June Roxie Herndon

June R. “Roxie June” Herndon, daughter of the late Faye and Addie (Fletcher) Montgomery, was born on December 28, 1925 in Astoria, Missouri, and passed away on February 29, 2008 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, at 82 years of age.
Roxie June was united in marriage to Ralph Herndon on August 12, 1944. One darling daughter, Roxanne Jean, was born to this union on July 27, 1947. She was the joy of her parents. They made their home in California for several years.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Castro Valley, California. She served as a kindergarten Sunday School teacher and also a church trustee.
She was employed as a tax consultant, preparing taxes for seniors and disabled individuals. She enjoyed her work helping others very much and delivered meals to seniors. She volunteered for the food pantry where she enjoyed working in her retirement until her health failed.
Roxie was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She especially enjoyed spending time with her daughter and her very special grandchildren that affectionately called her “Mama.”
Roxie was later married to Jack Letterman on January 1, 1992. He preceded her in death in February of 1993. He had six children.
Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother: Robert James Montgomery.
She is survived by her special daughter: Roxanne Jean Stoddard and her husband, Paul, of Fremont, California; two granddaughters: Samantha Stoddard Hernandez and Stefanie Stoddard; one grandson: Larry Stoddard; one great-grandson: Daniel Paul Hernandez; one brother: Bill Montgomery and his wife, Jan, of Strafford, Missouri; one sister: Betty Jean Cleaver and her husband, William “Buck,” of Mtn. Grove; and a host of other relatives and friends that will miss her very much.
MISS ME – BUT LET ME GO
When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me I want no rites in a gloom filled room Why cry for a soul set free. Miss me a little – But not too long And not with your head bowed low Remember the love that we once shared Miss me – but let me go. For this is a journey that we all must take And each must go alone It’s all a part of the Master’s plan A step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick of heart Go to the friends we know And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds Miss me – but let me go.
“In the day of my trouble I will call upon Thee; for Thou wilt answer me”
Psalm 86:2
IN MEMORIAM
“To Those I Love and Those Who Love Me”
Now I am gone, release me, let me go. I have so many things to see and do. You mustn’t tie yourself to me with tears, Be thankful for our beautiful years. I gave you my love. You can only guess How much you gave to me in happiness. I thank you for the love you each have shown, But now it’s time I traveled on alone. So grieve a while for me, If grieve you must, Then let your grief be comforted by trust. It’s only for a time that we must part So bless the memories within your heart. I won’t be far away, for life goes on So if you need me, call and I will come. Though you can’t see or touch me, I’ll be near And if you listen with your heart, you’ll hear All my love around you soft and clear. And then, when you must come this way alone, I’ll greet you with a smile, and say, “Welcome home!”