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May 6, 2004
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Obituaries
William James Barnett
William James Barnett, 96, died April 26,
2004 at Boone Hospital, Columbia, Missouri.
Mr. Barnett was bern May 23, 1907 in Cuba,
Missouri, the son of Alva J. and Florence
(Glaser) Barnett. In 1937 he married
Pocahontas M. Thompson and she survives.
His parents and sister, Mildred Sebastion,
preceded him in death.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one
son, William James Barnett, Jr. (Jill), of Cuba,
Missouri and two grandsons, William James
Barnett, III, of Berkeley, California and
Andrew Price Barnett, of St. Louis, Missouri.
A 1925 graduate of Cuba High School, he
graduated from the University of Missouri-
Columbia with a degree in Business in 1929.
He served as president of the School of
Business and was a member of Lambda Chi
Alpha Fraternity. For a short time, he worked
for Barnett Ford Motor Co. Then, Dr.
Middlebush, president of Missouri University,
recommended him to Harvard University and
in 1932 Mr. Barnett graduated with a MBA in
Finance.
After Harvard, he joined Kresge Co. as
Assistant Manager of their Forth Worth, Texas
store. He earned just $150 per month, but
recalled that an entire dinner cost just 15
cents! In 1935 he moved to Columbia, Missouri
and purchased the Columbia Credit Bureau.
He served in the Army at Camp Walters, Texas
from late 1942 until mid 1943 and received an
honorable discharge due to age.
Mr. Barnett then joined Halund
Manufacturing Company in Latrobe,
Pennsylvania where he served as assistant
plant manager. Halund made plastic forms
which were used to make rubber gas tanks for
the B-29. He oten traveled to Buffalo, New
York City, Toronto, and Montreal to visit such
clients as Firestone, Huitt Rubber and
Goodyear. He later became General Manager.
He tells the story that one night it was storm-
ing and his wife, Pokie, called him to come
home. He left the plant to soothe his wife's fear
of storms. When he returned to the plant every-
one was sitting outside. An alarm had sounded
and they were waiting for him to tell them
w.hat to do.
In 1945 he returned to Columbia to take over
management of the Credit Bureau. In 1961 Mr.
Barnett sold the Credit Bureau and purchased
Central Billing Service which bought accounts
receivables from select businesses.
In 1959 his father, A.J. Barnett, President of
Peoples Bank, Cuba, Missouri died. Mr.
Barnett was then elected President, a position
he held until he was elected Chairman in 1976
and later Chairman Emeritus in 1994. He was
a member of the Columbia and Cuba Chamber
of Commerce and a long time member of the
Columbia Rotary Club. He was a member of
the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia.
Visitation was held at Britton Funeral Home,
Cuba, Missouri Tuesday, April 27, 2004 from 5-
8 p.m. Graveside services were held April 28,
2004 at Kinder Cemetery, Cuba, Missouri.
Memorial donations may be given to
Crawford County R-II Scholarship Fund or
Viva Cuba, Inc. PO Box H, Cuba, MO 65453.
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Rex Edward "Pete" Bryan
Rex Edward "Pete" Bryan of Orlando, Florida
was born on October 5, 1948 in Waynesville
Hospital, Waynesville, Missouri to the union of
Paul Bryan and Lorraine (Perschbacker) Bryan
and passed away on April 29, 2004 at Orlando,
Florida.
Rex was preceded in death by his parents,
Paul and Lorraine, one brother, Ray Bryan,
and one nephew, Brian Stites.
He went to Cuba R-2 school, graduated and
then went into the Air Force and did a tour of
duty in Vietnam.
Rex fought cancer for over a year.
Those who survive to mourn his passing from
this life are his wife, Debbie of Orlando; one
son Damon of Orlando; two daughters, Kim
and husband TJ of Hawaii and Kelly and hus-
band Richard of North Carolina; nine grand-
children; two sisters, Sharon Thomas and hus-
band Walter of Orlando, Florida and Sherry
Stites of Cuba, Mo.; many nieces; nephews;
aunts and uncles; other relatives and friends.
Rex was a loving father, brother, uncle, good
friend to all who knew him and will be sadly
missed.
Memorial services for Rex Edward Bryan will
be at a later date in Orlando, Florida.
