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Civil Township:
Boonville
Quadrant Map:
Boonville
General Location:
Boonville
Congressional Township:
Township 49-N; Range 17-W
Section:
36
Longitude & Latitude:
38 96 65 : 92 72 72
Directions:
Located at the end of Maple Street, on Cherry Street in Boonville, Missouri.
Atlas Survey:
Cemetery is too new to appear on older surveys.
History:
This cemetery is maintained by the City of Boonville. The City of Boonville, Parks and Recreation
Department maintain a complete list of plot owners and burials.
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Jim Thoma submitted this list taken from tombstone inscriptions.
Updated:
April 21, 2010 with 127 entries for this cemetery.
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Brenda G.; born 13 Oct 1956; died 09 Oct 1993
Garry D.; born 30 Jun 1963; husband of Brenda G. Adkins
Franklin Joe; born 05 Aug 1936; died 13 Dec 1997
James S.; born 29 Apr 1923; died 18 Jun 1985; son of Henry and Lucy A. Asher; resided in
Boonville, Missouri
Ernest “June”, Jr.; born 19 Apr 1926 in Columbia; died 10 Aug 2002 at University Hospital and
Clinics in Columbia, Missouri; buried 14 Aug 2002; son of Ernest and Jennie Bass; husband of
Kathryn Nelson (survives); married 15 Jan 1965
Victor W.; born 01 Oct 1911 in Texas; died 24 Dec 1992; Pvt. U.S. Army World War II; lived in
Boonville, Missouri
Walter (W. D.); born 20 Jun 1947; died 30 Sep 1997
Archie; born 09 Sep 1907 in Howard County, Missouri; died 01 or 08 Feb 1984; son of Watson
and Olive Mae Bentley; husband of Odessa H. née Stubb Bentley
Odessa H. née Stubb; born 14 Feb 1914; died 18 Dec 1987; wife of Archie Bentley
Colby Lewis; born 04 Dec 2000 at Columbia, Missouri; died 30 Jun 2006 at University Hospital in
Columbia, Missouri; buried 05 Jul 2006; son of Crystal Lynn Bolte and Ryan Scot Auxier;
baptized at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Fairville, Iowa on 04 Mar 2001
Marissia Ann; born 18 Nov 1972 in Columbia, Missouri; died 03 Oct 2004 at her home in
Boonville; buried 07 Oct 2004; daughter of Janie Lucille Briscoe and the late Alvin Roland, Sr.
Marvin L.; born 1944; husband of Nancy C. Broadus
Nancy C.; born 1944; died 1984; wife of Marvin L. Broadus
Samuel; born 30 Dec 1926; died 24 Jun 1996
Norman; born 08 Mar 1959 in Columbia, Missouri; died 13 Nov 2007 at his home in Boonville,
Missouri; buried 17 Nov 2007; son of Norman Maupins, Sr. and Helen Bruce; husband of Cindy
Bruce
Robert E.; born 10 Nov 1954; died 24 Mar 1992; ‘Brother – Son’
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Kenneth Keith Burd; 90, of Boonville died Friday, Sept. 29, 2000, at Cooper County Memorial
Hospital in Boonville. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at the H.T. May and Son
Funeral Home in Boonville with the Rev. Horace Hopkins officiating. Burial will be in Boonville
Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services on Friday at the funeral
home. Mr. Burd was born April 16, 1910, in Boonville to Charles and Sally Elbert Burd. He
married Clara Hinkle, and she preceded him in death. He had been employed at Kemper
Military School in Boonville before moving to Kansas City. He also worked as a security guard for
Mercantile Bank in Kansas City. He was a member of the Eighth Street Baptist Church in Kansas
City. Survivors include a nephew, Harold Keith Lucas of Boonville, and a great-niece, Kaneshya
Lucas of Columbia. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Harold Fredrick Lucas
