Obituary of

 

                 HERMAN QUADE 

 

from The Hannibal Courier Post Aug 7, 1978

 

SILEX – Services for Herman F. Quade, 66, of Silex, will be

10 a.m. Wednesday at the Silex Presbyterian Church.  The

Rev Ed Craft will officiate.   Burial will be in the Auburn Cem.

 

Mr. Quade was born Sept. 8, 1911 at Clayton to Herman W and

Matilda Bauer Quade.  He was married Oct 1, 1932 to Velma

Adams and she survives.

 

Also surviving is one son Lloy Quade of Silex; one daughter

Selma Williams of Williamsburg; one brother Walter Quade

of St Louis; two sisters Esther Meehan and Florence King,

both of St. Louis; four grandchildren.

 

He was a member and elder of Silex Presbyterian Church and

an officer of North Lincoln Westminster Parrish.  He was a member

of Silex Lodge AS & AM No 75  He served 4 times as

Worshipful Master of the Lodge.  He was also a member of Silex

Order of the Eastern Star No. 80 and served six times as Worthy

Patron for that organization.  He was a Scottish Rite 32nd Degree

Mason and a retired farmer.

 

Visitation will be after 2 pm Tuesday at the Mudd Funeral Home

at Silex.   Masonic Services will be at 8 pm Tuesday at the Mudd

Funeral Home at Silex.  Contributions may be made to the Cancer

Fund or the Silex Presbyterian Church.

 

 


Obituary of

 

                  VELMA QUADE

 

from The Lincoln County Journal  Tuesday July 11, 2006 page 6a 

                                         

Velma Grace Quade, 92, of Silex, died Saturday, July l, 2006, at

Silex Community Care Center. 

 

Funeral services were held at l0 am Monday July 3, 2006 at the

Silex Presbyterian Church.  Rev. George Major officiated.  Burial

was in the Auburn Cemetery near Silex.

 

 

Visitation for Mrs. Quade was held from 6 to 8 pm Sunday

July 2, 2006 at the Mudd-Veach Funeral Home in Silex.

 

She was born July 16, 1913, in Eureka, the daughter

 of Willie Franklin and Sophie Ida Leder Adams.   She was

married Oct l 1932, in Clayton to Herman F. Quade.  He

preceded her in death in August, 1978.

 

Surviving are one son Lloy William Quade and wife, Jane

of Silex; one daughter, Selma Mae Williams and husband

Jim, of Silex; four grandchildren Hannah L. Purcell and

husband, Jeff of Silex; Emma G. Henry and husband Michael

of Silex; Cynthia A. Williams, of O’Fallon and John F.

Williams of O’Fallon; four great grandchildren Bryce

Hoffmann, Brooke Hoffmann, Jake Henry and Kyle Purcell

all of Silex.

 

Preceding her in death were granddaughter Sarah J. Quade;

brother Alvin Adams and sister Viola Wilder.

 

She moved from St Louis to Whiteside in 1943.   Then in 1945

she moved to the Silex area.  She was a graduate of Sanford

Brown Business College in St. Louis.  She was a 4-H Leader,

50+ year member of Order of Eastern Star – Silex Chapter #80

where she had served as Worthy Matron and she also had

served as the District Deputy Grand Matron of the 29th District. 

She was a 50+ year member of the Homemaker Extension Club

in Silex and was a past board member for TACOA.   In 1956

she served on a committee that helped establish the first Lincoln

County hospital.  She was a member of the Hospital Auxiliary

holding many offices including president.  She was a member

of the Silex Presbyterian Church.

 

Memorials may be made to the Silex Presbyterian Church or

to the donor’s choice.

 


Obituary of

 

         SARAH J. QUADE, 16

 

from The Lincoln County Journal  April 17, 1985

 

 

Services for Sarah Jane Quade, 16, of Silex were held

Sunday, April 14, at the Silex Presbyterian Church.

Rev. Eric Keller officiated with intermentin the Auburn

Cemetery.

 

Miss Quade was pronounced dead early Friday morning

after an automobile accident.

