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Saturday, June 10, 2017Martinsburg area funerals for five years, Armed Forces personnel from the branch in which the veteran served are called to present honors during the service.Members of the Harpers Ferry/Bolivar District Veterans Association do about 40 graveside services a year, mostly in Jefferson County, according to member Doug Craze, a U.S. Air Force veteran.The association has about 30 members, including 15 who serve in the honor guard, Craze said.The association organizes the traditional Harpers Ferry Memorial Day parade, which concludes at Harpers Ferry Middle School, where a remembrance service is conducted at the veterans’ monument.The members designed their own parade uniforms.“We wear striped black pants, white shirts, yellow ascots and white helmets,” Craze said.Charles Town has a combined honor guard made up of members from the Jackson-Perks American Legion Post 71 and VFW Post 3522, said Ralph Fox, honor guard commander. The unit was organized four years ago and performs about 30 funerals a year, he said.Jim Proffitt, 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., a thrice-wounded veteran of the Korean War, is commander of the 16-member American Legion Post 60 honor guard. It does about 40 funeral services a year in Martinsburg and Morgan County, W.Va.; Fulton County, Pa.; Hancock, Clear Spring and occasionally Hagerstown in Maryland, Proffitt said.“We always have a good turnout with that crew,” Proffitt said.
Monday, February 27, 2017Terry Kuberskey and wife Jody all of Enid, grandsons Cory James and Shane James and wife Mandy, granddaughter Holli Bradford and husband Calvin, 5 great grandchildren, sister Louise Walton of Bolivar, MO, Cricket Gibbs of Borger, TX and Darlene Reese of Bolivar, MO and several other family members. Velma was preceded in death by her parents and grandson Andrew Kuberskey. Condolences may be made online and the service may be viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com .
Bethany Baptist Church - Douglas County Herald
Monday, January 23, 2017Bob and Darlene Sorensen and Sally. Sally will be leaving soon to return to Pensacola to finish the year at Pensacola Christian College.Ali Hall has enrolled in college in Bolivar. She was planning to move there, Monday. We wish her well.There were five persons baptized, Sunday evening. This was done as an act of obedience to identify with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.Music is an important part in all our services. Darlene and Sally Sorensen sang a special song. Kayla Koop played a piano solo in the evening service. Bethany Baptist Church holds to the traditional music styles with the piano and organ providing support for the singing.The Jubilee Singers have begun practice for the Easter Cantata under the direction of Scott Boergert.Pastor Robert Sorensen spoke on the seven “hearts” every Christian should have. The heart attitudes that are pointed out in scripture are a helping heart, a rejoicing heart, a giving heart, a worry free heart, a peaceful heart, a satisfied heart, and a happy heart.Jesus was a “helper,” he is our yoke fellow. If we align with Jesus Christ we will find ourselves in agreement with like minded Christians. We can rejoice knowing that our names are written down in the Lamb’s Book of Life. Faith like that will lead to acts of ...
SATURDAY FUNERALS - Indiana Gazette
Monday, January 23, 2017Curran-Shaffer Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., ApolloEdward J. Hendricks, 10 a.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, Kent, (James F. Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.)Patricia M. LaMantia, 1 p.m., Bolivar First Church of Christ, (J. Paul McCracken Funeral Chapel Inc.)Nora Jane (Wagner) Lantzy, 1:30 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, Indiana, (Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home of Indiana)Josephine “Josie Ann” Anntoinette Morganti, 11 a.m., St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church, Indiana (Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home of Indiana)Marjorie E. Stadtmiller, 10:30 a.m., Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, IndianaJulia Nathalie Stupic, 10 a.m., St. Patrick Church, Camerons Bottom (Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home of Clymer)...
