"C" OBITUARIES

Scott County Missouri Genealogy Trails


Providence, KY--MILDRED CAIN, 72, of Providence died Saturday, April 9, 1994, at the Regional Medical Center in Madisonville from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.   She was born in Scott County, Mo., and was a housewife.
Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Claude Cain; five sons, Larry Cain of Diamond, Bill Cain of Providence, Gary Cain of Birmingham, Ala., and Randy and Jerry Cain, both of Madisonville; three daughters, Claudia Smith of Providence, Donna Lambert of Bridgeport, Ala., and Noel Cain of Owensboro; 22 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a sister and brother-in-law, Geneva and Oron Waide of Owensboro.
Services were held Monday at Melton Funeral Home in Providence. Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery in Providence.
--Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - April 13, 1994.


Chaffee, MO--ETHEL LOUISE CANNON, 91, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.  She was born Jan. 25, 1917 at Poplar Bluff, Mo, daughter of Willie Edward and Cynthia Margarite Crittenden Jeffries.  She and Elmer Andrew Cannon were married May 4, 1935.  He died May 9, 2001.
Cannon retired as parts supervisor at Borg-Warner Inc. in Manchester, Mo.  She was a member of Maplewood Baptist Church in Maplewood, Mo.
Survivors include three sons, Royce Cannon of San Antonio, TX, W. M. "Bill" Cannon of Chaffee, Timothy Cannon of Barnhart, Mo; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.  She was preceded in death by a son and a sister.
Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.  The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the chapel with the Rev. Vyron Young officiating.  Burial will be in Union Park Cemetery.

Scott City, MO--The REV. H. ROGER CARBAUGH, minister at the Christian Faith Fellowship Church in Scott City, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.  He was 67.
Visitation tentatively will be after 4 p.m. today (Aug. 13, 1992) at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau.  Funeral service is planned for 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Christian Faith Fellowship Church in Scott City.
Other arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel.

Chaffee, MO--Service for LILLIAN MARIE CARLE will be held at 2 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.  Burial will be in Union Park Cemetery at Chaffee.  Friends may call after 8 a.m. today at the funeral home.
Carle, 85 years old, of Chaffee, died Friday, Feb. 9, 1990 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.  She was born Aug. 6, 1904 at Chaonia, Mo, daughter of James Henry and Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Vanover.  She was a retired sales person.
On Feb. 10, 1924 she married Leo Clyde Shoemate.  He preceded her in death on Jan 21, 1958.  She later married Nathan Henry Carle.  He preceded her in death in 1971.
Survivors included two sisters-in-law, Lucy Shoemate and Molly Shoemate, both of Puxico, MO; and eight nephews, Hugh Vanover, Oklahoma City, OK, Edward Vanover, St. Louis, Jim Vanover, Columbia, IL, Hank Vanover, E. Carondelet, IL, Joe Vanover, Dupo, IL, Mike Vanover, Orange, TX, Bob Vanover, from MO and Wilford Vanover, of Mountain View, MO.  She was preceded in death by three brothers, a sister, and several nieces and nephews.

Chaffee, MO--Funeral servie for MRS. LESTER CARLIN of Chaffee was held Monday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home here with Rev. Jeffry Spauding of United Methodist Church officiating.  Burial was in Friend Cemetery at Oran.  
Mrs. Carlin, 65 years old, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.  She was born April 23, 1917, daughter of Eddie and Onnie Richmond McCulley.  She married Carlin April 20, 1952.  
Mrs. Carlin worked several years as a nurse aide in nursing homes in Conrad, Iowa, retiring 12 years ago.  She moved here 1 1/2 years ago from Conrad, and was a member of Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion there.  
Survivors include her husband;  a daughter, Mrs. Mary Rindles of Bristol, Iowa; two brothers, Lloyd McCulley of Louisville, KY, Albert McCulley of Hope, KS; a sister, Mrs. Evelyn Martin of Chaffee; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  --Source:  Bulletin-Journal, Cape Girardeau, Mo, Tues, Apr. 26, 1983, p.7.

