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DEY
Scott Ellsworth Dey, 45, Jefferson City, died Feb. 8, 2001, in Shawnee Mission, Kan.
He was born March 15, 1955, at Kansas City, a son of Thomas A. Dey Sr. and Jane Bowers Dey. His mother survives in Jefferson City.
He served in both the U.S. Army and Navy.
He graduated from Columbia College with degrees in criminal justice and psychology, and earned a master's degree in counseling from Lincoln University. He worked for several area law enforcement agencies, and was currently working as a deputy sheriff in Moniteau County. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church. He was a member of the Old Mission Masonic Lodge No. 153, A.F. and A.M., and a Shriner. He was an Eagle Scout.
Other survivors include: one brother, Thomas A. Dey Jr., Shawnee Mission, Kan.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Harvel Sanders and the Rev. Tamsen Whistler officiating.
Visitation will follow the service in the church's Fellowship Hall.
Memorials are suggested to Grace Episcopal Church or to the Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital in St. Louis.
Arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary.
ADKINS
Homer Edison Adkins, 88, Vienna, died Feb. 10, 2001, at Capital Region Medical Center.
He was born April 29, 1912, in Maries County, a son of Benjamin M. and Cordelia Agnes Armer Adkins. He was married to Mary A. Duke, who survives in Vienna.
A lifelong resident of Maries County, he was employed at Fort Leonard Wood during the early construction of the base. He was a farmer until his retirement in 1978, when he moved to Vienna.
Other survivors include: three sons, Layman Adkins, O'Fallon, David Adkins, Brazito, and Herbert Adkins, Vienna; three daughters, Mary Halbrook, Rolla, Helen Smith, Jefferson City, and Janice Schmitz, Loose Creek; two sisters, Rena Sherman and Maudie Shockley, both of Vienna; eight grandchildren; four step grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and seven step great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Kordes Funeral Home, Vienna. Cellis Crum will officiate. Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today.
GARBER
Freda L. Garber, 71, Kansas City, died Feb. 10, 2001.
She was born April 7, 1929, in Coffeeville, Kan., a daughter of Louis and Iva Teeter. She was married to Leonard O. Garber, who preceded her in death.
She was a member of Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City.
Survivors include: one son, Robert Garber, Overland Park, Kan.; one daughter, Marilyn Mitchell, Cookeville, Tenn; one sister, Laura Sackrider, Kansas City; and seven grandchildren.
One son, Leonard F. Garber, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holmeswood Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Hopewell Cemetery, Barnett.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Mount Moriah and Freeman Chapel, Kansas City.
Memorials are suggested to Holmeswood Baptist Church.
Local arrangements are under the direction of Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home, Versailles.
KIMBLE
Margaret Ann Kimble, 70, Baring, formerly of Jefferson City, died Feb. 10, 2001, at Northeast Regional Skilled Nursing Center, Kirksville.
She was born July 4, 1930, in Kirksville, a daughter of Byron H. "Bob" and Nora M. O'Donnell Beatty. She was married Aug. 16, 1949, in Baring, to Richard M. Kimble, who died Dec. 12, 1988.
She graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School, Edina, in 1948. She was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Baring, where she served as organist, and was a member of the Altar Society. She was a member of the Edina VFW Post Ladies Auxiliary and the Baring Country Club.
She had lived in Danville, Ill., St. Louis and Sedalia.
Survivors include: two sons, Bert Kimble, Jefferson City, and Mike Kimble, Belton; two daughters, Mary Ann Kimble and Susan Kimble, both of Baring; and five grandchildren.
One infant daughter, Martha Jane Kimble, died in 1973, and one infant grandson died in 1978.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home, Edina, with a rosary at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society or St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Baring.
PONDER
Earl Otto Ponder, 91, Iberia, died Feb. 10, 2001, at Eldon Health Care Center.
He was born Sept. 27, 1909, near Iberia, a son of Otto and Molly Ferguson Ponder. He was married Nov. 16, 1928, in Iberia, to Ruby Blankenship, who died July 10, 1995.
He worked at Commonwealth Steel plant, Granite City, Ill., for 30 years, until his retirement in 1971. He was a charter member of Bethesda Baptist Church, Granite City. He moved his membership in 1972 to Hickory Point Baptist Church.
Survivors include: two sons, Adolph Ponder, Iberia, and Bobby Ponder, Granite City; one daughter, Betty Hutchinson, Tuscumbia; one brother, Grant Ponder, Dixon; one sister, Lorene Allen, Iberia; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Two grandsons preceded him in death.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Ken Gray will officiate. Burial will be in Hickory Point Cemetery, Iberia.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday.
DYSON
Mary Louise Dyson, 89, Dixon, died Feb. 10, 2001, at her home.
