Obituaries
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William Howard "Pete" Lea Steelville, Missouri
William Howard “Pete” Lea of Steelville, Missouri passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021 at the Cuba Manor. Pete was born March 9, 1925 in Huzzah, Missouri to Ross and Opal Clonts Lea.
After graduating from Steelville High School in 1942, Pete served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. He was honored with a Bronze Service Star for the New Guinea Campaign, a Good Conduct Medal, an Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Campaign Ribbon, three Overseas Service Bars and a Victory Ribbon. After...
William Howard “Pete” Lea of Steelville, Missouri passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021 at the Cuba Manor. Pete was born March 9, 1925 in Huzzah, Missouri to Ross and Opal Clonts...
Michael Dallas Courtois, Missouri
Michael John Dallas, Sr. of Courtois, Missouri passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021 in his home at the age of 68 years and one day. He was born July 23, 1953 in Perryville, Missouri to Harvey and Jessie Wood Dallas. Michael was united in marriage to Paula Barr on October 31, 2003 in Viburnum, Missouri.
Michael was raised in the Catholic Church. He had been a member of the Elks Club in Festus for several years. Michael was retired but loved keeping busy whether hunting, fishing or riding his...
Michael John Dallas, Sr. of Courtois, Missouri passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021 in his home at the age of 68 years and one day. He was born July 23, 1953 in Perryville, Missouri to Harvey and...
Saundra Cummings Steelville, Missouri
Saundra Berniece Cummings, nee Smith, of Steelville, Missouri passed away Friday, July 9, 2021 at her daughter’s home surrounded by family at the age of 63 years, 11 months and 14 days. She was born in St. Louis to Richard and Edna Bone Smith on July 26, 1957.
Saundra was employed at Orscheln Products in Moberly for several years.
She always loved playing her guitar whether classic country or classic rock music. Saundra enjoyed watching scary movies, swimming and shopping on QVC...
Saundra Berniece Cummings, nee Smith, of Steelville, Missouri passed away Friday, July 9, 2021 at her daughter’s home surrounded by family at the age of 63 years, 11 months and 14 days. She...
Elsie Blunt Steelville, Missouri
Elsie Lee Blunt, nee Gray, of Steelville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Phelps Health in Rolla at the age of 93 years, 9 months and 28 days. She was born September 9, 1927 in Steelville to Curtis Gray and Myrtle Mary Smith Gray. On April 20, 1946 in Steelville, Elsie was united in marriage to Jason Clyde Blunt and to this union three sons were born.
Elsie was employed as a salesperson at Steelville Supply, Mason’s Supply and Walmart through the years. She enjoyed...
Elsie Lee Blunt, nee Gray, of Steelville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Phelps Health in Rolla at the age of 93 years, 9 months and 28 days. She was born September 9, 1927 in...
Joyce Phares Cherryville, Missouri
Joyce Kathryn Phares, nee Bobbitt, of Cherryville, Missouri passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. She was born February 13, 1948 in Steelville to Fred and Addie Stringer Bobbitt. Joyce was united in marriage to Oval Lacy Phares, Jr. on March 16, 1991 in Farmington, Missouri.
Joyce was a member of the New Testament Baptist Church in Sullivan. She served as captain on the church bus for several years. During the years while her children were young, she was a Girl...
Joyce Kathryn Phares, nee Bobbitt, of Cherryville, Missouri passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. She was born February 13, 1948 in Steelville to Fred and Addie...
Larry Kelley Cherryville, Missouri
Larry Kenneth Kelley of Cherryville, Missouri passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021 in his home at the age of 56 years, 5 months and 23 days. He was born December 27, 1964 in Ironton, Missouri to Wilma Maxwell. He was united in marriage to Gail Zielinski on December 26, 2004 in Lemay, Missouri.
Larry was employed at National Rent to Own in St. Louis and after he and his wife Gail moved to Crawford County in 2013, he became employed at McGinnis Wood Products.
Larry loved his dogs and...
Larry Kenneth Kelley of Cherryville, Missouri passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021 in his home at the age of 56 years, 5 months and 23 days. He was born December 27, 1964 in Ironton, Missouri to...
Harriet Rector Shawnee, OK
Harriet Hope Rector, nee Gray, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, formerly of Steelville, passed away Monday, June 14, 2021 in Shawnee at the age of 68 years, 4 months and 7 days. She was born February 7, 1953 in Steelville, Missouri to Harry Edward Gray and Helen Marie Garrison Gray. Harriet was united in marriage to Glenn “Art” Johnson in November of 1972 and to this union three daughters and one son were born. She was later married to George Enke, Jr. and to this union two sons were born....
Harriet Hope Rector, nee Gray, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, formerly of Steelville, passed away Monday, June 14, 2021 in Shawnee at the age of 68 years, 4 months and 7 days. She was born February 7, 1953...
Patti Sullivan Steelville, Missouri
Patti Lizabeth Sullivan, nee Yount, of Steelville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2021 in St. Louis at Missouri Baptist Hospital at the age of 66 years and 10 days. She was born May 24, 1955 in Bonne Terre, Missouri to Robert “Bob” Yount and his wife, Mary Van Lear Yount. Patti was united in marriage to Stan Sullivan in Leadwood on August 11, 1984.
Patti grew up in Leadwood, MO graduating from high school in 1973. She attended Southeast Missouri State in Cape...
Patti Lizabeth Sullivan, nee Yount, of Steelville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2021 in St. Louis at Missouri Baptist Hospital at the age of 66 years and 10 days. She was born May 24,...
Jordan Turner Steelville, Missouri
Jordan Rick Turner, age 28 years, 1 month and 7 days, of Steelville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021 in St. Louis. He was born April 19, 1993 in Farmington, Missouri to Rick Turner and Shari Bays Halbert.
At a young age of 7, Jordan would race go-karts and at age 11, he loved mud trucks. Jordan graduated from Steelville High School in 2011. His passion was working on cars. During his teen years, he would buy and repair cars along with reselling them. Jordan was a professional...
Jordan Rick Turner, age 28 years, 1 month and 7 days, of Steelville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021 in St. Louis. He was born April 19, 1993 in Farmington, Missouri to Rick Turner...
Ralph "Dennis" Cottrell Cherryville, Missouri
Ralph “Dennis” Cottrell of Cherryville, Missouri passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 at the Steelville Senior Living Center at the age of 74 years, 7 months and 30 days . He was born August 11, 1946 in St. Louis to Clent and Katie, nee Cox, Cottrell. He grew up in Cherryville graduating from the Cherryville High School in 1964. He attended Missouri Southern in Joplin, majoring in marketing. After college, he returned back to Cherryville helping in the family store, Bowers and...
Ralph “Dennis” Cottrell of Cherryville, Missouri passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 at the Steelville Senior Living Center at the age of 74 years, 7 months and 30 days . He was born...
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