Zella Naomi Menzies

Springfield, MO

Zella Naomi Menzies, 93 years passed to heaven on July 7, 2011 at Ozark Nursing and Care Center in Ozark, MO.

Zella was born September 14, 1917 in Silver City, IA to Roy and Myrtle Audrey (Fowler) Brake.

On September 14, 1935 Zella and Hubert Harold Menzies were united in marriage in Roy, MO and to this union three children were born.
She was a member of the Eastside General Baptist Church.
Zella enjoyed sewing, crocheting, embroidering, canning, cooking and working on the farm with her husband, Hubert. Zella loved having family gatherings.

Zella was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Hubert Harold in 1989, five sisters, Lurline Stillie, Bernice Harris, Betty Soletski, Alberta Humbyrd and an infant sister and an infant brother.


Zella is survived by three children and their spouses,Wilma Lucille & Ivan Gunnels, Willard, MO, Bonita Fay & Paul Plake, Ava, MO and Harold Eugene & Juanita Menzies, Clever, MO, nine grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 14 great great grandchildren, one sister, Virginia Antonio, Kansas City, MO and a host of other relatives and friends.


Funeral services for Zella will be Saturday, July 9, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home Ava, MO with burial in the Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, July 8, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the funeral home. Officiating will be Rev. Bob Comer and Rev. Russell Sanders. Memorials may be made to Gideons or Mt. Tabor Cemetery.