In Loving Memory
Ila Juanita Dame, daughter of Worley and Anna Shupe Tibbs, was born January 3, 1933, in Chatham Hill, Virginia. She departed this life Thursday, October 13, 2011, in her home, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of seventy-eight years, nine months, and ten days.
On July 29, 1952, she was united in marriage to Darrell T. Dame, and to this union two daughters were born.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and five brothers, William, Elbert, Robert, E. Lee, and Warren Tibbs.
Juanita is survived by her husband of fifty-nine years, Darrell, of the home; two daughters, Terri Hunter, and her husband, John, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Becky Barnes, and her husband, Kent, of Nashville, Tennessee; four grandchildren, Amanda, Katherine, Morgan, and Brice; three sisters, Shirley Durham, of Orlando, Florida, Connie Ferley, of Marion, Virginia, and Ruth Triplett, of Springfield, Missouri; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
She was raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia and received her education there. In 1951, she moved to Missouri, where she met and married Darrell. They made their home in Kansas City, Missouri, and lovingly raised their daughters. In addition to being a devoted homemaker to her husband and family, Juanita also worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Truman Medical Center East for a number of years. Juanita and Darrell retired to Alabama and then lived in Tennessee for a time before making their home in Springfield, Missouri, this last spring.
Juanita was a longtime active member of the Church of Christ and put her faith at the center of her life.
She was an excellent cook and especially enjoyed making biscuits and gravy for her grandchildren. Twenty-seven years ago, Juanita decided to create with her grandchildren the art of making apple butter the way she remembered doing with her grandmother. After purchasing a large copper pot, she began the two day process of preparing the apples and cooking them down until she would produce two hundred pints of delicious apple butter. This became a yearly family tradition which will be continued this next weekend in Juanita’s memory. She was a very caring person and was always concerned about others. She loved her family dearly and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Juanita was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and will cherish the wonderful memories she created for her family and friends.
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On July 29, 1952, she was united in marriage to Darrell T. Dame, and to this union two daughters were born.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and five brothers, William, Elbert, Robert, E. Lee, and Warren Tibbs.
Juanita is survived by her husband of fifty-nine years, Darrell, of the home; two daughters, Terri Hunter, and her husband, John, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Becky Barnes, and her husband, Kent, of Nashville, Tennessee; four grandchildren, Amanda, Katherine, Morgan, and Brice; three sisters, Shirley Durham, of Orlando, Florida, Connie Ferley, of Marion, Virginia, and Ruth Triplett, of Springfield, Missouri; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
She was raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia and received her education there. In 1951, she moved to Missouri, where she met and married Darrell. They made their home in Kansas City, Missouri, and lovingly raised their daughters. In addition to being a devoted homemaker to her husband and family, Juanita also worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Truman Medical Center East for a number of years. Juanita and Darrell retired to Alabama and then lived in Tennessee for a time before making their home in Springfield, Missouri, this last spring.
Juanita was a longtime active member of the Church of Christ and put her faith at the center of her life.
She was an excellent cook and especially enjoyed making biscuits and gravy for her grandchildren. Twenty-seven years ago, Juanita decided to create with her grandchildren the art of making apple butter the way she remembered doing with her grandmother. After purchasing a large copper pot, she began the two day process of preparing the apples and cooking them down until she would produce two hundred pints of delicious apple butter. This became a yearly family tradition which will be continued this next weekend in Juanita’s memory. She was a very caring person and was always concerned about others. She loved her family dearly and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Juanita was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and will cherish the wonderful memories she created for her family and friends.
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