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Obituary: Bruce Lynn HILTON, 44, Chilhowee, MO, died Monday, August 28,
1995, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be 2 p.m.
Thursday, August 31, at Williams Funeral Chapel, Holden, MO, with Rev. Steve Shearer
officiating. Visitation will be 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 30, at the chapel.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Bruce Hilton Memorial Fund.
Mr. Hilton was born August 20, 1951, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Billy
C. Hilton and Donna R. Manford Hilton. He married Rebecca Shaumeyer on July 4, 1991, in
Montserrat, MO. He was a submarine sailor in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He
was a member of the Claude B. Champion V.F.W. Post 1829, Kansas City, MO. He was a road
grader operator for the Johnson County Missouri Highway Department. He is
survived by his wife, of the home; a daughter, Tracy Hilton, Independence; a son, Kevin Hilton,
of the home; two stepsons, Cory Shaumeyer and Cody Shaumeyer, both of the home; his mother,
Donna Hilton, Knob Noster, MO; his maternal grandmother, Juanita Manford, Kansas City,
MO; and a sister, Marcia Davis, Raytown.
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Obituary: Elba Leta Allen, 72, Warrensburg, MO, passed away Saturday,
September 16, 1995, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be 2
p.m. Tuesday, September 19, at Sweeney-Phillips & Holdren Chapel, Warrensburg; burial in
Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg. Memorials are suggested to the Show Me Christian
Youth Home. Mrs. Allen was a member of the Montserrat Methodist Church. Her husband,
Dencil Allen, Sr. preceded her in death. Survivors include her two sons, Dencil Allen,
Jr., Warrensburg, and Dan Allen, Fischer, IN; a brother, Arch Draper, Jr., Raytown; and
three grandchildren.
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Obituary: AURELIA H. FREDERICKSEN
Aurelia Helene Fredericksen, 89, Council Bluffs, Iowa, formerly of Kansas City, Kan., died Dec. 27, 1992, at the home of
her daughter in St. Joseph. Memorial services will be in Council Bluffs at a later date. Mrs.
Fredericksen was born in Crescent City, Iowa, and lived in Kansas City, Kan., for 45 years
before she moved to Council Bluffs in 1980. She worked for the credit department of
Rothchild's for 30 years, retired in 1979. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Council
Bluffs. Her husband, Walter M. Fredericksen Sr., died in 1965. Survivors include a
son, Walter M. Fredericksen Jr., Pukalani, Hawaii; two daughters, Paula A. Dutcher,
Plymouth, Montserrat, British West Indies, and Judith A. Hignight, St. Joseph; a sister, Dorothy
Christensen, Council Bluffs; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
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Obituary: Irene Jones
Irene Jones, 73, Independence, a former Christian
education executive for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, died June
26, 1993, at the home. Memorial services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Walnut Gardens
RLDS Church; the body was donated to the University of Kansas Medical Center. The
family suggests contributions to the Children's Peace Pavilion in care of the RLDS Temple.
Mrs. Jones was director of girls' work for the RLDS World Church for 19
years, retiring in 1981. She served on the RLDS General Council of Women in the late 1960s
and the 1970s. She taught at a rural school in Montserrat, Mo., in 1940-41.
She received the World Community International Youth Service Award from
the RLDS Church in 1981. She was a 1979 graduate of Graceland College, Lamoni,
Iowa. She was a member of the Santa Fe Stake Mission of the RLDS Church. She was born in
Midan, Kan., and lived in Warrensburg, Mo., before she moved to this area in 1949.
Survivors include her husband, Everett E. Jones of the home; two sons,
Robert E. Jones, Aberdeen, S.D., and Russell D. Jones, Independence; two daughters, Judith
Rae Koenke, Minot, N.D., and Janice Jones McLuckie, Kansas City; a brother, H. Ray
Bozarth, Warrensburg; two sisters, Beulah Coffman, Warrensburg, and Loretta Craven,
Lee's Summit; and six grandchildren.
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Obituary: EURA S. GOODWIN
Eura Sidney Goodwin, 95, died March 16, 1991, in
the Fairview Glade Nursing Home, 4600 Selsa Road, Blue Springs, where she
lived. She was born in Montserrat, Mo., and had lived in this area since 1931. Mrs.
Goodwin was a member of the Mount Washington Baptist Church, Independence. Her husband, James
M. Goodwin, died in 1977. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce L.
Thornton, Blue Springs; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Carson Independence Chapel; burial in Mound Grove
Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel. The family
suggests contributions to the church memorial fund.
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Obituary: Burtone Mayes Colbern, 90, Warrensburg, MO, died Wednesday,
November 27, 1996, at the Warrensburg Manor Nursing Home. Graveside services will be 1
p.m. Sunday, December 1, at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg. The family suggests
memorials to the Sunset Hill Cemetery Association.
Mrs. Colbern was born near Montserrat, MO, the daughter of Finis& Alberta (Roberts) Mayes.
She graduated from Warrensburg High School and received her
teaching certificate from Warrensburg Normal, before teaching one year in
Montserrat. She was married to Bill Colbern in 1927 and he preceded her in death in 1977.
She was a member of Warrensburg First Presbyterian Church, Johnson County Historical
Society, and Womens Democratic Club. She is survived by one son, Jack W. Colbern, and
his wife, Mary Ann, Raytown, MO; three grandsons, Chris W., John D., and Brian D.
Colbern; and four great-grandchildren. (Arrangements: Sweeney-Phillips & Holdren Funeral
Home, Warrensburg, MO) THOMAS H. CONROY
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