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Ruth Elizabeth Hughes Barrett
Ruth Elizabeth Hughes Barrett, age 84 years, of Pace, Fla., and formerly of Jefferson City, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, at home after a brief illness.
Mrs. Barrett was born on April 24, 1919, at Moscow Mills, Mo., the daughter of Russell Lee Hughes and Beatrice Guy Chappel Hughes. She was married on May 31, 1941, in Palo Alto, Calif., to Guy Davis Barrett, Col, USAF Retired, who survives at the home.
Mrs. Barrett was a graduate of Perry High School in 1936 and subsequently received her teaching certificate from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College. She taught in a number of elementary and middle schools around the United States as the family followed Guy to yet another military assignment. Additionally, Ruth was a nurses' aide at both Dibble General Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. and St. Marys Hospital in Jefferson City during World War II. She was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the American Red Cross for her many hours of volunteer service. She was a lifetime member of The PTA; she was a homeroom mother many times and a scout leader for both the Brownies and Cub Scouts. She would say her greatest honor was in receiving one of the few Governmental awards to foreigners authorized by the Emperor of Japan for her efforts in helping to establish and maintain a school for mentally challenged children in northern Japan during Guy's 1962-1965 assignment. In 1982, Mrs. Barrett retired from a successful career as accounting manager for Clinton E. Frank Advertising Agency in Chicago, Ill. Guy and Ruth moved to Jefferson City in 1983.
Ruth was well-known and loved by many in the Jefferson City area because of her tireless efforts as Docent Chair for the Cole County Historical Society, volunteer at The Special Learning Center, Regent for the Hardin Camp Chapter of DAR, member of the PEO Sisterhood, and member of Morning Music Club. She was a special friend to the very young and the elderly. She was a member of the O'Fallon, Ill., Order of the Eastern Star for over 50 years, and was a member of First United Methodist Church, Ponca City, Okla.
Other survivors include: her son, James Andrew Barrett of Sugar Hill, Ga., a daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Daniel Roby of Pace, Fla., a granddaughter, Kathleen and her husband Don Miller (Sgt., USMC), and four great-grandsons. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Tena M. Jordan, two brothers and two nephews.
A memorial service and urn placement will be at Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Fla., at a future date.
Those desiring may make memorial contributions to Covenant Hospice, 2001 North Palafox Street, Pensacola, Fla. 32501, or to Hospice of Jefferson City and Mid-Missouri. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Lewis Funeral Home, Milton, Fla.
Henrietta B. Feind
Henrietta B. Feind, 64, of Jefferson City died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, at St. Marys Health Center.
She was born Jan. 30, 1940, in Jefferson City, a daughter of Henry W. and Agnes Zehendner Feind. She attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School, and was a graduate of Helias High School. She received her B. S. Degree from Lincoln University.
A school teacher, Henrietta taught at St. Peter Catholic School for one year and taught the fifth grade at Immaculate Conception Catholic School for the past 40 years. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, where she was very active in the church's ministry. She was also a member of the Daughters of Isabella, St. Mary's Health Center Auxiliary and had bowled in several area bowling leagues for many years.
She is survived by three sisters, Frances Buckingham of Battlefield; Catherine Haake of Jefferson City; Barbara Quick and husband Ted of Holts Summit; two brothers, William J. Feind and wife Mary Dolores of Eugene; Paul Feind and wife Lindy of Morrisville; 13 nieces and nephews and 15 great nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the Houser-Millard Funeral Directors- Jefferson City Chapel, where a prayer service will be held at 8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Fr. Patrick G. Dolan and Fr. Marion J. Makarewicz officiating. Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Henry and Agnes Feind Scholarship Fund at Helias High School or a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of HOUSER-MILLARD Funeral Directors, 2613 W. Main, 636-3838.
Reverend James J. O'Sullivan
Reverend James J. O'Sullivan, age 69, of Eldon, Mo., died Friday, February 27, 2004, in Jefferson City, Mo.
He was born April 21, 1934, at Cork City, Ireland, the son of the late Thomas O. and Mary (Sheehan) O'Sullivan. His father died February 24, 1972. His mother died June 2, 1980.
Father O'Sullivan attended Waltestown National Schools in Cork from 1940-1944. He attended Presentation Brothers College in Cork from 1944-1952. He began his philosopy studies at St. Marys College in Cork from 1953-1954, and pursued philosophy and Theology I at St. Marys College in Tallagh, Dublin from 1954-1957 and Theology II at St. Kierans College in Kilkenny, Ireland. Father O'Sullivan was ordained to the Holy Priesthood on June 5, 1960 for the Diocese of Jefferson City at Cathedral of St. Mary, Kilkenny, Ireland, by Most Reverend Patrick Collier, Bishop of Ossory, Ireland.
