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Curtis Scott Kreutzer
Memorial services for Curtis Scott Kreutzer, 52, Carthage, who died May 21, 2003, were held May 26 at First Church of the Nazarene, Carthage. The Rev. Joe Lee Tompkins, Boyce Mouton and John Brown officiated.
Bill Lasley sang "How Great Thou Art," accompanied by Deletta Tompkins on the organ.
The QB's Pilot Fraternity, National Hot Rod Association, Carthage School administration and staff, Carthage Lady's Card Playing Club were seated in groups.
A four plane fly over was presented by members of the QB's Pilot Fraternity and Mizzou Aviation.
Graveside services were held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 27 at Park cemetery, Carthage. John Brown officiated. James Koonce read the QB's Pilot's "Going West" poem which was presented to his wife, Jo Kreutzer.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Campus Crusades for Christ. Services were under the direction of Knell Mortuary, Carthage.
Shirley A. Campbell
WEBB CITY, Mo. - Shirley A. Campbell, 67, Webb City, went to be with the Lord at 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 26, 2003, at her home following a year-long battle with cancer.
Shirley was born on Aug. 11, 1935, in Carthage, Mo., the daughter of the late Wilbur and Lula Bowman Dennis and Harold Hargis. She has been a lifetime area resident.
She married
Racy Campbell on Aug. 24, 1953, in Joplin, Mo. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who will be greatly missed. She was a member of the Carterville Christian Church, where she was a member of Evergreen. She served as past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Carterville Chapter 11. She was a former Cub Scout, Girl Scout and Brownie Troop leader. She managed the snack bar at Webb City Schools before working at the Webb City Public Library. Shirley retired after 18 years of service as the head librarian.
She is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, Racy Campbell, Webb City; a son, Randy Campbell, Omaha, Neb.; two daughters, Susan Heaps, Webb City, and Beth Smith and her husband, Brian, Carterville, Mo.; a sister, Nancy Melim, and her husband Jim, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws, Richard and Janice Campbell, Webb City, Larry and Patty Campbell Fausett, Neosho, Mo.; four granddaughters, Carmen Tandy, Danielle Heaps, Ashley Heaps and Briana Smith; and two great-granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by a nephew, Larry Fausett Jr.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Park cemetery in Carthage. Roger Hasselquist, minister, will officiate. The pallbearers will be her nephews: Garry Fausett, Doug Wolcott, Rick Campbell, Don Campbell, David Jennings and Darren Peoples.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mason-Woodard Mortuary.
Memorial contributions can be made to Community Hospices of America or the American Cancer Society, in care of the mortuary.
James W. Galbraith
James Warren Galbraith, 90, of Carthage, died at 5:45 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2003, at his residence.
Mr. Galbraith was born on March 9, 1913, in Carthage, to Karr Galbraith and Maude Ballard Galbraith.
He was a member of the First Methodist Church, Carthage and the Cayuga Mission Church, Grove, Okla.
He formerly managed the Cook Paints, Columbia and Joplin, Mo., retired as the founding CEO of G&W; Distributors Wallpaper Manufacturing, Oklahoma City, Okla. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the Philippines. He graduated in 1934 from the University of Arkansas with a business degree. He was a member of the Joplin Elks Club; Masonic Lodge 345 AF &AM;, Joplin; Scottish Rite, Joplin; Abou Ben Adhem, Springfield, Mo.; Spiva Art Center, Joplin; Humane Society; Slobbergut Football Team; Carthage High School Band. He was a leader and drummer of the Foster Whitton Rhythm Acres that played for the school dances. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and loved the outdoors.
Mr. Galbraith married
Janette Whipple Nov. 14, 1937, Carthage and she preceded him in death on July 22, 1992.
Surviving is his daughter, Jan Galbraith.
Music will be provided by Milford Wedel, Jim Thompson, Chuck Wright, Valorie and Richard E. O'Brien and Jan Galbraith. Selection of music is "Any Time," "Roll the Rock Away," by Milford Wedel; "Daddy's Hands," "I Believe," by Jan Galbraith, "Maggie," "Come Morning" by Jim Thompson.
Service time is 1 p.m. today, May 27 at the Ulmer Funeral Home Chapel, Carthage. Officiating is the Rev. Don Marshall and the Rev. Robert Davis. Burial will be at Park cemetery.
