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Mavis L. Wright
Escondido, Calif., and formerly of Hannibal, died at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at Escondido Care Center.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Grand View Burial Park in Hannibal. Pastor Mark Burkey will officiate. The James O'Donnell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wright was born Jan. 29, 1917, in Decatur, Louisiana - Stephen Eugene Yates, 42, of Clarksville, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at the Bethel AME Church in Paynesville. The Rev. Herbert Wommack will officiate. Burial will be at Louisiana.
Mr. Yates was born July 6, 1960, in Louisiana.
The family wishes to include as a survivor, one daughter-in-law, Angie Dwight of Hannibal.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Mrs. Dwight was a pastor and member of Grace Fellowship Church in Hannibal.
Memorials may be made to Grace Fellowship Church Ministries for the Children's Christmas Shoe Box.
Pallbearers will be Marvin Miller, Melvin Miller, Mike Miller, Matthew Miller, Mark Miller and Mitchell (Scott) Miller.
David Drake
HANNIBAL David Drake, 77, of Hannibal, died at 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at Levering Regional Health Care Center in Hannibal.
Funeral services are pending at James O'Donnell Funeral Home.
Stephen L. Sampson
Vandalia
Nov. 8, 1958 - Feb. 10, 2000
Vandalia - Stephen L. Sampson, 41, of Vandalia, died at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 10, 2000, at his parents home in Vandalia.
Funeral services for Mr. Sampson will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, at Waters Funeral Chapel in Vandalia. The Rev. Marvin Louisiana to John R. and Betty L. Young Sampson.
Survivors include his mother, Betty Bagley of Vandalia; his stepfather, Leroy Bagley of Vandalia; one son, Brent L. Sampson of Vandalia; one daughter, Danielle M. Sampson of Vandalia; two brothers, Harold Bagley of Monroe City and Gary Bagley of Philadelphia; two sisters, Janet Graham and Vickey Bagley of Vandalia; one grandmother, Mary Jacobs of Vandalia; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, John R. Sampson; and one sister, Melissa Gillman.
Mr. Sampson had served in the U.S. Army.
He was a truck driver for Specialty Express of Columbia until his health prevented him from working any longer.
He was a member of the Southside Baptist Church in Vandalia.
He was a lifelong Vandalia resident.
Memorials may be made to the Sampson Children Trust Fund or the American Cancer Society.
Louis Eugene Smith
Elsberry
Jan. 10, 1916 Feb. 10, 2001
ELSBERRY Louis Eugene Smith, 85, of Elsberry, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at Lincoln County Memorial Hospital in Troy.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. The Rev. Raymond Doussard will officiate. Burial will be at Elsberry City Cemetery.
Mr. Smith was born Jan. 10, 1916, in Hamburg, Ill., to William Abbitt and Neva Turpin Smith.
He was married to Laura Sue Fasse on June 6, 1945, in Elsberry. She survives.
Also surviving are four sons, Albert Eugene Smith and Harry Don Smith, both of Elsberry, Abbitt Lee Smith of Chicago and Raymond Louis Smith of Eolia; nine grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Spencer Smith of Rockport, Ill., and Glen Smith of Pleasant Hill, Ill.; one sister, Halle Barnes of Calhoun County, Ill.; and a special family friend, Cathy Smith and Cleo Smith; and five sisters, Elizabeth Karrot, Eilene Birch, Doris Mae Fulmer, Maxine Windy and Loretta Smith.
Mr. Smith was a farm laborer in eastern Lincoln County for several years before his 1989 retirement.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice, in care of the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Jonathan Smith, David Smith, Steven Smith, Eric Smith, Shawn Smith, Clinton Smith, Don Brandt, Kory Smith, Todd Smith and Kimberly Brandt.
William L. Cox
Canton
Dec. 31, 1921- Feb. 10, 2000
CANTON William L. Cox, 78, of Canton, died Feb. 10, 2000, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 14, at Davis Funeral Home in Canton. The Rev. Russell Brownell will officiate. Burial will be at Forest Grove Cemetery in Canton.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, at the funeral home.
Mr. Cox was born Dec. 31, 1921, near Canton to Floyd and Agnes Stephenson Cox.
He was married to Dorothy Wolfmeyer in February 1943, and was later married to Dorothy Cowden in October 1966. She preceded him in death in May 1991.
Survivors include two daughters, Jeanette Buragas of Springfield, Ill., and Betty Langford of Jacksonville, Ill.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother; and one sister.
Mr. Cox started working as a carpenter when he was 21 years of age, owned and operated the coffee shop in Canton for nine years, and also farmed the family farm near Canton. He was of the Protestant faith.
Memorials may be made to Blessing Hospital in Quincy or to the donor's choice.
Hazel M. Harker
Hannibal
Feb. 16, 1930 - Feb. 9, 2004
HANNIBAL - Hazel Mae Reed Harker, 73, of Hannibal, died at 1 a.m. Monday, Feb. 9, 2004, at Beth-Haven Nursing Home in Hannibal.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at the James O'Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal. The Rev. Richard Hurtgen will officiate. Burial will be at Grand View Burial Park in Hannibal.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of services Thursday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Harker was born Feb. 16, 1930, in Hannibal to John F. and Essie I. Doran Reed.
She was married to Richard L. Harker on Jan. 28, 1950, in Keokuk, Colo.; five sisters, Frances Happel and husband, Earl, of Palmyra, Virginia Flowers and husband, Jerry, of Perry, and Betty Moyers and husband, Bob, Elva Reed and Sheila Flowers, all of Hannibal; three grandchildren, Brad Easley and Angie Cook, both of Hannibal, and Michael Easley or Philadelphia, Pa.; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Patricia; two sisters, Katherine Walley and Ellen Reed; two brothers, Stanley and Earl Reed; and two half-brothers, Eldred and Bernard Reed.
Mrs. Harker was a homemaker and a member of Fifth Street Baptist Church.
Omer Lee Peterson
Foley
Aug. 9, 1909 Feb. 10, 2001
WINFIELD Omer Lee (Cowboy) Peterson, 91, of Foley, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at his home.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. today at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home near Winfield. The Rev. Bobby Schembre will officiate. Burial will be at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Carmi, Ill.
Mr. Peterson was born Aug. 9, 1909, in Ripley County to Oscar Delbert and Martha Elsba Wilson Peterson.
His wife, Texas, Ruby Gean Peterson of Seguin, Washington Peterson, George Elbert Peterson, Louie Eugene Bell and Lester Lee Bell; three sisters, Minnie Alpha Howerton, Erma May Washburn and Eulalia Zora Bell; one grandson, Sidney Lynn Campbell; and three great-grandchildren.
Mr. Peterson was reared in Ripley County, where he was constable for several years. In 1946 he and his family moved to Holcomb, where he was chief of police from 1946 to 1957.
He moved to Carmi, Ill., in 1957, where he worked in the oil fields until his retirement. After his retirement, he returned to Missouri Police Association and First Baptist Church in Ellsinore.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice, in care of the funeral home.
Charles Jerome Bryant
Bowling Green , died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004, at Country View Nursing Facility in Bowling Green is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Bryant was born Nov. 20, 1930, in Springfield to Eugene Paul and Martha Mary Pride Bryant.
He had been a longtime resident of the Sunset Nursing Home in Bowling Green before moving to the Country View Nursing Facility in 1997.