The Sullivan Independent News

Diane Marie Pemberton, age 46, currently of Lexington Park, MD, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2012 at Hospice of St. Mary’s County, MD.
She was born on December 18, 1965 in Xenia, OH. She had lived the last six years in Sullivan, MO until recently moving to Lexington Park, MD.
Diane had been a seamstress for many years. She was an avid sports fan and especially enjoyed NASCAR.
She was baptized into the Catholic faith on April [...]

On May 8, 1934, Mary Katherine Marler was born in Flat River, MO. She was the only child of Edward and Betty Marler. She lived in Flat River all during her childhood and graduated from Flat River High in 1952.
Shortly after graduation, she married David White and was blessed with six children. They moved to Sullivan in 1962. Unfortunately, the marriage didn’t last very long. She was a homemaker and had never had a job. [...]

Jack P. Carollo of Sullivan, MO passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at the Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital at the age of 57 years, 6 months and 1 day.
Jack was born in Sullivan, MO at the old Northside Hospital on June 28, 1954 to Pete and Norma (Berti) Carollo. He was a lifelong resident of Sullivan and graduated from Sullivan High School in 1972.
Jack was employed in various jobs between the time he graduated [...]

Anna L. Schmidt of Sullian, MO passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the age of 97 years.
Mrs. Schmidt was born in Sullivan, MO on October 9, 1914 to Joseph and Letha (Blankenship) Thurmond. She was a lifelong resident of the Sullivan area and in August of 1934 was married to Hadley A. Schmidt.
Anna was employed several years at the former International Shoe Company in Sullivan and later went to work at Mid-West Shoe [...]

Joan L. (Yerkes) Starbeck passed away at the age of 63, while residing in Peoria, AZ.
Joan was born in St. Louis, MO to Rosemary Summers and Joseph Yerkes, who has preceded her in death.
Joan was married to Donald C. Starbeck in 1985 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Bourbon. Her husband and brother, Richard Yerkes, preceded her in death as well.
Joan leaves behind her daughter, Dawn Starbeck and her partner, Faith Gardner, as well as [...]

Violet R. Brewer (nee Shults) of Sullivan, MO passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at the age of 93 years.
Violet was born on January 3, 1918 in Leasburg, MO to Ed and Lela (Woodruff) Shults. She married George Brewer on October 29, 1939 at the First Assembly of God Church in Sullivan. She lived her whole life in the Sullivan area where she and George raised three children.
Violet was a strong-willed person and took [...]

Lucille M. English (nee Evans) of Sullivan, MO passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at the age of 85 years.
Lucille was born in Rock Hill, MO to Elbert and Laura (Burns) Evans, one of six children. She married Dewey Ives on December 24, 1941 and to this union had three children. She later married Carl English on April 6, 1968. Both preceded her in death.
Lucille worked at several jobs, including sewing shoes at the [...]

James E. Cypret of Sullivan, MO passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at the age of 71 years.
Mr. Cypret was born on August 23, 1940 in Myrtle, MO, near West Plains, to the late Cecil A. and Mellia L. (Weaver) Cypret. On September 19, 1987, he was united in marriage to Bonnie L. Hendrickson. Mr. Cypret was a 44-year employee of the Chrysler Corporation, working as a repairman.
In his retirement years, he worked for [...]

Everett “Chub” Laws of Sullivan, MO passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at the age of 89 years.
Chub, as he was known by his family and friends, was born in Desloge, MO on June 6, 1922 and was one of three children born to William Luther and Hattie O. (Keller) Laws. He was raised and attended school in the Desloge area, after which he honorably served his country during WW II with the U.S. [...]

Jacobe James Price of Bourbon, MO passed away on Friday, December 16, 2011 at the age of 26 years.
Jake, as he was known by his family and friends, was born in St. Charles, MO on June 21, 1985. He was raised in Bourbon, MO and attended school there. At age 17, Jake became employed at Paramount Headwear Apparel Company and eventually became a warehouse manager.
Jake also enjoyed working on the Isgrig farm and the outdoors, [...]