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bales, sibyl - 76
beaver, robert - 88
blakeley, edward - 89
campbell, William - 60
christman, Frank - 67
crawford, Jennifer - 47
davis, donnie - 50
devers, gloria - 63
eberhardt, Karen - 72
greer, elinor - 87
griffith, irma - 86
haist, larry - 73
hardin, Kazlee Jagodzinski, louis - 72
Kemmer, John - 86
lamar, James - 52
loyd, Joan - 85
Mausolf, reinhard - 78
ramsey, glenwood - 53
robertson, richard - 54
ross, rosella - 79
Thompson, hattie - 96
Todd, dixie - 78
Wooten, leatta - 43
sibyl M. bales
1938 - 2014 | age 76
sibyl Mae bales 76, of salem, MO,
passed away saturday, October 11,
2014 at her home in salem.
she was born March 21, 1938 in st.
Joseph, daughter of lola and Keith
bales. she owned evergreen boarding
Kennels in st. Joseph for many years.
sibyl was preceded in death by her
parents.
survivors include her companion,
Floyd ball of home, two sons, robert
garrison of st. Joseph, and scott
Wilkinson of salem, MO, a daughter,
sheryl golden of salem, MO, and four
grandchildren, sarah (Johnny) reed,
elizabeth garrison, derek Wilkinson
and Jared Wilkinson.
Memorial graveside services and
interment Tuesday, October 14, 2014
at
Memorial
park
cemetery.
arrangements: rupp Funeral home.
Online condolence and obituary at
http://www.ruppfuneral.com
rOberT l. beaver, sr.
1926 - 2014 | age 88
robert l. "bob" beaver sr. 88, of
saint Joseph, passed away Friday,
October 10, 2014 at living community
of st. Joseph.
he was born July 25, 1926 in halls,
MO, son of Maude and elbern "buck"
beaver. he graduated from benton
high school class of 1944. he married
gertrude Jahnke on October 8, 1946 at
st. Mary's catholic church.
he was an army veteran of World
War ii. bob was in the infantry where
he received the victory Medal, eastern
Theater ribbon with two bronze battle
stars, two Overseas service bars and
the army of occupied germany Medal.
he was a member and past
commander of vFW post # 1668. he
had 60 years of service with the
american legion post 359 and
received the distinguished legionnaire
award presented by the department of
Missouri american legion. he served
recOrd
post
commander,
district
as
commander, district service Officer,
executive board, chairman of the
Oratorical contests, Treasurer of
bingo, member of Joint veterans assn.,
and a past leader of the Missouri
Funeral honors Team.
he worked at armour & co. for 34
years. bob was a boy scout Troop
leader and member of the Tribe of
Mic-O-say. he enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, attending sporting events
of his children and grandchildren, was
an avid reader. he was a member of st.
James catholic church.
robert was preceded in death by wife,
gertrude Marie beaver on april 30,
2014, his parents, a grandson, austin, a
brother, lloyd simpson and 4 sisters,
doris Martin, lillian pflugradt, gladys
Mace, and lucille Ferguson.
survivors include his children, robert
(ronnie) beaver, Jr. of st. Joseph,
cecilia (Mat) daniels of auburn, ne,
Madeleine steele (gary cunningham)
of st. Joseph, chris (cyndi) beaver, of
st. Joseph, and denise (george Matt)
Mereness of st. Joseph, 10 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and
numerous nieces, nephews & friends.
Mass of christian burial Wednesday,
October 15, 2014, at 11:00 am at the st.
James catholic church, Father evan
harkins celebrant. care provided by
rupp Funeral home. interment Mount
Olivet cemetery, with Military honors
under the direction of the Missouri
Funeral honors program. Memorials
are requested to the northwest
Missouri special Olympics, Missouri
boys state, and benton high school.
Online condolence and obituary at
http://www.ruppfuneral.com
eWard O. blaKeley
1924 - 2014 | age 89
edward O. “ed” blakeley, Jr., 89, st.
Joseph, died Thursday, October 2 2014
at a local healthcare facility.
he was born October 12, 1924 to
edward and annabelle (delfs)
blakeley, sr. in lost springs, Ks. ed
married betty beaven on February 6,
1949. she survives of the home.
he proudly served in the u.s. Marine
corps during World War ii. he worked
his entire career at st. Joseph light &
power
company
from
line
department to vice president of
administration. he was most proud of
his ability to get along with both union
and management during negotiations.
Mr. blakeley was a member of
Westminster presbyterian church for
over 50 years and a past chairman of
the board for heartland health
systems and united Way. he also
served on boards of Methodist Medical
center, st. Joseph area chamber of
commerce, yMca, Junior achievement, st. Joseph sheltered Workshop,
Missouri society of professional
engineers and was president of the
northwest Missouri genealogical
society.
he was preceded in death by his parents.
additional survivors: daughter, Kay
schaefer (Fred), Kansas city, MO; son,
Jeb blakeley (bitsy), idaho Falls, id;
grandchildren, betsy butler, blake
butler (valerie), amanda howard
(Josh) and Kristina Mills (Tim); and
great-grandchildren, cole and Owen
butler and liam and eila howard.
services: saturday, October 11 Meierhoffer Funeral home & crematory.
interment Memorial park cemetery.
