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- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 6 Jul 2007.
Mrs. Gladys Darter, 87, of Springfield, Mo., died July 6, 2007, at St. John’s Hospital. She was born Jan. 23, 1920, in Cosby, Tenn., the daughter of Bruce and Virgie (Gunter) Dorsey. She was a homemaker and retired seamstress, and a resident of Springfield since the 1950s. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter W. Darter, in 1971; her daughter, Betty Lou Speitel, in 1998; her sisters, Frances Settlemyre, Pauline Smith, and Rena Arp; and her brother, Edward Dorsey. She leaves her son, Walter “Bill” Darter, of Springfield; her daughter, Betty Duckworth and her husband Don, of Joplin, Mo.; her sisters, Jean Keckler, of Purdy, Mo., and Shirley McMillen, of Newport, Tenn.; and her brothers, Harold Dorsey, of Cosby, Tenn., and Wayne Dorsey, of Gatlinburg, Tenn. She also leaves 7 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and several cousins in Tennessee. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 10, from 7 – 9 p.m. at Greenlawn Funeral Home North. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, July 11, at 11 a.m. at Springfield National Cemetery. Greenlawn Funeral Home, of Springfield, Mo., is handling the arrangements.
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