Sylvester L.; born 07 Aug 1920; died 21 Sep 1997; TEC 5 U.S. Army World War II
Rebecca Jo née Jones; born 11 Sep 1955 in Boonville, Missouri; died 05 Jul 2002 at Excelsior
Springs Medical Center; ‘Mother and Daughter’; buried 09 Jul 2002; daughter of M. Josephine
and Joseph C. Jones; wife of Walter Butner; married 1978
John Thomas Jr.; born 08 Jun 1932 in Anderson, South Carolina; died 07 Mar 2000 at his home
in Boonville; son of Jack and Canary née Hall Chester; husband of Georgia Mae Elbert; married
20 Jun 1954 at Morgan Street Baptist Church in Boonville, Missouri; buried 11 Mar 2000Corporal
U.S. Army Korea
Vernie; born 17 Apr 1896 in Taylor, Missouri; died 30 Jul 1995 at Ashley Manor Care Center in
Boonville, Missouri; son of Charles and Anna Clay; husband of Lena Belle née Hayes Clay
(survives); married 14 Aug 1946 in Palmyra, Missouri; Pvt. U.S. Army World War II
Ozella S.; born 15 May 1916; died 09 Aug 1996
Harold; 70, of Boonville died Sunday, March 31, 2002, at Lakeview Health Care & Rehabilitation
Center in Boonville. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the St. Matthew AME
Church in Boonville with the Rev. Horace Hopkins officiating. Burial will be in Boonville Memorial
Gardens. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, at H.T. May & Son Funeral Home in
Boonville. Mr. Coleman was born Oct. 31, 1931, in Boonville to Nelson and Exie Coleman. He
married Lucille Perry, and she preceded him in death. He attended Sumner High School and
was an Army veteran. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church in Blackwater. Survivors
include a daughter, Tina Coleman Williams of Columbia; four sons, Mark Coleman of Baltimore,
Md., Darryl Coleman of Ocean Side, Calif., J.D. Coleman of Bloomington, Ill., and William
Anthony Poole of Boonville; a brother, Nelson Coleman Jr. of Chicago; two sisters, Georgia
Coleman Montgomery of Boonville and Gladys Cason of Sedalia; 12 grandchildren; and 2 greatgrandchildren. He also was preceded in death by his parents, a son, a daughter and two
brothers.
Helen Lucille née Perry; born 29 Nov 1935 at Blackwater, Missouri; died 14 Jul 1993 at
Columbia, Missouri; daughter of Dan and Viola née Lewis Perry; husband of Harold Coleman;
married 07 Dec 1995
James E.; born 28 Jun 1929 at Boonville, Missouri; died 17 Apr 1992 at his home in Boonville,
Missouri; son of Nelson and Ekie Coleman; husband of Rosie née Lee Coleman (deceased)
Travis Duane; born 06 Nov 1977
Audrey Mae née Hurt; born 07 Jul 1928; died 17 Jul 1991; wife of Fred Douglass Cooper;
married 05 Sep 1948
Fred Douglass; born 25 Jan 1927; died 08 Jan 1994 at his home in Boonville; son of Elmer
Cooper; U.S. Navy World War II; husband of Audrey Mae née Hurt Cooper; married 05 Sep
1948
Charles Henry, Sr.; born 25 Jan 1905 at Franklin, Missouri; died 17 Apr 1992 at Boonville,
Missouri; son of William and Lillian Davis; husband of Ethel née Kemp Davis; married 02 Aug
1928 at Kansas City, Missouri
Ethel née Kemp; born 09 Sep 1905 in Chamois, Missouri; died 07 Apr 2007 at Carondelet Manor
in Kansas City, Missouri; buried 14 Apr 2007; daughter of Andrew Caleb and Susie née Bledsoe
Kemp; wife of Charles Henry Davis; married 08 Aug 1928; formerly of Boonville, Missouri
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Irving W.; born 15 Jul 1935 in Boonville, Missouri; died 29 Nov 1999 at Cooper County Memorial
Hospital in Boonville, Missouri; son of Irvin and Emma née Burnham Drew; husband of LaDonna
Elbert, married 01 Nov 1974; buried 04 Dec 1999 in Boonville Memorial Gardens; Corporal U.S.
