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Paul Alfonso Gutierrez

Paul Alfonso Gutierrez

Oct 12, 2019

Paul Alfonso Gutierrez III

Osceola, Missouri

Paul Alfonso Gutierrez III, 40 years, 8 months, 27 days old, passed away on  October 12, 2019  in Ava, MO from a sudden illness.

Paul was born January 15, 1979 in Walnut Creek, CA to Paul Alfonso II and Sharlene (Albritton) Gutierrez.

Paul enjoyed his...

Keith Allen Wilkerson

Keith Allen Wilkerson

Oct 11, 2019

Keith Wilkerson

Ava, Missouri

Keith Allen Wilkerson, 58 years, 1 month, 21 days old, passed away on October 11, 2019 at the Autumn Oak Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, MO.

Keith was born August 20, 1961 in Houston, TX to Gerald Bane and Barbara Ruth (Brodie) Wilkerson.

Keith had worked at...

Phyllis Turner

Phyllis Turner

Oct 10, 2019

Phyllis Turner of Gainesville, Mo, passed away on the evening of October 10, 2019 at the age of 66. Phyllis was born in Thornfield, MO on October 9, 1953. She was the daughter of Hervil and Virginia Gaulding, of Thornfield.

After graduating from Gainesville High School in 1971, she moved to Kansas City, KS and worked in...

Deloris Ayers

Deloris Ayers

Oct 9, 2019

Deloris Marie Ayers was born May 30, 1932, in Waterloo, Wisconsin, and she grew up on a farm during the Great Depression. She was known for her industrious personality and hardworking attitude, often working three jobs at a time. Over the years her varied occupations included working at a shoe factory, butchering chickens for a poultry company, was a...

Barney Head

Barney Head

Oct 9, 2019

Barney Alvin Head, age 65, of Howards Ridge, MO passed away peacefully in the arms of daughter, Kiya Belle Grisham, Wednesday night, October 9, 2019 in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO. He was born December 4, 1953 in Gassville, AR son of Bob and Ola Belle Head.

Barney was a 1972 graduate of Gainesville High School and then...

Jeffrey Ashmead

Jeffrey Ashmead

Oct 8, 2019

Graveside funeral services for Jeffrey Lynne Ashmead, 40, of Gainesville, MO will be held Wednesday, October 16, 2019 in the Isabella Cemetery, Isabella, MO at 1:00 p.m.

Mr. Ashmead passed away October 8, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. He was born April 6, 1979 in Mountain Home, AR to Lester Ashmead and Joyce Faye (Wells)...

Johnny Lee Wheeler

Johnny Lee Wheeler

Oct 5, 2019

Johnny Lee Wheeler

Ava, Missouri

Johnny Lee Wheeler, 49 years, 4 months, 27 days old, passed away on October 5, 2019 in Ava, MO.

Johnny was born May 8, 1970 in Springfield, MO to Bob Lee Wheeler and Beverly Sue (Helsley) Fagan.

Johnny was a member of the Cold Creek Cowboy...

Rita Williams

Rita Williams

Oct 3, 2019

RITA MARIE WILLIAMS

Rita Marie Williams, 82, of Tecumseh, MO passed away October 3, 2019 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born December 22, 1936 in Myerstown, PA to Valle Brown.

Rita was a homemaker and loved cooking, gardening and her animals. She and husband Jon Williams bought property here in the Ozarks...

Theta June Porter

Theta June Porter

Oct 1, 2019

Theta Porter

Squires, Missouri

Theta June Porter, 91 years, 7 months, 9 days old passed on to Heaven on October 1, 2019 at her home in Squires with her loving son, Bill and family by her side.

Theta was born February 23, 1928 in Kansas City, MO to Lawrence and Gladys Long.

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Kathleen Loyd

Kathleen Loyd

Oct 1, 2019

Kathleen Loyd

Ava, Missouri

Kathleen F. Loyd, 85 years, 4 months, 29 days old, passed on to Heaven on October 1, 2019 at her home with family by her side.

Kathleen was born May 2, 1934 in Ava, Mo. to Otto and Leola (Hale) Davis.

She was retired from working as...

Daryl Lyle Golding

Daryl Lyle Golding

Oct 1, 2019

Daryl L. Golding

1930-2019

Daryl Lyle Golding, 88 years and 11 months old passed into Glory on October 1, 2019 at Aurora Nursing Center.

Daryl was born October 20, 1930 in Stratton, Nebraska, the fourth of eight children born to Ivan Henry and Josie Wilma ( Journey) Golding.

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Diana Mae Nichols

Diana Mae Nichols

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,...

Marcia Jean Yonker

Marcia Jean Yonker

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...

Jerry Wayne Ridenour

Jerry Wayne Ridenour

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...

Lena May Goss

Lena May Goss

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....

Avery Goodwin

Avery Goodwin

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...

Dwight Eugene Heath

Dwight Eugene Heath

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...

John R. Sims

John R. Sims

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...

Billye Jean Donnelly

Billye Jean Donnelly

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...

Faye Swofford

Faye Swofford

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...

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