Juanita Sifford

Juanita Evelyn Ward Sifford of Puxico, Missouri, daughter of the late Willard Dell and Mary Katherine Greer Ward, was born on August 2, 1923, in Detroit, Michigan and passed away on September 6, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 89 years, 1 month and 4 days. She had lived most of her life in Puxico, Missouri. She was a member of the Puxico Christian Church and Order of the Eastern Star, Puxico Chapter No. 422. She had been a beautician and owned and operated her own shop. On November 30, 1941, she was married to John "Square" Albert Sifford in Puxico, Missouri. He preceded her in death on September 10, 1999. Surviving are one daughter & spouse, Mary Ann & Jeannie McKifford of Sikeston, Missouri; one son, Jeffrey Wayne Sifford of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; 2 grandchildren & spouses, John R. & Stephanie Sifford of Groton, Connecticut, Thomas B. & Issa Sifford of Bossier City, Louisiana; one brother, Louis Ward of Grand Junction, Colorado; and one sister, Carolyn Dillard of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Other relatives and family also survive. She was preceded in death by one great grandson, Thor Morines Sifford, four sisters, Hope Schmidt, Mary Groy, Frances Page and Ruthie Tilton. Visitation will be held on Sunday September 9, 2012, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri. Eastern Star Services will be held at 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held Monday, September 10, 2012, at 11:00 am at the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico, Missouri with the Rev. Ricky White of Poplar Bluff, Missouri officiating. Interment will follow in the Puxico Cemetery with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements.