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Steve Thrift's father, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico, Missouri.
Richard Wilson's father, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004, at Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital.
Eldon Mosby, died Thursday, June 10, 2004 in Bellevue, Nebraska.
The mother of Georgia Banks, deceased, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2004, at Boone Hospital Center.
Donna Wayland's mother, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2004, at her granddaughter’s home in Columbia.
Jimmie Jones's brother, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2004, at home in Columbia.
Dan Drane's father, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2004, at Boone Hospital Center.
Cheryl J. Branham Malone, died Monday, March 29, 2004, at Boone Hospital Center.
Alex Estes's mother, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004, at Lenoir Health Care Center in Columbia.
Father of Jerry Rice, deceased, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004, at his home in Columbia.
Carol Wilson's mother, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004, at Brian Center Viewmont in Hickory, North Carolina.
Mike Andrews' mother,
died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at Moberly Regional Medical Center.
Betty Andrews Watson, 79, of Columbia died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at Moberly Regional Medical Center.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, at Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. John Yonker officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Watson was born May 3, 1924, in Columbia to Richard and Mattie Jenkins Carruth. She married Senator A. Andrews on April 9, 1939, in Columbia, and he preceded her in death. She married Les Watson in 1993 in Miami, Okla., and he survives.
She was a member of First Christian Church and the Columbia Tuesday Club. She was former manager of Christian College Bookstore and co-owner of Andrews Furniture Company.
Survivors also include two sons, Larry K. Andrews of Lincoln, Neb., and J. Michael Andrews of Longview, Texas; a grandson; and three granddaughters.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Aubrey and Donald Carruth; and a sister, Mable Campbell.
Memorials are suggested to the Columbia Senior Center,
1121 Business Loop 70 E., Columbia, Mo., 65201.
Published Thursday,
January 22, 2004
Iola May Self Wilson, 96, of Newton, N.C., formerly of Columbia, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004, at Brian Center Viewmont in Hickory, N.C., after a period of declining health.
Services are at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Dennis Swearngin officiating. Visitation will be an hour before the service. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilson was born Oct. 29, 1907, in Macon County to the late James Morton Self and Laura May Farrel Self.
She was an office manager and accountant and was a member of Olivet Christian Church in Columbia.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Carol Wilson Whitaker and Jerry L. Whitaker of Newton; three grandchildren, Shawn L. Whitaker and wife Hannah of Burnside, Ill., Scott L. Whitaker of Wake Forest, N.C., and Chaille W. Brown and husband Kraig of Stallings, N.C.; a great-grandchild, Rebecca Lynn Brown of Stallings, N.C.; and a sister-in-law, Wanda Self of Overland Park, Kan.
Memorials are suggested to Olivet Christian Church
or Tri-State Young Life in care of Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 W. Business
Loop 70, Columbia, Mo., 65202.
Published Wednesday, January
28, 2004
J. Orville Rice, 89, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004, at his home.
Services will be 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at Memorial Funeral Home with Bob Chaney officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Rice was born Nov. 2, 1914, in Columbia to George Larkin and Bessie A. Rice.
On June 28, 1933, he married Lola Marie Hall, and she preceded him in death. He later married Hallene Nichols Sapp, and she also preceded him in death.
He was employed with the University of Missouri for several years as a night watchman until his retirement.
He was a longtime member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Columbia.
Survivors include four children, Jo Ann House and Marilyn Wiyrick and her husband, Tim, all of Columbia, Danny Lee Rice and his wife, Judy, of Holts Summit and Darrell Rice and his wife, Debbie, of Rocheport; a son-in-law, San House of Columbia; four sisters; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; a son, Jerry Orville Rice; and nine brothers and sisters.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Seventh-day
Adventist Church school fund, 1114 College Park Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65203.
Published Wednesday, February
11, 2004
Evelyn Schrom Estes, 89, of Columbia died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004, at Lenoir Health Care Center in Columbia.
