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Rose Mary Perdue
Mar 2, 2014
Rose Mary Perdue Ava, MO Rose Mary Perdue, 55 years, 0 months, and 24 days old, passed to heaven on March 2, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. Rose was born February 9, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA to Charles Fay and Betty Jo (Cannon) Pinnick. Rose was employed as a Safety Inspector with CDK Contracting...
Julia Lucia Nemeth
Mar 1, 2014
Julia Lucia Nemeth Ava, MO Julia Lucia Nemeth, 82 years, 8 months, and 0 days old, passed to Heaven on March 1, 2014 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare. Julia was born July 1, 1931 in Trenton, NJ to Cazimer and Bronislawa (Petrosewicz) Szczukowski. Julia had been a school bus driver in New Jersey, driving special needs children for many...
Charles "Tom" Sumner
Feb 23, 2014
CHARLES THOMAS SUMNER Charles Thomas "Tom" Sumner, 84, of Pontiac, MO passed away on February 23, 2014 at the Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center in Ava, MO. He was born on March 26, 1929 in Venice, IL the son of Charles Curtis and Zelma Leona (Smith) Sumner. Tom grew up in St. Louis, MO. He was a veteran who...
Goldie Thelma Miller
Feb 22, 2014
Goldie Thelma Miller, 89 years, departed this life on February 22, 2014 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO with her daughter by her side. Goldie was born December 31, 1924 in Ava, MO to Audie Etzel and Izora Elnora (Carter) Jenkins. On April 25, 1942 Goldie and Phillip Peterson were united in marriage and to this union a...
Angeline "Angie" M. Adams
Feb 22, 2014
Angeline "Angie" Harris Adams Ava, MO Angeline M. Harris Adams, 77 years, 11 months, and 1 days old, passed away on February 22, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. Angie was born March 21, 1936 in Pontiac, Michigan to Edward Luther and Rose Mary (Maritz) King. Angie was a resident of the Ava community for a several years. Angie...
Grant Eldon Cole
Feb 22, 2014
Grant E. Cole Isabella, MO. Grant E. Cole, 73 years, passed to Heaven on February 22, 2014 at Mercy Hospital with his loving family by his side. Grant was born May 16, 1940 in Tracy Creek, New York to Milton Clifton and Christine Estelle (Bennett) Cole. Grant was a long time resident of the Isabella and Theodosia community. He was...
Bernice Elizabeth Steele
Feb 21, 2014
Bernice E. Steele Ava, MO Bernice Elizabeth Steele, 92 years, 0 months, and 17 days old, passed away on February 21, 2014 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO. Bernice was born February 4, 1922 in Squires, MO to Bailey and Ethel (Bunyard) Burton. Bernice was a lifelong resident of the Ava community. She worked in housekkeeping at Chastain's...
Dale Thomas
Feb 20, 2014
Mrs. Dale Thomas Ava, MO Dale Thomas, 91 years, 4 months, and 8 days old, passed to Heaven on February 20, 2014 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO. Dale was born October 12, 1922 in Douglas County, MO to Oliver and Bertie (Rogers) Letterman. On December 30, 1935, Dale and Oscar Thomas were united in marriage in Douglas...
William Henry Lawrence
Feb 18, 2014
William Henry Lawrence Springfield, MO William Henry Lawrence, 68 years, passed to Heaven on February 18, 2014 at his home in Springfield with his family by his side. Henry was born January 13, 1946 in Pondfork, MO to Shelby Cleo and Claudia Esther (Roberts) Lawrence. He graduated from Bradleyville High School. Henry worked in the quarry industry for many years,...
Mary Leota Mcclary
Feb 17, 2014
Mary Leota McClary Drury, MO Mary Leota McClary, 88 years, passed to Heaven on February 17, 2014 at West Vue Nursing and Rehab. Center in West Plains, MO with her children by her side. Mary Leota was born November 14, 1925 in Noble, MO in Ozark County to Luther and Elizabeth (Shipley) Bartlett. Leota was a resident of the Drury...
