Dora M. Gerber Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Dora Mae Gerber, age 65, of Versailles, went Home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 17, 2016. On October 6, 1991, in Jefferson City, she was united in marriage to her loving husband, Ken. At the age of eighteen, Dora was employed at the Department of Social Services in Versailles. Later, she was employed at the office in Jefferson City where she retired in 2003, as a food stamp fraud investigator after thirty-two years of service. Dora was a member of the Versailles First Baptist Church, the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and the Women’s Land Owners Association. She was very active in her community, volunteering through the Morgan County Historical Society giving tours at the museum, served as a board member for the Morgan County Caring For Kids Coalition, supported the American Cancer Society by volunteering for many years at Morgan County’s Relay for Life and served as secretary for Miller County Cattleman’s Association. Dora had a passion for collecting antiques. She enjoyed spending her time outdoors, vegetable and flower gardening, caring for her animals that she loved and most of all, cattle farming with Ken. In addition to her husband, Ken, of the home she is survived by her children, Shawn Rush of Lake Ozark, Missouri, Wendy Rush of Versailles, Missouri, Shawn Gerber and wife Jennifer of Eldon, Missouri and Misty Gerber of Owasso, Oklahoma; five grandchildren, Aidan Gerber, Adysson Gerber, Kealey Gerber, Isabella Corona and Alexander Corona; her sister, Mary Kaiser of California, Missouri and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 23rd, at the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home in Versailles. Graveside services and interment will follow in the Versailles Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Morgan County Caring For Kids Coalition, P.O. Box 392, Versailles, Missouri 65084 or to The Food Bank for funds to be used for the Versailles Buddy Pack Program, 2101 Vandiver Drive, Columbia, Missouri 65202. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home in Versailles.

Dora M. Gerber

September 18, 1951 - November 17, 2016

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