Pallbearers are Lynn Seaton, Harley Burns, Tommy Dunnaway, Claude Burns, Tim Hill, Bob H. Galbraith, Gregg Galbraith. Honorary pallbearers are Bill Knight, Earl Biesner, Johnny Colson, James Burns Sr., Lyle Galbraith.
Visitation is from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to Cayuga Mission Church, Grove, Okla., or Oaks Mission Indian School, Oaks, Okla.
Ruth E. Lawrence
JASPER, Mo. - Ruth Evelyn Lawrence, 86, Jasper, died at 11 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2003, at McCune-Brooks Hospital, Carthage.
Mrs. Lawrence was born June 3, 1916, in Jasper County, to Everett and Martha Jane Keener Bruffett. She lived her entire life in Jasper County., She was a bookkeeper for Jimmie Fortner Oil Co., for many years and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Zion Baptist Church.
She was united in marriage to Jimmie Lawrence on Aug. 26, 1939, in Columbus, Kan. He preceded her in death on Aug. 29, 1998.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Lambeth, Carthage, and a brother, John Bruffett, Carthage.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28 at Hackney cemetery, southeast of Jasper. Arrangements are with Weng Funeral Chapel, Jasper.
Louise Baughman
LAMAR, Mo. - Louise Baughman, 85, Lamar, died at 7:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Barton County Memorial Hospital, following a short illness.
Mrs. Baughman was born Sept. 23, 1917, at Duenweg to Charles E. and Myrtle Barbwell Birdson. She was a homemaker and member of Lamar United Methodist Church.
She married
Bill Baughman Sr. on April 4, 1938, in Liberty, Mo. He preceded her in death on Feb. 9, 2000.
Survivors include a son, Bill Baughman Jr., Fayetteville, N.C.; two daughters, Sharon Lee Harp, Independence, Mo., and Barbara Maxine Wood, Sacramento, Calif.; a sister, Helen Baker, Kansas City, Kan., 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, at Memory Gardens, Lamar.
Visitation will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28 at Lohmeyer-Konantz Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to Lamar United Methodist Church.
Neva Maxine Messick
Neva Maxine Messick went to be with her Lord on May 23, 2003, at 2:45 p.m. at St. Luke's Nursing Center in Carthage, Mo., after a lengthy illness at the age of 79 years. She was born on Nov. 5, 1923, the eldest child of Earl Lester and Eunice Magdalene Messick.
She was a member of Herriman Chapel Church, east of Cedar Springs, and a 1943 graduate of the El Dorado Springs High School.
Maxine was always devoted to her family, helping raise her three brothers after the death of her mother on Dec. 25, 1945. Later she had a warm and loving relationship with her stepmother, Hazel V. Messick and sister, Karren Lucille.
She spent her life in the communities around Cedar Springs and El Dorado Springs and was an employee of the International Shoe Company for 36 years.
She enjoyed painting pictures, pillow and quilt tops and painted a quilt for her brothers, sister, nieces and nephews. She had a love for Bible reading, gardening, flowers and traveling.
Her parents and a niece, Debra Sue Messick, preceded her in death.
Surviving her passing are three brothers and sisters-in-law, Julian Eugene and Marjorie Messick of Moberly, Mo.,, Marvin Earl and Sherry Messick of Carthage, Mo., and Marion Kenneth and Sharon Messick of Springfield, Mo.; a sister and brother-in-law, Karren Lucille and Michael Neden of Carthage; nine nieces and nephews; many cousins and special friends.
Funeral services for Neva Maxine Messick will be held on Wednesday afternoon, May 28, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. at the Hackleman Chapel, El Dorado Springs, Mo., with the Rev. Milan Bourland officiating. Interment will be in the Love cemetery under the direction of the Hackleman and Sons Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30 p.m. until service time on Wednesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Herriman Chapel Church.
William Henry Stemmons
LARUSSELL, Mo. - William Henry Stemmons, 98, LaRussell, died at 8:58 a.m. Saturday, May 31, 2003, at his residence.
Mr. Stemmons was born Sept. 26, 1904, in Jasper County to William Sandy and Alma Zimmerman Stemmons. He was a farmer and lifetime resident of the area. He was of the Methodist faith and was a member of the Washington Masonic Lodge 87 AF&AM;, Greenfield.
