Leatrice J. Shimkus
Dec 23, 2008
LEATRICE J. SHIMKUS Leatrice Shimkus, Gainesville, MO daughter of Forest and Evelyn (Ives) Cady, was born May 13, 1928 in Clinton, IA and passed away December 23, 2008 at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House in Mountain Home, AR at the age of 80 years. On April 30, 1949 Leatrice married Walter Shimkus in Maywood, IL. To this union five...
Donna M. Pippin
Dec 23, 2008
Donna M. Pippin Ava, MO Donna M. Pippin the daughter of Laborn Pippin and Elizabeth (Barnett) Pippin was born Aug. 5, 1938 in Hammond, Missouri and departed this life Dec. 23, 2008 at the age of 70 years 4 months and 18 days. Donna spent her youth in the Hammond area attending Shiloh and North View schools and was a...
Lyda Farel
Dec 23, 2008
LYDA EARLENE FAREL Lyda Farel, Gainesville, MO daughter of James Albert and Edyth May Farel, was born November 16, 1915 in Elijah, MO and passed away December 23, 2008 at Gainesville Health Care Center at the age of 93 years. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Lyda spent many years caring for the well being of others...
William Donald Philpott
Dec 23, 2008
William Donald Philpott Ava, MO William Donald Philpott, 84 years, 7 months, 4 days old, passed to heaven on December 23, 2008 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, MO. Donald was born May 19, 1924 in Seymour, MO to Gordon and Hazel (Bowers) Philpott. Donald was a retired Firefighter Captain from Ontario, CA for over 27 years. He graduated from...
Ruth L. Fields
Dec 21, 2008
Ruth L. Fields, daughter of David Michaelson and Bernice Wolf Michaelson was born on July 2, 1925 in Kansas City, MO and passed away on Dec. 21, 2008 in Ava, MO at the age of 83 years. Ruth and her husband , Gary, loved the Ozarks. They often traveled from their home in Kansas City, MO to their home east...
Tilford Shockey
Dec 21, 2008
TILFORD SHOCKEY Tilford Shockey, Isabella, MO, son of Frank and Georgia (Barnett) Shockey, was born July 30, 1922 in rural Ozark County, MO and passed away December 21, 2008 at his residence at the age of 86 years. He was a lifelong resident of Ozark County and on May 9, 1942 he married Clara Kelley in Isabella, MO. To this...
Verlon Dale Townsend
Dec 17, 2008
VERLON DALE TOWNSEND Verlon Townsend, Gainesville, MO son of Orley and Maxine (Baden) Townsend, was born October 22, 1937 in Kennett, MO and passed away December 17, 2008 in Mountain Home, AR at the age of 71 years. On November 27, 1957 he married Connie Kinder in Senatoba, Mississippi. Verlon worked several years as a Lab Technician for Boeing Corp....
Sam Humbyrd
Dec 17, 2008
Samuel Jefferson Humbyrd entered God's heaven on December 17, 2008. Born in Portland, Oregon in 1928, Sam and his family later settled in Ava, Missouri. He taught school at Patterson and Goodhope Schools before marrying and moving to Michigan. He worked as a Safety and Security Supervisor at Dow Chemical Company for many years before returning to Ava in 1998....
Nadine Cleaver
Dec 16, 2008
NADINE CLEAVER Nadine Cleaver, Protem, MO, daughter of Alfred and Hattie (Harless) Cutbirth, was born on January 13, 1919 in Ocie, MO and passed away on December 16, 2008 in Springfield, MO at the age of 89 years. On December 20, 1938 she married Irba Cleaver in Gainesville, MO. To this union two children were born, Charlotte and Lynn. Nadine...
Carl Henry Osterkamp
Dec 14, 2008
CARL HENRY OSTERKAMP Carl Osterkamp, Caulfield, MO, son of Theodore and Molly (Harms) Osterkamp, was born December 26, 1928 in Iowa and passed away December 14, 2008 at his residence at the age of 79 years. Carl spent many years working as a dairy farmer. He loved being outdoors and staying physically active. He always kept busy around the farm....
