Frances Mae Coonts
May 17, 2010
Frances Mae Coonts Ava, MO Frances Mae Coonts, 89 years, passed to heaven on May 17, 2010 at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, MO. Frances was born October 22, 1920 in Sweden, MO to William and Mary (Simmons) Shelton. Frances was a resident of Ava for many years moving from the Kansas City, MO area where she retired...
Ld Gott
May 14, 2010
L D Gott Mtn. Grove, MO L D Gott, 84 years, passed to heaven on May 14, 2010 at Kabul Nursing Home Inc., Cabool, MO. L D was born February 28, 1926 in Prairie Grove, AR to James and Eva (Chambers) Gott. LD was a resident of Mtn. Grove, MO living with his daughter for six years moving from Drury,...
Danny "Sparky" Carlton Forth
May 9, 2010
Danny "Sparky" Carlton Forth, Columbia, MO Danny "Sparky" Carlton Forth, 58 of Columbia, the son-in-law of Mae Woolman of Lake Springs, Mo. and the late Bill Woolman, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Boon Hospital Center in Columbia. He was born April 21, 1952 in Moberly, Mo. son of Robert Forth and Alma Burton. Danny graduated from Moberly High...
H.A. Rhoads
May 8, 2010
H.A. Rhoads Oldfield, MO H.A. Rhoads, 88 years, passed to heaven on May 8, 2010 at Ozark Riverview Manor, Ozark, MO. H.A. was born July 28, 1921 in Ocie, MO to Burt and Alta (Baxter) Rhoads. H.A. was a farmer and a retired U.S. mail carrier. He was a resident of Oldfield just over a year moving from Bradleyville, MO....
Lela Uldena Watson
May 6, 2010
Lela Uldena Watson Raytown, MO (Wasola, MO) Lela Uldena Watson, 91 years, passed to heaven on May 6, 2010 at Hidden Lake Care Center in Raytown, MO. Uldena was born May 8, 1918 in Almartha, MO in Ozark County to William and Maggie (Stewart) Scott. On May 20, 1933 Uldena and Doin V. Watson were united in marriage and to...
Herbert Wayne Forrester
May 6, 2010
Herbert Wayne Forrester, the son of Thelma Fisher Forrester and Delmer R. Forrester was born on October 25, 1935 in New Madrid County, Mo and departed this life on May 6, 2010 in Springfield, Mo, at the age of 74 years 6 months and 11 days. Wayne was united in marriage to Erma Lee Shockey on December 11, 1957. They...
Mattie (Sally) A. Wright
May 6, 2010
Mattie A. (Sally) Wright Ava, MO Mattie A. (Sally) Wright, 75 years, passed to heaven on May 6, 2010 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO with her family by her side. Sally was born January 3, 1935 in Loxberg, AR to Ernest and Verna (Dellinger) Ward. Sally was a resident of the Ava community for several years moving...
Betty Rauch
May 1, 2010
Betty Byrd Rauch, 80, Gainesville, MO, passed away on May 1, 2010 at the Gainesville Healthcare Center. She was born on February 11, 1930 in Rock Hill, South Carolina the daughter of Robert Olin and Mamie (Mangum) Byrd. Betty worked a variety of jobs in her life, but her most important role was that of homemaker and loving mother. She...
Ovie E. Nail, Jr.
Apr 27, 2010
Ovie E. Nail, Jr. Mansfield, MO Ovie E. Nail, Jr., 67 years, passed to heaven on April 27, 2010 at his home with his family by his side. Ovie was born March 27, 1943 in Tescott, KS to Ovie and Alice (Brumbaugh) Nail, Sr. Ovie was a resident of Mansfield, MO since 1995 moving from Salina, KS. He was a...
Vada Stevens
Apr 27, 2010
Vada Susie Landers Stevens, 99 passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010 in Ozark County. She was born April 9, 1911 to Roy Russell and Nancy Louisa (Grisham) Landers. She lived in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi through the years until she came home to retire. She became a Christian in Victoria, TX and became a member of Gainesville First Baptist...
