Billie Louise Hill
Jun 15, 2008
Billie Louise Hill Ava, MO Billie Louise Hill, the daughter of H.B. and Elda Smith, was born June 23, 1937 in Oklahoma and departed this life, June 15, 2008 at the age of 70 years 11 months and 22 days. Billie was a resident of Ava for the past 5 years moving here from California. Billie was a homemaker and...
Dr. Clifton E. Harlan
Jun 14, 2008
Dr. Clifton E. Harlan, 93, of Morton, IL, formerly of Ava, MO, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 6:45 p.m. with his family by his bedside. He was born April 29, 1915 in Van Buren County Iowa and married Jacqueline L. Workman on Jan. 2, 1937. They had been married 71 years. He graduated from...
T.J. Estes
Jun 14, 2008
T.J. ESTES T.J. Estes, 81, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Gainesville, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Houston, Texas. He was born November 28, 1926 in Gamaliel, Arkansas the son of Lehman and Dona Estes. T.J. married Rebecca McGinnis on October 8, 1948. She died May 12, 1990. He was a retired Ironworker and farmer. He is survived by five...
Carl W. Sparks
Jun 12, 2008
Carl W. Sparks Ava, MO Carl W. Sparks, son of John Sparks and Eva (Floyd) Sparks was born on June 15, 1913 in Kingston, AR and passed away on June 12, 2008 in St. John's Hospital, Springfield, MO at the age of 94 years, 11 months and 27 days. Carl was a resident of the Ava community for many years...
Venita E. Williams
Jun 11, 2008
Venita E. Williams, Ava, MO Venita Williams passed away on June 11, 2008 in Ava, MO. She was a devout Christian who gained much inner strength from her faith in the Lord. This strength served as an example to others throughout her life. Venita, daughter of the late Frank Phipps and Anne Belle Hamby Phipps, was born near Ava, MO...
George Withee
Jun 10, 2008
George Withee, the son of Kenneth L. and Margaret A. (Ress) Withee, was born on January 15, 1928 in Detroit, MI and passed away on June 10, 2008 in Springfield, MO at the age of 80 years, 4 months, and 25 days. He and his wife Edna moved to Theodosia, MO over 20 years ago after his retirement as a...
Ralph Allen Goos
Jun 9, 2008
Ralph Allen Goos Ava, MO Ralph Allen Goos, son of Fredrick August Goos and Maude Ann (Darling) Goos was born February 10, 1914 on the family ranch north of Almeria, Nebraska, and passed away June 8, 2008 at the Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare in Ava, MO, at the age of 94 years. He attended a rural one-room school and...
Bernice J. Witty
Jun 7, 2008
Bernice J. Witty Ava, MO Bernice J. Rohrbacher Shaw Witty, 97 went to her heavenly home June 7, 2008 at Primrose Place in Springfield, MO. Bernice was born Jan.4, 19ll in Diggins, MO, the daughter of Andrew Rohrbacher and the former Sarah Ann Hertweck. Her first marriage was to Joseph E. Shaw. Joseph and Bernice were blessed with two sons,...
Jeanne Upshaw
Jun 3, 2008
Jeanne Upshaw Ava, MO Jeanne Upshaw, daughter of Charles Henderson and Josephine Hollen Henderson was born on Dec. 15, 1938 in Sutherland, Iowa and passed away on June 3, 2008 in Ava, MO at the age of 69 years. Jeanne was a resident of Ava since 1993 moving from Wilton, IA. She was a home healthcare caregiver. On Dec. 3,...
Golda M. Lawrence
Jun 2, 2008
Golda Lawrence Bradleyville, MO Golda M. Lawrence the daughter of Waymon L. Floyd and Sue Etta (Smith) Floyd was born Aug.12, 1908 in Bradleyville, MO and departed this life June 2, 2008 at the age of 99 years 9 months and 20 days. Golda was a life long resident of Bradleyville, MO. On September 14, 1928 Golda and William Elbert...