Monday, September 12, 2016It's my fault, and you should charge me with murder right now for my son's death, and I'm not joking."Lightwine also recalled pushing her son through a barbed wire fence, the statement said.A Bolivar motel room Lightwine had recently checked into was searched by police who found her son's medication and a substance that tested positive for meth, the statement said. A motel employee recalled last seeing Lightwine at the motel at 2 p.m. on Aug. 27, according to the statement, two days before she was found in the field.The son's father was interviewed by a police a few days later, the statement said, and told them his son had a limited vocabulary and the mental capacity of an elementary school student. According to the statement, he also said Lightwine had a "very bad and violent temper."Lightwine is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail, according to online court records.Graveside services for her son, Austin Anderson, are scheduled for Wednesday morning, according to Fohn Funeral Home.Related photos: 2016 STL area mug shotsLoading...Follow Giacomo Bologna on Twitter: @giacomo_bologna...
Monday, September 05, 2016Owasso, Oklahoma; Kristi Weathers and husband Jeff, of Blanchard, Oklahoma; Linda Vieyra of Coffeyville, Kansas, former spouse, Kay Boswell, of Blanchard, Oklahoma; brother Wayne Boswell, of Bolivar, Missouri; as well as nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and many other family members and friends. Memorials in Terry’s name may be made to Cavett Kids Foundation, The Ronald McDonald House of Oklahoma, or the Epilepsy Foundation of Oklahoma with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home, Enid, Oklahoma, serving as custodian of the funds.Condolences may be made and the services viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com.
Monday, July 04, 2016CHILDRESS, Louise FergusonMrs. Louise Ferguson Childress, age 93 of Bolivar, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday night, June 22, 2016 at Alive Hospice in Madison, TN.Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, June 16, 2016 at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar with Rev. Sandra Clay officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Comfort Cemetery in Hickory Valley.A native of Somerville, she lived most of her life in Bolivar. Her parents were the late Thomas Leonidas “Lonnie” Ferguson and Maude Winifred Parks Ferguson. She had 4 sisters and a brother, all of whom preceded her death: Elizabeth Chapleau, Lois Malone, Laura Heide, Eleanor Vaught and Thomas Edward Ferguson.On August 22, 1941, she married Mr. Jack Childress and they were married for 53 years before his death on May 31, 1995. Mrs. Childress was a graduate of Fayette County High School, Class of 1939. She was primarily a homemaker, but she also had been a hairdresser and a secretary for the Agricultural Extension Office. She was a member of the Bolivar First United Methodist Church where she was a...
Monday, July 04, 2016Smith's funeral homes serve, Smith said he's not seeing a similar increase in cremations. Smith Funeral Homes operates Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek and Lebold-Smith Funeral Home in Bolivar.Smith said the cremation rate he's experiencing at his business is about 15 percent. Serving a strong customer base of Amish and Mennonite families, Smith said most of his clientele base place "a lot of value on seeing the deceased person" and would rather have the traditional funeral in which a body is buried.MisconceptionsIf a loved one is cremated, can there still be calling hours and a funeral service? Does cremation always cost less than a traditional burial?The answer funeral directors recently provided all had a common theme — it all depends on choice.Herzig-McKinnon said before a body is cremated, a family can still hold calling hours and services with the use of a rented or purchased casket. Graveside services can also take place with the cremated remains in an urn at the site of the burial.Some funeral homes offer different packages in which a variety of options can make the cost of cremation in line with a traditional burial.Nathan Douglas, a funeral director for Geib Funeral Home & Crematory, said it's all based on services. Like with a traditional burial, calling hours and services are optional. Some cremation packages can include a ceremonial casket, an urn and an urn vault. A direct cremation is a less expensive alternative and does not include calling hours or services. The process just entails cremating the individual and returning the cremated remains to the family. Douglas said he's worked with clients who have had $10,000 cremations and $10,000 burials. On the contrary, a cremation could cost $3,000.Some funeral homes offer keepsake items, such as DVD tributes, jewelry, plaques and other items."When you get down to it, cremation is not really any more cheaper than a traditional burial," Stewart said.Page 3 of 3 - Cremation processThe cremation process involves placing a body in a crematory chamber that is heated to about 1,650 degrees. Over two to four hours, the intense heat breaks down the body.Crematory operators at Geib Funeral Home & Crematory and Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory explained a metal tag with a unique number stays with the body inside the crematory and accompanies the remains to completely ensure identification and avoid confusion with any other cremated remains.Before being placed in the crematory chamber, the body is examined for any pacemakers or jewelry.T...
