Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Margaret Cole
Mexico
March 17, 1915 - Jan. 15, 2003
MEXICO - Margaret Cole, 87, of Mexico, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at her home.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Pickering Funeral Home in Mexico. Burial will be at Fern Chapel Cemetery near Perry.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services Saturday at the funeral home.
Miss Cole was born March 17, 1915, in Perry, to Justin G. and Mary M. Bailey Cole.
Survivors include two nephews, Charles Cole and wife Linda, and Stanford Cole and wife Margie, all of Perry; one niece, Annette Raines and husband Steve of Riverton, Wyo.; two great-nephews; six great-nieces; and 11 great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Gordon Cole.
Miss Cole was a graduate of Kirksville State Teachers College and had taught in the Mexico public schools until her retirement in 1976. Her teaching career spanned 41 years and touched thousands of lives. She taught seven years in rural schools in Ralls County, two years in Milan, and the remaining 32 years at Eugene Field School in Mexico. She was truly devoted to her profession and continually displayed commitment to educational excellence. In 1992, she was awarded the Pioneer in Education Award by the Mexico School District. She was a part-time pianist at Fern Chapel Church near Perry many years ago. She was currently a member of Mexico United Methodist Church and was active in the Bruce-Reed-Hopkins Circle of the church.
The family suggests memorials be given to the Fern Chapel Cemetery Association, in care of Pickering Funeral Home, 403 N. Western, Mexico, Mo. 65265.
Thelma V. Baldwin
Hannibal
Feb. 21, 1923 - Jan. 13, 2003
HANNIBAL - Thelma V. Baldwin, 79, of Hannibal, died at 3 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at Grand View Funeral Chapel in Hannibal. The Rev. David Johnson will officiate. Inurnment will be at Grand View Burial Park.
No visitation is planned.
Mrs. Baldwin was born Feb. 21, 1923, in Hannibal to Henry and Nellie Gottman Stark.
She was married to Wilfred Dale Baldwin on May 20, 1967, in Palmyra. He survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Lloyd Shobe of Mesa, Ariz., and Henry Shobe of Euless, Texas; two daughters, Linda Hickman and Bonnie Sutton, both of Hannibal; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one brother, John William Stark; three sisters, Geraldine Stark, Dixie Franklin and Alice Webber; one grandson, Arthur Hickman; and one great-great-grandson, Gauge Michael Lewis.
Mrs. Baldwin was a lifelong resident of the area and was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Palmyra.
Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church.
Virgil M. Alderton
Windsor
June 12, 1924 - Jan. 11, 2003
EWING - Virgil M. Alderton, 78, of Windsor and formerly of Durham and Ewing, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Ball-Davis Funeral Home in Ewing. The Rev. Michael Mann will officiate. Burial will be at Durham Cemetery in Durham with a military honors service by Lewis County Memorial Post 578 of Lewistown.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with family meeting friends after 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at the funeral home.
Mr. Alderton was born June 12, 1924, in Ten Mile to John and Minnie Armstrong Alderton.
He was married to Verna Hagenah in February 1991, in Windsor. She survives.
Other survivors include one son, John Alderton; three daughters, Vicki Alderton, Nancy Campbell, and Ellyn Atkins; his twin sister, Virgie Kelley; three stepdaughters, Sandy Wikstrum, Faye Sirios and Patty Hagenah; four grandchildren, Jennifer, Jamie, Sheri and Erin; and eight step-grandchildren.
Thelma V. Baldwin
HANNIBAL - Thelma V. Baldwin, 79, of Hannibal, died at 3 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at Grand View Funeral Chapel in Hannibal. The Rev. David Johnson will officiate.
Inurnment will be at Grand View Burial Park.
There will be no visitation.
Charles Griffaw Jr.
Elsberry
Aug. 2, 1926 - Jan. 11, 2003
ELSBERRY - Charles Griffaw Jr., 76, of Elsberry, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at Crossroads Hospital in Wentzville.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Elsberry. Father Bill Beier will officiate. Burial will be at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of services Thursday at the church.
Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Griffaw was born Aug. 2, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to Charles and Jewel Martin Griffaw Sr.
He was married to Estel Germaine Schoreck on Oct. 30, 1947, in Salem, Ill. She survives.
Other survivors include one son, Charlie Griffaw of Winfield; six daughters, Scherry Griffaw of Austin, Texas, Germaine Jeffrey of Louisville, Ky., Wanda Piechoinski of Elsberry, Elizabeth Dunn of Vandalia, Ill., Mary Jane Jayroe of Austin, Texas; 32 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; two brothers; and two sisters.
Troy Morgan Ahart
Louisiana
Dec. 30, 2002 - Jan. 12, 2003
LOUISIANA - Troy Morgan Ahart, infant son of Jim Jr. and Jennifer Kehr Ahart of Louisiana, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003, at University Medical Center in Columbia.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana. Pastor Marshall Adams will officiate. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Troy Morgan was born Dec. 30, 2002, in Columbia.
Survivors include parents; two brothers, Jamie Christian Ahart and Tanner Wyatt Ahart, both of the home; grandparents, Jim and Katherine Ahart, grandmother, Jeanette Kehr, paternal great-grandparents, John and Rose Davis and Arlene Carley, all of Louisiana; and paternal great-great-grandparents, Sidney and Nora Shedd of Eminence.
