Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Aaron Martin
DEXTER -- Aaron F. Martin, 63, of Bloomfield died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003, at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield with full military honors.
Goldie F. Gray
DACULA, Ga. -- Goldie F. Gray, 102, of Dacula, Ga., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Sept. 27 2003 in Dacula.
Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service.
Donald Rommel
Donald R. "Donny" Rommel, 19, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2003, in Butler County due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Mr. Rommel was born July 9, 1984, in Poplar Bluff. He was employed at Hardee's Restaurant and of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, hunting, fishing and going swimming with his uncle.
Survivors include his parents, Kenneth R. and Carol (Kellems) Rommel of Poplar Bluff; one brother, Nicholas Rommel of Poplar Bluff; one sister, Mandy Johnson of Poplar Bluff; and his grandparents, Charles and Barbara Divine, Raymond and Alma Lovette, Clarence and Carol Rommel and Ronald and Carolyn Kellems, all of Poplar Bluff.
Visitation will begin at 7 p.m. today at Cotrell Funeral Chapel. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Ronny Taylor officiating and Dennis Minner assisting. Burial will be in Poplar Bluff City Cemetery.
William Johnson
William Ira Johnson, 94, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, at Three Rivers Healthcare-North Campus.
Mr. Johnson was born Feb. 2, 1909, in Pollard, Ark. He was a retired engineer with the Chrysler Corporation. A resident of Poplar Bluff since 1967, he was a member of the First Baptist Church, where he served as Deacon for many years.
On May 14, 1931, he married Rachel Lucile Winton. She survives.
Other survivors include several nieces and nephews; and a special cousin, Dr. Gerald Johnson.
Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery. A graveside funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. at the cemetery with Dr. William Vail officiating.
Cotrell Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 551 North Westwood Blvd., Poplar Bluff, MO 63901.
Paul Lowery
Paul Junior Lowery, 79, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003, at the Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff.
Mr. Lowery was born June 3, 1924, in Arkansas. He had worked as a cannery lineman.
On Oct. 18, 1947, he married Ruby Williams in Mayfield. She survives.
Other survivors include one daughter, Debbie Cox of Poplar Bluff; one sister, Daisy Mae Potts of Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter.
Mr. Sonney was born June 1, 1942, in Greene County, Ark. He was a member of the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter and was a retired forklift driver for Stanilslaus Food in Modesto, Iowa, and Rickey Allen Sonney and Michael Shane Sonney, both of Modesto; one daughter, Donna Marie Page of Longview, Texas and Melvin Sonney of Paragould, Ark.; three sisters, Louise Stackhouse of Modesto, Mamie Worley of Farmington and Faye Tucker of Riverbank, Missouri Veterans' Cemetery in Bloomfield with full military honors provided by the Missouri Military Honor Guard.
Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
