Delores Jean ‘Dodie’ Poor
Delores Jean “Dodie” Poor died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 with several family members by her side. She was 83 years old.
Funeral services were at 11 a.m., Monday at Centenary United Methodist Church in Louisiana. The Rev. Art Moore assisted by the Rev. Jeanne Webdell officiated. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery near Louisiana.
Visitation was from 9-11 a.m., Monday at the church.
Dodie was born on March 22, 1934 in Shelbyville. She was the eighth of 12 children of Ophir Roy and Bessie Lurine Mahaffey Vanskike. She married William F. “Bill” Poor in 1951 and they moved to Louisiana in the fall of 1953.
She is survived by her four daughters and their husbands, Debra Corbin and Bob of Spokane, Dawne Stafford and Robert of Tulsa, Okla., Diana Baumann and Mark of Hannibal, and Deidre Hoelzeman and Frank of Denton, Texas. She found abundant joy in her eight grandchildren, Dana Maple and wife, Aileen, Jared Corbin and wife, Andrea, Brooke Linsenbardt and husband, Andy, Mallory Baumann, Rachel Colborn and husband, Jimmy, Taylore King and husband, Trenton, Jordan Stafford, and Griffin Stafford; and continued happiness with little ones, her great-grandchildren, Meg, Calvin, Eleanor, and Arabella.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Bill, and siblings, Opal Archer, Ophir Vanskike Jr., Claude Vanskike, Ruby Reynolds, Shirley Waibel, Joseph Vanskike, Lucille Threlkeld, and Winnie Vanskike. Surviving sisters are Faye Todd, Jackie Doss, and Marjorie Pickett.
Bill owned the Standard Oil Station in Louisiana for 38 years, with Dodie by his side running the business on a daily basis. After retirement they spent 8 summers working in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
They joined the Centenary United Methodist Church in 1957 and Dodie continued to be a dedicated member for over 60 years. After Bill’s passing in 2003, she found comfort from her church family.
She also enjoyed fun events with the Red Hat Society and meeting with friends at the Trimble House. She was a committed volunteer at local charities, including the Louisiana Clothes Closet.
Her grandchildren served as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association, Centenary United Methodist Church, or your favorite charity, c/o Collier Funeral Homes, Inc., 117 Barnard Drive, Louisiana, MO 63353.
