minehart and Jamie Ellsworth all of Dexter, Becky Martin of Denver, Colorado, Melissa Bibins of Seattle, Washington ; a niece, Tammy & John Sperino of Dexter. Other relatives and friends also survive.
She was preceded in death by her father, Albert Shomaker, Sr., and her maternal grandmother, Ressie Yoder.
Friends may visit on Friday, July 3, 2014, after 10:00 a.m. at the Grace Fellowship Church in Dexter, Missouri.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, July 3, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. in the Grace Fellowship Church in Dexter, Missouri with Sister Karen Oldham Hardin of Dexter officiating.
Dinner to follow services.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
Watkins & Sons Funeral Service - P O BOX 96 - DEXTER MO 63841
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Mrs. Tanner, daughter of Columbus and Ethel Mitchell Collier, was born on July 28, 1923 in Scott City, Missouri.
She was a homemaker and was a member of the Bernie Christian Church. On April 11, 1946, in Piggott, Arkansas, she was united in marriage to Fred L. Tanner. He preceded her in death on January 17, 1993.
Her survivors include three children, Chris Tanner and wife Gay of Campbell, Frances Herrin and husband Bill of Mission Viejo, California, Mary Cannon and husband Loy of Long Beach, California; eighteen grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Ronnie Collier of Marble Hill, Missouri; and many other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Fred L. Tanner, Jr.; four brothers, Edwin Collier, Earnest Collier, Richard Collier Gaylon Collier; one sister, Kathryn Collier; one great-grandson, Josh Penick.
Visitation will be from 10 – 11:30 a.m., Thursday, July 2, 2015, at the Bernie Christian Church in Bernie, with services beginning at 11:30 a.m., with, Mr. Randy Moore officiating.
Burial will follow in Bernie Cemetery in Bernie, Missouri.
Blanton Kenneth King, son of the late Herman King and Edith Proffer King, was born on March 31, 1921 in Bloomfield, Missouri and departed this life on June 28, 2015 at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 94.
Mr. King was a member of the Oak Ridge General Baptist Church in rural Bloomfield. He had worked as a farmer and was a resident of Advance, Missouri.
He was first united in marriage to Edith Nadine Bush. Mrs. King preceded him in death in 1999. He was then married to Vaneta King on June 8, 2002 in Bloomfield, Missouri, who survives at their residence in Advance.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Kenneth King and wife Wanda of Jackson, Missouri; by one daughter, Diana Fowler and husband Larry of Festus, Missouri; by two brothers, Nerman King of Bloomfield, Missouri and Michael King of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; by three sisters, Oma Cagle of Advance, Missouri, Wilda Mae Armes of Bloomfield, Missouri and Velma Reinisch of Dexter, Missouri; and by six grandchildren, Chris Fowler, Timothy Fowler, David Fowler, Kenneth Ray King, Michael Blanton King and Lori Hosh; and by twenty-one great-grandchildren.
Besides his first wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Dorothy Ann Smothers and by brother, Herbert King and by brother, Blanton King .
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. with comments being made by family and friends from 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Oak Ridge General Baptist Church in rural Bloomfield on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Diana Fowler, his daughter officiating.
Interment will follow in the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