Edward Jamison
Edward Jamison, son of Harry and Harriet
Jamison, was born in Steelville, Missouri
February .21, 1920. He came to St. Louis at an
early age and lived with his aunt Dallas
Greenly.
He did construction work until he went into
the Army in 1941 to 1945 and received an hon-
orable discharge.
He married Charlotte Green on June 7, 1950.
Edward joined West Side Missionary Baptist
Church. He drove eighteen-wheeler trucks with
various companies until he retired. His hobbies
were fishing and hunting.
He had two brothers, Darley and George,
beth of whom preceded him in death.
He leaves to mourn his devoted wife,
Charlotte; his mother-in-law, Lucy Johnson; his
sister, Eva Britt; two cousins, Geneva Burton
and Audrey Johnson; nephews, Roy Dell and
Harris Brown, Jr.; and a host of other relatives
and friends.
The eulogy was given by Rev. Floyd Morris.
Serving as pallbearers were Donald Looney, Sr.,
Donald Looney, Jr., and Charles White.
Interment was in National Cemetery at
Jefferson Barracks. Services were under the
direction of Wade Twin Chapel Funeral Home,
St. Louis, Missouri.
Some Steelville residents will remember the
Jamison family who purchased a farm on
Cherry Valley creek in 1896. Their youhgest
son Harry lived there until his death in 1974.
Taylor P. Kersey
Taylor P. Kersey of Sylvester, Georgia (for-
merly of Cuba, Me.)was bern on December 24,
1910 at Obion County, Tennessee to the union
of Charlie Lee Kersey and Linnie Taylor
Kersey and passed away on May 1, 2004 at
Sylvester, Georgia at the age of 93 years.
On September 12, 1934 Taylor was united in
marriage to Mabel Heseman at Edwardsville,
Illinois. One son, Richard, was born to this
union. They were happily married until Mabel
preceded him in death on June 13, 1980.
Taylor was a member of the Cuba Masonic
Lodge No. 312' and a member of the Northside
Baptist Church of Sylvester, Georgia.
Those who survive to mourn his passing from
this life are his loving son, Richard Kersey; a
number of nephews and nieces including
Charles and Janet Howard of Sylvester,
Georgia, with whom he made his home with;
other relatives and friends.
Graveside services were held on Wednesday,
May 5, 2004 at I p.m. at the Lickcreek
Cemetery, Cuba, Mo. with Rev. Ben McDaniel
officiating. Interment was in the Lickcreek
Cemetery, Cuba, Mo. All local arrangements
were under the direction of the Britton Funeral
Home of Cuba, Mo.
Herbert Frank Martin
Herbert Frank Martin passed away suddenly
in Springfield, Missouri on April 20, 2004 at
the age of 46 years. He was born on January
23, 1958 in Steelville, Missouri to the union of
Ray Martin and the late Bessie "Pud" Martin of
Steelville, Missouri.
Those who survive to mourn his passing from
this life are his father and step-mother Ray
and Yvonne Martin of Steelville, Me.; two sis-
ters, Kay Thomas and husband Bill of Cuba,
Me., and Judy Crisman of Springfield, Me.; two
brothers Jack Martin of Cuba, Me. and Ernie
Martin and wife Zanada of Steelville, Me.; spe-
cial friend Linda Shields of Springfield, Me.;
our dear uncle, relative and friend.
He was a loving son, brother, uncle, great-
uncle, and good friend to all who knew him.
All arrangements wee made at the
Greenlawn Funeral Home in Springfield, Me.
Graveside services were held on Sunday, April
25, 2004 in the Steelville Cemetery with his •
family. Interment was in the Steelville
Cemetery, Steelville, Me.
Albert Louis Miller
Albert Louis Miller was born Sunday May 31,
1908 at Steelville, Missouri, a son of the late
Louis Albert Miller and Lula May (Eggers)
Miller. He departed this life Saturday April 24,
2004, at the Hospice Easy Living, Wichita,
Kansas.
On September 11, 1935, at Steelville,
Missouri, he was united in marriage to Hattie
May Brand. They enjoyed forty years together
before her death, March 13, 1975. He was also
preceded in death by one brother, William
Miller and wife Ivy and two si§ters, Helen and
husband Addison Wright and Hilda Miller.
