Harold E. "Hank" Cox
Harold Eugene "Hank" Cox, 32, Tunas, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, in his home following a sudden illness. He was born Jan. 19, 1966, in Clinton to Harold K. and Maxine Woods Cox. Survivors include his parents, Harold and Maxine Cox of Bolivar; five brothers, Kenneth Cox of Pennsylvania, Chris Smith of El Campo, Texas, Connely Brewer of Clinton, Terry Brewer of Appleton City, and Drake Parker of Davenport, Iowa; and four sisters, Karen Stevens of Warsaw, Lila Law of Collins, Norma Fischer of Bryan, Texas, and Shelly Parker of Davenport, Iowa. Services were Saturday, Jan. 2, at Mount Zion Methodist Church in Mount Zion with Harvey Woods officiating. Music included "I Need Thee Every Hour" and "Amazing Grace." According to the family wishes, his body has been donated to medical science. Memorial contributions may be made to the University of Health Sciences, Kansas City, and left at the funeral home. Arrangements were under the direction of Pitts Chapel.
Lorraine Devilliers
Lorraine DeVilliers, 88, Bolivar, died at 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at Parkview Health Care Facility after a lingering illness. She was born Sept. 22, 1910, in Pecan Gap, Texas, the daughter of George Thomas and Hattie Lee Mann Castle. She was the widow of Herman E. DeVilliers, who preceded her in death in 1989. She had been a longtime resident of Sherman, Texas, moving to Bolivar in 1993. She was a retired cosmetologist and a veteran of World War II in the Women's Army Corps. Surviving is a sister, Lucille Peterson, Altus, Okla., and a niece, Lou Kemp, Bolivar. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Honey Grove, Texas, with Dr. Ronald Kemp officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Butler Funeral Home.
Eunice C. Dunseth
Eunice C. Dunseth, 93, Half Way, died Monday, Dec. 7, 1998, in Dallas County Care Center, Buffalo, following a long illness. She was born Dec. 28, 1904, in Polk County to Joseph and Emma Swartz Schick. On Dec. 9, 1923, she was united in marriage to Harry E. Dunseth. A lifelong resident of Half Way and Polk County, she was a homemaker and a member of Schofield Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Rosie Dunseth and Donald and Barbara Dunseth, all of Half Way, as well as three grandsons and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, in Schofield Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Dennis Spear officiating. Music will be by the Schofield choir. Burial will follow in Schofield Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Pitts Chapel. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. this evening (Wednesday) in the funeral home.
Laverne A. Evans
Laverne Albert Evans, 74, Bolivar, died at 1:52 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, 1998, in Citizens Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was born Sept. 23, 1924, near Buffalo, the son of Albert H. and Eva Bell Lambreath Evans. A former longtime resident of Buffalo and Springfield, he was a retired construction worker and farmer. He attended the Maranatha Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lillian Evans, of the home; three daughters, Phyllis Evans of Bolivar, Barbara Graves of Independence and Patsy Estell of Acworth, Ga.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Also surviving are one brother, Leaford Evans, state of Texas, and one sister, Hazel McGinnis, state of Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, one daughter, a brother, Russell Evans, and a sister, Evelyn Eagon. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, in the Butler Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor James Robbins officiating. Music will be provided by Bill Yeargain and Diedre Schexnayder. Burial will follow in the Schofield Cemetery southeast of Half Way. Casketbearers will be Russell Evans Jr., Randy Graves, Brian Graves, Jeff Estell, Dennis Eagon and Paul Euler.
Carl D. Fowler
Carl D. Fowler, 77, Bolivar, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, in Parkview Health Care Facility. He had been a resident of the facility for six years and had suffered with Parkinson's disease for 23 years. He was born Jan. 18, 1921, in Dallas County to Orla Ray and Sannah Rife Fowler. He left school at age 14 to work on cars, which became his lifelong vocation. During World War II he worked in the shipyards in Oakland, Calif., and he also worked for a short time in Kansas City. He and his wife, Minnie, were residents of Urbana and Tunas before moving to Pleasant Hope to be nearer their children. He was recently honored as a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge. He had moved his membership to the Pleasant Hope Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Minnie McGee Fowler in 1994; a grandson, Keith Andrew Maness; and a sister, Reva Swigert. He is survived by three daughters and their husbands, Linda and Jack Crawford, Sandra and Don Manes and Brenda and Bill Adams; a son, Larry Fowler; four grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, two great-grandsons, three step-great-grandsons and three step-great-granddaughters; a sister, Zelpha Collins of Wichita, and two brothers, Chester Fowler of Kansas City and Orla Ray Fowler of Tunas. Also surviving are a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Carl and Faye McGee. Masonic services were Friday, Jan. 1, at Montgomery-Viets Funeral Home, Buffalo. Graveside services were Saturday, Jan. 2, in Mission Ridge (Lone Post) Cemetery south of Urbana with the Rev. Pete Davidson officiating.
Mildred Green
Mildred Norma Jones Green, 85, Nixa, died Monday, Dec. 21, 1998, at Mercy Villa Nursing Home, Springfield. She was born Sept. 7, 1913, at Wheatland, the daughter of the Rev. J.E. and Zella Mae Maberry Jones. She was a retired school teacher, having taught at Wheatland, Bolivar and Springfield. She was a member of the Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Timmy; her husband, Roy; and three brothers, the Rev. Wayne Jones, Dr. Z. Glenn Jones and John R. Jones. Survivors include a daughter, Bette Steele of Nixa; a sister, Zenith Newell of Clinton; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, at Hathaway-Peterman Funeral Home Chapel, Wheatland, with the Rev. Ernest Foltz officiating. Burial will follow in Crutsinger Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon prior to the service at the funeral home.
