Phyllis J. “Cookie” Brown
1929-2013
Phyllis J. “Cookie” Brown, 83, St. Joseph, Missouri died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Heartland Regional Medical Center.
She was born June 13, 1929 to Myron Evans and Etta Mae (Wheeler) Everett in King City, Missouri.
Phyllis married David Lee Brown on March 20, 1948, who survives of the home.
Mrs. Brown was a homemaker and worked at Stetson Hat. She was also a very active member of Copeland Baptist Church and enjoyed entertaining, cooking, and watching her boys play sports.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son, David Brown; sister, Margie Cooper; and brother, Ben Everett.
Survivors: husband; sons, Rickey Brown (Sandy) and Danny Brown (Lori); grandsons, Tyler, Travis, and Todd; granddaughters, Lani and Mollie.
Services: 1:00 P.M. Monday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Sunday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, where friends may call after 12:00 Noon Sunday. Flowers are appreciated and for those wishing to make a contribution, the family requests they be made to Copeland Baptist Church. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
Mary L. Halverson
1919-2013
Mary L. Halverson, 93, died Wednesday night, March 20, 2013, at her home in St. Joseph, Missouri.
She was born April 19,1919 in Crab Orchard, Nebraska to Carl and Mamie Bailey and was raised in Pawnee City, Nebraska. In 1936 she was named Miss Pawnee City. She became an accomplished pianist and accompanied at school concerts, events, and weddings. Her renditions of Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Moonlight Sonata, Clair de Lune, and Mack the Knife among many others were memorable. Mary also enjoyed playing the organ and was church organist for a time at Brookdale United Presbyterian Church. She attended the University of Nebraska and became a lifetime Husker fan.
Mary married Walter L. Halverson in May 1940. They were married 68 years until his death in 2008. During Walter’s military career, Mary and Walter resided in Nebraska, Ft. Riley, Kansas, Lake Quivira, Kansas, and Nuremberg, Germany among other places before settling in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1954.
Mary was an excellent seamstress and knitter and has generously provided pot holders, baby hats, and knitted creations to multitudes of family, friends, and charities.
She was a wonderful mother and homemaker and well-known for her old-fashioned recipes and home-cooked treats as well as her past involvements as school room-mother, Young Matrons, PTA, and making many dance recital costumes and doll clothes creations.
Known for her snappy humor, witty quips and stories, Mary has been a well-liked friend, neighbor, and confidante to many over the years. She will be terribly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Robert Bailey; and son-in-law, David Frey.
Survivors: daughters, Sonja H. Frey, Gorham, Maine and Judy Frye (Bob), Parkville, Missouri; grandchildren, Katherine E. Grover (Brent), Etna, Maine, Lauren A. Ricci (Joe), Gray, Maine, Christopher D. Frey, Gorham, Maine, Jennifer L. Dixon (Hashke), Kansas City, Missouri, and Rebecca A. Bloomer (John), Kansas City, Missouri; and great-grandchildren, Aliyah J. Frye, Kansas City, Missouri, Cayden C. Dixon, Kansas City, Missouri, and Annie and Libby Frey, Gorham, Maine.
Graveside Services: 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, Leavenworth National Cemetery. Inurnment Leavenworth National Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. Sunday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Many thanks to Vintage Home Health care-givers and Asera Care hospice workers for their kind and loving care. Flowers are appreciated and for those wishing to make a contribution, the family requests they be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of the donor’s choice. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
Derald “Bud” Eugene Foster
Graham, Missouri
Derald “Bud” Eugene Foster, 84, Graham, Missouri, formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri, died Friday, March 22, 2013, at his home.
Bud was born March 18, 1929, in Chillicothe, Missouri to the late Ephram Hardin and Sara Kathryn (Moore) Foster.
He married Eldora F. (Cox) Foster on August 09, 1952, in Kansas City, Missouri. She preceded him in death December 1, 1973.
He served as a paratrooper in the United States Army from1946 to 1950 during World War II.
Bud was a construction and iron worker for over 30 years, a member of the Labor Local 579, St. Joseph, Tribe of Mic-O-Say, Boy Scouts of America. As a young man he worked for 17 years on the Missouri River as a tugboat deck hand.
Bud is survived by nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
Graveside Funeral Services will be 2 PM, Monday, March 25 at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Parnell, Missouri. The funeral procession will be leaving the funeral home at 1:15 PM.
Memorials may be made to SSM Hospice of St. Francis, Maryville, Missouri.
Arrangements: Price Funeral Home (www.