Thursday, March 17, 2011

March 2011 Lawrence County, MO Obituaries

These obituaries are reprinted from the Lawrence County Record, Mt. Vernon, MO

Tammie Rae Haley
Tammie Rae Haley, 48, Aurora, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in her home.  She was born Jan. 26, 1963, to Morris and Georgia Toalson.  She was a 1981 graduate of Aurora High School. 
     Survivors include her mother; three sons, Joey Brown, Jeff Haley and Jon Haley, all of Aurora; one sister, Judy Matney, Witchita, Kan.; and four grandchildren.
     Memorial services were Saturday, March 5, a the First Christian Church, Aurora.
Esther L. Painter Harrison
Esther L. Painter Harrison, 76, Exeter, died Thursday, March 3, 2011, at her home.  She was born Dec. 18, 1934, in Bakersfield, Calif., to William and Bessie (Andrews) Painter.  She was a longtime resident of Barry County and a 1951 graduate of Cassville High School.  She served with the United States Air Force during the Korean conflict.  She was a licensed manicurist and previous employee of Litton Industries in Springfield.  She retired from Fasco Industries in Cassville after 10 years of service.
     Survivors include two sons, Jim Dossett, Cassville, and Wes Harrison, Aurora; one daughter, Bobby Branham, Exeter; one sister, Martha Creason, Rogers, Ark; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
     She was preceded in death by one daughter, Honey Marie Singletary; eight brothers; and two sisters.
     Services, with military honors, will be at a later date at the Maplewood Cemetery, Exeter, under direction of White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville.
Gerald "Buck" Meese
Gerald "Buck" Meese, 79, Clever, died Friday, March 4, 2011, in his home. He was born Aug. 7, 1931, to Milo and Lora (Keller) Meese.
     He was a United States Navy veteran of the Korean conflict.  He was a shear and press-brake operator at Paul Mueller for 30 years.  He was also a farmer.  He was a member of Riverdale Baptist Church, Nixa.
     He married Vera Goans-McClanahan July 3, 1971.  She survives.
     Additional survivors include four children, Gary Meese, Mt. Vernon, Rickey Dale McClanahan and Reta Fitzpatrick, both of Clever, and Rickey Wayne Meese, Nixa; one brother Gene Meese, Bolivar; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
     He was preceded in death by two brothers, Don Meese and Alfred "Frost" Meese; and one grandson.
     Services were Tuesday, March 8, in Adams Funeral Home, Nixa, with the Rev. Jamie Bilyeu and Dave Stockland officiating.  Burial was in Manley Cemetery, Nixa.
     Memorial donations may be made to the Manley Cemetery.
Clary L. "Bus" O'Neal
Clary L. "Bus" O'Neal, 95, Springfield, died Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at the Missouri Veterans' Home/Mt. Vernon.  He was the son of Alfred and Opal Clary O'Neal.
     He served in the United States Army during World War II in China-Burma-India theatre.  He was a survivors of the HMS Roha and received a Purple Heart.  He was a 48-year member of the Dowtown Kiwanis, Springfield, an Abou Ben Adhem Shriner, deacon of the Bible Baptist Church for more than 40 years and a member of the Show-Me Model T Ford Club.
     He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Virginia; and four sisters, Blanche Myers, Mayme Inman, Mary Jo Hilmus and Jane Dayton.
     Survivors include one son, John David O'Neal; one daughter, Beverly Swearingin; one sister, Marjorie Davidson; one brother, A.L. "Bud" O'Neal; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
     Services were Friday, March 4, in the Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home, Springfield.  Burial was in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Springfield.
     Memorial donations may be made to the Springfield Boys & Girls Club, 1410 N. Fremont, Springfield, MO 65802, or Mt. Vernon Emergency Services for Children, 902 McVey, Mt. Vernon, MO 65712
Betty Catherine Seaburg
Betty Catherine Seaburg, 88, Springfield, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011.  She was born April 19, 1922, in Broken Arrow, Okla., to George and Mary Wendlandt.
     She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Seaburg; one sister, Anna; and one brother, Harold.
     Survivors include six children, Judi, Patty, Sadie, Jan., Joan and Steve; 12 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren.
     Memorial services were Friday, March 4, in Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home at Rivermonte Chapel, Springfield.  Graveside services will be at 1 p.m Friday, March 18, in Maple Grove Cemetery, north of Freistatt.
James "Steve" Stephen Walker

James "Steve" Stephen Walker, 51, Cassville, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, in St. John's Springfield.  He was born April 24, 1959, in Monett to Loyd T. and Carolyn (Scott) Walker.
     He married Marylon "Kay" Tate Aug. 15, 1979, in Russellville, Ark.  She survives.
     He graduated from Verona High School.  He served in the United States Air Force, where he was an air cargo specialist.  He was employed with VB Hall, as a warehouse night shift foreman.
     Additional survivors include two sons, Billy Walker, Exeter, and Tommy Walker, Purdy; his father, Loyd Walker, Verona; his mother, Carolyn Forester and her husband, Leon, of Lillian, Ala.; one brother, Richard Walker, Frankfurt, Ind.; one sister, Julie Antle, Marionville; and four grandchildren.
     Memorial services, with military honors, were Tuesday, March 1, in Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville, with the Rev. Lee Miller Officiating.
Salena Marie Goodin
Salena Marie Goodin, 29, Mt. Vernon, passed away at 10:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at St. John's, Springfield.  She was born April 18, 1921, in Springfield, the daughter of Leonard and Phyllis Lynnette (Pedigo) Ruckman.  Salena was a 1999 graduate of Sarcoxie High School and was a homemaker and full-time mom.
     Thoses surviving her include her son, Zachary Ryan Goodin, and her daughter Adelyn Kay Goodin, both of Mt. Vernon; her sister, Lynnette Ruckman of Surf City, N.C.; her brother, David Ruckman of Springfield; the family of Win and Susie Osterloh, Kurtis and Connor, of Mt.Vernon; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.  Her parentes preceded her in death.
     Services were Saturday, March 5, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon.  Burial will be at a later date at the Ruckman Cemetery, southwest of Halltown.
     Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, in care of the funeral home.
     Online condolences may be shared at http://www.fossettmosherfuneralhome.com/.


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