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Joe "Pete" B. Miller
Apr 15, 2011
Joe B. "Pete" Miller Ava, MO Joe B. "Pete" Miller, 57 years, 10 months, and 28 days old, passed to heaven on April 15, 2011 at Ava, MO. Joe Pete was born May 17, 1953 in Ava, MO to Joe B. and Goldie (Jenkins) Miller. He graduated from Ava High School. Joe Pete was a lifelong resident of the Ava...
Linda Jo Medlock
Apr 13, 2011
Linda Jo Medlock Sparta, MO Linda Jo Medlock, 57 years, 6 months, and 11 days old, passed away on April 13, 2011 at her home with her family by her side. Linda was born October 2, 1953 in Goodhope, MO to Harlan Ellis and Josephine (Hicks) Suggs. Linda was a resident of the Sparta area for the past three years...
Dona Peters
Apr 9, 2011
DONA JEAN PETERS Dona Jean Peters, 72, of Gainesville, MO, lived a full and beautiful life from the time of her birth in Grand Island, Nebraska on October 20, 1938, until the Lord called her home peacefully on the morning of Saturday, April 9, 2011 at her residence after her long illness. She was a homemaker and military wife spending...
Wayne L. Applequist
Apr 8, 2011
Wayne L. Applequist Ava, MO Wayne L. Applequist, 77 years, 9 months and 20 days passed to heaven on April 8, 2011 at St.John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, MO. Wayne was born June 18, 1933 in DeNova, CO to Ashton and Bertha (Ferguson) Applequist. Wayne was a resident of the Ava community for 38 1/2 years moving from Lakenheath, RAF...
Kay Draper
Apr 4, 2011
KAY FRANCES DRAPER Kay Frances Draper, 73, of Gainesville, MO passed away on April 4, 2011 at the Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House in Mountain Home, AR. She was born on September 4, 1937 and raised in Birmingham, AL the daughter of Samuel and Leona (Fowler) Sullivan. In 1952 she moved to Rosemead, CA at the age of 15....
Margaret Nuner
Apr 2, 2011
MARGARET RUTH NUNER Margaret Ruth Nuner, 77, of Theodosia, MO, passed away on April 2, 2011 at her residence. She was born on September 12, 1933 in Oklahoma City, OK, the daughter of Charles K. and Mary C. (Kaulkbrenner) Turner. On November 15, 1951 she was united in marriage to Edmon Nuner in Visalia, CA and to this union four...
Gary Leo Evans
Apr 1, 2011
Gary Leo Evans Squires, MO Departed his life Friday April 1, 2011 at home surrounded by family after a battle with cancer at the age of 60 years, 6 months, and 27 days. Gary was born September 5, 1950 in Toledo, Missouri to Audie William Evans and Bonnie Francis (Haskins) Evans. Gary grew up in the Thornfield area and graduated...
Evelyn Loretta Milam
Mar 31, 2011
Evelyn Loretta "Ezy" Milam Ava, MO Evelyn Loretta Milam, 70 years, 7 months, and 27 days old, passed to heaven on March 31, 2011 at her home with her family by her side. Evelyn was born August 4, 1940 in West Plains, MO to Noel and Elsie (Gregory) Foster. Evelyn "Ezy" was a resident of Ava since 1993 moving from...
Estalee Culvey
Mar 31, 2011
Estalee Culvey Ava, MO Estalee Culvey, 91 years, passed to heaven on March 31, 2011 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO with her family by her side. Estalee was born March 31, 1920 in Keenes, IL to Ira and Clara (Shook) Bruce. She attended the Pine Knot school in Keenes, IL. On June 18, 1937 Estalee and Merrill...
Lyle Ellis Dickison
Mar 30, 2011
Lyle Ellis Dickison Ava, MO Lyle Ellis Dickison, 92 years, passed to heaven on March 30, 2011 at home with his family by his side. Lyle was born September 13, 1918 in Richville, MO to Leonard and Josie (Alsup) Dickison. Lyle was a lifelong resident of Douglas County. On July 2, 1960 Lyle and Marybelle Solomon were united in marriage...
