Colleen M. Pickering

Colleen M. Pickering, age 73, of Aldrich, Missouri departed this life on Monday evening, August 6, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Colleen was born on December 27, 1938, the daughter of Harry Lee Cummings and Mary Leeilia Carver Cummings in Walnut Grove, Missouri. Colleen loved traveling with her daughter Karren, cooking for her family and grandchildren, and taking them to church. She was a member of the Aldrich United Methodist Church in Aldrich, Missouri since 1982. She ran the Aldrich Switchboard for several years, and then later worked at Teters Floral Products. She worked as a meat wrapper at local grocery stores and worked for Citizen’s Memorial Hospital-Parkview and Butterfield for over 20 years before her retirement in 2008. Her church family and neighbors were a blessing to her. Colleen always had a kind heart and loved to help others. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Leeilia Cummings, her husband of 50 years, James W. Pickering who passed away on June 22, 2006, and their son, Steven James Pickering (age 12) who died in 1982. She is survived by her daughter Karren Sue Bruce and her husband Steve of Fair Play, Missouri, her sister Joyce M. Harris and her husband Dan, and her brother Dale Lee Cummings all of Point Cedar, Arkansas; her grandchildren Karrie Bruce of Bolivar, Missouri, Lita Lea of Springfield, Missouri, step-granddaughter Michelle Slagle of Springfield, Missouri, step-grandson Michael Bruce and his wife Amy of Bolivar, Missouri; great-grandchildren Melayne Bruce and Sha’dae Courtney, step-great-grandchildren Jessica Bruce, Claire Bruce, Zach Bruce and Mary Grace Bruce, Katie Slagle and Derick Slagle, along with several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral service will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at the Aldrich United Methodist Church in Aldrich, Missouri with Pastor Patty Smith officiating under the care and direction of the Butler Funeral Home of Bolivar, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the Butler Funeral Home in Bolivar, Missouri. Burial will follow at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery south of Aldrich. Pallbearers will be Larry Hall, Jerry Hall, Dean Smith, Francis Young, Jimmy Harris, and Mike Bruce. Memorial donations in Colleen’s honor may be made to the Aldrich United Methodist Church - Building Fund, 4775 South 36th Road, Fair Play, Missouri 65649. Friends and family may sign the guestbook or leave private condolences at www.butlerfuneralhome.com PDF Printable Version

Colleen M. Pickering

December 27, 1938 - August 6, 2012