Berneice Lancaster 95 of Memphis died June 5 2007 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis Missouri. She was born April 16 1912 in Scotland County Missouri to Talmadge Delbert and Lena A. Meeks Wortman. Berneice was a homemaker telephone operator care giver worked in several restaurants and was a correspondent for area newspapers. She was very active with the OATS Bus and the Scotland County Senior Center. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church where she was active with the Womens Missionary Group. Surviving her are her daughters Margaret Shibley George of Cabot Arkansas Karen Smith of Memphis Missouri and Glada Shultz of Rutledge Missouri her sons Jack Smock Jeanne of Farmington Arkansas Robert Smock Marlyn of Huntley Illinois Delbert Smock Teresa of Olive Branch Mississippi and Ronald Smock of Omaha Nebraska. She is also survived by nine grandchildren 13 great grandchildren three great-great grandchildren a niece Carol Chadwick and a nephew Jerry Boone. Berneice was preceded in death by her parents husband Albert Lancaster two sisters Bessie Cone and Esther Boone and a brother Willis Wortman. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday June 9 2007 at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Gorin Missouri conducted by Rev. Jim Campbell. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery Gorin Missouri. Visitation will be open after noon on Friday June 8 2007 at the Memphis Funeral Home in Memphis Missouri with the family present to receive friends from 6 until 8 pm. A memorial in Berneices name has been established to the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and may be left at or mailed to Memphis Funeral 378 S. Market St. Memphis MO 63555.