He was preceded in death by grandfather, Robert Kehr; and aunt, Pam Ahart.
Pallbearers will be Jamie Stoops and Tim Strieker.
Honorary pallbearers will be Curt Ries, Bill Bratcher, Steve McCulley and Jim Pruitt.
Ray Ziegler
Clarksville
April 25, 1909 - Jan. 11, 2003
CLARKSVILLE - Ray Ziegler, 93, of Clarksville, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at Maple Grove Lodge in Louisiana.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Clarksville. Father Tom Waickman will officiate. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery near Clarksville.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a rosary service at 7 p.m. today at Collier Funeral Home in Clarksville.
Mr. Ziegler was born April 25, 1909, in Scott County to August and Anna L. Hahn Ziegler.
He was married to Elva Rae Robison on March 10, 1930. She preceded him in death Oct. 18, 1996.
Survivors include one son, Larry Ziegler of St. Genevieve; and three daughters, Anna Collard of Rockport, Ill., Nora Wilson of Clarksville and Karen Heuer of Titusville, Fla.; three brothers, Vernon Ziegler of Lexington, Ky., Nelson Ziegler of Camdenton and James Ziegler of O'Fallon; one sister, Mary Handing of San Benito, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Clifford V. Davis
Elsberry
July 21, 1930-Jan. 11, 2003
ELSBERRY - Clifford Vaughn Davis, 72, of Elsberry, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at his home.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Burial will be at New Hope Cemetery near Elsberry.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the funeral home.
Mr. Davis was born July 21, 1930, in New Hope to Graydon O. and Hazel A. Skinner Davis.
He was married to Pauline I. Travis on July 30, 1950, in Osceola, Ark. She survives.
Also surviving are one son, William E. Davis of Elsberry; two daughters, Brenda K. Powelson and Vickie Pickard, both of Elsberry; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Curtis L. Davis and DeeMorry G. Davis, both of Elsberry.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Thomas E. Davis.
Mr. Davis was a carpenter for many years. He operated Riffle's Service Station in Elsberry from 1993 to 1998 and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church near Elsberry.
Memorials may be made to the family.
Richard D. Lee
Hannibal
Aug. 17, 1925-Jan. 11, 2003
HANNIBAL - Richard D. Lee, 77, of Hannibal, died at 1:25 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at the University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at James O'Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal. The Rev. Dorothy Reed will officiate. Burial, with full military rites by Emmette J. Shields American Legion Post. No. 55, will be at Grand View Burial Park.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Lee was born Aug. 17, 1925, in Ilasco to Alvin L. and Lorene Large Lee.
He was married to NeNe Malone on Oct. 10, 1952, in Ilasco. She survives.
Also surviving are one son, David Lee and wife, Lisa, of Hannibal; one daughter, Marsha Murphy and husband, Tom, of Hannibal; five grandchildren, Brian Murphy, David Murphy, Eric Murphy, Elias Lee and Tyler Lee; one niece, Linda Conn; and two nephews, Gary Lee and John Lee.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Alvin Gerald Lee.
Mr. Lee was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He retired from Continental Cement Co. He was a Nazarene by faith. He was a member of Emmette J. Shields American Legion Post No. 55.
Memorials may be made to Children's Department at the First Church of the Nazarene.
Pallbearers will be Brian Murphy, David Murphy, Eric Murphy, Elias Lee, Tyler Lee, Guy Lee, Jeff Conn, Jeff Riley and Terry Conn.
Angela Montague
Perry
Jan. 26, 1978-Jan. 11, 2003
PERRY - Angela Rae (Angie) Montague, 24, of Perry, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, from injuries suffered in a traffic accident.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Bienhoff Funeral Home in Perry. The Rev. Dale Jorgenson will officiate. Burial will be at Laddonia Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Miss Montague was born Jan. 26, 1978, in Mexico to Dennis Lee and Janie Lynn Meckley Montague.
Survivors include her parents; her maternal grandparents, Wayne and Violet Meckley of Mesa, Ariz.; and three brothers, Marcus Montague and Richard Montague, both of Mesa, and Larry Montague of Cerro Gordo, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, William G. and Lorene Monague.
Miss Montague was a member of Centennial Baptist Church in Mexico. She received a degree in hotel and restaurant management from the University of Missouri in 2002. She owned and operated Montague Furniture Store in Mexico. She worked part-time at the Junction Restaurant and Lounge for several years.
Donald Menees
Fayette
Nov. 21, 1921-Jan. 10, 2003
HANNIBAL - Glenn Donald Baker Menees, 81, of Fayette and formerly of Hannibal, died at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at his home.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Smith Funeral Chapel in Hannibal. The Rev. David Huck will officiate.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Menees was born Nov. 21, 1921, in Hannibal to Evert G. and Mary Ruth Tankard Menees.
He was married to Jeanne Johnston in April 1947 in Hannibal. She survives.
Also surviving are one son, Fred Donald Menees and wife, Julie, of Fayette; and two grandchildren, Allison Brown and Garth Donald Menees, both of Fayette.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Kendall Menees and Malcolm Menees.
Mr. Menees was employed for 36 years with Southwestern Bell Telephone before his 1983 retirement. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, who served for 39 months in the South Pacific. He was a member of Emmette J. Shields American Legion Post No. 55 and VFW Post No. 2446.
Memorials may be made to Mount Olivet Cemetery Chapel.