Fern I. Gregg
Fern Iola Gregg, 86, Collins, died at 10:55 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, 1998, in Sac-Osage Hospital, Osceola. The daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Mayetta Teeter Holmes, she was born Feb. 10, 1912, at Arcadia, Neb. She was married to Charles Orville Gregg Dec. 8, 1932, at Ord, Neb. He preceded her in death March 15, 1998. A resident of Collins since 1959, she was a homemaker and a member of the Church of the Brethren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Charles and David, a brother, Ivan, and two grandsons, James David Bodenhamer and Leonard Dean Gregg. Survivors include 12 children, Thomas Gregg, North Loup, Neb.; Frank Gregg, James A. Gregg and Allona Case, all of Collins; Audrey Bodenhamer, Humansville; Colleen Johnson and Charlene Johnson, both of Warsaw; Marilyn Richey, Sedalia; LaDawn Burson, Calhoun; Ramona Bredthauer, Hastings, Neb.; Naomi Martin, Green Ridge; and LoQueeta Stultz, Mora; three brothers, Earl, Alvin and Dale Holmes, all of Arcadia, Neb.; a sister, Velma Jackson, Ord. Neb.; 39 grandchildren, 58 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services were Thursday, Dec. 17, in Murray Chapel, Humansville, with Bro. Marshall Henderson officiating. Honorary pallbearers were Allen Rice, Raymond Gregg, Mark Kimber, Loren Case, Jesse Case, David Burson, Brian Burson, Roy Martin, Steven Martin, Alvin Bredthauer, Shannon Johnson, Damion Gregg, Deylon Gregg, Donovan Gregg and Benjamin Stultz. Pallbearers were William Bodenhamer, Troy Gregg, Michael Richey, Robin Kimber, Myron Case, Bob Burson, Tony Martin and Dustin Gregg. Interment was in Freeman-Holsapple Cemetery west of Collins.
Jimmy Dale Gunnels
Jimmy Dale Gunnels, 37, Flemington, died at 6:23 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, 1998, at his parents' home in Bolivar after a battle with cancer. He was born July 25, 1961, in St. Louis to Aubrey Clayton and Gloria Joyce Wheeler Gunnels. A lifelong resident of the Bolivar and Polk County area, he had been employed at the Springfield Remanufacturing Company, Springfield. Surviving are his wife, Tina K. Gunnels, of the home; a son, Shawn Gunnels, Springfield; a daughter, Coyeatta Gunnels, a stepson, Christopher Overall, and a stepdaughter, Mary Lopez, all of the home; his parents, Aubrey and Gloria Gunnels, Bolivar; and a sister, Lisa Mitchell, Independence. Services were Tuesday, Dec. 29, in the Butler Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gary Ankrom officiating. Musical selections were "Master of the Wind," "I Found the Lilly in my Valley" and "Sweet Beulah Land," sung by Randy and Connie Matheny. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery. Casketbearers were Gary Gunnels, Gordon Gunnels, Kevin Gunnels, Paul Gunnels, James Wheeler and Joey Milam.
Richard H. Terrell
Richard Harold Terrell, 76, Humansville, died Monday, Dec. 21, 1998, at the home of his daughter, Paula Keller. The son of John D. and Georgia Nesmith Terrell, he was born July 7, 1922, at Sand Creek, Okla. He grew up near Wewoka, Okla. Joining the U.S. Army in 1941, he served in the 821st Tank Destroyer Battalion Medical Corps until 1945. He was married to Dorothy Lee Irwin in November 1941. They were the parents of four children. In 1948, Richard moved his family to southern California where he worked for Union Oil Co., retiring after 30 years. He had resided in Crescent City, Calif., since 1980. He was a member of the International Footprint Association, Gasquet American Legion, DAV, Crescent City VFW and the Crescent City Seniors. Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife, two children, four sisters, two brothers and a great-granddaughter. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Robert Keller, Humansville; his son and daughter-in-law, Richard L. and Glenda Terrell, Grass Valley, Calif.; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; a sister, Ila Stewart, Oklahoma City, Okla., and a brother, Orville Terrell, Hot Springs, Ark. Funeral Mass was Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, in St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church with the Rev. David Holsof presiding. A second service will be today (Wednesday) in Wier Mortuary, Crescent City, Calif., with interment in Del Norte County Veterans Cemetery, Crescent City, Calif. Local arrangements were under the direction of Murray Funeral Home.
Lorraine Herbert
Lorraine Hembree Herbert, 73, Bolivar, died at 7 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, in Citizens Memorial Health Care Faility following a long illness. She was a longtime resident of Bolivar, being born here on Oct. 1, 1925, to Charles Lee and Jewel Parscale Hembree. On Aug. 15, 1942, she was united in marriage to Robert Lee Herbert, who preceded her in death on Jan. 7, 1995. She was of the Assembly of God faith. She had been a member of the Women's Auxiliary of the D.A.V. and was a past Lioness. Survivors include a son, Bobby Ray Herbert, Bolivar; a daughter, Sherry A. DeAtley, Bella Vista, Ark.; a sister, Nancy Jenkins, Raymore; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Pitts Chapel with the Rev. Harold Hendrickson officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
