Obituaries
In Memory of Anna Lea Goodboo
February 15th 2018 by Dee Loflin
Mrs. Anna Lea Goodboo was born July 28, 1949 in Dexter, Missouri, the daughter of Cyril and Dorothy Marchant.
Anna Lea attended Flint Community Schools and attended First United Church. She loved arts and crafts, bingo, and watching HGTV Property Brothers. She enjoyed spending time with her family.
Anna Lea leaves to cherish her memory: daughter, Andrea Kent (Jeremy Purcell); son, Randy (Allison) Randall Jr.; grandchildren, Deovada kent, Gavaughny Mims, Lydell Kent II, Hailey Randall and Hayden Randall; brothers, Jeffery (Jennifer) Marchant and Cyril Marchant Jr.; sisters, Emma (Wayne) Razer and kathy (Vernon) Christian; a host of other relatives and riends including special friends, Keith (Debbie) Garrison, Donnie (Tonya) Chaffin and Sonja Smith.
Mrs. Anna Lea Goodboo was preceded in death by: husband, Harold Eugene Goodboo; parents, Cyril and Dorothy Marchant; father of her children, Randy Randall Sr.
Memorial Services were held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the First United Church in Flint, Michigan with Pastor Kirk Bodem officiating.
Last Updated on February 15th 2018 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/v9qa/In-Memory-of-Anna-Lea-Goodboo
In Memory of Evelyn Irene Jones
February 14th 2018 by Dee Loflin
Evelyn Irene (Mansbridge) Jones of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Puxico, MO passed away Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 at Oakdale Assisted Living in Poplar Bluff, Mo at the age of 94.
Daughter of the late Fred Hinton Mansbridge and Cora Cecilia (Untiedt) Mansbridge. She was born on October 23rd, 1923 in Fisk, Mo.
On January 26, 1946 she was marries to Harold E. Jones in Poplar Bluff. He preceded her in death on October 20th, 2011. They lived in Nebraska and Iowa and returned to Puxico, MO area in 1963. They lived there until moving to Poplar Bluff in 2011. They were members of the United Methodist Church.
She was a homemaker and loved cooking and taking care of her family. She loved gardening, bird watching, crocheting and spoiling her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Surviving are two daughters Sandra Kay Deprew of Malden, Mo and Carolyn and Bob Fisher of Poplar Bluff, MO and one son, John and Pat Biltof of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Five grandchildren Jeremy Asher of Malden, Will and Jill of Bernie, Aaron and Chris Asher of Bernie, Jessica and Joel Murphy of Poplar Bluff, and Bobbie Jo and Heath Lance of Omaha, Nebraska. Fourteen great grandchildren Erika, Kynlee, Chad, Logan, Mason, Nolan, Austin, Mackenzie, Natalie, Reese, Waeston, Gavin, Brooklyn and Grayson.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Linda Kay Jones, and siblings Herbert and Flora Lee Mansbridge, Margaret and Bob Pleis, Ruth and Cleo Leach, Gail and Anna Lea Mansbridge.
Visitation will be Sunday, February 18th at Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, MO from 6 to 8 p.m., Family at 5 p.m.. Funeral services will be Monday, February 19th at 10 am in the
Funeral Home with burial at the Puxico Cemetery with Bishop Kent Miller officiating.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
Last Updated on February 14th 2018 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/v9q2/In-Memory-of-Evelyn-Irene-Jones
In Memory of Juanita June Dicky Lynxwiler
February 12th 2018 by Dee Loflin
Juanita June “Dicky” Lynxwiler, daughter of the late Edgar Alvin and Goldie Elnorah Sadler Collins, was born in Utah on May 12, 1939, and passed away at the Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on February 11, 2018, at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 30 days.
Mrs. Lynxwiler had lived in Blodgett & Sikeston before moving to Bloomfield, Missouri in
1973. She attended the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield. She han her own quilting business and loved creating quilts. She loved games, playing bingo, cards and had been on a bowling league for 35 years.