Martha Elinor Goodrich
Feb 8, 2014
Martha Eleanor Goodrich Ava, MO Martha Eleanor (Tester) Goodrich, 81 years, 11 months, and 6 days old, passed away on February 8, 2014 at Ava Place, Ava MO. Martha was born March 2, 1932 in Owosso, MI to Percy Webster and Ivah Mary (Shoop) Tester. On September 10, 1949 Martha was united in marriage to Charles Eugene Royston and to...
Clinton Maloney
Feb 8, 2014
Clinton Maloney Springfield, MO Clinton Maloney, 98 years, 7 months, and 26 days old, passed to heaven on February 8, 2014 at James River Care Center with his loving wife, Dorothy and family by his side. Clinton was born June 13, 1915 in Coats, KS to Elmer and Ica (Lewis) Maloney. Clinton was a resident of Springfield, MO since 1993...
Julia Juanita Thomas
Feb 6, 2014
Julia Juanita Thomas AVA, MO Julia Thomas, 81 years, 6 months, and 22 days old, passed to Heaven on February 6, 2014 at Rest Haven Convalescent and Retirement Home, Sedalia, MO. Julia was born July 15, 1932 in Arkoma, OK to James Asa and Vernice Marie (Brooks) Rogers. Julia was a retired Supervisor of the GE Plant in Fort Smith,...
Danny Hicks
Feb 6, 2014
Danny Hicks Ava, MO Danny Hicks, 57 years, passed to heaven on February 6, 2014 at his home with his loving family by his side. Danny was born December 20, 1956 in Mansfield, MO to Edgar Warren and Minnie Frances (Krider) Hicks. Danny was a life long resident of the Ava community. He graduated from Ava High School, where he...
Kent Johnson
Feb 5, 2014
Kent Johnson Ava, MO (Brushyknob) Kent Johnson, 58 years, 6 months, and 18 days old, passed away on February 5, 2014 at his recent home in Vernal, UT. Kent was born July 18, 1955 in Vernal, UT to George Grant and Opal Floy (Slaugh) Johnson. Kent was a resident of the Ava area and Brushyknob community for several years. He...
Curtis Sanders
Feb 5, 2014
Curtis E. Sanders November 6, 1924 - February 5, 2014 Curtis E. Sanders, 89, beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, of Overland Park, Kansas went home to be with the Lord on February 5, 2014. He was born in Oakland, Arkansas, raised in Pontiac, Missouri and graduated from Gainesville High School. Curtis lived most of his life in Shawnee Mission, Kansas,...
Raymond Stone
Feb 4, 2014
RAYMOND ANDREW STONE Raymond Andrew Stone, 100, of Gainesville, MO, formerly of Tyler, TX passed away on February 4, 2014 at the Gainesville Healthcare Center. He was born on August 23, 1913 in Sherman, TX, the son of Walter and Stella (Jenkins) Stone. Mr. Stone was a lifelong resident of Tyler, TX. He was united in marriage to Blanche McKay...
William Arthur Griswold
Feb 1, 2014
William A. Griswold Jr. passed to heaven at home surrounded by family on February 1, 2014. He was born September 13, 1936 in Goldsboro, North Carolina. His parents later moved to Albert Lea, Minnesota, where he remained through high school. Bill joined the Army and served three years, half of it in Korea at a radio transmitter compound outside of...
Louella Baxter
Feb 1, 2014
LOUELLA MAY BAXTER Louella May Baxter, 86, of Gainesville, MO passed to heaven on Saturday, February 1, 2014 in Mountain Home, AR. She was born April 10, 1927 in Dighton, KS to Jesse P. and Pearl L. (Moore) Honstead. Louella graduated from Lane County High School in Dighton, KS in 1944. She met and married Bert W. Baxter on January...
Carl Coffey
Jan 31, 2014
CARL L. COFFEY Funeral services for Carl L. Coffey, 90, of Oklahoma City, Okla., will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home with his brother, Amos Coffey, officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. Wednesday until service time at the funeral home. Mr. Coffey died Jan. 31 in Oklahoma City. He was born...
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