Father O'Sullivan served as Associate Pastor at Immaculate Conception Parish in Jefferson City from August 1, 1960 - August 19, 1961 and at St. Brendan Parish in Mexico from August 19, 1961 to August 18, 1964. He received his first pastorate of St. Patrick in Jonesburg from August 18, 1964 to February 11, 1965. He was next appointed pastor of St. Patrick in Gravois Mills and St. Phillip Benizi in Versailles from February 11, 1965 to August 22, 1970. Then he was appointed Pastor of St. Peter in Marshall from August 22, 1970 to August 6, 1982. He was Dean of the Marshall Deanery. While he was pastor in Marshall, a new church and rectory were built and dedicated on May 1, 1977. He was also appointed Temporary Administrator of Immaculate Conception in Shackelford from 1972-1978. Upon being named pastor of Holy Family in Sweet Springs on December 2, 1972, he reopened the church and relocated the parish in 1982. Father O'Sullivan was appointed Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Eldon on August 6, 1982 until the time of his death.
Father O'Sullivan became a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in 1978. He was named State Chaplain in 1984 to the time of his death, presented by AOH State President, P. J. Cullinan. He was also a member of the Irish Northern Aid. Father O'Sullivan became a member of the Knights of Columbus on February 1, 1962. At the time of his death, Father was a 4th Degree member of the St. Jude Assembly #1567 of Marys Home and was chaplain of the Knights of Columbus Council #7133 in Eldon. Father O'Sullivan was invested into the Equestrian Order of the Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem at the Cathedral of St. Cecilia in Omaha, Nebraska on May 10, 1981, by the Most Reverend Michael F. McAuliffe, Grand Prior. Father O'Sullivan celebrated his Silver Jubilee on June 15, 1985, together with the 75th Anniversary of Sacred Heart Parish in Eldon, Mo. Father O'Sullivan was a member of the Priest's Purgatorial Society as are all diocesan priests.
Father is survived by three siblings: Michael and wife Nellie of Preston, Mo., and Thomas and wife Bridie of Belgrove Cobh Co. Cork, Ireland; nephews & nieces, grand nephews & grand nieces; and many friends. He was preceded in death by a brother: John O'Sullivan.
The body will lie in state and visitation will be at Sacred Heart Church, 540 N. Mill St., Eldon, on Sunday, February 29, 2004, from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with prayer service at 7:30 p.m., the Very Reverend Clarence E. Wiederholt, Dean, presiding.
The concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 1, 2004, at Sacred Heart Church, 540 N. Mill St., Eldon, with Most Reverend John R. Gaydos presiding and preaching. Burial will be in the St. Patrick Cemetery, Highway O, Laurie, MO.
May (Campbell) Robertson
May (Campbell) Robertson, age 85, of Sycamore Hills, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, in Bridgeton, Mo.
Mrs. Robertson was a member of the First Baptist Church of St. John, Mo.
She is survived by her children, Davis and wife Pola of Overland, Mo., Jerry and wife Carol of Sedalia, Bruce and wife Carol of Fulton, and Dana Robertson of Fulton; sister: dear sister of Charles Campbell of Jefferson City, Lori Maechling of St. Ann, Mo. ; 10 grandchildren; four great grandchildren, nieces, nephews & friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Newton J. Robertson; her sisters, Edna Scott, Myrtle Felber and Emerson Campbell.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday, March 1, 2004, at the Baumann Colonial Chapel, 2504 Woodson Rd., Overland, Mo. Interment will be at the Enloe Cemetery in Russellville at 2 p.m.
Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at the Baumann Colonial Chapel, Overland, Mo.
Vincent John Schaefer
Vincent John Schaefer, age 80 years, of Jefferson City, Mo., died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, at the Oak View Living Center.
He was born June 29, 1923, at Bonnots Mill, Mo., the son of William Vincent and Myrtle Wilhelmina Bledsoe Schaefer. He was married in 1949 in Jefferson City, Mo., to Jacqueline West. He had attended the Jefferson City schools and was a member of the Catholic Church.
He had served with the United States Army during World War II, and had been employed as a high rise window washer in Los Angeles, Calif.
Survivors include one son, Vincent John Schaefer Jr., of Mesa, Ariz. ; two sisters, Essalene Brimer of Mayback, Texas , and Geraldine Taylor of Jefferson City, Mo. ; two brothers, Cletus Schaefer of Chicago, Ill., and Edward Schaefer of Kansas City, Mo. ; his best friend, Jacqueline Stephens, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Carolyn L. Dossey, and one brother, Urban Schaefer.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mr. Schaefer donated his remains to the Department of Anatomy, University of Missouri Medical Center, for educational and scientific purposes.
Interment will be in the St. Louis Catholic Church Parish Cemetery at Bonnots Mill, Mo. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association or the American Lung Association.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Buescher Memorial Home.
Beatrice Lynn Weeden
Beatrice Lynn Weeden, 76, of Holts Summit, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at Summit Villa Lifecare, Holts Summit.
She was born on Dec. 17, 1927, in Shelbina, Mo., the daughter of Russell E. and Nell W. McKinney Peters.
She was married on Jan. 21, 1947, in Shelbina to Raymond Kern Weeden who died on March 18, 2002.
