Obituary Listing

Oct 1, 2019

Diana Mae Nichols

Ava, Missouri

Diana Mae Nichols, 76 years, 3 months, 25 days old, passed away on  October 1, 2019 at her home with her husband by her side.

Diana was born June 6, 1943 in O'Neill, Nebraska to Leslie Clayton and Lavina Lucy (Lynch) Perry.                               .

On December 23,...

Sep 30, 2019

Marcia Jean Yonker

Ava, Missouri

Marcia Jean Yonker, 72 years, 11 months, 29 days old, passed away on September 30, 2019 at Cox South in Springfield, Mo, with family by her side.

Marcia was born October 1, 1946 in San Luis Obispo, California to Harold and Ruth (Riggs) Lefler.

Marcia and...

Sep 29, 2019

Jerry Wayne Ridenour

Ava, Missouri

Jerry Wayne Ridenour, 82 years, 1 month, 15 days old, passed away on September 29, 2019 at Mercy Hospital with his wife, Betty and family by his side.

Jerry was born August 14, 1937 in Ava, Missouri to Eddie Robert and Lola Ann (Medlock) Ridenour.

Jerry...

Sep 29, 2019

Lena May Goss

Ava, Missouri

Lena May Goss, 80 years , 4 months, 1 day old, passed away on  September 29, 2019 at her home with her family by her side.

Lena was born May 28, 1939 in Thornfield, Missouri to Everett and Ruth (Johnson) Goodnight, she was the oldest of nine children....

Sep 28, 2019

AVERY ELIZABETH GOODWIN

Avery Elizabeth Goodwin was born and passed to heaven on September 28, 2019 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mtn Home, AR.

She was the sweet baby girl of Cody Goodwin and Brittany Barnett of Gainesville, MO. Other survivors include her three big brothers Abel, Tyler and Ethan Goodwin; her grandparents Tammy...

Sep 27, 2019

Dwight Heath

Ava, Missouri

Dwight  Eugene  Heath, 73 years, 3 months, 6 days old, passed away on September 27, 2019 at his home with his wife, Darlene and family by his side.

Dwight was born June 21, 1946 in Norwood, MO to Russell and Thelma Rae (Gaines) Heath.

Dwight was a...

Sep 26, 2019

John R. Sims of Mountain Home, AR passed away Thursday afternoon, September 26. He was almost 92 years old. He was born October 20, 1927 on the Sims family farm just north of Gainesville, MO to Paris O. and Nannie Sims. He graduated from GHS in 1947 and joined the army in 1948. In December, 1949 he married Guavana...

Sep 22, 2019

Billye Jean Donnelly

Ava, Missouri

Billye Jean Donnelly, 86 years, 1 month, 13 days old, passed away on September 22, 2019 at her home.

Billye was born August 9, 1933 in Henryetta, OK to George and Olive (Phillips) Selvidge.

On August 17, 1951, Billye and Raymond Charles Donnelly were united in...

Sep 18, 2019

Faye Swofford

Ava, Missouri

Faye Swofford, 67 years , 2 months, 2 days old, passed away on  September 18, 2019 at 11:08 P.M. in Cox South Hospital with family by her side.

Faye was born July 16, 1952 in John Day, Oregon to Charlie and Joyce Shelton Smith. Her family lived there until...

Sep 17, 2019

LORA RUTH WHILLOCK

Lora Ruth Whillock, 88, of Pottersville, MO passed away September 17, 2019 at West Plains, MO. She was born May 2, 1931 in Pontiac, MO daughter of Tommy and Olive (Turnbo) Owen.

She married Ray Otheal Whillock April 4, 1947 in Mountain Home, AR. She worked in manufacturing and was a member...

Sep 16, 2019

CHARLES K REYNOLDS

Charles K. Reynolds, 84, of Gainesville, MO passed away September 16, 2019 at the Gainesville Healthcare Center. He was born May 27, 1935 in Gainesville to Archie K. and Jewel (Owens) Reynolds.

Charles grew up in Gainesville and graduated from Gainesville High School in 1952. In the summer of 1953, he was...

Sep 14, 2019

Beverly Claire Bracken

Ava, Missouri

Beverly Claire Bracken, 91 years, 1 month, 10 days old, passed away on September 14, 2019 at Willow Health Care in Willow Springs, MO. She  was born August 4, 1928 in San Lorenzo, CA to Emory A. and Constance (Sitton) Newton.

Beverly was retired from working as an...

Sep 13, 2019

Shirley Mae Singleton Draper

Arlington, Texas (formerly of Springfield, MO)

Shirley Mae Draper, 88 years, 2 months, 5 days old, passed on to Heaven on September 13, 2019 at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington, TX with her family by her side.

Shirley was born July 8, 1931 in Garden Grove, CA  to Clay...

Sep 10, 2019

Mitchell Cruz Garcia

Ava, Missouri

Mitchell Garcia, 53 years, left this life on September 10, 2019 in Ava, Mo from a motor vehicle accident.

Mitchell was born May 3, 1966 in Aztec, New Mexico to Joe P. and Ruby M. (Flores) Garcia.

Mitchell moved to the Ava area from New Mexico....

Sep 9, 2019

LONNIE E. CRISP

Lonnie E. Crisp, 75, of Caulfield, MO passed away September 9, 2019 at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, MO. He was born February 14, 1944 in Gainesville, MO to Hayes and Marie (Collins) Crisp.

Lonnie was a graduate of Gainesville High School. He loved to fish and to garden. He was...

Sep 9, 2019

Ellsworth Alfro "Al" Shaw Sr.

Ava, Missouri

Ellsworth "Al" Shaw, 85 years, 10 months, 28 days old, passed away on September 9, 2019 with his wife Carol and family by his side.

Al was born October 11, 1933 in Oceanside Long Island, New York to Alfro Edwin and Ida M. (Warren) Shaw. He...

Sep 7, 2019

Angela Christine Miller-Matlock

Mansfield, Missouri

Angela Christine Miller-Matlock  came  into the world April 15,1973 to parents William (Tommy) and Wanda (Hodges) Miller. She departed to her heavenly home September 7, 2019.

Angie lived her life in Mansfield.  She graduated high school there in 1991 as valedictorian. She attended Missouri State University, graduating with...

Sep 7, 2019

Adeline F. Reeves passed away on September 7th, 2019, at the age of 92, in her

home with her son, Jeff, with her. Addy (as she preferred to be called) was born in

Oakdale, NE, on Jan 20th, 1927 to Herman and Lena Walters and was raised on their

family farm with her...

Sep 6, 2019

Norma Lea Stillings

Ava, Missouri

Norma Lea Stillings, 82 years, 8 months, 24 days old, passed on to Heaven on September 6, 2019 at Heart of the Ozarks with her brothers and family by her side.

Norma Lea was born December 13, 1936 in Ava, MO in Douglas County to Aaron Ledford "Ted"...

Sep 4, 2019

William Andrew "Andy" Clinkingbeard

Carthage, Missouri (formerly of Ava)

William Andrew Clinkingbeard, 76 years, passed away on September 4, 2019 at Carthage, MO from a sudden illness with his daughter, Candee by his side.

Andy was born September 29, 1942 in Springfield, MO  to William Voyne and Dorothy Mae (Schuenemann) Clinkingbeard. Andy grew...