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March 22, 2009 SUNDAY NEWS-LEADER FUNERAL NOTICES For details of services, see obituaries or call the listed funeral home. For addresses and of local funeral service providers, visit NewsLeader.com and click on announcements. Bartley, 90, see obituary. Mr. James Lester Drake 50, Greenlawn Funeral Home North.

Mrs. Opal A. Fawcett, 92, Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home at Midtown. Mrs. Leslie Amyl Hobbs, 90, see obituary.

Mr. Billy Ray Madden, 70, Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Mrs. Bonnie Mae (Hutsell) Martin, 76, KlingnerCope Family Funeral Home at Rivermonte. Mr.

Grover McDaniel, 82, see obituary. Mr. Graden Carl Rehwinkle, 74, see obituary. Mrs. Ruth Shook, 84, see obituary.

Mrs. Billie Estelle (Ray) Smith, 94, see obituary. AVA Mr. Perry L. Thompson, 85, Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava.

BLUE EYE Mr. Victor Garcia, 39, Stumpff Funeral Home South, Kimberling City. BRANSON Mrs. Marian Heusinkveld Griffin Benson, 93, Greenlawn Funeral Home Branson. BRANSON WEST Mr.

Earl "Kenny" Wilson, 72, Stumpff Funeral Home South, Kimberling City. BROOKLINE STATION Mrs. Carlene Weyant, 78, see obituary. BUTTERFIELD Mr. Gerald "Two Dog" Donnini, 56, White Funeral Home, Cassville.

CASSVILLE Mrs. Anna L. Reed, 78, Fohn Funeral Home. FALCON Mr. Donald Eugene Wagner, 61, Shadel's Colonial Chapel, Lebanon.

FORSYTH Mr. Jack B. Gideon, 83, Forsyth Whelchel Funeral Chapel. SPRINGFIELD Mrs. Norma "Dugan" Graden Carl Rehwinkle Graden Carl Rehwinkle, age 74, of Springfield, passed away Friday, March 20, 2009, in Cox Medical Center South.

He was born December 7, 1934, in Purdy, to John and Emma Laura (Miller) Rehwinkle. He was a member of Praise Assembly, where he served as deacon, usher and greeter for many years. Graden was a United States Marine veteran, a GALENA Mr. Eugene C. Brock, 82, Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home, Branson.

Mr. Robert Hon, 66, Stumpff Funeral Home South, Kimberling City. GOODNIGHT Mr. Ralph J. Burdette, 92, see obituary.

HOUSTON Mr. William Wade Skouby, 77, Evans Funeral Home. KIMBERLING CITY Sally Sue Brandell, infant daughter of Amy Young and Mike Brandell, Stumpff Funeral Home South, Kimberling City. Mr. John Howard, 92, Stumpff Funeral Home South, Kimberling City.

MARIONVILLE Mrs. Hazel Dickens, 89, Cheatham-Stumpff Funeral Home, Galena. MARSHFIELD Mrs. Anita Marcella Smith, 55, Fraker Funeral Home. MILLER Mrs.

Florence Lovern "Johnnie" Holder, 83, Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home. MOUNTAIN GROVE Mrs. Violet "Lois" Newberry, 85, CraigHurtt Funeral Home. MOUNT VERNON Mrs. Vina Emily (Cobb) Boucher, 101, see obituary.

REPUBLIC Mrs. Iola Irene Jones, 94, Meadors Funeral Home, Republic. ROGERSVILLE Miss Brittany N. Burwell, 14, see obituary. STRAFFORD Mrs.

Margaret E. Stevens, 73, Day Funeral Home, Marshfield. WALNUT SHADE Mr. Bradley R. Coleman, 69, Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home, Branson.

OMAHA, ARK. Mrs. Mary Margaret Cheek, 48, Greenlawn Funeral Home, Branson, Mo. NEW PRAGUE, MINN. Mrs.

Zepha L. Hinkle, 89, see obituary. United States Postal retiree, and an avid baseball fan. His parents, John and Emma Laura Rehwinkle; and sister Pearl Robertson, preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Claudine (Lander) Rehwinkle, Springfield, two daughters, Kim Rhea and husband, Kelly, and Christy Ellison and husband, Dustin; four grandchildren, Tyler Bracamonte and Kevin Brackamonte, Brayden Ellison and Kelsey Rhea; one brother, Earl Rehwinkle of Purdy, and a host of family and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2009, in Praise Assembly, with Rev. Billy Burris and Rev. Ken Fent officiating. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be held Monday, March 23, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m., in Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Friends and family may sign a guest book or send private condolences at www.greenlawnfuneralhome.com. Services have been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, Mo. Billie Estelle (Ray) Smith Billie Estelle (Ray) Smith, 94, departed this life Wednesday, March 18, 2009, in her home in Springfield, Missouri. Obituaries and Funerals: Friends and families of the deceased have prepared these obituaries, funeral announcements and memoriams.

They are a tribute to their loved ones' accomplishments and a service to friends who would like to pay their respects. To submit announcements and discuss fees, please contact funeral director or phone the News Leader's advertising department at (417) 836-1251 or 1-800-695-1972 between the hours of a.m. until 4:30 p.m. your Monday through Saturday: Noon until 4 p.m. Sundays; Holiday hours will vary, E-mail us at by 4:30 p.m.