Marine Corps Vietnam; Beloved Husband and Father.
Eola L. née Coleman (Overton); born 23 Feb 1911 at Prairie Home, Missouri; died 11 Feb 1990
at Columbia, Missouri; daughter of John and Alice Coleman; wife of ? Overton, first husband;
wife of Marsh A. Elbert; married 21 Feb 1936 at Boonville, Missouri
Gaile Frances; born 04 Feb 1946; died 11 Jan 1986; daughter of Marsh A. and Eola L. Elbert
Marsh A.; born 06 Feb 1914; husband of Eola L. née Coleman (Overton) Elbert
Mary Virgie née Campbell; born 03 Aug 1889; died 06 Dec 1985 at Fayette, Missouri; daughter
of Albert and Frances Campbell; wife of Price Edward Elbert; member of Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church near Clarks Fork, Missouri
Price Edward; born 1883; died 1964; husband of Mary Virgie née Campbell Elbert
Charlie; born 18 Dec 1902 at Fayette, Missouri; died 09 Nov 1989 at the Veterans Hospital in
Columbia, Missouri; son of Dan and Lillie née Basket Enyart; U.S. Army World War II; surname
alternately spelled Enyard or Enyart
Harold; born 24 Jan 1922 at Franklin, Missouri; died 05 Sep 1989 at Columbia, Missouri; U. S.
Army World War Ii
Ernest E.; born 22 Feb 1936; died 09 Jun 1997; husband of Helen M. Fisher; married 12 Aug
1961
Helen M.; born 07 Jun 1942; wife of Ernest E. Fisher; married 12 Aug 1961
Clarence R.; born 03 Apr 1927; died 29 Apr 1995; husband of Emma D. Freeman
Emma D.; born 08 Jul 1930; wife of Clarence R. Freeman
Margaret L.; born 15 Aug 1923; died 19 Jul 1984; daughter of Edward and Willa Freeman; of
Boonville, Missouri
Russell L.; born 27 Jan 1948; son of Clarence R. and Emma D. Freeman
Joyce Mae née Turner; born 13 Aug 1941 at Baldwin, Kansas; died 28 Apr 1990 at Columbia,
Missouri; daughter of Peter and Pear Turner; wife of Otis John Gulley; married 08 Mar 1962 at
Lawrence, Kansas
Otis John; born 05 Nov 1943; husband of Joyce Mae bee’ Turner Gulley
Caroline née Allen; born 28 Dec 1905 at Virgil, Missouri; died 24 Feb 1986 at Boonville, Missouri;
daughter of Rich and Harriett Allen; wife of Irving E. Hammonds; married 30 Sep 1983
Irving E.; born 10 Mar 1900; died 30 Sep 1983; son of Aaron and Lucy Hammonds; husband of
Caroline née Allen Hammonds; married 28 Sep 1925 at Davenport, Iowa; of Boonville, Missouri
Grace L. née Wright; born 03 Jul 1913; died 09 Mar 1990 at Boonville, Missouri; wife of John J.
Harper; married 03 Sep 1938 at Bunceton, Missouri
John J., Sr.; born 24 Nov 1914 at Marshall, Missouri; died 25 Jan 1986; son of Gaylord and
Isadora Harper; husband of Grace L. née Wright Harper; married 03 Sep 1938
Carol Sue née Jones; born 13 Jun 1969 in Columbia, Missouri; died 03 Feb 2007 at her home in
Boonville, Missouri; buried 09 Feb 2007; daughter of Kathryn Ann Jones Smith; wife of Charles
Harris (survives); married 02 May 2003
Jeffrey David; born 07 Jun 1971, Chicago, Illinois; died 26 Feb 2008 at his residence,
Blackwater, Missouri; buried 01 Mar 2008; son of Charles and Ursula née Schneider Hebein;
husband of Tammy Persinger (survives); married 19 Dec 1993 in Marshall, Missouri
Charles W.; born 18 Jan 1948 at Boonville, Missouri; died 10 Nov 1990 at Kansas City, Missouri;
son of Lois née Overton Hemingway; resided in Kansas City, Missouri
Barbara J. née Patrick; born 06 Nov 1939; wife of Ralph B. Hester, Sr.; married 26 Dec 1963
Doris née Green; 82, of Boonville died Monday, March 17, 2008, at University Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 24, at Boonville Memorial Gardens
Cemetery. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at H.T. May and Son Funeral Home
in Boonville. Doris Hester was born July 8, 1925, in Howard County, the daughter of Albert and
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Rosa Burris Green. She attended elementary school in New Franklin and Sumner High School in
Boonville. She also attended Lincoln University. Survivors include two sisters, Minnie Woods of
Jacksonville, Ill., and Nannie Jackson of Kansas City; and one brother, Albert Green of Mexico,
Mo.
