Reta Raylene Lehman

Reta Raylene Lehman, age 67, of Gravois Mills, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019, in her home while surrounded by family. She was born November 7, 1951, in Climax Springs, to Raymond and Charlene (Park) Ollison. On November 18, 1972, at the First Baptist Church in Versailles, she was united in marriage to Warren Milton Lehman. Together they shared 46 years of marriage and two children. Reta was Secretary and Treasurer at Raymond's Boat and Motor Sales, Inc. of Gravois Mills, which she owned with her family. She was very involved in local education, serving nine years on the Morgan County R-II Board of Education as well as president of the Gravois South PTO. She was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church. Reta served faithfully in many different roles, including Sunday school teacher and youth group sponsor. She and Milton also enjoyed serving as committee chairpersons for the Providence BBQ each summer. She loved spending her free time with family, watching Chiefs and Royals games, taking short trips with her husband and enjoying their pets - especially her Corgi-Beagle mix, Sunday. Survivors include her husband, Warren Milton of the home; her son, Dustin Lehman of Versailles; her daughter, Amber McGuire and husband Chris of Springfield; her mother, Charlene Ollison of Versailles; her brother, Dr. Larry Ollison and wife Loretta of Osage Beach; two brothers-in-law, Donald Lehman and wife Gloria of Des Plaines, Illinois and Kent Rich of Jefferson City; two sisters-in-law, Vernola Hunter and husband Stuart of Jefferson City, and Sheryl Lehman of Versailles. She has seven nieces and nephews and 11 great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Raymond Ollison; her in-laws, Warren and Bertha Lehman; brother-in-law, Kenneth Lehman; and sister-in-law, Jo Ann Rich. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 15, at the Bethel Mennonite Church. Graveside services and interment will follow in the Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Expressions of sympathy may be left online at www.kidwellgarber.com. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.