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married Nina deayon on November 27,
1976. she survives of the home.
howard worked very hard to provide
for his family and was very particular
about cutting his grass and would often
be found mowing for his neighbors. he
loved wrestling, baking birthday cakes
for loved ones, and watching soap
operas, especially “The young and the
restless.” he also enjoyed listening to
pastor mcdonald’s sermons.
mr. may was preceded in death by his
parents; son, ricky may; brothers,
leroy may and cecil Kelley; and sister, mildred merritt.
additional survivors: sons, steve
may (starla), elk grove, ca, carlus
may (vickie),of atlanta, ga, Nicco
may, atlanta ga, Kevin deayon,
elwood, Ks. and harrion deayon
(Terri), st. Joseph; daughters, peresa
stillman, Kansas city, Ks, angela
harris (Tony), sacramento, ca,
phyllisha mitchell (Thomas), st.
Joseph, bridgette deayon-Thomas
(Tay), decatur, ga, and Trina deayon,
st. Joseph; 24 grandchildren; 38 greatgrandchildren; sister, helen allen; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
services: saturday, october 25
holsey chapel, i.c.m. For those wishing to make a contribution, the family
requests they be made to the american
diabetes association. online guest
book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
sharoN K. miTchell
1950 - 2014 | age 64
sharon Kay mitchell 64, of saint
Joseph, passed away Tuesday, october
28, 2014 at her home.
she was born august 6, 1950 in st.
Joseph, daughter of leota and James
perkins sr. she married meril "gene"
on may 18, 1983.
she was a homemaker. she enjoyed
embroidering, singing, patsy cline &
gospel music, and was a member of
souls harbor pentecostal church.
sharon was preceded in death by
father, James a. perkins, sr., mother,
leota darlene mcKnight, and husband
Walter mcNight, Jr., two brothers,
charles "sonny" uffleman, and James
"Jimmie" perkins, and a sister, iris
perkins.
survivors include, husband, meril
"gene" mitchell of the home, six
daughters, Tami (Tim) power, vickie
(Keith) rothwell, all of st. Joseph,
Tracy moran of agency, mo, linda
(darlene) alexander of hobert, oK,
deborah (Tim) Woosley, and dana
alexander of st. Joseph, numerous,
grandchildren & great grandchildren,
and three sisters, brenda (Tom) moore,
sandy (larry) coon, and Nancy
halamar all of st. Joseph.
celebration of life Friday, october 31
at the rupp Funeral home, with pastor
Joann springs officiating. memorials
are requested to the sharon mitchell
memorial fund in care of the rupp
Funeral home. online condolence and
obituary
at
http://www.ruppfuneral.com
FreTTa e. NeFF
1917 - 2014 | age 97
Fretta ellen Neff, 97, of st. Joseph,
passed away Friday, october 31, 2014
at a local health care facility.
record
Fretta was born on september 2, 1917
in bigelow, mo. to earl allen and
virginia mable (Flowers) gresham.
she worked for Jones store for over
ten years and retired in 1972.
Fretta married robert W. Neff on June
4, 1955. he preceded her in death
November 3, 1989. Fretta was also preceded in death by her parents, brothers,
Ferrell, brooks and rex gresham; and
sister, phyllis henderson.
surviving family includes sister, Joan
elms and eight nieces and nephews.
mrs. Neff has been cremated under
the direction of heaton-bowmansmith & sidenfaden chapel, st.
Joseph. a private Family service will
be held at a later date.
orley h. NeWKirK
1929 - 2014 | age 85
orley h. Newkirk, 85, savannah,
mo. died Wednesday, october 22,
2014 at his home.
he was born march 28, 1929 to david
and mattie (brown) Newkirk in Kiowa,
Ks.
orley married mary Jane sauter on
april 3, 1949. he proudly served in the
u.s. army during the Korean War. he
farmed in clarksdale, mo., and retired
from Wire rope after 28 years. orley
was a member of central christian
church and a former member of
clarksdale christian church where he
served as deacon and elder. he was
also a member of andrew county lake
club, gower goodtimers and a regular
at the senior center.
he was preceded in death by his parents; sister, docia morgan; and brothers, loren, Wayne, howard and alva
Newkirk.
survivors: wife of 65 years, mary;
children, rickey Newkirk (shanin),
connie myers (Ted), marilyn Wehrli
(Tim), Jane mcclurg (Keith) and honorary daughter, barbara dunbar; sister,
alice Woodsum; 9 grandchildren; 9
great-grandchildren; 2 honorary granddaughters; 4 honorary great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
services: saturday, october 25
meierhoffer Funeral home &
crematory. interment memorial park
cemetery. For those wishing to make
a contribution, the family requests they
be made to andrew county lake club
or The andrew county senior center.
online guest book and obituary at
www.meierhoffer.com.
marge schNeider
1918 - 2014 | age 96
marge schneider, 96, st. Joseph, died
Tuesday, october 21, 2014 at a local
healthcare facility.
she was born september 10, 1918 to
oscar and rose (Wenger) stuber in st.