Mrs. Weeden was employed with Montgomery-Ward Inc. ; Saffee's Ladies Apparel for 17 years; and as a clothing buyer with Roth's Clothing Store in Jefferson City and Osage Beach, where she retired.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church and Victoria Chapter No. 14, Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Diana and Allen Eichholz, Jefferson City; two grandchildren, Douglas Eichholz and his wife, Jayna, West Des Moines, Iowa; and Brian Eichholz and his fiancee, Katie Taylor, St. Louis; one great-grandson, Jack Eichholz; two brothers; and three sisters.
She was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at Shelbina Cemetery, Shelbina, Mo., with the Rev. Virgil Clow officiating.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to Helias Foundation, P. O. Box 694, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102; or a charity of the donor's choice.
Those wishing to send condolences or tributes to the family may do so at www. dulletrimble. com.
Virginia P. Brock
Virginia P. Brock, 79, of Jefferson City, died Friday, April 2, 2004, at the Oak View Living Center.
Arrangements are pending with the HOUSER-MILLARD Funeral Directors - Jefferson City Chapel, 2613 West Main Street; 636-3838.
BUERSMEYER
Herbert Buersmeyer, 83, of Westphalia, died Friday, April 2, 2004, at the Capital Region Medical Center.
Visitation will be held from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, at the Hilke-Millard Funeral Home in Westphalia. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Westphalia. Additional information will be provided in the Sunday Edition of the News Tribune. Arrangements are under the direction of the HILKE- MILLARD Funeral Home; 101 Linn Street; Westphalia, MO (573) 455-2424
CLEMENTE
William Joseph Clemente, 90, of Henley, died Thursday, April 1, 2004, at Villa Marie Skilled Care.
Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home, Jefferson City, with a prayer service at 4:30 pm. Further arrangements are pending at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home.
FENNEL
Connie Marie Fennel, 59, of Fulton, died Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at the University Medical Center in Columbia.
She was born Dec. 11, 1944, in Columbia, the daughter of the late Roy Leon and Marie (Turner) Smarr. She married Montie Fennel Jr. in Columbia, on April 15, 1966. He survives of the home.
She is survived by two sisters, Barbara Nichols of Ashland and Karen Ardrey of Columbiaville, Michigan; her father-in-law, Montie Fennel Sr. of Fulton; one sister-in-law, Trish Fetters of Centralia; one brother-in-law, Rick Fennel of Fulton.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 3, at the Debo Funeral Chapel in Fulton.
Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
FINLEY
Helen Margaret Archer Finley, 73, of Holts Summit, died Thursday, April 1, 2004 at her home.
She was born Sept. 7, 1930, in Newport, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Pearl Burton and Fannie Effie (Roach) Thomas. She married Thurman M. Archer in 1945 and he preceded her in death in 1971. She married Wilson Finley in 1975 and he preceded her in death in 1979. She was a homemaker and member of the Union Hill Baptist Church.
She is survived by two sons, Donald G. Archer and his wife Judith of Jefferson City and Tony R. Archer of Moberly; one daughter, Linda L. Gill of Missouri; one daughter-in-law, Jonalee M. Archer; one sister-in-law, Margaret Thomas of Brookfield; 15 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one son, Ronald Archer; one daughter, Susan Archer; two brothers, Earl Thomas and James Thomas; and one sister, Lillian Blackman.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 4, at Debo Funeral Chapel in Holts Summit. Burial will be Monday, 11:00 a.m. in Brookfield at Parklawn Cemetery.
Family will receive friends from noon until time of service on Sunday at the funeral home.
FLESSA
Virginia M. Flessa age 74 of Russellville, died Thursday night, April 1, 2004, at Jefferson City Manor Care Center.
She was born July 22, 1929, in Mt. Pleasant (Miller County) a daughter of Jack and Martha Miller Johnston. She was married November 30, 1947, to Cecil R. Crane and to this union three children, Larry, Debbie and Cathy, were born. Cecil preceded her in death on December 24, 1956. On February 22, 1958, Virginia married C. Lowell Flessa and to this union two sons, Tom and James, were born. Lowell survives at their home in Russellville. Virginia was a 1946 graduate of Eldon High School.
She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed quilting, gardening, sewing, fishing and dancing. She was an Avon representative for 25 years, belonging to the President's Club, as well as receiving numerous other awards for selling Avon. She had been a member of the Mt. Pleasant Christian Church and for many years attended the Russellville United Methodist Church.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law, Larry Don and Glenda Crane of Russellville; Tom Flessa of St. Louis and James and Becky Flessa of Russellville; two daughters and a son-in-law, Deborah Rae Crane and Cathy Lyn and Kevin Zumwalt all of Jefferson City; one step-daughter, Deborah Kay Cabaza of Stevenson Ranch, California; her mother-in-law, Iva N. Griffin of Jefferson City; two sisters, Jean Garber of Gravois Mills and Mary Lee Hawken of Jefferson City; 13 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Virginia was also preceded in death by her parents, one step-son, David Flessa and one sister, Dorothy Able.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 5, 2004, at the Scrivner-Morrow Funeral Home in Russellville, with Tom Crain officiating. Interment will be in the Enloe Cemetery west of Russellville.
The family will receive friends from 3:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 4, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association or Homemaker Health Care.
