Larry Wayne Copas
Jan 15, 2016
Larry Wayne Copas Forsyth, MO Larry Copas, 72 years, 5 months, and 3 days old, passed away on January 15, 2016 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO with his loving wife, June by his side. Larry was born August 12, 1943 in Polo, MO to Harry and Thelma (Sipple) Copas. Larry was a resident of Forsyth, MO. He...
Leslie Marie Smith
Jan 14, 2016
Leslie Marie Smith Ava, MO Leslie Marie Smith, 40 years, passed away on January 14, 2016 at her home in Ava. Leslie was born April 29, 1975 in Springfield, MO. She attended Ava High School. Leslie was a resident of the Ava community most of her life. Leslie had worked as a waitress. She enjoyed being at the creek and...
Nora Margaret Deatherage Hunsaker
Jan 14, 2016
Nora M. Deatherage Hunsaker Mansfield, MO Nora Margaret Deatherage Hunsaker, 91 years, 8 months, and 10 days old, passed away on January 14, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO with her children by her side. Nora was born May 4, 1924 in Douglas County, MO to Lock and Ellie (Hall) Miller. Nora was a resident of Mansfield for six...
Nancy Jo Cummings
Jan 6, 2016
Nancy Jo Cummings Ava, MO Nancy Jo Cummings, 56 years, 3 months, and 10 days old, passed away on January 6, 2016 at her home in Ava. Nancy was born September 27, 1959 in Quitman, GA to LD and Sybil (Zeigler) Cummings. She had attended the Brooks High School in Quitman, GA. Nancy was a resident of the Ava community,...
Almeda Lorene Maloney
Jan 6, 2016
Almeda Lorene Maloney Ava, MO Almeda "Lorene" (Rippee) Maloney, 86, departed this earthly life to her Heavenly home on January 6, 2016, at her home. Lorene was born in Foil, MO, on December 16, 1929, to Charley and Bertha Lee (Byrd) Rippee. Lorene grew up on a rural farm, along with six older brothers. She walked to a one-room schoolhouse...
Stephanie Bradberry
Jan 1, 2016
Stephanie Bradberry, 24 A Memorial service for Stephanie Diane Bradberry, 24, of Savannah, Missouri, formerly of Tecumseh, MO will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the Tecumseh Volunteer Fire Department. Ms. Bradberry died Jan. 1, 2016, in Amazonia, near St. Joseph. She was born Aug. 7, 1991, in Galveston, Texas, the daughter of Leo and Judy...
Mary Ruth Landers
Dec 31, 2015
Mary Ruth Landers, 91 Services for Mary Ruth McDonald Landers were held Jan. 4, 2016, at the Gainesville First Christian Church. Mrs. Landers died Dec. 31, 2015, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Oct. 30, 1924, in Gainesville, the daughter of Alva and Delphia Martin McDonald. She was a descendant of some of the earliest settlers...
Charlene Tew Bennett
Dec 30, 2015
Charlene Tew Bennett Squires, MO Charlene Tew Bennett, 86 years, 1 month, and 26 days old, passed to Heaven on December 30, 2015 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center in Ava. Charlene was born November 4, 1929 in Ocala, Florida to David Lee and Arretta (Beck) Sheppard. She was a retired Seamstress for a clothing factory in Ocala, FL,...
Wilma Jean Swearengin
Dec 29, 2015
Wilma "Jean" Swearengin Belton, MO Wilma "Jean" Swearengin, 83 years, 11 months, and 19 days old, passed to Heaven on December 29, 2015 at her home in Belton, MO, with her family by her side. Jean was born January 10, 1932 in Thornfield, MO to Roy and Nora (Dilk) Delp. On December 2, 1948 Jean and Bill Swearengin were united...
Kevin Thane Lee
Dec 28, 2015
Kevin Thane Lee Ava, MO Kevin Thane Lee, 53 years and 4 months old, passed away on December 28, 2015 near his home from a drowning accident from the floods. Kevin was born August 28, 1962 in Silver City, NM to Gerald Tanner and Verona Irene (Barney) Lee. Kevin and Rebecca Olson were united in marriage on December 12, 2012...