Visit for a listing of funeral service providers. To fax information, please send it to (417) 836-1221 Monday through Sunday. Obituaries must be received before 4:30 p.m. for the following day's publication. Grover McDaniel Grover McDaniel Grover McDaniel, 82, of Billie's sweet and faithful spirit touched all who knew her, and she truly left this world a better place than she found it.

This brief record of her life cannot begin to describe the love and warmth she radiated to all the lives she blessed along her way. We rest in the confidence that God keeps an eternal record, which will never be forgotten. Born January 21, 1915, in Blooming Rose, Missouri, to Rosella E. (Williams) Ray and Alba Wilfred Ray, Billie grew up on Oakwood Farm, in Texas County, Missouri and in Licking, Missouri. She attended Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College in Springfield, Missouri (now Missouri State University) where she earned her degree, Bachelor of Science in Education, 1938.

She attained a Specialist degree in Reading, with other post-graduate work at Drury College (now Drury University), The University of lowa and The University of Colorado. Billie began her teaching career in the elementary grades in Licking and Edgar Springs, Missouri. She taught High School in Norwood, Mo. and in North English, lowa, and kindergarten in Sullivan, Mo. and at Boyd Elementary in Springfield.

In the Springfield R-12 district she also taught in McGregor, Sherwood, Tefft, Study, Mark Twain, Weller and Bingham Schools, until she retired in 1982. She loved teaching. Every student was important to her, as she nurtured and respected each as an individual. On December 10, 1941, she married Sherrod Suttle Smith, from Birmingham, Alabama. She is survived by their children Sheri Lynn (Smith) Levine, and her husband Eugene, Karen Ray (Smith) Parry and her husband Ron, Marsha Dale (Smith) Beyer and Stephen Sherrod Alba Smith, and his wife, Naomi.

Her grandchildren include Sally and Lincoln Smith, Ashleigh Beyer and Jennifer (Tipton) Yarbrough, Jill and Oliver Shepherd, and great-grandchildren, Mikayla Marie Yarbrough and Ryker James Peters. Billie was preceded in death by her husband, Sherrod Smith (1998) of Springfield; her father, Alba W. Ray (1955) her mother Rosella E. Ray (1988); and her brother Alba W. Ray, Jr.

(1975), all of Licking; her sister Sarah Elizabeth Sphar (1963) of Springfield; and her nephew Thomas Ray Sphar, (2005) of St. Louis. She is survived by nieces and nephews, Linda Beth (Ray) Concoby, and husband John, of Rogers, Arkansas, Debra Ray of Danville, Jan Ray of Springfield, Richard Sphar and wife Denise, of Duke, John Sphar and his wife Debbie of St. Louis, and Tom's widow Betty Sphar of St. Louis.

Billie will be missed by her many good friends and dear neighbors and her loving caregivers, who were always there for her every need. They became precious members of the family. Services are under the direction of Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel, 1947 East Seminole. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday, March 22, 2009, from 2 to 4 p.m. A Graveside Service will be held at Hazelwood Cemetery on Monday, March 23, 2009, at 11 a.m., with The Reverend Emily S.

Bowen, officiating. All are welcome to both. Memorial contributions may be made to The Foundation for Springfield Public Schools, 940 N. Jefferson, Springfield, MO, 65802, in memory of Billie E. Smith, or to St.

John's Hospice Care, Republic Road, and Springfield, MO 65804 in memory of Billie E. Smith. Carlene Weyant Carlene Weyant, 78, of Brookline Station, passed away March 19, 2009, in Brookline Station. She was born in Tulsa, on February 1, 1931. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Funeral mass will be held in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Monday, March 23, 2009. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 22, 2009, in Greenlawn Funeral Home South. Memorial donations may be made to St.

Jude's Hospital. Greenlawn Norma "Dugan" Bartley Norma "Dugan" Bartley, age 90, of Springfield, passed away Friday, March 20, 2009, in Magnolia Square. She was born August 27, 1918, in Rader, the daughter of John and Mary Kern Johnston. She lived in Washington, California and Missouri, where she worked many years as a realtor in Kansas City. She is survived by her brother, J.L.

Johnston, Yakima, and many nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2009, in GormanScharpf Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Cashmere, Washington. Go! Find something to do Thursdays in Weekend.

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Grover was born in Laurel, Mississippi, January 12, 1927, and served in the Merchant Marines and WWII. Grover and his wife Joan McDaniel were married at Grant Avenue Baptist Church in Springfield in 1950. He enjoyed fishing and camping. Grover was preceded in death by his parent Grover Sr. and Katy McDaniel.

He is survived by his wife Joan; daughter Sondra and husband Phillip Gantt; son, Danny McDaniel and wife Julia; four grandchildren, Tracy and Shawn Gantt, David McDaniel, and Carmen Rigsby; four great-grandchildren; brother J.B. McDaniel; sisters, Birdy and Bob Barber, Wilda and Kenny Strain, and Daisy Tate; various nieces and nephews; and brother-in-law Jerry Walker and wife Mary. Visitation will be held in Greenlawn Funeral Home North on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be at Greenlawn FUneral Home North on Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 1 p.m., a military honor service and burial to follow at the Military Cemetery. Acknowledge the loss, celebrate the life.

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