Fort Wayne, IN--HETTIE E. SAUNDERS, 86, of Parksville Mo., died Tuesday. The Oran, Mo., native was the widow of Clarence R., who died in 1976, and formerly lived in Fort Wayne and Detroit. Surviving are two sons, a stepsister, four grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Services are 2 p.m. tomorrow in D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., where calling is 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
--News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - November 19, 1993


Chaffee, MO--EDWARD "Eddie" SCHETTER, 81, of Chaffee died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008 at Southeast Missouri Hospital, Cape Girardeau.  He was born June 10, 1926 at New Hamburg, MO, son of Otto Charles and Mamie Katie Westrich Schetter.  He and Wilhelmina Kluesner were married July 1, 1950.
Schetter was a self-employed skilled carpenter.  He served in the U. S. Army during World War II in Osaka, Japan, where he received the Victory medal and the Army of Occupation medal.  Schetter was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Schurch, where he was also a member of the St. Ambrose Men's Club.  He was a lifetime member of Chaffee VFW Post 3127.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Mitchell Schetter of Sikeston, Mo; three daughters, Pat Alsdorf of Freidheim, MO, Gail Buzzotta of Chesterfield, Mo, and Jill Glastetter of Chaffee; three brothers, Ervin "Webb" Schetter of Cape Girardeau and Alvin Schetter of Danville, IL; four sisters, Arabella Stike and Lois Eastwood, both of Chaffee, Orilla Pobst of Oran, MO, and Ada Lee Hasenkamp of Benton, MO; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.  
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters.
The funeral was Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, with the Rev. Ralph Duffner officiating.  Burial was in St. Ambrose Cemetery, with full military rites by the Chaffee VFW.


Charlotte, NC–MRS. VICKIE SHOWMAKER, 47, died Sept. 22, 1995, at her residence.
Mrs. Showmaker was born April 9, 1948, in Benton, MO, the daughter of Joe Willard Hopper and Mary Beggs Hopper. She was a 1970 graduate of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, where she was a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.
She had been a Charlotte resident for nine years and was office manager of Environmental Control of Charlotte for six years. Mrs. Showmaker was a member of Carmel Baptist Church in Charlotte where she had served as a nursery volunteer.
A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Showmaker will be held 3 p.m. Sunday from the sanctuary of Carmel Baptist Church. Officiating will be Dr. Wayne Poplin and the Rev. Dale Seley. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at McEwen Funeral Service, Pineville Chapel.
Mrs. Showmaker is survived by her beloved husband, Harry L. Showmaker Jr.; daughter, Melissa A. Showmaker, and two sons, Harry L. Showmaker III and Eric L. Showmaker, all of Charlotte; father, Bill Hopper, mother, Mary Hopper, sister, Mary Beth McIntosh, and brother, Larry Hopper, all of Benton, MO.   --Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - September 23, 1995

SIKESTON, Mo. - Graveside services for MILDRED FOSTER SNEED, 88, of Sikeston, who died of heart failure Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001, at her daughter's home in Greenwood, MS will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Charleston, Mo.
Mrs. Sneed was employed as the deputy recorder of Scott County, Mo., for 11 years.
A native of Scott County, her ancestors were pioneers of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Benton, Mo., and surrounding communities.
She was a member of the New Savannah Baptist Church near Blodgett, Mo. She was past president of the Scott County Women's Democratic Club. She was a graduate of Benton High School.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Audie Sneed, a brother and two sisters.
She is survived by one daughter, Sally Ann Lott of Greenwood; a son, James Audie Sneed of Sikeston; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at McMikle Funeral Home Inc. in Charleston, Mo. Wilson & Knight Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.  
–The Greenwood (MS) Commonwealth - September 13, 2001


Denver, CO--WILLIAM LEE SPENCER, 72, of Denver died June 28, 1992. Services were July 1 in Little Stone Chapel. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Spencer was born in Benton, Mo. He is survived by his wife, Martha; a son, Jay of Sikeston, Mo.; a sister, Gay Caul of Benton, Mo.; and one grandchild. --Rocky Mountain News (CO) - July 11, 1992


GREENVILLE, KY-- BETTY LOUISE SPRAGUE, 63, of Greenville died Thursday, March 11, 1993, at her home. She was born in Scott County, Mo., and was a member of Greenville Second Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Rex Sprague; a son, Larry W. Sprague of Auburn, Ill.; two daughters, Vicki L. Sprague and Lisa Ann Hayward, both of Greenville; seven grandchildren; and three brothers, Bob Perry and Paul Perry, both of Memphis, Tenn., and Cecil Perry of Helena, Mo.
Services are at 2 p.m. today at Gary's Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville. Visitation is after 9 a.m. today at the funeral home. --Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - March 13, 1993


Memphis, TN--FREDERICK E. STECK, 67, of Memphis, attorney, former prosecuting attorney of Scott County, Mo., and former assistant attorney general for the State of Missouri under Gov. Warren Hearns, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, where he was a member, with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Steck, the widower of Wayburn Steck, leaves three daughters, Sharon Counce, Carol Graw and Deborah Alexander, all of Memphis; three sisters, Dorothy McQuerrey, Gretta Miller and Julia Carr, all of St. Louis, and eight grandchildren.  --Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - January 17, 1994


Shrewsbury, MO--REV. ALOIS J. STEVENS, 78; LONGTIME PASTOR-- The Rev. Alois J. Stevens, a retired Catholic priest, died Tuesday (Sept. 27, 1994) at Mary Queen and Mother Center in Shrewsbury. He had hepatitis for many years. He was 78.
Father Stevens was born and reared in St. Louis. He graduated from Cardinal Glennon-Kenrick Seminary. After he was ordained in 1942, he served briefly as an assistant pastor at St. Paul Catholic Church in Pine Lawn. He later served for many years as an assistant pastor or pastor at various parishes in the Springfield-Cape Girardeau diocese.
He was also a former chaplain at the Missouri State Penitentiary, the Algoa Correctional Center and at St. Mary's Hospital, all in or near Jefferson City.
He retired in 1992 as pastor of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg, Mo. He had lived at the Regina Cleri Home in Shrewsbury since last year.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 4092 Blow Street. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Southern Funeral Home, 6322 South Grand Boulevard. Burial will be at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church Cemetery in New Hamburg.
Among the survivors are four sisters, Marie Stevens, Catherine Stevens, Dolores Fuegner and Frances Rowland, all of St. Louis, and a brother, Harry Stevens of Mehlville.  --St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) - September 30, 1994


LaPORTE, IN–MILDRED G. SUMMERLIN, 83, of LaPorte, died at 8:13 a.m. Saturday (April 19, 1997) at Fountainview Terrace, LaPorte.
The funeral service will be held at noon Tuesday at the Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte. Burial will be in Pine Lake Cemetery.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of service Tuesday at the funeral home. 
Mrs. Summerlin was born Dec. 30, 1913, in Perkins, Mo., the daughter of Arthur and Lora Haney Garrison.
--News-Dispatch, The (Michigan City, IN) - April 20, 1997

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