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Anchorage, AK--E.W. SAWYER, Longtime Alaska resident, 70, died Nov. 11, 1996, at Providence Alaska Medical Center.
A funeral service for Mr. Sawyer will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Birchwood on Birchwood Loop Road. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastors David Snyder and Bob Chadwick will officiate. Interment will follow at Palmer Pioneer Cemetery.
Mr. Sawyer was born on Jan. 17, 1926, in Oak Ridge, Mo., to Earl C. and Albert Gladys (Amos) Sawyer. He later learned television repair, and worked as a school custodian. He married Dollie Volz on May 19, 1950.
He came to Alaska in 1962 to prepare for his family's arrival in July 1963. He and his wife made their home in Chugiak and together they raised seven children. The family worshiped together at the First Baptist Church of Birchwood.
After 14 years of working for the Anchorage School District, Mr. Sawyer retired, and he and his wife moved to their homestead at Montana Creek, where they lived in the house the family had built.
''He was happiest working in his shop,'' said his family, ''doing his own sawmill work and supporting his family through hunting, fishing, and gardening. He loved their back-country lifestyle. His later years were spent caring for his bountiful garden and enjoying the visits of his children and grandchildren. He and Dolly were involved for many years at Montana Creek Baptist Church and currently . . . at Talkeetna Baptist Church. E.W.'s life was centered on Jesus and following God's plan for his life. We know he is in heaven and at peace.''
Mr. Sawyer is survived by his wife Dollie of Talkeetna; children, Willard and Gary of Wasilla, Ronnie of Palmer, Carol Drechsler of Vancouver, Wash., Ricky of Chugiak, Kenney of Anchorage, and Larry of Tacoma, Wash. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren and the 16th is due in March.
Arrangements for the family were made by Kehl's Palmer Mortuary. --Anchorage Daily News (AK) - November 14, 1996

HAMPTON, VA - MR. ELTON GENE SCHMIDT SR., 70, died Thursday, May 28, 1997, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
He was a native of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and had lived in Hampton for over 30 years. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a master sergeant after 26 years of service. He had served during World War II.
He is survived by three children; DeLaine A. Speer of Las Vegas, Nev., Elton G. Schmidt Jr. of Hampton and Gayle S. Doyer of Hampton.
A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 31, at 11 a.m. at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., with military honors. The burial service will be conducted by Ford and Sons Funeral Home at the Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
The family has requested, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the American Heart Association, 753 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 2B, Newport News, Va. 23606. Lawrence B. Wood Funeral Home is handling the local arrangements. --Daily Press (Newport News, VA) - May 30, 1997

Anchorage, AK--A funeral service for CHRISTOPHER DON SEBAUGH will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eagle River, AK.
Mr. Sebaugh, 26, died Friday, April 22, in Bowling Green, Ky. He was born Dec. 19, 1961, in Oak Ridge, Mo., and had lived in Alaska the past 20 years. He graduated from Chugiak High School and was director of maintenance for Security Aviation.
Mr. Sebaugh is survived by his wife, Christine, parents, Perry and Ann Sebaugh, and brothers, Jeffery and Benjamin Sebaugh, all of Chugiak; his paternal grandfather, Delos Sebaugh, of Daisy, Mo.; and his maternal grandfather, Howard Baldwin, of Canyon Country, Calif. He also leaves his mother-in-law, Ann Adams, and his father and step-mother-in-law, Don and Merry Adams, all of Eagle River.
The Rev. Timothy A. Unke will officiate at the funeral. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Chapel.
--Anchorage Daily News (AK) - April 25, 1988

Lakeland, FL--ARTHUR EUGENE SIMPSON, 76, of Lakeland died Tuesday at Lakeland Convalescent Center. A native of Cape Girardeau, Mo., he moved to this area eight years ago from Whitewater, Mo. He was an air-conditioning technician for an automobile manufacturer and member of Heritage Baptist Church in Lakeland. He is survived by his wife, Erma; two daughters, Carolyn of Lakeland and Janet S. Kreher of Oak Brook, Ill.; a brother, Lewis of Dexter, Mo.; four sisters, June Seymour of St. Louis, Ruth Pullium and Pauline Thorton, both of Cape Girardeau, and Betty Cato of Marquand, Mo.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Lakeland Funeral Home. --Tampa Tribune, The (FL) - January 13, 1993

