Elsie Ponto
Oct 26, 2014
ELSIE L. PONTO Elsie L. Ponto, 99, of Theodosia, MO passed away on October 26, 2014 at the Gainesville Healthcare Center. Elsie was born March 29, 1915 to Peter and Clara Brandland in Pipestone, MN. She married Alfred Ponto April 29, 1940 in Pipestone. She worked in defense in 1940 at the Bomber Plant in Omaha, NE as a riveter...
Anna Larson
Oct 25, 2014
ANNA LEA LARSON Anna Lea Larson, 81, of Gainesville, MO passed to heaven on October 25, 2014 at her residence. She was born on November 5, 1932 in Tecumseh, MO, the daughter of Cleo and Birdie (Warren) White. Anna worked for many years at Baxter Lab in Mountain Home, AR. She enjoyed gardening and tending to her flowers. She was...
Louis B. Peebles
Oct 25, 2014
Louis B. Peebles Ava, MO Louis Breece Peebles, 93 years, 2 months, and 6 days old, passed peacefully to Heaven on October 25, 2014 at home with his family by his side. Louis was born August 19, 1921 in Alto, NM, to Henry Allen and Lyda (Hicks) Peebles. Louis was a veteran of WWII, joining the Army following the bombing...
Kris Kottmeier
Oct 21, 2014
Kristopher Kottmeier Ava, MO Kristopher Kottmeier, 59 years, 7 months, and 13 days old, passed to Heaven on October 21, 2014 at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO. Kris was born March 8, 1955 in Springfield, MO to Robert "Butch" and Margaret (Rhodes) Kottmeier. He graduated from Ava High School. Kris was preceded by his parents. He is survived by sister, Sandra...
Agnes "Rayne" Winslow
Oct 20, 2014
AGNES BEATRICE "RAYNE" WINSLOW Agnes "Rayne" Winslow, 92, of Gainesville, MO passed away on October 20, 2014 at her residence. She was born on March 23, 1922 in Winde, MI, the daughter of Fred and Selma (LeDuc) Robbins. Rayne went to work for Applied Dynamics, where she was a team member for computer board prototypes for the NASA program. As...
Loretta Mae Love
Oct 20, 2014
Loretta Mae Love Ava, MO Loretta Love, of Ava, MO passed away at her home on October 20, 2014. She was born in St. Louis, MO. on December 5, 1937 to Charles and Mary Clatterbaugh. She was united in marriage to Donald Love and to this union Wanda, Tina, and Stephanie were born. She is also survived by seven grandchildren...
Brandon Shane Turner
Oct 18, 2014
Brandon Shane Turner Squires, MO Brandon Shane Turner, 31 years, passed to heaven on October 18, 2014 at his home. Brandon was born October 28, 1982 in Springfield, MO to Denzill Turner and Kathy (Frye). He graduated from Ava High School in 2001. He was a Supervisor with Executive Coach Builders in Springfield, MO for many years. He was saved...
Ellsworth Hoffman
Oct 17, 2014
Ellsworth G. Hoffman Norwood, MO (formally Riverside, MI) Ellsworth G. Hoffman, 85 years, 7 months, and 8 days old, passed away on October 17, 2014 at his home in Norwood, MO. Ellsworth was born March 9, 1929 in Watervliet, MI to Joseph and Edna (Johnson) Hoffman. Ellsworth was a veteran, he served in the United States Air Force during the...
William "Tommy" Thomas Burton
Oct 17, 2014
William (Tommy) Burton Squires, MO Tommy Burton, 78 years, 2 months, and 4 days old, passed to heaven on October 17, 2014 at home with his family by his side. Tommy was born August 13, 1936 in Squires, MO to James and Lillie Mae (Wilson) Burton . He graduated from Ava High School and lived in Squires his entire life....
Elaine Faith Coonts
Oct 13, 2014
Elaine Faith Coonts Strafford, MO (formerly of Ava) Elaine Faith Coonts, 73 years, passed to heaven on October 13, 2014 at her home with her family by her side from a battle with leukemia. Elaine was born February 17, 1941 in Cortland, NY to James Norman and Thelma Ann (Overton) Fleming. On October 16, 1976 Elaine and James Coonts were...
