(February 16, 1984)
BENNETT, MARY ANN  Services for Mary Ann Bennett, 79, Route 4, Seymour, were at 11 a.m. Thursday at Liberty Church with the Rev. Wilbur Cravens officiating. Burial was in Liberty Cemetery under the direction of Bergman-Miller of Seymour. Mrs. Bennett died at 10:42 p.m., Monday, at St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, after apparently suffering a heart attack. She was a homemaker. Survivors include five sons Foey, Raymond WA, Ira, Hartville, Raymond and Roy of Seymour and Jerry, Fordland.

(February 9, 1984)
BENNETT, ORA L.  Ora L. Bennett, 73, Springfield, died at 7:05 p.m. Thursday in Cox Medical Center following a long illness. A former Falcon resident, Mrs. Bennett lived in Springfield for six years. She was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband Bob; a son Rev. Willie, Lebanon; six daughters Mrs. Bessie Tinsley, New Meadows ID, Mrs. Jean Wise, Springfield, Mrs. Norma Willhite, Hartville, Mrs. Barbara Kelley, Weiser ID, Mrs. Bonnie Wineger, Council ID and Mrs. Kathryn Penkert, Miles TX; two sisters Mrs. Jewell Bennett, Lebanon and Molly Frakes, Des Moines IA; 26 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

(January 28, 1984)
BEYER, MATHEW JOSEPH  Graveside services for Mathew Joseph Beyer, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Beyer, Hartville, were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, in the Little Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Leonard Baldus officiating. The infant died Monday at his home of natural causes. Survivors in addition to his parents include two brothers Anthony William Jr. and Benjamin Nathaniel, of the home; two sisters Michelle Marie and Karen Kay, of the home; grandmother Mrs. Waltraud Beyer, Finlayson, MN; grandparents Vina Nelson, Hartville and Eugene Nelson, Tony WS; and great-grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Kelsey, Hartville.

(May 10, 1984)
BLANKENSHIP, VERBA  Services for Verba Blankenship, 89, Seymour were at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 3 at Bergman-Miller Chapel with the Rev. Barry Eisenhart officiating. Burial was in Seymour Masonic Cemetery. Mrs. Blankenship died at 12:07 p.m. Tuesday May 1, at Springfield Community Hospital after a short illness. A native of Wright County, Mrs. Blankenship was a long time resident of Seymour. Survivors include three daughters Mrs. Mollie Barker and Mrs. Beulah Loveland, of Seymour and Mrs. Mary Keller, Kansas City; a son Jack, Springfield; a sister Mrs. Mabel Duncan, Springfield; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

(February 16, 1984)
BOGART, BERNICE  Services for Bernice Bogart, 71, Mansfield, were at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Bergman-Miller Chapel with the Revs. Dick Bishop and Paul Buchanan officiating. Burial was in Mansfield Cemetery. Mrs. Bogart died at 12:12 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, after a sudden illness. Mrs. Bogart was the owner of Bogart Sav-Mart and Ward Catalogue Sales in Mansfield. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Queen City Chapter 226 of Springfield and Mansfield First Baptist Church. Survivors include one son Wright, Mansfield; a sister Mrs. Iris Cox, Springfield; and five grandchildren.  (She was the daughter of Jesse and Earnie [Sawyers] Rippee.)

(August 2, 1984)
BRANSTETTER, J. L.  J. L. Branstetter, 76, Springfield, died at 4 a.m. Friday in American Fremont Healthcare Center after an illness of one month. Mr. Branstetter was a native of Hartville and a long time Springfield resident. He was a retired certified public accountant who had been associated with McNabb-Branstetter-Westerman since 1944. A retired Methodist minister, he served Springfield First Methodist Church near Springfield from l973-75. He was also associated with the Walnut Grove and Ash Grove Methodist Church. Active in St. Paul Methodist Church, he taught the 50-50 Sunday School class for the past five years. He was a member of the Springfield Ministerial Alliance and an avid wild turkey hunter. Survivors include his wife Hazel; a stepson Glenn, Buffalo; a stepdaughter Mrs. Janice Haralson, Cherry Hill, N.J.; three brothers Charles, Ray and Francis of Mansfield; five stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren. Services were 1:30 p. m. Monday in St. Paul United Methodist Church with Drs. Robert Arbaugh and Harold Dodds officiating. Burial was in Clear Creek Cemetery.

