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Obituary Dec 6 1973:
Mrs Gladys Myers - Gladys Edna Myers, 74, the dau. of the late Robt & Anna Madeline Wheeler, was born June 18, 1899 in the Yukon community, & died nov 29, 1973 in Houston.
She was united in marriage to Herbert Ross Myers on Jan 24, 1919 & to this union 4 children were born:

Virginia, Dorene, Jacke & Herbert Monroe who preceded her in death at the age of 2 1/2 years. She is also preceded in death by her husband.
Surviving are her daus. Doreen Norris of Clara, Jackie Gentry & Virginia Altis of Houston; two brothers Roscoe & Bill Wheeler of Ellis Prairie,
6 sisters: Emma Vandiver, of Houston, Cora Anchors & Wilma Ehinger of Kansis City, Hortis Hollenbeck of Bucyrus, Irene Holland of Ellis Prairie & Madeline Cassen of San Jose, Calif.
& 4 grandchildren.

She moved to Ellis Prairie community at the age of 15, She with her husband reared their family & operated a general livestock farm in the Ellis Prairie community, & after the death of her husband, continued to operated it for 6 years before moving to Houston.
Mrs. Myers united with the Ellis Prairie Baptist church & moved her membership to the First Baptist church in Houston in 1946.

Funeral services was held Sat. Dec 1 at 10:30 am at the First Baptist church with Rev Lawrence Clark officiating. Burial was in emory Cemetery under the direction of Evans-Elliott.

Children:
Virginia Altis, b: 1920 in Lynch, MO
Dorene W Myers, b: 1923 in Lynch, MO. - - -

Birth:


Died:

Gladys married Herbert Ross MYERS, .1 on 24 Jan 1919 in Lynch, Texas Co., Missouri. Herbert (son of Dr. William MONROE MYERS and Eva May ROSS) was born on 30 Nov 1897 in Summerville, Carroll Twp., Texas Co., Missouri; died on 26 Oct 1940 in Lynch, Texas Co., Missouri; was buried in Emery Chapel Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Virginia Myers married Mr. Murphy.

Buried:
Enscribed on red granite monument with husband Ernest, but no death date given.

Virginia married Ernest C ALTIS on 8 Jul 1939 in Altoma, Arkansas. Ernest was born on 3 Oct 1916 in Missouri; died on 1 Jun 1978 in Houston, Texas County, Missouri; was buried in Pine Lawn Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dorene Myers married Mr. Norris.

Wanda is the daughter of Glayds E Wheeler & Herbert Ross Myers.

Wanda Dorene Myers, 93, of Houston, was born April 3, 1923, at Ellis Prairie to Gladys Edna Wheeler & Herbert Ross Myers, who owned a farm operation.
Dorene attended school at Ellis Prairie & later graduated from Houston High School in 1942, where she met her husband, Wayne, who during a lengthy courtship finally agreed to be his wife. They were married in Olathe, Kan., on March 8, 1946.
Upon graduation, Dorene worked as the bookkeeper for W.T. Scheets Hardware in downtown Houston, where she came in contact with the agriculture community. At the same time, Dorene & Wayne were developing their own farm operation. They worked hard on their acreage in the White Rock community, where they milked cows, raised beef cattle & enjoyed gardening. Later, Dorene went to work for International Shoe Co. in Houston to help support their family, which now included two children, Roger & Dana. When the plant closed, she used her skills at the Lee Apparel Co., which occupied the shoe company’s space.
Dorene loved her family. She was a loving mother & grandmother who always passed along wisdom concerning the rewards of hard work & being a good person. She loved supporting them & attending their athletic activities with her sister, Virginia.
Certainly Dorene was a hard worker & had the tenacity to work side by side with her husband. When Wayne was injured in a serious hay baling accident in 1980, Dorene with much determination continued to operate the farm. Later, Dorene & Wayne enjoyed trips to Branson’s Silver Dollar City & many of its shows.
After Wayne’s death in February 2001, she continued to operate the farm & raise cattle until 2005 when she sold it & moved to Houston, where she lived until her death.
She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant daughter, Teresa, her husband, a grandson, Justin Sparks; & her siblings, Herbert Monroe Myers & Virginia Irene Altis Murphy.
Dorene is survived by her children, Roger Norris & his wife, Carolyn, of Overland Park, Kan. & Dana Harper of Houston; grandchildren Sarah Norris, Leawood, Kan., Scott Norris of Overland Park, Kan., & Kate Renfrow of West Plains; 3 great-grandchildren; & a sister, Jackie Gentry of Houston. - - -

Died:
Aged 93 y.

Wanda married Wayne NORRIS on 8 Mar 1946 in Olathe, Kansas. Wayne was born on 13 Aug 1920 in Missouri; died on 10 Feb 2001 in White Rock, Missouri; was buried in Wolford Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Herbert is the son of Gladys Wheeler Herbert Myers.

Buried:
Small white marble monument with two flowers & a star.

Notes:

Shirely Myers married Mr. Gentry.