Mildred E. "Molly" Phegley, daughter of the late Andrew Vernon and Maud Wolfe Mills, was born in Savannah, Tennessee on May 4, 1923, and passed away at the Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter, Missouri on June 16, 2016, at the age of 93 years, 1 month and 12 days.
Mrs. Phegley moved to Dexter in 1973. She was a member of the Westside Southern Baptist Church in Dexter. She was a member of the D.A.V. Auxiliary and had been very active at the Dexter Senior Center.
On May 3, 1944,she was married to Jewel Alvin Phegley in Dexter, Missouri. He preceded her in death on May 5, 2005.
She is survived by two sons, Richard Lee (Mary) Phegley of Lewisville, Texas, Albert Andrew (Shannon) Phegley of Roby, Missouri; two daughters, Linda Louise (Mike) Hawkins of Poplar Bluff, Pamela Jane (Glen) Wooley of Deatsville, Alabama; ten grandchildren, Richard Lee (Carolyn) Phegley, Jr., Scot Andrew (Kim) Phegley, Brian Douglas (Jonette) Phegley, Michael Wayne (Tammy) Hawkins, Melissa Rose Hawkins, Amanda Rachelle (Ben) Edwards, Christine Janelle (Aaron) Silas, Alvin Andrew (Shauna) Phegley, Morgan Elliott, Madison Elliott; twenty-one great grandchildren, Jacob, Samuel, Luke, Anna Kate, Olivia, Addison, West, Parker and Claire Phegley, Ansley, Rylan, and Ava Silas, Allison and Eliza Edwards, Joseph and Jakob Al-makuter, Christopher, Sarah and Austin Hawkins, Mason and Cole Phegley; brother, W. A. "Dutch" Mills and sister, Maxine Thurston both of Sikeston. Other relatives and friends also survive.
She was preceded in death by one great grandson, Trace Phegley; two brothers, Gilbert & Kenneth Mills and two sisters, Louise Monroe and Ruby Chapman.
Friends may call from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Sunday, June 19, 2016, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Monday June 20, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. in the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with Ron Williams of Aid officiating.
Interment will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens near Morley, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Missouri in charge of arrangements.
Rev. Willis H. Worth, son of the late Valle Worth and Julie Rettig Worth, was born on May 25, 1928 at Portageville and departed this life in the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center at Dexter on June 16, 2016 at the age of 88.
Rev. Worth was a member of the Olive Branch General Baptist Church near Essex, a retired General Baptist minister having served local churches for 55 years. He was the former District Manager for the National Motor Club, a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association and Prison Ministry Team, a member of the Bloomfield Masonic Lodge #153, and a 32nd Degree Mason. Rev. Worth never met a stranger, he was crazy over his grandchildren, loved riding motorcycles and was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals.
He was united in marriage to Ilene Smith on October 17, 1948 at Bloomfield. Mrs. Worth survives of the home in Dexter.
Besides his wife, survivors include three daughters, Pamela Dowdy and Teresa Worth both of Dexter, Sandra Nicole Worth of Sikeston: by one son, Eugene Worth Jr. of Farmington: by two brothers, Richard Worth of vassar, Michigan and Bill Worth of Pinellas Park, Florida: by eight grandchildren, Amy Beth Dowdy, Matthew Dowdy, LaTisha Ferraresi, Heather Annesser, Shawn Goodman, Jessie Sanders, Lee Bloomfield III and Hannah Worth: by nineteen great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by nine brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. with a Masonic Service held at 7:00 P.M. on Saturday evening. Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter with Rev. Steve Tippen officiating. Interment will follow in the Essex Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Gideons International, P. O. Box 191. Dexter, Missouri, 63841.
Opal Womack Bondurant, 96 of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Sunday evening. She was born in Hohenlinden, Mississippi on October 26, 1919 to Byron Minter Womack and Hattie Wofford Womack. She graduated High School in Woodland, Mississippi in 1937.
She worked for David M. Barton Farms for 65 years and was a member of the Parma United Methodist Church for 59 years, serving the church in many capacities. Mrs. Bondurant served on the New Madrid County School Board for 21 years. She was a loving, caring mother and wife as well as a dear friend to many. She was truly a lady with a servant's heart and devoted herself to her family, friends and church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Martin Homer Bondurant, her brothers Tom Foard Womack and Henry Harrison Womack and her sister Jo Minter Dreppard.
She is survived by her sons, Martin (Donna) Bondurant and Scott (Joy) Bondurant, her grandsons Justin (Megan) Bondurant, Brendan (Ruth) Bondurant and Cory Bondurant and by her great grandchildren, Joanna, Luke and Cole as well as her sister-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
A Graveside Service honoring Mrs. Bondurant will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 17th at Missouri State Veteran Cemetery 17357 Stars and Stripes Way Bloomfield, Missouri 63825.
Interment will follow with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service in charge of services.
Memorials may be make to the Stoddard County Children's Home, P O Box 164, Dexter, MO 63841.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com.
Timothy Scott Harbin, 50 of Puxico died near Fisk, Missouri.
Mr. Harbin was born February 3, 1966 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
He was a member of the Christian Family Fellowship in Puxico as well as the Labor Union 1104 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Survivors include his mother, Janet Metcalf and his step father Carl Medcalf; one son, Aaron Harbin; one daughter, Austin Harbin both of Puxico; two brothers, Brad Cookson of Puxico and Scott Cookson of Granite City, Illinois and one sister, Becky Siegler of Puxico, Missouri.
Preceding him in death is one sister Marva Cookson and one brother Mark.
Visitation will be Thursday, June 16 at 12 o'clock noon in the Morgan Sifford funeral home Chapel followed by the funeral at 2:00 PM also in the chapel.
Reverend Ray Placher will officiate.
Burial will be in the Duck Creek cemetery near Puxico, Missouri.
Lee Vaughn of Dexter, Missouri, son of the late Arthur Lee & Ruby Edna Maze, was born near Dexter on December 18, 1936, and passed away at the Golden Living Center in Bloomfield Missouri, on June 13, 2016, at the age of 79 years, 5 months, and 26 days.
Lee had lived in Dexter for many years. He has served in the U. S. Air Force from 1956 to 1960. He had been a farmer and had worked at Chrisman Oil.
Surviving are one son, Jason Vaughn of Dexter; four brothers & wives, Jerry (Devosha) Vaughn, Randy (Rebecca) Vaughn all of Dexter, Ronnie (Neva) Vaughn of Holy Rood, Kansas, Dale (Debbie) Vaughn of Essex; four sisters, Betty Horn of Bloomfield, Rose Champion of Iola, Kansas, Sharon Gaughn & husband Jack of Billings, Montana, and Barbara Davis & husband Jeff of Glen Allen. Other relatives and many friends also survive.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Diane Link, three brothers, Bud, Gene and Larry Vaughn.
Friends may call from 10:00 to 11:45 a.m. on Thursday June 16. 2016 at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter, Missouri.
Graveside services will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. at the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with Daniel Martin of Bloomfield officiating with interment to follow.
Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Missouri in charge of arrangements.
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