Ralph E. Sr.; born 21 Feb 1932 in De Sota, Missouri; died 08 Mar 2001 at University of Missouri
Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, Missouri; son of Clarence and Cecil née Pullium Hester;
husband of Barbara J. née Patrick Hester (survives); married 26 Dec 1953 or 1963 in Versailes,
Missouri; buried 12 Mar 2001
Helen V.; born 11 Jun 1938; died 29 Jun 1992; ‘Mother – Sister – Daughter’
Pearl W.; born 18 Jul 1925; died 20 Dec 1997; TEC 5 US Army World War II
Martha Jean née Ward; 72, of Boonville died Sunday, June 30, 2002, at her home. Services will
be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at Linn Memorial United Methodist Church in Fayette with the
Rev. Romie Miller officiating. Burial will be in Boonville Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Second Baptist Church in Fayette. Mrs. Hopkins was born May 31, 1930,
to the Rev. Ross Ward and Laura Viola Parker Ward in Kansas City. She married the Rev.
Horace Hopkins in 1977, and he survives. She attended Dalton Vocational School. She retired
from the Marshall Rehabilitation Center after more than 31 years of service. She was a member
of Second Baptist Church in Fayette. She played piano and organ, gave piano lessons to Sunday
school children and taught junior Sunday school for more than 20 years. She was the
corresponding secretary of the Mt. Zion Baptist District Women's Auxiliary for 15 years. She was
secretary for the Deborah Circle and pianist and secretary for many other groups for more than
20 years. Survivors also include six sons, Nathaniel Conway of Fayette, Wilbur James Conway
of Troy, Michael Conway of Marshall, David Conway of Stockbridge, Ga., and Kevin Conway of
Jefferson City; two stepsons, the Rev. Keith Hopkins of Columbia and the Rev. Dale Hopkins of
Boonville; three daughters, Sandra Napier of Marshall, Elizabeth Sowell of Linn Creek and
Penelope Butler of Marshall; three stepdaughters, Katherine Sharon of Columbia, Christie
Hopkins of Marshall and Kay Hopkins of Slater; three sisters, Barbara Johns and Elizabeth
Coleman, both of Kansas City, and Eunice Green of Huntsville, Ala.; 40 grandchildren; 26 greatgrandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Memorials are suggested to the American
Cancer Society, the Howard County Hospice or the Second Baptist Church building fund.
Arrangements are under the direction of H.T. May and Son Funeral Home in Fayette.
Mary Siotha née Waters; born 01 Jul 1917 in Rocheport, Missouri; died 26 Sep 2004 at Boone
Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri; buried 02 Oct 2004; daughter of Dorsey and Sallie née
McQuitty Waters; wife of Wallace Jackman (deceased 06 Dec 2001); married 07 Apr 1934 in
Fayette, Missouri.
Mary Slotha née Waters; born 01 Jul 1917; wife of Wallace D. Jackman
Wallace D.; born 17 Mar 1916; died 06 Dec 2001 at his home in Rocheport, Missouri; son of
Elijah and Nina née Stemmons Jackman; husband of Mary Slotha Waters Jackman (survives);
married 07 Apr 1940 in Fayette, Missouri; buried 10 Dec 2001
Anessa P.; 47, of St. Louis, formerly of Boonville, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. Services will be at
2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at H.T. May and Son Funeral Home in Boonville with visitation at noon.