Alfretta June Billups
Apr 26, 2010
Alfretta June Billups Ava, MO Alfretta June Billups, 76 years, passed away on April 26, 2010 at her home in Ava, MO. Alfretta was born December 23, 1933 in Springfield, MO to Frank M. and Gertrude (Albert) Billups. Alfretta was a homemaker. She was a resident of Ava for eight years moving from Springfield, MO. She enjoyed playing cards with...
Donald L. Dobbs, Sr.
Apr 26, 2010
Donald L. Dobbs, Sr. Ava, MO Donald L. Dobbs, 72 years, passed away on April 26, 2010 at St.John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, MO. Donald was born May 8, 1937 in Cold Springs, MO to Jake and Ida (Reed) Dobbs. Donald was a retired Laboratory Technician for the LaFarge Cement Plant in Buffalo, Iowa. On May 23, 1964, Donald and...
Billy Dean Medlock
Apr 21, 2010
Billy Dean Medlock, 58 years, passed to heaven on April 21, 2010 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, MO. Billy was born March 20, 1952 in Douglas County, MO to Floyd and Louisa (Harvey) Medlock. Billy was a lifelong resident of Douglas County, MO. He worked at a Saw Mill. On March 29, 1996 Billy and Sheryl Lansdown were united...
Elizabeth Watson
Apr 21, 2010
Elizabeth Shaffer Watson Ava, MO Elizabeth Shaffer Watson of Ava, MO, passed away April 21, 2010. Visitation for friends and family will be at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, MO from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 23. Graveside service will be conducted at the Little Bethel Memorial Park in Duncanville, TX, at 11:00 a.m. on Sat., April 24....
Ora Denia Stamper
Apr 18, 2010
Ora Denia Stamper Sparta, MO (formerly of Ava, MO) Ora Denia Stamper, 81 years, passed to heaven on April 18, 2010 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, MO. Ora was born March 13, 1929 in Ava, MO to Audy and Izoria (Carter) Jenkins. Ora was a resident of Sparta for few years moving from Ava, MO. She was retired from...
Jacqueline "Jackie" L. Harlan
Apr 18, 2010
JACQUELINE HARLAN Morton - Jacqueline L. "Jackie" Harlan, 91, of Morton, IL, formerly of Ava, Mo., passed away at 1:08 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2010, at her home. She was born Nov. 25, 1918, in Van Buren County, Iowa, to Otto W. and F. Geraldine (Roland) Workman. She married Dr. Clifton E. Harlan on Jan. 2, 1937, in Ottumwa, Iowa....
Velma Irene Johnson
Apr 15, 2010
Irene Johnson Ava, MO Irene Johnson, 93 years, passed to heaven on April 15, 2010 at Marshfield Care in Marshfield, MO. Irene was born March 26, 1917 in Thornfield, MO to Elmer and Ella (Dunkley) Delp. Irene was a lifelong resident of the Ava and Thornfield communities. She also lived at Noble, MO on the farm for several years. On...
Gene Edward Ackerman
Apr 14, 2010
Gene Edward Ackerman Ava, MO Gene Edward Ackerman, 64 years, passed away on April 14, 2010 at his home in Ava, MO. Gene was born October 11, 1945 in Marysville, KS to Leonard and Eva (Stiverson) Ackerman. In October of 1974 Gene and Brenda Harris were united in marriage in Lawrence, KS. Gene was a Veteran and served as a...
Leroy Smith
Apr 14, 2010
Leroy Smith Mansfield, MO Leroy Smith, 67 years, passed away on April 14, 2010 at his home. Leroy was born February 4, 1943 in Cabot, AR to Roy and Opal (Ramsey) Smith. Leroy was a resident of Mansfield, MO ( Douglas County ) for many years. He was a Dairy Farmer. On Dec. 28, 1962 Leroy and Sandra Kay Crosby...
Arlee Irene Murray
Apr 12, 2010
Arlee I. (Dann) Murray, Arlee Murray, 84, Ashland, Missouri, passed away with her family at her side on Monday, April 12, 2010. Arlee moved to Ashland from Ava 3 years ago to be near her daughter and granddaughter when her health declined. Arlee lived in Ava since 2001 moving from her longtime home in Thornfield, Missouri. Services will be at...
