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Charlotte Louise Brown
Nov 5, 2013
Ava, MO Charlotte Louise Brown, 87 years, passed away on November 5, 2013 at her home with her daughter, Mary by her side. Charlotte was born October 22, 1926 in Wymore, NE to Dwight Cauley and Marjorie Mable (Gillespie) Pethoud. Charlotte was a resident of the Ava community for several years. On Feb. 27, 1966 Charlotte and Rex R. Brown...
Carlie Chandler
Nov 3, 2013
CARLIE MAE CHANDLER Carlie Mae Chandler, 63, of Gainesville, MO passed away on November 3, 2013 at her residence after a yearlong battle with cancer. She was born on March 5, 1950 in St. Charles, MO the daughter of David and Ercy Mae (McGill) Pennington. Carlie moved to the Theodosia/Gainesville area in 1999. She will be greatly missed by her...
Lena Fern Pierce
Nov 3, 2013
Lena Pierce Ava, MO Lena Fern Pierce, 89 years, passed to heaven on November 3, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO with her family by her side. Lena was born August 2, 1924 in McClurg, MO to William "Bill" Raleigh and Carrie Jessie (Jenkins) Jones. Lena was a resident of the Ava community for many years. On August 31,...
Dixie Collins
Nov 2, 2013
DIXIE MARIE COLLINS Dixie Marie Collins, 63, of Gainesville, MO passed away on November 2, 2013 at the Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House in Mountain Home, AR after a long battle with cancer. Dixie was born November 12, 1949 in Manilla, AR, the daughter of Clarence Collins and Cuba (Lamb) Collins. She graduated from Gainesville High School in 1967....
Tony Allbright
Oct 31, 2013
TONY ALLBRIGHT Tony Allbright, 72, of Pontiac, MO lost his battle, and went home to be with our Lord Oct. 31, 2013. He was born September 4, 1941 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Tony and Mae (Kelly) Allbright. Tony and Bill Seibel were co-host of The KMOX radio outdoor show in St. Louis for 30 years. Tony was...
William "Bill" Hughes
Oct 25, 2013
William "Bill" Hughes, 84 years, of Seymour, MO William (Bill) Hughes, 84, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2013. He was born on May 9, 1929 in Logansport, LA. He was a Veteran and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He spent many years working on oil rigs and pipelines all over the country, including Alaska,...
Nathan Robert Pederson
Oct 20, 2013
Nathan Robert Pederson Nathan Robert Pederson, infant son of James and Bonnie (Brown) Pederson passed to heaven on October 20, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, MO. Nathan is survived by his parents, James and Bonnie, two brothers, Ethan and Logan, four sisters, Galatia, Cilicia, Larissa and Attalia, his paternal grandparents, Oliver and Patricia Pederson, his maternal grandparents, Lloyd...
Boyd Dean Conrad
Oct 19, 2013
Boyd Dean Conrad, Ava, MO (Goodhope) Boyd Dean Conrad, 68 years, passed away on Oct. 19, 2013 at his home in the Goodhope community with his family by his side. Boyd was born November 14, 1944 in Romance MO to Glennie Conrad and Esther Graham Wilkie. On December 3, 1972 Boyd and Betsy were united in marriage in Macon, NC...
Julie Padgett
Oct 16, 2013
Julie Ann (Katke) Padgett 47 of Tecumseh, MO passed from life here on earth to live in heaven with the Lord on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. She was born to Robert and Thelma Katke in Rockford Illinois on June 5, 1966. Julie attended Stillman Valley High School. She is the youngest of eight children and mother of one son and...
Glenda P Hays
Oct 16, 2013
Glenda Pauline Hays Ava, MO Glenda Pauline Hays, 93 years, passed to Heaven on October 16, 2013 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO. Glenda was born August 6, 1920 in Noble, MO to Joseph and Nellie (Piland) Warrick. She graduated from Thornfield High School. Glenda was a resident of the Ava community for many years. She grew up...