(February 16, 1984)
BRANSTETTER, V. MARIE  Mrs. V. Marie Branstetter, 49, of Kansas City North, died Feb. 2 at Spellman Memorial Hospital in Smithville. She was born in Yale AR, but lived in Kansas City 30 years. She was a member of the Gashland Baptist Church. Survivors are her husband Ralph Branstetter Sr., of the home; three sons Richard P., David Lee and Doyle D. of Kansas City; a daughter Tonya Jo of Kansas City; a brother Orville Barber, Mansfield; two sister Mrs. Faye Hurt, Kansas City KS and Mrs. Pauline Williams, Mansfield; and six grandchildren. Services were at 10 a. m., Monday, February 6 at Mount Moriah Terrace Park Chapel with burial in the chapel cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Branstetter of Mansfield and their daughter, Mrs. Glenn Atwood, of Blue Springs attended the services.

(September 6, 1984)
CLINE, GERTRUDE  Graveside services for Gertrude Cline, 74, Mansfield, were at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Mansfield Cemetery with the Rev. John Moles officiating. Burial was under the direction of Bergman-Miller. Mrs. Cline died at 3:35 p.m. Saturday in Mercy Hospital-Tri County after a long illness. Survivors include two daughters Mrs. Joyce Barlett, Macomb and Mrs. Lois Ritter, Leeton; a brother Virgil Prock, Wasola; 13 grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

(October 4, 1984)
COLTRANE, RUBY ALBERTA YOUNG  Ruby Alberta Young Coltrane, daughter of Albert and Ada Pearman Young was born in Wright County, MO July 18, 1910 and departed from this life September 19, 1984 at her home, at the age of 74 years, 2 months and 1 day. She was united in marriage to Leslie Coltrane on August 9, 1931, who preceded her in death January 5, 1984. To this union were born one daughter and two sons. She accepted Christ at a young age and united with the Little Creek Baptist Church. Some years later joined Shaddy Chapel Church of Christ, where she attended on a regular basis, as long as her health permitted. She is preceded in death by her husband Leslie and two sister Macy Young and Sabert Hargus. Ruby is survived by a daughter Mrs. Claudine Hightower of Hartville; two sons Dwayne of Hartville and Truman of Marshfield; a brother Lawson Young, Hartville; a sister Osa Fisher, Hartville; 7 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives, neighbors and friends.

(February 9, 1984)
CONNELL, THOMAS  Services for Thomas Edward Connell, 60, Norwood, were at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Liberty Faith Church with the Rev. Reg Kelly officiating. Burial was in Thomas Cemetery. Mr. Connell died January 28 at his home after a long illness. A welder in the aircraft industry, he was a member of the First Baptist Church and Masons Lodge in Mountain Grove. Survivors include his wife Wilma; three sons Steve, Norwood, Ronnie, Downey CA and Larry, Norwalk CA; two daughters Mrs. Barbara Skidmore, Norwood and Mrs. Connie Skidmore, Fullerton CA; his mother Mrs. Bessie Herd, Mountain Grove; two sisters Mrs. Shirley Sims, Blue Springs and Mrs. Frankie Rumfelt, Whittier CA; a brother Richard, Independence; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

(October 4, 1984)
CRIPPEN, GERTIE M.  Gertie M. Crippen, 85, of Santa Ana CA, died SEptember 21 following a two month's illness. She formerly lived in Mansfield and her late husband was a cousin of Mrs. Ruth Brown of Mansfield. She is survived by two sisters Mrs. Mildred Carter and Mrs. Elsie Smith; a daughter Delpha Dady; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services were held at 10 a.m. September 25 with interment in Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton.

