Kenneth Lynn Sanders, son of the late Robert Wayne Sanders and Florence Mildred Swallows Sanders, was born on October 5, 1954, in Detroit Michigan, and departed this life on July 17, 2021, at his residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 66 years.
Mr. Sanders was a welder technician at Faurecia for 44 years. He was of the Christian faith and attended Risen Church in Dexter. Kenneth was an avid golfer and bowler and a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, and the St. Louis Blues.
On June 16, 1987, in Dexter, Missouri he was united in Marriage to Joyce Plummer. Mrs. Sanders survives of their home in Dexter.
In addition to his wife Joyce, he is survived by two sons, Rick Lynn Sanders of Poplar Bluff, Missouri and Dustin Lee Hopkins and wife Julie of Jackson, Missouri; by two daughters Autumn Alaina Stacy of Bloomfield, Missouri and Nikki Elaine Baker of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; and by seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Mr. Sanders was preceded in death by his parents, and by his brother Dennis Wayne Sanders.
Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. Interment will follow in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
Mae Marie Stevens Ivy, daughter of the late Frank Warren Prichard and Loreada Ray Prichard was born on October 16, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan and departed this life in the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center at Dexter on July 16, 2021 at the age of 83.
Mrs. Ivy was a member of the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter, a homemaker and a resident of Bloomfield.
She was united in marriage to Kenneth LaRue in 1955 and to this union one daughter, Cathy was born. She was then married to Donald Gene Stevens on August 29, 1959 and to this union two daughters were born, Julie and Lisa. Mr. Stevens preceded her in death on November 19, 1987. She then married Bruce Ivy on February 14, 1992 at Dexter. Mr. Ivy preceded her in death on March 23, 2020.
She is survived by three daughters and their spouses, Cathy (Mark) Becker, Julie (Tim) Holden and Lisa (Mark) Fulkerson all of Dexter: by six grandchildren, Chelsea McMunn, Alex (Brittany) Becker, Tyler (Jeannie) Holden, Chance (Lindsay) Holden, Haley (T.J.) Robey and Matthew Fulkerson: by ten great-grandchildren, Carly McMunn, Lane McMunn, Crosby Becker, Kaia
Becker, Ashton Holden, Reece Holden, Palmer Holden, Quinn Holden, Peyton Robey and Kyndall Robey.
She was blessed to have Niki, as her longtime caregiver and a few other wonderful ladies, who provided her loving care.
Other than her husbands and parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Frankie Y. Williams and Faye F. Summers.
Graveside services will be conducted, Monday, July 19, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at the Sadler Chapel Cemetery near Dexter with Rev. Neil Durner officiating.
Memorials may be made to 18 FORELIFE, 705 Laurie Circle, Dexter, Missouri 63841.
Elwood Lee Rush, son of the late Elvis Aaron Rush and Ida Thornton Rush, was born in Gosnell, Arkansas on May 30, 1924 and departed this life at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on July 15, 2021 at the age of 97.
Mr. Rush had served his country in the United States Army. He was a retired farmer, a member of Bernie Church of Christ and lived in Bernie
He was united in marriage to Cinda Bell Keeling in Blytheville, Arkansas on December 13, 1943. She preceded her husband in death on January 5, 2005.
Other survivors include one son-in-law, Richard Gourley of Malden, Missouri; by one brother, Ira Rush & wife Sylvia of Marble Hill, Missouri; by one sister-in-law, Hazel Rush; by two grandchildren, Candy Mitchell & husband Brian of Kennett, Missouri and Tina Duncan & husband Clarence of Greenwood, Indiana; by one great-grandchild, Zak Adams; also by other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death other than by his parents and his wife, by one son, Steve Harold Rush; by one daughter, Schree Ann Gourley; by one brother, Olin Rush; by one sister, Mary Warren.
Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Missouri on Saturday, July 24, 2021 from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 P.M. Funeral services will then be conducted at 2:00 P.M. in the Mathis Funeral Chapel with Bro. Stan Dauck officiating. Interment will follow in Bernie Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to:
Bernie Church of Christ
608 Oak Street
Bernie, Missouri 63822
Lelia Blanche Dinsmore, daughter of the late Maston Hall and Ruth Haga Hall, was born on August 18, 1937, in Hopewell, Maryland, and departed this life on July 13, 2021, at St. Joseph’s Bluffs in Jefferson City, Missouri, at the age of 83 years.
Mrs. Dinsmore was a former manager of the Hatfield Inn, a former director of the Dexter Chamber of Commerce, and a children’s librarian for 11 years. In Maryland, Blanche worked for the Susquehanna Baptist Association as association clerk and worked as secretary for various churches in the area. She had a talent for decorating cakes and shared that with family and friends. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Dexter. She enjoyed scrapbooking, quilting, gardening, bird watching, and working in her yard. She loved travelling and made many trips to Maryland over the last 40 years.
On August 17, 1956, in Bel Air, Maryland, she was united in marriage to Robert Fulton Dinsmore, Jr. Mr. Dinsmore preceded her in death on December 20, 1993.
She is survived by her son, Robert Scott Dinsmore of Paragould, Arkansas and by her daughter, Pamela (Scott) McQuary of Jefferson City, Missouri.
Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by six brothers, William Hall, Earnest Hall, Eddie Lawrence Hall, Ralph Dee Hall, James B. Hall, and Orear Ira Granville “Smokey” Hall; and by two sisters, Florence Edith Anders and Opal Gray Hall.
A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
Floyd Polsgrove was born June 21, 1927, in Campbell, Missouri and passed away July 12, 2021, at his home in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 94.
Floyd was married to Peggy Froman on October 1, 1949, in Campbell, Missouri; they were married for 68 years. He was the father of three children: one son, Kent Polsgrove (Ann) of Dexter, and two daughters, Karen Lane of Dexter, and Kay Stevenson of Manchester, Missouri.
Additional survivors include eight grandchildren: Marianna Lane, Sarah Jarrell (Brad), Nicole Haze, Martha Kolker (Justin), Michelle Lane, Kendra Noyes (Jordan), Tyler Stevenson, and Madison Lane along with six great-grandchildren; Brandon, Emily, Walker, Weston, Brock, and Campbell.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Bud Crawford, Fred Polsgrove, Oather Polsgrove, Lois Boring, Murl Geer, Margaret Abernathy, Mareda Dalton, and Harold Polsgrove.
After returning home from military service in the U.S. Navy following the end of World War II, Floyd attended and graduated from the University of Missouri in 1953. Later, he became a senior supervising engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation where he remained through retirement after 35 years. From St. Louis headed south, Floyd built his family right alongside Interstate 55 until making their last homestead in Campbell, Missouri.
Floyd was also active within the community. He was a Mason, an active Rotarian with the Dexter Chapter, a scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America, a community service volunteer with the Cotton Boll Council of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, an organizing member for the Bootheel Youth Museum in Malden, Missouri and an organizing member of the Peach Fair Board in Campbell, Missouri. He continues to be a member of the Presbyterian Church in Columbia, Missouri, but was in frequent attendance at the First United Methodist Church in Dexter, Missouri.
Visitation will be Friday, July 16, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Graveside services will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 16, 2021, in Woodlawn Cemetery in Campbell.
Memorials may be made to the Bootheel Youth Museum, 700A N Douglass Street, Malden, Missouri 63863 or a charity of your choice.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
