Philip James "P.J." "Pete" Ponder Jr., 92, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Aug. 24, 1916, in Dogwood, Mo., son of the late Philip James Ponder Sr. and Ruthie Orlena Boyd Ponder.
Ponder was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and a former member of First United Methodist Church in Sikeston, Mo., and First United Methodist Church in Charleston, Mo., where he served on the church board and was also a MYF leader.
He owned and operated Ponder Chevrolet Buick and Ponder Equipment Co., which was a distributor for Thomas Built Buses in Charleston. In 1980, he sold the business to his son, Jim, and worked for him several years.
Ponder was a member of Charleston Chamber of Commerce, Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader for Troop and Pack 41 in Sikeston.
He served three terms as mayor of Charleston, served on the city council, was a Missouri Colonel under Warren E. Hearnes, named Charleston Man of the Year in 1965, and worked tirelessly to bring Stark Manufacturing and Gates to Charleston.
He loved to be called "Uncle P.J."
On Dec. 15, 1935, at the Methodist parsonage in Dexter, Mo., he married Evelyn Lankford. They were married 73 years.
He was preceded in death by a son, Lee Ponder; 2 grandson, Charles Lee "Pete" Ponder Jr. and Benjamin. 13 brothers and sisters.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Sikeston. The Rev. Carolyn Jo Ponder and the Rev. Geoff Posegate will officiate. Burial will follow in Dogwood Cemetery at Dogwood.
Memorial donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, 1307 N. Main St,, Sikeston, Mo., 63801, or Missouri Delta Medical Center, 1008 N. Main St., Sikeston, Mo., 63801.
2/17/09 seMissourian
NOTE: Also preceded in death by grandson Benjamin Ponder.
He was born Aug. 24, 1916, in Dogwood, Mo., son of the late Philip James Ponder Sr. and Ruthie Orlena Boyd Ponder.
Ponder was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and a former member of First United Methodist Church in Sikeston, Mo., and First United Methodist Church in Charleston, Mo., where he served on the church board and was also a MYF leader.
He owned and operated Ponder Chevrolet Buick and Ponder Equipment Co., which was a distributor for Thomas Built Buses in Charleston. In 1980, he sold the business to his son, Jim, and worked for him several years.
Ponder was a member of Charleston Chamber of Commerce, Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader for Troop and Pack 41 in Sikeston.
He served three terms as mayor of Charleston, served on the city council, was a Missouri Colonel under Warren E. Hearnes, named Charleston Man of the Year in 1965, and worked tirelessly to bring Stark Manufacturing and Gates to Charleston.
He loved to be called "Uncle P.J."
On Dec. 15, 1935, at the Methodist parsonage in Dexter, Mo., he married Evelyn Lankford. They were married 73 years.
He was preceded in death by a son, Lee Ponder; 2 grandson, Charles Lee "Pete" Ponder Jr. and Benjamin. 13 brothers and sisters.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Sikeston. The Rev. Carolyn Jo Ponder and the Rev. Geoff Posegate will officiate. Burial will follow in Dogwood Cemetery at Dogwood.
Memorial donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, 1307 N. Main St,, Sikeston, Mo., 63801, or Missouri Delta Medical Center, 1008 N. Main St., Sikeston, Mo., 63801.
2/17/09 seMissourian
NOTE: Also preceded in death by grandson Benjamin Ponder.
Philip James "P.J." "Pete" Ponder Jr., 92, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Aug. 24, 1916, in Dogwood, Mo., son of the late Philip James Ponder Sr. and Ruthie Orlena Boyd Ponder.
Ponder was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and a former member of First United Methodist Church in Sikeston, Mo., and First United Methodist Church in Charleston, Mo., where he served on the church board and was also a MYF leader.
He owned and operated Ponder Chevrolet Buick and Ponder Equipment Co., which was a distributor for Thomas Built Buses in Charleston. In 1980, he sold the business to his son, Jim, and worked for him several years.
Ponder was a member of Charleston Chamber of Commerce, Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader for Troop and Pack 41 in Sikeston.
He served three terms as mayor of Charleston, served on the city council, was a Missouri Colonel under Warren E. Hearnes, named Charleston Man of the Year in 1965, and worked tirelessly to bring Stark Manufacturing and Gates to Charleston.
He loved to be called "Uncle P.J."
On Dec. 15, 1935, at the Methodist parsonage in Dexter, Mo., he married Evelyn Lankford. They were married 73 years.
He was preceded in death by a son, Lee Ponder; 2 grandson, Charles Lee "Pete" Ponder Jr. and Benjamin. 13 brothers and sisters.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Sikeston. The Rev. Carolyn Jo Ponder and the Rev. Geoff Posegate will officiate. Burial will follow in Dogwood Cemetery at Dogwood.
Memorial donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, 1307 N. Main St,, Sikeston, Mo., 63801, or Missouri Delta Medical Center, 1008 N. Main St., Sikeston, Mo., 63801.
2/17/09 seMissourian
NOTE: Also preceded in death by grandson Benjamin Ponder.
He was born Aug. 24, 1916, in Dogwood, Mo., son of the late Philip James Ponder Sr. and Ruthie Orlena Boyd Ponder.
Ponder was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and a former member of First United Methodist Church in Sikeston, Mo., and First United Methodist Church in Charleston, Mo., where he served on the church board and was also a MYF leader.
He owned and operated Ponder Chevrolet Buick and Ponder Equipment Co., which was a distributor for Thomas Built Buses in Charleston. In 1980, he sold the business to his son, Jim, and worked for him several years.
Ponder was a member of Charleston Chamber of Commerce, Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader for Troop and Pack 41 in Sikeston.
He served three terms as mayor of Charleston, served on the city council, was a Missouri Colonel under Warren E. Hearnes, named Charleston Man of the Year in 1965, and worked tirelessly to bring Stark Manufacturing and Gates to Charleston.
He loved to be called "Uncle P.J."
On Dec. 15, 1935, at the Methodist parsonage in Dexter, Mo., he married Evelyn Lankford. They were married 73 years.
He was preceded in death by a son, Lee Ponder; 2 grandson, Charles Lee "Pete" Ponder Jr. and Benjamin. 13 brothers and sisters.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Sikeston. The Rev. Carolyn Jo Ponder and the Rev. Geoff Posegate will officiate. Burial will follow in Dogwood Cemetery at Dogwood.
Memorial donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, 1307 N. Main St,, Sikeston, Mo., 63801, or Missouri Delta Medical Center, 1008 N. Main St., Sikeston, Mo., 63801.
2/17/09 seMissourian
NOTE: Also preceded in death by grandson Benjamin Ponder.
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