George Alexander Kaberlein
Mar 29, 2011
George Alexander Kaberlein Ava, MO George Alexander Kaberlein, 78 years, passed away on March 29, 2011 at St.John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, MO. George was born June 24, 1932 in Chicago, IL to George and Marie (Schaefer) Kaberlein. On December 19, 1962, George and Geraldine "Geri" Olga Schiel were united in marriage in Chicago, IL and to this union three...
Modena Mae Pitts
Mar 21, 2011
Modena Pitts Ozark, MO (formerly of Ava) Modena Mae (Wilson) Pitts, age ninety-four of the Baptist Home, Ozark, Mo. passed away Monday, March 21, 2011. She was born February 15, 1917 in Valley Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of Dock and Lessie (Holmes) Wilson along with her twin sister, Coyita, who preceded her in death in 1996. Paul and Modena were...
Kathleen Harnden
Mar 21, 2011
Kathleen Harnden Ava, MO Anna Kathleen Harnden, 95 years, passed to heaven on March 21, 2011 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO. Kathleen was born February 6, 1916 in Douglas County, MO to Homer and Hattie (Ellison) Hailey. She graduated from Ava High School in 1933 and attended Draughon's Business College. Kathleen was a lifelong resident of the...
Helen Craig
Mar 20, 2011
HELEN ALEENE CRAIG Helen Aleene Craig, the eldest daughter of Arthur and Mary (Moore) Craig, passed away at West Vue Nursing Home in West Plains, MO on March 20, 2011 at the age of 92 years, 3 months and 16 days. She was born on December 4, 1918 in Blythedale, MO. Helen graduated from the Blythedale Public School in 1936....
Twila Freeman
Mar 19, 2011
TWILA MAY FREEMAN Twila May Freeman, 52, of Reeds Spring, MO, passed away on March 19, 2011 at the St John's Hospital-Berryville in Berryville, AR. She was born on November 27, 1958 in Mansfield, MO, the daughter of Donald L. and Norma Jean (Turner) Freeman. Twila graduated from Ava High School. She worked for several years as a Nurses Aid....
Loy W. Heinlein
Mar 16, 2011
Loy W. Heinlein Loy William Heinlein, of Ava, Missouri, departed this life March 16, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with lymphoma. He was born May 8, 1929 on the family farm west of Ava to Loy Samuel Heinlein and Corintha (King) Heinlein. Preceded in death by his father in 1937, and being the eldest son of four children,...
Norma Jean Frye
Mar 14, 2011
Norma Jean Frye Ava, MO Norma Jean Frye, 69 years, passed away on March 14, 2011 at Gainesville Healthcare Center in Gainesville, MO. after a short illness. Norma was born July 28, 1941 at Squires, Mo, the oldest child of Cecil and Iva (Degase) Turner. She graduated from Ava High School and went to work for Ava Drug. On May...
Nuel Thomas
Mar 14, 2011
Nuel Thomas Thornfield, MO Nuel Dean Thomas left his life on earth to move on to his heavenly home on March 14, 2011 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Nuel was born February 25, 1931 at Grabeel, Missouri to Jasper David and Faye Nova (Piland) Thomas. He attended elementary school at Grabeel School and graduated Gainesville High School in...
Edna Linder
Mar 11, 2011
Edna Linder Ava, MO Edna Linder, 90 years, 0 months, and 8 days old, passed to heaven on March 11, 2011 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, MO. Edna was born March 3, 1921 in Vera Cruz, MO to Charlie and Ida (Reed) Clinton. On February 5, 1938 Edna and Rexford Farren Linder were united in marriage in Douglas County,...
Doris Cary
Mar 10, 2011
Doris Evelyn Cary Doris E. Cary was born October 22, 1916 in Cinncinati, Ohio to the late William W. and Kathleen E. (McGillicuddy) Cary and departed this life at the Gainesville Health Care Center on Thursday, March 10, 2011. Doris had a full life, receiving a BS from Asbury College in Social Sciences. She took her nurses training at Christ...
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