Our Loved Ones Remembered
A Memorial Day Tribute May 28, 2012
LaVerna Village is a licensed Medicare and Medicaid Skilled Nursing Home facility. The 120 bed facility accommodates both men and women and features semi-private rooms and private rooms when available.
Private rooms available for our short-term, skilled stay residents. Daily rate is all inclusive including transportation, Wander Guard Alert System, Laundry, meals, guest meals, snacks, all activities and much more!
20 bed Special Care unit for Alzheimer’s and related Dementia disorders. This unit is completely secure with a self-contained courtyard. Family atmosphere is promoted by the openness of the Unit and patient to staff ratio. Daily activities are an important part of providing a good quality of life to our residents. We provide a variety of large group, small group and one on one’s, covering a broad range of interests. Our larger and remodeled Therapy Department provides over 1,900 square feet of space for our residents and outpatients use. We have a staff of ďŹ ve full time employees with over 50 years experience in our Physical and Occupational Therapy Department.
2 Loved Ones Remembered May 28, 2012
James D. Adams Jr. 1932-2010
Alice S. Adams 1934-2009
Kevin Aborn
56 years together on earth, together forever in heaven. We love and miss you Mom and Dad.
1963-2011 A heart of gold stopped beating, two shining brown eyes at rest, God broke our hearts to prove he only takes the best.
Kenny, Treasa, “B.A.”, “Boo” & Families
Love, Debbie
Malorie Adkins
Josh Bailey
1991-2004
1991-2008
Always in our heart. We love & miss you Mal.
The day God took you to rest, we saw He only takes the best. Grateful for the time we had. Remembered always.
Mom, Dad, Ashleigh & Sawyer
Mom, Dad, Brothers
Carl Banks 1923-2002
Mary Banks 1922-2010
Brett Baltezor 1990-2009 Those who gave our lives beauty live forever in our hearts. Remember- The stars are windows out of Heaven from which we will always connect We love you more Brett, Family and Friends
To our loving Mother & Father, You were the best Parents & Grandparents. We all miss you very much. Thank you for your love. Carol, Shirley, Rosie & Grandchildren
Kyle Aaron Barr 1991-2009
John Barnes
Leatrice Barnes
1924-2005
1927-1962
Appreciate your parents & treat them with loving care... for you will only know their value, when you see their empty chair. Sadly missed by Gail, Vicki, Debby & Steve
Happy 21st Birthday on June 18th Grandson! Sending our hugs & love to Heaven. Little Sis graduated on Mother’s Day. We know you were with her.
"There are stars who's light only reaches the earth long after they have fallen appart. There are people who's remembrance gives light in this world, long after they have passed away. This light shines in our darkest nights on the road we must follow." ~The Talmud
Love you Buddie, Grandma & Grandpa
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Jordan N. Bartram 1992-2010
My beautiful angel Jordan, Not a day goes by without memories of you. I will cherish everyone of those until we are together again.
Jordan N. Bartram
"To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die." ~ Thomas Campbell
1992-2010
I love & miss you so much. I can’t believe you’re gone. I want this nightmare to end.
Love Mom.
Love, Daddy Jamie
Jordan N. Bartram
Jordan Bartram
1992-2010
1992-2010
My sister Jordan, She was the best sister ever. I love her so much.
We hear your laughter in the wind We feel your hugs in the sun We feel your tears in the rain You will always be with us in our hearts We all miss and love you, Jordan
Richard Beck 1933-2008 We think of you every single day. We love and miss you.
Love, Nicholas
Dad, Sadie, Dylan & Ethan Your Loving Family
"He who has gone, so Dana Berg we but cherish his
1948-2001
memory, abides with us,
Steve Bennett 1960-2010 Steve, We remember your smiles, your kindness, your hope, your courage. You were a valiant warrior. Missing you, Your Family, Friends & students
4 Loved Ones Remembered May 28, 2012
You are gone, but never forgotten. May you ride through the heavens with no pain or sorrow. You will always be in our hearts. Greatest husband & father in the world.