(October 4, 1984)
CURTIS, HARVEY  Services for Harvey H. Curtis, 75, Norwood, were at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mountain Grove. Burial was in Thomas Cemetery. Mr. Curtis died at noon Monday in Mansfield Tri-County Hospital after a brief illness. He was a mason O.E.S. #61 Norwood and a farmer. Survivors include a son Edward, Liverpool TX; three daughters Mary Locke, Carol Hull and Martha Harris, of Norwood; a stepdaughter Minta Dietrich, Mandeville IA; three sisters Ethel Kirk, Napa CA, Margaret Mayfield, Sandy OR and Frances Bogy, San Antonio TX; two brothers Cecil, Dimmitt TX and Glenn, Petersburg TX; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

(October 23, 1984)
DENNIS, MABEL  The body of Mrs. Garnett (Mabel) Dennis of Covina, CA was discovered in the trunk of her car recently. Her grandson, Luke Stong, 24, was driving the car and he has been charged with capital murder. Mrs. Dennis was discovered missing from her home August 15 by another former Mansfield resident, Mrs. John Kelly, a close friend and neighbor of Mrs. Dennis. Signs of a struggle were discovered in the house and her car was missing. Mrs. Kelly notified the police and the car was apprehended in Fresno. Services for Mrs. Dennis were held Tuesday, August 21. Mrs. Dennis was a sister-in-law of Erman Dennis of Mansfield and Mrs. John (Dutch Fuge) Critcher of Seymour. Her father was the late Clarence Critcher of the Odin community. She had many other relatives and friends in the area.

(February 9, 1984)
EVANS, JOHN  Services for John C. Evans, 81, Hartville, were at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wood Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Wilbur Cravens officiating. Burial was in Steele Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Evans died at 9:45 a.m. Sunday at Mercy Hospital-Tri County after a short illness. Survivors include one brother Vick, Hartville; one sister Mrs. Wilbur Carriger, Hartville; several nieces and nephews.

(October 15, 1984)
FREEMAN, JEAN WILLIAMS  Jean Williams Freeman, 58, Springfield, died at 11 p.m., Thursday, October 4 at her home after an illness of more than two years. Born in Mountain View, she graduated from Mansfield High School and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mansfield. With her mother, the late Grace Williams, she operated The Style Shop in Mansfield in the late 1940s. She lived in Springfield since 1949 with the exception of three years in Washington, D.C., during the late 1950s when she was active in the congressional terms of form 7th District Rep. Charlie Brown. She was a member of ST. John's Regional Health Center Auxiliary, a Red Cross Blood Center volunteer, a member of Sorosis, and a charter member of the Voluntary Action Committee. Mrs. Freeman's husband, Dale, is former editor of Springfield Newspapers, Inc. and is editor in residence at Southwest Missouri State University. In addition to her husband, survivors include two sisters Mrs. Gladys Rodgers, Marshfield, and Mrs. Melba Bench, Wichita, KS and a brother Lt. Col. (Ret.) James Williams, Smyrna GA. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. Monday in National Cemetery with the Rev. C.E. Atkins officiating.

(April 19, 1984)
FLAGEOLLE, NICOLE BETH  Nicole Beth Flageolle, 7, Mansfield, died at 1:03 p.m., Wednesday, April 11 in Cox Medical Center, Springfield following a long illness. Last rites were held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, in the Mansfield First Baptist Church with the Revs. Dick Bishop and Ora Gayer officiating. Burial was in Mansfield Cemetery under direction of Bergman-Miller. Survivors include her parents Mr. and Mrs. Hank Flageolle; a brother Christopher Van, of the home; grandparents Wilburn and Hazel Thompson, Cabool and Mildred Flageolle, Mansfield; great-grandmother Jessie Gann Grogan, Cabool; and great-grandparents Oliver and Ruby Thompson, Devil's Elbow.

(February 16, 1984)
HARRIS, C.L. "LLOYD"  C.L. "Lloyd" Harris, 91, a retired Christian minister, died Feb. 10 in Monee, IL following a long illness. He was reared in Wright and Howell counties, but left many years ago. A graduate of Johnson Bible College, Knoxville TN, his ministry of 50 years was spent in churches in several cities in Ohio. His last visit to Missouri was in October 1951. Funeral services were held Feb. 14 with burial in Rushsylvania, OH, where he lived before his retirement. Survivors are a son Joe; two daughters Inez Ray and Vivian Farrington and several grandchildren; three brothers Roy of Northwood IA, Paul of Mansfield and Fred of Tulsa, OK; two sisters Sue Harris, Independence KS and Ethel Sternberg, Mansfield; a nephew Galen Harris, Mansfield; a niece Mrs. J. H. McVay of Ava; and several other nieces and nephews.

