Mt. Vernon, MO Obituaries - T

Updated 05-06-10

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 obituaries can be found elsewhere on this site. I will list these alphabetically and I will add to these on a regular basis so be sure to check back often.

Mt. Vernon, MO Obituaries - T

Dorothy Jean Taylor

Dorothy Jean Taylor, 84, Mt. Vernon, died at 7:25 p.m. Sunday, April 19, 2009, in the Lawrence County Manor, Mt. Vernon.

She was born Nov. 17, 1924, in Poland, Ohio, to Oscar and Dorothy (Schall) Clay. She was a 1942 graduate of Greenford High School, Greenford, Ohio. She married Allen Taylor Nov. 12, 1942, in Edgewood Arsenal, Md. He survives. She was a homemaker and a member of Christ Chapel, Mt. Vernon.

Additional survivors include two daughters, Kathy Thompson, Phoenix, Ariz., and Lois Martinez, Livermore, Calif.; two sons, Ron Taylor, Xenia, Ohio, and the Rev. Jim Taylor, Mt. Vernon; one sister, Karen Conrad; two brothers, Richard and Roger Clay; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at a later date, under direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon.

L. Louise Taylor

L. Louise Taylor - 97, Mt. Vernon, died at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan 18, 2007, in the Lawrence County Manor, Mt. Vernon.She was born Aug. 16, 1909, in Rockford, Ill., to Royal Albert and Carrie Tennis. She was a graduate of Lamont (Iowa) High School with the Class of 1928. She has lived in the Miller / Mt. Vernon area since 1947. She was a retired farmer and member of the Beulah Baptist Church in Many, La.She married William Edward Taylor in Iowa Feb. 24, 1947. He died April 13, 1988.Survivors include several nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by one sister and one brother.Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, in the Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home, Miller, with the Rev. Wally Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Springfield.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heat Association, in care of the funeral home.

Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson, 70, Mt. Vernon, died Sunday, April 11, 2010, in his home.

He was born May 20, 1939, in Marietta, Ohio, to Donald and Gladys Hunter Thompson. He was a park manager.

Survivors include his wife, Darlene; four sons, Bill Thompson, Earl Thompson, Jimmy Thompson and Skip Vernon; three daughters, Jill Hardgrave, Janet Waller and Debbie Robinson; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

No services are planned. Arrangements are under direction of Peterson Funeral Chapel, Aurora.

Eula Faye Topper

Eula Faye Topper, 70, Mt. Vernon, passed away at 3:10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, in Cox South Hospital, Springfield. Eula was born Nov. 29, 1939, in Miller, the daughter of Homer and Sue Ella (Smith) Allen. She was a graduate of Miller High School with the Class of 1958. She served as the head bookkeeper for First National Bank in Mt. Vernon from 1958 through 1973, where she was one of the first two ladies to be an officer in the bank. She retired in 2007 as a sales representative for Avon, after 27 years. Onl July 23, 1963, she married James Topper in Miller.

Those who survive her are husband James Topper, of the home; daughter Sharon Collins and her husband, Mike, and son Aaron Topper and wife Shannon, all of Mt. Vernon; grandkids Rendie, Abbie, Colton and Dylan McDonald and Kyla Chelsea, Alyssa and Olivia Collins; four sisters, Mary Hinkle and her husband, Dorse, of Hamilton, Ohio, Doris Asher and her husband, Johnny, of Miller, Barbara Manning and her husband Dave, of Mt. Vernon, and Sarah Mullins and her husband, Tom, of Monett; son-in-law Randy McDonald of Mt. Vernon; brother-in-law LeRoy Wiese of Mt. Vernon; sister-in-law Lavonne Hilton and her husbnad, Loren, of Battlefied; and several nieces and nephews. Her paretns, daughter Shelly McDonald and sister Fannie Wiese preceded her in death.

Funeral services, under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, in Summit Baptist Church, northeast of Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow in the Summit Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, in the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Summit Baptist Youth or Summit Deacon Ministry, in care of the funeral home.

Online condolences may be shared at http://www.fossettmosherfunralhome.com/

Nellie (Louise) Truman

Nellie (Louise) Truman, 89, Mt. Vernon, passed away at 1:40 a.m. Sunday, June 21, 2009, in the Lawrence County Manor, Mt. Vernon. She was born March 25, 1920, in North Kansas City to James and Elsie (Scruggs) Shettlesworth. Louise was a 1938 graduate of the North Kansas City High School, was employed in the medical records department of the Missouri Rehabilitation Center, retiring in 1993 after 27 years, was a member of the Rebekah Lodge of the IOOF and a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Mt. Vernon. Those who survive her include daughters Brenda Dawson of Mt. Vernon and Lynda Medcalf of Republic; a niece, Glynda Miles of North Kansas City; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Her parents and sister Ruth Rabuse preceded her in death. Private funeral services, under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon, will be held at a later date. Burial will be on the family farm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, in honor of Jack Kutz, in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be shared at http://www.fossettmosherfuneralhome.com/.

Robert Raymond Turman

Robert Raymond Turman, 78, Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon and Miller area, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, in Lawrence County Manor, Mt. Vernon.

He was born Feb. 4, 1931, in Lebanon to Ray and Ora (Davis) Turman. He was a retired self-employed carpenter.

Survivors include one sister, Jane Grubaugh, Miller.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Jesse Turman. No services are planned at this time. Burial, at a later date, will be in Sycamore Cemetery, northwest of Mt. Vernon. Arrangements are under direction of Fossett-Mosher Funral Home, Mt. Vernon.