From Your Loving Wife & Family
more potent, nay, more George M. Blakely
present than the living
1934-2005 Great Husband, Father, Grandpa, & Friend. You are missed everyday. See you in Heaven. We love you!
man." ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Donna M. Brown 1938-2011
Richard T. Brown 1941-2007
Hazel Brooks
David W. Blakley, Sr.
Lula M. Blakley
1913-1989
1920-2000
Dad & Mom, Our eyes fill with tears while remembering many wonderful years. Miss you.
1931-2005
To our loving parents, we miss you both. You have blessed the 18 of us with good work ethics. We followed your instructions to pursue a good education, and to love one another.
To one loving mother, missed by husband & children. Loved reading her Bible.
Love Rick, Darrel, Brian, Steve, Michelle & Denise
Eugene L. Browning, Jr. 1956-2005 We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday, & the days before that too. We think of you in silence, we often speak your name. Now all we have is memories & your picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake with which we’ll never part. God has you in His Keeping, we have you in our heart. Love Always, Your Family
Freeman Buckles
Freeman Buckles
Ricky W. Caldwell
1924-2005
1924-2005
1957-2011
My dad, my hero, my Guardian Angel, I miss you everyday. Sending love to you in Heaven. Thank you for your service to our country. Love, Patricia
“Crafting Lasting Memories For Your Loved Ones 89 Years Since 1923” In Business
VAN VICKLE MONUMENTS 1717 Frederick, St. Joseph
232-5882
To my loving husband, I miss you so much! Thank you for all your love.
It has been almost a year since you left us, we miss you everyday. All our love, Mom, Dad, Gabby, Deana, Vickie, Steve & Grandkids
Van Vickle Monuments would like to extend our thanks to the residents of the four-state area for 89 years of support. For three generations, we have served you with quality craftsmanship and have extended compassion to you and your loved ones. St. Joseph News-Press May 28, 2012 5
Harold Chellew
Mary Chilcote
1950-2011
1935-2012
Dad & Mom, We miss you both so much & love you. Thank you for all the love & care you gave us.
You are truly missed by all friends & family. You will continue to be in our hearts! Thank you for all you have done for us. We love you!!
Thanks for all your help at Patee House Museum. You left us far too soon. We love & miss you.
Love, your children, Fern, Ellemay, Georgia, Clara, Robert, Jr., & all the Grandchildren
Love, Your Family
Gary, Doug, Carolyn & Hillary
Clarence Casebolt
Georgia Casebolt
1903-1984
1913-2009
For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. ~William Penn
Kevin M. Crossfield Jr. 1983-1999
Baby Boy, I miss you & that beautiful smile so much. My heart is so empty without you.
Ellen Conroy
Jimmie Clark
Verneal Clark
1947-2011
1923-2010
1916-2011 We will always cherish your love & your example.
Life isn’t the same without you. Love and miss you so much. I love you so very much, Mommy
Our love for you is endless, Your Family
Love, Sue, Theresa, Julie, Maureen, Mike & Family
Brian Crouse 1980-2000 Beloved Son, Brother & Grandson, Forever in our hearts & memories. Still missed everyday. We couldn’t love you more. Love, Mom, Dad, Beth & Family
6 Loved Ones Remembered May 28, 2012
Arthur L. Culver
Davey Callaway
Martin Miller
Willie Dale
1924-2001
1984-2010
1957-2001
1980-2000
Our hearts beat for you both. Our eyes cry for you both. Our empty arms reach out for you both as our mouths say we love and miss you both. Your Loving Family
Our loved ones taken from family, sadly missed. Willie loved life and he enjoyed his trucks. Martin loved by wife and family. Sadly missed.
Johnnie Lee Davidson 1936-2011
When we have joys to share, we share with you. So long as we live We’ll remember you.
Charles H. Danberry We all love you and miss you. We are always thinking of you.
From, your wife, Edna M. Danberry; sons, Charles Dean Danberry, Terry Lee Danberry & wife Jonnie; daughters, Ruth, Lisa, Jean & husband Phillip; Steve & all of your grandkids & great-grandkids.