(May 14, 1984)
HEADLEY, HARDING  Services for Harding Harold Headley, 63, Route 1, Hartville, were at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the First Freewill Baptist Church with the Revs. Michael WAlker and Floyd Arnold officiating. Burial was in Steele Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home. Mr. Headley died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday at his home after a sudden illness. A lifelong resident of Wright County, he was a farmer, a member of First Freewill Baptist Church and a World War II veteran. Survivors include his wife, Lavelle; two daughters Mrs. Wyvonne Ballew, Mansfield and Mrs. Carla Wilbanks, Newberg; five brothers Herbert, Gonzales CA, Vernon, Phoenix AZ, Howard, Hartville, Dale, Loss Angeles and Burlee, Orland CA; two sisters Mrs. Virgie Brook, Castroville CA and Mrs. Edith Bradfield, Sand Springs OK; and four grandchildren.

(October 11, 1984)
HOGAN, DR. MICHAEL  Funeral arrangements for Dr. Michael M. Hogan of Mansfield, a Mercy Hospital physician who was killed in an automobile accident in Arizona Sunday, were pending at press time Wednesday. Services will be held under the direction of Newcomer White Chapel Funeral Home of Kansas City. Memorial services were held Tuesday in the Chapel of Mercy Hospital. Dr. Hogan, a member of the Mercy Medical Staff since June of this year, was visiting friends in Arizona when the accident occurred. He had moved to Mansfield from Arizona to join Family Practice Associates, a medical group composed of Dr. Jerry Jumper and Dr. Jim Tucker. At the time of his death, Dr. Hogan was practicing at the group's Family Medical Center in Ava. A native of Missouri, Dr. Hogan attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS and the University of Missouri in Kansas City, where he obtained a Bachelors Degree in Speech in 1969. He returned to the University of Missouri and was working toward a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology when he was accepted at the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1972. Dr. Hogan was graduated from the Kansas City Medical School in 1976 and practiced medicine in Tucson, AZ for the next eight years. He was a member of the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of General Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association and the American Society for Cutaneous Surgery. Since moving to Mansfield, Dr. Hogan had been active in the Ozark Mountain Players and had performed in the group's Wilder Day presentation. Dr. Hogan is survived by his mother, sister and five children.

(September 6, 1984)
JONES, ELDEE  Eldee Jones, 84, Route 2, Niangua, died at 6:50 p.m. Friday in Cox Medical Center, Springfield, after a long illness. Mr. Jones was a retired farmer and a member of the Pentecostal church. Survivors include his wife May; two daughters Mrs. Dessie Jones, Niangua and Bessie, of the home; four brothers Earl and Richard, of Lebanon, and John and Ralph, of Grovespring; a sister Mrs. Rachael Griffin, Grovespring; and two grandchildren.

(February 16, 1984) IN MEMORIAM
JONES, ROBERT HUGH  Robert Hugh Jones, the son of Elgie and Minnie Coday Jones, was born in Wright County, November 16, 1898, and departed this life at Mansfield, MO February 12, 1983 at the age of 84 years, 2 months and 27 days. He was united in marriage to Elsie Light September 4, 1921, at Mountain Grove, MO. To this union two daughters were born. He spent his entire life in Wright County, most of the time living on the farm near Wolf Creek where he resided at the time of his death. He was converted and baptized in the year 1972 and attended the Wolf Creek Freewill Baptist Church as long as his health permitted. Survivors include his wife Elsie; two daughters Mrs. Vivian Shaff, Chula Vista CA and Mrs. Jean Johnston, Muscatine IA; two sisters Eula Ivy, Hartville and Faye Platt of Springfield; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. His sister Veneta Hammack followed him in death April 24, 1983. He was well known in the community where he lived. His honesty, kindness and friendly personality caused him to be loved and respected by all those that knew him. His passing leaves a vacancy that will never be filled. He is greatly missed but never forgotten by his wife, daughters, relatives and friends.