 

She was born Dec 15, 1968, in Jacksonville, Ark., to Lloy

and Mary Jane Miller Quade of Silex, how survive.

 

Other survivors include two sister, Hanna Quade and

Emma Quade, both of the home; grandparents, Mrs. Velma

Quade and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller, all of Silex.

 

Miss Quade was a member of the Silex Presbyterian Church,

was active in the Presbyterian Youth Group.  She was a

student at Silex high School, a member of the High School

Student Council, FHA, Silex Yearbook Staff, girls softball

team, 4-H and was on the honor roll.

 

Memorials may be made to the Silex Presbyterian Church

or the Student Council Scholarship Fund.  Pallbearers were

Jim Lingua, Charles Privett, Bill Lingua, Terry Fuerst,

Ed Skelly and David Quigley.

 

Arrangements were by the Mudd Funeral Home of Silex.

 

 

                                         

 


Obituary of

 

                  DWAINE MILLER

 

from The Troy Free Press      July 1973

 

Funeral services for Sgt. Dwaine Eugene Miller, 24 of

Marietta, Ga., formerly of New Hartford, was held Sunday

at the New Hartford Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne

Dismuke and the Rev. Ray Long officiating.  Burial was

in the New Hartford Cemetery.

 

Sgt. Miller died Wednesday at Dobbins Air Force Base,

Marietta, Ga., as a result of injuries suffered in a helicopter crash.

 

He was born Dec. 9, 1948, in Louisiana, the son of

Ben D. and Donie Parsons Miller.  He was married to

Carol Dreema Gibbons, who survives.

 

Sgt. Miller attended the New Harrtford and Bowling

Green schools.  He also attended the University of Missouri

before enlisting in the Air Force.

 

Other survivors include his parents; one son, Gregory

Miller of Alworth, Ga., one sister, Diana Miller, New

Hartford; his grandfather, Ernest Parsons, New Hartford.

 

Sgt. Miller was the nephew of Edward Miller of Silex.

 

Note:  There are at least two errors in this

Obituary  his mother was/is Donis Parsons Miller

and he as in the Marines.   Edited by Mary Jane

Miller Quade.

 


Obituary of

                  EDWARD W. MILLER

 

from The Bowling Green Times  Wednesday January 12, 2000   

 

Funeral services for Edward W. Miller, 81, of Silex, were held

at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in

Millwood with Father John Mayer officiating.  Music for the

service was provided by Debbie Mudd, organist; and Matt Zeiss,

who sang “Amazing Grace” and “In the Garden”.  Burial was in  

the St. Alphonsus Cemetery.

 

Mr. Miller died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000, at the St. Luke’s

West Hospital in Chesterfield.

 

He was born Aug. 8, 1918 in Corso to John Herman and Hazel

Parks Miller.  He was married to Mary L. Heltzell Feb. 22, 1941. 

She preceded him in death Aug. 9, 1991.

 

Mr. Miller was a lifelong resident of the Silex area working

as a heavy equipment operator since 1936.  He was a member and

worked for the I. U. O. E.  Local Union  #513 in St. Louis as a

heavy equipment operator for 40 years.  He was a member of the

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus

Council  #2009 of Millwood.

 

He served in the United States Army during WWII and was a

member of the VFW Post #5553 of Bowling Green.   He enjoyed

fishing, playing cards and his family.

 

Survivors include two sons, Robert (Bobby) Miller and wife Rita, of

Bowling Green, and Donald (Donnie) Miller and wife Ann of Silex,

five daughters, Eska Wink and husband Ralph of Gray, Maine, Carol

Zeiss and husband Mike of Silex, Mary Jane Quade and husband Lloy

of Silex, Jodie Dillman and husband Ron of St Charles and Kay

(Jackie) Monroe and husband Larry of Hawk Point, four foster children,

Don Ellinger of Botkins, Ohio, Judy Privett of Silex, Barbara Medina

of House Springs and Donnie DeVoto of Silex, two brothers,

Harold Miller of Battle Creek, Mi., and Dick Miller of Sarasota, Fla.,

19 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

 

He was preceded in death by four brothers, Bob Miller, Herman Miller,

Ira Miller and Ben Miller, and two grandchildren, Sarah Quade and

Chase Myers.