Greatly missed by Family
Harold D. Davis
Harold D. Davis, Jr.
1940-2010
1970-1999
Gone, but not forgotten. There’s not a day goes by that I don’t think about you.
Gone, but not forgotten. We think of you everyday. You’d be so proud of your son.
Your wife, Son & Daughters, Grandkids and Great-Grandson
Mom, Son, Sisters & Brother
Brian Denbow
Rosie Denbow
Denbow rocks in Heaven! We love & miss you. We will be together again some day.
A loving Mother & Grandmother, we miss you.
Bonnie J. Decker 1934-2009 Leonard Decker 1931-1992 God saw you were getting tired, & a cure was not meant to be. So He put His arms around you, & whispered “Come with Me.” With tearful eyes we watched you, as we saw you pass away. Although we love you deeply, we could not make you stay. Your golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us...He only takes the best. Love always, Terry, Nancy, Shawna, Preston, Linda & Bob.
Bobby Degrote 1977-2012 We love and miss you very much. We miss sitting on the deck telling jokes and having fun with our New York.
Love, Your Loving Family
Alex & Jesse, Zack, Courtney, Maggie & Family
Cheryl Dittemore 1962-2007
Vicki Dennis 1951-2011 To our loving Mother & Wife. We love & miss you very much. We carry you with us in our hearts everyday.
The joy & love we shared will live on in our hearts always. We love you.
Sadly missed by Chuck, Danny, Wayne, Karen, Marian, Cindy, Cheryl, Chris & Family
Douglas Dwyer
Donald Ebling Jr.
1944-2008
1959-2011
There isn’t a day that we don’t miss your love, advice and caring assistance. You are now our Guardian Angel.
Your 53rd birthday just passed May 10th. It’s been 16 months since you left us. We miss you and loved you.
Love, Ilene and Family
Love, Mom, Randy, Ronda & Tom
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Grandma Rosie Dora Emberry
Bonnie Jean Echterling 1927-2008
1932-2007
Grandpa Tommy Thomas H. Emberry To our wonderful wife & mother. You will always be loved, remembered, missed, & cherished.
1926-2002 Lucy Elder
Love your parents & treat them with loving care...for you will only know their value, when you see their empty chair.
1910-2009 To the best Grandma ever. We love & miss you so much.
Your Loving Husband & Family
Love Roxann & Family
Love the Kids & Grandkids
Lloyd Leo Foster
Joe Gawatz
1926-2008
1963-2011
1952-1996
You’ll never be forgotten. Your memory will live with us forever. Our memories will never fade away. Another year is gone, but you are still in our thoughts each & every day.
Dad, I miss you so much. Thank you for guiding me this far and for watching over me every step of the way.
It broke our hearts to lose you. You did not go alone. For part of us went with you, The day God called you home.
Your loving wife, Linda; Craig, Robert, Lana, Jason, Michelle, Aaron, Lance, Halee, Katlyn, & Chase
Love, Lora
Love, Your Family
Heaton-Bowman-Smith “Caring In All That We Do”
www.heatonbowmansmith.com To our Family this is more than a business, it’s a Tradition of Family Service. When we are serving families, it is our mission to treat your family like you were a part of ours. As a fourth generation, family owned funeral home, we are honored and privileged to have served the St. Joseph and Savannah communities for over 170 years. 8 Loved Ones Remembered May 28, 2012
Tony Gilkey
Bill Gillenwater
Ryan Gillenwater
1944-2011
1988-2005
To our Husband, Father, & Grandfather. To our Son, Grandson & Nephew. We miss & love you both. Love, Wife, Kids, Father, Aunts, Uncles & Cousins
Serving You in: St. Joseph 3609 Frederick, (816) 232 - 3355 Savannah 307 S. 6th Street, (816) 324 - 3355
• Pre-arrangement Counseling • Funeral Service • Crematory
More than Tradition, for Over 170 Years
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Betty J. Grebe
Joyce Grimes
1936-2009
1945-2005
Ronnie & Andy Grimes
Mom, Loving you always, & missing you constantly.