Services are at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at First Christian Church with the Rev. Dr. John Yonker officiating.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
She was born July 27, 1914, in Lake Hammond, Ind., to Fred and Anne L. Mitterer Schrom.
She was a graduate of Beaumont High School in Beaumont, Texas, and was a 1934 graduate of Christian College.
She married Alex Estes on April 5, 1936, and he preceded her in death on Feb. 14, 1985.
Mrs. Estes was a member of First Christian Church, Kings Daughters and PEO CWF and was co-founder of The Wardrobe in Columbia.
She received Columbia College’s distinguished alumni award in 1980.
Survivors include two sons, Alex Estes of Lowell, Idaho, and James R. Estes of Columbia; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; a son, Jack D. Estes; and a sister, Daisy Megarity.
Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association of Mid-Missouri, 1121 E. Business Loop 70, Columbia, Mo., 65201, or First Christian Church, 101 N. Tenth St., Columbia, Mo., 65201.
Services are under the direction of Parker Funeral
Service.
Published Thursday,
April 1, 2004
Cheryl J. Branham Malone, 58, of Columbia died Monday, March 29, 2004, at Boone Hospital Center.
Services will be at 1 p.m. April 3 at the Friemonth-Freese
Funeral Home in Glasgow, with the Rev. Raymond Hayes officiating. Visitation
will be one hour before the service at the funeral home. Burial will be
at Columbia Cemetery.
She was born May 16, 1945, in Columbia to Iona Gladys
Renfro and Harold Warrick.
She attended Douglass High School, where she played flute in the band. She was also a student of the Hickman High School class of 1963.
She was an accomplished seamstress. Cheryl lived in Tucson, Ariz., and Birmingham, Ala. While in Birmingham, she worked for the American Red Cross and later in customer service at Wal-Mart for a number of years until her illness in January 2003.
Survivors include one son, Ricardo Malone of Kansas
City; one daughter, Kandus Vassar of Fort Lee, Va.; two grandchildren,
Demitirus and Dezmond Vassar; three brothers, Terry Branham of West Covina,
Calif., John Branham of Columbia and Paul Branham of Rocheport; and six
sisters, Mary Bush of Phillip Ranch, Calif., Glenda Kinney of Longmont,
Colo., Vivian Enyard of Glasgow, Emma Lawson of West Covina, Calif., Jennifer
Branham of Kansas City, Kan., and Sereatha Branham of Columbia.
Published Friday, April
30, 2004
James Edgar "Judge" Drane, 96, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2004, at Boone Hospital Center.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, May 3, at Memorial
Funeral Home with the Rev. Kathy Morrison officiating. Visitation will
be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Mr. Drane was born Nov. 3, 1907 in Boone County, to
Joseph Walter, 1869 to 1948, and Effie Carrie Little Drane, 1871 to 1950.
On Oct. 1, 1934, he married Mary Margaret Norvell in Fulton, and she preceded him in death in 1990. They were members of Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church. He and Mrs. Drane were both members of the first graduating class at Hickman High School in 1928.
Mr. Drane was born and raised in the Woodlandville community south of Harrisburg. He was a member of the Woodlandville United Methodist Church and a prominent farmer, stockman, and horseman for many years. He was active in the Farm Bureau and Boone County Oil Company. He was a member of the school board that formed the Midway Heights School in the late 1950’s. He served as an election judge for many years. In later years he served as the resident manager of the MU Rocheford Experimental Turkey Farm until his retirement. Later, he and Mrs. Drane resided at the Candlelight Terrace in Columbia. He was residing in Ashland at The Villa at the time of his death.
Mr. Drane’s grandparents were Davis Clark, 1836 to 1922, and Anne Elizabeth Goslin Drane, 1859 to 1876, of Harrisburg. His great-grandparents were Anthony, 1791-1876, and Mecie Lawless Drane, 1800-1885, also of Harrisburg. Anthony was born in Prince George’s County, Md., later moved to Washington County, Ky., and came to Boone County, in 1832. Anthony was descended from earlier Dranes, such as Thomas, 1751 to about 1828; and Martha Wells Drane, 1753 to about 1828; and others who were among the original families of the Royal Colony of Maryland, along with Cecil Calvert in 1634 who had immigrated from the British Isles to present day St. Mary’s County, Md. Mr. Drane’s great uncle was Pvt. James R. Drane, CSA, a veteran of the "War Between the States" who was captured and later died at the Alton, Ill., prison, along with hundreds of others.