She was born May 31, 1912, in Leavenworth, Kan., a daughter of Matthew and Gertrude Young Trum Jr. She was married June 16, 1934, in Leavenworth, to Don Wesley Dyson, who died June 22, 1996.
A 1930 graduate of Leavenworth High School, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Lioness; Daughters of Isabella, Degree of Honor; St. John's Hospital Guild; and was a Girl Scout leader at St. Joseph School, all in Leavenworth.
She was a member of St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Dixon; the church altar society; Dixon Industrious Club; National Campers and Hikers Association (NCHA); Missouri State Campers Association, Shepherd of the Hills Chapter; and Shepherd of the Hills Retiree Camping Club. She was the NCHA Missouri retiree director from and NCHA Missouri field director.
Survivors include: two daughters, Eileen Folgert, Dixon, and Harriet Stewart, Los Osos, Calif.; one brother, Matthew James Trum III, Leavenworth; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Theresa's Catholic Church. The Rev. Walter Reisinger will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Leavenworth.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m., and from 9-10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home, Dixon.
Memorials are suggested to St. Theresa's Catholic Church and the Senior Citizens Center, both of Dixon.
FLETCHER
Robin Wayne Fletcher, 16, Fulton, died Feb. 12, 2001, at Columbia Regional Hospital.
He was born Nov. 13, 1984, in Jefferson City, a son of Terry L. and Linda D. Fallen Fletcher. His father and stepmother, Terry and Colleen Fletcher, survive at the home.
He was a sophomore at Fulton High School.
Other survivors include: one brother, Ryne Fletcher, of the home; two stepsisters, Heather Murphy and Kori Murphy, both of Fulton; and grandparents, Betty and Carl Zupan and Erma Fletcher, all of Hannibal, and Jacque Parsons, Jefferson City.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Debo Funeral Home, Fulton. Private entombment will be Thursday.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
HASSLER
Arnold E. Hassler Sr., 80, Otterville, died Feb. 11, 2001, at his home.
He was born July 3, 1920, in Bland, a son of Basil and Nancy Branson Hassler. He was married July 4, 1941, in St. Charles, to Sylvia F. Todd, who died Sept. 1, 1988.
He was a navy veteran of World War II. He worked for Bryant Motor Company, Sedalia, from 1945 to 1960. He owned and operated Hassler Repair Shop, Smithton, from 1960 until his retirement in 1982.
He attended the Pentecostal Church of God, Clifton City, and was a member of the Tipton Country Club.
Survivors include: three sons, Arnold E. Hassler Jr., Windsor, Donald Hassler, Wilmington, N.C., and Wayne Hassler, Otterville; seven daughters, Myrna Swafford and Joyce Dimas, both of Lee's Summit, Rhonda Weathers, Eugene, Phyllis Sheridan, Bunceton, Brenda Perkins, Holts Summit, Sandra Tart, Jefferson City, and Pamela Gonzales, Houston, Texas ; four brothers, Maurice Hassler, Basil Hassler, Jerry Hassler and Ronald Hassler; one sister, Margaret Rayfield; 24 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ewing Funeral Home, Sedalia. The Rev. Greg Swafford will officiate. Burial, with military honors, will be in Providence Cemetery, Pettis County.
Visitation will be from 7-8 p.m. today.
MANSUR
Services were Monday for Earl Edward "Ted" Mansur Jr., 83, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who died Feb. 9, 2001, in Fort Lauderdale.
He was born Sept. 24, 1917, in Jefferson City, a son of Dr. Edward E. Sr. and Katheryn Estep Mansur Steininger. He was married to Caroline B. Mansur, who survives at the home.
He received his bachelor's and juris doctorate degrees from the University of Missouri. He was the editor of the Law Review and inducted in to the Order of the Coif. He was the winner of the University of Missouri Law School Foundation Prize for Scholarship.
He was a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and Sigma Chi. He was a member of the Missouri Bar and he was a Navy veteran of World War II.
He had his own law practice in Jefferson City. He was named the legislative clerk of the United States Senate in 1947 and retired in 1970. He was a founding member of the board of directors for Insight for the Blind.
Other survivors include: one son, Edward Barry Mansur, Chicago; three daughters, Katheryn Boatman, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Lesley Linton Albuquerque, N.M., and M. Carter Moscovitch, Brookfield, Conn.; one half brother, Robert A. Mansur, Jefferson City; and seven grandchildren.
Services were at the Church by the Sea, Fort Lauderdale.
Memorials are suggested to Insight for the Blind, 1401 N.E. 4th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 33304.
Arrangements were under the direction of Kraeer Funeral Home, Fort Lauderdale.