1957-1997
Darla Kieser
1968-1980
1963-2008
Sadly missed by your family. We will always love you. I know you’re in God’s hands now and you’re safe.
Love, Jim, Susan, Tim, Janie & Families
Sadly missed by your family. We will always love you. I know you’re in God’s hands now and you’re safe.
Love, Your Family
Love, Your Family
Marissa Griswold 1995-2003 I love you in big ways, I love you in small ways, I love you this minute & I’ll love you always. We miss you still too much. Aunt Go-Go, Uncle Dennis & Family
Dr. Rev. Charles R. Hagee
Marissa Toni Griswold 1995-2003
1995-2003
3421 days since I last saw your beautiful face, kissed your lips or felt your warm embrace...they say I am such a strong woman, but they have no idea….inside I am dying. Lately I have failed at keeping it hidden but I know you are watching over me, I feel you…thanks baby girl I love you with every fiber of my being, until we meet again…Love Momma xoxo www.myangelmarissatoni.com
Artist D. Ward (Preston) Hardin 1936-2003
Allen B. Hardin 1965-2004
Beloved wife and son of Jerry Hardin. We miss you both for all your love and kindness From Your Loving Family
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Marissa Toni Griswold Dear Rissa Butt, We little knew that morning that God would call your name, In life we loved you dearly; in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone. For part of us went with you, the day God called you home. Love Dad, Brooke & Sam www.myangelmarissatoni.com
"Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you there." ~ Isla Paschal Richardson
1934-2007 Rev. Charles, Your family & friends miss you still after four years. Wife, Sue; Kathy, Cindy & Ron
Justin Hartman 1980-2011
We talk about you & remember you always #47. We love & miss you.
The Boys At The Barn
Justin Hartman
Justin Hartman
1980-2011
1980-2011
We love you Wee Man, We will never forget you. Miss you so much.
We love & miss you so much Justin, Your memories are what keeps us going. Forever in our hearts Always in our memories.
The Beverly Lumber Bunch
Mom, Keith, Jeremy, Stevie, Jered, & Janelle
Patricia Hendrix
Velma (Mom) Hayden
Danny Watson Jr.
1932-2003
1973-2004
Our beloved son & mother, our hearts ache so for everyday you are away. We love you so. Gloria, Danny & Jody
1947-2011
"And can it be that in a world so full and busy, the loss of one weak creature makes a void in any heart, so wide and deep that nothing but the width and depth of eternity can fill it up!"
J.D. Herr 1977-2003
Gage Sproat We miss you and love you so much.
1994-2003
Love, Mother, sisters, brother, children & grandkids
You are the piece of my heart that is missing. It will never be whole or stop hurting until we are together again. Love always, Greg, Janet, Kelly, Alisha & Kelsey
Author: Charles Dickens
Thomas Higdon 1981-2004
We still feel your loving presence near us. You are always just a memory away from our hearts.
Mike Hirter 1944-2009 To the love of my life. I miss you so much. Always - only you.
Love Always, Mom, Bob, Chad & Family Dawn
Abbiegail Honeycutt
Kenneth Honeycutt
1924-1976
1916-1981
Mom & Dad, So many years have passed, but we all remember you like it was yesterday. We love and miss you very much. Love & miss you both, Your Family
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Bill Huber
Billy J. Huber
Dorothy I. Huber
Bill Dee Huber
1915-2011
1915-2011
1910-1989
1953-1971
Quite often a memory sneaks up on me & rolls down my cheek. I planned on you leaving, but was never prepared for how much I would miss you .
Our family chain is broken & nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again. We love & miss you, Your Loving Family
As Always, Streak
Joshua Richard Jacobson 1982-2001
Bernita Hughes
Allison Blanton Hummer
1937-2007
1967-2010
Sadly missed by husband, Sherry, Cindy, George, Kenneth, Kyle, Terin, Cassie & Nate and Tristan
Brain cancer may have taken you from this life, but it can’t take you from our hearts.
