Carry Jean (Todd) Curtis 1938-2001

Carry Jean Curtis, 63, of St. Robert went home to be with the Lord at 2:30 a.m., Friday, June 8, 2001 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, South in St. Louis. Carry was born May 7, 1938 in Stephens, Arkansas. She was the daughter of the late Johnnie and Jessie Lee (Cooper) Todd. Carry worked as a supervisor for the janitorial staff at General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri for many years. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Waynesville, Missouri. Carry was dearly loved, and will be sadly missed by her very dear friend: Matthew Burton of St. Robert; one son: Bobby Todd of the state of Missouri; one daughter: Felicia Van Buren of Saganaw, Michigan; one sister: Norma Jean Chapman of Saganaw, Michigan and one brother: Jerry Cooper of Tacoma, Washington. She also leaves four grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and a host of other relatives and friends. A funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 11, 2001 at Waynesville Memorial Chapel with Virgil White and Pastor William R. Boone officiating. “Amazing Grace” and “How Great Thou Art” were played. Services were under direction of Waynesville Memorial Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Carry Curtis to the American Heart Association.

Emmet E. Wood 1924-2001

Emmet E. Wood of Bourbon, Mo. passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at
the age of 77 years.
Mr. Wood was born on July 25, 1924 in Bloodland, Mo. to the late Wayne and
Bessie (Gaede) Wood. As a young boy, he moved with his family to St. Louis.
He continued to reside in the St. Louis area until July 1999, when he and
his wife, Mildred, moved to Bourbon. Emmet worked for many years as a
foreman in the steel industry and later in the construction business.
He enjoyed watching boxing matches on TV, listening to country music, and
cars. Emmet will be remembered and cherished as a hard-working,
strong-willed man who carried a special love in his heart for his
daughters.
He is survived by his wife, Mildred Wood of Bourbon; two daughters Janice
Isbell and husband, Robert, of Cuba, Mo. and Pamela Sandifer and husband,
Gene, of House Springs, Mo.; three grandchildren Mathew and Rachel Isbell
and Joshua Sandifer; one great-grandchild, Danielle Isbell; nieces,
nephews, other relatives, and friends. In addition to his parents, Mr. Wood
was preceded in death by two brothers, Gus Ruhl and Frank Stewart, one
sister, Daisy Grim, and one grandson, Nathan Isbell.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 13, 2001
from the Eaton Chapel in Bourbon with Reverend Leroy Bryant officiating.
Interment was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. If desired, contributions may be
made to Mt. Calvary Cemetery Perpetual Care in memory of Mr. Emmet E. Wood.

Lelia Helen Hale Atwell Samuelson Loghry 1911-2001

Lelia Helen Hale Atwell Loghry, Delta, was born on Feb. 24, 1911, at Crossroads in Miller County, Mo., the daughter of Samuel H. and Beulah Helen (Null) Hale. She died Friday, Jan. 21, 2001, at Delta County Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was 89. Mrs. Loghry was first married on March 31, 1934, at Iberia, Mo., to Arthur Atwell. They had one daughter. After Mr. Atwell’s death, she married S.W. Samuelson of Riverton, Wyo., in October 1959. He also preceded her in death. In December 1985, she married Gerald Loghry in Riverton, Wyo.; he survives. She was also preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Lena Martin Long and Gladys Deardeuff. Mrs. Loghry taught Sunday school for many years and prior to her marriage to Mr. Atwell, she was a grade school teacher. She had a real and living faith. She was a free lance writer of religious articles, humor and poetry. She also wrote a weekly column for the Riverton Ranger for years. She was a devoted homemaker and housewife all her life. She is survived by her husband, Gerald Loghry of Delta; a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Wendell Putman of Cedaredge; her stepchildren; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; four brothers, Norman Hale of Wright City, Mo., Robert Hale of Cohokia, Ill., Bill Hale of St. Louis, Mo., and Ted Hale of Lebanon, Mo.; and two sisters, Nina Hess of Jerome, Mo., and June Reising of Salem, Mo. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the Dixon Chapel of the Birmingham-Martin Funeral Homes with Rev. John Parker, pastor of First Baptist Church, Dixon, Mo., officiating. Interment was in the Dixon, Mo., under the direction of the Dixon Chapel of the Birmingham-Martin Funeral Homes.