Cora Chandler Michael Alexander

Cora (Chandler) Michael Alexander, age 93, of Sparta, MO, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015. She was born March 14, 1921, in Anderson, MO, one of 13 children of Robert and Flaua Chandler. She was a 1939 graduate of Anderson High School. In 1940 Cora married G.A. Michael. In 1965 she and Jerome Alexander were married. Jerome passed away in 2006. Cora was an LPN at St. John's Hospital before retirement. She and Jerome served as ambulance EMTs out of Sparta. During World War II she worked as a shipyard welder in Seattle. Cora was a member of Sparta First Baptist Church. Survivors include: Three sons, Richard Michael and wife Jerry of Nixa, Gary Michael of Neosho, and Bryan Michael of Florida; five grandchildren, Mara Jordan and husband Doug and their children, Rilee and Wyatt; Richard Friend and his wife Shannon and their children, Caitlynn, Payton, and Cameron; Susan Quick and husband Bill and their children, Savannah, Dalton and Isabella; Melinda Wentz and husband Richard and their children, Alex and Jackson, and Jennifer Oliver and husband Shawn and their children Amelia, Noah, Joshua and Jacob; a brother-in-law, Ben Alexander; other relatives; and friends. She was preceded in death by two sons, Bobbie Michael and Stephen Michael, 12 brothers and sisters, her husbands, and her parents. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Thursday, January 22, in Sparta First Baptist Church. Burial will be at 2:00 PM Thursday in Banner Cemetery, Anderson, MO. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 6:00 PM Wednesday in Adams Funeral Home, Ozark.