Words cannot express the hole in our hearts since you’ve been gone. You are thought of everyday with great love. We miss you dearly Josh.
From all of us here in Kansas, Dad & the Jacobson Family
Love you, miss you so much, Family & Friends
Homer Jennings 1930-2003 God saw him getting tired, a cure was not meant to be so He put His arms around him & whispered “Come home with Me”. Missed by Wife, Children, Grandchildren, Family & Friends,
Albert R. Klawuhn Sr. 1926-2010
Cindy Joswick-McClanahan 1957-2006 If I could have a lifetime wish, a dream that would come true, I’d pray to God with all my heart for yesterday and you. Miss you, Mom, Jim & Joswicks
12 Loved Ones Remembered May 28, 2012
Robin Keck
We thank God for you, my dear husband, our loving father, grandfather. You are at peace in His hands in Heaven. You are deeply missed.
1956-2012 Mommy, We love & miss you so much! You’re our guardian angel & mommy. Not good-bye, but see ya later. Love, Brooky & Ali-Jo
Love, wife Mary; children, Theresa, Albert Jr., Philip, grandchildren & great-grandsons.
Bill G. Lam 1926-2002
Leona M. Lam 1934-2007
Alice Kneib
Kelly Knott
Donald Kretzschmar
1929-2010
1959-2004
1939-1999
A thoughtful, considerate, loving Wife & Mother truly missed by Francis, Bruce, Mark, Nancy, Rita & Ann
I think of you every day and the good times we had. You are loved and missed and always with me.
Your Sister, Glenda
To my wonderful grandpa and grandma, I love and miss you very much. You own my heart forever.
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, You live deep in us, We will keep you always. Quietly, surely, as the seashell keeps the sea.
Love your grandaughter, Christine Klepac “Kickel” & “Babydoll”
Charles Wm. Leffler, Sr.
Luella (Peachie) Leslie
1920-2006
1940-2011
Leona E. Leffler 1920-2002
Charles Wm. Leffler, Jr. 1944-1971
Gone from our sight, not from our hearts.
You gave so much, yet asked for so little. You’ll always be missed and loved.
Always loved and remembered. Sadly Missed by Husband, Children, Grandchildren, Brother & Sisters.
Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren & great-great-grandchildren
Sisters and Brothers
Mike Lyle 1955-2012 If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I’d walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again. Missing You - Love Always - Mom, Margaret & Sister, Debbie
Edward Makos
Mark Masoner
1918-2003
1960-2006
Still missed by us all.
Son, We love & miss you so much.
Wife, Children, Grandchildren & Great-Grandchildren
Love, Mom; Brothers, Mike & Jr.; Sister, Cheryl; Children, Shealynn & Kodie; special Grand-daughter, Javen.
Larry “Foxy” Means 1941-2011 Beloved Husband, Best Friend & Father. “Foxy” never net a stranger & always said to everyone, “Have a good day.” Missing you! Love, Bubbles & Family
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Charles (Bud) Mitchell 1908-1999
Ellen (Russell) Mitchell 1913-1988
Jason G. Miller
Nancy J. Mooney
JoAnn Moppin
1981-2007
1951-2011
1933-2004
She did make a difference & we miss her very much.
Miss you now, Missed you yesterday, Miss you Always
Marjorie Fletcher & Family
Love you Forever, your Kids, Grandkids, Great-Grandkids & Husband
Father, We pray for those we love but see no longer. Grant them peace in thy loving wisdom and perfect will. Amen.
We love & miss you everyday, you will always be in our hearts. Love you always, Mom, Amber & Family
Vera Morris
Jimmy J. Munger, Jr.
Jimmy J. Munger, Jr.
1914-2011
1973-1998
1973-1998
1960-2011
Beloved Grandmother I know you’re in Heaven & smiling. Please take care of Larry Ray for us. We miss you so.
Remembered as a son, grandson, brother & best friend. I’ll forever miss your contagious smile and good advice. I’ll remember you Jimmy.
