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Emily Lily Carson, 1925-2002
Graveside services for Emily Lily Carson, 77, of Wasola were held Tuesday, June 11 at the Ava Cemetery with Bishop Jerold Brown officiating.
She died Friday, June 7. She was born April 23, 1925, in Santa Rosa, Calif.
She was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was also an artist, craftsperson and a homemaker. Her life centered on her family. She had a wonderful sense of humor and great personality.
Her early years were spent in Missouri.
Mrs. Carson is survived by two daughters, Cathy Ann Johnson and her husband, Douglas, of Missoula, Mont., and Cherie L. Gordon of Wasola; three sons, Bill E. Carson and his wife, Patricia, of Monrovia, Md., Michael R. Carson and his wife, Shelia, of Mount Airy, Md., and James L. Carson of LaGrange, Ky.; 15 grandchildren, Eldon Carson, Donna Carson, Wesleigh Carson, Daniel Carson, Joe Carson, Ben Carson, Jennifer Carson, Rianna Carson, Stephanie Gordon, Kristina Gordon, Brian Johnson, Michael Johnson, Christopher Johnson, Aaron Johnson and Kimberly Johnson; and four great-grandchildren, Samantha Johnson, Michigan. She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Coulter is survived by five daughters, Earlene Gallagher of Riverside, Thompson of Squires and Sue Miller of South Rockwood; three sons, Harold Simmons of Fruitland Park, Fla., Monroe Simmons of Bone Cave, Tenn., and Eldon Simmons of Taylor, Mich.; 21 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one sister, Garnett Peacock of Theodosia.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl; her parents; two sons, Donald Simmons, who died in Vietnam, and Earl Coulter Jr.; two brothers; four sisters; and one great-grandson.
Pallbearers were Thomas Perry, Allen Perry, Steve Schemekel, Steven Earl Schemekel, Tim Thompson, Brad Hickson, Burr Taber and Kasey Taber. Honorary pallbearers were Eric N. Miller, Mike Miller and Tony Thompson.
Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Gainesville, directors.

James Mark Gault
1943 - 2003
Memorial services for James Mark Gault, 59, of Olathe, Kan., were held Aug. 25 at the First Christian Church in Olathe, with burial in the Olathe Memorial Cemetery.
Mr. Gault died Aug. 19, 2003, at his home. He was born Dec. 5, 1943, in West Plains, the son of James Henry and Sue (Sanders) Gault.
Mr. Gault moved to Olathe in 1972 from Kansas City.
He was a member of the First Christian Church in Olathe. He was a graduate of Gainesville High School and worked for Johnson County Information Technology Services and retired after 27 years. He also was a member AA.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; one son, Henry Gault and his wife, Sara, of Olathe, Kan.; one daughter, Cris Gault of Tonganoxie, Kan.; one grandson, Ryan Gault; two brothers, Ed Gault of Elgin, Okla., and Joe Gault of Ozark.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church, 200 E. Loula, Olathe, KS 66061.

Hobert Hadley Ledbetter, 1908-2002
Funeral services for Hobert Hadley Ledbetter, 94, of Theodosia, were held Saturday, Oct. 26 at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. Burial was in Lutie Cemetery.
Mr. Ledbetter died Oct. 21, 2002, at Cox Walnut Lawn in Springfield. He was born Oct. 19, 1908, in Ozark County, the son of James Henry and Caldonia (Jones) Ledbetter. He married Jerda Maxine Hogan Feb. 17, 1936, at Gainesville.
He was a member of True Hope General Baptist Church in Theodosia, where he served as a deacon for many years. He was also a member of Sampson Lodge #298 and had received his 50-year pin.
He and his wife, owned and operated Ledbetter General Store in Theodosia for more than 55 years. He was a former postmaster and mayor of Theodosia. He enjoyed dealing in livestock and enjoyed baseball, especially the St. Louis Cardinals.
Mr. Ledbetter is survived by his wife, Maxine; three daughters, Lena Hobbs and her husband, Rex, of McKinney, Texas, Joyce Hampton and her husband, Arnold, and Sue Baber and her husband, Stan, all of Springfield; one son, Travis Ledbetter and his wife, Virginia, of Branson; one daughter-in-law, Earlene Ledbetter of Springfield; one sister-in-law, Dorothy Ledbetter of Springfield; 11 grandchildren, Anita and Bill Horton, David and Robyn Hobbs, Pam and Will Wegis, Ben and Tammy Ledbetter, Mary and Myron Bruffett, Greg Hampton, Greta Pierce, Gayla and Chris Marafino, Sam Baber, Diana Baber, Shane and Kris Ledbetter and Susan and Richard Ewing; 17 great-grandchildren, Sophia, Jackson, James, Ellen, Matt, Annie, Addie, Michael, Christal, Bianca, Gabriel, Zachary, Madison, Nicole, Sally, Molly and Hadley; one great-great-granddaughter, Demara; several nieces and nephews; and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Edna (Reich) Ledbetter; one son, Dwight Hadley; one grandson, Steven Baber; and four brothers, Raymond, Emory, Allen and Rayford.
Memorials may be made to the Lutie Cemetery at Theodosia.
Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Gainesville, directors.

Clemence Edmonia Coatney, 1928-2002
Funeral services for Clemence Edmonia Coatney, 73, of Gainesville, were held Friday, Dec. 6 at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home with Dale Roberts officiating. Burial was in Isabella Cemetery.
Mrs. Coatney died Dec. 3, 2002. She was born Dec. 13, 1928, in Tebbetts, the daughter of Samuel L. and Clara Mae (Craghead) Griffin. She married Charles Coatney Dec. 24, 1954, in Rhineland.
She was a member of the Gainesville Christian Church and a school teacher.
Mrs. Coatney is survived by one daughter, Clara May Kaufman of Peoria, Ill.; two sons, William Lawrence Kaufman of Conway and Charles Edward Coatney Jr. of Jefferson City; seven stepchildren, Dick Coatney and Denny Coatney of Gainesville, Elva Beard and Charlotte Hanks of Mountain Home, Ark., Retha Friend and Levita Turley of Kansas City, Kan., and Freda Dodson of Great Bend, Kan.; and one sister, Edith Mae Griffin of St. Louis.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; her parents; one brother; and one sister.
Pallbearers were Dick Coatney, Denny Coatney, Marty Coatney, Bill Cook, Rex Johnson and Larry Grisham.
Honorary pallbearers were Dwain Hannaford, Ray Ingram and David Stevens.
Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Gainesville, directors.

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