 

Pallbearers were Zachary Miller, Clayton Miller, Matt Zeiss, Mike

Chandler, Brad Groff, Rich Hoffman, and Gregory Monroe.

 

Visitation was held from 2-9 p.m. at the Mudd-Veach Funeral Home

in Silex with a scripture service at 7 p.m.

Obituary of

                  MARY L. MILLER

 

from The Lincoln County Journal  Tuesday  August 20, 1991 page 2a

 

Servies for Mary Louise Miller, 7, Silex, Mo., were held at 10 a.m.

Aug. 12 at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Millwood, Mo. 

The Rev. Gerald Curtin officiated and burial was in the

St. Alphonsus Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Miller died Aug. 9, 1991, at the Lincoln County Memorial

Hospital in Troy, Mo.

 

Born June 9, 1914, in Iberia, she was the daughter of Selby John

and Samanthia Josephone Mace Heltzell.

 

She was married to Edward Miller Feb. 22, 1941 in

St. Charles, Mo.  He survives.

 

Also surviving are two sons, Bob Miller of Bowling Green, Mo.,

and Donald S. Miller of Silex; five daughters; Eska Wink of

Gray, Maine, Carol Zeiss of Silex, Mary Jane Quade of Silex,

Nancy Jo Dillman of St. Charles and Jackie Monroe of Hawk Point, Mo;

one sister Eska Fendorf of St. Louis, Mo; 10 grandchildren and

numerous nieces, nephews, brother-in-law and sisters-in-law.  

Also surviving are three foster children; Don Ellinger, Barbara

Medina and Judy Privett.

 

Preceding Mrs. Miller in death were three brothers; John Heltzell

and George Heltzell and one brother who died in infancy; one sister

Edna Davison and two grandchildren Sarah Jane Quade and Chase

Steven Myers.

 

Mrs. Miller graduated from Iberia High School and attended

Iberia Junior College.  She also attended the Universithy of

Missouri at Columbia.

 

She lived in Lincoln and Pike counties all of her married life. 

She taught school in several places including Buckner Holler,

Indian Creek, Robinson School, Lewisville and in the Silex

School District.

 

She was a member of the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church,

the Sacred Heart Sewing Club and the Scopic Club.

 

Pallbearers were Al Zureweste, Bernard Grothaus,Ed Kientzy,

Dick Kientzy, John Miller, Mike Chandler and Justin Miller,

Zachary Miller was an honorary pallbearer.

 

The Mudd-Veach Funeral Home of Silex was in charge of

the arrangements. 

Obituary of

 

                  GEORGE D. HELTZELL

 

from The Troy Free Press   October 1981

 

Funeral services for George D. Heltzell were held Wednesday,

October 21, 1981, at the Baue Funeral Home Chapel, St. Charles. 

Burial was at the Iberia Cemetery in this native Iberia, Mo.

 

Mr. Heltzell, 76, died Sunday, October 18, 1981, apparently

of a heart attack.

 

Mr. Heltzell, who lived in St Charles, was involved in education

in Missouri for 42 years.  Mr. Heltzell began as a teacher and high

school coach in Newburg.  He then became principal of Troy High

School and later superintendent of schools in Silex, Paris, Louisiana,

Clinton and Orchard Farms.

 

In 1957, he was named superintendent of the Missouri School for

the Blind in St. Louis.  “Teaching those young people was one of

my most gratifying experiences,” he once said, “A sightless student

knows he must learn and learn fast, and I never had the least bit of

trouble instructing them.”

 

He was affiliated with numerous educational organization and

associations during his career including service as president of

Missouri Association of School Administrators.

 

He is survived by his wife, Helen Halbruegge Heltzell; a daughter

Becky Washburn of Jefferson City,: a son G. Dallas Heltzell of

Longmont, Calif;  two sisters Mary Miller of Bowling Green, Mo.,

and Eska Fendorf, of St. Louis County, and two grandchildren.