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Mary Elizabeth Melton
Apr 18, 2007
Mary Elizabeth Melton the daughter of Walter Bullard and Emma May Pooler was born May 12, 1917 in Independence, Missouri and departed this life April 18, 2007 at the age of 89 years 11 months and 6 days. Mary was a resident of the Ava area since 1980 moving here from Inglewood, California. Mary and Charles Arthur Melton were united...
Edna M. Wright
Apr 18, 2007
Edna M. Butler Wright Ava, MO Edna Marie Butler Wright the daughter of William Franklin Collins and Eva Ray Collins was born on Nov. 18, 1913 in Wayne County, IL and departed this life on April 18, 2007 in Cox's South Hospital, Springfield, MO at the age of 93 years and 5 months. Edna was a homemaker. She was a...
John William Frye
Apr 17, 2007
John William "J.W." Frye Ava, MO John William Frye the son of Samuel Secretus Frye and Edna Louise Smith Frye was born on July 8, 1938 in Los Angeles, CA and departed this life on April 17, 2007 in Rogersville, MO at the age of 68 years. J.W. was an Auctioneer and had many other occupations. He was also a...
Judith Kirgan
Apr 16, 2007
JUDITH MARIE KIRGAN Judith Marie Kirgan passed away Monday evening, April 16, 2007 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was 63 years old. Judith was born on July 16, 1943 in Granite City, Illinois to Harold Gattung and Jackie (Hughes) Gattung. On May 12, 1986 Judith and Robert Kirgan were married in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. For...
Velma Hambelton
Apr 16, 2007
VELMA HAMBELTON Velma Hambelton passed away Monday afternoon, April 16, 2007 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was 72 years, 9 months, and 15 days old. Velma was born on July 1, 1934 in Minden Mines, Missouri to George Henry Forrest and Nellie (Dyer) Forrest. On May 29, 1957 Velma and Loyd Hambelton were married in...
Dale Clayton
Apr 13, 2007
CLYDE DALE CLAYTON Clyde Dale Clayton passed away Friday, April 13, 2007 at Gainesville Health Care Center, at the age of 65 years, 1 month, and 23 days. Dale was born on February 23, 1942 in Theodosia, Missouri to Jack Clayton and Oveta (Kelley) Clayton. Dale worked many years in construction at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, laying terrazzo floors;...
Jeanette Violet Boren
Apr 13, 2007
Jeanette "Jan" Violet Boren Springfield, MO Jeanette "Jan" Violet Boren, 85, passed away peacefully at HCR Manorcare in Springfield on Friday, April 13th. Jan was born in Rockford, IL on April 26, 1921. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Lillian Johnson, a daughter, Darlene "Susie" Canfield and a granddaughter, Jennifer Canfield Madrid. Jan was employed with...
Violet "Vi" Louise Woods
Apr 13, 2007
Violet "Vi" Louise Woods Violet Louise Woods the daughter of Frankie William Charmasson and Alice (Wells) Charmasson was born Jan. 6, 1929 in Woodward, Ok and departed this life April 13, 2007 at the age of 78 years 3 months and 7 days. Vi was a resident of Mansfield, Mo for the past 4 years moving there from Ava, MO....
Rexford Farren Linder
Apr 12, 2007
Rexford Linder Rexford Linder the son of Ed Linder and Tryphena (Bunnell) Linder was born July 13, 1915 in Vera Cruz, MO and departed this life April 12, 2007 at the age of 91 years 8 months and 29 days. Rex was a resident of the Ava area for most of his life. He was a farmer and was employed...
Hazel Roberta Mcallister
Apr 10, 2007
Hazel McAllister Ava, MO Hazel Roberta McAllister the daughter of Homer Lewis Duckworth and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Daves) Duckworth was born April 30, 1932 and departed this life April 10, 2007 at the age of 74 years 11 months and 10 days. Hazel was a resident of the Ava area for most of her life. Hazel was a homemaker and had...
