Carla Jo Arens, 63, of Wellsville, passed away at 4:28 a.m. Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at Boone Hospital in Columbia.
Memorial services will be held at noon on Aug. 19 at Myers Funeral Home in Wellsville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
All are invited to a meal following the service at Grace Lutheran Church fellowship hall.
Carla was born on December 21, 1959 in Mexico (Audrain County). She was the daughter of Elmer Lee and Elizabeth May (Huff) Stuart. She married Mike Arens on Sept. 18, 1993 in Wellsville.
Carla recently retired from housekeeping at the Montgomery County Courthouse after around 12 years of service there. She was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church in Wellsville. She is a past vice president of the Wellsville Jaycees. She enjoyed playing slow pitch softball, bowling, listening to music, vegetable and flower gardening, baking and canning, fishing and camping. She loved spending time with family and friends, especially her grandchildren.
In addition to her husband Mike, survivors include, two daughters, Heather Holmes (Jesse) of Montgomery City and Jessica Arens of Wellsville; sister, Charlotte Senevey of Wellsville; brother-in-law, Steve Maskey of Wellsville; sister-in-law, Donna Kay Stuart of Wellsville; four grandchildren, Jastin Stuart of Montgomery City, Dawson Arens of Wellsville, Karley Jo Arens of Wellsville and Eli Griesbauer of Wellsville; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Donna Lee Maskey and Diana Sue Stuart; and brother, Elmer “Shorty” Stuart.
Memorials may be given to the Helen Reagen Cancer Fund. They may be sent in care of Myers Funeral Home, 203 E. Bates Street, Wellsville, Mo. 63384.
Condolences may be given at myersfuneralhome.biz.