Lucille Roberts
Dec 13, 2008
Lucille Roberts Lucille Roberts the daughter of Charlie and Cordelia Coulter McCullough was born March 8, 1917 at Isabella, Mo., and went to be with her wonderful Savior on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the age of 91 Years 9 Months and 5 Days. Lucille had spent the last three months of her life at the Heart of the Ozarks...
Lourine Upton
Dec 12, 2008
LOURINE LEDBETTER UPTON Lourine Ledbetter Upton, Springfield, daughter of Raymond and Dorothy Ledbetter, was born June 28, 1921 in Lutie, MO and passed away December 12, 2008 in Springfield, MO at the age of 87 years. She married Gene Upton, who preceded her in death on April 23, 1981. She loved to be with people, and dearly loved God and...
Amy Elona Hobbs
Dec 11, 2008
Amy Elona Delp Hobbs Ava, MO Amy Elona ( Delp) Hobbs the daughter of Elmer Delp and Ella (Duncklee) Delp was born March 5, 1924 in Thornfield, MO and departed this life Dec. 11, 2008 at the age of 84. Amy was a resident of the Ava for the past 63 years. Amy married Joe Hobbs on July 13, 1942...
Helen Slack
Dec 10, 2008
Helen F. Slack (88) of Georgetown, TX went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Helen was the loving mother of two daughters, Shirley A. Dyer (Paul) of Arcadia, CA and Sharon K. Kirkpatrick (Ron) of Georgetown, TX, and two stepsons, Don Slack (Jane) of Keizer, OR and Malcolm (Nancy) Slack of Rancho Cucamonga, CA....
Doris Evelyn Clark
Dec 9, 2008
Doris Evelyn Looney Clark, 97, of Columbia, MO formerly of Gainesville MO, died December 9, 2008 at Lenoir Woods Health Care Center after a lingering illness. She was a retired elementary school teacher who initially served in the one-room schools of Ozark County before moving to the Gainesville Consolidated Schools for the last 14 years of her career. Mrs. Clark...
Jayce Andrew Smith
Dec 9, 2008
Jayce Andrew Smith, infant son of Kayla Phillips and Joseph Andrew Smith was born on December 9, 2008 and entered into rest on December 9, 2008 at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, MO. His survivors include his mother, Kayla Phillips and father, Joseph Andrew Smith of Wasola, MO, maternal grandmother, Kathy Watson, Wasola, maternal grandfather, Daryl Phillips, Ava, MO,...
Douglas Leon Jones
Dec 7, 2008
DOUGLAS LEON JONES GASSVILLE, AR Douglas Leon Jones, the son of Wendell Marshall Jones and Tena Hazel (Snelson) Jones was born July 15, 1943 in St. John, KS and departed this life December 7, 2008 at the age of 65 years, 4 months, and 22 days. Douglas' family moved to Wasola, MO when he was a small child where he...
Dora Novella Dollarhide
Dec 6, 2008
Dora Dollarhide Ava, MO Dora Novella Dollarhide, daughter of George W. Lee and Laura (Craft) Lee was born on Oct. 11, 1918 in Taney County, MO and departed this life Dec. 6, 2008 at the age of 90 years 1 month and 25 days. Dora was a life long resident of the Ava area. On Jan. 20, 1934 Dora and...
Vere 'Bud' Starks
Dec 5, 2008
Vere "Bud" Starks Manchester, MO Vere Starks was born on November 30th 1928 near White River, South Dakota, the son of Steve and Alma (Flint) Starks. Vere passed away on Dec. 5, 2008 at the age of 80 years and 5 days. When Vere was 8 years old their family moved to Pavillion, Wy, where they homesteaded a farm. Vere's...
James Ralph Collins
Dec 3, 2008
James Ralph Collins Ava, MO James Ralph Collins was born September 23, 1923 in Dora, Missouri to George David and Mell Vina (Croney) Collins and passed away on December 3, 2008, at the age of 85 years, 2 months and 10 days. Jim served in the Navy during World War II, spending most of his time during the war in...
