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"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."

Friday, September 16, 2022

Christine Limes Simmons - age 103 - passes away in Missouri

Christine Simmons: Christine was preceded in death by her mother Bernice, father Lewis, and her beloved husband of 59 years, RW. She is survived by her daughter Jan (Erwin) Pellant of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and her son, LJ (Judy) Simmons of Fenton, Missouri; granddaughters Kathy (Pellant) Reed and Jennifer Pellant of Council Bluffs; grandsons Luke (Hanna) Simmons of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Josh (Elizabeth) Simmons of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is also survived by eight great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri, on Saturday, September 17, at 11:00 a.m. Family visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. one hour prior to service. Burial will be held at Rural Dale in Trenton, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Rural Dale Cemetery Association (455 SE 63rd Ave, Laredo, Missouri, 64652).