I was so blessed to have known you and so sad you are gone. Your face so sweet, again we will meet. Your face has aged, but my heart remains the same.
Gone too soon. Beloved Son, Brother, Uncle. You gave us joy & laughter. Our hearts are empty. We miss you.
Love, Brenda & Elliott
Love, Billie
Love, Mom
Love, Mom, Dad, Brenda & Elliott
Larry Ray Nance
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.
Melba Nicks Herbert Nicks
Major Dewey E. Newhart
Todd Nelson Sr.
Ronnie Polkingharn
1961-2004
1972-1991
No farewell words were spoken, No time to say Goodbye. You were gone before we knew it & only God knows why, He needed 2 more angels in Heaven. Too soon you were gone, but you are not forgotten. Sadly missed & loved by your Mother & Sisters
14 Loved Ones Remembered May 28, 2012
1919-1944 US Army Air Corps 1941-1944 KIA over France, June 12, 1944 Buried US Cemetery Normandy France
To a loving Mother and Father, we miss you both!
Love, Your Family
Tonya Kay O’Neal
Kenneth S. Peter
1971-2009
1926-2012
Our loss and the love you left behind is immeasurable Memories and the Lord’s promise that we will be rejoined, carries us through our days.
Sure glad I stayed at the hospital those two months with you. The good memories over 64 years help, but wish you were here.
Cleo Plowman 1936-1993 Pops, we love & miss you still after all these years.
Love Forever: Dad, Debi, Dakota, Nick, Jadon, Stetson, Brad and family, Aaron and family
Love, Fanny
Bob Prawitz 1917-1993
Bertilla Prawitz 1915-1999
Evelyn Plymell
Charlotte Power
1939-2007
1933-2006
To my loving wife & the mother of our children. We miss you so much, you are always with us in our hearts & thoughts.
Our family chain is broken, And nothing seems the same, But as God calls us one by one, The chain will link again.
Love, John, Johnnie & Donald
Love, Your Family
Rudy B. Rivera
Mike Roady
Roy Roark
Carole Robreau
Gary Rowlett
1984-2007
1935-2010
1921-2008
1937-2011
1942-2002
To my dear MotherYou were the love of my life. I miss you every day.
We still miss you & we still love you.
Love, Mark
Darla, Clif, Chris & Clark & Families
Mom & Dad Much Loved - Much Missed
To our loving Dad, Grandpa & Big Paw Paw. Words can never express how much we miss you each & every day.
Love, Mom, Patrick, Ashley & Everyone.
Love, Mike, Jo, Tawnya & Tyler
1934-2009 I miss you everyday but I know it was time for you to go. your work here had been done.
Mimi, Carol, Susie & Families
Helen Roark
You’re very, very special to everyone and we miss you so much. We all love you too so much. You’re still my baby.
Donald L. Pritchett
1923-2004 Beloved parents and grandparents. We all love and miss you everyday. Love, Ilene and Family
Love you, Greg, Janet, Kelley, Alisha & Kelsey
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June Schoenfelder 1938-2010
To Our Loving Mother
Thomas E. Scott
Kelly Thomas-Scott Flores
1927-2009
1986-2007 Always on our minds.... Forever in our hearts!
Sadly missed by Husband, Kids, Grandkids, Family & Friends
Love & miss you both!!
When you are sorrowful look into your heart and you shall see that you are weeping for that which has been your delight ~ Kahlil Gibran
Russell Smith 1919-2005
Alberta Smith 1920-1995
Don Sigrist
Ferd & Ruth Seckinger 1915-1999
1916-2002
Ronnie Seckinger 1939-2010
1956-2002 It’s been 10 years, still missed & loved by your family.
Kindly remembered and missed by your whole family. Love, Your Family
Russell Eugene Smith, Sr. 1950-2011
Maynard L. Smith 1946-1968 US Navy 3rd Class Son of Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Smith, Troy, Ks. Killed February 7, 1968 MeKong Delta Vietnam
16 Loved Ones Remembered May 28, 2012
You are missed deeply by your whole family. Wish you were here with us. Tell Mom & Dad “Hi”.
