Mary
Jo Seeley
Mary
Jo Seeley, 77, lifelong resident of Cainsville, died Saturday, March 6, 2010.
Mary
was born August 15, 1932 at Cainsville.
She graduated from Cainsville High School and married Bob Seeley in
1951.
Mary
worked in the lunch room of Cainsville School.
She was a member of the 20th Century Club, G.F.W. of Missouri First
District and had served as First Vice-President; First Baptist Church and was
active in 4-H.
Her
parents, Charles and Blanche (Peterson) Jones; daughter, Karen; sisters, Patsy
Dailey and Ann Reynolds; brothers, Jerry and John Jones preceded her in death.
Survivors:
husband, Bob, Cainsville; sons, Jimmy (Kara) and Jeffery (Jennifer), Bethany;
Daughters, Bobbie Bolton, Smithville, Connie (Bill) Heuerman, Bethany, Tammy
(Shawn) Lane, Blythedale; sister, Peggy Rinehart, Bethany; 12 grandchildren, 15
great grandchildren.
Graveside
services and burial: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, Pastor Royce Smith officiating at
Zoar Cemetery, Cainsville. Services by Stoklasa Memorial Chapel. Online
tributes maybe left at www.bethanymemorialchapel.com.
Stanley
Laverne Daniel
Stanley
Laverne Daniel, 63, Pattonsburg, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
He
was born December 24, 1946 in McFall, Mo., the son of Junior and Elizabeth Mae
(Leonard) Daniel.
Stanley
was a delivery driver for MFA Propane for 23 years. He graduated from Pattonsburg High
School. Stanley served eight years with
the National Guard and he was an active member of the Pattonsburg Volunteer
Fire Department. He was also a member of the McFall Baptist Church. Stanley
loved sprint car races and watching sports on television. He would help anybody at anytime.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Vernon Ray Daniel and sister,
Ramona Sweat.
Survivors
include his sisters, Mary Ann (Tobe) Wyrick, McFall, Mo., Arlene (Kenneth) Yost, Pattonsburg, Mo., and Dorthy
Lyerla, Cobden, Ill., and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services were Saturday, March 6, at the Roberson Funeral Home,Pattonsburg,
Mo. Burial in McFall Cemetery, McFall,
Mo.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Pattonsburg Fire Department and/or the church of
your choice in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 152, Pattonsburg, Mo.,
64670. Online condolences may be left at
www.robersonfuneralhome.com.
Ole
Norman Legaard
Ole
Norman Legaard, 91, Mount Moriah, Mo., died Monday, March 1, 2010, at the
Harrison County Community Hospital.
For
the majority of his life, Ole, and wife Coy, ran a grade A dairy and farming
operation a few miles west of Mount Moriah.
He
was born near Fortuna, N. D.. on May 10, 1918, and was the seventh of ten
children. He grew up on a wheat and barley farm located only a few miles from
Canada and Montana that his Norwegian parents homesteaded in 1910.
In
1941, he joined the US Army as a member of Company E of the 164th Infantry of
the Americal Division in the Pacific Theater.
During his 3 years of service, he participated in the defense of
Henderson Field in the Battle of Guadalcanal, the first campaign to engage the
Japanese in battle, which resulted in victory after some of the most intense
and lethal fighting of War World II.
After
completing his military service in 1944, he worked in the war-related shipyards
in Vancouver, Wash., where he would meet his future bride and love of his
life. On March 17, 1945, he married Coy
C. Duncan of Mount Moriah. Ole and Coy lived in the Vancouver area before
moving to Missouri in the summer of 1946.
In
the early 1950’s, Ole served as a veterinarian assistant to Dr. Rinehart of
Ridgeway, Mo., and at the urging of his mentor provided veterinary services for
scores of area farmers for more than two decades. For a number of years, Ole
served on the Board of Education of the Mount Moriah School District.
Ole
was preceded in death by sons, Garry and Steven; his parents, Gunder and
Margaret Legaard; and his nine brothers and sisters.
Survivors
include his wife, Coy, of the home; a son, David (Janice) of Smithville; two
daughters-in-law, Susan of Bethany and Rochelle of Kansas City; three
grandchildren, Danny (Brandi), Chris, and Andrea of Kansas City; two
great-grandchildren Corey and Bailey of Kansas City; and the extended families
of Kelly and French Harris of Forest City, Mo., and Tracy and Ron Allen of
Oregon, Mo., and nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services were Friday, March 5, 2010, at Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, Mo.
Burial in Lloyd Cemetery, Mt. Moriah, Mo. In lieu of flowers, donations to Mt.
Moriah Baptist Church, in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 46, Bethany,
Mo. Online condolences can be emailed to
www.robersonfuneralhome.com.
Bernice
Crosswhite
Bernice
Crosswhite, daughter of William R. and Grace P. (Christy) Worden was born in
Stewartsville, Mo., and passed away March 1, 2010 in Maysville at the age of
92.
She
married Marshall R. Crosswhite on May 4, 1941 in Kansas City, Mo., moved to the
Pattonsburg area and lived there over 50 years.
In 1950 she returned to teaching at Fairport School and then started a
28-year career at the Pattonsburg School in 1951.
She
is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Marshall R. Crosswhite; and two
brothers; son-in-law, and sister-in-law.
Survivors
include one daughter, Linda Reynolds and her friend John Eggleston Jr. of
Cameron, and several other relatives.
Services
were March 4 at Bram-Turner Funeral Home, Maysville.