Dixie M. Akery Barnhart Hahn 1930-1985

Dixie M. Akery Barnhart Hahn, age 55, originally of Dixon died December 27, 1985.  She was the beloved wife of Wilfred H. Hahn, dear mother of Randall R. and Monte K. Barnhart, and Pamela S. Schmuck, dear stepmother of Dale Hahn, Joyce hawkins and Betty Schroeder, dear sister of Pete and Dennis Akery and Dola Erickson, our dear grandmother, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and aunt.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Wm. And Mable Akery.

Funeral services were held at the White-Mullen Mortuary, 118 N. Florissant Rd., Ferguson, Monday, December 30 1 p.m.. Entombment Valhalla Mausoleum, St. Louis.

Muriel Eva (Barnhart) Collier 1927-2008

Muriel Eva Collier, age 81, of Springfield Mo., passed away April 10, 2008, in St. John's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 19, 1927, to Berkley and Lula Jane Barnhart in Dixon, Mo. She worked for 20 years in the hotel industry as a desk clerk. She always had funny stories to share with her customers and her family about all the interesting people she met through the years. The light of her life was clowning around and laughing with her granddaughter Brittany.

Muriel is survived by her daughter Sonja Krempges and her husband, Stan of Springfield; one granddaughter, Brittany Krempges of Springfield; two grandsons, T.J. Collier of LaGrange, Mo., and Brent Krempges of St. Louis, Mo.; daughter-in-law Donna Collier of LaGrange, Mo.; three great-granddaughters, Ashley, Hannah and Hunter Collier all of LaGrange, Mo.; and one brother, Ray Barnhart of Pekin, Ill.; and a host of nieces, nephews and close friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband James Russell Collier; son Loren Lester Collier; sisters, Pearl McClelland and Verna Blackwell; and brothers, Clay Barnhart, Everett Barnhart and Bus Barnhart.

A visitation for family and friends will be held from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2008, in the Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla. Graveside services will follow at Fox Crossing Cemetery in Dixon, Mo. All arrangements are under the direction of the Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla.

Larry Dean Barnhart 1951 - 2011

Larry Dean Barnhart, of Dixon, was born on December 29, 1951, at Dixon, a son of Kelles Earl and Velva Lucille (Rigsby) Barnhart, and departed this life at 8:47 p.m., Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at his residence near Dixon. Larry had been in failing health for some time and had attained the age o 59 years, 10 months and 17 days.

Larry was preceded in death by his father in 1981 and one brother, James Earl Barnhart on November 16, 1968.

Larry had worked as for a tank company out of Memphis, Tennessee, painting water towers and later for Quaker Window Products, Freeburg. He was a member of the North American Hunting Club and enjoyed fishing, hunting and being in the great outdoors.

Those left to mourn the passing of Larry include: his mother, Velva Jones, Dixon; one sister, Paula Hughes, Dixon; aunts, uncles, nephews; nieces and many other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be from 5 – 7 p.m., Wednesday, November 23, 2011 with a memorial service to be held at 7 p.m., in the Long-Kloeppel Funeral Chapel, Dixon.

Memorials are suggested in memory of Larry Dean Barnhart.

Clarence Howard Martin 1921-2009

Clarence Howard Martin, of Vienna, formerly of Dixon, was born December 29, 1921, near Dixon in Maries County, a son of George Washington and Amanda Emmaline (Barnhart) Martin, and departed this life at 11:10 A.M., Thursday morning, November 19, 2009, in St. Mary’s HealthCenter, Jefferson City.  Mr. Martin had attained the age of 87 years, 10 months, and 20 days.
 
Clarence was first united in marriage on December 18, 1941, at St. Louis to the former Miss Grace Evadeen Bassett, and to this union three children were born.  Clarence and Grace celebrated 50 years of marriage on December 18, 1991, with a celebration held at First Baptist Church, Dixon.  Grace preceded him in death on April 9, 1992.  He was later married to Erma Collier Bassett, who survives.  In addition to his first wife, he was preceded in death by his father on March 25, 1936; his mother on  February 12, 1964; seven brothers, Fred Allen Martin on March 24, 1968; Elbert Chesley Martin on September 5, 1980; Samuel Everett Martin on November 11, 1969; George Washington Martin on March 20, 1990; James Virgil Martin on October 27, 1987; Charles Clinton Martin on August 15, 1980; and Raymond Woodrow Martin on October 28, 1972; and two sisters, Jessie Aline Martin on June 24, 1901; and Mary Martin on June 22, 1918.
 
Clarence accepted Christ during a revival service at First Baptist Church, Dixon with Dr. Vine as the evangelist.  He was baptized on October 22, 1939, by the Rev. Edwin E. Baur in the Maries Creek on the George W. Martin farm near Dixon.  Clarence was an active member of the First Baptist Church, Dixon for many years and at the time of his passing was a member of the First Baptist Church, Vienna.  He was a United States Army World War II Veteran, a member of the Liesmann-Roberts American Legion Post No. 298, Dixon for over 60 years, and had served a total of 18 years on the Santee and Dixon School Boards.  He was elected to the Santee School Board in 1952 for a three-year term.  It was during this term the Santee was consolidated into the Dixon school system.  Clarence retired from the Dixon School Board in 1971 after serving five three-year terms.
 