(February 9, 1984)
JONES, SHERMAN  Services for Sherman Charles Jones, 85, Norwood, were at 2 p.m. Monday in Mountain Grove with the Rev. R. E. Helsley officiating. Burial was in Thomas Cemetery. Mr. Jones died Thursday at Regency Health Center. He was a farmer. Survivors include a son, Jay, Taft CA; three daughters Mrs. Beulah Dake, Mountain Grove, Mrs. Shirley Craig and Mrs. Sue Festerman, of Springfield; two sisters Mrs. Ruth Tharp, Norwood and Mrs. Lois Little, Springfield; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

(October 4, 1984)
LEE, IDA  Services for Ida Maxine Lee, 59, Springfield, were at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Wood Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bernard Johnson officiating. Burial was in Steele Memorial Cemetery in Hartville. Miss Lee died at 5:05 a.m. Sunday in Hill Haven Rest Home after a long illness. Survivors include four sisters Mrs. Audrey Warren, Mrs. Willie Thompkins and Mrs. Jill Martin of Springfield, and Mrs. Bernice Manier, Hartville; a brother, Henry, Tulsa OK.

(October 4, 1984)
McARTHUR, HARVEY  Services for Harvey McArthur, 78, Mansfield, were at 1 p.m. Thursday in Bergman-Miller Chapel, Mansfield, with the Rev. R. E. Helsley officiating. Burial was in Prairie Hollow Cemetery south of Mansfield. Mr. McArthur died at 6:11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, following a short illness. Survivors include a son Chester, Springfield; two sisters Mrs. Orlena Paul, Chesterfield and Mrs. Josephine Collins, Alton IL; a brother Bill, Jefferson City; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

(February 16, 1986)
MACKEY, KATHERINE  Services for Katherine C. Mackey, 83, Route 3, Seymour, were at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Bergman-Miller Chapel with the Rev. Stan Collins and Pam Hadsall officiating. Burial was in Seymour Masonic Cemetery. Mrs. Mackey died at 6 p.m. Friday in Cox Medical Center, Springfield, after a short illness. She was a member of Seymour Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons Thomas and Webster of Seymour and Franklin, Wichita, KS; a daughter Mrs. Margaret Diener, Aurora; CO; two brothers Garnett Lytle, Springfield and Russell Lytle, Raytown; and seven grandchildren. Mrs. Mackey was a former Wright County resident.

(April 19, 1984)
MANIER, FLOYD  Elder Floyd Manier, 75, Hartville, died of natural causes at 11:30 p.m. Thursday in his home. Survivors include his wife Evadean; seven daughters Mrs. Gladys Whittiker, St. Louis, Mrs. Virgie Harris, Columbus OH, Mrs. Cathrie Dunlap, Pasadena CA, Mrs. Delores Jones, Newbrig Germany, Mrs. Judy Milner, Columbus OH, Mrs. Paulette Pierre, Altadena CA and Mrs. Margie Jackson, Los Angeles; two sons Jerry and Terry of Springfield; two brother Carrol, Altadena and Fred, Springfield; a sister Beatrice Thompkins, Olathe KS; 20 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Church of God and Christ with Bishop Harris E. Moore and elder C. Gray officiating. Burial was in Steele Memorial Cemetery in Hartville under the direction of Wood.

(October 18, 1984)
MURRAY, VIRGIL  Services for Virgil Murray, 80, Bradleyvile were at 2 p.m., Wednesday in Bradleyville Nazarene Church with the Rev. Wendell Paris officiating. Burial was in Bradleyville Cemetery. Mr. Murray died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday in his home following a sudden illness. A retired merchant and farmer, he was a charter member of Bradleyville Nazarene Church. Survivors include his wife Alice; two sons Dale Wichita KS and Oneth, Derby KS; three daughters Mrs. Clara Jo Hinshaw, Wichita KS, Mrs. Leona Hunsaker, Bradleyville and Miss Doyne Murray, Springfield; a sister Grace Murray, Mansfield; three brothers William, Fresno CA, Chester, Ava and Paul, Augusta KS; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bradleyville Nazarene Church.

(June 21, 1984)
PASLEY, BESSIE PAULINE  Bessie Pauline Pasley, 62, of Mansfield died at 12:20 p.m. Monday in St. John's Hospital in Springfield after a short illness. Survivors are a daughter Wanda Young; two granddaughters; a brother Earl Owens of CA; two sisters Ona Jewell and Gladys Moore of Exeter, CA. Funeral services will be head at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) in Bergman-Miller Chapel with the Revs. Stan Welch and Milton Pool officiating with burial in Mansfield Cemetery.

