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Marie Woolman
Sep 4, 2012
Marie Fay (Riley) Woolman Ava, MO Marie Fay Woolman, 85 years, passed away on September 4, 2012 at Jordan Creek Nursing Home, Springfield, MO. Marie was born June 16, 1927 in Wilhoit, MO in Ozark County to Nathan and Dora (Sievert) Riley. She graduated from Ava High School. Marie lived most of her life in the Ava community.On September 25,...
Siesmon "Sie" Long
Sep 4, 2012
Siesmon (Sie) Long 81, of West Plains, MO went to be with the Lord at 4:30a.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, in the comfort of his home surrounded by family. Sie was born on October 17, 1930 in Duggensville, Missouri to Port Long and Dorothy McBride Long. On June 22, 1954, he joined in a lifelong union with Phyllis Anderson...
Lester Gillespie
Sep 3, 2012
Lester F. Gillespie Ava, MO Lester Floyd Gillespie, 79 years, passed away on September 3, 2012 at Glenwood Healthcare, Seymour, MO with his daughter by his side. Lester was born May 2, 1933 in Poplar Bluff, MO to Floyd and Flora (York) Gillespie. Lester was a resident of Ava for several years. He was a retired Farmer. On September 25,...
Dan Morgan
Aug 30, 2012
DANIEL JOSEPH MORGAN Dan Morgan, 63, of Sycamore, MO passed to heaven on August 30, 2012 at his residence with his family by his side. He was born on September 10, 1948 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Joe and Alice (Louton) Morgan. Dan's family moved to Pontiac, MO from St. Louis in 1953 and built Indian Point Lodge....
Edna Frye
Aug 29, 2012
Edna Louise Frye Ava, MO Edna Louise Frye, 96 years, 5 months, and 5 days old, passed to heaven on August 29, 2012 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare. Edna was born March 24, 1916 in Clifton Mills, KY to Charles and Georgia (Howard) Smith. Edna and Samuel Frye were united in marriage on August 4, 1935 in Yuma, Arizona....
Henry Jefferson Prine
Aug 27, 2012
Henry Jefferson Prine Ava, MO Henry Jefferson Prine, 79 years, 5 months, and 22 days old, passed to heaven on August 27, 2012 at his home. Henry was born March 5, 1933 in Arno, MO to Jesse Elmer and Ida Mae (Wheeler) Prine. Henry was a retired Truck Driver & General Manager with Southwest By-Products out of Arkansas for over...
Angela Rife Strong
Aug 26, 2012
ANGELA SUE RIFE STRONG Angela Sue Rife, 26, of Gainesville, MO passed to heaven on August 26, 2012 in Fayetteville, AR due to injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. She was born on October 25, 1985 in West Valley City, UT, the daughter of Bill and Barbara (Strain) Rife. Angela grew up in Gainesville and attended the Mammoth Assembly of...
George Boyd
Aug 23, 2012
George Albert Boyd Norwood, MO George Albert Boyd, 93 years, passed away on August 23, 2012 at his home. George was born July 23, 1919 in Cookston, OK to Andy and Leora (Horn) Boyd. George lived for several years in Douglas County in the Norwood community. On September of 1944 George and Mary Louise Rosson were united in marriage in...
Lyle Wendell Price
Aug 23, 2012
Lyle Wendell Price, 75 years, passed away on August 23, 2012 at his home with his family by his side. Lyle was born August 23, 1937 inWasola, MO to Jessie and Mattie (Martin) Price. On December 9th, 1961 Lyle and Betty Wheeler were united in marriage in Ava MO, and to this union 3 children were born. Lyle was a...
Edith Maggard
Aug 21, 2012
Edith Dortha Maggard Oldfield, MO Edith Dortha Maggard was born July 23, 1922, in Ongo, MO. She was the second child of Cleveland and Stella (Nelson) Maggard. She left Ozark Riverview Manor, Ozark, MO, Tuesday morning August 21, 2012, to dwell in her home in Heaven forever. Edith was a lifelong resident of Douglas County. On October 24, 1942, Edith...