He married
Mary Louis Fischer on March 21, 1946, at Carthage. She died on Nov. 16, 1986.
Survivors include a daughter, Louise Stewart, LaRussell and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 3 at Morris Leiman Mosher Funeral Home, Miller with Masonic rites. Bill Stemmons, minister, will officiate. Burial is in Taylor cemetery
Memorials are suggested to the Salvation Army.
Regina May Hensley
Regina May Hensley, 86, Carthage, died at 12:20 a.m. on Monday, June 2, 2003, at McCune-Brooks Hospital, Carthage, after a short illness.
Mrs. Hensley was born May 20, 1917, in Pfeiffer, Ark., the daughter of Fred and Myrtle Gillip Scheerer. She was a 1935 graduate of Carthage High School. She was self-employed as a cake decorator. She was a member of the Fairview Christian Church, the Carthage Rebekah Lodge 844, the American Business Women's Association, the Daughters of the American Revolution Rhoda Fairchild Chapter and the American Legion Auxiliary.
She married
Clifford Hensley on Nov. 19, 1935, in Carthage. He preceded her in death on March 4, 1989.
Survivors include three daughters, Alyce Wilson, Fitzgerald, Ga., Elaine Wilson, Warner Robins, Ga., Kathy Hill, Carthage; a son, Michael Hensley, Seoul, South Korea; a brother, Carl Scheerer; a sister, Martha Louden, Carthage; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Clifford Hensley, six brothers, Frank Scheerer, Fred Scheerer, Doug Scheerer, Ralph Scheerer, Lee Scheerer, Marion Scheerer, and an infant sister, Esther Scheerer.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 5 at Fairview Christian Church, Carthage. Burial will follow at Park cemetery, Carthage.
The body has been cremated.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Community Hospice of American in care of Knell Mortuary, Carthage.
Alberta Harris
Services for Alberta Harris, 82, Carthage, who died May 26, 2003, in Springfield, were held Thursday at Knell Mortuary, Carthage. Jim Poland officiated.
Members of Church of Christ sang "After the Midnight," "My Jesus as Thou Wilt" and "Asleep in Jesus." The congregation sang "God's Family."
Remembrances were given by Arthene Burrows, Virdean McReynolds, Bill Talley, Billie Chittenden, Paul Cline and Larry Harris. The closing prayer was given by Max Patterson.
Pallbearers were Clyde Phillips, Dennis Hartley, Dean Korn, Royce Beasley, Ernest Evans and Bill Chittenden.
Memorial are suggested to the Willow Brook Christian Community in care of Knell Mortuary.
James F. Eagan
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. - James Floyd Eagan, 80, Mount Vernon, died at 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2003, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin.
Mr. Eagan was born Dec. 25, 1922, in Holcomb, Mo., to James Warner and Pearl Green Eagan. He graduated in 1966 from nursing school. He worked as a physical therapy technician and retired from Missouri Rehabilitation Center, Mount Vernon.
On Feb. 14, 1946, he married
Vina Janiva Jackson in Kennett, Mo. She preceded him in death on April 19, 1996.
Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Glynn, Joplin, three grandchildren and a great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Glenda Vandergrift; two brothers, Carl Eagan and Charles Eagan; and a sister, Lillian Bacon.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 2 at Summit Baptist Church with the Rev. Pat Jeffers officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Fossett Mosher Funeral Home, Mount Vernon.
Memorials are suggested to Summit cemetery.
Icel Fern Kilgore
Icel Fern Kilgore, Springfield, formerly of LaRussell, died at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday May 28, 2003, at The Christian Health Care East is Springfield. She was a patient there for two and a half years.
Mrs. Kilgore was born March 4,1911, in Phelps, Mo. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Springfield. She married
Newt Kilgore February 2,1933.
She is survived by one son Ronnie Kilgore, Springfield; two brothers Robert Kingsley, LaRussell and Dr. Kirby Kingsley, St. Joseph, Mo.; two grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband who died in October, 1972, one sister Nathalie Richardson, and three brothers Clyde Kingsley, Buss Kingsley and Dr. Jack Kingsley.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday June 1, 2003 at the Housh Funeral Home Chapel, Sarcoxie. Dr. T. T. Crabtree will officiate. Burial will be in Sarcoxie cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 - 7 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2003 at the Housh Funeral Home.
