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RECORDSCALENDARDEC. 15nThe monthly meet-

ing of the Houston school board begins at 6 p.m. in the high school library. This month’s meeting was delayed two days due to a choir concert.

DEC. 16nThe STARS Founda-

tion is hosting its end-of-semester music and dance recitals. Music students will perform at 3 p.m. at Cabool United Methodist Church. Stu-dents from the ballet, jazz/hip hop and clogging pro-grams will perform at 7 p.m. at the Cabool High School auditorium. Admis-sion is free.

DEC. 17nFree concerts and

tours of the Melba Theatre begin at 3 p.m. Musicians from The Stars Founda-tion will perform with the Southern Ozarks Commu-nity Orchestra. Immedi-ately following, the STARS Foundation will provide an encore of its annual “Mes-siah” Christmas concert.nThe 2017 commu-

nity Christmas service, 6 p.m. at Faith Fellowship in Houston. It is hosted by the Houston Ministerial Al-liance and includes music and performances from area churches.

DEC. 18nCommunity Better-

ment and Arts Council of Houston will meet at noon at the Houston Senior Center.nMarines of Greater

Ozark Detachment meet-ing, 7 p.m. at Ozarks Med-ical Center meeting room.

DEC. 19nTexas County Health

Department board meet-ing, 3 p.m. at its building on U.S. 63, north of Hous-ton.nHouston Education

Foundation meeting, 6 p.m. at the Houston Schools superintendent’s office.nVillage of Raymond-

ville city council meeting. 7 p.m. at the Raymondville Community Room, 207 E. Highway B, Raymondville.nMary S. Chapter East-

ern Star meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Hall on Dooley Street, Hous-ton.

DEC. 24nA special Christ-

mas Eve service, 5-to-5:45 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Houston.nA Christmas Eve and

candlelight service begins at 6 p.m at Houston Bible Baptist Church on Oak Hill Drive in Houston. The entire service will be con-ducted by candlelight.

WEEKLYnThe Eagles Club

men’s meeting is at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday and the women’s meeting is at 6 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays.nTexas County Trans-

portation of Licking has transportation available for everyone. If you would like a ride, call 573-674-3558 and make your ap-pointments a day in ad-vance.nCelebrate Recovery, 6

p.m. Sundays at Faith Fel-lowship in Houston. Meet-ings are free and open to the public.nRaymondville Adult

Education and Literacy classes, 5-8 p.m. every Wednesday in the confer-ence room at McClain For-est Products.

OBITUARIES

No Hunting or Trespassing Notice is hereby given

that hunt ing with either dog or gun, trapping, fishing or trespassing on land belonging to or in care of the undersigned is strictly forbidden and viola tors of this notice will be li able to prose­cution.

No hunting or trespassing

nAbsolutely no tres­passing, no hunting, no dogs on the Dan Christie property (formerly the Bill Christie property) in the area of North Grand Avenue, Spruce Street, Airport Road and Forrest Drive, Houston. Violators will be pros­ecuted! 11­15­2018nF.E. and Ellen Lee

property. Absolutely no trespassing, no hunting, no fishing, no dogs on property at Sand Shoals or Licking. Violators will be prosecuted! 1­4­2018n212 acres, South U.S.

63, Houston (former No­lan Hutcheson property), West of Indian Creek Bridge, South of Well­spring Church, North of Durham Road, between U.S. 63 and Cleveland Road. Dick and Susan Steckler. 1­11­2018

Properties added to this list at the rate of $2.50 each per week paid in advance.

ERNEST WATERSErnest O. Waters en­

tered into rest on Dec. 2, 2017; beloved husband of the late Eleanor Waters; loving father of Wendy

(David) Phipps, Garry Wa­ters, Guy Michael Waters and the late Randy Wa­ters; dear father­in­law of Sandy Waters; dear grand­father and great­grandfa­ther.

He was a Houston, Mo., resident since 2005.

Funeral services were 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at Hoff­meister Colonial Mortu­ary, St. Louis. Burial was in Memorial Park Cem­etery.

In lieu of flowers, me­morial donations are ap­preciated for the Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 63110.

PAID

RUBY VANDIVORTRuby Isabelle (Wilson)

Vandivort, 95, daugh­ter of Bishop T. and El­len J. (Gawthrop) Wilson, was born May 9, 1922, in Houston, Mo. She passed away Dec. 6, 2017, at Texas County Memorial Hospital, Houston, Mo.

Ruby lived in the Rocky Branch community and at­tended grade school there. She graduated from Hous­ton High School.

