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Bill Cook
Oct 14, 2023
William Joel Cook "Bill" 82 of Thornfield Missouri passed away from a long illness October 14th, 2023. He was born September 1, 1941 in Joplin Missouri.
On October 30, 1958, Bill married Nadine Bushong, the love of his life. They would have celebrated their 65th wedding Anniversary in two weeks. They had three children Rebecca, Ben and...
Roy Allen Hicks
Oct 10, 2023
Roy Allen Hicks
Ava, Missouri
Roy Allen Hicks, 71 years, 10 months, and 4 days old, passed away peacefully in his home on October 10, 2023 with his wife Sharon by his side.
Roy was born on December 6, 1951 to Lloyd and Laverna (Anderson) Hicks in Ava, Missouri. Â He graduated from Ava...
Diane Bilek
Oct 8, 2023
Diane Bilek, 55, of Theodosia went to sleep in the comfort of her home Sunday, October 8, 2023 after an extended illness and complications thereof. She was born January 12, 1968 in Omaha, Nebraska, but she recently transplanted to the Ozarks.
Diane was an advertising technician with Roberts Nursing during the last four years. Her passion was...
Ruby Faye Anderson
Oct 7, 2023
Ruby (Duggins) Anderson, 94 of Gainesville, Missouri passed away at the Gainesville Health Care Center on Saturday, October 7, 2023. She was born August 18, 1929, in Ocie, Missouri to Ira and Ethel (Tannehill) Duggins.
On August 29, 1947, Ruby was united in marriage to Frank Anderson. To this union one son was born, Roger Anderson. As...
Tony Ray Hodges
Oct 1, 2023
Tony Ray Hodges
Bradleyville, Missouri
Tony Ray Hodges,  65 years, 10 months, and 30 days old, passed away on  October 1, 2023 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare in Ava, Missouri after a long illness.
Tony was born November 2, 1957 in Springfield, Missouri to Ollen "Bott" Hodges and Marjorie (Gott) Hodges
...Peter Ray Perricone
Sep 30, 2023
Peter Ray Perricone
Ava, Missouri
Peter Ray Perricone, 81 years and 2 months old, passed away on September 30, 2023 at his home with his wife by his side.
Peter was born July 30, 1942 in Pueblo Colorado to Peter Perricone and Anna Garnet Perricone. Pete learned his horse skills as a youngster...
Dorothy Ann Smith
Sep 29, 2023
Dorothy Ann Smith
Ava, Missouri
Dorothy Ann Smith, 89 years, 16 days old, passed peacefully to Heaven on  September 29, 2023 at the Manor at Elfindale in Springfield, MO with family by her side.
Dorothy Ann was born September 13, 1934 at high noon at Deaconess Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, the only child...
Phyllis Joann Brown
Sep 28, 2023
Phyllis JoAnn Brown
Ava, Missouri
Phyllis JoAnn Brown, 85 years, passed away on September 28, 2023 in Ava, MO.
Phyllis was born December 29, 1937 in Branson, MO to Wilford Frank and Martha Augusta (Bull) Groves.
On May 17, 1956, Â Phyllis and John Edward Brown were united in marriage in Branson,...
Eldridge Leavon Lambert
Sep 28, 2023
Eldridge Leavon Lambert
Ava, Missouri
Eldridge Leavon Lambert, 87 years, 1 month, and 7 days old, passed peacefully to Heaven on September 28, 2023 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center with family by his side.
On August 21, 1936, Leavon was born to Ferley and Eula (Cole) Lambert in a log cabin...
Imogene Cagle
Sep 25, 2023
IMOGENE LOIS CAGLE
Imogene Lois Cagle, age 83, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2023 after a long illness. She was born December 16, 1939 in Davis, Oklahoma to Delbert and Linnie GarrenCagle. She moved to Hartville, Missouri in December 1969 where she was a homemaker and part owner of a dairy farm and later a duck...
