Roy Kenneth Wiley 1909-1984

Services for Roy Kenneth Wiley, were held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 29, 1984.  Officiating at the services was Brother Burl White.  Burial was in the Hazelgreen Cemetery.  Under the direction of Colonial Funeral Chapels of Richland, Mo.

Roy Kenneth Wiley, son of John and Rilla Reynolds Wiley, was born in Burton, Nebraska November 27, 1909 and departed this life April 27, 1984 in Springfield, Mo.

Roy made his home in the Hazelgreen area from1966 until 1979, and at the time of his death was a resident of the North Side Nursing Center in Springfield, Mo.

He is preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, Ruth, Rachel, Adline, and Dolly and two brothers, John and Fred.

He is survived by one sister Millie Marvel of Norfolk, Nebraska; and several nieces and nephews, as well as other relatives and friends.

Lawrence C. "Larry" Jansen 1953-2009

Lawrence C. "Larry" Jansen of Crocker, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at St. John Hospital in Springfield, Mo.

He was a retired Army serviceman. He was born April 28, 1953.

Larry was preceded in death by his father, Frank Charles Jansen, and a brother, Frankie Joseph Jansen.

He is survived by one daughter, Laura Jansen of Waynesville, Mo.; his mother, Clarice Jansen of Pocahontas; two sisters, Debbie Hibbard and René Tyler of Pocahontas; and two brothers, David Jansen of Reyno and Ronnie Jansen of Pocahontas.

Funeral services with full military honors were in Antioch Cemetery.

Louise Jane (Helms) Anderson 1927-2002

Louise Jane Anderson was considered a loving and devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother by her family.

Mrs. Anderson of Columbia died Monday, Feb. 25, 2002, at her home. She was 74.

Mrs. Anderson was born Sept. 16, 1927, in Crocker, near Wheeler's Mill, to Clarence and Grace Helms. She had five children with her first husband, Lloyd Peterson. She later married Hugh Anderson.

Mrs. Anderson spent most of her life in the nursing field and founded Hillcrest Home for the Elderly in 1975. She was a member of Praise Assembly of God Church.

She is survived by her mother, three daughters, two sons, three brothers, three sisters, nine grandchildren, and a great-grandson.

Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Praise Assembly of God Church, 4300 Clark Lane. Services, conducted by the Rev. Dennis Stuart, will follow at 10 a.m. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Antioch Cemetery near Crocker.

Her father, husbands, a brother, and a granddaughter died earlier.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Praise Assembly of God Church, 4300 Clark Lane, Columbia, MO 65202.

Chuck Dyer 1956-2007

Chuck Dyer, 51, of Crocker, died March 15, 2007, in the St. John's Hospital-Lebanon.

Survivors include: his wife, Paula Dyer; his mother, Sarah Belle Orr; three sons, Chuck Dyer II, Jeremy Dyer and Travis Pierce; five brothers, Buddy Dyer, James Dyer, Willie Ellenburg, and Walter Ellenburg, Eddie Orr; one sister, Sara Jo Strutton; one step-brother, Jesse Farley; five grandchildren.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Mon., March 19, in the Long Funeral Home, Crocker. Internment in the Antioch Cemetery, Crocker. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m., Sun., March 18, and 1-2 p.m. on Mon., March 18, in the Long Funeral Home, Crocker

20 January, 1956 - 15 March, 2007

Willis "Bugs" Crews 1919-2012

Willis "Bugs" Crews, 92, of Crocker, died Monday, February 20, 2012, in the Life Care Center of
Waynesville.  Born August 30, 1919, at Crocker, a sod of Medford and Maude (Hamilton) Crews.

Married February 26, 1941, at Lebanon to Mildred Leona Cusick Crews who preceded him in death on
April 26, 2011.

He had worked for Missouri State Highway Department.

Survivors:  5 sons, 1 daughter, 2 brothers, 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., Friday 24, 2012, at the Long Kloeppel Funeral Chapel, Crocker.  Interment was at Antioch Cemetery. 

Leona Jean Ferguson Burnett 1929-2010

Jean Burnett, 81, Crocker, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010, in the General Leonard Wood Army Hospital, Ft. Leonard Wood.

Survivors include: one son, Rick Burnett, state of Connecticut; two daughters, Vicki Burnett, Rolla and Billi Jo Stethem, Texaco, Illinois; and two grandsons.

Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 2, 2010, in the Crocker Christian Church. Interment will be in the Antioch Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 1, 2010 at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Lon-Kloeppel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Crocker, MO.
17 July, 1929 - 30 March, 2010

Gilbert McMillan Dye 1916-1984

Gilbert McMillan Dye was born October 24, 1916 in Waynesville, Missouri  a son of Elbert (Pete) and Mary Dye.  He departed this life Friday, June 8, 1984 at the Waynesville Nursing Center in Waynesville, Missouri in his 67th year.

