Obituary of Gladys Bothe

Carter Ricks Funeral Homes Phone 573-898-2181 / Fax 573-898-3148 Newspaper Notice of Death Gladys Bothe Gladys Bothe, 87, of Las Cruces, NM (formerly of Old Monroe, MO), died Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at Village at North Rise in Las Cruces, NM. Born March 15, 1918 in Jefferson City, MO, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Josie (nee Hodges) Clinkenbeard. She graduated from high school in Jefferson City, MO and later graduated from Missouri Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis, MO. She was united in marriage to William Carl Bothe on December 25, 1941. This union was blessed with two children: Catherine and Nancy. She worked for many years as a registered nurse for Lincoln County Memorial Hospital in Troy, MO, until retiring in the 1980's. She was a member of the St. Paul United Church of Christ Church in Old Monroe, MO. She was also very active with WINCO. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alex and Josie Clinkenbeard; two sisters: Dorothy Grijalva and Ann Clinkenbeard, who passed away as an infant; and her beloved husband of almost 50 years, William Carl Bothe, who passed away March 17, 1991. Survivors include two daughters: Catherine "Cathy" Halferty and her husband, Ralph, of Unionville, MO and Nancy Mikel and her husband, Ray, of Las Cruces, NM; one brother, John Clinkenbeard of Whiting, NJ; three grandchildren: Jennifer Burress and her husband, Darrin, of Garner, IA, Randy Halferty of Bondurant, IA and Carl Duffield and his partner, Loran Smith, of New York, NY; two great-grandchildren: Dakota and Jacob Burress; nieces, nephews, several other relatives and friends. Private inurnment services will be held at a later date. Memorials can be made to St. Paul United Church of Christ in Old Monroe, MO in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 3838 East Highway 47/P.O. Box 253, Winfield, MO 63389.