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GRAY
Charles Edward Gray, 46, Bland, died March 29, 2000, in Washington .
He was born March 20, 1954, in Washington , a son of Darline Bailey. His mother survives in Jefferson City.
A graduate of Bland High School in 1973, he was the marshal of Bland from 1989 to 1998. Most recently, he worked for Installation Technician Inc. as an equipment operator.
Survivors include: three sons, Christopher John Phillip Gray, Fulton, Aaron Charles Gray, Bland, and Corey Davidson, Gerald; two sisters, Christine Deppe, Bland, and Shawn Gray, Hermann; one brother, Michael Gray, Washington , Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Zion United Church of Christ, Bland. Pastor Bill Winch will officiate. Burial will be in Bland Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Sassmann's Funeral Service, Bland.
SIMONS
Kenneth E. Simons, 81, Eldon, died March 30, 2000, at his home.
He was born March 4, 1919, in Purvis, a son of Mike and Nerva Davenport Simons. He was married July 2, 1955, in Versailles, to Betty Foust, who survives at the home.
Raised in Eldon, he worked for Rock Island Railroad for more than 40 years.
Other survivors include: one son, Thomas Jones, Seymour; two daughters, Linda Mancell, Slater, and Beverly Rhodes, Canton; one sister, Berniece Cardens, Kansas City; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Stephen Riordan will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore Memorial Gardens, Barnett.
Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. Sunday.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association.
WIEBERG
James Wieberg, 56, Pacific, formerly of Argyle, died March 30, 2000, at Missouri Baptist Hospital, St. Louis.
He was born July 8, 1943, in Argyle, a son of Fritz and Catherine Brunnert Wieberg. He was married Oct. 7, 1978, in St. Louis, to Mary Ann Jett, who survives at the home.
He was a refuge hauler for FBI Corporation, St. Louis, for 30 years.
Other survivors include: one stepdaughter, Christina Brown, Pacific; five brothers, Albert Wieberg, Koeltztown, Urban Wieberg, Meta, John Wieberg, Union, Edmund Wieberg and Ildephonse, both of Argyle; three sisters, Rita Payne, St. Louis, Helen Copeland, St. Peters, and Veronica McCormick, Heber Springs, Ark.; and two step grandchildren.
One daughter, Amanda Wieberg, preceded him in death.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Argyle. The Rev. Mike Murphy will officiate. Burial will be in St. Aloysius Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m., and 8:30-9 a.m. Monday, all at Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home, Vienna.
Masses are preferred by the family.
BIRDSONG
Anna Birdsong, 91, Tuscumbia, died April 1, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Care Center, St. Elizabeth.
She was born Jan. 28, 1909, in St. Elizabeth, a daughter of Wes and Jane Nixdorf Rhodes. She was married Feb. 12, 1929, in Capps, to Jasper Birdsong, who died Sept. 9, 1990.
She moved to Eldon in 1976 and was a homemaker.
Survivors include one son, Donald Birdsong, Eldon, three grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon. The Rev. Gene Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmore Memorial Gardens, Barnett.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor's choice.
BARNARD
Anna Marie Barnard, 91, Eldon, died March 31, 2000, at St. Marys Health Center.
She was born Dec. 21, 1908, in Eugene, a daughter of William and Sarah Elizabeth Roberts Pierce. She was married in 1936, in Eldon, to Paul Edward Barnard, who died July 25, 1962.
A homemaker, she lived in the state of California until 1996, when she returned to Eldon. She attended Lake Ozark Christian Church.
Survivors include: three sons, David Gene Barnard, Eldon, Herbert Harold Barnard, Owensboro, Ky., and Stephen Paul Barnard, Yorba Linda, Calif.; two sisters, Sylvia Brinkman, Eldon, and Hildred E. Strange, Lake City, S.C.; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
One daughter, Sylvia Elizabeth Button, and one son, Daniel Edward Barnard, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Eldon. Jane Sander will officiate. Graveside services will be Thursday at Park Lawn Cemetery, Commerce, Calif.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday.
CASABLANCA
Vincent Wesley Casablanca, 51, Henley, died April 2, 2000, at his home.
He was born July 9, 1948, in Camden, N.J., a son of Bernard and Parmela Ernst Casablanca. He was married in 1989, in Winterhaven, Fla., to Kathy Moody, who survives at the home.
He attended school in Camden and worked for Tech Packaging Inc.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Houser-Millard Funeral Home. The Rev. Cellis A. Crum will officiate.
Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Thursday.
Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor's choice.
FORCK
Doris J. Forck, 65, Kansas City, formerly of Meta, died March 31, 2000, at her home.
She was born March 3, 1935, in Meta, a daughter of Clarence A. and Balbina Schoenen. She was married to Mark H. Forck, who survives at the home.
She was a dental assistant and a member of St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church, Kansas City.
Other survivors include: one son, Gregory V. Forck, St. Louis; one daughter, Corine T. Standard, Houston, Texas ; three brothers, Dr. Robert Schoenen, Argyle, and C.A. Schoenen and William Schoenen, both of Morganton, N.C.; two sisters, Rosemary Buersmeyer, Westphalia, and Ruth Parsa, Leawood, Kan.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church. Entombment will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the mausoleum at Resurrection Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Carson Funeral Home-Blue Ridge Chapel, Kansas City, with a rosary at 7 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church or the American Cancer Society.
HOLTON
Hazel Faye Holton, 73, Hartsburg, died April 2, 2000, at Williamsburg Care Center, Columbia.
She was born April 7, 1926, in Boone County, a daughter of Lincoln H. and Effie L. Crump Nichols. She was married Nov. 3, 1945, in Boonville, to James Lloyd Holton, who died Dec. 17, 1974.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include: one son, James Richard Holton, Ashland; one brother, Ross Nichols, Columbia; one sister, Merle Plaster, Ashland; two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
One son preceded her in death.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Robinson Funeral Home, Ashland. The Rev. Paul Larimore will officiate. Burial will be in Goshen Cemetery, Wilton.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor's choice.
JONES
Vivian P. Jones, 78, Ballwin, formerly of Jefferson City, died April 1, 2000, at St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis.
She was born July 15, 1921, in Dexter, a daughter of Oscar and Ada Whitson Norman. She was married Nov. 10, 1943, in Bernie, to Marvin E. Jones, who survives at the home.
A resident of Jefferson City from 1967 to 1973, she was a homemaker. She lived in Kansas City from 1973 to 1996, and was active in church and community organizations.
Survivors include: three daughters, Lynn Stone, Ballwin, Susan Muenks, O'Fallon, and Emily Fowler, Overland Park, Kan.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rainey Funeral Home, Dexter. The Rev. Leslie Holland will officiate. Burial will be in Sadler's Chapel Cemetery, near Dexter.
Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesday.
Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 11 W. Castor, Dexter, Mo. 63841; or Unity Health Hospice, 13645 Shoreline Dr., Earth City, Mo. 63045.
