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Visitation
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Bross & Spidle Funeral Home
Excelsior Springs, MO
6-8 p.m.

Service
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Bross & Spidle Funeral Home
Excelsior Springs, MO
11 a.m.

Merletta Stein

Merletta Frances Stein, 92, Excelsior Springs, Mo., went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 29, 2012. Merletta was born March 24, 1920 in Rayville, Mo., the daughter of Bert and Sarah Ann (Hankins) Hartman. She had been a member of Barbee Memorial Presbyterian Church since 1950. She was also a member of the Clay County Extension Club, 4-H, Lioness Club and the Presbyterian Women, where she held multiple leadership positions. She married Edward T. Stein on August 19, 1940. They celebrated 69 years together before his passing in 2009.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Diana June Cox; one sister, Theta Zirjacks; four brothers, Elmo, Leon, Vereen “Bill”, and Junior Hartman.

Survivors include her son, Darrell Stein and wife, Sheryl of Smithville, Mo.; grandchildren, Malia Mabe, Brooke Pitzenberger, Darrell Stein II, Ryan Stein, Marilyn Lynch, Michael Cox, Marie Bennett, Machelle Timmermans and their families; 20 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Imogene Adams and Maxine Travillion; and one brother, Arlo Hartman.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Bross & Spidle Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Barbee Memorial Presbyterian Church in Excelsior Springs, Mo., burial following at Crown Hill Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to Barbee Memorial Presbyterian Church.




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