Summer 2008
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Summer 2008
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Death Notices of Fellow Funeral
Service Colleagues Industry Associate
Kenneth Lee Farmer, 86,
died June 12 at Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mt. Vernon, MO, but he was from
Sarcoxie, MO. Mr. Farmer was the
father of Betty Moss with Baxter Vault Company in Baxter Springs, KS.
Services were directed by Housh-Goodwin of Sarcoxie, Missouri. IOWA
Harold L. “Short” Petersiem, 83, died June 23 of Kalona. “Short” was a funeral director for 61 years, owned Peterseim Funeral Home and held IFDA and NFDA memberships. Services were under the care of Petersiem Funeral Home of Kalona. Darrell Judson Veren, 67, of Barre, VT, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died June 22. Darrell worked as a funeral director in Osage, Cedar Rapids and Monroe, Iowa and Columbia, MO. MISSOURI Ruby Leona Debo,
84, died July 14. She was the mother
of Robert L. Debo, Jr., formerly of Fulton.
Services were directed by Debo Funeral Home of Fulton. Helen M. Lohmeyer Bacon,
74, of Springfield died June 9. Her
first husband was Herman H. Lohmeyer, Jr.
Services were directed by Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home, Springfield. Ella Lee Sterne,
78, wife of David Sterne, died June 13. Services
were directed by Sterne Funeral Home in Louisiana, MO.
TEXAS Lon Bruce Bates, died
May 21. A 50-year licensee, he was an uncle of Robby Bates.
Services were directed by Bates-Cooper-Sloan Funeral Home in Mt.
Pleasant. Ronald Francis Bradshaw, 49,
died June 2. he was a co-owner of
Bradshaw-Carter Memorial and Funeral Services in Houston.
William T. “Bill” Ernest, died
May 30. He was the son of Michael
and Marilyn Hurtt of West/Hurtt Funeral Home in Desoto who directed the service.
Ernestina D. Guajardo, 86,
died June 23. A licensed funeral
director for over 50 years, she was president of Guajardo Family Investments,
Inc. which owns Guajardo Funeral Homes. Services
were directed by Don’s Funeral Chapels of Lubbock. Bob Haynie, died
July 18. Bob was president of
Woodlawn Funeral Home in Houston. Services
were directed by Woodlawn Funeral Home. Joseph M. Jackson, Sr., died
June 12. He was the father of Joseph
M. Jackson, Jr., owner of Joe Jackson Funeral Chapels, Inc. in Laredo.
Services were directed by Joe Jackson Funeral Chapels. Inc.
Lucille Martinez, of
Victoria, died July 24. She was the
mother of Adrian Fulton of Victoria Mortuary Service in Victoria.
Services were under the direction of Charlie Marshall Funeral Home in
Aransas Pass. Lena Murden,
died May 29, she was the mother of Richard D. Murden who owns and manages Wise
Funeral Home in Bonham. Funeral
arrangements were under the direction of McCaleb Funeral Home in Weslaco.
Jess Navarre, 76,
of Baytown died July 13. He was owner of Navarre Funeral Home and Cremation
Services. He was a 50-year licensed
funeral director in Texas. His
services were directed by Navarre Funeral Home. Joseph V. Osterhage, died
April 11. He was a funeral director
for Laird Funeral Home. Services
were directed by Laird Funeral Home, Nacogdoches. Patsy Robertson, died
June 7. She was the wife of Delbert
Robertson, mother of Patrick Robertson and grandmother of Chuck Robertson and
Cameron Word. Services were directed
by Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., Clarendon. James T. Wilson of
Harker Heights and licensed for over 50 years died June 16. He
worked in San Antonio, Austin, Seguin and Georgetown.
Arrangements were under the direction of Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home,
Killeen, TX.
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