ODELLA PAULINE SLAUGHTER

Odella Pauline Slaughter, 87, of Jefferson City, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at St. Josephs Home. She was born on Feb. 16, 1922, in Meta, Mo., the daughter of the late Roy and Angie Pointer West. She was married on Oct. 11, 1941, in Jefferson City to Wilbur Wayne Slaughter for fifty years, living on a farm in rural Eugene. He died on Nov. 4, 1991. She was a 1940 graduate of Jefferson City High School, and a 1942 graduate of Jefferson City Business College. Mrs. Slaughter served as Executive Secretary of the Missouri Oil Jobbers Association for forty years until her retirement. She attended Eugene Christian Church most of her life until she sold her farm and moved to Jefferson City in 2007, after which she was a member of Capital City Christian Church. Odella contracted tuberculosis at a young age and lived at the Mt. Vernon, Missouri, Sanitarium during her recovery. She was told she would never be able to work outside the home, but her independence and strong work ethic proved them wrong. Her children and grandchildren were always her number one priority and she worked very hard to provide for them. She will be missed by her family and a multitude of friends. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Gloria Jean and Richard J. Schulte, Edmond, Okla.; one son and daughter-in-law, Stephen Wayne and Marcia Slaughter, Jefferson City; eight grandchildren, Stacie (Steve) Paciotti, Katy, Texas; Eric Schulte, Edmond Okla.; Tara (David) Jones, Denver, Colo.; Meredith (Jeff) Boessen, Jefferson City; Dr. Andrea (Dr. Robert) Garrett, Madison, Wis.; Natalie (Aaron) Grothoff, Hartsburg, Mo.; Tyler Slaughter, Kansas City, Mo.; seven great-grandchildren, Karsten Paciotti; Greyson Jones; Andrew Boessen; Audrey Boessen; Grant Boessen; Elizabeth Garrett; William Grothoff; Samuel Grothoff; and one sister-in-law, Wanda West, Paducah, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by one sister, Marcella Eisner; and four brothers, Leonard, Sherman, Clarence, and Corbett West. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, April 17, 2009, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Baker officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Community Hospices of America, 2418 Hyde Park Road, Jefferson City, MO 65109; or Capital City Christian Pre-School, 1512 Swifts Highway, Jefferson City, MO 65109. Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.