(February 9, 1984)
RAMSEY, KARON  Karon Lee Nail Ramsey, 36, rural Springfield, died at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday at Springfield Community Hospital after a long illness. A native of Riverside CA, Mrs. Ramsey was a 1964 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach CA. She also attended Portland Community College in Portland OR. Mrs. Ramsey moved to the Springfield area about four years ago, and was employed as a freelance genealogist. She was a member of the First Ward of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Survivors include her husband, F. Scott; a daughter Jennifer Lynn, of the home; her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. Richard Nail, Hartville; a sister Mrs. Glenda Faye Dasmalchi, Cedar Gap; paternal grandmother Mrs. Jennie Lou Carrell, Marshfield. Services were held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Friday, February 3, at 4 p.m. Bishop Smillie officiated. Interment was at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Springfield.

(October 11, 1984)
READ, ARVENA  Arvena I. Read, 63, of Exeter, died Wednesday, September 19, at her sister's home in Tulare CA. The Mansfield native married Albert Read in Lawrence KS in 1951. He died in 1971. The couple came to Exeter after their marriage and moved to New Mexico in 1961. Mrs. Read returned to Exeter in 1979. She attended the Exeter Assembly of God Church and was a past member of the Farmington, N.M., Archery Club. She was a past member of the Bowling Association of Farmington. She is survived by a son David Read of Tucson AZ; a brother Wilbert McIntosh of Exeter CA; three sisters Pauline Loftin of Lindsay CA, Velma Smith of Tulare CA and Cora McLaughlin of Mansfield; and two grandchildren. Services were held at 10 a.m., Friday, September 21 with the Rev. Morris Barrons officiating. Burial was in Exeter District Cemetery. Mrs. McLaughlin attended the services and returned September 29 to her Mansfield home.

(February 16, 1984)
ROY, MAMIE  Mamie Roy, 84, died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday in Lake Wood Nursing Home in Wichita KS, where she had been five years. Survivors are a son Eldon of Little Rock AR; two daughters Mrs. Norm Thomason, Wichita KS and Vern Chandler, Hartville; a sister Mrs. Jennie Wells, Pasadena CA; a brother Orval Inman of Norwood; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was a native of Wright County. Bergman-Miller will announce funeral arrangements which were incomplete at press time.

(May 10, 1984)
SANDY, ANNE-MARIE  Graveside services for Anne-Marie Sandy, 4 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sandy, Mansfield, were at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 3 in Fannon Cemetery south of Ava with he Rev. Dick Bishop officiating. Burial was under the direction of Bergman-Miller of Mansfield. The infant died at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, after an illness. Survivors in addition to her parents include her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Tellor, East Peoria IL and Rev. and Mrs. James Sandy Sr., Creve Coeur IL; great-grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Homer Turner, Squires, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Tellor, Carbondale IL, Mrs. Alice Sandy and Mrs. Mildred DeFrance, of Peoria IL.

(June 28, 1984)
STAPP, JOHNNY  Services for the Rev. Lawrence E. "Johnny" Stapp, 62, Highlandville, were at 1 p.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church, Seymour, with the Rev. Wilbur Cravens officiating. Burial was in the Seymour Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Bergman-Miller of Seymour. Mr. Stapp was dead on arrival at 10 p.m. Thursday at Springfield Community Hospital. A Webster County native, he was a minister at several area churches. He was currently serving Highlandville First Baptist Church. A World War II veteran, he was a member of American Legion Post No. 306 at Seymour. Survivors include his wife Carmen; three sons Melvin billings, Rickie, Jefferson City and Michael, Branson; a daughter Mrs. Beverly Harper, Ash Grove; and seven grandchildren.