Love Your Family, “892”
We miss you deeply and think about you everyday. Wish you were with us. We all love you.
Love Always, Janet, Wally, Kendra, Robert and Perry “892”
Bryan Sollars 1964-2011
‘Til my heart stops beating & I take my last breath I will love & miss you.
Always, Jennifer
Colby T. Sollars
Nancy Springs
Nancy Springs
Cracker Stewart
Eugene “Jack” Stewart
1987-2007
1955-2012
1955-2012
1932-2011
1922-2012
We will always remember your radiant love & you will remain in our hearts forever.
You promised me 20 years, We made 17 wonderful years. You were a great Husband, Father, Brother and Friend. We will always love and miss you!
5 years now Colb, still feels like yesterday. Miss you, Love you Aunt Jan and Tay
“An Angel” An Aunt so sweet, a sister-in-law you can’t beat. We miss you and Loved you. Love, Glenna, Fred, Tabby & Rodney
Love, Larry, Jennifer, Josh, Jeremiah, Angie, David & Nana’s Boys
We love you & miss you so much.
Love, Wanda
Wife, Betty & the whole Family, Helen & Larry, Granddaughter Jackie & Grandchildren.
Davi R. Thompson
Dawn Thornton
1974-2009
1975-2004
A day doesn’t go by that you are not thought about. Blakli says or does something every day that reminds us of you “Our two peas in a pod” You will always be missed. We love you.
You are always in our thoughts and forever in our hearts. We love and miss you very much.
Blakli, Dad, Mom, Bobbi & Terri
Love, Charles, Jamie K, Mom, Dad, & Jamie W.
Joan Sweet 1939-2010
Life lessons are learned, some treasures are lost or taken, but memories of you are not. We have your faith, integrity & your memories, therefore we are the lucky ones.
David Stobaugh 1940-2003 Miss you.
Dearly missed, but never forgotten, Beth, Mary & Doug
Liz
Kurt E. Vey
Gina Carole Murphy-Watkins
Gina C. Watkins
1957-2009
1970-2010
1970-2010
Thank you for the beautiful memories. We miss you very much.
We pray you know how much we love & miss you.
My ride or die, I love & miss you so much. Always on my mind & in my heart forever.
Love, Dane, Mom & Dad, Sonie & Family
Love, Mom, Dustie,Murf & Brooke
I love you, Jeannie
"Your silent tents of green We deck with fragrant flowers; Yours has the suffering been, The memory shall be ours." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow St. Joseph News-Press May 28, 2012 17
Leroy E. Watson
Dorothy V. Botts Watson
1909-1999
1914-1999
Poppi and Mom, I miss you so much each and every day. Thank you for all your love, wisdom and understanding. Your loving daughter, Minister Marva Ladine Watson
"Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you there." ~ Isla Paschal Richardson
James West Jr. 1918-2007
Hazel M. West 1922-2007
Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same. but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.
We Love & miss you very much
James E. Wheeler 1939-2003 In loving memory of the man who stole my heart 50 years ago. He will never be forgotten. Kay, Children and Grandchildren.
Charles L. Wells 1913-1978
Elaine (Schopfer) Wells 1918-1988 To the very best Dad, Mom and grandparents ever. You are deeply missed. Thanks for all our wonderful memories you gave us. Love you both. Love your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
"There are stars who's light only reaches the earth long after they have fallen appart. There are people who's remembrance gives light in this world, long after they have passed away. This light shines in our darkest nights on the road we must follow." ~The Talmud
When I’m Gone By: Mrs. Lyman Hancock
When I come to the end of my journey And I travel my last weary mile, Just forget if you can, that I ever frowned And remember only the smile.
Forget that I’ve stumbled and blundered And sometimes fell by the way. Remember I have fought some hard battles And won, ere the close of the day.
Forget unkind words I have spoken; Remember some good I have done. Forget that I ever had heartache And remember I’ve had loads of fun.
