Abigail (Abby) Regina Jones of Wappapello, Missouri daughter of Ronald and Susan Jones Born on September 03, 2001 in Warrensburg, Missouri passed from this life on January 30, 2022 in Rolla, Missouri at the age of 20 years, 3 months and 31 days.
Abby had lived in Wappapello, Missouri since January of 2010. She has also lived in other places like Warrensburg, Missouri, Fairbanks, Alaska and Cheyene, Wyoming. Abby attended and graduated from Puxico High School. She was a member of the Puxico marching band and the Perfect 10 Improv/Theater Program. She was also a member of the Missouri S and T Air Force ROTC. She was of the Catholic Faith.
Abby is survived by her parents Ronald Franklin and Susan Alonzo (Morley) Jones of Wappapello, Missouri; her maternal grandparents William and Marie Velma Morley; one uncle Marcel (Amber) Jones; two cousins Daphny Jones and Justin Hayes; her boyfriend Luke Goeckner. Abby was proceeded in death by her paternal grandparents Dr. Floyd and Regina Jones and one uncle Mike Jones. A host of family and friends also survive.
Visitation will be held on Sunday February 06, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday February 07, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri with Brother Charlie Robertson officiating and Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Puxico, Missouri in charge of all arrangements.
Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri.
Dana Jo Hughes Jackson was born on January 14, 1962, in Paris, Arkansas to Elywon Hughes and JoEtta Gordon Hughes, and departed this life on January 29, 2022, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 60 years.
Throughout school, Dana Jo played saxophone in the marching band, played guitar, and was active with Kennett High School's student newspaper. She graduated high school in 1980, and headed to Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas.
Dana Jo graduated with a teaching degree from Arkansas State University, following in the footsteps of her parents and grandparents who were also educators. She began teaching Kindergarten in Gosnell, Arkansas in 1985. She left Gosnell elementary in 1993 to teach Kindergarten in Kennett, Missouri until she retired in 1999. She touched the lives of many students and colleagues throughout her professional career.
Her sister, Ann, and her were very close, sharing in laughter and many inside jokes. Her daughter, Holly Jo, started teaching Kindergarten due to her mother's legacy. Her daughter, Hannah, always spoke of her mother's loving heart and strives to live life with the same dedication.
In 2009, Dana Jo married the love of her life- Jerry. Dana Jo, Holly Jo, and Hannah joined together with Jerry, Quintin, and Sarah to create a blended family of love. Jerry and Dana Jo spent many years together- supporting one another, laughing, and loving God. They both attended Dexter Church of Christ together. In her sickness later in life, it was Jerry who supported, cared for, and made sure Dana Jo had everything she needed. From the family: Jerry, thank you.
Dana Jo's legacy will be carried on by her husband, Jerry Jackson of Dexter, four children: Holly Jo Engle and husband Clint Engle of Blytheville, Arkansas, Hannah Brasher and husband Daniel Brasher of Kennett, Sarah Simptkins and husband David Simptkins of Dexter, Quentin Jackson and wife Angela Jackson of St. Louis. One sister, Ann Baldwin and husband Travis Baldwin of Little Rock. One uncle, Shelby Gordon of Sikeston, three grandsons: Ethan Hagan Brasher, Henry Austin Simptkins, and Ezekiel Reid Jackson, whom she loved very much. And many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. with Rev. Britt Burcham officiating.
Interment will follow in the Smith-Stevenson Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to The Children's Home, 5515 Walcott Road, Paragould, Arkansas 72450-3319, Bootheel Youth Camp, PO Box 457, Dexter, Missouri 63841, or the Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation, 8815 Conroy Windermere Road, Suite 309, Orlando, Florida 32835.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
Richard Danny Neeley of Dexter, Missouri, son of the late Val Gene and Gearldine (Kelly) Neeley was born on March 28, 1958 in Giddeon, Missouri and passed away on January 29, 2022 at Southeast Hospital in Dexter at the age of 63.
He was a United States Navy Veteran where he was a Hull Technician, Fireman and a Welder. Richard worked at Arvin Automotive as a welder for twenty five years where he was known as “Woochie”.
He was a devoted Christian who studied the bible and loved to share his faith. He enjoyed music and gardening. But most of all he loved his girls, his family and his faith.
Richard is survived by his honey of fifteen years Debbie Smith; his first wife of twenty-two years Lisa Livesay; three beautiful daughters Jennifer (Dennis) Walton, Rebecca (Damon) Boner and Patricia (Jason) Thomas, all of Dexter, Missouri; eight grandchildren Jordan Richardson, Tessla and Taylor Boner, Trey Pedigo, Priscilla Palmer, Preston Sebastian and Hadley Walton; three brothers Ernest (Teresa) Neeley of Clarkton, Missouri, Hubert (Teresa) Neeley of Dexter, Missouri and Ronald Neeley of Bernie, Missouri; three sisters Dianna Bruce of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Flossie (Kenny) Ellis of Aztec, New Mexico and Roselee Miller of Dexter, Missouri; six half- siblings Everett, Ralph, Bud (Kathy) and Wayne Neeley, Johnny (Georgia) Bruce and Frankie (Bobbie) and one half-sister Pat.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents Gene and Gearldine Neeley; one grandson Ethan Palmer; one brother Homer Gene Neeley; eight half-siblings Jerry, Leon, Paul, David, Verda, Louise and Lois. A host of family and friends also survive.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday February 01, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday February 02, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri with Pastor Tim Russell officiating.
Interment will follow in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri with Watkins and Sons Funeral Service in charge of all arrangements.
Known in Dexter as one of the sweetest ladies you could ever meet, Kim Lacy, daughter of Karol Mitchell Dennis and the late Larry Garner, was born on March 5, 1965, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life on January 29, 2022, at her residence in Dexter at the age of 56.
Kim was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She had worked in different areas of the healthcare industry. She joined a neurosarcoidosis awareness group, where she was supported by other individuals living with the disease.
On September 7, 1985, she was united in marriage to Russell Lacy in Dexter. Mr. Lacy survives of their home in Dexter.
In addition to her husband Russell, she is survived by her mother and stepfather, Karol and Richard Dennis of Dexter, Missouri, by her son, Zach Lacy of Jackson, Missouri; by her daughter, Briana Parris and husband Chad of Dexter, Missouri; by her sister, Kelly Mangus and husband Daniel of Sevierville, Tennessee; and by two grandsons, Warren and Waylon Parris both of Dexter, Missouri.
Visitation will be conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, February 6, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. with Mike Nix speaking.
A graveside service will be conducted at a later date.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