James Noal Rhodes
Apr 8, 2007
James Noal "Jim" Rhodes, son of George Washington Rhodes and Susie Katherine Owens Rhodes was born on April 29, 1925 in Mtn. Grove, MO and departed this life with his loving family surrounding him on April 8, 2007 in Springfield, MO at the age of 81 years, 11 months and 9 days. Jim was a resident of Ava for the...
Margaret J. Potts
Apr 8, 2007
Margaret J. Potts Ava, MO Margaret Josephine Potts, daughter of William Kulick and Leacaidia ( Konkel) Kulick was born on June 7, 1908 in Detroit, Michigan and departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior on April 8, 2007 in Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, MO at the age of 98 years, 10 months and 1 day....
Dean Deatherage
Apr 8, 2007
Dean Deatherage Ava, MO Dean Deatherage, was born Nov. 27, 1975 in Mansfield, MO and departed this life April 8, 2007 at the age of 31 years 4 months and 11 days. Dean was the son of Vernard "Vern" L. Deatherage Sr. and Wilma (Johnson) Potts. Dean was a life long resident of Ava, MO. He was a substitute teacher...
Herman E. Davis
Apr 7, 2007
Herman E. Davis Ava, MO Herman E. Davis, 87, passed away Sat. April 7, 2007 at Mercy Villa, Springfield, MO. He was born June 21, 1919 in Ava, MO. the son of Elmer L. Davis and Rosa L. (Brown) Davis. Herman was a resident of Springfield, MO for the past 8 ½ years moving from Ava, MO. He was in...
Shelia Gay Green
Apr 7, 2007
Shelia Gay Green Kimberling City, MO Shelia Gay Green was born June 4, 1957 in Kansas City, KS to Junior Ray McGinnis and Mary Ann (Jones) Searcy and she passed away in her home in Kimberling City, MO on April 7, 2007 at the age of 49. Shelia served as the head of the Nursery Dept. at Altar of Praise...
Inez B. Jenkins
Mar 30, 2007
Inez B. Jenkins Mansfield, MO Inez B. Jenkins the daughter of A.D. and Cora (Bond) Bennett was born Oct. 27, 1911 in Peace Valley, MO. She was the 11th of 13 children. Inez departed this life March 30, 2007 in Rocky Ridge Manor, Mansfield, MO at the age of 95 years 5 months and 3 days. Inez was a resident...
Gertrude Reese
Mar 28, 2007
Gertrude Reese Springfield, MO Gertrude Reese the daughter of Walter Deckard and Ethel Mae (Whitaker) Deckard was born Aug. 22, 1924 in Brown Branch, Missouri and departed this life March 28, 2007 at the age of 82 years 7 months and 6 days. Gertrude was a resident of Springfield, MO for several years moving from McClurg, MO. On March 8,...
Gene "Buttons" Smith
Mar 25, 2007
Gene "Buttons" Smith Ava, MO Gene Leroy "Buttons" Smith, son of Vernon Hamilton Smith and Edith Wallingford Smith was born on April 13, 1946 in Culver City, CA and departed this life on March 25, 2007 in Cox' South Hospital, Springfield, MO at the age of 60 years, 11 months and 12 days. "Buttons" was a resident of Ava for...
Brady Ray Lee
Mar 25, 2007
Brady Ray Lee Ava, MO Brady Ray Lee the son of Timothy Ray and Melissa Ann Welch Lee was born on January 9, 1999 in Springfield, Mo. and went home to be with the Lord March 25, 2007 at the age of 8 Years 2 Months and 16 Days. Brady was a fun loving, hard working young man who was...
Paula Brown
Mar 24, 2007
Paula Brown Theodosia, MO Paula Brown was born December 22, 1948 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the daughter of Ray and Elsie Leonhardt, and departed this life in Ava, Mo on March 24, 2007 at the age of 58 Years 3 Months and 2 Days. Paula and Marvin Brown were married east of the Murray Community in 1976 and to this...
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