Rodgie Wade Cox, son of the late Mary Edith Tucker Cox and Parvin Cox, was born on October 26, 1938, in Tennessee, and departed this life on March 25, 2023, at Southeast Health of Stoddard County in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 84 years.
Mr. Cox was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and a resident of Dexter. He was a long-distance truck driver by profession for over 30 years, after first having been a farmer. Rodgie loved to travel, he was a good mechanic and he helped construct a home for his family.
He was united in marriage to Janice Harris. Mrs. Cox preceded him in death on January 28, 2019.
He is survived by his son, Ronald Cox and his wife Laura Leigh Rampey; and by his sister-in-law Linda Harris.
Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, April 1, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Chalk Bluff Cemetery
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
Kyung Yi Limbaugh of Puxico Missouri, was born February 26, 1952 in Seoul Korea and passed away on March 23, 2023 at Dexter, Missouri at the age of 71.
Yi had lived lived in the Southeast Missouri for the past forty seven years. She was of the Christian Faith and enjoyed gardening, landscaping, flowers being active with her health spending time with family, especially spoiling her grandchildren.
Yi married Ronald Limbaugh in 1996 at in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and remained married until his passing in 2008.
She is survived by one son Nathaniel John Ware of Puxico, Missouri; one daughter Natasha Lea (Bradley) Botsch of Malden, Missouri; six grandchildren; a close personal friend Bambi as well as a host of family and friends also survive.
Yi was preceded in death by her parents; her husband.
Visitation service will be from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28,2023 with memorial service to follow at the Watkins And Sons Funeral Chapel in Puxico, Missouri with Pastor Johnny Buttry officiating.
Interment will follow at the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico Missouri with Watkins And Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.
It is with great sadness that the Weaver family announces the loss of our witty, thoughtful, and inspiring father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend. Ricky (Rick) Don Weaver of Bloomfield, Missouri, departed this life on March 19, 2023, at sixty-six years of age. He was surrounded by family at the end of his long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Rick was born in 1956, to Elma Louise (Grim) Johnson and Donald Lee Weaver in Dexter, Missouri. He attended schools in Poplar Bluff and St. Louis, Missouri; Corning, Arkansas; and Fresno, California. He graduated from Bloomfield High School where he cemented many lifelong friendships. Rick was a continual learner, and even earned an associate degree in business administration mid-life. Rick was married to Teresa Churchill and had one son, Eric Weaver in that marriage. He later was married to Ruth Zook, his second wife and good friend for thirty years. They had two children, Rikki and Jesse Weaver.
Rick served in the U.S. Army. After which, he spent many years working as an auto mechanic; he worked for his father (Dyno), at several dealerships, and his own mechanic shop. Finally, he established Weaver Auto Trim & Mini Storage in Bloomfield, Missouri.
Rick treasured his rural home where he lived with his two beloved dogs, Pumpkin and Peewee. He had many hobbies including photography and herpetology. Rick loved to play board and card games and kept numerous journals. He was a naturalist and a semi-successful gardener that enjoyed walking his property identifying trees and reptiles, and determining the edibility of mushrooms. He had wonderful friends and cherished every moment with them whether they were playing golf, scrabble, camping in the woods, or losing to him at late-night card games.
Loving survivors include: his parents, Don and Shirley Weaver, and Clesten Johnson; two sisters, Theresa (Cloyce) Faries, and Shaundous (Carl) Lutman; two brothers, Lester Weaver and Brian (Kim) Johnson; three children, Eric (Austine) Weaver, Rikki Weaver, and Jesse (Ashley) Weaver; and four grandchildren, Jack Lewis, and Audrey, Julia, and Jasper Weaver.
Rick was preceded in death by his mother, Elma Louise (Grim) Johnson, and his sister Charlet Dian (Weaver) Carden.
A service will be held at the Bloomfield Veterans Cemetery located at 17357 Stars and Stripes Way, Bloomfield, Missouri on Friday, March 31, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. A memorial gathering will be held at Crowley’s Ridge Recreational Center Clubhouse at 18699 Crowley Ridge Drive, Bloomfield, Missouri at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2023. Please contact Watkins and Sons Funeral of Dexter for arrangements.
John Anthony Vandeven, son of the late Edward Henry Vandeven and Dorothy Elfrink Vandeven, was born on March 2, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and departed this life on March 24, 2023, at his residence in Bloomfield, Missouri, at the age of 76 years.
Mr. Vandeven was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Dexter, Missouri. John was a truck driver for the family- owned business, Elfrink Truckline. In his free time, John enjoyed serving his community and was a helper by nature. He enjoyed volunteering at the Bloomfield Area Nutrition Center, serving at church, and mowing yards for the elderly in Bloomfield. John enjoyed tinkering in his shop and building things for his family.
On December 27, 1979, in Dudley, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Patricia Jackson. Mrs. Vandeven survives of their home in Bloomfield.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, John Isaac Vandeven (Michele) of Bloomfield, Missouri; by two daughters, Kristen Vandeven of Dexter, Missouri, and Jennifer Hartlein of Bloomfield, Missouri; by his brother, Dale Vandeven of Desoto, Missouri; and by five grandsons, Conner Vandeven, Matthew Vandeven, Eli DeAlba, Liam Vandeven, and John Rylee Vandeven.
Other than by his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Vandeven; and by two sisters, Kathleen Barr, and Ida Joan Rowland.
Visitation will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Monday, March 27, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Monday, March 27, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.
The family requests memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Belinda Worley, Dexter, Missouri or to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 102 E Caster Street, Dexter, Missouri 63841.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
Doyle Edward Holifield, son of the late Thomas Holifield and Verna Cole Holifield, was born on September 4, 1941, in Pollard, Arkansas, and departed this life on March 22, 2023, at his residence in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 81 years.
Mr. Holifield was a former regional vice president for Super Town & Country Grocers. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Bloomfield, Missouri, and the Dexter Elks Lodge #2439.
On May 3, 1997, in Milan, Tennessee, he was united in marriage to Audrey Hamlin. Mrs. Holifield survives of their home in Dexter.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Mark Holifield (Thy) of Jackson, Tennessee, John Holifield (Sherri) of Dexter, Missouri, and Matthew Holifield of Nashville, Tennessee; by two step-sons, Bruce Hamlin of Nashville, Tennessee, and Ryan Hamlin of Jonesboro, Arkansas; by his step-daughter, Bethany Peralta (Gabriel) of Loveland, Ohio; by his brother, Donnie Holifield of Pollard, Arkansas; by six grandchildren, Sydni Holifield, Michael Holifield, Hanna Holifield, Ryan Holifield, Kara Hardin, and Laken Willis; and by four step-grandchildren, Camden Hamlin, Addy Hamlin, Sofia Peralta, and Harlynn Robertson.
Other than by his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Thomas Holifield, Lee Holifield, and Lonnie Holifield.
Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, March 26, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, March 27, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.
Interment will follow in the Cummins Chapel Cemetery in Pollard, Arkansas.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