He was a life long resident of Waynesville.  He served in the army and Merchant Marines.  He retired from Civil Service after working 28 years at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.  He was commended by the army several times for his work there.

After his retirement in June, 1979 he lived on his farm where he was born and raised which he loved.

He was a member of the Deerlick Baptist Church, and the Masonic Lodge 375 A.F. & A.M..

Funeral services were held Sunday, June 10, 1984 at 2:00 p.m. in the Waynesville Memorial Chapel with Rev. Pryor Prewitt officiating.

Interment was in the Waynesville Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of the Waynesville Memorial Chapel.

Those serving as pallbearers were Dale Johnson, Gary Johnson, Gregory Dye, Dennis Dye, Billy Dye, and Lee Jackson.  Honorary pallbearers were Lester Johnson, Stewart Jackson, and David Dye.

He is survived by two brothers, Herman of Waynesville, Mo. And Donald of St. Louis, Mo.; two sisters, Ida Johnson of Winnebago, Illinois, and Lois Jackson of Tustin, California; seven nephews and four nieces; two aunts and one uncle; and his many friends.

Richard Jon-Paul Reppert 1979-1984

Richard Jon-Paul Reppert was born on October 13, 1979, the son of Joseph and Karen Pahula Reppert and passed away as a result of an automobile accident on June 10, 1984.  He had attained the age of 4 years.

Funeral services were held in the St. Bellarmine Catholic Church in St. Robert on Thursday, June 14, 1984 at 12:00 p.m. with Father Stephen Faletti and Monsignor Jerome Sommer officiating.  Burial was in the Resurrection Cemetery under the direction of the Long Moss Williams Chapel of Crocker.  Rosary service was held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Long Moss Williams Chapel.

Serving as honorary pallbearers were David Wyss, Brian Wyss, Michael Hastings, Michael Pahula, and Willis Smith.

He is survived by his father, Joseph Reppert of the home, one brother, Jason of the home, his grandparents, Chuck and Madeline Reppert of Waynesville, three aunts, two uncles and nine cousins.  He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Karen Celina (Pahula) Reppert 1956-1984

Karen Celina Reppert was born on March 16, 1956, the daughter of Michael and Violet Genest Pahula and passed away as a result of an automobile accident on June 9, 1984.  She had attained the age of 28 years.

She was united in marriage to Joseph Reppert on June 16, 1979 and unto this union Richard Jon-Paul was born.

Her first priority in life was her husband and children.  She loved cooking and baking and working with stained glass.

Funeral services were held in the St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church in St. Robert on Thursday, June 14, 1984 at 12:00 p.m. with Father Stephen Faletti and Monsignor Jerome Sommer officiating.  Burial was in the Resurrection Cemetery under the direction of the Long Moss Williams Chapel of Crocker.  Rosary service was held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Long Moss Williams Chapel.

Serving as pallbearers were Mike Pahula, Steve Pahula, Larry Wyss, Mike Hastings, Rick Gibson and Earl Brandon.

She is survived by her husband Joe of the home, 1 son, Jason of the home, Mother and Father-in-law, Chuck and Madeline Reppert of Waynesville, two brothers, Steven Pahula of Borger, Texas and Michael Pahula of Waynesville, two sisters, Mickey Wyss of St. Charles, Missouri and Sharon Hastings of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, with many other relatives and friends.  She was preceded in death by her parents.

George Kaplan d. 16 April, 2011

George Kaplan, 87, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Saturday, April 16, at Village Shalom.
Graveside services were held Monday, April 18, at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Beth Torah Section. The family suggests contributions to Congregation Beth Torah or Village Shalom.

Mr. Kaplan was born in Chicago, Ill., where he attended high school. He then served in the U.S. Army during World War II, returning to Chicago to attend junior college. He left college to support his family after the death of his father.

He met the former Alice Jacob in Chicago and they were married in 1949. They then moved to Waynesville, Mo., where he started his own business, “Best Men’s Store,” which he operated from 1950 until his retirement in 1983, at which time they moved to Kansas City.

Mr. Kaplan was a founding member of Congregation Beth Torah.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Alice Kaplan, of the home; sons and daughter-in-law, David Kaplan, Leawood, Kan.; Gordon and Cheryl Kaplan, Aptos, Calif.; brother and sister-in-law, Marshall and Donna Kaplan, Coconut Creek, Fla.; sisters, Eleanor Wise, Chicago, and Sandra Geller, Jupiter, Fla. Also surviving are his four grandchildren, Ben Kaplan, Dani Kaplan, Matt Kaplan and Leah Kaplan.