Dorothy Steinhage Bibb

Dorothy Steinhage Bibb, age 93, of rural Bowling Green, MO, died Monday, March 9, 2026, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Cyrene Baptist Church with Rev. Jason Hoke officiating. Burial will follow at the Antioch Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30am until time of services on Saturday at the church. Dorothy was born November 4, 1932, near Edgewood, MO, the daughter of Walter and Ruth Gaw Steinhage. She married Herbert Bibb at Cyrene, MO, on February 5, 1951. Survivors include son, Donald Bibb; daughters, Janet Bibb, and Diane Kuntz and husband, Jim, all of Bowling Green; five grandchildren, Danny Street and wife Lisa of Whiteside, Kelly Straube, Kevin Street, of Bowling Green, Quentin Kuntz and wife Emma of St. Charles, MO, and Malarie Allensworth and husband Ricky of Bowling Green; seven great-grandchildren, Maya Rudd and husband Dillon, Mason Street, Morgan Street, Kennedy Street, Holden Straube, Abram Allensworth and Liam Allensworth. Dorothy lived her entire life around the Cyrene area. She was employed by the Bowling Green Gas Company for 2 years. She then became a full-time housewife, devoting herself to cooking, gardening and canning, sewing, mowing the yard and helping with livestock. The many meals she prepared, especially for holidays, were very much enjoyed by her family. She was a member of Cyrene Baptist Church, serving as Church Clerk and Secretary as well as Sunday School Treasurer for around 70 years until her recent health decline. She was very interested in family history and kept records of family births and deaths. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Herbert on January 14, 2014; grandson-in-law, Aaron Straube; sister, Helen (Tom) Gregory; brother-in-law, Bill Bibb; sister-in-law, Rosalie (Gene) Steinhage. Serving as pallbearers will be Danny Street, Kevin Street, Quentin Kuntz, Ricky Allensworth, Holden Straube, and Mason Street. Honorary pallbearers will be Abram Allensworth, Liam Allensworth, Dillon Rudd, Maya Rudd, Lisa Street, Kelly Straube, Malarie Allensworth, Emma Kuntz, Kennedy Street, and Morgan Street. Memorials may be made to Cyrene Baptist Church, Antioch Cemetery, American Cancer Society, or Donors’ Choice.

Dorothy Steinhage Bibb

November 4, 1932 - March 9, 2026