LAVERNA FAKES

Aug 24, 1948 – Nov 7, 2026 Funeral Services for LaVerna Ann Fakes of Elsberry, MO will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Pastor Richie Rhea of North Road Community Church and Rev. Bryan Fakes of Connections Christian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery near Foley, MO. Serving as pallbearers will be Larry Foster, Paul Foster, John Fakes, Tim Baker, Mike Whyte, Jeff Pratt and Jared Pratt; and honorary pallbearers will be John Wagner Fakes, Marshall Foster and Darin Moore. LaVerna, 78, was born on August 24, 1948 in Louisiana, MO, the daughter of Chester Leo and Mildree Alice Foster Ross. She passed away Saturday morning, November 7, 2026 at the Elsberry Health Care Center near Elsberry. Raised in the Elsberry community where she was active in 4-H, many school activities and played softball, LaVerna was a 1966 graduate of Elsberry High School.

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