The family requests memorial donations to be sent to new hope baptist
church, 1824 sylvanie, sT. Joseph,
Missouri 64501 or hands of hope
hospice, 137 n belt highway, st.
Joseph, MO. 64506. Online guest book
and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
WilliaM J. caMpbell
1954 - 2014 | age 60
William "Joe" Joseph campbell 60, of
saint Joseph, passed away Wednesday,
October 8, 2014 at his home.
he was born July 17, 1954 in camp
irwin, ca. he graduated from
savannah high school (1972) and
received an associates degree from
Missouri Western state university.
he worked at vatterott college teaching drafting and automated cad, he
also served in the ministry and volunteered as a chaplain with the hospital.
he loved young people, and had a deep
love for animals. he was a hunter
safety instructor for 30 years, and
enjoyed hunting and fishing. he also
was a master gardener, and apiarist
(beekeeper). he was a member of
immanuel baptist church.
Joe was preceded in death by father,
Joseph earl campbell, and step-father,
arthur hill.
survivors include, mother, Janice
"Jan" hill of clarksdale, MO, two
daughters, Jodi (brian) carpenter of
stewartsville, MO, and donia (brent)
robles of Knob noster, MO; 10 grandchildren: ashton, auston, aaron,
aidon, robert, regina, Francis, Taylor,
Myriah, and Kirsten, 3 brothers, gary
(Terri) campbell of clarksdale, MO,
david (cindy) campbell, and eddie
hill of st. Joseph; 4 sisters, pam
(Frank) hood of liberty, MO, artye
young of springfield, MO, sharman
(pat) day of Jefferson city, MO, and
stacy campbell of highland, il, and
many, nieces & nephews.
Funeral services saturday, October
11, 2014 at rupp Funeral home, with
rev. albert shirley officiating. he was
cremated following the funeral service.
FranK l. chrisTMan
1947 - 2014 | age 67
Frank l. christman, 67, of st. Joseph,
passed away Thursday, October 9,
2014 at the university of Kansas
Medical center.
Frank was born on March 28, 1947 in
st. Joseph to leo Joseph and emma
elizabeth (Thompson) christman. he
graduated from christian brothers
high school and received his
bachelor’s degree from university of
Missouri school of Journalism.
he worked as an advertising account
executive for Fletcher-Mayo and
associates, where he first worked as an
Thursday, OcTOber 16, 2014
The sainT JOseph Telegraph
intern and then rose to a vice president
position. he also worked for Wesreco
of Wathena, Ks. and charter
Marketing group, Kansas city, MO.
after his retirement, he worked at
dillard’s where he managed the men’s
shoes department.
Frank served in the united states
army in the adjutant general’s Office
in Washington, d.c.
Frank was preceded in death by his
parents and son, glenn scott
christman.
surviving family includes siblings,
patty (Jim) ankrom, smithville, MO;
nancy (dave) Farrow, John (Jo ann)
christman and Joan (bill) giles, all of
st. Joseph; step-daughter, Kelly
Wiegant Mangan (danny), bowling
green, Ohio; and their children, Katie,
Zachary and Justin.
Mr. christman has been cremated
under the direction of heatonbowman-smith & sidenfaden chapel,
st. Joseph.
JenniFer a. craWFOrd
1967 - 2014 | age 47
Jennifer anne crawford, 47, of saint
Joseph, passed away Friday October 3,
2014 at her home unexpectedly.
she was born February 18, 1967 in st.
Joseph, daughter of anita & david
crawford. she attended north andrew
high school, and was a homemaker.
Jennifer loved collecting angels, and
she is now with them as she loved so
well.
Jennifer was preceded in death by her
maternal grandparents, Oneta &
delmer stotts, and paternal grandmother christine davis, and paternal grandfather charles "ed" crawford.
she is survived by her parents david
and anita crawford of st. Joseph, two
daughters, Jessica (richard) hughes of
saint Joseph, and lorena Wallace of
seattle, Wa, and a son, curtis brown
of seattle, Wa; 7 grandchildren; one
great grandchild; brother, dean
(vickie) crawford of conception, MO,
two sisters, patrea (patrick) phipps and
danita crawford both of st. Joseph;
nieces, nephews and friends.
she was cremated under the care of
the rupp Funeral home. graveside
memorial service Monday, October 6 at
the Fillmore cemetery, Fillmore, MO.
Memorials are requested to the Jennifer
crawford memorial fund in care of the
rupp Funeral home. Online condolence and obituary at http://www.ruppfuneral.com
dOnnie d. davis
1963 - 2014 | age 50
donnie dean davis 50, st. Joseph,
died October 10, 2014.
he was born October 22, 1963 in st.
Joseph,
preceded in death by parents artie &
doris davis.
survivors: daughter, Jennifer Washington , 3 grandchildren, two brothers,
artie and bill davis. several half brothers & half sisters.
cremation by the rupp Funeral
home. There are no scheduled visitation or Memorial services at this time.
Online condolence and obituary at
http://www.ruppfuneral.com
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