Survivors include two sons, James N. Drane and wife, Pat, of Holts Summit and J. Dan Drane and wife, Mikal, of Normal, Ill.; and a granddaughter, Christine Hall and husband. Douglas. and their two daughters, Ashton and Noelle, all of Columbia. He is also survived by several nephews, nieces and cousins.
He was also preceded in death by two older brothers, J.C. Drane in 1977, and Glen Drane in 1990; and two older sisters, Winnie Bell in 1998, and Mary Jean Rees in 2003, all of Columbia.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Wilkes
Boulevard United Methodist Church, 702 Wilkes Blvd., Columbia, Mo., 65201,
or a charity of the donor’s choice.
Published Sunday, May
9, 2004
Gary E. "Jonesy" Jones, 47, of Columbia passed away Thursday, May 6, 2004, at home.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, at Forum Boulevard Christian Church, 3900 Forum Blvd., with the Rev. Max Jennings officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Jones was born March 30, 1957, in Columbia to J.T. and Katherine Garrett Jones. On July 7, 1984, he married Rhonda Wilkerson in Novelty, and she survives. He graduated from Hickman High School in 1975 and played on the 1975 state champion Hickman football team. After graduating from high school, he attended Northeast Missouri State University for one year.
Gary was a baseball coach for many years with his children, coaching several youth baseball teams, and was a member of the Hickman Baseball Booster Club. He loved his family, friends and his kids’ sports. He was loved by many and missed by all. He owned and operated Jones Trimworks and was well known in the building industry.
Survivors include his wife, of Columbia; two sons, Tyler T. Jones and Blake W. Jones, both of Columbia; his father, J.T. Jones of Columbia; three brothers, Jimmie L. Jones and Larry R. Jones, both of Columbia, and Wayne G. Jones of Olathe, Kan.; and one sister, Karen D. Kessler of Blue Springs.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Tyler and
Blake Jones Education Memorial Fund, in care of Memorial Funeral Home,
1217 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo., 65202.
Published Wednesday,
May 26, 2004
Ella C. Wayland, 82, of Columbia passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2004, at her granddaughter’s home in Columbia.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 28, at Memorial Park Chapel. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home.
She was born on Nov. 20, 1921, to George Kassem and Leona Waterfield in Hannibal. Her parents preceded her in death.
She graduated from Hannibal High School. After high school, Ella moved to Columbia to work at Ellis Fischel Cancer Hospital and hoped to attend nursing school.
She married Edgar G. Wayland in 1941, and they had one daughter, Donna Drane Wayland. Edgar preceded her in death.
Ella was a homemaker. She was active in the Boone Hospital Auxiliary and was a Girl Scout troop leader.
For the last several years, Ella resided with her granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Lisa Wayland Boettcher and Joseph Boettcher, because of declining health. Her great grandchildren, Anastasia, Joseph and Louis Boettcher, were her constant companions and loved her very much.
She is also survived by her daughter, Donna Wayland Trice, and son-in-law, William C. Trice, of St. Petersburg, Fla., and a sister, Elizabeth Jeter of Loveland, Colo.
Memorials are suggested to the Ella C. Wayland Memorial
Scholarship for students of the University of Missouri Sinclair School
of Nursing, in care of Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Published Thursday, June
24, 2004
Helen Lorraine Copeland, 76, of Columbia passed away Sunday, June 20, 2004, at Boone Hospital Center.
A memorial service was at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 24, 2004, at Parker Funeral Service.
Mrs. Copeland was born June 2, 1928, in St. Louis to George B. and Violet Marie Price Fischer. She married Raymond H. Copeland in July 1955, and he preceded her in death in July 1994.