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Saturday, June 10, 2017Martinsburg area funerals for five years, Armed Forces personnel from the branch in which the veteran served are called to present honors during the service.Members of the Harpers Ferry/Bolivar District Veterans Association do about 40 graveside services a year, mostly in Jefferson County, according to member Doug Craze, a U.S. Air Force veteran.The association has about 30 members, including 15 who serve in the honor guard, Craze said.The association organizes the traditional Harpers Ferry Memorial Day parade, which concludes at Harpers Ferry Middle School, where a remembrance service is conducted at the veterans’ monument.The members designed their own parade uniforms.“We wear striped black pants, white shirts, yellow ascots and white helmets,” Craze said.Charles Town has a combined honor guard made up of members from the Jackson-Perks American Legion Post 71 and VFW Post 3522, said Ralph Fox, honor guard commander. The unit was organized four years ago and performs about 30 funerals a year, he said.Jim Proffitt, 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., a thrice-wounded veteran of the Korean War, is commander of the 16-member American Legion Post 60 honor guard. It does about 40 funeral services a year in Martinsburg and Morgan County, W.Va.; Fulton County, Pa.; Hancock, Clear Spring and occasionally Hagerstown in Maryland, Proffitt said.“We always have a good turnout with that crew,” Proffitt said.
Monday, February 27, 2017Terry Kuberskey and wife Jody all of Enid, grandsons Cory James and Shane James and wife Mandy, granddaughter Holli Bradford and husband Calvin, 5 great grandchildren, sister Louise Walton of Bolivar, MO, Cricket Gibbs of Borger, TX and Darlene Reese of Bolivar, MO and several other family members. Velma was preceded in death by her parents and grandson Andrew Kuberskey. Condolences may be made online and the service may be viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com .
Bethany Baptist Church - Douglas County Herald
Monday, January 23, 2017Bob and Darlene Sorensen and Sally. Sally will be leaving soon to return to Pensacola to finish the year at Pensacola Christian College.Ali Hall has enrolled in college in Bolivar. She was planning to move there, Monday. We wish her well.There were five persons baptized, Sunday evening. This was done as an act of obedience to identify with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.Music is an important part in all our services. Darlene and Sally Sorensen sang a special song. Kayla Koop played a piano solo in the evening service. Bethany Baptist Church holds to the traditional music styles with the piano and organ providing support for the singing.The Jubilee Singers have begun practice for the Easter Cantata under the direction of Scott Boergert.Pastor Robert Sorensen spoke on the seven “hearts” every Christian should have. The heart attitudes that are pointed out in scripture are a helping heart, a rejoicing heart, a giving heart, a worry free heart, a peaceful heart, a satisfied heart, and a happy heart.Jesus was a “helper,” he is our yoke fellow. If we align with Jesus Christ we will find ourselves in agreement with like minded Christians. We can rejoice knowing that our names are written down in the Lamb’s Book of Life. Faith like that will lead to acts of ...
SATURDAY FUNERALS - Indiana Gazette
Monday, January 23, 2017Curran-Shaffer Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., ApolloEdward J. Hendricks, 10 a.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, Kent, (James F. Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.)Patricia M. LaMantia, 1 p.m., Bolivar First Church of Christ, (J. Paul McCracken Funeral Chapel Inc.)Nora Jane (Wagner) Lantzy, 1:30 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, Indiana, (Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home of Indiana)Josephine “Josie Ann” Anntoinette Morganti, 11 a.m., St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church, Indiana (Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home of Indiana)Marjorie E. Stadtmiller, 10:30 a.m., Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, IndianaJulia Nathalie Stupic, 10 a.m., St. Patrick Church, Camerons Bottom (Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home of Clymer)...
