St. Clair County Obits

ROLLA VICKERS SETTLES
 
Rolla Vickers (R. V.) Settles was born on August 4, 1916, in Deepwater, the first child of Rolla and Mary Lee (Vickers) Settles. R. V. had resided at Truman Manor in Lowry City since September 1991. He worked on the ice route as a young man. Then in a few years bought the business. At various times there was also a restaurant, bus stop and grocery store on the property. R. V. owned the Chrysler-Plymouth dealership for a number of years. He, with Velma's help, ran Mel Janssen's Funeral Home a while before he went to work for Peabody Coal Company, retiring from there. On December 31, 1936, he married Velma Bray, who had just moved to Deepwater with her parents from Lowry City. R. V. was community-minded. He was a member of the Lions Club, served on the Deepwater School Board, the Fairview Housing Board, was a member of the United Mine Workers Union and part of the start-up for the Senior Nutrition Center. He was a member of the Deepwater Methodist Church and a fine Christian man, loving husband, dad, grandpa and friend to all who knew him. R. V.'s loving family include his wife and life companion for 60 years, Velma, Charles, Joan Sue, Janet and Sadie; nine grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; one sister, Bennie Lee Schofield of Helena, Montana; a sister-in-law, Marie Hatter Settles Clevenger of Albuquerque, New Mexico, as well as a number of cousins, nephews, nieces and friends. R. V. was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, John Russell (Jack) Settles. Funeral services were held at the Vansant-Mills Chapel Monday, March 10, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Jim Brack officiating. Pallbearers were Gary Groff, Rick Settles, Kevin Settles, Dale Vogel, Larry Groff, David Vogel. Darren Kimzey, Shawn Cooper and Gregg Steffens. Burial was in the Deepwater Cemetery, under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton.