Edward D. Pry of Bloomfield, son of the late Edgar William and Dollie Steward Pry, was born in Flint, Michigan on September 20, 1929, and passed away at his home near Bloomfield, Missouri on December 25, 2015, at the age of 86 years, 3 months and 5 days.
He had lived in Michigan where he had worked as a meat cutter for the A & P Supermarkets and then was a car inspector with General Motors when he retired. He moved back to Bloomfield in 1989. He was a member of the Jehovah Witnesses and had served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
On September 1, 1955, he married Melba Jean Gordon in Hernando, Mississippi.
Surviving are his wife, Melba J. Pry of Bloomfield, Missouri; four sons, Jerry Norman of Lansing, Michigan, Dennis L. Pry of Chadron, Nebraska, Steve Pry of Atlanta, Georgia, Kevin W. Pry of Chehalis, Washington; 6 grandchildren; and one great granddaughter. Other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bob Link and Richard Pry; and one sister, Marcella Bowman.
Friends may visit on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, after 10:00 a.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Missouri.
Funeral services will be on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
Private interment will follow at the Oak Ridge Cemetery near Bloomfield with Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield, Missouri in charge of arrangements.
Cassandra A. Breece, daughter of the late Arzie & Bertie Barnett Baldwin, was born in Charter Oak, Missouri on May 7, 1943, and passed away at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau on December 24, 2015, at the age of 72 years, 7 months and 7 days.
Mrs. Breece had lived most of her life in the Jackson, Missouri, area. She was a licensed beautician and was a member of the Methodist Church. She enjoyed collecting bears and loved flowers.
On July 18, 1959 she was married to Randal O. Breece in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Surviving are her husband, Randal O. Breece of Jackson, Missouri; one daughter & husband, Teresa Robin & Gene King of Jackson, Missouri; and two brothers, Bill Baldwin, Sr. of Charter Oak, Missouri and Rick Baldwin of Puxico, Missouri. Many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Christopher Randal and Eric Wayne Brown; five brothers, Albert, Arzie Jr., Rawleigh, Harold & Ron Baldwin; and two sisters, Pauline Pannebecker and Mary Swinger.
Friends may call from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri with Rev. Ronnie Ledbetter of Essex officiating.
Interment will follow in the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri. Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri in charge of all arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Larry B. Jones H.O.P.E. Campaign (Celebrating Healing, Optimism, Prayer and Example), 23875 ST HWY BB, Bloomfield, MO 63825 or your local animal shelter.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com.
Norma K. Hix, daughter of the late Charles Thomas and Minnie Hodge Glenn, was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on July 10, 1922 and passed away at St. Anthony Hospital in Alton, Illinois on December 25, 2015, at the age 93 years.
She was married to Roy Wilhelm. She later married Earl Cordell Hix he preceded her in death on November 26, 2007.
Norma worked for Kroger Grocery Stores for many years in the meat department. Norma was a member of the graduating class of 1939 at Puxico High School. She was a member of the Puxico United Methodist Church and enjoyed playing cards and was a member of Senior Services.
Surviving are one son and his wife, Ronnie and Bonne Wilhelm of Brighton, Illinois; one daughter and husband, Kathleen and Jerry Bechtold of Godfrey, Illinois; one grandson, Jimmy Wilhelm; one great grandson and wife, Vance E. and Kristen Wilhelm; one brother-in-law, Loy May of Elsah, Illinois and one sister-in-law, Betty Glenn of Danville, California. She is also survived by many close and loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one grandson, Robert Detloff, three brothers: Jesse, Charles "Tom" and John Glenn; six sisters, Gladys Law, Beulah Gossing, Wilma Turner, Wanda Chamberlin, Eulah Orrick and Janet May.
Friends may call on Wednesday December 30, 2015 from 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri.
Funeral services will be Wednesday December 30, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Puxico, Missouri with Rev. Dennis Doublin of Puxico officiating.
Interment will follow in the Puxico City Cemetery in Puxico, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements.
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Weda Joyce Davis, daughter of the late L. B. Freeman and Muriel Patten Freeman, was born on August 7, 1936 in Spadra, Arkansas and departed this life on December 22, 2015 at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 79.
Mrs. Davis was a member of the Spadra Baptist Church in Spadra, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a resident of Dexter.
On November 29, 1954, she was united in marriage to Charles Davis in Sikeston, Missouri. Mr. Davis survives of the home.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Teresa Hubbard of Davenport, Iowa, Patricia Chuculate of Hulbert, Oklahoma and Linda Griffith of Greenfield, Indiana; by one sister, Wanda Freeman of Hagarville, Arkansas; by eleven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Ricky Davis; by one daughter, Lisa Harmon, by one brother, Robert Freeman; and by one sister, Wilma Barber
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, December 26, 2015 from 9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 10:30 A.M.
Interment will follow in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter.
Mamie Elizabeth "Libby" McNew, daughter of the late Clyde Vincent and Mamie Etta Passley Vincent, was born on August 4, 1952 in Wyatt, Missouri and departed this life on December 18, 2015 at SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 63.
Mrs. McNew was a resident of Dexter and had worked as a Certified Nurse’s Aide at Green Meadows Retirement Home in Sikeston, Missouri and was a homemaker. On November 26, 1983, she was united in marriage to John Benton McNew in Dexter, Missouri.
Mr. McNew survives of the home. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Paula Seachrist and Vicki Foster, both of Dexter, Missouri; by one brother, Luther Ray Vincent of Dexter, Missouri; by two sisters, Paula Carlene Grubbs of Dexter, Missouri and Pearl Marie Morlan of Corning, Arkansas; and by eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Robert Dale Foster; by one brother, Clyde Vincent; and by two sisters, Margie Sue Thurston and Faye Vincent.
Visitation was held at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, December 21, 2015 from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Funeral services were conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Monday, December 21, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. with Rev. James Hagy officiating.
Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri.