She married Roy Dean Vandivort on June 9, 1940, and to this union four chil­dren were born, Linda, Dean, Jim and Darrell.

They made their home on a farm in the Rocky Branch community and she resided there until February 2017. She always enjoyed her life on the farm, looking out for the cows and helping others in need.

Ruby worked at HD Lee Factory in Houston, Mo. She could hand quilt with the neatest of stitches and just recently lovingly hemmed a quilt that her daughter, Lin­da, had made. Ruby liked to keep her hands busy; she picked many black walnuts out to share with her family and friends.

She for many years faith­fully attended New Hope Baptist Church at Solo, where she taught many Sunday school classes and helped in Bible school. She was always ready to share her strong faith.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her hus­band of 58 years, Roy Vandi­vort; four sisters, Ruth Wil­son, Roberta Lewis, Grace Blankenship and Virginia Buchholz; one brother, Tom Wilson; and a son­in­law, Fred Walker.

Surviving are her chil­

dren, Linda Walker and Dean Vandivort and wife, Lorene, of Houston, Mo., Jim Vandivort and wife, Evelyn, of Richwoods, Mo., and Darrell Vandivort and wife, Linda K., of Houston, Mo.; nine grandchildren; and numerous great and great­great grandchildren.

Ruby is now enjoying the beauty of Heaven and re­joicing with her Lord.

Services were 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Evans Funeral Home with Pastor Norman Orr offici­ating. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery under the direction of Evans Fu­neral Home. Pallbearers were Dean Vandivort, Jim Vandivort, Darrell Vandi­vort, Eric Vandivort, Larry Walker and Randy Walker. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Fisher, Chad Boyd, Doug Hohlt, Tim Kellar and Mike Motzkus.

Memorials may be made to New Hope Cemetery or Texas County Hospice of Care. Go to www.evansfh.com to send an online con­dolence.

PAID

LINDA BUCHHOLZLinda Sue (Purcell) Bu­

chholz, 65, daughter of Lester Elvin and Ruby Ja­netta (Sumrall) Purcell, was born Aug. 18, 1952, in Sayre, Okla. She passed away Dec. 10, 2017, at Lick­ing Park Manor in Lick­ing, Mo.

Linda’s parents made their home in Raymond­ville when she was very young. She was proud to have lived her entire life just down the road from the land where the Purcell family settled five genera­tions ago. Linda gradu­ated from Houston High School in 1970 and many of her classmates were still close friends. She married James Buchholz on Aug. 6, 1971, at the Ca­bool First Baptist Church and they celebrated 45 years of marriage togeth­er.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James; an infant daugh­ter; and her parents.

Linda accepted the Lord as her Savior at an early age. Her faith was impor­tant. Despite battling ill­ness, she always found a way to make it to church.

She is survived by one son, Justin Buchholz and wife, Lacy, of Raymond­ville; two daughters, Traci Goetz and husband, Tony, of Raymondville and Jan­da Jenkins and husband, Mike, of Kansas City, Mo.; six grandchildren, Aus­tin Goetz, Keaton Goetz, Bryson Goetz, Robert Jenkins, Eva Jenkins and Alivia Tharp; two broth­ers, Bill Downey and wife, Shirley, of St. Clair, Mo., and Danny Purcell and wife, Rhonda, of Ray­

mondville; a half­sister, Gloria Bowen of Pampa, Texas; and eight nieces and nephews.

Linda worked at many jobs over the years, but mostly in secretarial po­sitions, and she was com­petent to do any job that farm life required. She appreciated simple things and was proud to be from the country. She liked to crochet, work puzzles, play cards, make jellies and view wildlife. She loved having visitors and would holler out “Come on in, if you can get in!” when she heard a knock at the door.

Most of the time she could be found at the kitchen table reading a book or sitting in the yard with the grandsons, dogs and chickens. She had an outgoing personality and never met a stranger. She enjoyed a good joke and was always telling stories, some true and some em­bellished.

She was a keeper of tra­ditions and knowledge of older generations. She of­ten recalled fishing trips with her dad on a home­made pontoon boat at Bull Shoals Lake or catching trout on opening day in the freezing cold weather at Montauk. She enjoyed seeing the country with James in his truck and traveling to see Janda and Mike.

Linda recently took an extended trip west with Danny and Rhonda, but she was always happiest at home where she could keep an eye on Justin, Tra­ci, Tony and the boys. She was raised to be resource­ful and could “make­do” with very little; she gave others whatever she had. Many times she opened her home to those in need and treated them like family. She did not dwell on negative things and refused to let her illness interfere with what she wanted to do. Above all she enjoyed visiting with friends and spending time with her family. She will be missed but not forgot­ten.