Survivors include son Miles Spearman of St. Louis; daughter Whitney Spearman of St. Louis;
brothers the Rev. Earl Jackson Jr. and Dexter Jackson; sisters Lynette and Ryana Jackson; and
three grandchildren.
Charles E. “Wilbur”; born 24 Nov 1932 in Mt. Moriah, Missouri; died 02 Dec 2007 at Lakeview
Health Care Center, Boonville, Missouri; buried 15 Dec 2007; son of Harvey J., Sr. and Ferda
née Smith Jackson; appears to have never married
Dan Earl, Sr. Rev.; born 23 Jan 1931 at Birmingham, Alabama; died 01 Jun 1990; husband of
Mary M. née Rowland Jackson; SFC U.S. Army Korea Vietnam
Jessie Edward; born 26 Aug 1936; died 16 Feb 1997 at Ellis Fischel Cancer Hospital in Columbia,
Missouri; son of Virgil and Mildred Quint; had children; buried 22 Feb 1997
Mary M. née Rowland; born 10 Apr 1943 at Bunceton, Missouri; died 04 Jun 1992 at Boonville,
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Missouri; daughter of Augustus Clay and Zelma Rowland; wife of Rev. Dan Earl Jackson, Sr.;
married 27 Jun 1959
George L.; born 13 Feb 1896 at Miami, Missouri; died 25 Feb 1987 at Boonville, Missouri; son of
George and Kate Jacquies; husband of Letha née Stapleton Jacques; married 07 Sep 1969 at
Chicago, Illinois
Letha née Stapleton; born 16 Jan 1904 at Boonville, Missouri; died 08 Apr 1992 at Boonville,
Missouri; daughter of John and Emman Stapleton; wife of George L. Jacques
Mildred, Miss; born 06 Dec 1910 at Blackwater, Missouri; died 26 Feb 1985; daughter of James
and Sally Jenkins; resided in Boonville, Missouri
Ordis Warrick; born 16 Mar 1921; died 22 Oct 1987
T. M.; born 22 Jul 1911; died 17 May 1991; “A Loving Husband and Father”
Joseph C.; born 20 Dec 1912; died 12 Jan 1987; U.S. Army World War II
Lamonte P.; born 07 Mar 1918 in Overton, Missouri; died 01 Mar 1993 at Cooper County
Memorial Hospital; son of Joseph and Stella née Banks Jones; husband of Mary Rosetta Dorris
Jones (survives); married 19 Feb 1946 in Kansas City, Kansas; buried 05 Mar 1993; U.S. Army
World War II.
Mary Rosetta née Newman; born 22 Mar 1928 in Bunceton, Missouri; died 30 Dec 2002 at
Ashley Manor Care Center in Boonville, Missouri; daughter of Charles Doris and lua Fields
Newman; wife of Lamonte P. Jones; married 19 Feb 1946
Matilda Josephine née Perry; born 14 Sep 1930 in Blackwater, Missouri; died 26 Sep 2003 at her
home in Pilot Grove, Missouri; buried 01 Nov 2003; daughter of Viola and Dan Perry; wife of J.
C. Jones; married Oct 1954
Veronica L.; born 07 Feb 1960 in Boonville; died 18 Jan 2006 at University Hospital and Clinics
in Columbia, Missouri; buried 23 Jan 2006; daughter of Joseph and Josephine née Perry Jones;
had children
Leroy “Blackie”; born 04 Nov 1924; died 18 Jun 1985 in Boonville, Missouri; 60 years old
Glen Allen; born 24 May 1945 at Fayette, Missouri; died 01 May 1986; son of William E. and
Lelia née Loumaster Lawrence; husband of Ruby née Fornshell Lawrence; married 04 May 1973
at Boonville, Missouri
Hazel B.; born 31 Jul 1916 in Franklin, Howard County, Missouri; died 16 Oct 2001 at Lakeview
Health Care in Boonville, Missouri; daughter of Romie Kingsbury and Kingsbury (Estill); buried
21 Oct 2001
Harold “Cap” Freddie; born 22 Jun 1920; died 06 Sep 1991 at Columbia, Missouri; son of Charles
and Sally Lucas; husband of Elsie J. née Wright Lucas; married 14 May 1952; veteran WWII
A. Marie; born 02 Apr 1923; died 09 Aug 1997; wife of Jerome R. Mason
Jerome R.; born 31 Aug 1919; died 20 Mar 1995; Pvt. U.S. Army World War II; husband of A.
