Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror, Steelville, Crawford Co. MO Local Obituaries for the Week of March 2, 2010 Agnes M. Chapman Agnes M. Chapman of Bourbon, Missouri, was born in the Delhi area, near Cuba, Missouri, on October 12, 1904 to George and Margaret (Chapman) Stevens and passed away Thursday, February 18, 2010 at the Sycamore Springs Rehabilitation Center at Liberty, Indiana, at the age of 105 years, 5 months and 6 days. As a youngster she was an exceptional student. During her eighth grade years, her teacher recognized her potential and began prepping her for Teacher’s College in Springfield, Missouri, At the age of 15, Agnes taught at the Bailey School, near Delhi, Missouri, for two years. Her first class was made up of 30 students. On April 11, 1923 she was married to Floyd C. Chapman. Agnes was baptized into the Antioch Christian Church while living in the Argo area, then in 1932 she was baptized into the Seventh Day Adventist faith in Bourbon, Missouri. She enjoyed gardening and canning and helping on the family farm and was an accomplished seamstress. She was fond of traveling and had visited 46 of the 50 states and was also a worldwide traveler. She became a receptionist for Dr. Gordon Riffel from which she retired. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia Stewart and Alberta Holt and by two half brothers, Elmer and Claude Stevens. She is survived by a daughter, Alyce Huff of Miamisburg, Ohio; two grandchildren, Donald Huff and Cheryl Kennison; brother-in-law, Jack Holt; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held on Monday, February 22, 2010 from noon until time of service at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Bourbon, Missouri. Funeral service was at 2 p.m. Monday, February 22, 2010 from the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Bourbon, Missouri with Pastor John Wolfe officiating. Interment was in the Delhi Cemetery, rural Cuba, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of Eaton Funeral Home, Sullivan, Missouri. Maxine Fern Counts Maxine Fern Counts of Steelville, Missouri was born June 9, 1919 in Licking, Missouri to Otto and Lucy (Payne) Pewitt and passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Cuba Manor, Cuba, Missouri at the age of 90 years. She married Garnell Brinkley and to this union three children were born. He preceded her in death in 1971. Later she married Freeman Counts who preceded her in death in 1980. Maxine was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Ellington, Missouri and was a past member of the Eastern Star in Ellington, Missouri. In her spare time, she loved to oil paint landscapes in which her family will cherish her memory and her talent. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otto and Lacy Pewitt; husbands, Garnell and Freeman; one son, Gary Brinkley; and one grandson, Donald Brinkley. She is survived by her sons, Donald Brinkley and wife Barbara and Gene Brinkley and wife Sandra all of Steelville, Missouri; daughter-in-law, Donna Brinkley of St. Louis, Missouri; one brother, Bill Pewitt and wife Wilma of Lonedell, Missouri; two sisters, Pat Phillips and husband Bob of Springfield, Missouri and Delores Girard and husband Mel of St. Louis, Missouri; nine grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Visitation was from 9 a.m. until service time on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri with Elder Miriam Counts officiating. Special music of “He Touched Me” was sang and played by Elder Miriam Counts. Other music played was “Amazing Grace.” Committal prayer and burial were in the Hutchinson Cemetery in Licking, Missouri. Casketbearers were Steve Marshall, D.J. Ransom, Darren Brinkley, Don Brinkley, Tom Brinkley and Tim Brinkley. Arrangements under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, Missouri. Mary Gregory Mary “Short” Evelyn Gregory nee Luck of St. Louis, Missouri formerly of Steelville, Missouri was born on Monday, January 10, 1916 in Crawford County to Thomas Edward Luck and Mattie Ora Halbert Luck and passed away on Monday, February 22, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 94 years, 1 month and 12 days. Mary married Raney Gregory in 1937 and to this union six children were born. Mary retired in 1978 from the B&C Machine Shop, St. Louis, Missouri as a machinist, then moved to Steelville, Missouri. Her hobbies were fishing, quilting, cooking, gardening, and watching the Cardinal baseball team. Mary liked to visit and entertain visitors. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Mattie Luck; husband, Raney; sons, Clyde Ellis Gregory and Rainy “Red” Gregory; brothers, John, Tom, and Clyde Luck; sisters Hazel Harman and Daphne (Domenic) Ramori; brothers-in-law, Herschel Richardson and Sam Harman. She is survived by her children, Bennie (Judy) Gregory of Calverton Park, Missouri, Thomas (Janet) Gregory of Afton, Missouri, Gary (Virginia) Gregory of High Ridge, Missouri and Betty Jo Vandergrifft of Glendale, Arizona; sisters, Pearl “Jack” Woods of Steelville, Missouri, and Ada (John) Schwent of Cuba, Missouri; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Cecil (Bertha) Gregory of Manhattan, Kansas, and Jewel Luck of Steelville, Missouri; 16 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; other relatives and friends. Visitation was Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 9 a.m. to noon and funeral service at noon at Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri with Father James Finder officiating. Burial was at the Gregory Cemetery, Cherryville, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri. Kathy Darlene Jordan Kathy Darlene (Williams) Jordan of Texas was born December 19, 1952 at Steelville, Missouri to Clyde C. and Mae Rose Eaton Williams and passed away Sunday, February 21, 2010 at Houston, Texas at the age of 57 years, 2 months and 2 days. Kathy was united in marriage to Robert Dale Jordan and to this union one daughter was born. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Mae Rose Williams; brothers, Clyde Leroy Williams, Calvin Whittaker and Garry Williams and sister, Doris Walton. She is survived by her husband, Robert Dale Jordan; daughter, Tammy Lisa Jordan McQurter and husband Lonnie Paul, Jr.; two grandsons, Lonnie Paul III and Robert Earl McQurter, all of Texas; sisters, Shirley Mallison MacKenzie, Joyce Carlsen Hart, Judy Head, Elaine Rowland, Jacqueline Iocca and Juanita Farina; brothers, Ronald and Wayne Williams, Cleve, Leamon and Gene Whittaker; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held Tuesday, February 23, 2010 from 5-9 p.m. at the Klein Funeral Home, Magnolia, Texas. Funeral service was held 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Klein Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Dunn officiating. Interment followed at the Klein Memorial Park, Magnolia, Texas. James Stanley James “Jim” Leonard Stanley of Cuba, Missouri was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday, August 22, 1945 to Jake Stanley and Arline Zimmermann Stanley and passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at the age of 64 years. James served his country honorably retiring from the United States Army on May 21, 2003. He married Lois Koch in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 12, 1987. He was the owner of the Indian Hills utilities and also was recently a part-time charter bus Holiday Tours driver. He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cuba, the Patriot Guard Riders and a life member of the VFW. He was a licensed pilot and had his own plane several years ago. Jim also enjoyed motorcycling. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jake and Arline Stanley; brother, Bill Stanley and sister, Claudine Fite. He is survived by his wife, Lois; son Marc Stanley of San Antonio, Texas; sister, Nancy (Jeffrey) Studt of O’Fallon, Missouri; brother-in-law, Don (Linda) Koch of St. Peters, Missouri; two grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Visitation was Wednesday, March 3, 2010 from 10-11 a.m. at Hutson Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri. Graveside service with full military honors at 2 p.m. at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri with Pastor Gerald Wittmaier officiating. Arrangements under the direction of Hutson Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri. Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWebArchives by: Winnie Brooks