Erma Laverne

Angel

Erma LaVerne Angel of Ellington, Missouri born May 31, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Hilbert and Iva (Deckard) Phelps. She departed this life Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Parkwood Nursing facility in Maryland Heights, Missouri with her family by her side. She had attained the age of Eighty-eight years, seven months, and twenty-five days.

On May 6, 1947 LaVerne was united in marriage to Gerald Angel in Ellington, Missouri. To this union three children were born.

LaVerne spent her years as a homemaker raising their three children and keeping up with her husband Gerald. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan; she also enjoyed basketball games, cooking and baking cookies. She was also a member of the genealogy society and Reynolds County Museum.

In addition to her parents, LaVerne is preceded in death by two sisters, Maxine Rosser and Leota Lundry and one grandson, Kevin Niedringhaus.

Survivors include her husband of seventy years, Gerald of Ellington, Missouri; three daughters, Sharon Niedringhaus and husband Norman of Wright City, Missouri, Carol Massie and husband Dale of Ellington, Missouri, and Cheryl VanNoy and husband John of St. Ann, Missouri; one brother, Eddie Phelps of Paradise, Texas; one sister, Geraldine Goggin of Columbia, Missouri; sixteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren as well as many other relatives and friends that mourn her passing.

A visitation is set for Saturday, January 27, 2018, 5 to 8 PM at McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellington, Missouri.

Funeral will begin at 2 PM on Sunday, January 28, 2018 in the funeral home chapel with pastor Kelly Chilton officiating.

Burial to be held in the Ellington Memorial Cemetery.

In Lieu of flowers please make donations to the Helvey Cemetery, Bethlehem Baptist Church or the United Fellowship Baptist Church.

Pallbearers: Dale Massie, Adam Bradbury, Marshall VanNoy, Nick Howerton, Tony Stratman, and John VanNoy