The Sullivan Independent News

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. [...]

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, [...]

Our Angel has gone to join our Lord, yet she remains in our hearts, and will occupy a unique place in each of our lives forever.
Jenesee Nicole Wieda of Willis, TX passed away on December 5, 2011, after battling an aggressive brain cancer for over a year. Jenesee was born on January 28, 1991 in Sullivan, MO to Donna Munson and Benjamin Wieda.
Jenesee is survived by her parents, Donna and Scott Munson; her father, Benjie [...]

Helen R. Collins (nee Sites) of Bourbon, MO passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at the Life Care Center of Sullivan at the age of 86 years.
Helen was born on May 12, 1925 in Bourbon, MO, the daughter of Earl and Bessie (nee Ellis) Sites. She received her education at Bourbon Schools. On March 29, 1945, she was united in marriage to Ferd L. Collins. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist [...]

Cledia Mae Mattox (nee Lieuallen) of Sullivan, MO passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the age of 97 years.
Cledia was born on May 2, 1914 in Hollister, MO to Dock and Elsie (nee McGowan) Lieuallen, one of seven children.  She married W.L. “Bud” Mattox on May 10, 1953 and to this union, one daughter, Melinda, was born.
Cledia was a member of Temple Baptist Church for many years, and at 93 years of age, [...]

William Joe Landing of Cuba, MO passed away at his home at Meramec Valley Camp Resort on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at the age of 67 years.
William was born on April 11, 1944 in Piedmont, MO to the late Nathan and Alma (Meador) Landing. He was raised there and at the age of 18 enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Panama with Company D, 3rd Engineering Battalion during the Vietnam War. After [...]