These Obituaries are reprinted from The Lawrence County Record, which is Mt. Vernon, MO hometown newspaper. The newspaper, published once a week includes the weekly deaths of Lawrence County residents & their families. In an effort to maintain Mt. Vernon, MO Genealogy I have only reprinted the Mt. Vernon Deaths. Other Lawrence County deaths can be located elsewhere in this blog. I will list these alphabetically and I will add to these on a regular basis so be sure to check back often.
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Verner G. Nelson
Verner G. Nelson, 86, Mt. Vernon, passed away at 5:40 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2009, in his home.
Verner was born Aug. 26, 1922, in Smolan, Kan., the son of Clarence T. and Viola (Johnson) Nelson. Verner was a lifelong resident of the Mt. Vernon and Freistatt communities. He was a 1941 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School, a World War II United States Army veteran, and retired as the foreman for the Southwest Research Center after 25 years service in 1988. Verner was active in the Freistatt community as a member of the Freistatt Lions Club, sat on the board of the Freistatt Fire Department, was a member of the Freistatt American Legion Post 419 for over 60 years, member of the Disabled American Veterans, original member of the Trinity Lutheran Church Men's Glee Club, sang with the church choir and quartet, and served as an elder for 20 plus years, for the St. John's Lutheran Church in Monett.
On Jan. 12, 1952, he married Ruth Rubin in Fairland, Okla.
Those surviving include his wife of 57 years, Ruth; three sons, Clarence Nelson and wife Teresa of Pierce City, Rick Nelson of Springfield and John Nelson of Mt. Vernon; two daughters, Cheryl Stotts and husband David of Monett, and Sandy Bank and husband Tom of Wildwood; one sister, Viola Ruth Schulze of Thousand Oaks, Calif., seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. His parents, sister, Alice Kleiboeker and brother Frank Nelson preceded him in death.
Services, under direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 19, in Trinity Lutheran Church, Freistatt. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held in the funeral home from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Trinity Lutheran church Raido Broadcast or Community Hospice, in care of the funeral home.
Oline condolences may be shared at www.fossettmosherfuneralhome.com
Eldon Leroy Orr
Eldon Leroy Orr, Mt. Vernon, 94, died at 6:19 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2007, in his residence.
He was born June 5, 1912, in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Floyd and Karen (Nyberg) Orr. He was a retired truck driver,farmer and a member of the Springfield IOOF lodge. He attended Faith Baptist Church in Verona.
He married Geraldine Ruth Manes March 20, 1949, in Springfield. She survives.
Additional survivors include two daughters, Celia Rathmann and Karen Kennedy, both of Mt. Vernon; three sons, LeRoy Orr, Mt. Vernon, Guy Orr, Everton, and Daniel Orr, Aurora; one brother, Virgil Orr, Coldwater, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Cecil Elaine Orr.
Graveside services were Friday, April 20, in Summit Cemetery, northeast of Mt. Vernon, with the Rev. Danny Burks officiating. Arrangements were under direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, in care of the funeral home.
Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Owens
Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Owens, 72, Mt. Vernon, died at 12:04 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2009, at her home, surrounded by her family.
She was born May 24, 1937, in Stotts City, the daughter of Johnny and Nora (Moenkhoff) Bekemeier. Elizabeth worked as the deputy secretary for the Lawrence County Clerk's office in Mt. Vernon, retiring after 30 years of service in 1999.
On June 5, 1955, she married Bert H. Owens in Stotts City. Elizabeth was a lifelong resident of Lawrence County, a 1955 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School and was a member of the Union Church in Stotts City.
Those surviving her include her husband, Bert of Mt. Vernon; three sons and their wives, Mike and Cindy Owens of Nixa, and Kent and Beverly Owens and Steve and Shelly Owens, all of Mt. Vernon; seven grandchildren, Ben, Zac, Samuel, Alex, Carly, Daley and Dalton and his wife, Ally; one sister, Shirley Williams of Stotts City; two brothers, John Bekemeier of South Carolina and Jim Bekemeier of Republic. Her parents preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 17, at King's Way Christian Church, with burial at the Union Cemetery in Stotts City, under direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon. Memorial donations may be made to the Union Cemetery, in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be shared at www.fossettmosherfuneralhome.com. In Christ, there are no goodbyes And in Christ, there is no end So we'll hold onto Jesus with all that we have Until we see you again...
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