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Della Hembree Obituary
Della Mae Dufrene Hembree, 80, born May 2, 1944, a native of Des Allemands, Louisiana and resident of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024 within two hours before her sister, Genevieve Dufrene Authement, who died in Houma, Louisiana.
She is survived by her husband, Bobby Gene Hembree, daughters Tammy Lynn VanderSchuur and husband Bernd, Crystal Hembree Sharp and husband Douglass; granddaughters Christina Yoder and husband Jason, Michele Margavio and husband Charles; and grandsons David Vanderschuur and wife Jen, Justin Sharp and wife Laura Hladky, and Ryan Sharp and wife Olivia; and numerous great grandchildren.
A Visitation will be held in her honor on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Hodapp Funeral Home, 6410 Cincinnati Dayton Rd., Liberty Township Ohio 45044 at 11:30 am, memorial service at 12:30, and burial will follow at Mound Cemetery in Monroe, OH.
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6410 Cincinnati Dayton Rd., Liberty Township, OH 45044
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