Richard L. Jordan

Richard Lee Jordan, 42, Springfield, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2008, followed by his father, Wayne Jordan, Monday, June 9, 2008. He was born Oct. 7, 1965, in St. Charles.

He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was saved by the grace of God while sitting in a Sunday evening church service at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church. He later was baptized into the fellowship of the church by Pastor Elder Paul Cofer. He loved to talk about his experience of salvation and the Bible with anyone. He loved everyone, especially young people. He will be greatly missed.

Survivors include his wife, Donna (Wright) Jordan of the home; his mother, Faye Jordan - Mountain View; a brother, Russell Jordan, and wife, Suzie - Cadillac, MI; two sisters, Eva Bayard, and husband, John – Wisconsin, and Tammy Jacques, and husband, Shawn - Mountain View; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends and loved ones who knew and loved him.

Services were held Thursday, June 12, at the Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel with Brother Paul Cofer officiating. Burial, with full military honors, was in Missouri Veterans Cemetery.

Don A. Jones

Don A. Jones, 79, Weaubleau, passed away June 28, 2008, at the Harry Truman Veteran's Hospital, Columbia. He was born Aug. 15, 1928, in Cleveland, TN, to Allen and Rosilie Jones.

Don married Rosemary Heffel Petty Nov. 17. 1977.

He was a general contractor, construction manager and consultant inspector and senior superintendent, working in New Jersey, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Montana and Missouri. He was a resident of Weaubleau for the past 17 years. Don was a member of the El Dorado Springs United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and his son, Brad Jones.

Survivors include: two daughters, Rebecca Turner – Belleville, IL, and Debra Konopka – Aurora, CO; two step-daughters Delinda Hart – Weaubleau, and MaryLynn Toth – Morrison; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 8, in the El Dorado Springs United Methodist Church.

Memorials may be made to the El Dorado Springs United Methodist Church.

Antonia “Toni” Lowe

Antonia “Toni” Lowe, 84, Harwood, passed away at her home on June 28, 2008. She was born Nov. 5, 1923, in Kiev, Russia, the daughter of Andrea Marveenh and Anna Stpanova Fedorhenko.

Toni was 13 years old when she come home from school one day and was picked up by the Germans. She was put in a railroad boxcar and taken into Germany from the Ukraine by the Black Sea. Toni and her girlfriend escaped the prison camp and were hidden out on a farm until the war ended. At that time, she became registered as a displaced person and the American government put these people temporarily in a camp. While in this camp, she met Roy Eugene Lowe at a dance.

Gene and Toni were married in Germany on Sept. 7, 1947. To get married it cost five gallons of gas for the car, driver and a party that lasted for a couple of days.

The newly weds returned to the United States in March 1947. On their return route, they went to Holland by train, then by boat to England to pick up 72 more brides and babies before heading to the USA. After arriving in America, they took a train from New York to St. Louis. From there, they boarded the “Katy” to Harwood.

Toni and Gene spent over 61 happy years together. For a few years they lived in Kansas City but most of their life together was spent on the farm near Dedrick.

Survivors include her husband, Gene, of the home; three sons – Billy Gene Lowe – Tongonoxie, KS, Eddie Dale Lowe – Walker, and Johnnie Roy Lowe – Shawnee, KS; and four grandchildren – David, Shelly, Amy and Sam.

A private family viewing was held under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.

The following poem expresses Antonia's love to her family:

I am home in Heaven, dear ones: Oh, so happy and so bright!

There is perfect joy and beauty in this everlasting light.

All the pain and grief is over, every restless tossing passed;

I am now at peace forever. Safely home in Heaven at last.

Did you wonder I so calmly trod the valley of the shade?

Oh! But Jesus' love illumined every dark and fearful glade.

And He came Himself to meet me in that way so hard to tread;

And with Jesus' arm to lean on, could I have one doubt or dread?

Then you must not grieve so sorely, for I love you dearly still:

Try to look beyond earth's shadows, pray to trust our Father's will.

There is work still waiting for you, so you must not idly stand;

Do it now, while life remaineth – you shall rest in Jesus' land.

When that works is all completed, He will gently call you home;

Oh, the rapture of that meeting, Oh, the joy to see you come!

Love, Momma