Paul L. De Gase
May 31, 2008
Paul L. De Gase Squires, MO Paul Lawrence De Gase, age 78, of Squires, MO passed away at home after a long illness on May 31, 2008. Paul was born Sept. 12, 1929 on a farm in Ozark County, MO to Jim and Velma (Gray) De Gase. He attended elementary school at Clark, MO and graduated from high school at...
Maurice Dale Lamb
May 31, 2008
Maurice Dale Lamb Ava, MO (Brushyknob Community) Maurice Dale Lamb, son of Theone Lamb and Margaret Clement Lamb was born on Sept. 30, 1936 in Mesa, AZ and passed away on May 31, 2008 in Springfield, MO at the age of 71 years. Maurice was a resident in the Brushyknob community for fifty years where he owned and operated a...
Doin Pitchford
May 29, 2008
Doin Pitchford was born in Gainesville, MO on July 7, 1921 to the home of Will and Ethel Pitchford. He passed away from this life in Hospice House in Mountain Home, AR on May 29, 2008 following a lengthy illness. He had reached the age of 86 years. He married Lozell Hamilton March 1, 1941 in Ava, MO. They recently...
Gevene Maxine Cochran
May 25, 2008
Gevene Maxine Cochran Norwood, MO Gevene Maxine Cochran was born on May 14, 1936 in Twin Falls, Idaho the daughter of Noble and Hazel Mitchell Smith, and departed this life on May 25, 2008 in her home surrounded by her loving family, she was 72 years old. On December 31, 1952 Gevene and Raymond Lee Cochran were united in marriage...
Elda "Arlene" Clayton
May 16, 2008
ELDA "ARLENE" CLAYTON Arlene Clayton passed away Friday, May 16, 2008 at her residence. She was 61 years old. She was born October 22, 1946 in Longrun, Missouri the daughter of Jesse and Beulah Silvey. She and Hervil Clayton were married October 31, 1964. Arlene loved being with her family and grandchildren. She enjoyed taking care of the farm and...
Barbara Jean Parrish
May 11, 2008
BARBARA JEAN PARRISH Barbara Jean Parrish passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008 in Petal Forrest, Mississippi. She was 46 years old. She was born on December 3, 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Claude Eugene and Kathryn Margaret (Todd) Richison. Barbara worked for the Petal Public School District as a Child Nutritionist. She attended the Turning Point Church...
Charles "Gene" Davis
May 10, 2008
Charles (Gene) Davis Nixa, MO (formerly of Ava, MO) Charles (Gene) Davis, 83 years old, passed to heaven on May 10, 2008 in his home with his family at his side. Gene was born December 3, 1924 in Ava, Mo. to Elmer and Rosa (Brown) Davis. He grew up in Ava and graduated from Ava High School. Then he served...
Jerry J. Anthes
May 9, 2008
JERRY JEAN ANTHES Jerry Anthes passed away Friday, May 9, 2008 at his residence south of Gainesville, Missouri. He was 65 years old. He was born on July 19, 1942 in Hermann, Missouri the son of Homer and Theresa (Meyer) Anthes. He married Sharon Wolverton on November 29, 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri. Jerry was a carpenter by trade. He...
Alta Ellen Shanks
May 5, 2008
Alta Ellen Shanks Ava, MO Alta Ellen Shanks the daughter of Delbert Burdan and Leta Victoria (Copas) Burdan was born June 26, 1917 in Bertha, MO and departed this life May 5, 2008 in the Rocky Ridge Manor, Mansfield, MO at the age of 90 years 10 months and 9 days. On May 3, 1933 Alta and Everett Lakey were...
Mary Rozell Hayes
May 4, 2008
Mary Rozell Hayes Ava, MO Mary R. Hayes, daughter of Noah and Dellavine (Howard) Strong was born on August 19, 1924 in Ozark County, MO and passed away on May 4, 2008 with her family by her side in Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO at the age of 83 years, 8 months and 15 days. Mary was a...