Monday, September 12, 2016It's my fault, and you should charge me with murder right now for my son's death, and I'm not joking."Lightwine also recalled pushing her son through a barbed wire fence, the statement said.A Bolivar motel room Lightwine had recently checked into was searched by police who found her son's medication and a substance that tested positive for meth, the statement said. A motel employee recalled last seeing Lightwine at the motel at 2 p.m. on Aug. 27, according to the statement, two days before she was found in the field.The son's father was interviewed by a police a few days later, the statement said, and told them his son had a limited vocabulary and the mental capacity of an elementary school student. According to the statement, he also said Lightwine had a "very bad and violent temper."Lightwine is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail, according to online court records.Graveside services for her son, Austin Anderson, are scheduled for Wednesday morning, according to Fohn Funeral Home.Related photos: 2016 STL area mug shotsLoading...Follow Giacomo Bologna on Twitter: @giacomo_bologna...
Monday, September 05, 2016Owasso, Oklahoma; Kristi Weathers and husband Jeff, of Blanchard, Oklahoma; Linda Vieyra of Coffeyville, Kansas, former spouse, Kay Boswell, of Blanchard, Oklahoma; brother Wayne Boswell, of Bolivar, Missouri; as well as nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and many other family members and friends. Memorials in Terry’s name may be made to Cavett Kids Foundation, The Ronald McDonald House of Oklahoma, or the Epilepsy Foundation of Oklahoma with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home, Enid, Oklahoma, serving as custodian of the funds.Condolences may be made and the services viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com.
Monday, July 04, 2016CHILDRESS, Louise FergusonMrs. Louise Ferguson Childress, age 93 of Bolivar, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday night, June 22, 2016 at Alive Hospice in Madison, TN.Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, June 16, 2016 at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar with Rev. Sandra Clay officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Comfort Cemetery in Hickory Valley.A native of Somerville, she lived most of her life in Bolivar. Her parents were the late Thomas Leonidas “Lonnie” Ferguson and Maude Winifred Parks Ferguson. She had 4 sisters and a brother, all of whom preceded her death: Elizabeth Chapleau, Lois Malone, Laura Heide, Eleanor Vaught and Thomas Edward Ferguson.On August 22, 1941, she married Mr. Jack Childress and they were married for 53 years before his death on May 31, 1995. Mrs. Childress was a graduate of Fayette County High School, Class of 1939. She was primarily a homemaker, but she also had been a hairdresser and a secretary for the Agricultural Extension Office. She was a member of the Bolivar First United Methodist Church where she was a...
Monday, July 04, 2016Smith's funeral homes serve, Smith said he's not seeing a similar increase in cremations. Smith Funeral Homes operates Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek and Lebold-Smith Funeral Home in Bolivar.Smith said the cremation rate he's experiencing at his business is about 15 percent. Serving a strong customer base of Amish and Mennonite families, Smith said most of his clientele base place "a lot of value on seeing the deceased person" and would rather have the traditional funeral in which a body is buried.MisconceptionsIf a loved one is cremated, can there still be calling hours and a funeral service? Does cremation always cost less than a traditional burial?The answer funeral directors recently provided all had a common theme — it all depends on choice.Herzig-McKinnon said before a body is cremated, a family can still hold calling hours and services with the use of a rented or purchased casket. Graveside services can also take place with the cremated remains in an urn at the site of the burial.Some funeral homes offer different packages in which a variety of options can make the cost of cremation in line with a traditional burial.Nathan Douglas, a funeral director for Geib Funeral Home & Crematory, said it's all based on services. Like with a traditional burial, calling hours and services are optional. Some cremation packages can include a ceremonial casket, an urn and an urn vault. A direct cremation is a less expensive alternative and does not include calling hours or services. The process just entails cremating the individual and returning the cremated remains to the family. Douglas said he's worked with clients who have had $10,000 cremations and $10,000 burials. On the contrary, a cremation could cost $3,000.Some funeral homes offer keepsake items, such as DVD tributes, jewelry, plaques and other items."When you get down to it, cremation is not really any more cheaper than a traditional burial," Stewart said.Page 3 of 3 - Cremation processThe cremation process involves placing a body in a crematory chamber that is heated to about 1,650 degrees. Over two to four hours, the intense heat breaks down the body.Crematory operators at Geib Funeral Home & Crematory and Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory explained a metal tag with a unique number stays with the body inside the crematory and accompanies the remains to completely ensure identification and avoid confusion with any other cremated remains.Before being placed in the crematory chamber, the body is examined for any pacemakers or jewelry.T...