Among those who remain to mourn his pass-
ing are his two devoted daughters, Alberta
Jiskra and husband Alvin of Lyndon, Kansas
and Mary Lou Hollabaugh and husband Jim of
Wichita, Kansas; three grandchildren, Debra
Cotter and husband Joe of Wichita, Kansas,
Rebecca Becker and husband Brian of Keota,
Iowa and Rhonda Jiskra of Lyndon, Kansas; six
great grandchildren, Cortnee Roster, Desirea
Rosier, Spenser Becker, Sage Becker, Shae
Lynn Becker and Dakota Jiskra; nieces,
nephews, cousins, other relatives and many
friends.
Albert Miller lay in state 6-8 p.m. Wednesday
April 28, 2004, at the Britton Eros. Funeral
Home, Steelville, Missouri. Funeral services
were held 10 a.m. Thursday April 29, 2004, in
the Britton Chapel with Dr. Cardis Bryan offi-
ciating.
Committal prayers and interment were in
Pleasant Point Cemetery, rural Steelville,
Missouri.
Honoring Albert as pallbearers were Brian
Becker, Donald Brand, Alan Brand, Joe Cotter,
Dale Woodruff and Paul Woodruff.
Arrangements were entrusted to Britton
Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri.
See Obituaries page 7A
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Missouri State Highway Patrol Report
- Troop I of the Mis§quri State
"'I-Yhy Patrol recoedd six
acciients occurring in
Crawford County from April 25
to May 2.
April 26 at 5 a.m. on Route F,
eight miles north of Cuba, a
2004 Freightliner tractor-trail-
er was southbound and trav-
eled off the right side of the
road and overturned in the
ditch.
The freightliner was driven
by Gurinder Grewal, age 25, of
Ontario, Canada. He was
taken to the Phelps County
Regional Medical Center by
North Crawford Ambulance.
He was not wearing a seat belt.
April 28, 5:45 p.m., an acci-
dent occurred on Moutray
Road, three miles east of
Steelville. A 1992 Pontiac,
northbound, driven by Spencer
Michaels, age 17, St. Louis,
Missouri, lost control of the
vehicle on a curve, ran off the
left side of the road and struck
a tree.
Injured in the accident were
Spencer Michaels and he was
taken to the Me Baptist
Hospital in Sullivan by the
Steelville Ambulance.
Also injured was Elizabeth
Thillen, age 17, of Steelville,
Missouri, Missouri. She was
flown by Arch Helicopter to St.
John's Hospital in Creve Coeur,
Missouri.
April 28, 3:45 p.m., an acci-
dent occurred when a 1986
Ford, eastbound, driven by
Brad Tinker, age 41, Steelville,
Missouri, skidded into the
westbound land of Missouri
Highway 8, into the path of a
1995 Chevrolet, driven by
Barbara Hardin, age 26,
Steelville, Missouri and the
vehicles collided.
Tinker was cited for careless
and imprudent driving. Other
charges pending.
Injured in the accident were
Barbara Hardin and Alissa,
age four, daughter of Barbara
Hardin. They were taken to the
Phelps County Regional
Medical Center by Steelville
Ambulance.
They were all wearing seat
belts.
An accident occurred April 29
at 7:40 a.m. on RoUte H, two
miles south of the outer road,
Bourbon, when Jerry
Schoffstall, age nine, Bourbon,
Missouri, stepped into the
roadway and was struck by a
1993 Mercury Topaz, south-
bound driven by Roy Harmon,
age, 75, Bourbon.
Schoffstall was taken to
Missouri Baptist Hospital by
private vehicle.
April 30 an
occurred, on the North
road in Bourbon, when
Chevrolet, westbound,
by Charles Head,
Salem, Missouri ran
road and struck a culvert i
ditch.
He was wearing a seat
Injured in the
the driver and Amanda
age 24, wife of the
was not wearing a
Both were taken to
Missouri Baptist
North Crawford
May 2, 3:40 p.m., an
occurred when a 1988
southbound, on Route N,
miles south of Bourbon,
rounding a curve and lost
trol, running off the right
of the roadway, striking a
embankment and
onto its top.
Injured in the accident
the driver, Angola
28, Bourbon, Missouri.
taken to the Missouri
Hospital of Sullivan by
Crawford County EMS.
She was wearing
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