Marie Murrill Wilson
Oct 16, 2013
Marie Murrill Wilson Squires, MO Marie C. Wilson, 86 years, 9 months, and 12 days old, passed to heaven on October 16, 2013 at her home with her family by her side. Marie was born January 4, 1927 in Thornfield, MO to Willis Melvin and Daisy Bell (Lawson) Turner. Marie was a lifelong resident of the Squires community. She retired...
Rev. Robert "Bob" Crofton
Oct 14, 2013
Rev. Robert "Bob" Emerson Crofton Ava, MO Robert Emerson Crofton, 85 years, passed away in the early hours of October 14, 2013 at Cox Medical in Springfield, MO after a massive heart attack the day before. "Bob" was born November 16, 1927 near Lanark, Illinois, to George and Elsie (Klenz) Crofton. Bob had been a resident of Ava since the...
Joyce Kapke
Oct 12, 2013
JOYCE LOUIS KAPKE Joyce Louise Kapke, 82, of Theodosia, MO passed away on October 12, 2013 at the Gainesville Healthcare Center. She was born on January 19, 1931 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Al and Mary Vogel. Joyce grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran High School. She attended college at the University of Wisconsin. She worked...
Megan And Lane Ray Mainus
Oct 11, 2013
Megan Elizabeth Mainus and baby boy, Lane Ray Mainus Ava, MO Megan Elizabeth Mainus, 19 years, passed to heaven on October 11, 2013 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, MO and her baby boy, Lane passed away on the same day in Ava, MO. Megan was born October 10, 1994 in Houston, MO to Jerry Ferman and Mary (Broyles) Mainus....
Mack Harlin Johnson
Oct 10, 2013
Mack Harlin Johnson, 82, passed away on October 10, 2013, at Brookhaven Health and Rehabilitation, in Springfield, Missouri. Harlin was born in Hammond, Missouri on July 28, 1931, to Fred and Mae (Wallace) Johnson. He grew up in Ozark County Missouri and graduated from Gainesville High School. Harlin lived and worked in many communities in Missouri, Iowa and Indiana. After...
Harold "Tooney" Russell
Oct 10, 2013
HAROLD L. "TOONEY" RUSSELL Harold L. "Tooney" Russell passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Gainesville Healthcare Center in Gainesville, MO at the age of 87. He was born September 22, 1926 in Kansas City, KS to the late John T. and Minnie Bell (Smith) Russell. He was raised in Kansas City, KS and had been in the car...
Robert Patterson
Oct 10, 2013
Robert Carle Patterson, 69 A memorial service for Robert Carle Patterson, 69, of Tulsa, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, at Lilly Ridge Baptist Church. Mr. Patterson died Oct. 10 at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa. He was born Jan. 27, 1944, in Brockton, Mass., the oldest of three sons born to Loren Carle "Pat"...
Timmy Leon Caudill Sr.
Oct 9, 2013
Timmy Caudill Sr. Ava, MO Tim Caudill Sr., 53 years, 9 months, and 24 days old, passed to Heaven on October 9, 2013 at his home in Ozark County. Tim was born December 16, 1959 in Gainesville, MO to Delbert and Genola (Gaughan) Caudill. He graduated from Gainesville High School . Tim enjoyed horseback riding and breaking horses, fishing, camping...
Jerry Lee Patrick
Oct 8, 2013
Jerry Lee Patrick Noble, MO Jerry Lee Patrick, 56 years, passed away on October 8, 2013 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, MO. Jerry was born November 4, 1956 in Joplin, MO to Raymond Edward Patrick and Florence Delena (Maggard) Patrick. Jerry was a resident of the Noble community for a few years moving from Theodosia area. He was raised...
Helen Blisard
Oct 5, 2013
HELEN MARIE HART BLISARD (November 23, 1921 – October 5, 2013 Helen Hart Blisard, age 91, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013, in Gainesville, Missouri. She was born to Ida Herd Hart and Sterling Price Hart on November 23, 1921, at Dugginsville, Missouri. She married William Joseph Blisard April 26, 1940. In April they celebrated their73rd wedding anniversary. She graduated...
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