Graveside services for Hollis Newton Cropper, age 92, of Springfield, Missouri, in Sweeton Pond Cemetery.
Mr. Cropper died Saturday, August 17, 2013, in Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
He was born August 20, 1920, in Dora, Missouri, to John T. Cropper and Bess Fern (Sweeton) Cropper. Mr. Cropper was a veteran, having served with the United States Navy. He was married to Grace Gwendolyn Atkins, who preceded him in death on January 29, 2007. Before his retirement, Mr. Cropper had been a special agent for Frisco Railroad for thirty-one years. He was an avid fisherman, hunter and St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. He enjoyed his family, especially his grandchildren. Mr. Cropper was a Master Mason, a 33 degree Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner; he had served his Shrine Temple as Potentate.
He is survived by his son, Stephen Cropper and wife, Angel; four grandchildren, Stephen, Ashley, Andrea and Cameron; two sisters, Velva Kelley and Martha Jane Uhlmann; and many nieces and nephews.
His parents, wife, and two sisters, Mary Lou Scoggins and Virginia Kutter, precede him in death.
Published in the News-Leader on August 22, 2013
Mr. Cropper died Saturday, August 17, 2013, in Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
He was born August 20, 1920, in Dora, Missouri, to John T. Cropper and Bess Fern (Sweeton) Cropper. Mr. Cropper was a veteran, having served with the United States Navy. He was married to Grace Gwendolyn Atkins, who preceded him in death on January 29, 2007. Before his retirement, Mr. Cropper had been a special agent for Frisco Railroad for thirty-one years. He was an avid fisherman, hunter and St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. He enjoyed his family, especially his grandchildren. Mr. Cropper was a Master Mason, a 33 degree Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner; he had served his Shrine Temple as Potentate.
He is survived by his son, Stephen Cropper and wife, Angel; four grandchildren, Stephen, Ashley, Andrea and Cameron; two sisters, Velva Kelley and Martha Jane Uhlmann; and many nieces and nephews.
His parents, wife, and two sisters, Mary Lou Scoggins and Virginia Kutter, precede him in death.
Published in the News-Leader on August 22, 2013
Graveside services for Hollis Newton Cropper, age 92, of Springfield, Missouri, in Sweeton Pond Cemetery.
Mr. Cropper died Saturday, August 17, 2013, in Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
He was born August 20, 1920, in Dora, Missouri, to John T. Cropper and Bess Fern (Sweeton) Cropper. Mr. Cropper was a veteran, having served with the United States Navy. He was married to Grace Gwendolyn Atkins, who preceded him in death on January 29, 2007. Before his retirement, Mr. Cropper had been a special agent for Frisco Railroad for thirty-one years. He was an avid fisherman, hunter and St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. He enjoyed his family, especially his grandchildren. Mr. Cropper was a Master Mason, a 33 degree Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner; he had served his Shrine Temple as Potentate.
He is survived by his son, Stephen Cropper and wife, Angel; four grandchildren, Stephen, Ashley, Andrea and Cameron; two sisters, Velva Kelley and Martha Jane Uhlmann; and many nieces and nephews.
His parents, wife, and two sisters, Mary Lou Scoggins and Virginia Kutter, precede him in death.
Published in the News-Leader on August 22, 2013
Mr. Cropper died Saturday, August 17, 2013, in Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
He was born August 20, 1920, in Dora, Missouri, to John T. Cropper and Bess Fern (Sweeton) Cropper. Mr. Cropper was a veteran, having served with the United States Navy. He was married to Grace Gwendolyn Atkins, who preceded him in death on January 29, 2007. Before his retirement, Mr. Cropper had been a special agent for Frisco Railroad for thirty-one years. He was an avid fisherman, hunter and St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. He enjoyed his family, especially his grandchildren. Mr. Cropper was a Master Mason, a 33 degree Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner; he had served his Shrine Temple as Potentate.
He is survived by his son, Stephen Cropper and wife, Angel; four grandchildren, Stephen, Ashley, Andrea and Cameron; two sisters, Velva Kelley and Martha Jane Uhlmann; and many nieces and nephews.
His parents, wife, and two sisters, Mary Lou Scoggins and Virginia Kutter, precede him in death.
Published in the News-Leader on August 22, 2013
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