Joseph. marjorie married oliver louis
schneider on June 9, 1940. he preceded her in death on may 20, 1992.
she was a graduate of oak grove
high school and attended one year of
business school. she was also a
bookkeeper for Wonder bread bakery
for over twenty-five years.
marge was a member of clair united
methodist church where she was an
active member since she was ten.
she was also preceded in death by her
parents; brother, Wilbur stuber; and
son, Terry schneider.
survivors: son, ross schneider
(patricia), st. Joseph; daughter, Norma
schneider, council bluffs, ia; granddaughters, dr. brianne schneider and
laura schneider; grandson, patrick
schneider; brothers, Norman stuber
and oscar stuber (priscilla); and several nieces, nephews and cousins
services: Friday, october 24 meierhoffer Funeral home & crematory.
interment memorial park cemetery.
memorial contributions: clair united
methodist church. online guest book
and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
leWis “lee” shiFFleTT
1928 - 2014 | age 86
lewis “lee” shifflett, 86, amity,
mo., passed from this life on Wednesday, october 29, 2014 at Fairview
village, King city, mo.
he was born January 27, 1928 in
calhoun, mo, to Jake leonard shifflett
and pearl bell (Kampe) shifflett.
he joined the u.s. army in 1950 and
served during the Korean conflict. lee
married lucy Katherine Fischer on
July 12, 1952 in the army chapel at
camp crowder, mo.
lee worked at dugdale packing
company after he was discharged from
the army until october 1979 when the
company discontinued operation. in
1967, lee began farming part-time and
after dugdale’s closed he went into
farming full time.
lee served on the deKalb county Fair
board for many years and also served
as its president and was a member of
the amity lions club . he also served
as the president of the moKan saddle
club. he was instrumental in planning
and participated in the 1960 pony
express centennial reride from
st.Joseph to salt lake city, utah. lee
was the first rider out of st. Joseph in
1960. he loved to share his stories
from this ride. horses were always a
large part of lee’s life.
he was preceded in death by his wife
of 60 years, lucy; his parents; his stepsister, lottie Kerns; his stepbrother,
Thomas miller; and brothers gene and
clyde shifflett.
lee is survived by his son, steve &
wife laura, King city, mo; grandsons,
stuart (Jordan) shifflett, rea, mo and
Todd (alyssa) shifflett, st. Joseph;
great-granddaughter, Finnley shifflett;
brother, raymond (betty) shifflett,
clarksdale, mo; along with many
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services saturday, November
1, 2014 at bramTurner
Funeral
home,
maysville
with burial in oak
cemetery. memorial
contributions in lieu
of flowers: hands of
hope hospice or
Fairview
village
assisted
living.
online condolences:
www.bram-turnerfuneralhome.com
coNcepcioN
Willoughby
1924 - 2014 | age 90
concepcion
“connie”
dolores
Willoughby, 90, of st.
Joseph departed for
heaven from her
beloved home on
Tuesday, october 28,
Thursday, November 6, 2014
The saiNT Joseph Telegraph
2014.
connie was born on February 20,
1924 to John and mildred (gray)
alvarez in elwood, Ks.
connie was a talented seamstress
sewing for her children and grandchildren as well as stetson hat company
for many years.
she was preceded in death by her husband, robert; son, gerald; infant
daughter, mary Teresa; sister, patricia
mcdowell; and brothers raymond and
John alvarez;
connie is survived by her children and
their spouses; sandy Turner (al), dr.
robert J. Willoughby (christine), pat
and babs, vincent Willoughby (laura),
mary Nelson (John), lora vacca
(brian), and lisa phillips (craig); 18
grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren;
sister, margarita stetson; brother,
ralph alvarez; and several nieces and
nephews.
mass of christian burial: Friday,
october 31 our lady of guadalupe
catholic church. inurnment: ashland
cemetery. care provided by meierhoffer Funeral home & crematory.
online guest book and obituary at
www.meierhoffer.com.
erNie WiNsloW
1973 - 2014 | age 41
ernie Winslow, age 41, stewartsville,
mo., was born January 14, 1973 in
california and passed away october 1,
2014 in las palmas, spain.
he was a graduate of stewartsville cii class of 1991. ernie worked 14 years
for diamond offshore drilling inc as a
safety supervisor.
he leaves behind his wife angie of 21
years, their daughter erin 15, along
with many family members and
beloved friends. ernie enjoyed hunting,
fishing and most of all watching his
daughter play sports.
memorial services saturday, November 1, 2014 at camp Farwesta in
stewartsville. services are under the
direct of bram-Turner Funeral home
of stewartsville. online condolences:
www.bram-turnerfuneralhome.com. a
memorial fund has been set up in
ernie's name to be donated to the
stewartsville c-ii girls athletics at
independent Farmers bank po box
314 stewartsville, mo 64490.