Jason Chase
Oct 12, 2014
JASON LEE CHASE Jason Lee Chase, 39, of Theodosia, MO passed away on October 12, 2014 at his residence. He was born on September 26, 1975 in Leavenworth, KS the son of Lonney R. Chase and Marvis Rowland. Jason was a loving father and son. He loved to be home and enjoyed the simple things in life. He loved his...
James Chase
Oct 12, 2014
JAMES LESTER CHASE James Lester "Jim" Chase, 76, of Hardenville, MO passed away on October 12, 2014 at the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, AR. Jim was born on November 19, 1937 in Westboro, WI the son of Lester and Freda (Dillman) Chase. On August 1, 1959 Jim was united in marriage to the love of his life,...
John "Jack" Frazier
Oct 10, 2014
Frazier, John Pressley (Jack) Jack Frazier, 75, of Theodosia Missouri died October 10, 2014 in a single car automobile accident in Ozark County, Missouri. Jack, son of Jack and Alice Frazier, was loving husband to Suzanne Frazier who predeceased him in death in 2009. He is survived by his sister Thelma Mack of Raleigh, NC and brother Walter Frazier of...
Glen Joslin
Oct 5, 2014
GLEN CHARLES JOSLIN Glen Charles Joslin, 76, of Gainesville, MO passed away on October 5, 2014 in Gainesville. He was born on January 31, 1938 in Flint, MI, the son of Vera Campbell Joslin. Glen was a long time resident of Port Huron, MI before moving to Gainesville, MO. Glen enjoyed spending time tinkering in the garage, as well as...
Billie Jean Taber
Oct 4, 2014
Billie Jean Taber Ava, MO Billie Jean Taber, 79 years, 6 months, and 17 days old, passed to heaven on October 4, 2014 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO with her family by her side. Billie was born March 17, 1935 in Ava, MO to Chalmer and Floy (Frazier) Privett. She graduated from Heppner High School in Heppner,...
Beaulah Mashburn
Oct 4, 2014
BEAULAH FERN MASHBURN Beaulah Mashburn, 92, of Theodosia, MO passed away on October 4, 2014 at the Gainesville Healthcare Center. She was born on May 10, 1922 in rural Ozark County, MO, the daughter of Callie and Myrtle (Brown) Mahan. Beaulah was a life-long resident of Ozark County. She worked for many years at the Shirt Factory in Gassville, AR...
Elizabeth Howard
Oct 2, 2014
Elizabeth Howard Mansfield, MO Elizabeth Howard, 69 years, passed away on October 2, 2014 at Rocky Ridge Manor in Mansfield, MO. Elizabeth was born May 1, 1945 in Texas and her father was Jimmy Wade. She was a resident of the Ava community since 2007 moving from Bakersfield, CA. She grew up in Arkansas and she was employed as a...
Richard Vernon Brown
Sep 28, 2014
Richard Vernon Brown Springfield, MO Richard Vernon Brown, 75 years, 2 months, and 5 days old, passed to heaven on September 28, 2014 at Cox Medical Center South. Richard was born July 23, 1939 in Ava, MO to Clarence and Lue (Lane) Brown. On September 14, 1959 Richard and Geneva Powell were united in marriage in Rochelle, IL and to...
Beulah Anna Heatherly
Sep 27, 2014
Beulah Anna Heatherly Ozark, MO Beulah Anna Heatherly, 95 years, 1 month, and 20 days old, passed to heaven on September 27, 2014 at Christian Healthcare, Nixa, MO with her family by her side. Beulah was born August 7, 1919 in Ava, MO to John and Florence (Simmons) Dye. Beulah was a resident of Ozark for many years and was...
Angela Ridenour
Sep 26, 2014
ANGELA MARIE RIDENOUR Angela Marie Ridenour, 44, of Seymour, MO passed away on September 26, 2014 at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, MO. She was born on January 21, 1970 in Mountain Home, AR, the daughter of Jim and Ann (Risley) Merriman. Angela loved the outdoors and everything that it entailed. She was a true country girl who loved...