Sikeston, MO--A Sikeston resident, MRS. ONA ANN CARMODY, 85 years old, died Saturday in a Sikeston hospital where she had been a patient for eight days.
Mrs. Carmody was born May 5, 1883, in Atlanta, Ga.
She is survived by three sons, Ed Carmody and Bud Carmody, Sikeston, and Charles Carmody, Springfield; three daughters, Mrs. Luther Sullivan, Hayti, Mrs. Gerald Springsted, Dodge City, KS, and Mrs. Max Lattig, Pocatello, ID; a brother, J. D. Collins, Jonesboro, AR; two sisters, Mrs. Bill Vickery, Bay, AR, and Mrs. Maggie Turner, Chicago, IL; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
The body is at Jackson Funeral Home in Sikeston whee funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 by the Rev. Durward Penry.  Buural will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Scott City, MO--HILDA CATHERINE CARR, 66, of Scott City, died Thursday, July 18, 1991 at the Dexter Nursing Center.  She was born Nov 13, 1925 in Illmo, daughter of Roscoe and Ruby Dorsett Carr.  She was a member of the Illmo United Methodist Church and order of Eastern Star in Illmo.  
Surviving is one brother, Eugene Carr of Lees Summit.
Graveside services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau with the Rev. William Dickey officiating.

WEST HELENA, AR -EVELYN BABY BAKER CLAGGETT, 67, of Chaffee, Mo., formerly of West Helena, agriculture laborer, died of cancer Monday at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Park. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Helena has charge. She leaves two daughters, Estelle Larson and Lynn Sherrod Whitehead, both of Chaffee; two sons, Billy Crowder of Chaffee and Ray Spencer of Union City, Tenn., 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
--Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - September 10, 1998


Goshen, IN--ALONZO "LONNIE" COLE, 82, of Goshen, died Sunday (Feb 10, 2002) at Carriage Manor Nursing Home, Goshen. Born in Scott County, Mo., he was a long-distance truck driver for many years and a World War II Army veteran. His wife, Eleanor, died in 2000. Surviving are two daughters, Vicky Evans of Troy, Ill., and Elaine LeRosox of Parker, Colo.; a stepson, Lani Norton of Fort Wayne; two stepdaughters, Tammy Norton and Marjorie Norton, both of Fort Wayne; a sister, Boots Lockhart of Galloway, N.J.; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial services at1 p.m. Saturday at Ponder Funeral home, Sikeston, Mo. No calling. Burial in Morley Cemetery, Morley, Mo.  --Journal Gazette, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - February 14, 2002


Indianapolis, IN--Funeral rites for JAMES RAY COOK, 50, Indianapolis, formerly of Commerce, MO will be conducted by Edwards Family Mortuary in Indianapolis. He was born Feb. 3, 1956 at Rolla, MO and passed away Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006. He was preceded in death by his father Andy Cook in 1960 and stepfather, Dick Brazel in 2004. He is survived by his mother, Nita Brazel; two brothers, Steve Brazel and Shawn (Robin) Brazel; two nephews, Cody and Dylan Brazel, all of Jackson, MO.  Also surviving is his loving companion, Ruth Sander; his best little buddy, Zackary Ryan Ransdell of Indianapolis; and his grandmother, Wanda Dodson of Scott City, M0. James served eight years in the U.S. Navy and was engaged in construction work until retiring with a heart condition in 2000. He was a former member of St. Paul Methodist Church in Commerce, Mo. Being an avid hutner and fisherman, his final resting place will be in Brown County, IN by the lake area that he love to fish and hunt in.  --Indianapolis Star, The (IN) - November 3, 2006.

TELL CITY, Ind. - THELMA CRENSHAW, 84, of Tell City died Thursday, Sept. 3, 1998, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City. She was born in Scott County, Mo., and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irvin T. Crenshaw; and a son, Eugene Crenshaw.
Survivors include a son, Ronald Crenshaw of Georgetown, Calif.; five daughters, Lorene Smith of Auburn Hills, Mich., Bea Worsley of Tell City, JoAnn Rucker of White Cloud, Mich., Brenda Stump of Carlton, Mich., and Betty Crenshaw of Lake Orion, Mich.; 20 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Ruby Eye and Ruth Morgan, both of Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Vorhees, Siple and Summerford Funeral Home in Pontiac, Mich. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Bath, Mich. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Zoercher-Gillick Funeral Home in Tell City is in charge of local arrangements.  -- Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - September 5, 1998