Marie Mason
Maxine F. née Amick; born 25 Aug 1933 in Cooper County, Missouri; died 23 Apr 1986; daughter
of Awald Smith; ‘Beloved Mother and Grandmother’; resided in Boonville, Missouri
Nora; born 22 Apr 1900 at Montgomery City, Missouri; died 05 Dec 1983 at Fayette, Missouri;
daughter of Robert and Frances Pannell
Myrtle O. née Sexton; born 09 Jan 1903 in Woodlandville, Missouri; died 05 Oct 2002 at Ashley
Manor Care Center in Boonville, Missouri; buried 09 Oct 2002; wife of Milton Patrick; married 30
Oct 1920
Jessie Garlene; born 15 Aug 1931 in Prairie Home, Missouri; died 21 Jan 2000 at Barnes Jewish
Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri; daughter of Jesse Roberts and Eola Coleman; wife of Albert
Shirley (deceased), married 07 Sep 1984; buried 29 Jan 2000 in Boonville Memorial Gardens
Charles L.; born 20 Feb 1933; died 07 Aug 1995; Corporal U. S. Army Korea
Shanice Renea; born 19 Mar 1988; died 19 Mar 1988; infant daughter of Trina Cowens of
Boonville, Missouri
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Frances Lucille née Crockett; born 20 Aug 1929 at Boonville, Missouri; died 06 Dec 1993 at
Columbia, Missouri; daughter of Felix and Flora Crockett; wife of Louis W. Reed; marrid 07 Mar
1947
Louis W.; born 14 Nov 1927; husband of Frances L. Reed
Taile F. née Elbert; born 04 Feb 1945; died 11 Jan 1986 at Dallas, Texas; daughter of Marsh
and Eola Elbert; wife of Stephan Reed; resided in Dallas, Texas and formerly of Boonville,
Missouri
Chauncey A.; born 21 Dec 1940; died 22 Sep 1997; husband of Helen L. née Williams Reynolds;
married 06 Aug 1961
Helen L. née Williams; born 29 Oct 1944 in Boonville, Missouri; died 08 Oct 1999 at Cooper
County Memorial Hospital in Boonville, Missouri; daughter of Richard "Dick" and Margaret
Williams; wife of Chauncey A. Reynold; married 06 Aug 1961; Chauncey died 22 Sep 1997;
buried 10 Oct 1999 in Boonville Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Boonville, Missouri
Arthur M.; born 08 May 1922 at Bunceton, Missouri; died 14 Feb 1991 at his home in Boonville;
son of William and Dornida Rowles; husband of Edith D. née Hester Rowles; married 13 Jun
1943 at Versailles, Missouri
Edith D. née Hester; 82, of Boonville passed away on Monday, July 14, 2008 in the comfort of
her home, surrounded by her family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.,
Saturday morning at the St. Matthew AME church with Elder Wayne Jones officiating. Burial will
be in the Boonville Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Friends may call from 7-8 p.m., Friday at the
H.T. May and Son Funeral Home in Boonville. Born Dec. 11, 1925, Edith was the daughter of
the late Clarence and Cecil Hester. Edith was joined in marriage on June 13, 1943 to Arthur
Rowles in Versailles, Mo. They eventually moved to Boonville where they settled down to raise
their large close-knit family. Edith worked as a Medical Record Technician at Cooper County
Memorial Hospital for 30 years. She was very active in the church and her community. Edith was
a member of Morgan Street Baptist Church for 30-plus years before becoming a founding
member of New Hope Christian Church. She was a member of Teach and Sew Sewing Circle and
charter member of CCBC. Edith was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and one
sister, spouse and two sons. She is survived by her daughter, Ruthellyn (Richard) Hatcher of
Gary, Ind., her sons, John (Tammie) Rowles and Ronald (Patricia) Rowles of Kansas City, Mo.,
Eddie (Russana) Rowles, Steve (Forescee) Rowles of Los Angeles, Calif., and Michael (Jennifer)
Rowles of St. Louis, Mo.; eleven grandchildren: Jared (Natika) Rowles, Patrick Rowles, Brian
Rowles, Jeremy Rowles, Dr. Joanna Rowles, Attorney Ragen (Jerome) Hatcher-Matthews,
Monique Rowles, Shaneeka Rowles, Rachelle Hatcher, Renee Hatcher, Alex Rowles; two
daughters-in-law, Macola and Venetta Rowles; eleven great-grandchildren and four on the way;
and a host of family and friends, most notably her best friends, Estelle May and Mary Gerling.