Then forget to grieve for my going, I would not have you sad for a day, But in summer just gather some flowers And remember the place where I lay,
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And come in the shade of evening When the sun paints the sky in the west Stand for a few moments beside me And remember only my best.
HISTORY of MEMORIAL DAY Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. It is believed that date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country. The first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The ceremonies centered around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington mansion, once the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Various Washington officials, including Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, presided over the ceremonies. After speeches, children from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan Home and members of the GAR made their way through the cemetery, strewing flowers on both Union and Confederate graves, reciting prayers and singing hymns. Local observances claim to be the first local springtime tributes to the Civil War dead already had been held in various places. One of the first occurred in Columbus, Miss., April 25, 1866, when a group of women visited a cemetery to decorate the graves of Confederate soldiers, who had fallen in battle at Shiloh. Nearby were the graves of Union soldiers, neglected because they were the enemy. Disturbed at the sight of the bare graves, the women placed some of their flowers on those graves, as well. Today, cities in the North and the South claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day in 1866. Both Macon and Columbus, Ga., claim the title, as well as Richmond, Va. The village of Boalsburg, Pa., claims it began there two years earlier. A stone in a Carbondale, Ill., cemetery carries the statement that the first Decoration Day ceremony took place there on April 29, 1866. Carbondale was the wartime home of Gen. Logan. Approximately 25 places have been named in connection with the origin of Memorial Day, many of them in the South, where most of the war dead were buried. The official birthplace declared in 1966, Congress and President Lyndon Johnson declared Waterloo, N.Y., the “birthplace” of Memorial Day. There, a ceremony on May 5, 1866, honored local veterans, who had fought in the Civil War. Businesses closed and residents flew flags at half-staff. Supporters of Waterloo’s claim say earlier observances in other places were either informal, not community-wide or one-time events. By the end of the 19th century, Memorial Day ceremonies were being held on May 30 throughout the nation. State legislatures passed proclamations designating the day, and the Army and Navy adopted regulations for proper observance at their facilities. It was not until after World War I, however, that the day was expanded to honor those who have died in all American wars. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress, though it is still often called Decoration Day. It was
then also placed on the last Monday in May, as were some other federal holidays. Some states have Confederate observances, but many southern states also have their own days for honoring the Confederate dead. Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day on the last Monday of April, Alabama on the fourth Monday of April and Georgia on April 26. North and South Carolina observe it on May 10, Louisiana on June 3 and Tennessee calls that date Confederate Decoration Day. Texas celebrates Confederate Heroes Day Jan. 19 and Virginia calls the last Monday in May Confederate Memorial Day. Gen. Logan’s order for his posts to decorate graves in 1868 “with the choicest flowers of springtime” urged: “We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance. ... Let pleasant paths invite the coming and going of reverent visitors and fond mourners. Let no neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic.” The crowd attending the first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery was approximately the same size as those that attend today’s observance, about 5,000 people. Then, as now, small American flags were placed on each grave — a tradition followed at many national cemeteries today. In recent years, the custom has grown in many families to decorate the graves of all departed loved ones. The origins of special services to honor those who die in war can be found in antiquity. The Athenian leader Pericles offered a tribute to the fallen heroes of the Peloponnesian War over 24 centuries ago that could be applied today to the 1.1 million Americans, who have died in the nation’s wars: “Not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions, but there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone, but in the hearts of men.” To ensure the sacrifices of America’s fallen heroes are never forgotten, in December 2000, the U.S. Congress passed and the president signed into law, “The National Moment of Remembrance Act,” P.L. 106-579, creating the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance. The commission’s charter is to “encourage the people of the United States to give something back to their country, which provides them so much freedom and opportunity” by encouraging and coordinating commemorations in the United States of Memorial Day and the National Moment of Remembrance. The National Moment of Remembrance encourages all Americans to pause wherever they are at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day for a minute of silence to remember and honor those who have died in service to the nation. As Moment of Remembrance founder Carmella LaSpada states: “It’s a way we can all help put the memorial back in Memorial Day.” (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
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