Ella Mae Stith

Ava, MO

Ella Mae Stith, 100 years, passed to heaven on February 1, 2009 at her home in Ava with her children by her side. Ella was born September 23, 1908 in Ava, MO to Robert and Luetta (Campbell) Jenkins.

She was a retired LPN Nurse where she worked in hospitals and private homes. She was a Christian and a member of Ava Full Gospel Church. She enjoyed working with her son, L.C. in establishing the Ava Victory Academy School. Ella was a joy to family and friends.

Ella was preceded by her parents, one son, L.C. Stith, five brothers, Irlee, Lester, Dee, Kirby and Herbert Jenkins, two sisters, Roxena Stith and Sue Simpson.


Ella is survived by two children, Lester E. Stith & wife, "Dee", Alamo, TX, Daphne C. Tiger & husband, Frenchie, Cerritos, CA, five granchildren,11 great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren, two great great great grandchildren, one sister, Rosalind Creswell, Okahoma City, OK, one brother, A.W. "Sunny" Jenkins, Houston, TX and many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.


Funeral services for Ella will be Saturday, February 7, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, MO with burial in the Ava Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, February 7, 2009 from 1:00 p.m.to service time in the funeral home. Officiating will be Rev. "Butch" McCleary. Memorials may be made to Seasons Hospice, 1831 W. Melville Rd., Springfield, MO 65803 or Ava Victory Academy at the funeral home.