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Jean Hillhouse
Nov 27, 2016
JEAN HILLHOUSE Funeral services for Loretta Emma jean "Jean" Hillhouse, a resident of Gainesville Healthcare Center, will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 12 p.m. at Lutie True Hope General Baptist Church in Theodosia, MO with Lynn Jennings and Halbert Smith officiating. Mrs. Hillhouse was 78 years old when she went to be with the Lord on November...
Treva Mae Tate
Nov 25, 2016
Treva Mae Tate Ava, Missouri Treva Mae Tate, 58 years, 14 days old, passed away on November 25, 2016 at her home with all her family by her side. Treva was born November 11, 1958 in Ava, MO to LeRoy and Anna Lee Denney Engelhardt. Treva attended Bradleyville School and later graduated from Ava High School. On September 8, 1976...
Raymond Smith
Nov 25, 2016
Funeral Services for Raymond "Ray" Bruce Smith, age 53, of Albuquerque, New Mexico will be held at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville, MO on November 30, 2016. Visitation will begin at 12:00 pm and services will begin at 1:00 pm. Ray passed on November 25th, 2016 at the home of his mother in Price Place, AR surrounded by his family....
Mary Elizabeth Giffin
Nov 24, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Giffin Seymour, Missouri Mary Elizabeth Giffin, 92 years, 4 months, 28 days old, passed away on November 24, 2016 at her home in Seymour with her family by her side. Mary was born June 27, 1924 in St. Joseph, MO to Arthur and Maude (Trickett) Hughes. Mary was a Practical Nurse and also a cook. Before she fully...
(Margaret) Marie Frye
Nov 23, 2016
Margaret (Marie) Frye Ava, MO Margaret Marie (Gano) Winters-Frye was born May 6, 1934, Faith, Meade County, South Dakota, the daughter of Dorothy (Dippert) and Walter Allen Gano. She was raised and went to School at Bison High School at Lemon, South Dakota. She left there with her 1st husband, Samuel P. Winters, and moved to Missouri. They married in...
Juanita Elvaetta Johnston
Nov 19, 2016
Juanita (Brazeal) Johnston Seymour, Missouri Juanita Johnston, 73 years, 7 months, 12 days old, passed away on, November 19, 2016 at her home with her family by her side after a long battle with cancer. Juanita was born April 7, 1943 in Douglas County, Missouri to William Orley and Laura Olivia (Bellinger) Brazeal. Juanita worked as an LPN at St....
Dawn Collison
Nov 18, 2016
Dawn Collison Ava, Missouri Dawn Collison, 61, of Ava, Missouri, died November 18, 2016 at her home due to complications from cancer. Dawn was born April 5, 1955 in Philadelphia, PA. Dawn was preceded in death by her parents, John and Carole Amtsfield, formerly of Perkiomenville, PA and brother, John Amtsfield formerly of Boyertown, PA. Dawn is survived by her...
Robert Lee Howard
Nov 16, 2016
Robert Lee Howard Ocie, MO Robert Lee Howard, 66 years, 1 months, 3 days old, passed away with his family by his side on November 16, 2016. Robert was born October 13, 1950 in Ocie, MO to Herbert and Oma Howard. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in Vietnam. Robert enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time outdoors. He...
Mary "Betty" Dingman
Nov 15, 2016
Mary (Betty) Dingman, 80, died Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Happy Siesta Care Center in Remsen, Iowa. Betty was born December 3, 1935 to Heman and Rozella Liscum in Renwick, Iowa. She grew up on a farm in Hardy, Iowa, graduating from Vernon High School in 1953. After graduating, Betty worked at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The next...
Don Dell Ousley
Nov 12, 2016
Don Ousley Springfield, Missouri (formerly of Drury, MO) Donnie Dell Ousley, 88 years, 9 months, 6 days old, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on November 12, 2016. Don was born February 6, 1928 in Buckhart, MO to Homer and Melissey Mae (Lawson) Ousley. On June 10, 1948 Don and Mary Lou Spurlock were...
