Jean Plaster's Obituary
Mary Jean Richards Plaster, daughter of Walter “Tex” and Mollie Mae Speak Richards, was born March 18, 1931, in Aurora, Missouri. She departed this life Sunday, December 27, 2009, in her home, near Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of seventy-eight years, nine months, and nine days. On February 14, 1951, she married the love of her life, Robert Wayne Plaster, and to this union one son and three daughters were born. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Bob, on October 11, 2008. Jean is survived by her son, Stephen Plaster, and his special friend, Amy Carr, of Lebanon, Missouri; three daughters, Cheryl Plaster Wrinkle, and her husband, Rodney, Tammy Plaster Brown, and her husband, Rick, and Dolly Plaster Clement, and her husband, Tom, all of Lebanon, Missouri; ten grandchildren, Sarah Carney, and her husband, Jason, Doug Schaefer, all of Lebanon, Missouri, Samantha Schaefer, and her fiancé, Derek Cooper, of Springfield, Missouri, Rex Schaefer, Danielle Plaster, Michael Plaster, Jackson Brown, Gregory Clement, Eric Clement, and Christian Munzner, all of Lebanon, Missouri; two great-grandchildren, Kloee and Joshua Carney; a brother, Dale Leon Richards, of Mulvane, Kansas; an aunt, Nora Follner, of Washington, Missouri; several cousins; as well as a host of other relatives and friends. She was raised in Neosho, Missouri, and graduated from Neosho High School in the Class of 1949. She was also crowned Queen of the May at the May Fest in Neosho in 1949. She then attended Joplin Junior College and worked as a bookkeeper for a farm equipment company. In 1957, she and Robert moved to Lebanon and made their home. Throughout the years, Jean was a devoted homemaker and a loving mother to her family. As the wife of the CEO of Empire Gas Corporation, she cordially entertained people from all around the world. She never met a man or a woman she didn’t like and was universally loved by young and old. Jean was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Lebanon, but had been attending the Lebanon Family Church for the last five years. She had been involved in Rainbow Girls, during her younger years, and had belonged to the Lady Jaycee’s. In their spare time, she and Bob liked to square dance and ride motorcycles. She played bridge every week for fifty years, and belonged to several bridge clubs. She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed sewing for her family and friends. Jean was a warm and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, niece, and cousin, and was the epitome of a truly gracious lady. We celebrate her life and know that she created many wonderful memories for her family and friends, and will be greatly missed. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday December 30, 2009 at the Holman-Howe Funeral Home in Lebanon. Entombment will be in the Plaster Family Mausoleum. Visitation Tuesday Evening 7-9:00 p.m. at the funeral home under the direction of the Holman-Howe Funeral Home Lebanon, Missouri. A memorial has been established to the Lebanon Family church youth building fund. Donations may be made through the funeral home. Return to top
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