The family would like to thank Edith’s oncologist, nurses and staff of the Missouri River Hospice
for the loving care they gave Edith in her final days to make her transition as comfortable as
possible.
Emil R.; born 20 Mar 1903; died 01 Jan 1978; son of William and Dora née Mitchell Rowles;
husband of Louella D. née Young Rowles; may be buried in Sunset Hills and wife in Boonville
Memorial Gardens
Larry O.; born 08 Aug 1951 in Boonville, Missouri; died 09 Dec 2006 at Mountain View Hospital
in Las Vegas, Nevada; buried 16 Dec 2006; son of Arthur and Edith née Hester Rowles; husband
of Venetta Rowles
Louella D. née Young; born 17 Apr 1910; wife of Emil R. Rowles
Lovell D. née Young; born 17 Apr 1910 at Gooch’s Mill, Cooper County, Missouri; died 18 Apr
2005 at Sylvia Thompson Residential Center in Sedalia, Missouri; buried 21 May 2005; daughter
of Albert Ward and Sarah Jane Young; wife of Emil Rowles (deceased); married 03 Sep 1925
Rickey L.; born 26 Mar 1959 at Boonville, Missouri; died 25 May 1990; son of Arthur M. and
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Mary Catherine née Hopkins; born 15 Dec 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri; died 26 Jan 2007 at
her home in Boonville, Missouri; buried 31 Jan 2007; Horace and Anna née Williams Hopkins;
appears to have never married
Romee D’Angel; born and died on 20 Feb 1998; ‘Our Angel’
Mildred; born 14 Nov 1920; died 25 Dec 2002
Emma née Campbell; born 15 Apr 1888 at Gooch Mill, Missouri; died 19 Apr 1988 at Boonville,
Missouri; daughter of John and Frances Campbell; member of New Salem Baptist Church
Harold; born 01 Oct 1922; died 12 Jan 1987; U.S. Army World War II; son of Emma née
Campbell Shirley
Erwin; born 23 Feb 1927 in Bristow, Iowa; died 23 Sep 2007 at his home in Boonville, Missouri;
buried 28 Sep 2007; son of William S. and Thelma née Hershey Sidmore; husband of Helen
Catherine née DeLapp Sidmore (survives); married 25 Apr 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri; artist
Otis; born 17 Jun 1925; died 06 Nov 1986 at Columbia, Missouri; son of Clifford and Lizzie
Smith; husband of Anna mae née Jackson Smith; resided in Boonville, Missouri
Anessa P. née Jackson; born 12 Oct 1960 in Columbia, Missouri; died 03 Aug 2008 at Christian
Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri; buried 10 Aug 2008; daughter of Rev. Dr. Earl, Sr. and Mary
Jackson; wife of Dr. Michael Spearman (survives)
James; born 28 Feb 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska; died 24 Aug 2005 at his home in Boonville; son
of Robert L. and Helene L. née Dawson Stafford; husband of Jill M. née Shattuck Stafford
(survives); married 07 Jan 1967 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Virginia née Estill; born 19 May 1936 in Franklin, Missouri; died 04 Jun 2005 at Cooper County
Memorial Hospital in Boonville; buried 11 Jun 2005; daughter of Virgil and Eva née Truitt Estill;
husband of Lorenzia Stemmons (survives).
