"T" OBITUARIES

Scott County Missouri Genealogy Trails


Peoria, IL-- ARMOUR THOMAS, 77, of Magnolia, Ark., near the Village Community, formerly of Peoria, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005, at Magnolia City Hospital.
Born Dec. 20, 1927, in Blogett, Mo., he married Clara Faye Phillips. She preceded him in death.
He also was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Thomas.
Surviving are two sons, Russell (and Char) of Stephens, Ark., and Stephen (and Peggy) of Peoria; two daughters, Theresa Wilson of Magnolia and Karla Rowland of El Dorado, Ark.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was a World War II Navy veteran. A member of Caterpillar Fire Brigade, he worked at Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, retiring after 35 years of service. He also was a member of Peoria Civil Defense Fire Rescue.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Lewis Funeral Home chapel in Magnolia, where visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight. Burial will be in Village Cemetery in Magnolia.  --Peoria Journal Star, The (IL) - August 21, 2005 



Lakeland, FL--MILDRED ANN TRANTHAM, 72, of Lakeland died Saturday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Scott County, Mo., she moved to this area from Gadsden, Ala. in 1960. She was a spinner in a cotton mill. She is survived by a daughter, Geneva Thompson of Lakeland; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Lakeland Funeral Home, Lakeland.  --Tampa Tribune, The (FL) - November 15, 1993