Robert "Bob" James Siler
Dec 28, 2015
Robert "Bob" Siler Ava, MO Robert "Bob" James Siler, 82 years, 1 month, and 0 days old, passed to Heaven on December 28, 2015 at his home. Bob was born in Brownbranch, MO, to Jesse Wright and Eulah (Taber) Siler. He graduated from Ava High School in 1952. Bob was a lifelong resident of the Ava community. He was a...
Stella Mckenzie
Dec 25, 2015
Stella Deleata McKenzie Noble, MO Stella Deleata McKenzie, 86 years, 9 months, and 2 days old, passed to heaven on December 25, 2015 at her home with her family by her side. Stella was born March 24, 1929 in Bonheim, TX to Daniel and Ola (Martin) Roberts. Stella was employed by the government as a payroll clerk for over twenty...
Chester Strong
Dec 24, 2015
CHESTER STRONG Funeral Services for Chester Strong, 77, of Gainesville, MO will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2015 in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel, Gainesville, MO with Joe Bean officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 12 p.m. to service time. Mr. Strong passed away and went home to be with his Lord and Savior at Hillcrest Medical...
Dale R. Shull
Dec 23, 2015
Dale R. Shull Dale Ray Shull, 63, departed this life on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in St. Louis, MO after a long illness. Dale was born on June 5, 1952 at the Army Hospital in Ft. Leonard Wood, MO while his father, V.A. Shull, Jr. was serving with the U.S. Coast Guard. The family lived in Detroit MI until V.A....
Ruby Elaine Sievert
Dec 22, 2015
Ruby Sievert Squires, MO Ruby Elaine Sievert, 77 years, 3 months, and 27 days old, passed to Heaven on December 22, 2015 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO from a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Ruby was born August 26, 1938 in Ozark County, MO to Glen and Saless (Herd) Hartley. On September 16, 1959 Ruby and Carl...
Selba "Beaner" Russell
Dec 21, 2015
Selba Luther "Beaner" Russell Drury, MO Selba Luther Russell, 60 years, 10 months, and 16 days old, passed away at his home on December 21, 2015. Selba was born February 5, 1955 in Buckhart, MO, to Stanley and Mary Leota (Bartlett) Russell. Selba was known to his family and friends as "Beaner". Beaner enjoyed building and carving with wood, working...
Johnnie Duane Johnson
Dec 21, 2015
JOHNNIE DUANE JOHNSON Johnnie Duane Johnson, 70, passed away December 21, 2015, following a brief battle with cancer. He was born January 30, 1945, to Jim and Lois (Hall) Johnson in Oldfield, MO. Johnnie lived most of his life in Ava and graduated from Ava High School in 1962. Johnnie married Wanda (Price) Johnson November 25, 1964, and to this...
Lonnie Kelley
Dec 20, 2015
LONNIE ARCHIE KELLEY Lonnie Archie Kelley, 68, of Gainesville, MO went home to the Lord on December 20, 2015 in Mountain Home, AR. He was born on May 26, 1947 in Northome, MN to Eugene Kelley and Charlotte (Flanders) Kelley, the youngest of nine children. Lonnie served in the United States Navy from 1965-1973. He married Kathy Ann McVane of...
Debbi Sue Williams
Dec 20, 2015
Debbi Sue Williams Ava, MO Debbi Sue Williams, 64 years, 7 months, and 18 days old, passed to Heaven on December 20, 2015 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, MO. Debbi Sue was born May 2, 1951 in Springfield, MO to Gene and Ruth(Lawson) Workman. Debbi was a resident of the Ava community. Debbi was a loving mother, who spent...
Ronald Wicker
Dec 17, 2015
RONALD EUGENE WICKER Ronald Eugene Wicker, 79, of Tecumseh, MO passed away on December 17, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loved ones after a long struggle with lung cancer. He was born on March 27, 1936 in Louisa, KY, one of six children born to Lawrence "Tadge" Wicker and Ethel Osborne Wicker. On May 12, 1956, Ron was...