James Forrest
Sep 21, 2023
James Tommy Forrest was born in Douglas County, Missouri to Albert and Nellie (Hammons) Forrest on January 10, 1929. He went home to be with the Lord on September 21, 2023 at the age of 94 surrounded by family at the Gainesville Health Care Center.
James grew up on the banks of the Bryant Creek on the...
Nay Allen
Sep 20, 2023
Nay Allen, 79, of Gainesville, MO went to be with the Lord on September 20, 2023.
He was born June 28, 1944 to Albert and Clora (Sanders) Allen in Springfield, MO. Â On April 24, 1965 he married Jean (Brawley) Allen at Brushy Knob Church and they had one daughter, Lana (Allen) Dean.
Nay was a...
Bruce Wright
Sep 17, 2023
On Sunday, September 17, 2023 beloved father, uncle, brother, and friend Bruce Wright, 77 of Gainesville went to heaven. While he's likely still explaining some of his jokes to St. Peter he is no longer "dog tired".
Bruce was born in August 30 1946 Gainesville to Fred & Bonnie Wright and was the 2nd youngest of the...
Norma Jean Griffith
Sep 14, 2023
Norma Griffith
Ava, Missouri
Norma Jean Griffith, 90 years, and 7 months passed peacefully away on September 14, 2023 at Gainesville Health Care Center in Gainesville, Missouri with her son and daughter-in-law, David and Tracy by her side.
Norma was born February 14, 1933 in Pondfork, Missouri to Clarence and Bernie (Haskins) Sallee....
Gloria Ann Nunn
Sep 14, 2023
Gloria Ann Nunn
Harrison, Arkansas
Gloria Ann Nunn, 74 years, 7 months, 28 days old, passed away on September 14, 2023 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.
Gloria was born January 16, 1949 in Frankfurt, Germany to Irvin "Jake" and Ingaborg "Jackie" (Podratz) Jacobs.
Gloria's father served as a Master...
Connie Lee Miller
Sep 13, 2023
Connie Lee Miller
Ava, Missouri
Connie Miller was born April 9, 1945 to Cornie and Maxine Grote at their home in Sweden, Missouri. Â Connie departed this life surrounded by her family at her home in Sweden, Missouri on September 13, 2023 at the age of 78.
On February 7, 1965 she and Lawrence...
Todd Huddleston
Sep 9, 2023
Todd Douglas "Jake" Huddleston 57, of Tecumseh Missouri (formerly of Mexico, Mo) left us too soon on September 9, 2023 doing what he loved. Jake was born on October 26, 1965 to Dennis and Ramah Huddleston.
Jake was a great loving Husband, Father, Papa, Son, Brother, Uncle and Friend.
Family was most important to him....
Stuart Wesley Somers
Sep 5, 2023
Stuart W. Somers
Ava, Missouri
Stuart Wesley Somers, 76 years, and 20 days old, passed away on September 5, 2023 at home with family by his side.
Stuart was born August 15, 1947 in Cobleskill, New York to Earl Homer and Hannah Mary (Gillett) Somers.
He grew up in a farming...
Phyllis Jean Arnold
Sep 4, 2023
Phyllis Jean Arnold
Ava, Missouri
Phyllis Jean Arnold was born September 26th, 1929 in Mahaska County, Iowa to Everett Ray (Pat) Dunwoody and Dorothy Lamone (Poe) Dunwoody and was carried home on Angel wings as she passed peacefully into heaven September 4th, 2023 at Cox South Medical Center, Springfield, Missouri.
It was a...
Caroleah Ellen Breid
Sep 3, 2023
Caroleah (Graves) Breid
Crestwood, Missouri
Caroleah Ellen (Graves) Breid, 82 years and 11 days old, passed away on September 3, 2023 at Sunrise of Webster Groves in Webster Groves, MO.
Caroleah was born August 22, 1941 in Thornfield, Missouri to Euel and Mildred (Delp) Graves.
Caroleah retired from SBC Communications in...
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