HILDEGARD A. NEAVES

Hildegard A. Neaves, 82, of Wasola, MO passed away on May 5, 2012 at her residence. She was born on November 6, 1929 in Herrenstetten, Germany, the daughter of Wilhelm and Maglena (Ludwig) Mayrock.

On November 2, 1957, she was united in marriage to Charles Neaves, a soldier in the United States Army, in Neu-Ulm, Germany. In 1960 the couple moved back to the states, and for the next several years traveled all over the world while Charles served in the military. Hildegard was a homemaker and a very loving mother and wife. She and her husband moved to the Ozarks in 1989 and have been residents of the Wasola area ever since. She loved the slow paced life she found here. She enjoyed the outdoors, growing her flowers, and watching all the wildlife. Hildegard was a Christian. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

She is survived by her husband Charles of the home in Wasola, MO; one daughter Heidi Taylor and husband Joe of Noble, MO; three grandchildren Michael Rigsby, Aaron Taylor and Keith Taylor; three step grandchildren Darin Taylor, Greg Taylor and Rebecca Taylor; and one brother Walter Mayrock of Herrenstetten, Germany; and many nieces and nephews in Germany.

She was preceded in death by her parents Wilhelm and Maglena Mayrock; one brother Willie; four sisters Anna, Irmgard, Klara and Wilma; and one granddaughter Tina Colyn.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012 in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home Chapel, Gainesville, MO. Burial will be at a later date in the Peters Cemetery, Noble, MO. On line condolences may be made at www.clinkingbeardfuneralhome.com.