Reta Fern Dempsey Obituary
We are sad to announce that on March 27, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Reta Fern Dempsey of Vandalia, Missouri. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Reta Fern Dempsey to show support.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Melvin "Pete" and Leta McCoy Straube; her husband Leon Dempsey; her sons, Melvin Dempsey of Hannibal, Mike Dempsey (Jan) of Kansas City and Larry Dempsey (Sandy) of Rapid City, SD; her grandchildren, Beth Blanchard (Chad), Sarah Waddell (James), Becky Williams (Shea), Brad Dempsey, Josh Dempsey (Ashton), Jacob and Zach Dempsey; and her great grandchildren, Jacob, Annabel, Aaron Blanchard, Madisyn, Mathew, Mara, Bennet, Brennah, Grant, Makenna, Elliot, Quinn Waddell, Kaeden, Kyndal Williams, Dax, Channing Dempsey, Mike, Charla and Emily Smith of Vandalia.
Covid made the past year extremely challenging for Reta.
In lieu of flowers the family asks memorials be given to the First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO In Care of Bienhoff Funeral Home, PO Box 54, Vandalia, MO 63382.