A Memorial service for William Tony Turner, 77, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Clarksville, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009, at the New Hope Baptist Church near Elsberry. Rev. John Zellmer, church pastor, will officiate with inurnment in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis.
Mr. Turner died Wednesday morning, November 4, 2009, at the St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix.
Born June 22, 1932, in Clarksville, he was the son of Loyal and Aretta Herrington Turner, Sr. He was united in marriage on November 12, 1962 in France to Odette H. Fournial.
He was a retired firefighter for the United States Air Force.
Survivors include one son, Alan Turner and his wife, Louise, of Elsberry; three step-daughters, Martine Slusser and her husband, Ed, of St. Louis, Patricia Barole of California, and Michelle Collinet of France; ten grandchildren, which includes Mona Turner and Alan Turner, Jr. of Elsberry, and nine great-grandchildren. He also leaves one brother, Loyal Turner, Jr. and his wife, Opal, of Champaign, IL; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until the time of service Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the New Hope Baptist Church.
Memorials may be made to the Veteran's Affairs in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 South Fifth Street, Elsberry, MO 63343. Online condolences may be made at www.carterricksfuneralhome.com .
Funeral services for Darlene Ruth Higgins of Winfield, 69, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home near Winfield. Rev. Mark Ford, pastor of River Oaks Church in Wentzville, willofficiate with burial in Whispering Winds Cemetery near Winfield.
Mrs. Higgins, 69, died Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at her home in Winfield.
Born September 30, 1940, in St. Louis, she was the daughter of Thurman and Doris Potthast Thompson. She was a 1957 graduate of Wentzville High School.
She was united in marriage on December 22, 1961, in Ellisville, to Robert Wayne Higgins. This union was blessed with four children: Kenny, Susie, Debbie and Bruce.
Mrs. Higgins was a lifelong member of the Wentzville VFW #5327 Ladies Auxiliary and served as past president. She was also a member of the Winfield Lions Club.
Survivors include her beloved husband of 47 years, Robert Higgins, of Winfield; two sons, Kenny Higgins and his wife, Kelly, of Potosi, and Bruce Higgins, of Winfield; two daughters, Susie Bryant, of Moscow Mills and Debbie Higgins, of Bowling Green; eleven grandchildren, Tara Crittendon, Robert Kallery, Jennifer Higgins, Shawn Campbell, Cody Higgins, Taylor Higgins, Jessica Bryant, Andrew Bryant, Nick Higgins, Alex Bryant, and Hunter Higgins; four great-grandchildren: Jayda Higgins, Grant Kallery, Ethan Crittendon, and Jordan Reed; several other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held from 4 - 8 p.m. Friday, November 20, 2009 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home near Winfield.
Memorials may be made to the family of Darlene Higgins in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Homes, 3838 East Highway 47, P.O. Box 253, Winfield, MO 63389. Online condolences may be made at www.carterricksfuneralhome.com.
Bob Daniels, 83, of Troy, formerly of Olney, passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at his residence.
He was born Nov. 24, 1925, in Stoddard to James and Iva (Massey) Daniels. His mother died when Bob was only 9 months old. His father later remarried, and Bob was the oldest of 13 children. He married the love of his life, Vera Rice, on Feb. 9, 1945, in Bloomfield. They were blessed with a son, Ken.
Bob had been employed for over 30 years with the Behle Material Co. in Berkley, driving a truck.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Vera Daniels, of Troy; his son, Ken Daniels, of Troy; his seven siblings, Laura Browing and husband, Hubert, of Puxico, Betty McLeary and husband, Noah, of Moscow Mills, Bonnie Green, of Puxico, Vera Louise Alberternst and husband, Melvin, of Moscow Mills, Ilene Robertson and husband, John, of Troy, Lonnie Daniels and wife, Gladys, of Troy, and Hazel Christsen and husband, Dee, of Sunset, Utah; two grandsons, Jeffery Daniels and wife, Susie, of Houston, Texas, and Josh Daniels and wife, Laura, of St. Charles; his sister-in-law, Viola Daniels, of Troy; two great-grandchildren, Robert Daniels and Emilie Daniels; and many other relatives and friends.
The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at the McCoy-Blossom Funeral Home in Troy. Officiating will be the Rev. Kwon, minister of Moscow Mills United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Troy City Cemetery in Troy.
Memorials may be made to the Amheart Hospice c/o McCoy-Blossom Funeral Home, 1304
Boone St., Troy, MO 63379. The visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at the funeral home. Family and friends may sign the online guest registry at www.mccoyblossomfh.com.
Robert J. Pesold Jr., 52, of Troy, passed away, Monday, November 16, 2009, surrounded by his loving family.
Robert was born July 26, 1957, in St. Louis, the son of Robert J. and Norma Lee Pesold Sr. After attending the local schools he attended college, and then set off into the work force. Not long after, he married his high school sweetheart and the love of his life, Jean Mayo. Together, they raised four wonderful children, Robert, Matthew, Christina, and Rachel. Roberts He worked as a concrete truck driver. He is survived by his beloved wife of over 29 years, Jean M. Pesold; his two sons: Robert Pesold III and wife, Tara, of St. Peters, Matthew Pesold, of Troy, and two daughters, Christina Pesold of Troy and Rachel Pesold and Daniel Chaves of St. Louis; his beloved father, Robert J. Pesold Sr, of St. Louis. He is further survived by two sisters: Barbara "Robbie" Bahr and husband, Matt, of Chesterfield, Mo, and Joyce Kopecky, of Troy; his mother-n-law, Delores Mayo of O'Fallon; three brother-n-laws, Robert Mayo and wife, Jean, of Florissant, Michael Mayo and wife, Mary, of Chagrins Falls, Ohio, David (Diane) Mayo and wife, Diane, of O'Fallon.