James R.; born 17 Dec 1908; died 02 May 1995; PFC U.S. Army World War II
Agnes née Quint; born 29 Mar 1943 in Boonville, Missouri; died 03 Apr 2003 at the University of
Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, Missouri; same row as Archie and Odessa H. née
Stubb Bentley; buried 08 Apr 2003; daughter of Jacob and Zarnovia Jones Quint; wife of Richard
L. Williams (deceased); married 29 Mar 1943 in Boonville
Charles L.; born 23 Jul 1946; husband of Helene M. née Pool Williams
Edith née Stewart; born 20 Sep 1920 at Bunceton, Missouri; died 03 Jul 1987 at Boonville,
Missouri; daughter of Reuben and Edna Stewart; wife of Roger W. Williams
Gerald Leslie; born 13 Feb 1947 at Boonville, Missouri; died 16 Aug 1993 at Columbia, Missouri;
son of Stanly and Margaret Williams; husband of Tina née Coleman Williams
Gloria Jeannee’ Lewis (Coleman); born 03 Jun 1942 at Boonville, Missouri; died 29 Nov 1984; on
same stone as Archie and Odessa H. née Stubb Bentley; wife of Richard Williams; daughter of
Anna Margaret Lewis
Helene M. née Pool; born 19 Mar 1936; died 16 Jul 1991 at Fayette, Missouri; daughter of Arise
and Ruth Pool; wife of Charles L. Williams; married 19 Jul 1972
Hirene D.; born 16 Apr 1923; wife of Roger L. Williams
Jarold L.; born 13 Feb 1947; died 16 Aug 1993; U. S. Army Vietnam
Rodger W.; born 23 Oct 1913 at Bell Air, Missouri; died 23 Sep 1983; U.S. Army World War II
son of Lester “Less” and Fannie née Watkins Williams; husband of Edith née Stewart Williams;
married 16 Jun 1960
Roger L.; born 09 Apr 1915; died 06 Apr 1996; husband of Hirene D. Williams
James Walter; Born 25 Nov 1911 in Sumter, South Carolina; died 21 Sep 2000 at Cooper County
Memorial Hospital in Boonville, Missouri; son of Evelyn and Asbury Wilson; husband of Virginia
née Drew Wilson (survives); married 26 Aug 1979 in New Jersey; buried 23 Sep 2000.
Virginia née Drew; born 01 Feb 1923; wife of James Walter Wilson; 85, of Boonville died
Wednesday at Lakeview Health Center in Boonville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Sunday at the St. Matthew A.M.E. Church with Rev. William Shepperd officiating. Burial will be in
the Boonville Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 p.m. Sunday until time of
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services at the church. Virginia was born in Lone Elm, Mo. on Feb. 1, 1923, the daughter of
George and Lorene Wright Drew. She graduated from Charles Sumner High School in 1941. She
attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. She was employed by RCA for 27 years. She
married James Wilson who preceded her in death. She was a former member of Morgan Street
Baptist Church, where she served as church clerk and was a member of the Senior Choir. She
was a volunteer for the Boonslick Senior Center. She was also a member of the Interfaith
Women’s Sewing Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and two
brothers. Survivors include two sisters, Hirene Williams of Boonville and Judy Watkins of
Ellenwood, Ga.; and two brothers, Harold Drew of East Orange, N.J. and George Drew of
Montclaire, N.J. Arrangements are under the direction of the H.T. May and Son Funeral Home
in Boonville.
Charles, Jr.; born 07 Nov 1945; died 26 Mar 1994; ‘Father and Husband’
Emma J.; born 07 Dec 1945 in Boonville, Missouri; died 05 Apr 2003 at Boone Hospital Center in
Columbia, Missouri; buried 10 Apr 2003; daughter of Charles and Helen Wright
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