Marjorie Jean Stoll

Marjorie Jean Stoll, age 85, of Laquey, Missouri, passed away peacefully on May 15th, 2022, in the Life Care Center of Waynesville, Missouri. She was born on August 19th, 1936, in Mtn. Grove, Missouri to Bertha Mae (Royal) Lathrom and Claude Lathrom. Marjorie is survived by her loving husband: Norman of the home, daughter: Teresa Coleman and her friend Kenneth Swiger of Marshfield, Missouri; brother: Donald Lathrom and wife Margaret of Clarence, Missouri; grandchildren: Chris Price and wife Ashley of Springfield Missouri, Jackie Coleman of Marshfield, Missouri, and Rebecca Dunlap and husband Clifton Dunlap of Rogersville, Missouri; 5 great-grandchildren: Christian, Gabriella, Anthony, Clifton James, and Jacob; a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother: Bertha (Royal) Brown; stepfather: Robert Brown; father: Claude Lathrom; brothers: Al Lathrom, Jack Lathrom, and Robert Lathrom; sisters: Jenny Johnson, Sally Burrough, Nellie Stoll, and Wanda Lathrom; along with several nieces and nephews. Marjorie attended grade school in Mtn. Grove, then moved to Palace, Missouri, and attended high school in Plato, Missouri. She moved to Buckhorn, Missouri in 1951, where she met her teenage sweetheart and was married to Norman Stoll on July 1st, 1953. Norman and Marjorie have celebrated 68 years of happiness, as a loving devoted couple. Marjorie and Norman lived in Las Cruces, New Mexico while Norman was stationed at White Sands Missile Range and Phoenix City, Alabama while stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia during Norman's military career. Marjorie worked at the tailor shop on Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, the shoe factory in Richland, Missouri, and cooked at the Oasis restaurant also for a few years. She decorated cakes for Dick’s Coffee at Daylight Donuts, then proceeded to decorate cakes on her own for several years. Marjorie was also co-owner, along with Norman, of Norman's TV service in Waynesville for several years. Marjorie was an on-the-go person, she never sat down, and she stayed busy constantly. You have never seen Marjorie without something in her hands, or on a table being worked on. She loved all kinds of crafts the best, crochet, knitting, needlepoint, cross-stitch, ceramics, flowers, gardening, and sewing, to name a few. If you were getting married or having a baby, you knew you were getting a handmade quilt or baby blanket. If you were getting married or having a party, she probably was the one who made your cake also. She loved decorating for parties and weddings. She also was an accomplished seamstress, making lots of custom wedding dresses and clothes for her family and others, even winter coats. If it could be made on a sewing machine, she could make it. Marjorie was a very devout Christian. She taught vacation bible school, Sunday school, taught crafts in vacation bible school, was a member of the PTA at Laquey school, and a member of the Women's Missionary Union at church. She always looked for ways to "give the young people something to do". She liked taking the young church members to skating parties, helping with hayrides, church socials, and those famous "Baptist church potluck dinners". Her life was an example of the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you". One of her favorite bible verses was Ephesians 4:32 "And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ". Marjorie was the best mother a girl could have ever had, she taught me well. Even though I didn't always listen and follow her advice, I did learn from it, still remember everything she ever said to me, and learned from my mistakes. Marjorie lived for her family, her church family and had a humorous side to her only a few seen. I remember her putting just a small love note inside the baggie of dad's sandwich when she made it for his lunch when he worked at Weber's. Charlotte, you were like a sister to me and daughter to mom growing up. I now wonder if she knew the things we thought we got by with when we were kids, or if she is just now finding out all the things we did that would have gotten us in so much trouble 40-50 years ago. Marjorie will be deeply missed by her family and friends, please know, that we will all rejoice with her in our heavenly home again one day when we all meet again….it will be a celebration beyond imagination! Mom will have a feast cooked like the big church potluck dinners, the best ice cream, chocolate, pies, cakes, cookies, candy, and junk food made, and we can celebrate for all eternity. It tasted so good here on earth, I can't imagine what it will taste like in our heavenly home. Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 20, 2022 in the Memorial Chapels and Crematory of Waynesville/St. Robert with Pastor Danny Graves officiating. The songs “I Want to Stroll Over Heaven” by Alan Jackson, “Amazing Grace” by Il Divo, and “Hand in Hand with Jesus” by Greater Vision were played. Serving as escorts were family and friends. Burial followed in the Idumea Cemetery of Laquey, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Marjorie Stoll to the Idumea Cemetery Fund and may be left at Memorial Chapels and Crematory of Waynesville / St. Robert.

Marjorie Jean Stoll

August 19, 1936 - May 15, 2022