Dennis Ferris
Nov 12, 2016
DENNIS FERRIS Dennis Gordon Ferris, 61, a long time resident of Gainesville, MO, passed away on November 12, 2016 at home. He was born on October 31, 1955 in Wichita, KS. Dennis moved to Gainesville at the age of 16. He was a 1974 graduate of Gainesville High School. He married Irene Ferris on September 3, 1988 in Gainesville, MO....
(Norma) Louise Jennings
Nov 9, 2016
Rev. Louise Jennings Brown Branch, Missouri Norma Louise Jennings, 86 years, 8 months, 18 days old, went to her Heavenly Home on November 9, 2016 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare in Ava, MO with her family by her side. Louise was born to Ted Chester Mitchell and Octie Jane (Jenkins) Mitchell on February 22, 1930 in Taney County, MO....
Janet Haynes Conger
Nov 8, 2016
Janet (Haynes) Conger Janet Conger Haynes died peacefully in her home on November 8, 2016 in Washington DC at the age of 64. Janet Conger is survived by her Husband, Adam Conger; Children, Sherrie Williamsons, Sunny Weir, Shelly Taliaferro, Jenny Gray, Ronald Edwards; Siblings, Debbie Haynes and Roy Haynes of Springfield, MO; nieces, Michele Haynes Hill, and Tiffany Cook, nephew,...
Margaret Sue Taylor
Nov 3, 2016
Margaret Taylor Ava, Missouri Margaret Sue Taylor, 59 years, passed away on November 3, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO with her family by her side. Margaret was born March 12, 1957 in Portageville, MO to Jimmy Ray and Venie Mae (Aaron) Downey. Margaret and Jerry McMullen together have had 23 wonderful years. Margaret was raised in the Pentecostal...
Sharon Ginder
Nov 3, 2016
Sharon Ginder Ava, Missouri Sharon Yvonne Ginder, 60 years, made her journey home on November 3, 2016 at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO with her family by her side. Sharon was born February 3, 1956 in Atlanta, Georgia to James W. Lail, Sr. and Shirley Y. Bone. Sharon worked as a Caregiver for Brooke Care in Ava for a few years....
Edwin "Smokey" Warren Riley
Nov 2, 2016
Edwin "Smokey" Warren Riley Ava, Missouri Edwin Warren Riley, 76 years, 8 months, 30 days old, passed to his Heavenly home on November 2, 2016 at his home with his family and friends by his side. Smokey was born February 3, 1940 in Culver City, CA to Edwin Bruce Riley and Bonnie Margaret Ward Riley. Smokey was a retired Mechanic....
Luke Mackenzie Hagaman
Oct 29, 2016
Luke M. Hagaman, 55, of Summerfield, IL, died Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Barnes Jewish Siteman Center, St. Louis, MO. If you are reading this, then you know I have met my demise. I was born in the usual fashion in a hospital that no longer exists in Mansfield, MO on March 19, 1961. I left this worldly domain on...
Aletta Hathcock
Oct 29, 2016
Aletta Eudora Hathcock, 80, passed away on October 29, 2016 in Springfield, Missouri at Mercy Hospital as a result of heart failure while recovering from surgery. Aletta was born in Gainesville, Missouri to Roy and Agnes (Patrick) Hambelton on March 7, 1936. Aletta was the youngest of 5 children and was the center of her older brothers' devotion. She is...
Shawna Lee (Bair) France
Oct 22, 2016
Shawna Lee (Bair) France Ava, Missouri Shawna Lee (Bair) France, 41 years, 9 months, and 12 days old, passed away on October 22, 2016 in Ava, MO. Shawna was born January 10, 1975 in Springfield, MO. Shawna was a Christian and attended Ava Highway Church of the Nazarene. Shawna enjoyed scrap booking, water skiing, canning, reading Stephen King Novels, crocheting,...
Peggy Lou Bell
Oct 22, 2016
Peggy Lou Bell Ava, Missouri Peggy Lou Bell, 76 years, 4 months, and 12 days old, passed away on October 22, 2016 at the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, MO with her family by her side. Peggy was born June 10 ,1940 in Douglas County, MO to Arthur and Carrie (Rhoades) Coonts. As a child, Peggy attended East Dogwood...
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