Visitation is 6­8 p.m. Thursday Dec. 14, at Ev­

ans Funeral Home. Ser­vices are 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, with Dr. Howell Burkhead and Pastor Cody Neugebauer officiat­ing. Burial will be in Al­len Cemetery. Pallbearers are Justin Buchholz, Mike Jenkins, Tony Goetz, Dan­ny Purcell, Mickey West­brook, and Paul Spencer. Honorary pallbearers are Austin Goetz, Keaton Goetz, Bryson Goetz, Rob­ert Jenkins, Eva Jenkins and Alivia Tharp.

In lieu of flowers, the family request memori­als to Allen Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Evans Fu­neral Home. Online con­dolences may be sent to www.evansfh.com.

PAID

ELLA BOOTHEElla Bernice Boothe, 77,

passed away Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at Mercy Hos­pital in Springfield.

She was born Sept. 12, 1940, in Rolla, daughter of Clyde and Bernice Vena Manes Brown.

She enjoyed visiting with family, friends and neighbors. She enjoyed embroidering, crocheting and watching wrestling on television.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a great­granddaughter.

Survivors include a sister, Ann Coburn of Killeen, Texas; three chil­dren, James Brown of Cullman, Ala., and Lori Smith and Gary Broothe of Licking; eight grand­children; and three great­grandchildren.

Cremation was under the direction of Fox Fu­neral Home.

LILLIAN WALLACELillian Loraine Haver­

stick Wallace, 93, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.

She was born July 19, 1925, in Timber, daughter of William and Ella Bryson Haverstick. She and Bill Wallace were married March 8, 1947.

She was a school teacher at Shady Grove and Cornell School, teaching all eight grades in a one­room school house.

She and her family moved to Missouri in 1956 and set­tled in Licking in 1974. They operated Ray’s Riverside Resort until 1990.

She enjoyed anything that involved her family. She spent many hours trans­

porting and watching her grandsons play baseball and basketball. She loved spending time and playing with her great­grandchil­dren.

Survivors include a son, Raymond; three grandsons; four great­grandchildren; two brothers, Bill and Ken­neth Haverstick; a sister, Mary Ruth Karr; one sister­in­law Violet Voyles; and a host of other family mem­bers and friends.

Services are 11 a.m. Sat­urday, Dec. 16, at Fox Fu­neral Home. Visitation is 10 a.m. until service time. Graveside services will be in Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery, Timber.

Online condolences may be made at www.foxfh.net.

VIVIAN HAYVivian June Hay, 86,

passed away Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Kingwood, Tex­as.

She was born May 18, 1931, in St. Louis, daugh­ter of Effie and Llewellyn Stark.

After 30 years with the Marine Corps, she and her husband, Red, resided in Roman Forest, Texas.

She was preceded in

death by her parents and three siblings, John F. Gid­dens, Fayne Floyd Stark and Mary Alice Stark.

Survivors include her husband of nearly 60 years, Forrest “Red” Hay; a sister, Cozy Omega Stark Stuettgen of Pales­tine, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Services were Friday, Dec. 8, at Rosewood Funer­al Home, Porter, Texas.

JOANN FORTSONJoann Howerton Fort­

son, 81, passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2017.

She was born Nov. 13, 1936, in Raymondville, daughter of Charley Robin and Grace Smallwood How­erton. She married James Fortson in Conway, Ark. They later divorced.

She attended grade school in Raymondville and graduated from Hous­ton High School in 1954. She was saved at age 15 and was baptized July 20, 1952, at Raymondville Baptist Church.

She worked for Dr. T.J. Burns in Houston before moving to South Dakota and working in a clinic. Upon returning to Hous­ton, she worked at Texas

County Memorial Hospital. In the early 1960s, she

moved to Conway, Ark. She worked at Conway Re­gional Hospital while also taking classes to become a LPN.

In 2014, she moved to Sa­lem Place Nursing Home in Conway, Ark.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include two brothers, Don Howerton of Mountain Grove and Nolan Howerton of Raymondville; a sister, Donna Ramsey of Mountain Grove; and many other family members.

Cremation was under the direction of Roller­McNutt Funeral Home of Conway, Ark. Burial will be in Allen Cemetery, Raymondville, at a later date.

DOTTIE GOODSONServices for Dottie Mur­

dock Goodson are 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Ev­ans Funeral Home.

Visitation is 1 p.m. until

service time at the funeral home.

Cremation will follow the service under the di­rection of Evans Funeral Home.

DEATH NOTICES