Watertown, NY--CARMON SMITH, EX-MEAT FIRM OWNER, DIES-- Carmon S. "Smitty" Smith, 65, of 53 E. Church St., died at 1 p.m. Monday at his home.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Piddock Funeral Home, with the Rev. Timothy Parsons, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in the spring in Rural Cemetery.
There will be no calling hours.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret; a son, Michael J., Adams, NY; a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Sally) Jerome, Adams; two grandsons; two brothers, Odus, Chaffee, Mo., and Clyde, Delta, Mo.; a niece and three nephews.
A sister, Ida, and a brother, Edward, died before him.
Born July 29, 1925, in Delta, Mo., son of Charles and Lucresia Mahaffey Smith, he graduated from Delta High School and served with the 82nd Airborne Division of the Army during World War II. He also served during the Korean War.
He married Margaret Cowen April 25, 1952, in Grace Episcopal Church, Carthage, with the Rev. Donald C. Schneider officiating.
Mr. Smith was owner and operator of the Watertown Meat Company and had been self-employed in the wholesale and retail meat business for 36 years.
He was an avid sportsman, member of the Mad River Game Club, and a founding member of the Lazy Paradise Hunting Club. He was also a member of the American Legion Don Rounds Post 586, and a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. --Watertown Daily Times (NY) - February 26, 1991

Corona, CA-- Memorial services for WILSON RAYMOND SMITH, 81, will be at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in Corona. He died of a heart attack Sunday at Corona Regional Medical Center.
Thomas Miller Mortuary in Corona is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Smith, who was born in Daisy, Mo., lived 35 years in St. Louis before moving to Corona 24 years ago. He worked 31 years as a quality control engineer for the Burkart Manufacturing Co., an auto-interior maker in St. Louis. He retired in 1971.
He enjoyed gardening.
He is survived by his wife, Ruby; two sons, Robert of Chico, CA and Gary of Corona; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Truman of St. Louis. --Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA) - June 15, 1995

Los Angeles, CA--JESS ALEXANDRIA STACY was born August 11, 1904 at Bird Rock, Missouri. Later when Jess established his birth by affidavit he chose the city as Cape Girardeau because Bird Rock was no longer in existence.
Jess was a famous Jazz Piano player of the Chicago school in the 1920’s. He was fortunate enough to have a very long life and finally succumbed from congestive heart failure on New Year's day in 1995 in Los Angeles.
--Contributed by Robert L Stacey src#1

Cape Girardeau, MO--MARIE C. STATLER, 100, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 at Chateau Girardeau. She was born Oct 21, 1907 in Sedgewickville, daughter of Ora and Minnie Statler Hahs. She and Lloyd L. Statler were married Nov 9, 1930. He passed away Oct. 28, 1978.
Marie and Lloyd moved to Cape Girardeau in 1933 and joined Grace United Methodist Church in 1935, where she was the oldest member. She was a salesclerk at a dress boutique for several years, and did sewing and alterations out of her home. Marie was very active in the United Methodist Women's group, as well as former president. She wa a former Sunday school teacher and youth leader for the Methodist Youth Fellowship. Being an avid quilter, Marie was a member of the church's quilters guild.
Loving survivors include three sons, the Rev. Jerry (Mary Jane) Statler of Cape Girardeau, Don (Dee) Statler of Troy, Mich., and Gene (Sherry) Statler of Sebring, Fla.; a sister, Lawana Weiss of Columbia, Mo., and a brother, the Rev. Billy Hahs of Mount Vernon, Ill., nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters.
Friends may call today from 4 to 8 p.m. at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau, and after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (Nov 14) at Grace United Methodist church. The funeral will be Wednesday 10:30 a.m. at the church, with the Rev. Scott Moon officiating. Graveside committal, officiated by Rev. Billy Hahs, will follow in Cape County Memorial Park.

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