Mrs. Copeland moved to Columbia from Iowa in 1986. She worked at Patricia’s IGA and previously worked at MegaMarket and Columbia College.
Survivors include a son, Raymond H. Copeland of Denver, a daughter, Pamela R. Waldron of Pfafftown, N.C.; six sisters, Penny Capstick, Dorothy Gardner and Vertress Kerley, all of St. Louis, Veronica Richards of St. Charles, Patricia Harpole of Columbia, and Beverley Parker of Dover, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by her parents and two daughters.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American
Cancer Society.
Published Thursday,
August 5, 2004
Charles Junior Wilson, 81, of Columbia died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004, at Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, at Nilson Funeral Home, 5611 St. Charles Road, with the Rev. John Martin officiating. Visitation will be one hour before services. Burial with military honors follows services at Memorial Park Cemetery.
He was born Dec. 2, 1922, in Van Austin, Texas, to Charles Alexander Wilson and Lillian B. Jackson Wilson.
He married Phyllis Morris on July 1, 1966, in Columbia. He was a WWII Army veteran and a life member of the VFW.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Wilson of Columbia; four sons, Richard Wilson and Jeffrey Wilson, both of Hallsville, John Wilson of San Diego, Calif., and Randy Wilson of Columbia; a stepson, Ricky W. Hathman of Ashland; a stepdaughter, Jackie Campbell of Columbia; a brother, Carl Wilson of Sherman, Texas; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a good friend and coffee-drinking buddy of 30 years, Bob Lytle.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and a grandson, Gregory Wilson.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer
Association or the charity of the donor’s choice.
Published Thursday, August
12, 2004
Eugene "Gene" Thrift, 82, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico, Mo.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at Memorial
Funeral Home with the Rev. Edwin Cole officiating. Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Mr. Thrift was born Sept. 15, 1921, in Burlington,
Kan., to Claude and Bessie Thrift. On Aug. 13, 1940, he married Nina Davis
in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Thrift were two days away from celebrating their
64th wedding anniversary when the Lord called him home.
Mr. Thrift was a decorated veteran who proudly served his county during World War II in the U. S. Army’s elite Corps of Engineers. He served in Germany and the Philippines campaign and received the American Theater Ribbon, European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon and the Asiatic Theater Ribbon.
After returning from the war, he earned his engineering degree. He owned and operated Thrift Heating and Air Conditioning, located on Paris Road, for many years before working for Harold G. Butzer Contracting in Jefferson City. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was also a member of the VFW and Sheet Metal Union Local No. 36.
One of his greatest accomplishments in life was his love for his wife and children. He spent his final years in the veterans home with his wife and children faithfully by his side as the progression of Alzheimer’s slowly stripped him of his memory and ability to walk. He never failed to greet you with a smile or to say "I love you." Mr. Thrift fought many battles in his life, but he never lost the battle when it came to serving his country, raising his children or showing undying love for his wife.
Survivors include his wife, Nina Thrift; eight children, Steven Thrift of Sedalia, Dorothy Romera of Tipton, Kathy Blackburn, Nancy Bingham and Mary Monnig of Columbia, Barbara Boos of Topeka, Kan., and Michael Thrift and Allen Thrift, both of Columbia; a brother, Sunley Thrift of Clover; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Richard Thrift; a granddaughter, Amber Thrift; and a brother, DeWayne Thrift.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Ronald McDonald
House, 1001 Stadium Road, Columbia, Mo., 65201.
Published Thursday,
August 26, 2004
Ruth "Petey" Waggoner, 83, of Columbia died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004.
There will be no services.
She was born April 19, 1921. She moved to Columbia with her husband, the late Mack Waggoner, who practiced medicine locally for 40 years.
Survivors include a son, Rick Waggoner and wife, Debra; a daughter, Elizabeth Lite and husband, Frederick; three grandchildren, Mack, Sarah and Rachel; and two great-grandchildren, Sophia and Benjamin.
Memorials are suggested to a local hospice.