 
Clarence and Grace lived in Wellston, Missouri, until he was drafted into the Army on September 18, 1942.  He served his basic training at Camp Bowie in Brownwood, Texas.  He also trained at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, at Camp Howze in Gainsville, Texas; and at Kilmer, New Jersey.  He shipped overseas on the Uruguay from New York Harbor on August 11, 1944.  Clarence served in Service Battery 692nd Field Artillery Battalion and was a part of the 54 Section which hauled supplies.  He drove a truck in France, Germany and Belgium.  Clarence was in Europe for ten months before he was hospitalized with surgery and was transferred back to the United States.  Private First Class Martin was honorably discharged from Shick General Hospital near Clinton, Iowa on August 10, 1945.  He was entitled to wear the European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with two Bronze Stars.
 
Clarence and Grace returned to St. Louis to live where he was employed by Wagner Electric for a short time.  On October 22, 1945, he began his career with Civil Service at Fort Leonard Wood driving a truck out of the post motor pool.  Clarence also got living quarters in family housing, and he and Grace moved to 4C
Waynesville Street.

They lived there for about ten months until the Army decided to tear down the temporary housing.  He and Grace moved into the permanent housing section at 41C
Rolla Street.

In April of 1946, they purchased their house and acreage on Highway 133 north of Dixon in Maries County and lived at Fort Leonard Wood during the week and at the farm on the weekends.  This continued until January of 1947 when Clarence was furloughed from Fort Leonard Wood.  He went back to St. Louis and was employed by Sherman Construction as a truck driver for a brief time.  During May and June of 1947, Clarence painted houses around Dixon until he was called back to Fort Leonard Wood in July of 1947.

Returning to Fort Leonard Wood after his furlough, Clarence drove a truck for the warehouse out of the post motor pool.  In December of 1948, he was transferred to the Post Engineers Carpenter Shop as a “loaner” to build targets for ranges.  He worked there for two weeks when the foreman, Jess Woods, requested that he be transferred permanently.  Clarence worked there until his retirement on December 31, 1976, just two days after his 55th birthday.  He finished with 32 years in Civil Service and 3 years in the Army for a total of 35 years service.
 
Clarence is further survived by: three children, Dennis Ralph and wife, Joann (Fantauzzi) Martin, parents of Dr. Deanna Marie (Martin) and husband, Dr. Jeremiah E. Freedman, parents of Isaac Freedman;  and Christopher Ralph Martin Esq. and wife, Terri (Emmerich) Martin, parents of Abigail and Loralei Martin;  David Howard and Gloria (Dake) Martin, parents of David H. Martin, Jr., father of Grace Martin and Meredith Loraine (Martin) and husband, Leo H. Kloeppel, parents of Landon and Ava Kloeppel; and Lucinda “Cindy” Elaine (Martin) and husband, Donnie Curty, parents of Jason Edward Curty and Leann Amanda Curty, and many other relatives and friends.
 
Funeral services were conducted for Clarence at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 24, 2009, in the First Baptist Church, Dixon, with Rev. Richard D. Spacek, his pastor, First Baptist Church, Vienna, officiating.  The Rowden Family sang “I’ll Meet you in the Morning”, “Sheltered in the Arms of God”, and “BeulahLand” and Betty Doyle, organist, provided appropriate selections for the prelude and postlude of the service.
 
Interment with full military honors provided by members (Bill Robbins, Basil Rushing, Ben Hammock, Rodney Yoakum, David Martin, and Bob Leonard) of the Liesmann-Roberts American Legion Post No. 298, Dixon, was in the Dixon Cemetery under the direction of the Dixon Chapel of the Birmingham-Martin Funeral Homes.  Active pallbearers were David H. Martin, Jr., Christopher R. Martin, Jason E. Curty, Leo H. Kloeppel, Martin Crider, David Bexten, Roy Plassmeyer, and Larry Kampeter.  Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Jeremiah E. Freedman, Louis A. Martin, Edward Martin, Morris Martin, Norman Martin, Stanley Martin, Carl Martin, Ronald D. Martin, Douglas Martin, Morris “Lefty” Martin, Catherine Barnhart Hutchison, Charles Bassett, Grover Johnson, Clay Vogt, William B. Harrison, Walter Dickens, Paul Beydler, Leo Kleffner, Kenneth Forrest, and Roger Rose.

Muriel Eva (Barnhart) Collier 1927-2008

Muriel Eva Collier, age 81, of Springfield Mo., passed away April 10, 2008, in St. John's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 19, 1927, to Berkley and Lula Jane Barnhart in Dixon, Mo. She worked for 20 years in the hotel industry as a desk clerk. She always had funny stories to share with her customers and her family about all the interesting people she met through the years. The light of her life was clowning around and laughing with her granddaughter Brittany. Muriel is survived by her daughter Sonja Krempges and her husband, Stan of Springfield; one granddaughter, Brittany Krempges of Springfield; two grandsons, T.J. Collier of LaGrange, Mo., and Brent Krempges of St. Louis, Mo.; daughter-in-law Donna Collier of LaGrange, Mo.; three great-granddaughters, Ashley, Hannah and Hunter Collier all of LaGrange, Mo.; and one brother, Ray Barnhart of Pekin, Ill.; and a host of nieces, nephews and close friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband James Russell Collier; son Loren Lester Collier; sisters, Pearl McClelland and Verna Blackwell; and brothers, Clay Barnhart, Everett Barnhart and Bus Barnhart. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2008, in the Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla. Graveside services will follow at Fox Crossing Cemetery in Dixon, Mo. All arrangements are under the direction of the Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla.