Billie "Jean" Brooks, nee Aden, of Steelville, MO was born on Monday, September 2, 1940 in Datto, AR to William "Bill" and Viola Kimble Aden.  She passed away at her home in Steelville, MO on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at the age of 81 years and 19 days. Jean attended school in Reyno, AR.  She accepted the Lord as her personal Savior at a young age.  She married the love of her life, Charles "Charlie" Thomas Brooks on June 1, 1957 in St....

Mary Agnes Brown nee Mull of Cuba, MO was born on Tuesday, October 30, 1945, in Granite City, IL to Charles Thomas Mull and Helen Evelyn Smith Mull.  She passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Phelps Health in Rolla, MO at the age of 75 years, 10 months, and 19 days. Mary accepted the Lord early in life. She graduated from high school in Des Moines, IA. She married the love of her life, Rodney Woodrow Brown, on August 26, 1964, in Lancaster, MO.  They lived in California...

Maxine A. Brewer nee Hutson of Cuba, MO was born on Saturday, July 15, 1939 to Gentry Hutson and Georgia Elma Warfel Hutson. She passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Washington, MO at the age of 82 years, 2 months and 2 days. Maxine graduated from Cherryville High School in 1957 and went to work for Wallace Pencil Co. in St. Louis, MO. She also worked for a couple of the White Castle locations in the St. Louis area. She moved to Cuba in the late 1960’s and...

Roberta May Pratt, nee Nelson, of Steelville, MO was born on Monday, December 8, 1941 in Crawford County, MO to Robert V. Nelson and Opal V. Pinson Nelson.  She passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Life Care Center of Sullivan, MO at the age of 79 years, 9 months and 5 days. Roberta attended school in both Cuba and Steelville throughout her youth.  She married Roy Pratt and to this union, 2 sons were born.  She attended Cherryville Church of God and loved going when...

Edwin “Ed” L. Worley of Cuba, MO was born on Saturday, June 8, 1940, in Steelville, MO to LeRoy Worley and Rosalie Ransom Worley.  He passed away at his home in Cuba, MO on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at the age of 81 years, 3 months, and 4 days. Ed grew up in the Steelville area. He married Shirley Bogue and to this union 2 children were born.  He worked at Brown Shoe Company for a few years, and then went to Sho-ME Power for a while.  He became an over the road...

Edward Charles Sanders of Leasburg, Missouri was born on Friday, October 10, 1969, in Alton, IL to Eddie Workman and Mary Lou Hill Korsmeyer Sanders.  He passed away in Sullivan, MO on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at the age of 51 years, 11 months, and 2 days.  He was raised in Alhambra, IL and attended grade school there.  He then went to Highland Middle School and graduated from Highland High School in 1987.  He attended Culinary School in St. Louis for a while and...

Ethel A. Allison nee Troutt of DeSoto, MO, formerly of Cuba, MO and Steelville, MO, was born on Sunday, March 11, 1917 in Bourbon, MO to Erb Vick Troutt and Gertrude Helen Koehn Troutt.  She passed away at Fountainbleau Nursing Home in Festus, MO on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at the age of 104 years, 6 months and 1 day. She was born in a log cabin in Bourbon, MO and attended Bourbon Schools. She went to work for Paramount Apparel International in Bourbon at a young age making 50 cents...

Phyllis Jean Shipley of Cuba, MO was born on Wednesday, June 24, 1942 in St. Louis, MO to Johnnie Earl Wilson and Lola Beatrice Bell Wilson.  She passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Cuba Manor in Cuba, MO at the age of 79 years, 2 months and 18 days. Phyllis married Carl Roger Shipley on January 9, 1960 in California and to this union four children were born.  She accepted the Lord early in life.  Phyllis enjoyed doing crafts, crocheting and watching...

Donald Paul Langley, Sr. of Steelville, MO was born on Wednesday, March 4, 1936 in Blytheville, AR to Leon Harvey Langley and Mildred Evelyn Stone Langley Shrum.  He passed away at Stone Bridge Nursing Home in Desoto, MO on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the age of 85 years, 6 months and 5 days. Donald attended Hadley Technical High School in St. Louis, MO.  In 1957 he married Loy Nadine Poole in St. Louis, MO and to this union 6 children were born.  He later married Tanit...

Clifton Lyle Courtney of Meta, Missouri was born on Saturday, November 16, 1940, in Salem, MO to Glenn and Clara Swyers Courtney and passed away at his residence on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at the age of 80 years, 9 months, and 22 days. His early years were spent in rural Crawford County.  He attended Cherryville High School and began his career of butchering meats in Keysville, MO at the age of 16.  His family moved to Lake Forest, IL where he was a butcher with Lakeside...