(August 2, 1984)
STIGALL, THULA  Services for Thula Cleo Stigall, 84, Mountain Grove, were held at 2 p.m., Wednesday in Cope Free Will Baptist Church with the Revs. Darrell Oliphant and Edwin Cline officiating. Burial was in Cope Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home in Hartville. Mrs. Stigall died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Hill Haven Convalescent Center after a long illness. Survivors include one son Elmer, Mountain Grove; one sister Mrs. Ferriel Clark, Hartville; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

(September 6, 1984)
TODD, ANNA BELL  Services for Anna Bell Todd, 77, Mountain Grove, were at 10 a.m., Tuesday, in Green Mountain Baptist Church north of Mountain Grove. Burial was in Green Mountain Cemetery. Mrs. Todd died Saturday morning in her home after a short illness. A native and lifetime area resident, she was a member of Green Mountain Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband Ernie; three sons Don, Plano TX, Clarel, Lee's Summit and Tom, Mountain Grove; two daughters Bernice Bogart, Mansfield and Carlene Fry, Mountain Grove; a sister Addie Wimberly, Cabool; 16 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

(April 19, 1984)
VOLCKMANN, PEARL  Services for Pearl Volckmann, 74, Marshfield, were at 2 p.m. Friday in Marshfield with the Rev. David Holt officiating. Burial was in Mount Zion Cemetery. Mrs. Volckmann died at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, at Cox Medical Center, Springfield, after a three-month illness. She was a member of Marshfield First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband Oak; one son Elmer Russell Raney, Waynesville; two sisters Mrs. Clara Adamson, Mansfield and Mrs. Ales Campbell, Mountain Grove; a brother Ervin Raney, Mountain Grove; on grandson; nieces and nephews.

(February 21, 1985)
LANSDOWN, LEONARD  Services for Leonard "Red" Lansdown, 63, formerly of Hartville, were at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Wood Chapel with the Rev. Archie Jones officiating. Burial was in Steele Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Lansdown died at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, February 12, in Kendallwood Trails Nursing Home, Gladstone, of natural causes. A native of Wright County, he spent 25 years in the Kansas City area. He was a member of the Local Union No. 290, Kansas City. Survivors include seven daughters Carlene Evans, Humble TX, Mary Cochran, Roselie Ogaz and Dorothy Rogers, of Kansas City KS, Judy Sawyers and Donna Petty, of Hartville and Betty Jones, Houston, TX; three sons Floyd, David and Larry, of Kansas City, KS; three sisters Bertha Hutson, Hartville, Maudie Holmes, Exeter CA and Dorothy Renfro, Garden City KS; a brother Clarence, Hartville; and 13 grandchildren.

(February 28, 1985)
MOBLEY, DELLA "DALE"  Services for Della "Dale" Newton Mobley, 63, Route 2, Hartville, were at 2 p.m. Monday in Wood Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Eugene Fullington officiating. Burial was in Moore Cemetery near Hartville. Mr. Mobley died at 1:10 p.m. Friday in his home. A farmer, he was a native of Montque County TX. Survivors include his wife Ethel; two sons Arthur Dale, Plato and Danny Ray, Marshfield; five daughters Della Irene McCune and Carolyn Ann Moore, of Hartville, Mary Lee Prater, Lebanon, Shirley Kay Coday, Mansfield and Melody Jo Caswell, Seymour; 23 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother Billy, TX; a sister Zelma Lee Cox, Modesto CA.

(February 28, 1985)
WOOD, FRANK E.  Services for Frank E. Wood, 71, Bolivar were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 14, in Klinger Chapel, Springfield, with the Revs. Delmar Hutson and Harold E. Ball officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Wood died at 8:32 p.m. February 11, in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, after a two-year illness. Born in Hartville, he had lived in Bolivar since 1966. He was a retired funeral director and had been an embalmer since 1937. A former owner and operator of Jonas-Wood Funeral Home, Steelville, he had worked for Elliott Funeral Home, Houston, for 22 years and for Klinger Mortuary, Springfield, before retiring in 1979. He was a former Houston mayor and had been a member of First Christian Church. He was past master of Lebanon No. 77 AF & AM Lodge, Steelville, a member of Abou Ben Adhem Shrine, the Scottish Rite, the Stockton State Shrine Club and the Greeters Club, Springfield. Survivors include his wife Beaulah; a son Bill, Steelville; three sisters Juanita Cantrell, Jefferson City, Geneva Patrick, Picher OK and Dolores Robertson, Bolivar; and a grandson. Masonic services were at 7 p.m. February 13, in Klinger Chapel with visitation following. His sister Juanita Cantrell, Jefferson City, is wife of Rev. Glen Cantrell, Jefferson City, former residents of Mansfield. Glen is Vinita Claxton's brother.