Funeral Services will be held Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 10 am at McCoy-Blossom Funeral Home in Troy, the Rev. Darrell Alley officiating. Interment will follow in the Troy City Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2009 from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Services will be conducted by McCoy-Blossom Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 1304 Boone St., Troy, Mo, 63379, and 636-528-8244. Please visit www.mccoyblossomfh.com and sign our on-line guest registry.
Edith Bethmann Obrecht, 92, of O'Fallon, died on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009.
She was born on Oct. 3, 1917 to Theodore F. and Julia M. Bethman in St. Peters.
She is survived by seven children: Judy Sigmund and husband, Jerry, Dottie Schulte and husband, Herb, Glen Obrecht and wife, Kate, Betty Isbell and husband, George, David Obrecht and wife, Diane, Barbara Kieffer and husband, Marty, and Mary Karll and husband, Frank; 24 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Edith was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Barnabas Parish since its founding and served as the first president of the Ladies Guild. She was a church quilter, member of St. Vincent DePaul Society, Birthright, MO Extension Club, O'Fallon Historical Society, the American Legion Auxiliary, and Happy Neighbors. She drove for Meals on Wheels to age 82 and served as a volunteer at St. Joseph West Hospital.
The family is being served by The Baue Funeral Home, 311 Wood Street, O'Fallon, MO, where visitation was held Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. A Funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at St. Barnabas Catholic Church, 1400 North Main Street, O'Fallon, MO.
Interment was in Assumption Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Vincent DePaul of St. Barnabas or Masses. Share your condolences and memories at baue.com.
Funeral services for William E. Cohea, 77, of Clarksville, were held at 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, Mo. The Rev. Jason Hamilton, assisted by Rev. Ben Teague, officiated. Burial was in the Jordan-Buffalo Cemetery near Louisiana with military honors by members of the American Legion Post 370. Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at the funeral home.
Mr. Cohea passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 at the Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana.
He was born April 19, 1932, in Clarksville, to George Edward Cohea and Beulah Elizabeth Day Cohea. He married Jeanette Rose Mills on June 24, 1956, at the First Baptist Church in Elsberry and she survives.
Other survivors include four sons William Cohea Jr. and wife, Lesa, of Elsberry, Tim Cohea, of Annada, Joe Cohea and wife, Patricia, of Elsberry and David Cohea and wife, Dixi, of Troy; five grandsons, one granddaughter and a sister, Frances Colon, of St. Charles.
He graduated from Silex High School in Silex. He had been employed as a machinist for McDonnell Aircraft Company in St. Louis for 35 years, retiring in 1991. He was a veteran serving with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and had received the Korean Service Medal with one Bronze Star, The United Nations Service Medal and the Presidential Unit Citation.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Louisiana, a member of Machinist Local 837 in St. Louis and a member of the American Legion Post No. 349 in Clarksville.
Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church in Louisiana. Online condolences may be sent to collierfuneral.com
William Joseph Henderson, 29, of Winfield, passed away on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.
Henderson born on July 8, 1980 in St. Charles to Terry Lenn and Anita Henderson.
He was employed as a welder at Didion & Sons. He belonged to the First Baptist church in O'Fallon.
He is survived by his wife, Amanda Rae Henderson; his parents, Terry Lenn and Anita Henderson; his three sons, Joseph, Austin Joseph and Marcus Joseph Henderson; his sisters, Marlena Henderson, Julie (Michael) Rau, Amanda Henderson; his eight nieces, three nephews and many aunts and uncles.
Funeral service at Baue Funeral and Memorial Center Chapel 3950 West Clay Street, St. Charles, on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 2 p.m. Visitation was held at Baue Funeral and Memorial Center, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Interment will be held at St. Charles Memorial Gardens St. Charles, Missouri 63301.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice. Share your condolences and memories at baue.com.
Funeral services for John Zerr, of Troy, were held Thursday, Nov. 19, at noon from Baue Funeral and Memorial Center Chapel, located at 3920 West Clay in St. Charles.
Mr. Zerr, 77, died on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009.
He was born on Feb. 17, 1932, in St. Charles to the late Edgar and Beatrice Zerr. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and later became a carpenter.
Mr. Zerr is survived by his wife, Frances (Pike) Zerr; his son, John Zerr, Jr.; his step-sons, Mike Keling, Larry Keling, Greg Keling, Randy Keling and his wife, Kellie, Steve Keling and his wife, Debbie, Brad Keling and his wife, Cheryl, Rick Keling and his wife, Rheva, and Rob Keling, and his wife, Tammy; his brothers, Edgar Zerr, and his wife, Jean, and Bob Zerr and his wife, Elkie; his sisters, Dorothy Burkemper and her husband, Herby, Betty Hahn, and Carol Kritzer and her husband, Pete; 19 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until time of service Thursday.
Memorials may be made in his honor to United Way.
Share your condolences and memories with the family at www.baue.com.
