Junie Mae Epps, 84 years, 7 months, and 15 days old, passed to heaven on July 3, 2014.

Junie was born on November 18, 1929 in Thornfield, MO to Milum and Inza (Howard) Lawson.

Junie and Leonard Epps were united in marriage on August 16, 1947 in Mountain Home, AR and to this union three children were born.


Junie was employed by the steel plant as a welder and later worked at Ava Place.


She was a resident of Ava, and attended the Ava General Baptist Church.

She and her husband Leonard enjoyed fishing and camping. Junie was very proud of the fact that she had visited all fifty states.

Junie was preceded by her parents, her husband Leonard, two brothers, Junior and Ted, and three sisters, Josephine, Irene, and Francis.

Junie is survived by three children, Charles and wife Laura of Elkland, MO, Ronnie of Ava, MO, and Judy Nipper and husband Eddie of Belgrade, MO, eight grand children, Angie, DeAnna, Carrie, Jeff, Joe, Becky, Shelly, and Tina, nine great-grandchildren, Kimberly, Allysa, Austin, Peyton, Chloe, Isabella, Olivia, Garrett, and Brylee, as well as many neices, nephews, other family members, and friends.

Services for Junie will be Monday, July 7, 2014, 11:00 a.m. at Clinkingbeard Chapel with a visitation at 10:00 a.m. to service time. Officiating will be Pastor Oren Alcorn. Graveside service will follow at Thornfield Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Thornfield Cemetery. Services are being conducted by Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, MO.