On August 27, 1955, she was married to Herman Lynxwiler in Pocohontas, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on June 2, 2010.
Surviving are six daughters & spouses, Charlotte & Robert Henrickson, Connie & Bill Juengel, Marchelle & Mike Robey, Belissa & John Durham, Valery Yeakey & Tonya Lynxwiler; one son & wife; Herman Lyn & Sandy Lynxwiler; sixteen grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; one brother & wife, Joe & Mary Collins of Michigan; and one sister, Melba Colbert of Sikeston. Other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Donald, Kenneth, Roy and Ralph Collins.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Missouri with the Rev. Blake Brown of Bloomfield, Missouri officiating.
Interment will be in the Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Missouri in charge of arrangements.
Last Updated on February 12th 2018 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/v9pm/In-Memory-of-Juanita-June-Dicky-Lynxwiler
In Memory of Lillian Mae Short
February 12th 2018 by Dee Loflin
Lillian Mae Short, daughter of the late Huston and Viola Bacchus Sindle, was born on April 24, 1927 in Dover, Arkansas and passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018 at the Southeast Hospital in Dexter at the age of 90.
Lillian had worked at both Swift and Company and International Hat Factory in Dexter.
Surviving are five children, Stanley Brock Jr., Dorotha Brock, Charlotte Moore and Carol Myers all of Dexter, Missouri and Sharon Downing and Linden of Columbia, Missouri; by nine grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. She is survived by many friends and relatives.
She was preceded in death by five brothers and six sisters; one grandson, Keith Allen Brock.
Graveside rights will be conducted on Monday, February 12, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Dexter Cemetery with Rev. Gene Warren officiating.
Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter in charge of all arrangements.
Last Updated on February 12th 2018 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/v9pf/In-Memory-of-Lillian-Mae-Short
In Memory of Ruth R. Millington
February 11th 2018 by Dee Loflin
Ruth R. Millington, 89, of Advance passed away Friday, February 9, 2018, at her home.
She was born December 23, 1928, near Pyletown in southern Stoddard County, Missouri, the daughter of Floyd E and Myrtle Ivy Hallmark Williams.
Ruth was Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Advance and an active member of the Advance United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. She served in numerous civic clubs and organizations including the Wednesday Night Study Club, Methodist Women’s Quilters, Advance Public School Foundation, Advance PTA/PTO and the Board of Education of the Advance R4 School District.
She grew up on a farm south of Pyletown, attended Ivester School until the 8th grade and later graduated from Dexter High School in 1946. After graduating she moved to Michigan to work for a period of time before returning to Missouri.
She met Harold M. Miles on September 27, 1954, and they later married on February 18, 1959, in Mobile, Alabama, and had three children making a home in Advance. Mr. Miles passed away on July 10, 1969, leaving his banking businesses, including the Bank of Advance, to Ruth and their children. She then began her career as a banker, learning the business with the goal of preserving it for her children. She spent the remainder of her life actively involved in the bank working closely with her children as they established themselves as bankers.
She married Wayne Millington on June 17, 1971, at Mountain View, Missouri. From this union Ruth became a stepmother to Wayne’s four children. They established a home in Advance with her children and Wayne’s two sons. She was an avid supporter of the Advance community with a special affection for attending all of the events of her children and grandchildren, particularly basketball and volleyball games.
Survivors include her husband Wayne Millington, a daughter, Melinda (Jim) Rainey, two sons, Harold (Paula) Miles Jr. and Neil (Cindy) Miles, all of Advance, Missouri; four stepchildren, Connie (William) Churchill of Dexter, Missouri; Janet (Gale) Cardwell of Liberty, Missouri; Tom (Jan) Millington of Springfield, Missouri; Steve (Julie) Millington of Sikeston, Missouri; 19 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Clyde Williams, sister Mildred Williams and granddaughter Faith Miles.
Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.
Funeral will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at the Advance United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Advance United Methodist Church, 202 N Oak Street, Advance, MO 63730.
Last Updated on February 11th 2018 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/v9p0/In-Memory-of-Ruth-R-Millington
