Gertrude M. Cavey
1906-1999
CAMERON, Mo. -- Gertrude M. (LaFlam) Cavey, 92, Cameron, formerly of St. Joseph, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999, at a Cameron health-care center.
Mrs. Cavey had been employed as an optical assistant for Dr. Walter Kimball and Dr. Howard Fields in St. Joseph for more than 30 years.
Born in St. Joseph on June 23, 1906, she had lived in St. Joseph for 48 years until moving to Cameron in 1997. She was a former member of the Second Presbyterian Church in St. Joseph.
In 1928, she married Dudley W. Cavey in St. Joseph. He died in 1948.
Mrs. Cavey also was preceded in death by her parents, William F. and Julia A. LaFlam; and a sister, Lorraine Morning.
Surviving: a daughter, Nina L. Powell, Cameron; and two grandchildren.
Service: 1:30 p.m. Monday, Meierhoffer Family Funeral Care, St. Joseph. Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph. There is no scheduled family visitation.
Pearl Z. Dunlap
1929-1999
HOLLISTER, Calif.
Born in Parnell on Sept. 11, 1929, she lived in Los Banos, Calif.; a brother, Willis Black, Council Bluffs, Calif., and Betsy Pacini, Gustine, Calif., from 1941 to 1947.
Born in Chula, Mo., on Oct. 8, 1911, he moved from Vallejo, Ohio; a daughter, Carla Hupp, Roy, Utah; a brother, Mark, Chillicothe; three sisters, Nellie Reeter, Chillicothe, and Josephine Weirhake and Betty Dorrel, both of Port Charlotte, Fla.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church, Chillicothe. Burial: Shelburn Cemetery, near Chillicothe. Visitation: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the Shelburn Cemetery in care of the funeral home.
Matthew L. George
Matthew L. George, newborn son of Thomas V. and Christie L. George of St. Joseph, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999, at a Kansas City, Kan., hospital.
The Georges are members of the Christian faith.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Curtis George.
Additional survivors: a brother, Michael of the home; a sister, Nichole of the home; maternal grandfather, Don Hess, Maryville, Mo.; and paternal grandmother, Kathy George, St. Joseph.
Graveside service and burial: 2 p.m. today, Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph. Arrangements: Meierhoffer Family Funeral Care, St. Joseph.
Welcome A. Groh
1930-1999
Welcome Avon Groh, 69, St. Joseph, died Friday, Feb. 19, 1999, at a St. Joseph hospital.
For 30 years, Mr. Groh was a high school teacher for the St. Joseph School District until retiring in 1986. During the Korean War, he served in the Marine Corps.
Born in St. Joseph on Feb. 1, 1930, he was a lifelong resident of St. Joseph.
He was a member of the Brotherhood Lodge No. 269, A.F.&A.M.; Scottish Rite Bodies; Moila Shrine Temple; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1668 and Retired Teachers Association, all of St. Joseph.
On Nov. 25, 1959, he married Helen V. Roscoe in Loveland, Missouri Valley College at Marshall, Mo., and University of Carter and Lena Hawkins; a brother, Eldon Hawkins; and two sisters, Elsie Shinkle and Diana Hawkins.
Surviving: three sons, Kent, Tina, Nyle, Phoenix, and Lee, Chillicothe; a brother, Marvin L. Hawkins, Carrollton, Mo.; two sisters, Wilma Rea, Martinez, Missouri Division of Employment Security, Women's Employment Network, in Kansas City since 1974. She also worked for American Family Insurance Co. of St. Joseph and previously in state employment.
Born in St. Joseph on Nov. 7, 1944, she was a graduate of Lafayette High School and attended Texas; a son, Edward Jr., Gresham, Ore.; a stepson, Jim McClain, Providence, R.I.; a sister, Evelyn Newsom, Tolono, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial service: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church, Deland. The body has been cremated. Arrangements: Lankford Funeral Home, Deland. Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Volusia-Flagler, 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, Fla., 32119 or to the National Parkinsons Foundation, 1501 N.W. 9th Ave., Miami, FL 33136.
Willie M. Thompson
1901-1999
MAYSVILLE, Mo. -- Willie M. (Mills) Thompson, 97, Maysville, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999, at a health-care center in Maysville.
Mrs. Thompson, a former homemaker, was born near Fairport, Mo., on Sept. 12, 1901, and lived in Fairport until moving to Maysville in 1980.
In 1921, she married Granville Thompson. He died in 1974.
Mrs. Thompson also was preceded in death by a son, Larry; and her parents, Grant and Lora Mills.
Surviving: three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Bram Funeral Home, Maysville. Burial: Fairport Cemetery. Family visitation: one hour before the service at the funeral home.