Karie Gail Hanger
Aug 19, 2012
Karie Gail Hanger, 32 years, 3 months, and 18 days old, passed away on August 19, 2012 at her home in Kimberling City, MO. Karie was born May 1, 1980 in Mansfield, MO to Geoff and Betty Jean (Rosseau) DeChenne. She had graduated from Mansfield High School. Karie was a resident of Kimberling City, MO for the past few years...
Darlene Ortega
Aug 18, 2012
DARLENE MARIE ORTEGA Darlene Marie Ortega, 79, of Gainesville, MO passed to heaven on August 18, 2012 at her residence. She was born on September 1, 1932 in Peoria, IL the daughter of Corbit Earl and Clara E. (Farris) Black. Darlene grew up in Peoria and was united in marriage to Felipe "Phil" Ortega on March 10, 1951 in Pekin,...
Carl "Jack" Jackson Johnson
Aug 17, 2012
Carl Jackson (Jack) Johnson Carl Jackson (Jack) Johnson, 83, passed away from Parkinson's on August 17, 2012, at Edgewater Retirement Community in West Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on August 25, 2012, 11 a.m. at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Ava, Missouri, with burial in Ava Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 9 a.m. Jack was born in...
Alfred Fox
Aug 15, 2012
ALFRED EUGENE FOX Alfred Eugene Fox, 89, of Brixey, MO passed away on August 15, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. He was born on July 18, 1923 in Jacksonville, AR, the son of Frank and Maude Fox. Alfred graduated high school in Jacksonville, AR in 1939. On June 8, 1942 he was united in marriage to the love...
Melvin "Nick" Huffaker
Aug 13, 2012
Melvin Nicholas "Nick" Huffaker Ava, MO Melvin Nicholas Huffaker, 65 years, 5 months, and 30 days old, passed to heaven on August 13, 2012 at Cox Medical Center South. Nick was born February 14, 1947 in Lowell, MA to Melvin Guy and Flora (Phasoulas) Huffaker. Nick was employed by Scroll Compressors/Copeland in Ava and worked as a machine operator. Nick...
Charles "Dick" Richard Cogdill
Aug 11, 2012
Charles Richard "Dick" Cogdill Ava, MO Charles Richard Cogdill, 71 years, 3 months, and 3 days old, passed away on August 11, 2012 at his home with his family by his side. Dick was born May 8, 1941 in Colorado Springs, CO to Lawrence and Mary (Lemonds) Cogdill. Dick was a resident of the Ava community for twelve years. He...
Jacob Edward Landsdown
Aug 11, 2012
Jacob Edward Landsdown ( infant ) Ava, MO Jacob Edward Landsdown, 1 month, and 15 days old, passed to heaven on August 11, 2012 at his home. Jacob was born June 27, 2012 in Ava, MO to Ronnie Edward and Angela Marie (Neel). Jacob was a joy and much loved to all his family. Jacob was preceded in death by...
Calvin Watson
Aug 7, 2012
CALVIN GUY WATSON Calvin Guy Watson of Wasola, MO passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at the age of 88 at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, MO. He was born December 31, 1923 to Oscar and Beulah (Rodgers) Watson in Healy, KS. He proudly served his country in World War II as a Corporal and was awarded the...
Robert Lee Barnum
Jul 27, 2012
Robert Lee "Bob" Barnum, 62 years, 9 months, and 13 days old, passed to heaven on July 27, 2012 at the Ava Country Club, where he spent a lot of his time. Bob was born October 14, 1949 in Detroit, MI to Laverne Edward "Barney" Barnum and Catherine (Churpdy) Barnum. Bob was a lifelong resident of the Ava community. On...
Clifford "C.R." Woolman
Jul 27, 2012
Clifford Ray Woolman, III, age 26, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away Friday, July 27, 2012, in an automobile accident East of Monett, Missouri. He was born December 31, 1985, in McKinney, Texas, the son of Clifford "J.R." Woolman, Jr. and Penny (Hall) Woolman. On October 7, 2006, in Springfield, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Erica Stever, who survives....
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