Anna Elder

A Mass Of The Christian Burial for Mrs. Anna Naxera Elder, 88, of Louisiana, Missouri will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Louisiana, Missouri. Father Lou Dorn will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 P.M. Tuesday, March 22nd at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Louisiana. Anna passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011 at the Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana. She was born October 24, 1922 at the Pike County Memorial Hospital the oldest child of Fred and Mary Zezula Naxera. She married Tim Vern Elder, Jr. (TV) on May 23, 1949 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Louisiana and he survives. She is also survived by two sons; Tim Vern (Broz) Elder, III of rural Louisiana, Missouri and Robert (Bob) Elder and wife, Karla of Eolia, Missouri, One daughter, Rita Jo Elder of Louisiana, Missouri, One brother, Fred Naxera, III of Louisiana, Missouri, Son-In-Law, Jerry Fox of Troy, Missouri, Brother In-Law, Dick Deters of Columbia, Missouri, Eight grandchildren; Chad Elder and wife, Courtney of_Lebanon, Missouri , Ryan Branstetter and fiance, Jessica Rousan of Louisiana, Missouri, Tim Vern Elder, IV and wife wife, Jessie of Louisiana, Missouri, Andrew Elder of Louisiana, Missouri, James Fox of Troy, Missouri, Megan (Fox) McQuoid and husband, John of Moscow Mills, Missouri, Melissa Fox of Omaha, Nebraska and Amy Smith and husband, Mike of Clarksville, Missouri. Ten great-grandchildren; Caleb Elder, Anna Elder, Abigail Elder, Hailey Elder, Mathew Elder, Randy Elder, Logan Elder , Sydney Smith ,Sierra Smith ,and Anthony Branstetter as well as many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Mary Naxera, One daughter, Mary Ann Elder Fox, One sister, Mary Naxera Backer, Brother In-Law, Buckner (Buck) Backer , Two sister- in-laws, Imogene Griffith Naxera and June Elder Deters. She graduated with the Class of 1941 from the Louisiana High School and continued her education at St. Louis University, Webster University and St. Mary's School of Nursing. She was co-owner of the Soft T Cup Restaurant in Louisiana. She had been employed as a Registered Nurse at the Pike County Memorial Hospital for 23 years before retiring. She had also worked as a Registered Nurse in Sacramento, California for a few years. Anna was a very Christian lady who regularly practiced her faith and was a faithful member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Louisiana. She was a very loving and caring wife and mother. Anna's family and friends were her number one priority and cherished the time she spent with them. She enjoyed picking blackberries, nature, preservation of wild life, Traveling, gardening, Picking Greens, photography and writing letters. She had a member of the Oak Club and was an active volunteer for 4-H. Honorary pallbearers are; Jimmy Guy Griffith, Raymond Hunter and Johnny Natt Todd, John McCrory and Clark Pointer. Active pallbearers are; Dickie Rule, Tom Backer, Ed Backer, Freddie Naxera, Mike Valler and Gary Benson. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, St. Joseph Catholic Church or to St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.

Anna Elder

October 24, 1922 - March 20, 2011