John H. Bressie

Ava, MO

John H. Bressie, 75 years, passed to heaven on July 22, 2009 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO. John was born December 18, 1933 in Hartville, MO to John and Carrie (Trusty) Bressie.

On Nov. 24, 1991, John and Joanna Denney were united in marriage in Springfield, MO. John was a resident of the Ava community since 1995 moving from Springfield, MO. He was a retired truck driver and had worked for the Plywood Supply-Hines Lumber Co. in Springfield, MO. John was a member of the Gentry Church. He enjoyed cooking, attending auctions and gardening and was an expert at sounding like a train whistle. John enjoyed traveling with his wife, Joanna.

John was preceded in death by his parents and a nephew, George Bressie.


John is survived by his wife, Joanna Bressie, Ava, MO, four step children and their spouses, Judy & Rick Rarick, Cedaridge, CO, Linda & Bill Kelley, Theodosia, MO, Jerry & Rhonda Buchanan, Mansfield, MO and David & Michele Stout, Ava, MO, nine step grandchildren, six step great grandchildren, three brothers and their wives, Curt & Darlene Bressie, Republic, MO, Frank & Gloria Bressie, Wichita, KS and George & Tracy Bressie, West Plains, MO, and a host of other relatives and friends.


Graveside services for John will be Saturday, July 25, 2009, 10:00 a.m. at the Denney Cemetery with a visitation preceding at 9:00 a.m. at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, MO. Officiating will be Rev. Tom Hawkins. Family requests memorials to the Denney Cemetery.